2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Al-Ittihad 1 Al-Ahli 2 2007 4 27 y Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Jeddah Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) 27,000 2006 2008 The 2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final was the 32nd final of the Crown Prince Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition at the time. It took place on 27 April 2007 at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and was contested between city rivals Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli.كأس ولي العهد بين (اتحاد) متحفز و(أهلي) جريح http://www.alriyadh.com/245113 It was Al-Ahli's tenth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ittihad's 11th. This was the fourth meeting between these two clubs in the final. Al-Ahli won the game 2–1 to secure their fifth title and first since 2002.شمس الأهلي الجديد (تشرق) بكأس ولي العهد http://www.alriyadh.com/245330 As winners of the 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2008 AFC Champions League group stage. Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Ittihad10 (1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004) Al-Ahli9 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) Venue The Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah was announced as the host of the final.جماهير الاتحاد والاهلي تشعل المدرجات بأهازيج التحدي http://www.alriyadh.com/245403 This was the ninth Crown Prince Cup final to be hosted in the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium following those in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2002. The Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium was opened in 1970 and was known as the Youth Welfare Stadium until 2001.الاقتراب من انتهاء مشروع ملعب عبدالله الفيصل https://www.arabstoday.net/1186/150628-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84 The stadium was used as a venue for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship and hosted the final of the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. The stadium was used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Ahli, and Al-Ittihad, and hosted major domestic matches. The stadium underwent major construction in 2012 with plans to expand the number of seats and as of 2019 is still under construction.ملعب الأمير عبدالله الفيصل يرتدي حلة جديدة https://www.alarabiya.net/ar/sport/saudi-sport/2019/09/05/%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9 Background Al-Ittihad reached their 11th final after a 4–2 aggregate win against Al-Ettifaq.الاتحاد يعلن عن وصوله نهائي كاس ولي العهد http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2007/2007-04/06-04-2007/pp2701.jpg This was Al-Ittihad's first final since 2004 when they defeated Al-Ahli 1–0. Al-Ahli reached their ninth final, after a 3–1 aggregate win against Al-Hilal.القلعة مغلقة امام طموحات الزعيم http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2007/2007-04/08-04-2007/ppp3001.jpg They finished as runners-up in the previous season, losing to Al-Hilal. This was the twelfth meeting between the two sides in the Crown Prince Cup with Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad winning five times each and one draw between them occurred. The two teams met three times in the final with Al-Ittihad winning twice in 1958 and 2004, and Al-Ahli won the 2002 final.التقيا في أول نهائي عام 1950 وفاز الاتحاد https://www.alyaum.com/articles/161505/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-1950-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF The two teams played each other twice in the season prior to the final, once in the league and once in the Federation Cup final. Al-Ahli defeated Al-Ittihad 3–0 in the final to win their fifth Federation Cup and Al-Ittihad won the league match 3–0.الأهلي بطلاً لكأس فيصل بفوز تاريخي على اتحاد جدة 3/صفر https://www.albayan.ae/five-senses/2007-02-11-1.759041 Road to the final 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Al-IttihadRoundAl-AhliOpponentResultOpponentResultAl-Tai6–1 (H)Round of 16Al-Riyadh3–1 (A)Najran10–0 (H)Quarter-finalsAl-Faisaly1–0 (H)Al-Ettifaq0–1 (A)Semi-finalsAl-Hilal2–0 (H)4–1 (H)1–1 (A) Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away Match Details 2007 04 27 y 20:45 AST Al-Ittihad 1–2 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2007/2007-04/28-04-2007/pp2901.jpg Al-Ahli Keita 88 Al-Jassim 80 Mouath 87 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 27,000 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) _black_stripes _stripesonblack2 _black_stripes _blacksides _19_home_mpls_city FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFFFF FFFFFF Al-Ittihad _greenborder _collargreen _greenborder _whitesides FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 008000 FFFFFF Al-Ahli GK 1 KSA Mabrouk ZaidRB 2 KSA Ahmed Dokhi 83CB 33KSA Osama Al-Muwallad CB 21KSA Hamad Al-Montashari LB 19KSA Saleh Al-SaqriCM 23KSA Abdullah Al-Waked 50CM 14KSA Saud Kariri RW 27KSA Ibrahim Al-Shahrani 89AM 18KSA Mohammed Noor (c)LW 10BRA WágnerCF 3 GUI Alhassane KeitaSubstitutes:DF 4 KSA Redha Tukar 89FW 9 KSA Hamzah Idris 83FW 11BRA Reinaldo 63 50Manager:BEL Dimitri Davidovic GK 1 KSA Yasser Al-MosailemRB 30KSA Ibrahim Hazzazi 90+3CB 19KSA Walid Jahdali 57 CB 2 TUN Khaled Badra LB 24KSA Hussein Abdulghani (c)DM 5 KSA Moataz Al-Musa 85CM 8 KSA Taisir Al-Jassim 65 CM 15KSA Saheb Al-Abdullah AM 7 KSA Turky Al-Thagafi 60AM 10BRA Caio 32CF 9 KSA Malek Mouath Substitutes:DF 4 KSA Mohamed Al-Bishi 85MF 18KSA Ahmed Darwish 60DF 28 KSA Jufain Al-Bishi 90+3Manager:SRB Nebojša Vučković Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. See also Association football Saudi Arabia 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup 2006–07 Saudi Premier League 2008 AFC Champions League References External links Category:Sports competitions in Saudi Arabia Category:April 2007 sports events in Asia Category:Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) matches Category:Al-Ahli Saudi FC matches 2007