2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

The 2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final was the 39th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 1 February 2014 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Nassr's sixth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 14th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final and was a repeat of last year's final.

Al-Nassr won the match 2–1 and secured their third title and first since 1974. In addition, this was the first time since 2007 that a team other than Al-Hilal won the title.

Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Hilal13 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Al-Nassr5 (1973, 1974, 1991, 1996, 2013)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the 13th Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987. The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Its current capacity is 68,752 and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background Al-Hilal reached a record 14th final after a 2–0 away win to Al-Fateh. This was Al-Hilal's seventh final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, and lost in 1999. Al-Hilal entered the match as six-time defending champions.

Al-Nassr reached their sixth final, after a 1–0 win against city rivals Al-Shabab. They reached their second consecutive final having lost last year's final against Al-Hilal.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final after last year's final. Al-Hilal won last year's final 4–2 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time. This was the tenth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; Al-Hilal won 7 times, Al-Nassr won once and the two teams drew once in last year's final. The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. Al-Nassr won the match 2–1 thanks to a brace from Mohammed Al Sahlawi.

Road to the final

Al-NassrRoundAl-HilalOpponentResultOpponentResultNajran3–0 (H)Round of 16Al-Shoulla4–1 (H)Al-Khaleej3–1 (A)Quarter-finalsAl-Raed1–0 (A)Al-ShababSemi-finalsAl-Fateh Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match Details

GK 22 Abdullah Al-EneziRB 12 Khalid Al-Ghamdi CB 2 Mohamed Husain CB 4 Omar Hawsawi LB 24 Hussein Abdulghani (c) CM 14 Ibrahim Ghaleb CM 26 Shaye Sharahili CM 27 Awadh Khamis AM 18 Mohammed Noor CF 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi CF 17 Élton Substitutes:GK 1 Abdullah Al-ShammeriDF 13 Mohamed Al-Bishi MF 7 Abdulrahim Jaizawi MF 8 Yahya Al-Shehri MF 85 Mourad Delhoum FW 77 Amad Al-Hosni FW 99 Hassan Al-Raheb Manager: José Carreño GK 22 Hussain Shae'an RB 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani CB 26 Digão CB 33 Sultan Al-Deayea LB 4 Abdullah Al-Zori (c) DM 14 Segundo Castillo DM 27 Saud Kariri RM 29 Salem Al-Dawsari AM 7 Thiago Neves LM 24 Nawaf Al-Abed CF 15 Nasser Al-Shamrani Substitutes:GK 30 Fayz Al-SabiayDF 2 Sultan Al-Bishi MF 10 Mohammad Al-ShalhoubMF 11 Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari MF 13 Salman Al-Faraj FW 16 Yousef Al-Salem FW 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani Manager: Sami Al-Jaber Assistant referees: Bojan Ul (Slovenia)Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Fourth official: Marai Al Awaji |}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.

2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

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