2007–08 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2007–08 Crown Prince Cup was the 33rd season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the Qualifying Rounds on 29 November 2007 and concluded with the final on 7 March 2008.[1]

2007–08 Crown Prince Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates29 November 2007 – 7 March 2008
Teams44 (all)
32 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Ahli
ChampionsAl-Hilal (7th title)
Runners-upAl-Ettifaq
Matches played17
Goals scored54 (3.18 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Prince Tagoe
(5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2008.
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

Premier League side Al-Ahli were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Ettifaq in the Semi-finals.[2] Al-Hilal won their seventh Crown Prince Cup title after defeating Al-Ettifaq 2–0 in the final.[3]

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 29 November 2007.

First Round

The First Round matches were played on 29 November 2007.[4]

Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Thursday 29 November 2007
Al-Riyadh (2)5–2 (a.e.t.)Al-Batin (4)
Al-Shoulla (3)1–0Wej (4)
Al-Diriyah (3)0–3Sdoos (2)
Al-Khaleej (2)0–1Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Ansar (2)1–0Al-Hait (4)
Ohod (2)2–2 (4–5 p)Al-Rabe'e (3)
Hajer (2)1–3Al-Adalah (3)
Al-Fateh (2)1–1 (10–9 p)Al-Taraji (4)
Al-Najma (3)1–2Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Raed (2)2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Fayha (2)
Al-Hamadah (3)2–1Al-Faisaly (2)
Al-Jabalain (2)2–0Al-Qotah (3)
Hetten (3)2–2 (2–4 p)Al-Tuhami (3)
Damac (2)2–1Al-Akhdoud (3)
Abha (2)6–0Al-Yarmuk (4)
Al-Orobah (3)4–0Al-Tadamon (4)

Second Round

The Second Round matches were played on 6 December 2007.[5][6]

Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Thursday 6 December 2007
Al-Adalah (3)1–1 (5–6 p)Al-Fateh (2)
Al-Riyadh (2)2–1Sdoos (2)
Al-Shoulla (3)2–0Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Taawoun (2)2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Raed (4)
Al-Hamadah (3)4–4 (5–6 p)Al-Jabalain (2)
Abha (2)0–1Damac (2)
Al-Orobah (3)2–3Al-Tuhami (3)
Al-Ansar (2)0–2Al-Rabe'e (3)

Final Round

The Final Round matches were played on 12 December 2007.[7]

Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Wednesday 12 December 2007
Al-Riyadh (2)1–0Al-Shoulla (3)
Al-Taawoun (2)0–1Al-Jabalain (2)
Al-Rabe'e (3)2–0Al-Fateh (2)
Al-Tuhami (3)1–2Damac (2)

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                 
Al-Nassr 0  
Al-Hilal 2  
  Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) 2  
  Al-Hazem 1  
Al-Riyadh 0
Al-Hazem 1  
  Al-Hilal 0 1 1  
  Al-Shabab 0 0 0  
Al-Shabab 2  
Damac 1  
  Al-Shabab 2
  Al-Watani 0  
Al-Watani (pen.) 2 (5)
Al-Tai 2 (3)  
  Al-Hilal 2
  Al-Ettifaq 0
Al-Qadsiah 3  
Al-Ittihad (a.e.t.) 4  
  Al-Ittihad 1
  Al-Ettifaq 2  
Al-Ettifaq 5
Al-Rabe'e 0  
  Al-Ettifaq 2 2 4
  Al-Ahli 2 1 3  
Al-Wehda 2  
Najran 3  
  Najran 1
  Al-Ahli 3  
Al-Jabalain 0
Al-Ahli 6  

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 8 and 9 February 2008.[8][9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

8 February 2008 4Al-Tai (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Al-Watani (1) Ha'il
16:00 Abbas  45+2'
Al-Junaidi  67'		 Report Al-Shammari  44'
Al-Harbi  77'		 Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Mamdouh Al-Mirdas
Penalties
Hammad
Al-Junaidi
Al-Hassan
M. Al-Shammari 		Traoré
Houwes
Hima
Al-Blwi
Al-Hamdan
8 February 2008 3 Al-Shabab (1) 2–0Damac (2)Riyadh
20:05 Al-Shamrani  40'
Martínez  71'		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
8 February 2008 1 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0Al-Nassr (1)Riyadh
20:10 El Taib  24' (pen.)
Al-Qahtani  80'		 Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)
9 February 2008 6 Al-Ettifaq (1) 5–0Al-Rabe'e (3)Dammam
20:05 Tagoe  3', 24', 45'
Bashir  66'
F. Al-Dosari  90'		 Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji
9 February 2008 2Al-Riyadh (2)0–1 Al-Hazem (1) Riyadh
20:10 Report Munawer  52' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
9 February 2008 7Al-Wehda (1)2–3 Najran (1) Mecca
20:10 Quaye  36'
Al-Hazzani  42'		 Report Maqbol  19'
Safi  63'
Antônio  90+2'		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
9 February 2008 8 Al-Ahli (1) 6–0Al-Jabalain (3)Jeddah
20:15 M. Al-Musa  9'
Massad  39', 90'
Mouath  60', 80'
Darwish  83'		 Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jarwan
9 February 2008 5Al-Qadsiah (1)3–4 (a.e.t.) Al-Ittihad (1) Khobar
20:20 Al-Sahlawi  46'
Al-Salem  56'
Al-Ghwinem  97'		 Report Kariri  10'
Keita  77', 117'
Noor  107' (pen.)		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Mutraf Al-Qahtani

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 13 and 14 February 2008.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

13 February 2008 9 Al-Hilal (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Hazem (1)Riyadh
20:00 Khathran  3'
Al-Qahtani  95'		 Report Al-Rashidi  50' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
13 February 2008 10Al-Watani (1)0–2 Al-Shabab (1) Tabuk
20:00 Report Martínez  48'
Muath  57'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
13 February 2008 12 Al-Ahli (1) 3–1Najran (1)Jeddah
20:00 Mouath  21'
Darwish  36'
Al-Thagafi  55'		 Report Al-Yami  24' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
14 February 2008 11Al-Ittihad (1)1–2 Al-Ettifaq (1) Jeddah
20:15 Magno  5' Report Bashir  47'
Tagoe  90+3'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Referee: Saad Al-Kathairi

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals first legs were played on 26 and 27 February 2008 while the second legs were played on 1 and 2 March 2008.[11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal (1) 1–0 Al-Shabab (1) 0–0 1–0
Al-Ettifaq (1) 4–3 Al-Ahli (1) 2–2 2–1

Matches
Al-Shabab (1)0–0Al-Hilal (1)
Report
Al-Hilal (1)1–0Al-Shabab (1)
Al-Obaili  39' (o.g.) Report

Al-Hilal won 1–0 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli (1)2–2Al-Ettifaq (1)
Al-Musa  33'
Abbas  80'		 Report Al-Bishi  22'
Aqqal  56'
Al-Ettifaq (1)2–1Al-Ahli (1)
Bashir  80'
Tagoe  81'		 Report Abdulghani  39'

Al-Ettifaq won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2008 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The final was held on 7 March 2008 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal2–0Al-Ettifaq
Al-Qahtani  6'
El Taib  36' (pen.)		 Report

Top goalscorers

As of 7 March 2008[13]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Prince Tagoe Al-Ettifaq 5
2 Malek Mouath Al-Ahli 3
Saleh Bashir Al-Ettifaq
Yasser Al-Qahtani Al-Hilal

See also

References
  1. "Saudi Arabia 2007/08".
  2. "الاتفاق اقتحم القلعة".
  3. "كـأس ولــي العهــد هلاليـــة".
  4. "16 مباراة في تصفيات كاس ولي العهد".
  5. "Jazirah newspaper 07-12-2007".
  6. "Jazirah newspaper (2) 07-12-2007".
  7. "Jazirah newspaper 13-12-2007".
  8. "Jazirah newspaper 09-02-2008".
  9. "Jazirah newspaper 10-02-2008".
  10. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2007/2008 ربع نهائي".
  11. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2007/2008 نصف نهائي".
  12. "الهلال والاتفاق في نهائي كأس ولي العهد الليلة".
  13. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2007/2008 - قائمة الهدافين".
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