2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

The 2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final was the 36th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 15 April 2011 at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium in Makkah, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Wehda and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Wehda's sixth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 11th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Wehda's first final since 1973 and Al-Hilal's fourth final in a row.

Al-Hilal won the match 5–0 to claim their tenth Crown Prince Cup title and their fourth one in a row. By winning the match 5–0, Al-Hilal recorded the biggest victory in Crown Prince Cup finals.

Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Hilal10 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010) Al-Wehda5 (1959, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1973)

Venue The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the first Crown Prince Cup final to be hosted in the King Abdul Aziz Stadium as well as the first domestic final to be held in the stadium.

The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was opened in 1986. The stadium was used as a venue for the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games and hosted the final. Its current capacity is 28,000 and it is used by Al-Wehda as a home stadium.

Background Prior to the final, the Saudi FF announced that they had redesigned the Crown Prince Cup trophy and that the new trophy would be handed to the winners of the final.

Al-Wehda reached their sixth final after defeating Al-Ettifaq 3–2 on penalties following their 2–2 draw. Al-Wehda became the first team to reach the final without winning a single match. They reached their first final since 1973 when they finished runners-up to Al-Nassr following a 2–1 defeat.

Al-Hilal reached their eleventh final after a 2–0 win against city rivals Al-Nassr. This was Al-Hilal's fourth final in a row.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won the match 4–3 in 1964. The two teams played each other twice in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning both matches.

Road to the final

Al-WehdaRoundAl-HilalOpponentResultOpponentResultAl-Faisaly1–1 (4–2 p) (H)Round of 16Najran4–0 (H)Al-Raed1–1 (4–2 p) (A)Quarter-finalsAl-Ahli2–2 (4–3 p) (H)Al-EttifaqSemi-finalsAl-Nassr Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match Details

GK 1 Faisal Al-Merqeb RB 2 Suleiman Al-Salman CB 5 Majed Belal (c) CB 28 Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi LB 66 Adnan FallatahRM 16 Youssef Kaddioui CM 31 Abdulkhaleq Barnawi CM 6 Issam Erraki LM 80 Salman Al-Moasher CF 14 Muhannad Assiri CF 7 Mukhtar FallatahSubstitutes:GK 40 Ahmed Al-FahmiDF 17 Sulaiman AmidoDF 70 Waleed Mahboob MF 19 Khaled Al-Hazmi MF 21 Majed Al-HazzaniMF 71 Abdulaziz Al-KalthemFW 9 Salman Al-Sibyani Manager: Mokhtar Mokhtar GK 30 Hassan Al-OtaibiRB 12 Lee Young-pyo CB 3 Osama Hawsawi CB 25 Majed Al-Marshedi LB 4 Abdullah Al-Zori RM 15 Ahmed Al-Fraidi CM 8 Mirel Rădoi CM 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub LM 9 Christian Wilhelmsson CF 18 Ahmed Ali CF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)Substitutes:GK 22 Fahad Al-ShammariDF 26 Salman Al-KhalidiDF 35 Shafi Al-DossariMF 11 Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari MF 21 Sultan Al-BarganMF 24 Nawaf Al Abed FW 16 Essa Al-Mehyani Manager: Gabriel Calderón Assistant referees: Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)Fermín Martínez (Spain) Fourth official: Abdulrahman Al-Amri |}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.

2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

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