1979 King Cup

King Cup 1979 Saudi Arabia 9 May – 8 June 1979 32 Al-Ahli (9th title) Al-Ittihad 31 151 Amin Dabo (10 goals) 1978 1980 The 1979 King Cup was the 21st season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Ahli were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, winning their third one in a row.الاهلي.. بطل المملكة في دوري كاس جلالة الملك http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/JUN1979/09-06-1979-2521/2521-00101.jpg Round of 32 The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 9, 10 and 11 May 1979.Jazirah newspaper 10-05-79 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/MAY1979/10-05-1979-2491/2491-01901.jpgJazirah newspaper 11-05-79 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/MAY1979/11-05-1979-2492/2492-01901.jpgJazirah newspaper 12-05-79 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/MAY1979/12-05-1979-2493/2493-01901.jpg Home team Score Away teamAl-Nassr 7–2 Al-Fara'aAl-Ittihad 2–0 OkazAl-Khaleej 2–1 Al-Fateh Al-Sharq 0–2Al-TaawounAl-Qadsiah 12–1 Al-Watan Al-Anwar 1–4Al-TaiAl-Rabi'e 3–1 Al-NajmahAl-Riyadh 7–1 Al-OrobahAl-Salam 3–0 Al-AnsarAl-Wehda 3–0 Al-RaedAl-Nakhil 1–0 Al-HazemAl-Rawdhah 3–1 OhodAl-Shabab 4–1 Al-NahdaAl-Hilal 8–1 Al-JabalainAl-Ettifaq 5–0 HajerAl-Ahli 10–1 Al-Wadea Round of 16 The Round of 16 matches were held on 16, 17 and 18 May 1979.Jazirah newspaper 17-05-79 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/MAY1979/17-05-1979-2498/2498-01901.jpgJazirah newspaper 18-05-79 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/MAY1979/18-05-1979-2499/2499-01201.jpgJazirah newspaper 19-05-79 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/MAY1979/19-05-1979-2500/2500-01901.jpg Home team Score Away teamAl-Rabi'e 3–1 Al-TaiAl-Riyadh 5–1 Al-Salam Al-Wehda 0–1Al-KhaleejAl-Ettifaq 1–0 Al-TaawounAl-Rawdhah 3–1 Al-Nakhil Al-Qadsiah 1–3Al-Nassr Al-Hilal 2–2 (8–9 pen.)Al-IttihadAl-Ahli 1–0 Al-Shabab Quarter-finals The Quarter-final matches were held on 23, 24 and 25 May 1979.Jazirah newspaper 24-05-79 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/MAY1979/24-05-1979-2505/2505-01901.jpgJazirah newspaper 25-05-79 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/MAY1979/25-05-1979-2506/2506-01201.jpgJazirah newspaper 26-05-79 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/MAY1979/26-05-1979-2507/2507-01901.jpg Home team Score Away teamAl-Nassr 14–0 Al-Rabi'eAl-Ittihad 3–0 Al-RiyadhAl-Ettifaq 7–0 Al-KhaleejAl-Ahli 6–1 Al-Rawdhah Semi-finals The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 31 May and 1 June 1979. All times are local, AST (UTC+3). 31 May 1979 15:25 Al-Nassr 0–1 Al-Ittihad http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/JUN1979/01-06-1979-2513/2513-01901.jpg Al-Shamrani 20 Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Riyadh Mohammed Al-Marzooq yes 1 June 1979 20:00 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Ettifaq http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/JUN1979/02-06-1979-2514/2514-01801.jpg Dabo 3 33 Yaaqoub 27 Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah Jeddah Al-Zameel Al-Dahmash yes Final The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh.النهائي https://www.kooora.com/?c=17266&stage=5 This was the first final to be played by two teams from the same city. Al-Ahli were appearing in their 11th final while Al-Ittihad were appearing in their 8th final. 8 June 1979 20:30 (UTC+3) Al-Ahli 4–0 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1979/JUN1979/09-06-1979-2521/2521-01901.jpg Al-Ittihad Muraiki 43Dabo 55 70Dhiab 73 Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz 28,000 Fallaj Al-Shanar Riyadh Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1KSA Amin DaboAl-Ahli102KSA Majed AbdullahAl-Nassr63KSA Fareed Al-MoaidiAl-Qadsiah5KSA Saleh Khalifa Al-DosariAl-Ettifaq5TUN Néjib LimamAl-Hilal46KSA Sultan Bin NassebAl-Hilal3BRA RivellinoAl-Hilal References 1979 Saudi Arabia Cup