Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)

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The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup
Founded 1957
Region Saudi Arabia
Number of teams 153
International cup(s) AFC Champions League
Current champions Al-Hilal (7th title)
Most successful club(s) Al-Ahli (12 titles)
Television broadcasters Pro Sports, Al-Riyadiah (only the Final)
2016 season

The King Cup, officially known as "The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup" (Arabic: كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين‎‎), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

The cup was created in 1957 and was played until 1990. It was re-launched again in 2007 as "King Cup of Champions", and was played by only the top 6 finishers of the Professional League plus the Crown Prince Cup and Federation Cup winners. Since 2014, it was renamed to "King Cup", the competition is closely going back to its roots, by implementing the old format, 153 clubs have take part in the tournament.[1] Al-Hilal are the current holders of the cup.

Qualification and prize money

The cup winner will guarantee a place in the AFC Champions League.

Prize money (2015 figures):

  • Final winner: 5,500,000 Saudi Riyals.
  • Final runners-up: 4,000,000 Saudi Riyals.[2]

Winners by year

Kings Cup

Performance by club

Trophies

Club Winners Winning years
Al-Ahli
12
 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2012
Al-Ittihad
8
 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013
Al-Hilal
7
 1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015
Al-Nasr
6
 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990
Al-Shabab
3
 2008, 2009, 2014
Al-Ittifaq
2
 1968, 1985
Al-Wahda
2
 1957, 1966
TOTALS
40

Finals

Club Finalists Finals years
Al-Ittihad
16
 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Al-Ahli
16
 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 2011, 2012, 2014
Al-Hilal
14
 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015
Al-Nasr
12
 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015
Al-Wahda
7
 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1970
Al-Ittifaq
6
 1965, 1966, 1968, 1983, 1985, 1988
Al-Shabab
6
 1969, 1980, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
Al-Riyadh
2
 1962, 1978
Al-Taawun
1
 1990
TOTALS
80

Source:[3]

References

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