1977 King Cup

King Cup 1977 Saudi Arabia 5 – 28 May 1977 32 Al-Ahli (7th title) Al-Hilal 31 105 1976 1978 The 1977 King Cup was the 19th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Nassr were the defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Hilal.وفجأة انطفئت الشموع الصفر وظلّت شمعة الهلال تقاوم الريح والنصر http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/17-05-1977-1808/1808-01401.jpg The final saw Al-Ahli beat Al-Hilal 3–1, with Al-Ahli scoring all three goals in the final fifteen minutes.صعد ديدي و هبط سميث http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/29-05-1977-1820/1820-01501.jpg Al-Ahli won their seventh title and first since 1973. Bracket Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final H Al-Hilal 3 A Al-Shoulla 0 A Al-Hamadah 0 H Al-Ettifaq 7 A Tuwaiq 1 H Al-Diriyah 0 A Al-Shabab 1 H Al-Taawoun 0 H Al-Qadsiah 5 A Al-Fateh 0 A Al-Khaleej 5 H Al-Jazeera 3 H Al-Nahda 2 A Al-Thoqbah 0 A Hajer 0 H Al-Nassr 4 H Al-Tai 2 A Al-Ansar 0 A Al-Ittihad 4 H Al-Jabalain 1 A Al-Rabe'e 0 H Ohod 5 H Al-Raed 2 A Al-Riyadh 0 A Al-Taqadom 0 H Al-Wehda 2 H Al-Majd 1 (3) A Al-Kefah (pen.) 1 (4) H Okaz 2 A Al-Wadea 1 A Damac 0 H Al-Ahli 4 H Al-Hilal 2 A Al-Ettifaq 1 A Tuwaiq 0 H Al-Shabab 4 H Al-Qadsiah 2 A Al-Khaleej 0 H Al-Nahda 1 A Al-Nassr 4 A Al-Tai 0 H Al-Ittihad 4 H Ohod 2 A Al-Raed 1 H Al-Wehda 4 A Al-Kefah 0 H Okaz 1 A Al-Ahli 2 H Al-Hilal 3 A Al-Shabab 0 A Al-Qadsiah 1 H Al-Nassr 2 H Al-Ittihad (pen.) 1 (3) A Ohod 1 (2) A Al-Wehda 0 H Al-Ahli 1 H Al-Hilal 2 A Al-Nassr 0 A Al-Ittihad 2 H Al-Ahli 4 – Al-Hilal 1 – Al-Ahli 3 Source: Al-Jazirah Round of 32 The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 5 and 6 May 1977.Al Jazirah newspaper 06-05-1977 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/06-05-1977-1797/1797-01501.jpgAl Jazirah newspaper 06-05-1977 (2) http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/06-05-1977-1797/1797-01201.jpgAl Jazirah newspaper 07-05-1977 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/07-05-1977-1798/1798-01501.jpg Home team Score Away teamAl-Ettifaq 7–0 Al-Hamadah Al-Diriyah 0–1TuwaiqAl-Tai 2–0 Al-AnsarAl-Nassr 4–0 HajerAl-Raed 2–0 Al-Riyadh Al-Majd 1–1 (3–4 pen.)Al-KefahAl-Qadsiah 5–0 Al-FatehAl-Nahda 2–0 Al-ThoqbahAl-Ahli 4–0 DamacOkaz 2–1 Al-Wadea Al-Taqadom 0–2Al-WehdaOhod 5–0 Al-Rabe'e Al-Jabalain 1–4Al-Ittihad Al-Taawoun 0–1Al-ShababAl-Hilal 3–0 Al-Shoulla Al-Jazeera 3–5Al-Khaleej Round of 16 The Round of 16 matches were held on 9 and 10 May 1977.Al Jazirah newspaper 10-05-1977 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/10-05-1977-1801/1801-01501.jpgAl Jazirah newspaper 11-05-1977 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/11-05-1977-1802/1802-01401.jpg Home team Score Away teamAl-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ettifaq Al-Nahda 1–4Al-Nassr Okaz 1–2Al-AhliAl-Wehda 4–0 Al-KefahOhod 2–1 Al-RaedAl-Ittihad 4–0 Al-TaiAl-Shabab 4–0 TuwaiqAl-Qadsiah 2–0 Al-Khaleej Quarter-finals The Quarter-final matches were held on 12 and 13 May 1977.Al Jazirah newspaper 13-05-1977 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/13-05-1977-1804/1804-01601.jpgAl Jazirah newspaper 14-05-1977 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/14-05-1977-1805/1805-01401.jpgAl Jazirah newspaper 14-05-1977 (2) http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/14-05-1977-1805/1805-01501.jpg Home team Score Away teamAl-Nassr 2–1 Al-QadsiahAl-Ittihad 1–1 (3–2 pen.) OhodAl-Ahli 1–0 Al-WehdaAl-Hilal 3–0 Al-Shabab Semi-finals The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 16 May 1977. All times are local, AST (UTC+3). 16 May 1977 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Nassr http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/17-05-1977-1808/1808-01401.jpg Al-Habshi 5Abdulmatloub 73 Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Riyah Abdulrahman Al-Dahham yes 16 May 1977 Al-Ahli 4–2 Al-Ittihad http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/17-05-1977-1808/1808-01501.jpg Al-Sagheer 1 14Rizq 32 41 Zarie 34Al-Otaibi 75 Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah Jeddah Fahad Al-Dahmash yes Final The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh.النهائي https://www.kooora.com/?c=17268 This was Al-Ahli's 9th final. Previously Al-Ahli won six times in 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973 and lost in 1974 and 1976. This was Al-Hilal's 5th final. Previously Al-Hilal won twice in 1961 and 1964 and lost in 1963 and 1968. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final. 27 May 1977 15:30 (UTC+3) Al-Hilal 1–3 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1977/MAY1977/29-05-1977-1820/1820-01501.jpg Al-Ahli Naseeb 53 Al-Sagheer 74 76Mansi 78 Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Fahad Al-Dahmash Riyadh Team details _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _whitecollar _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _whitestripe 00008B 00008B 00008B 00008B Al-Hilal _greenborder __collargreen _greenborder _greenstripe 177245 Al-Ahli GK KSA Ibrahim Al-Yousef DF KSA Ghazi Saeed DF KSA Baddah Al-Qahtani DF KSA Abdulrahman Basheer (c) DF KSA Nasser Al-Shayea MF KSA Fahad Al-Habashi MF KSA Abdullah Foudah MF KSA Marzouq Saeed FW KSA Naji Abdulmatloub FW KSA Sultan bin Naseeb FW KSA Sameer SultanSubstitutes: GK KSA Khaled Fahmi DF KSA Abdullah Al-Ammar DF KSA Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh MF KSA Abdullah Al-Gassab MF KSA Fahad Abdulwahed Manager: ENG George Smith GK KSA Adel Rawas DF KSA Ibrahim Muraiki DF KSA Waheed Jawhar DF KSA Abdulrazaq Abu Dawood (c) DF KSA Fahad Eid MF KSA Idris Adam MF KSA Tarik Kayal MF KSA Ahmed Al-Sagheer FW KSA Fuad Rizq FW SUD Motamad Khojali FW EGY Ismail Hefni Substitutes: GK KSA Ghazi Saddakah DF KSA Mohammed Anbar DF KSA Wajdi Al-Taweel MF KSA Abdullah Omar FW KSA Saad Mansi Al-Harbi Manager: BRA Didi References 1977 Saudi Arabia Cup