The King's Cup, officially titled The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup, is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition.
The King's Cup is the second-oldest knockout competition in Saudi Arabian football, following the now-defunct Crown Prince Cup.
History The competition was originally established in 1957 as the His Majesty's Cup (commonly known as the King Cup) and was held annually until 1990. After a hiatus, the tournament was reintroduced in 2008 under the new name King Cup of Champions, featuring the top six finishers of the Saudi Premier League, along with the winners of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup and the Saudi Federation Cup.
In 2014, the tournament was officially renamed the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup and returned to a broader knockout format, more closely resembling the original structure.
In 2025, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation revised the historical records of the King Cup following a comprehensive review and official documentation. As part of this revision, the Federation reclassified certain titles that were previously counted as King Cup wins as league championships, in order to align with their original competitive formats. This adjustment led to significant changes in the official title counts of various clubs—some teams saw an increase in their league championship totals, while their number of cup titles decreased accordingly.
Additionally, the establishment date of the King Cup was officially revised from 1957 to 1966, further aligning the competition’s historical framework with official documentation and structural changes.
Trophy In 2024, SAFF (Saudi Arabian Football Federation) revealed a newly redesigned trophy of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup during a ceremony held in Riyadh. A new trophy was required because under the competition's regulations, a team that wins the cup three consecutive times or four times in total has the right to keep the original trophy.
Made by British silversmiths, Thomas Lyte, the trophy is made of sterling silver coated with 24-carat gold plate. It weighs 9.32 kg, and is 54 cm high, 18 cm wide, has a base diameter of 17 cm and is made of marble and malachite.
Champions
List of champions # Year Champions Runners-upKing Cup11966 Al-Wehda Al-Ettifaq21967 Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr31968 Al-Ettifaq Al-Hilal41969 Al-Ahli Al-Shabab–1970–1975Not held51976 Al-Nassr Al-Ahli61977 Al-Ahli Al-Hilal71978 Al-Ahli Al-Riyadh81979 Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad91980 Al-Hilal Al-Shabab101981 Al-Nassr Al-Hilal111982 Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad121983 Al-Ahli Al-Ettifaq131984 Al-Hilal Al-Ahli141985 Al-Ettifaq Al-Hilal151986 Al-Nassr Al-Ittihad161987 Al-Nassr Al-Hilal171988 Al-Ittihad Al-Ettifaq181989 Al-Hilal Al-Nassr191990 Al-Nassr Al-Taawoun–1991–2007Not held King Cup of Champions202008 Al-Shabab Al-Ittihad212009 Al-Shabab Al-Ittihad222010 Al-Ittihad Al-Hilal232011 Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad242012 Al-Ahli Al-Nassr252013 Al-Ittihad Al-Shabab The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup262014 Al-Shabab Al-Ahli272015 Al-Hilal Al-Nassr282016 Al-Ahli Al-Nassr292017 Al-Hilal Al-Ahli302018 Al-Ittihad Al-Faisaly312019 Al-Taawoun Al-Ittihad322020 Al-Hilal Al-Nassr332021 Al-Faisaly Al Taawoun342022 Al-Fayha Al-Hilal352023 Al-Hilal Al-Wehda362024 Al-Hilal Al-Nassr372025 Al-Ittihad Al-Qadsiah382026 Al-Hilal Al-Kholood
Performance by club Trophies
Club Titles Winning years Al-Hilal 10 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2026 Al-Ahli 8 1969, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2016 Al-Ittihad 6 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2025 Al-Nassr 5 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990 Al-Shabab 3 2008, 2009, 2014 Al-Ettifaq 2 1968, 1985 Al-Wehda 1 1966 Al-Taawoun 1 2019 Al-Faisaly 1 2021 Al-Fayha 1 2022 Total 37
Topscorers All-time top scorers
PlayerNationality Club(s) Goals 1 Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 39 2 Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr (20)Al-Ittihad (6)Al-Shabab (4)Al-Taawoun (1) 31 3 Amin Dabou Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 28 4 Nasser Al-ShamraniAhmed Al-Sogaier Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (4)Al-Shabab (16)Al-Ahli (20) 20 5 Mukhtar Fallatah Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad (11)Al-Wehda (7)18 6 Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun (12), Al-Tai (2)14 7 Hussam Abu DawoodOmar Al-Somah Saudi Arabia Syria Al-Ahli (12)Al-Ahli (12)12
Per season Year Player Goals Club2008 Nasser Al-Shamrani7 Al Shabab Club2009 Nasser Al-Shamrani Waleed Al-Gizani3 Al Shabab ClubAl-Hazem FC2010 Saad Al-Harthi5 Al-Nassr2011 Mukhtar Fallatah6 Al Shabab Club2012 Élton Arábia5 Al Fateh SC2013 Mukhtar Fallatah Muhannad Assiri4 Al Shabab ClubAl Wehda FC2014 Papa Waigo4 Al-Ettifaq Club2015 Thiago Neves5 Al Hilal SFC2016 Omar Al Somah5 Al-Ahli Saudi FC2017 Omar Kharbin5 Al Dhafra FC2018 Carlos Villanueva 4 Al-Ittihad2019 Abderrazak Hamdallah14 Al-Nassr2020 Carolus Andriamatsinoro8 Al Adalah Club2021 Léandre Tawamba Júlio Tavares4 Al Taawoun FCAl Faisaly FC2022 Carlos Silva Júnior4 Al Shabab Club2023 Abdulfattah Adam3 Al-Nassr2024 Sadio Mané Aleksandar Mitrović Abderrazak Hamdallah Yannick Carrasco4 Al-NassrAl Hilal SFCAl-IttihadAl Shabab Club2025 Julián Quiñones5 Al Qadsiah FC2026 Ivan Toney6Al-Ahli
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainstScoreDate Youssef AnbarOhodAl-Nahda11 May 1989 Saad Al-HarthiAl-NassrAl-Ahli5 April 2010 Victor SimõesAl-AhliAl-Nassr9 April 2010 Mukhtar FallatahAl-WehdaAl-Ettifaq11 January 2011 Nasser Al-ShamraniAl-HilalAl-Faisaly1 May 2015 Adrian MierzejewskiAl-NassrDiriyah20 January 2016 Patrick Friday EzeAl-QadsiahAl-Safa20 January 2017 Ismaël BangouraAl-RaedAl-Jabalain21 January 2017 Omar KhribinAl-HilalAl-Taawoun13 May 2017 Mohammed Al-SaiariAl-EttifaqAl-Tai3 January 2018 Abderrazak HamdallahAl-NassrAl-Jandal3 January 2019 Ahmed Abdu Jaber4Al-WehdaAl-Nairyah3 January 2019 Gelmin RivasAl-HilalAl-Dera'a5 January 2019 Bafétimbi Gomis4 Abderrazak Hamdallah4Al-NassrAl-Ansar18 January 2019 Hazaa Al-HazaaAl-EttifaqAl-Amjad18 January 2019 Abderrazak HamdallahAl-NassrAl-Fayha21 January 2019 Carolus Andriamatsinoro5Al-AdalahAl-Rawdah5 December 2019 Abderrazak HamdallahAl-NassrDamac24 December 2019 Mohammed Al-KuwaykibiAl-EttifaqOhod3 January 2020 Júlio TavaresAl-FaisalyAl-Taawoun29 May 2021
See also Saudi Arabian Football Federation Saudi Pro League Saudi Super Cup Saudi Crown Prince Cup Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup
References
External links King Cup – SAFF Saudi Arabia – List of Cup Winners, RSSSF.com Champions Cup current season results and dates – Soccerway (Arabic)