The 2024 Saudi Super Cup final (also known as The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup final for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the Saudi Super Cup. The final was played on 17 August 2024 at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City, Abha, between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal.
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 4–1 to win their record-extending fifth title.
Teams Team Qualification for tournament Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Hilal 2023–24 Pro League and 2023–24 King Cup winners 6 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023) Al-Nassr 2023–24 Pro League and 2023–24 King Cup runners-up 4 (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020)
Venue The Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City was announced as the venue of the final on 4 July 2024. This was the first time the tournament was hosted in Abha.
The Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City was built and opened in 1984. The stadium was used as a venue for the 2022 Arab Cup U-20 and the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. It is used by Abha and Damac 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 will be Al-Nassr's fifth appearance in the final. Al-Nassr lost the 2014 and 2015 finals to Al-Shabab and Al-Hilal respectively and won the 2019 and 2020 finals against Al-Taawoun and Al-Hilal. Al-Nassr qualified by defeating Al-Taawoun 2–0 in the semi-finals.
Al-Hilal will be making their seventh finals appearance, the most by any club. They won the title four times, in 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2023. Al-Hilal qualified after defeating Al-Ahli in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in the semi-finals.
This will be the fourth meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup and the sixteenth meeting in a cup final. Al-Hilal previously defeated Al-Nassr 1–0 in the 2015 final and 2–1 in the 2023 semi-final. Al-Nassr defeated Al-Hilal 3–0 in the 2020 final. In the fifteen previous cup final meetings, Al-Nassr won eight times, while Al-Hilal won seven times. This will be the 185th competitive meeting between the two sides in all competitions. In the clubs' 184 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 72, Al-Nassr won 59 and the remaining 53 were drawn.
Match Details
GK 24 BentoRB 2 Sultan Al-Ghannam CB 78 Ali LajamiCB 27 Aymeric LaporteLB 13 Alex TellesDM 17 Abdullah Al-Khaibari DM 25 Otávio RW 23 Ayman Yahya AM 94 Talisca LW 10 Sadio ManéCF 7 Cristiano RonaldoSubstitutes:GK 36 Raghed Al-NajjarDF 4 Mohammed Al-FatilDF 12 Nawaf BoushalMF 6 Mukhtar Ali MF 8 Abdulmajeed Al-SulayhemMF 14 Sami Al-Najei MF 29 Abdulrahman Ghareeb FW 16 Mohammed MaranFW 30 Meshari Al-NemerManager: Luís Castro GK 37 Yassine BounouRB 66 Saud AbdulhamidCB 87 Hassan Al-Tombakti CB 3 Kalidou KoulibalyLB 6 Renan Lodi DM 22 Sergej Milinković-SavićDM 8 Rúben NevesRW 96 Michael AM 77 Malcom LW 29 Salem Al-Dawsari CF 9 Aleksandar MitrovićSubstitutes:GK 21 Mohammed Al-OwaisDF 4 Khalifah Al-DawsariDF 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani DF 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari DF 88 Hamad Al-YamiMF 15 Mohammed Al-Qahtani MF 18 Musab Al-JuwayrMF 28 Mohamed Kanno FW 99 Abdullah Al-HamdanManager: Jorge Jesus
Man of the Match:
Assistant referees: Pedro Ribeiro (Portugal)Pedro Martins (Portugal) Fourth official: Abdullah Al-Shehri Video assistant referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) Assistant video assistant referees: Hélder Malheiro (Portugal) |}Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions
Statistics
+First halfStatisticAl-NassrAl-HilalGoals scored10Total shots41Shots on target10Saves00Ball possession48%52%Corner kicks23Offsides11Yellow cards12Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticAl-NassrAl-HilalGoals scored04Total shots18Shots on target05Saves10Ball possession42%58%Corner kicks25Offsides10Yellow cards11Red cards00
+OverallStatisticAl-NassrAl-HilalGoals scored14Total shots59Shots on target15Saves10Ball possession44%56%Corner kicks48Fouls committed1010Offsides21Yellow cards23Red cards00
See also 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 2023–24 King Cup
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