2011 King Cup of Champions

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2011
Al-Ittihad
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored51 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mukhtar Fallatah (6 goals)

The 2011 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 36th season of

King Cup of Champions
since its establishment in 1957, and the 4th under the current edition.

The tournament was won by

Al-Ittihad 4–2 on penalties in the final. It was their first title in current edition and eleventh title overall, they also qualified for 2012 AFC Champions League
.

Participating teams

Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Al-Hilal
2010–11 Professional League
champions
4th 2010
Al-Ittihad
2010–11 Professional League
runners-up
4th 2010
Al-Ettifaq
2010–11 Professional League
3rd place
3rd 2009
Al-Shabab
2010–11 Professional League
4th place
4th 2010
Al-Nassr
2010–11 Professional League
5th place
4th 2010
Al-Ahli
2010–11 Professional League
6th place
4th 2010
Al-Faisaly
2010–11 Professional League
7th place
1st none
Al-Wehda
2010–11 Professional League
13th place
4th 2010

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season .

Fixtures and results

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
1
Al-Hilal
2 3 5
7
Al-Faisaly
1 0 1
1
Al-Hilal
0 1 1
2
Al-Ittihad
3 1 4
5
Al-Nassr
3 1 4
2
Al-Ittihad (a
)
3 1 4
2
Al-Ittihad
0 (2)
6
Al-Ahli (p
)
0 (4)
13
Al-Wehda (a
)
2 3 5
3
Al-Ettifaq
1 4 5
13
Al-Wehda
2 1 3 Third place
6
Al-Ahli
2 4 6
4 Al-Shabab 0 1 1 1
Al-Hilal
6
6
Al-Ahli[A]
3 0 3 13
Al-Wehda
3

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 28, 29 May and 10, 11 June 2011.[1]

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal
5–1
Al-Faisaly
2–1 3–0
Al-Nassr
4–4 (a)
Al-Ittihad
3–3 1–1
Al-Wehda
5–5 (a)
Al-Ettifaq
2–1 3–4
Al-Shabab 1–3
Al-Ahli
0–3[A] 1–0

First leg

28 May 2011 1
Al-Faisaly
Riyadh
19:20 (UTC+3) Rădoi 51'
Al-Mehyani 70'
64' El-Thoaybi Stadium:
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
28 May 2011 2
Makkah
19:40 (UTC+3) Fallatah 21'
Al-Sibyani 90+2'
88' Al-Salem Stadium:
King Abdul Aziz Stadium
29 May 2011 3
Al-Ittihad
Riyadh
21:00 (UTC+3) Al-Mutawa 16'
Salem 42' (o.g.)
Belal 65'
44' (pen.) Ziaya
58', 90+3' Al-Rashid
Stadium:
King Fahd International Stadium
29 May 2011 4
Al-Ahli
Riyadh
21:00 (UTC+3) Stadium:
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Notes
  1. Al-Ahli against Al-Shabab as a 3–0 forfeit win after Al-Shabab were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The game originally ended 2–1 to Al-Shabab.[2]

Second leg

10 June 2011 5
Al-Nassr
Jeddah
21:00 (UTC+3)
Hazazi
65'
52' McKain Stadium:
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
10 June 2011 6
Al-Hilal
Al-Majma'ah
21:00 (UTC+3) 48'
Ahmed Ali
Stadium:
King Salman Sport City Stadium
11 June 2011 8
Al-Wehda
Dammam
21:05 (UTC+3)
Tagliabué
63'
25', 69' (pen.), 77' Fallatah Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 15, 16, 19 & 20 June 2011.[3]

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal
1–4
Al-Ittihad
0–3 2–2
Al-Wehda
3–6
Al-Ahli
2–2 1–4

First leg

15 June 2011 9
Al-Ittihad
Riyadh
21:25 (UTC+3) 5'
Jorge
Stadium:
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
16 June 2011 10
Makkah
21:05 (UTC+3) Fallatah 8', 81' 90', 90+2' Al-Hosni Stadium:
King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Second leg

19 June 2011 11
Al-Hilal
Jeddah
21:05 (UTC+3)
Hazazi
78'
14' Al-Mehyani Stadium:
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
20 June 2011 12
Al-Wehda
Jeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) Simões 31', 75'
Al-Mor 55'
Al-Hosni 67'
78' Al-Sibyani Stadium:
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Third place

Third place game was played on 23 June 2011.[4]

23 June 2011 13
Al-Wehda
Riyadh
21:05 (UTC+3) Al-Shalhoub 27'
Al-Mehyani 30'
Rădoi 33' (pen.), 51'
Al-Dawsari 70'
Wilhelmsson 75'
26' Al-Moasher
58' Bukhari
73' (pen.) Al-Sibyani
Stadium:
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Final

Al-Ahli
Penalties
Kariri soccer ball with red X
Al-Raheeb soccer ball with check mark
Osama soccer ball with red X
Noor soccer ball with check mark
2–4 soccer ball with check mark
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
)

Winner

King Cup of Champions
2011 Winners
Al-Ahli

11th Title

References

  1. ^ "Quarterfinals". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ "الاتحاد السعودي يُنهي قضية "السعران" ويعتبر الأهلي فائزاً على الشباب" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Simefinal". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Third Place". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.