2008 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

2008 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final 2007–08 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Al-Hilal 2 Al-Ettifaq 0 2008 3 07 y King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany) 2007 2009 The 2008 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final was the 33rd final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 7 March 2008 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq.الهلال والاتفاق في نهائي كأس ولي العهد الليلة https://www.alittihad.ae/article/10879/2008/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9 It was Al-Ettifaq's fourth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's eighth. This was the first meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 2001 and Al-Hilal's third final in four years. Al-Hilal won the match 2–0 to claim their seventh Crown Prince Cup title.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 It was also their third title in four years, following those in 2005 and 2006. Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Hilal7 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006) Al-Ettifaq3 (1963, 1965, 2001) 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 eighth Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. 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 2020-03-24 2023-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20230128210838/https://www.al-jazirah.com/2015/newsupdates/20151219/jhs4746.htm live 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 2020-03-24 2017-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20170922095852/http://www.alriyadh.com/843921 live 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- 2020-03-24 2023-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20230128210842/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- live and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches. Background Al-Hilal reached their eighth final after a 1–0 aggregate win against Al-Shabab.الهلال حضر و انتصر http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2008/2008-03/02-03-2008/pp3601.jpg This was Al-Hilal's third final in the four years. Al-Ettifaq reached their fourth final, after a 4–3 aggregate win against defending champions Al-Ahli.الاتفاق اقتحم القلعة http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2008/2008-03/03-03-2008/pp3701.jpg They reached their first final since 2001 when they finished as runners-up losing to Al-Ittihad. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.Jazirah newspaper 07-03-2008 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2008/2008-03/07-03-2008/p2801.jpg The two teams met each other six times in the finals of other competitions, twice in the King Cup and four times in the Federation Cup. Al-Ettifaq won twice in the King Cup and once in the Federation Cup, while Al-Hilal 3 times in the Federation Cup.العملاقان التقيا في ستة نهائيات .. فلمن السابعة؟ http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2008/2008-03/07-03-2008/p2701.jpg The two teams played each other four times in the season prior to the final, twice in the 2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup, once in the League and once in the Federation Cup. Al-Ettifaq defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the Gulf Club Champions Cup.الاتفاق ب(التخصص) في النهائي الخليجي http://www.alriyadh.com/297464 Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ettifaq 2–0 in both the League and Federation Cup. Road to the final 2007–08 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Al-HilalRoundAl-EttifaqOpponentResultOpponentResultAl-Nassr2–0 (H)Round of 16Al-Rabe'e5–0 (H)Al-Hazem2–1 (H)Quarter-finalsAl-Ittihad2–1 (A)Al-Shabab0–0 (A)Semi-finalsAl-Ahli2–2 (A)1–0 (H)2–1 (H) Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away Match Details 2008 03 07 y 20:15 AST Al-Hilal 2–0 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2008/2008-03/08-03-2008/pp3601.jpg Al-Ettifaq Al-Qahtani 6 El Taib 36 pen. King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany) _realmadrid0607t _realmadrid0607t _realmadrid0607t _realmadrid0607t _realmadrid0607t 400080 400080 400080 400080 400080 Al-Hilal _ettifaq0708h _ettifaq0708h 0F7667 0F7667 0F7667 0F7667 EA2629 Al-Ettifaq GK 1 KSA Mohamed Al-Deayea (c)RB 2 KSA Khaled Al-Angari CB 3 BRA Marcelo Tavares 73CB 29KSA Majed Al-Marshedi LB 12KSA Abdulaziz KhathranCM 6 KSA Khaled Aziz CM 13KSA Omar Al-Ghamdi 81RW 15KSA Ahmed Al-Fraidi 70AM 14LBY 1977 Tarik El Taib 27 88LW 10KSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 90CF 20KSA Yasser Al-QahtaniSubstitutes:MF 5 KSA Abdulatif Al-Ghanam 70MF 28KSA Fahed Al-Mobarak 88FW 33DRC Lelo Mbele 90Manager:ROM Cosmin Olăroiu GK 25KSA Adnan Al-SalmanRB 2 KSA Rashed Al-Raheeb CB 5 KSA Sayaf Al-Bishi CB 3 KSA Jamaan Al-Jamaan LB 15KSA Mishaal Al-Saeed 34 RM 21KSA Ibrahim Al-Moghanam 58CM 28SEN Mohamed Roubize CM 8 KSA Ali Al-Shehri (c)LM 30MAR Salaheddine Aqqal CF 10KSA Saleh Bashir 68CF 18GHA Prince Tagoe Substitutes:MF 7 KSA Saad Al-Aboud 58Manager:POR Toni 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 2007–08 Saudi Crown Prince Cup 2007–08 Saudi Premier League References External links Category:Sports competitions in Saudi Arabia Category:March 2008 sports events in Asia Category:Al Hilal SFC matches Category:Al-Ettifaq Club 2008