2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Al-Hilal celebrating their ninth title
Event2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date19 February 2010 (2010-02-19)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeMassimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance60,000

The 2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 35th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 19 February 2010 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal.[1] It was Al-Ahli's 11th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 10th final. This was the third meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Ahli's first final since 2007 and Al-Hilal's third final in a row.

Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their ninth Crown Prince Cup title and third one in a row.[2]

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ahli 10 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Al-Hilal 9 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the tenth Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[4] Its current capacity is 68,752[5] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Ahli reached their eleventh final, after a defeating Al-Shabab 3–1 on penalties.[6] They reached their first final since 2007 when they won the tournament after defeating Al-Ittihad 2–1.

Al-Hilal reached their tenth final after a 2–1 win against Najran.[7] This was Al-Hilal's third final in a row.[8]

This was the third meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won twice in 2003 and 2006.[9] The two teams played each other three times in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning all 3 matches. Twice in the League, 2–1 and 3–1, and once in the Federation Cup semi-final, 4–3.[10]

Road to the final

Al-Ahli Round Al-Hilal
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Hajer 3–2 (A) Round of 16 Al-Faisaly 2–1 (H)
Al-Fateh 2–0 (A) Quarter-finals Al-Nassr 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)
Al-Shabab 2–2 (3–1 p) (A) Semi-finals Najran 2–1 (H)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

Details

Al-Ahli1–2Al-Hilal
  • Simões 43'
Report
Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
GK22Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB14Saudi Arabia Mohammad Massad (c)
CB19Saudi Arabia Walid JahdaliYellow card 70'
CB28Saudi Arabia Jufain Al-Bishi
LB31Saudi Arabia Mansoor Al-HarbiYellow card 70'
RM5Saudi Arabia Moataz Al-Musa
CM13Saudi Arabia Ala RishaniYellow card 51'downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM17Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Safridownward-facing red arrow 70'
LM10Brazil Marcinho
CF9Saudi Arabia Malek Mouathdownward-facing red arrow 68'
CF7Brazil Victor Simões
Substitutes:
FW11Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Rahebupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF16Saudi Arabia Waleed Bakshweenupward-facing green arrow 70'
MF24Saudi Arabia Abdulrahim Jaizawiupward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Brazil Sérgio Farias
GK30Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Otaibi
RB12South Korea Lee Young-pyoYellow card 54'
CB3Saudi Arabia Osama Hawsawi
CB25Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Marshedi
LB4Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Zori
CM6Saudi Arabia Khaled Aziz
CM8Romania Mirel RădoiYellow card 89'
RW10Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoubdownward-facing red arrow 68'
AM7Brazil Thiago Nevesdownward-facing red arrow 90'
LW9Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson
CF20Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutes:
MF13Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Ghamdiupward-facing green arrow 90'
MF24Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al Abedupward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Belgium Eric Gerets

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References

  1. "ولي العهد يرعي اليوم المباراة الختامية بين فريقي الاهلي و الهلال".
  2. "الأمير سلطان يتوج الهلال بكأس ولي العهد".
  3. "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  4. "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  5. "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  6. "الاهلي طرفا اول في نهائي كاس ولي العهد".
  7. ""ديربي" الرياض "هلالي" بـ "ويلي"".
  8. "شمس الأهلي الجديد (تشرق) بكأس ولي العهد".
  9. "الهلال عُقدة الأهلي في النهائيات".
  10. "تاريخ لقاءات".
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