2021 King Cup Final
Event2020–21 King Cup
Al-Taawoun Al-Faisaly
2 3
Date27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeSzymon Marciniak (Poland)[1]
Attendance[note 1]
WeatherClear
36 °C (97 °F)
7% humidity

The 2021 King Cup Final was the 46th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.

The final was played at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, on 27 May 2021. The match was contested by Al-Taawoun and Al-Faisaly.[2] It will be Al-Taawoun's 3rd King Cup final and Al-Faisaly's 2nd. This will be the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup. The attendance was capped at 40% after due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[3]

Al-Faisaly defeated Al-Taawoun 3–2 to win their first King Cup title.[4]

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Taawoun 2 (1990, 2019)
Al-Faisaly 1 (2018)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the final venue on 25 May 2021.[5] This was the eighth King Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2019 and 2020.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[6] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[7] Its current capacity is 68,752[8] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Taawoun reached their third final after a 3–2 win against Al-Fateh.[9] This was Al-Taawoun's second final in three years. Al-Taawoun won their first title in 2019 after defeating Al-Ittihad and finished as runners-up in 1990.

Al-Faisaly reached their second final, after a 1–0 away win against Al-Nassr.[10] This was Al-Faisaly's first final since 2018, which they lost against Al-Ittihad.

The two teams met twice earlier in the season with both matches ending in draws. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the 46th meeting between them in all competitions. In the clubs' 45 previous meetings, Al-Taawoun won 21, Al-Faisaly won 13 and the remaining 11 were drawn.[11]

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al-Taawoun Round Al-Faisaly
Opponent Result 2020–21 King Cup Opponent Result
Damac (A) 2–1 Round of 16 Al-Ettifaq (A) 0–0 (9–8 p)
Al-Qadsiah (H) 2–1 Quarter-finals Al-Batin (A) 2–1
Al-Fateh (H) 3–2 Semi-finals Al-Nassr (A) 1–0

Match

Details

Al-Taawoun2–3Al-Faisaly
  • Tawamba 14'
  • Kaku 45' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: [note 1]
Al-Taawoun
Al-Faisaly
GK1Brazil Cássio
RB2Saudi Arabia Yassin Barnawi
CB33Saudi Arabia Ahmed Assiri (c)Yellow card 39'downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB4Brazil Iago Santos
LB14Saudi Arabia Hassan Kadeshdownward-facing red arrow 74'
CM17Burundi Cédric AmissiYellow card 65'downward-facing red arrow 90+5'
CM55Brazil Sandro Manoeldownward-facing red arrow 74'
RW29Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Jouei
AM10Paraguay Kaku
LW8Saudi Arabia Sumayhan Al-NabitYellow card 51'
CF3Cameroon Léandre Tawamba
Substitutes:
GK23Saudi Arabia Hussain Shae'an
DF6Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Ghamdiupward-facing green arrow 74'
DF25Saudi Arabia Faisal Darwish
DF85Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Sobhiupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF5Saudi Arabia Ryan Al-Mousa
MF11Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Nemer
MF66Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abousabanupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW24Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Sahlawiupward-facing green arrow 90+5'
FW27Senegal Abdoulaye Sané
Manager:
England Nestor El Maestro
GK28Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Kassar (c)
RB14Saudi Arabia Ali MajrashiYellow card 86'
CB87Saudi Arabia Meshal Al-Sebyanidownward-facing red arrow 82'
CB24Saudi Arabia Waleed Al-Ahmed
LB18Saudi Arabia Mohammed Qassem
CM6Netherlands Hicham Faik
CM52Kazakhstan Alexander Merkel
RW77Saudi Arabia Khalid Kaabidownward-facing red arrow 90+5'
AM23France Romain Amalfitanodownward-facing red arrow 90+5'
LW25Saudi Arabia Ismail OmarYellow card 71'downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF19Cape Verde Júlio Tavares
Substitutes:
GK26Saudi Arabia Mustafa Malayekah
DF2Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Hassan
DF17Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-NukhylanRed card 83'upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF51Saudi Arabia Hussain Qassemupward-facing green arrow 87'
MF8Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Samiri
MF12Saudi Arabia Shaye Sharahiliupward-facing green arrow 90+5'
MF47Saudi Arabia Mustafa Bassas
MF88Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Sharidupward-facing green arrow 90+5'
FW80Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Saiari
Manager:
Brazil Péricles Chamusca

Assistant referees:[1]
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Pawel Sokolnicki (Poland)
Fourth official:[1]
Majed Al-Shamrani
Video assistant referee:[1]
Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:[1]
Faisal Al-Qahtani

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Statistics

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Attendance was capped at 40% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "حكم «عالمي» يقود نهائي كأس الملك".
  2. ↑ "رسمياً.. موعد نهائي كأس الملك بين التعاون والفيصلي".
  3. ↑ "السعودية تعلن بروتوكول عودة الجماهير للملاعب".
  4. ↑ "الفيصلي يتوج بكأس الملك لأول مرة في تاريخه".
  5. ↑ "استاد الملك فهد يحتضن نهائي كأس الملك يوم الخميس القادم".
  6. ↑ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  7. ↑ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  8. ↑ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  9. ↑ "رياضي / التعاون يتأهل إلى نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين بفوزه على الفتح".
  10. ↑ "الفيصلي يتأهل إلى نهائي كأس الملك بعد فوزه على النصر".
  11. ↑ "تاريخ لقاءات".
  12. ↑ "الحيـاة تدبُّ في الملاعب مع عودة الجماهير المحصّنة بنسبة 40 %".
  13. 1 2 3 "team statistics".
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