2015 King Cup final

2015 King Cup final The King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah has hosted the final 2015 King Cup Al-Hilal 1 Al-Nassr 1 Al-Hilal won 7–6 on Penalties Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) 5 June 2015 King Abdullah Sports City Jeddah Clear34 °C °F39% humidityWeather Jeddah http://www.bbc.com/weather/105343 BBC.com 5 June 2015 2014 2016 The 2015 King Cup final was the final match of the 2015 King Cup, the 40th season of Saudi's main football cup, and the 8th season under the current Kings Cup title. It was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on 5 June 2015, between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.تفاصيل المباراة Match details http://www.thesaff.com.sa/MatchDetails.aspx?MatchID=4926 Thesaff.com.sa Saudi Arabian Football Federation 2 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151229040843/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/MatchDetails.aspx?MatchID=4926 29 December 2015 dead Both teams were already qualified to 2016 AFC Champions League group stage, from their 2014–15 Pro League positions, Al-Hilal finishing third in the league and Al-Nassr won the league championship. Al-Nassr took the lead early in the first half of the extra time through Mohammed Al Sahlawi, but the defender Mohammed Jahfali equalised for Al-Hilal in the last minute of the match to take the game to Penalty shoot-out, which they won 7–6 after Shaya Sharahili missed. Al-Hilal have won the first title in the current edition and the 7th title in total. Venue King Abdullah Sports City The King Abdullah Sports City was announced as the venue for the final on 24 May 2015.http://al-nadi.com.sa/main/Content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83#.VWc959JViko الجوهرة تحتضن نهائي كأس الملك The Jewel will held King's Cup Final Al-nadi.com ar 24 May 2015 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045351/http://al-nadi.com.sa/main/Content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83#.VWc959JViko 4 March 2016 dead This was the second King Cup final hosted in King Abdullah Sports City in a row. King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, or The Jewel stadium (Arabic:ملعب الجوهرة) was built in 2012-2014, 560 million $ for its Construction cost. Opened on 1 May 2014 which the first match has hosted at the stadium was 2014 King Cup Final, between Al-Ahli and Al Shabab, some sources say that the attendance of the match was 84,115 (Record). The official Capacity of King Abdullah Sports City Stadium is 60,241 seats.http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/ksa/king_abdullah_stadium_jeddah King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Al-Jawhara Stadium) StadiumDB.com 5 June 2015 Rules The final was played in one leg basis. If they could still not be separated then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout, if the teams still level after that then taking place. Road to the final 2015 King Cup Al-HilalRoundAl-NassrOpponentResultOpponentResultAl-Jeel4–1Round of 32Al-Wehda2–1Hajer6–1Round of 16Najran4–2Al-Faisaly3–1Quarter-finalsAl-Batin1–0Al-Ittihad4–1Semi-finalsAl-Taawon2–1 Al-Hilal Al-Hilal, of Pro League, began the tournament in the last 32, hosting 1st Division team Al-Jeel at King Fahad Stadium on 10 March 2015. Al-Dabbas opened the scoring for the guests while Neves equalised in added time at half time. After Digão scored second goal, Neves extended Al-Hilal's lead, and the substitute Samaras scored the last goal to conclude a 4–1 winning.Alhilal Football first team beat "Al-Jeel", and qualify for King's Cup round of 16 to face "Hajar" http://alhilal.com/en/news3655.html 10 March 2015 AlHilal.com 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703133254/http://www.alhilal.com/en/news3655.html 3 July 2015 dead thumb|150px|right|Thiago Neves the top scorer of 2015 King Cup In the last 16 thirty five days later, the club faced top-flight club Hajer at King Fahad Stadium on 14 April 2015. After Al-Arfej took the lead for the guests, Neves equalised for the hosts then Al-Shamrani scored from a penalty in addition to Salman Al-Faraj's first Al-Hilal goal in King Cup for a 3–1 lead at half time. In the second half, the hosts extended their lead by Neves goal and S.Al-Dawsari in addition the substitute Al Abed's goal. They won 6–1.AL-HILAL qualifies for the Q.F round of the KING Cup after beating "HAJER" (6-1) http://alhilal.com/en/news3782.html 15 April 2015 AlHilal.com 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706002203/http://www.alhilal.com/en/news3782.html 6 July 2015 dead AL HILAL VS. HAJER 6 - 1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/14/saudi-arabia/champions-cup/al-hilal-riyadh/hajer/2019285/ uk.soccerway.com 5 June 2015 In the quarter-finals on 1 May 2015, Al-Hilal travelled to the King Salman Sport City Stadium and defeated Al-Faisaly 3–1. After the three goals hat-trick by Al-Shamrani, Ashraf Nu'man netted a consolation goal for Al-Faisaly from a penalty kick.AL-HILAL beats AL-FAISALY (3-1), and qualifies for the Semi-Final round of the KING Cup http://alhilal.com/en/news3848.html 1 May 2015 AlHilal.com 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714040445/http://www.alhilal.com/en/news3848.html 14 July 2015 dead AL FAISALY VS. AL HILAL 1 - 3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/01/saudi-arabia/champions-cup/al-faysaly-al-majmaah/al-hilal-riyadh/2030319/?ICID=PL_MS_02 uk.soccerway.com 5 June 2015 thirty days later on 31 May 2015, Al-Hilal hosted top-flight opposition Al-Ittihad in the semi-final, which is called El Clasico. Digão opened the score for the hosts and Al-Muwallad equalising nine minutes before half time for the guests from a penalty kick. In second half Al-Hilal scored three goals to reach the final by, Digão and Neves from a penalty kick and the Korean defender Kwak from a corner kick to conclude a 4–1 winning.Al-Hilal beats AL-ITTIHAD (4-1) and qualifies for the KING CUP final http://alhilal.com/en/news3909.html 1 June 2015 AlHilal.com 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150718144607/http://www.alhilal.com/en/news3909.html 18 July 2015 dead AL HILAL VS. AL ITTIHAD 4 - 1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/31/saudi-arabia/champions-cup/al-hilal-riyadh/al-ittihad-jeddah/2032003/?ICID=PL_MS_02 uk.soccerway.com 5 June 2015 Al-Nassr Al-Nassr, also of Saudi Professional League, entered the competition in the last 32 against first Division club Al-Wehda on 10 March 2015. They won 2–1 away after Over time. In the last 16 on 30 April 2015, Al-Nassr played away match with top-flight club Najran, and they won 4–2. After 22 days on 22 May 2015, they hosted the match of the quarter-finals at King Fahad Stadium against Al-Batin. The match end with 1–0 winning, scored by Adrian. On 30 May 2015 eight days later in the semi-final. Al-Nassr played with Al-Taawon in the home and they won 2–1, Al-Nassr's goals scored by Al-Sahlawi and Fabián, while Nayef Al-Mosa scored for Al-Taawon fourteen minutes before the end of the match.AL NASSR VS. AL TAAWON 2 - 1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/30/saudi-arabia/champions-cup/al-nasr-riyadh/al-taawon-buraidah/2036362/?ICID=PL_MS_01 uk.soccerway.com 5 June 2015 Pre-match Background Al-Hilal was played the 14th final, and 2nd with current edition. They had won six, their most recent final was in 2010, losing 4–5 on Penalties after a 0–0 draw to Al-Ittihad,Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup of Champions 2010 http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=5520&stage=4 Goalzz.com 2 June 2015 and their last victory was in 1989, defeating Al-Nassr 3–0.Saudi Kings Cup (1957 to 1990) http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=3017 Goalzz.com 2 June 2015 It was Al-Nassr's 12th final, and 2nd with current edition. They had won six, most recently was a 1–4 loss in 2012 against Al-Ahli,Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup of Champions 2012 http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=8268&stage=4 Goalzz.com 2 June 2015 and their last victory was in 1990, defeating Al-Taawon 2–0. The two teams have met in a final three times, Al-Hilal won once (1989), and Al-Nassr won twice (1981, 1987). Ticketing Tickets were available in three price categories: 35 Riyals, 1,000 Riyals, and 1500 Riyals.أسعار تذاكر نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين Tickets price of King Cup Final https://twitter.com/MakaniSaudiPost/status/605516735702122497 Twitter.com/MakaniSaudiPost Makani Saudi Post 2 June 2015 5 June 2015 50% of the stadium were belongs to the Al-Hlial's fans and others were belong to Al-Nassr's fans, which means 27,000 for each the two finalist clubs. The rest of 6,000 tickets are allocated to sponsors, officials, etc. Match 5 June 2015 21:00 UTC+3 Al-Hilal 1–1 yes Report Al-Nassr Jahfali 120+1 Al-Sahlawi 92 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)طاقم تحكيم إيطالي لقيادة نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين Italians referees for King Cup final http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12055 thesaff.com.sa Saudi Arabian football Federation 4 June 2015 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001447/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12055 17 November 2017 dead Al-Shalhoub Kwak Tae-hwi Al-Salem Al Abed Neves Kariri Al-Faraj 7–6 Mierzejewski Al-Sahlawi Abdulghani Al-Shehri Husain Al-Bishi S. Sharahili _3sccp13 _3sccp13 _3sccp13 _3sccp13 0B3C98 0B3C98 0B3C98 0B3C98 0B3C98 Al-Hilal _alnassr1112h _alnassr1112h _alnassr1112h _alnassr1112h 295596 FBCF24 295596 295596 FBCF24 Al-Nassr GK 1 KSA Khalid SharhiliCB 70KSA Mohammed Jahfali 90+2CB 23KOR Kwak Tae-hwiCB 26BRA Digão 54RM 4 KSA Abdullah Al-Zori 94CM 14KSA Saud Kariri (c)CM 13KSA Salman Al-Faraj 61LM 12KSA Yasser Al-ShahraniAM 7 BRA Thiago NevesAM 24KSA Nawaf Al AbedCF 15KSA Nasser Al-Shamrani 76Substitutes:GK 28KSA Abdullah Al-SudairyDF 25KSA Faisel DarwishDF 35KSA Ahmed Sharahili 54MF 10KSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 94MF 11KSA Abdullaziz Al-DosariFW 16KSA Yousef Al-Salem 76FW 19KSA Khalid KaabiManager:GRE Georgios Donis GK 32KSA Hussain Shae'anCB 4 KSA Omar Hawsawi 75CB 13KSA Mohamed Al-BishiCB 2 BHR Mohamed HusainRM 11URU Fabian Estoyanoff 68CM 26KSA Shaye Ali SharahiliCM 27KSA Awadh KhamisCM 16KSA Abdulaziz Al-JebreenLM 24KSA Hussein Abdulghani (c)SS 86POL Adrian MierzejewskiCF 10KSA Mohammad Al-SahlawiSubstitutes:GK 31KSA Mutaeb SharahiliDF 3 KSA Abdullah MaduDF 5 KSA Jamaan Al-DossariMF 6 KSA Ahmad AbbasMF 8 KSA Yahya Al-Shehri 119FW 18ECU Armando WilaFW 99KSA Hassan Al-Raheb 68 119Manager:URU Jorge da Silva References Category:Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia) finals Category:2014–15 in Saudi Arabian football Category:Sport in Jeddah Category:Al Hilal SFC matches Category:Al-Nassr FC matches