2018 King Cup

The 2018 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 43rd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 11th under the current format. It started on 3 January and concluded with the final on 12 May 2018. The winner qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage.

2018 King Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates3 January – 12 May 2018
Teams32
Defending championsAl-Hilal
ChampionsAl-Ittihad
Runners-upAl-Faisaly
Matches played31
Goals scored96 (3.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Carlos Villanueva
(4 goals)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 12 May 2018.

Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after a 3–1 win over Al-Faisaly in the final on 12 May 2018.[1]

Pro League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Qadsiah in the Round of 16.[2] It was the earliest exit by the title holders since the introduction of the new format.

Participating teams

A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 16 teams from the First Division, and 2 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage.[3]

League Teams
Pro League
Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
Third Division

Bracket
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
H Al-Hilal 2
A Hajer 1
A Al-Hilal 0
H Al-Qadsiah 1
H Al-Qadsiah 3
A Jeddah 2
H Al-Qadsiah 2
A Al-Faisaly 3
H Al-Wehda 0
A Al-Nojoom (a.e.t.) 2
A Al-Nojoom 0
H Al-Faisaly 2
A Al-Faisaly (a.e.t.) 3
H Al-Watani 2
H Al-Faisaly 1
A Al-Ahli 0
A Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) 3
H Al-Qaisumah 2
H Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) 2
A Al-Fateh 1
H Al-Fateh 1
A Al-Hazem 0
H Al-Fayha 2 (3)
A Al-Ahli (pen.) 2 (4)
H Ohod 0
A Al-Orobah 1
A Al-Orobah 0
H Al-Ahli 6
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Shoulla 0
– Al-Faisaly 1
– Al-Ittihad 3
A Al-Ittihad 3
H Al-Kawkab 1
H Al-Ittihad 2
A Al-Ettifaq 1
H Al-Ettifaq 6
A Al-Tai 0
H Al-Ittihad 3
A Al-Shabab 1
H Al-Shabab 2
A Najran 0
H Al-Shabab 3
A Al-Khaleej 1
A Al-Khaleej 1
H Al-Bahah 0
A Al-Ittihad 6
H Al-Batin 2
A Al-Batin 3
H Al-Mujazzal 1
H Al-Batin 2
A Damac 0
H Al-Taawoun 1
A Damac 2
A Al-Batin 1
H Al-Nassr 0
H Al-Raed 0
A Al-Nahda 1
A Al-Nahda 0
H Al-Nassr 1
H Al-Nassr 2
A Al-Zulfi 0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Source: SAFF[4]

Round of 32

The Round of 32 matches were played between 3 and 7 January 2018.[5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

3 January 2018 12Al-Bahah (4)0–1 Al-Khaleej (2) Al Bahah
15:45 Al-Zahrani  13'
Zayed  45+1'
Al-Haly  84'		 Report Al-Enezi 53'
Sami  78'
Meshqi  89'		 Stadium: King Saud Sport City Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
3 January 2018 10 Al-Ettifaq (1) 6–0Al-Tai (2)Dammam
17:40 Al-Selouli 28', 45'
Al-Saiari 33', 48', 49'
Al-Zubaidi  54'
Al-Sonain 59'		 Report Al-Amri  1'
Al-Jarrad  90+1'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
3 January 2018 3Al-Wehda (2)0–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Nojoom (2) Makkah
19:45 Al-Sulami  115' Report Awadh  62'
Al-Harbi 96' (pen.)
Sharoumah  111'
Al-Majhad 113'		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan
4 January 2018 7Ohod (1)0–1 Al-Orobah (2) Medina
15:45 Assiri  72'
Al-Nabit  83'		 Report Bander 4',  35'
Al-Munaif  22'
Rawaf  24'		 Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Majid Al-Shamrani
4 January 2018 2 Al-Qadsiah (1) 3–2Jeddah (2)Khobar
17:40 Fallatah  18', 35'
Élton 39', 81'
Bismark  53'		 Report Al-Johani 10'
Al-Qarni 83'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Salwi
4 January 2018 1 Al-Hilal (1) 2–1Hajer (2)Riyadh
19:20 Rivas 11'
Al Bulaihi  19'
Al-Qahtani 31'		 Report Al-Jamaan 23' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail
5 January 2018 6 Al-Fateh (1) 1–0Al-Hazem (2)Al-Hasa
15:05 Sharahili 27' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri
5 January 2018 13Al-Mujazzal (2)1–3 Al-Batin (1) Al Majma'ah
15:20 Al-Yousef 5'
Al-Bishi  53'
Sidevaldo  75'
Al-Muraished  76'		 Report Tarabai 13',  74'
Metlaq 40'
Jhonnattann  44', 90+2'
Paulo  65'
Waqes  87'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait
5 January 2018 14Al-Taawoun (1)1–2 Damac (2) Buraidah
15:25 Al-Maghrebi  16'
Al-Bishi 65'
Amissi  82'		 Report Al-Aliany 3' (pen.)
Al-Qahtani  41'
Al-Najei  74'
Sharahili 75'
Al-Thunayan  83'
Al-Shahrani  86'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
5 January 2018 16 Al-Nassr (1) 2–0Al-Zulfi (4)Riyadh
19:20 Al-Mutlaq  39'
Ghaly  66'
Al-Sahlawi 70'
Leonardo 83'		 Report Al-Sabt  9'
Al-Sharid  32'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
6 January 2018 5Al-Qaisumah (2)2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Fayha (1) Hafar al-Batin
15:10 Al-Ruwailli  6'
Jowhar  60'
Al-Sahali 80'
Afana 87'		 Report Fernández  53', 62' (pen.), 107'
Al-Mutairi 86'
Asprilla  114'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
6 January 2018 4Al-Watani (2)2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Faisaly (1) Tabuk
15:55 Eisa 16', 53'
R. Al-Balawi  49'
N. Al-Balawi  87'
Majrashi  110'		 Report Abousaban 23'
Hamad  36'
Majrashi  51'
Rogério 80'
Al Mansor 91'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet
6 January 2018 15Al-Raed (1)0–1 Al-Nahda (2) Buraidah
18:05 Al-Shamekh  25'
Al-Musalem  29'		 Report Al-Jadaani  36'
Al-Khamees 57'
Al-Hamdan  68'
Al-Merqeb  84'
Al-Maimouni  88'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
6 January 2018 8Al-Shoulla (2)0–2 Al-Ahli (1) Al-Kharj
19:20 Report Al-Moasher 7'
Fetfatzidis 20'
Asiri  52'
Oboabona  63'		 Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
7 January 2018 11 Al-Shabab (1) 2–0Najran (2)Riyadh
18:00 Al Tawfiq 8' (o.g.)
Al-Shamrani 45+1' (pen.)		 Report A. Al-Sqoor  42'
N. Al-Sqoor  90'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
7 January 2018 9Al-Kawkab (2)1–3 Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Kharj
19:20 Al-Zahrani 24'
Al-Saeed  44'
Al-Shehri  45'
Al-Dubaisi  76'
Al-Zubaidi  83'		 Report Al-Muwallad  50'
Sufyani  53'
Villanueva  64', 69' (pen.)
Akaïchi 81'
Kahraba 86'		 Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were played between 19 and 25 January 2018.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 January 2018 21 Al-Ittihad (1) 2–1Al-Ettifaq (1)Jeddah
20:10 Villanueva 61'
Al-Muwallad 90+12'		 Report Kiss 39',  60'
Al-Saleh  57'  90+1'
Al Hajri  61'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 44,010
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
20 January 2018 18 Al-Faisaly (1) 2–0Al-Nojoom (2)Al Majma'ah
15:30 Rogério 20'
Al-Mansor  26'
Majrashi 78'		 Report Al-Batran  33'
Al-Sobeai  45+1'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
20 January 2018 17 Al-Qadsiah (1) 1–0Al-Hilal (1)Khobar
18:00 Hervé  37'
Fallatah  42'
Bismark 55'
Barnawi  77'  88'		 Report Fallatah  42'
Otayf  67'
Milesi  89'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 3,749
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
20 January 2018 24 Al-Nassr (1) 1–0Al-Nahda (2)Riyadh
18:10 Al-Sahlawi 36'
Lagrou  69'		 Report Masrahi  14'
Al-Hamdan  45+1'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
21 January 2018 20 Al-Ahli (1) 6–0Al-Orobah (2)Jeddah
18:45 Al-Moasher 33', 73'
Al-Mogahwi 41'
Fefatzidis 60'
Zakaria 90', 90+2'		 Report Al-Najei  24' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
24 January 2018 19 Al-Fayha (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Fateh (1)Al Majma'ah
15:35 Al Salem 11'
Al-Khaibari  111', 118'		 Report Sakala 56'
João Pedro  68'
Al-Fuhaid  90+3'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 423
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
25 January 2018 23 Al-Batin (1) 2–0Damac (2)Hafar al-Batin
15:30 Guilherme 83'
Jorge Silva 84'		 Report Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
25 January 2018 22 Al-Shabab (1) 3–1Al-Khaleej (2)Riyadh
20:00 Khamees 30' (o.g.)
Benyettou 45+1'
Ghazi  72'
Bahebri 87'		 Report Al-Najrani 22'
Khamees  63'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals matches were played between 22 and 25 February 2018.[9][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

22 February 2018 28Al-Nassr (1)0–1 Al-Batin (1) Riyadh
20:00 Madu  68'
Al-Fraidi  73'		 Report Nasser  15'
Jhonnattann 18'
Diabaté  21'
Al-Shammeri  51'
Guilherme  56'
Al-Jouei  58'
Khodari  66'
Mathlouthi  78'
Paulo  79'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
23 February 2018 27 Al-Ittihad (1) 3–1Al-Shabab (1)Jeddah
20:30 Al-Nakhli  11', 26'
Fallatah 39'
Kahraba 45'		 Report Al-Fahad  45'
Majrashi  56'
Ubilla 90+1'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 57,810
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland)
24 February 2018 26Al-Fayha (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Al-Ahli (1) Al Majma'ah
18:40 Gómez 21'
Izaguirre  50'
Fernández  53'
Jaafari  81'
Asprilla  93', 100'
Al-Sobhi  120+1'		 Report Balghaith  48'  112'
Bakshween  60'
Al-Amri 85'
Asiri 109'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,278
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
Penalties
Tziolis
Asprilla
Al-Mutairi
Al-Sobhi
Fernández
Izaguirre 		Fetfatzidis
Milligan
Al-Amri
Leonardo
Awagi
Ben Amor
25 February 2018 25Al-Qadsiah (1)2–3 Al-Faisaly (1) Khobar
18:20 Hervé 11'
Al-Khabrani  47'
Jorginho 62'
Al-Shoeil  78'
Camara  79'
Al-Jizani  82'
Fallatah  90+1'		 Report Gomaa  16'
Luisinho 48' (pen.)
Majrashi 54' (pen.)
Rogério 59',  64'
Zé Eduardo  90+5'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals matches were be played on 30 and 31 March 2018.[11][12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

30 March 2018 29 Al-Faisaly (1) 1–0Al-Ahli (1)Al Majma'ah
20:35 Zé Eduardo 77' Report Al-Shamrani  90+6' Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
1 April 2018 30Al-Batin (1)2–6 Al-Ittihad (1) Hafar al-Batin
20:35 Guilherme 2'
Tinga 62'
Waqes  87'
Ghunaiman  90'  90+4'		 Report Villanueva 5', 88' (pen.)
Al-Ghamdi 68', 72'
Akaïchi 77',  78'
Al-Muziel  89'
Al-Aryani 90+2'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Final

The final was held on 12 May 2018. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Faisaly1–3 (a.e.t.)Al-Ittihad
Luisinho  67'
Al-Robeai  84', 90+2'		 Report Assiri  19'
Al-Ghamdi 45'
Akaïchi  70'
Sufyani 100'
Al-Aryani 116'
Attendance: 60,184

Top goalscorers

As of 12 May 2018[13]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Carlos Villanueva Al-Ittihad 4
2 Mohammed Al-Saiari Al-Ettifaq 3
Salman Al-Moasher Al-Ahli
Rogério Al-Faisaly
Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi Al-Ittihad

Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.

See also

References
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