2016 King Cup

2016 King Cup
Country  Saudi Arabia
Dates 19 January – 29 May 2016
Teams 32
Champions Al-Ahli (13th title)
Runners-up Al-Nassr
Matches played 31
Goals scored 95 (3.06 per match)
Best player Syria Omar Al Somah
(4 goals)
← 2015

The 2016 King Cup or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 41st season of King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 9th under the current edition. It started on 19 January and ended on 29 May 2016. Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the Semifinals.

Al-Ahli won their third title in the current edition and the thirteenth overall after beating Al-Nassr 2–1 after extra time in the final.[1][2]


Participating teams

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

League Teams
Pro league
1st Division
2nd Division

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Nahda 1
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Nojoom 0
A Najran 1
H Al-Nojoom 2
A Al-Hilal 4
H Al-Mojzel 1
H Al-Taawoun 1
A Al-Mojzel 2
A Al-Mojzel 2
H Al-Khaleej 1
A Al-Khaleej 2
H Al-Watani 0
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Ahli (aet) 3
H Al-Shabab 2
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Shabab 2
A Al-Raed 3
H Al-Raed 1
A Al-Feiha 0
H Al-Raed 1
A Al-Ahli 3
H Hajer 1
A Damac 2
H Damac 1
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Ahli 3
A Al-Tai 0
– Al-Ahli (aet) 2
– Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Nassr 7
H Al-Diriyah 0
A Al-Nassr 2
H Al-Shoulla 1
A Al-Shoulla 2
H Abha 0
H Al-Nassr 3
A Al-Orobah 1
A Al-Orobah 3
H Al Jabalain 1
H Al-Orobah 2
A Al-Jeel 0
A Al-Faisaly 0 (4)
H Al-Jeel (p) 0 (5)
A Al-Nassr 3
H Al-Ittihad 1
A Al-Fateh 0
H Al-Hazm 1
H Al-Hazm (p) 2 (5)
A Al-Batin 2 (3)
A Al-Qadisiyah 2
H Al-Batin 3
A Al-Hazm 0
H Al-Ittihad (w/o)[A] 3
H Al-Wehda 2
A Ohod 1
A Al-Wehda 0
H Al-Ittihad 2
H Al-Ittihad 4
A Al-Riyadh 0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

source: SAFF[3]

Round of 32

Round of 32 were played between 19 and 25 January 2016.[4][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played between 31 January and 18 March 2016.[6][7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 12 and 13 April 2016.[9][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Notes
  1. ^ Al-Ittihad won on walkover after Al-Hazm failed to arrive for the match.[11][12]

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 29 and 30 April 2016.[13] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Final

Main article: 2016 King Cup Final

29 May 2016
21:00 AST
(UTC+3)
Al-Ahli 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Nassr
Al-Somah  24', 115' Report Al-Fraidi  61'

References

  1. ↑ "خادم الحرمين الشريفين يتوج الأهلي بكأسه حفظه الله" (in Arabic). SAFF. 30 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Hassouna, Malak (29 May 2016). "Al-Ahli Jeddah clinch King's Cup". kingfut.com. KingFut. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "نتائج قرعة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Draw] (in Arabic). SAFF. 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "صدور جدول دور الـ32 لكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Round of 32 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). SAFF. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Round of 32". goalzz.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "تحديد مواعيد دور ال16 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Round of 16 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). SAFF. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Round of 16". goalzz.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "تحديد مواعيد دور ال16 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Round of 16 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). SAFF. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "تحديد مواعيد دور ال8 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Round of 8 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). SAFF. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Quarterfinals". goalzz.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "غياب نادي الحزم.. والاتحاد يتأهل إلى نصف نهائي كأس الملك" (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "الانضباط تعاقب الحزم لتخلفه عن مباراة الاتحاد" (in Arabic). SAFF. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Simefinal". goalzz.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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