1988 King Cup

King Cup 1988 Saudi Arabia 30 March – 15 April 1988 14 Al-Ittihad (6th title) Al-Ettifaq Arab Cup Winners' Cup Al-Ittihad 13 33 Saleh Al-Najrani (4 goals) 1987 1989 The 1988 King Cup was the 30th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Nassr were the defending champions but they were eliminated by eventual champions Al-Ittihad in the semi-finals.الاتحاد يزداد قوة http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/14-04-1988-5677/5677-00901.jpg Al-Ittihad won their 6th title after defeating Al-Ettifaq 1–0 in the final.Saudi Arabia 1987/88 https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sau88.html RSSSFنادي الاتحاد يحصل على كاس خادم الحرمين الشريفين http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/16-04-1988-5679/5679-00101.jpg This was the first final to be held in the King Fahd International Stadium.!قمة التتويج الرياضي من الاتفاق ام الاتحاد؟ http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/15-04-1988-5678/5678-00901.jpg As winners of the tournament, Al-Ittihad qualified for the 1989 Arab Cup Winners' Cup. Round of 16 Both Al-Ettifaq and Ohod received a bye to the next round. Al-Ettifaq received due to their participation in the 1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup. Ohod received a bye to the lack of teams participating in this round.كشف حسابات الفرق استعدادا لكاس الملك http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/MAR1988/29-03-1988-5661/5661-01001.jpg The matches of the Round of 16 were held on 31 March and 1 April 1988.Jazirah newspaper 01-04-1988 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/01-04-1988-5664/5664-01001.jpgJazirah newspaper 02-04-1988 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/02-04-1988-5665/5665-03301.jpg Home team Score Away teamAl-Ettifaq Bye Ohod Bye Al-Ahli 3–3 (2–3 pen.)Al-RiyadhAl-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Qadsiah Al-Tai 0–1Al-Nahda Al-Kawkab 0–2Al-Wehda Al-Tuhami 2–2 (3–4 pen.)Al-ShababAl-Nassr 1–0 Al-Hilal Quarter-finals The matches of the Quarter-finals were held on 7 and 8 April 1988.Jazirah newspaper 08-04-1988 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/08-04-1988-5671/5671-01301.jpgJazirah newspaper 09-04-1988 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/09-04-1988-5672/5672-01101.jpgJazirah newspaper 08-04-1988 (2) http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/09-04-1988-5672/5672-01301.jpg Home team Score Away teamAl-Nassr 4–0 Ohod Al-Riyadh 1–3 Al-ShababAl-Ettifaq 1–0 (aet) Al-Wehda Al-Nahda 0–4Al-Ittihad Semi-finals The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 12 April 1988. All times are local, AST (UTC+3). 12 April 1988 16:30 Al-Shabab 0–2 Al-Ettifaq http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/13-04-1988-5676/5676-01301.jpg Omar 30Hamood 89 Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Riyadh Mohammed Al-Shareef yes 12 April 1988 20:30 Al-Nassr 1–1 yes Al-Ittihad http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/14-04-1988-5677/5677-00901.jpg Al-Bishi 71 Al-Suwaiyed 40 Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Riyadh Omer Al Mehannah Abdullah Al-Jam'an Al-Metlaq 1–4 Al-Suwaiyed Jamil Al-Muwallad Fareej yes Final The final was played between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ettifaq in the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh.كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين - 1988 https://www.kooora.com/?c=12834&stage=4 Al-Ittihad were appearing in their 11th final while Al-Ettifaq were making their 6th appearance. 15 April 1988 15:40 (UTC+3) Al-Ittihad 1–0 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1988/APR1988/16-04-1988-5679/5679-01301.jpg Al-Ettifaq Jamil 29 King Fahd International Stadium Omar Al-Shaqeer Riyadh Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1KSA Saleh Al-NajraniAl-Riyadh42KSA Bassem Abu DawoodAl-Ahli2KSA Majed AbdullahAl-NassrKSA Salah Al-MuwalladAl-IttihadKSA Mohamed Al-SuwaiyedAl-Ittihad References 1988 Saudi Arabia Cup