2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Al-Hilal 2 Al-Ettifaq 1 2012 2 10 y King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) 40,000 2011 2013 The 2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final was the 37th final of the Crown Prince Cup, a football tournament. It took place on 10 February 2012 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq.الأمير نايف يرعى نهائي كأس ولي العهد بين الهلال والاتفاق http://www.alriyadh.com/708308 It was Al-Hilal's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ettifaq's fifth final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final after 2008. It was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 2008 and Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row. Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their eleventh Crown Prince Cup title and their fifth one in a row.الهلال يهزم الاتفاق ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد http://www.alriyadh.com/708842 Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Hilal11 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Al-Ettifaq4 (1963, 1965, 2001, 2008) Venue thumb|left|The King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh hosted the final The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the eleventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي http://www.al-jazirah.com/2015/newsupdates/20151219/jhs4746.htm The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم http://www.alriyadh.com/843921 Its current capacity is 68,752استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج https://www.alyaum.com/articles/582076/-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83-%D9%81%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A8-70-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AC- and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches. Background Al-Hilal reached their twelfth final after a 2–0 win against Al-Ittihad.الهلال إلى نهائي كأس ولي العهد للعام الخامس على التوالي http://www.alriyadh.com/704969 This was Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row. Al-Ettifaq reached their fifth final, after a 2–1 away win against Al-Ahli.الاتفاق بالأرجنتيني تيجالي.. أسقط الأهلي وطار للنهائي http://www.alriyadh.com/705024 They reached their first final since 2008 when they finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Hilal. This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.نهائي مختلف وتخصص «أزرق» http://www.alriyadh.com/708655 Al-Hilal won the previous meeting 2–0 in the 2008 final.كـأس ولــي العهــد هلاليـــة https://www.alittihad.ae/article/11174/2008/%D9%83%D9%80%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%80%D9%80%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87%D9%80%D9%80%D8%AF-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D8%A9 The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.Match history https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?region=-12&team=144&team2=150 Road to the final 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Al-HilalRoundAl-EttifaqOpponentResultOpponentResultAl-Shoulla6–1 (A)Round of 16Al-Ansar2–0 (H)Al-Nassr4–1 (H)Quarter-finalsNajran3–0 (H)Al-Ittihad2–0 (H)Semi-finalsAl-Ahli2–1 (A) Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away Match Details 2012 02 10 y 20:25 AST Al-Hilal 2–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/02/10/saudi-arabia/crown-prince-cup/al-hilal-riyadh/al-ittifaq-dammam/1254082/ Al-Ettifaq Wilhelmsson 9 Al-Abed 21 Al-Shehri 35 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 40,000 Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) _alhilal1112h _alhilal1112h _alhilal1112h _white_stripes_adidas _hilal1112h 000040 Al-Hilal _blacksidesoutline ABF854 ABF854 ABF854 000000 000000 Al-Ettifaq GK 1 KSA Khalid Sharahili RB 2 KSA Sultan Al-Bishi 45+1 CB 3 KSA Osama Hawsawi (c) CB 25KSA Majed Al-Marshedi 83 LB 13KSA Salman Al-FarajDM 21MAR Adil Hermach 50 RM 99SWE Christian Wilhelmsson 25CM 10KSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 79CM 24KSA Nawaf Al-Abed 34LM 29KSA Salem Al-Dawsari CF 7 KOR Yoo Byung-soo 0 88Substitutes:GK 30KSA Hassan Al-OtaibiDF 4 KSA Abdullah Al-ZoriDF 23KSA Hassan Khairat MF 6 KSA Mohammed Al-Qarni 79MF 15KSA Ahmed Al-Fraidi 25FW 16KSA Essa Al-MehyaniFW 77 KSA Saad Al-HarthiManager:CZE Ivan Hašek GK 32KSA Fayz Al-SabiayRB 70KSA Waleed Mahboob CB 4 BRA Carlos CB 5 KSA Sayaf Al-Bishi (c)LB 66OMN Hassan Mudhafar 36RM 8 KSA Yahya Al-Shehri CM 6 KSA Yahya Otain 42CM 11BRA Bruno Lazaroni LM 9 KSA Hamed Al-Hamed CF 16KSA Yousef Al-Salem CF 18ARG Sebastián Tagliabúe 56Substitutes:GK 1 KSA Mohammad KhoujaDF 3 KSA Jamaan Al-JamaanDF 14KSA Ahmad Akash 36 80MF 7 KSA Abdulmutalib Al-Traidi 80MF 20 KSA Sultan Al-BarganFW 10 KSA Saleh BashirFW 99 KSA Zamil Al-Sulim 56Manager:CRO Branko Ivanković Assistant referees: Giorgio Niccolai (Italy)Roberto Romagnoli (Italy) Fourth official: Marai Al-Awaji |}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 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup 2011–12 Saudi Professional League 2012 King Cup of Champions References External links Category:Sports competitions in Saudi Arabia Category:February 2012 sports events in Asia Category:Al Hilal SFC matches Category:Al-Ettifaq Club 2012