The 2004–05 Crown Prince Cup was the 30th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 8 December 2004 and concluded with the final on 13 May 2005.
Al-Ittihad were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Hilal.
Al-Hilal won their 5th title following a 2–1 win over Al-Qadisiyah in the final.
The winner of the Crown Prince Cup earns automatic qualification to the 2006 AFC Champions League group stages. However, as Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League as league winners, Al-Shabab, the league runners-up, took this Champions League spot.
Qualifying rounds All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 8 December 2004. First Division sides Al-Khaleej, Al-Raed, and Najran, and Second Division side Al-Watani qualified.
First round Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Wednesday 8 December 2004 Abha (2) 2–4 Al-Maseef (4) Al-Akhdoud (3) 3–1 Sharurah (4) Al-Tuhami (3) 0–1 Damac (3) Al-Orobah (3) 4–0 Al-Entelaq (4) Al-Jabalain (2) 3–2 Al-Rayyan (4) Al-Watani (3) 3–0 Al-Majd (4) Al-Arabi (3) 2–1 Al-Najma (2) Sdoos (3) 2–0 Markh (4) Al-Faisaly (2) 0–3 Al-Hamadah (2) Hajer (2) 2–1 Al-Adalah (3) Al-Hazem (2) 1–2 Al-Raed (2) Najran (2) 2–0 Wej (4) Al-Khaleej (2) 2–0 Al Omran (4) Al-Fateh (2) 4–0 Al-Oyoon (3) Al-Shoulla (2) 2–0 Al-Nahda (3) Al-Taawoun (2) 4–3 Al-Fayha (2)
Second round Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Monday 13 December 2004 Najran (2) 1–0 Damac (3) Al-Jabalain (2) 1–4 Sdoos (3) Al-Hamadah (2) 1–2 Al-Raed (2) Al-Akhdoud (3) 3–1 Al-Maseef (4) Al-Taawoun (2) 2–0 Al-Arabi (3) Hajer (2) 0–2 Al-Fateh (2) Al-Shoulla (2) Al-Khaleej (2) Al-Orobah (3) 1–3 Al-Watani (3)
Final Round Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Thursday 23 December 2004 Al-Fateh (2) Al-Khaleej (2) Najran (2) 3–0 Al-Akhdoud (3) Al-Taawoun (2) 0–1 Al-Raed (2) Sdoos (3) 0–3 Al-Watani (3)
Round of 16 The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 15, 16, 17 and 18 February 2005. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Quarter-finals The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 3, 4, 5 and 6 March 2005. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Semi-finals The Semi-finals first legs were played on 25 and 26 April 2005 while the second legs were played on 29 and 30 April 2005. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Matches
Al-Qadisiyah won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final The final was held on 13 May 2005. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Sérgio RicardoAl-Ittihad52 Moudy NdiayeAl-Tai43 José SousaAl-Qadisiyah3 Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-Qadisiyah Mohammad Al-ShalhoubAl-Hilal
See also 2004–05 Saudi Premier League 2006 AFC Champions League
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