The 2023 Saudi Super Cup final (also known as The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup final for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Saudi Super Cup. The final was played on 11 April 2024 at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal.
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ittihad 4–1 to win their record-extending fourth title.
Teams Team Qualification for tournament Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Hilal 2022–23 King Cup winners 5 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021) Al-Ittihad 2022–23 Pro League winners 3 (2013, 2018, 2022)
Venue
The Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on 9 March 2023. This was the first time the tournament was hosted in the United Arab Emirates.
The Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium was built and opened in 1980 and underwent renovations in 2006. The stadium was used as a venue for the 2007 Arabian Gulf Cup, the 2009 and the 2010 editions of the FIFA Club World Cup, and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. It is used by Al-Jazira and the United Arab Emirates national team as a home stadium.
Background
As part of the running sponsorship deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and the Diriyah company, the match was officially referred to as "The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup".
This was Al-Ittihad's fourth appearance in the final. Al-Ittihad were the defending champions having beaten Al-Fayha in last year's final. Al-Ittihad lost the 2013 and 2018 finals to Al-Fateh and Al-Hilal respectively. Al-Ittihad qualified by defeating Al-Wehda 2–1 in the semi-finals.
Al-Hilal was making their sixth finals appearance, the most by any club. They won the title three times, in 2015, 2018, and 2021. Al-Hilal qualified after defeating derby rivals Al-Nassr 2–1 in the semi-finals.
This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup and the eleventh meeting in a cup final. Al-Hilal previously defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the 2018 edition. In the ten previous cup final meetings, both teams won five times each with the first cup final dating back to the 1964 King Cup final. This was the 162nd competitive meeting between the two sides in all competitions. In their prior encounters, Al-Hilal won 73 times, Al-Ittihad won 42 times, and the two teams drew 46 times. The two teams had met five times previously in the 2023–24 season, with Al-Hilal winning all five meetings.
Match Details
GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf RB 37 Fawaz Al-Sqoor CB 5 Luiz Felipe CB 26 Ahmed Hegazi (c) LB 33 Madallah Al-Olayan RM 90 Romarinho CM 29 Farhah Al-Shammrani CM 7 N'Golo KantéLM 77 Saleh Al-Amri CF 99 Abderrazak HamdallahCF 9 Karim BenzemaSubstitutes:GK 35 Mohammed Al-MahasnehDF 4 Omar HawsawiDF 15 Hassan Kadesh DF 19 Turki Al-Jaadi DF 25 Suwailem Al-MenhaliMF 22 Hammam Al-HammamiMF 80 Hamed Al-Ghamdi FW 11 Jota FW 52 Talal HajiManager: Marcelo Gallardo GK 37 Yassine BounouRB 66 Saud AbdulhamidCB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi LB 6 Renan Lodi CM 8 Rúben Neves CM 22 Sergej Milinković-SavićRW 96 Michael AM 77 Malcom LW 29 Salem Al-Dawsari (c) CF 11 Saleh Al-Shehri Substitutes:GK 21 Mohammed Al-OwaisDF 2 Mohammed Al-BreikDF 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani DF 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari DF 87 Hassan Al-Tombakti MF 7 Salman Al-Faraj MF 28 Mohamed Kanno MF 56 Mohammed Al-QahtaniFW 14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Manager: Jorge Jesus
Man of the Match: Malcom (Al-Hilal)
Assistant referees: Mohammed Al-AbkariAbdulraheem Al-Shammari Fourth official: Majed Al-Shamrani Video assistant referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri Assistant video assistant referees: Ibrahim Al-Dakheel |}Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions
Statistics
+First halfStatisticAl-IttihadAl-HilalGoals scored12Total shots58Shots on target43Saves13Ball possession43%57%Corner kicks15Offsides20Yellow cards11Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticAl-IttihadAl-HilalGoals scored02Total shots011Shots on target06Saves40Ball possession41%59%Corner kicks03Offsides31Yellow cards02Red cards00
+OverallStatisticAl-IttihadAl-HilalGoals scored14Total shots519Shots on target49Saves53Ball possession42%58%Corner kicks18Fouls committed711Offsides51Yellow cards13Red cards00
See also 2022–23 Saudi Pro League 2022–23 King Cup
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