2015 King Cup

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2015
Al Hilal
Runner-upAl Nassr
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored103 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Thiago Neves (5 goals)

The 2015 King Cup, or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 40th season of

King Cup
since its establishment in 1957, and the 8th under the current edition.
Al Taawon
in quarter-finals.

This season's competition featured a total of 32 teams. 14 teams of

1st Division
, and 2 teams qualifying from preliminary stage.

Al Hilal won their first title in the current edition and the seventh in total after beating Al Nassr 7–6 on penalties in the final.[1]

Fixtures and results

Bracket

[2]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
               
H
Al Hilal
4
A
Al-Jeel
1
H
Al Hilal
6
A
Hajer
1
H
Al-Mojzel
0
A
Hajer
3
A
Al Hilal
3
H
Al-Faisaly
1
H
Al Raed
2
A Al-Safa 0
A
Al Raed
1
H
Al-Faisaly
2
H
Al-Faisaly (pen.
)
0(6)
A
Al-Ansar
0(5)
H
Al Hilal
4
A
Al-Ittihad
1
H
Al-Ittihad
4
A Al-Riyadh 0
A
Al-Ittihad
4
H
Al-Fateh
1
H
Al-Fateh (pen.
)
1(4)
A
Al Hazm
1(3)
H
Al-Ittihad
2
A
Al-Qadisiya
1
H
Al-Khaleej
2
A
Al-Qadisiya
3
H
Al-Qadisiya (pen.
)
1(4)
A
Al-Ahli
1(2)
H
Al-Ahli
3
A
Al Tai
0
Al Hilal (pen.
)
1 (7)
Al Nassr 1 (6)
H Al-Shabab 2
A Al-Diriyah 0
A Al-Shabab 2
H
Abha
1
H
Al-Shoalah
1
A
Abha
2
H Al-Shabab 1
A
Al Taawon
2
H Al-Wadi Al-Akhdar 1
A
Al-Ettifaq (aet
)
3
H
Al-Ettifaq
0
A
Al Taawon
2
H
Al-Feiha
0
A
Al Taawon
3
A
Al Taawon
1
H Al Nassr 2
H
Al-Oruba
3
A Hetten 0
A
Al-Oruba
1
H
Al-Batin
4
H
Al-Batin
3
A
Al-Nahda
1
A
Al-Batin
0
H
Al Nassr
1
H
Al-Watani
1
A Najran 2
H Najran 2
A Al Nassr 4
H
Al-Wahda
1
A Al Nassr (aet) 2

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 32

Round of 32 were played on 23 February. 2, 3, 9, 10, & 25 March 2015.[3][4]

23 February 2015 1
Al-Nahda
Hafar al-Batin
15:40 GMT+3 Faisal Al-Zafiri 28', 64'
Khaled Al-Enazi 90+3'
72' (pen.) Abdullah Hojail Stadium: Department of Education Stadium
23 February 2015 2
Al-Khobar
18:20 GMT+3 Hssin Al Tridi 53'
Abdullah Al-Salem 82'
40', 64' Al Najrani
90+1' Mahmoud Al-Sayegh
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
2 March 2015 3
Al-Ettifaq
Wadi ad-Dawasir
15:50 GMT+3 80' 53', 111' Mashari Al-Jribai
106' Saad Khairi
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Fahad Sports City Stadium
3 March 2015 5
Abha
Al-Kharj
18:30 GMT+3 Fahad Al-Munaif 70' 5' Abdulelah Hawsawi
85' Ali Al-Olayani
Stadium:
Al-Shoalah Club Stadium
3 March 2015 6
Al-Khobar
20:30 GMT+3 Faisal Al-Jamaan 72' 89' William Mensah Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
9 March 2015 7
Hajer
Al Majma'ah
15:45 GMT+3 12' Khaled Al-Ragib
60', 76' Ahmed Al-Nadhri
Stadium:
King Salman Sport City Stadium
9 March 2015 11
Al-Ansar
Al Majma'ah
20:45 GMT+3 Stadium:
King Salman Sport City Stadium
Al-Shabab v Al-Diriyah
10 March 2015 12 Al-Shabab 2–0Al-DiriyahRiyadh
18:40 GMT+3
Mousa Al-Shameri 46'
Amer Haroon
50'
Stadium:
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
10 March 2015 13
Al Taawon
Al Majma'ah
18:40 GMT+3 26' Abdulla Al-Shammeri
67' Ahmed Al-Turki
81' Abdullah Al Salman
Stadium:
King Salman Sport City Stadium
10 March 2015 14
Al-Jeel
Riyadh
20:40 GMT+3 64' 45+2' Abdulrahim Al-Dabbas Stadium:
King Fahd International Stadium
25 March 2015 16
Al Tai
Jeddah
20:30 GMT+3
Osvaldo 13', 45+2'
Salman Muwashar
90+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played on 14, 15, 22, 23, & 30 April 2015.[4][5]

14 April 2015 18
Al Taawon
Dammam
18:45 UTC+03:00 52' Jehad Al-Hussain
72' Ahmed Al-Turki
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
14 April 2015 19
Al-Ahli
Khobar
18:45 UTC+03:00 Naif Al-Balawi 58' (pen.) 52' Ageel Balghath Stadium:
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Penalties
Saleh Al-Omrani soccer ball with check mark
Majed Al-Najrani soccer ball with check mark
Abdurahman Al-Obaid soccer ball with check mark
Mohammed Al-Khabrani soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
M. Bassas
14 April 2015 20
Hajer
Riyadh
20:30 UTC+03:00
Nawaf Al Abed
67'
3' Saleh Al-Arfej Stadium:
King Fahd International Stadium
15 April 2015 21
Al Raed
Al Majma'ah
19:00 UTC+03:00 Mansor Hamzi 15'
Ashraf Nu'man 73'
87' Anas Bani Yaseen Stadium:
King Salman Sport City Stadium
22 April 2015 22
Al-Ittihad
Al-Hasa
18:50 UTC+03:00 Doris Salomo 34' 26'
Marquinho
88', 90+3' Fahad Al-Muwallad
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
23 April 2015 23
Al-Oruba
Hafar al-Batin
16:00 UTC+03:00 Ali Khirmey 17', 59'
Faisal Al-Zafiri 77'
Jedaan Al-Shemmari 90+2' (pen.)
89' Turki Sofyani Stadium: Department of Education Stadium
Najran v Al Nassr
30 April 2015 24Najran2–4 Al Nassr Najran
19:00 UTC+03:00 Ahmed Suhail 21'
Nawaf Al Sabhi 90+2' (pen.)
3'
Shaye Ali Sharahili
30' Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen
73', 80' Hassan Al-Raheb
Stadium:
Al Akhdoud Club Stadium

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 1, 2, & 22 May 2015.[4][6]

1 May 2015 25
Al Taawon
Riyadh
19:00 UTC+03:00 Abdulmagid Al-Sulaihem 48' 38' Paul Alo'o
78' Sultan Al-Sawadi
Stadium:
King Fahd International Stadium
1 May 2015 26
Al Hilal
Harmah
21:00 UTC+03:00 Ashraf Nu'man 85' (pen.) 11', 29', 69' Al-Shamrani Stadium:
King Salman Sport City Stadium
2 May 2015 27
Al-Qadisiya
Jeddah
20:35 UTC+03:00 Mohammed Al-Khabrani 38' (o.g.)
Abdurahman Al-Ghamdi 60'
28' Majed Al-Najrani Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
22 May 2015 28
Al-Batin
Riyadh
20:30 UTC+03:00 Mierzejewski 65' Stadium:
King Fahd International Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 30 & 31 May.[4][7]

30 May 2015 29
Al Taawon
Riyadh
20:50 UTC+03:00 Al-Sahlawi 15'
Estoyanoff 73'
77' Nayef Al-Mosa Stadium:
King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji
31 May 2015 30
Al-Ittihad
Riyadh
20:50 UTC+03:00 Digão 26', 76'
Neves 72' (pen.)
Kwak 83'
36' (pen.) Al-Muwallad Stadium:
King Fahd International Stadium

Referee: Saleh Al-Hathloul

Final

Al Hilal
1–1 (a.e.t.)Al Nassr
Jahfali 120+1' 92'
Al Sahlawi
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark 7–6 soccer ball with check mark
Sharahili

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Thiago Neves
Al Hilal
5
2 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani
Al Hilal
4
3 Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Zafiri
Al-Batin
3
Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad
Al-Ittihad
3

Source:[10]

See also

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