The 2017 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 42nd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 10th under the current format. It started on 18 January and concluded with the final on 18 May 2017. The winner qualifies for the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage.
Al-Hilal won their eighth title after a 3–2 win over defending champions Al-Ahli in the final on 18 May 2017.
The winner of the King Cup earns automatic qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage. However, as Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League via winning the league, Al-Nassr, the highest placed team in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League not already qualified took the group stage spot.
Participating teams A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 15 teams from the First Division, and 3 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage. Al-Hazem were excluded from participating this season after they withdrew from the competition last year.
LeagueTeamsPro leagueAl-Ahli TH Al-Batin Al-Ettifaq Al-Faisaly Al-Fateh Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad Al-Khaleej Al-Nassr Al-Qadisiyah Al-Raed Al-Shabab Al-Taawoun Al-Wehda1st DivisionAl-Adalh Al-Feiha Al-Jeel Al-Nahda Al-Nojoom Al-Orobah Al-Qaisumah Al-Shoulla Al-Tai Al-Watani Damac Hajer Najran Ohod WejSecond DivisionAl-Ain Al-Jabalain Al-Safa
Bracket
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
source: SAFF
Round of 32 The Round of 32 matches were played between 18 and 21 January 2017. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Round of 16 The Round of 16 matches were played between 23 January and 25 February 2017. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Quarter-finals The Quarter-finals matches were played between 30 March and 2 April 2017. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Semi-finals The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 12 and 13 May 2017. - Nogoom Masrya All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Final
The final was played on Thursday 18 May 2017 at King Abdullah Sports City.
Top goalscorers As of 18 May 2017 RankPlayerClubGoals1 Omar KharbinAl-Hilal52 Omar Al SomahAl-Ahli43 Patrick EzeAl-Qadisiyah3 Ismaël BangouraAl-Raed Jehad Al-ZowayedAl-Adalh LuisinhoAl-Faisaly Mohammed MajrashiAl-Faisaly Housain Al-MogahwiAl-Ahli Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.
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