2021 King Cup final

The 2021 King Cup final was the 46th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.

The final was played at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, on 27 May 2021. The match was contested by Al-Taawoun and Al-Faisaly. It will be Al-Taawoun's 3rd King Cup final and Al-Faisaly's 2nd. This will be the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup. The attendance was capped at 40% after due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

Al-Faisaly defeated Al-Taawoun 3–2 to win their first King Cup title.

Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Taawoun2 (1990, 2019) Al-Faisaly1 (2018)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the final venue on 25 May 2021. This was the eighth King Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2019 and 2020.

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-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background Al-Taawoun reached their third final after a 3–2 win against Al-Fateh. This was Al-Taawoun's second final in three years. Al-Taawoun won their first title in 2019 after defeating Al-Ittihad and finished as runners-up in 1990.

Al-Faisaly reached their second final, after a 1–0 away win against Al-Nassr. This was Al-Faisaly's first final since 2018, which they lost against Al-Ittihad.

The two teams met twice earlier in the season with both matches ending in draws. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the 46th meeting between them in all competitions. In the clubs' 45 previous meetings, Al-Taawoun won 21, Al-Faisaly won 13 and the remaining 11 were drawn.

Road to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Al-TaawounRoundAl-FaisalyOpponentResult2020–21 King CupOpponentResultDamac (A)2–1Round of 16Al-Ettifaq (A)0–0 (9–8 p)Al-Qadsiah (H)2–1Quarter-finalsAl-Batin (A)2–1Al-Fateh (H)3–2Semi-finalsAl-Nassr (A)1–0

Match Details

GK 1 CássioRB 2 Yassin BarnawiCB 33 Ahmed Assiri (c) CB 4 Iago SantosLB 14 Hassan Kadesh CM 17 Cédric Amissi CM 55 Sandro Manoel RW 29 Abdullah Al-Jouei AM 10 Kaku LW 8 Sumayhan Al-Nabit CF 3 Léandre TawambaSubstitutes:GK 23 Hussain Shae'anDF 6 Mohammed Al-Ghamdi DF 25 Faisal Darwish DF 85 Nawaf Al-Sobhi MF 5 Ryan Al-MousaMF 11 Ali Al-NemerMF 66 Mohammed Abousaban FW 24 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi FW 27 Abdoulaye SanéManager: Nestor El Maestro GK 28 Ahmed Al-Kassar (c)RB 14 Ali Majrashi CB 87 Meshal Al-Sebyani CB 24 Waleed Al-Ahmed LB 18 Mohammed Qassem CM 6 Hicham Faik CM 52 Alexander Merkel RW 77 Khalid Kaabi AM 23 Romain Amalfitano LW 25 Ismail Omar CF 19 Júlio Tavares Substitutes:GK 26 Mustafa MalayekahDF 2 Abdullah Al-HassanDF 17 Mohammed Al-Nukhylan DF 51 Hussain Qassem MF 8 Khaled Al-Samiri MF 12 Shaye Sharahili MF 47 Mustafa Bassas MF 88 Abdulaziz Al-Sharid FW 80 Mohammed Al-Saiari Manager: Péricles Chamusca

Assistant referees: Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)Pawel Sokolnicki (Poland) Fourth official: Majed Al-Shamrani Video assistant referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland) Assistant video assistant referees: Faisal Al-Qahtani |}Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Statistics

+First halfStatisticAl-TaawounAl-FaisalyGoals scored21Total shots57Shots on target22Saves10Ball possession47%53%Corner kicks21Fouls committed94Offsides21Yellow cards00Red cards00

+Second halfStatisticAl-TaawounAl-FaisalyGoals scored02Total shots25Shots on target02Saves00Ball possession47%53%Corner kicks00Fouls committed136Offsides11Yellow cards32Red cards01

+OverallStatisticAl-TaawounAl-FaisalyGoals scored23Total shots712Shots on target24Saves10Ball possession47%53%Corner kicks21Fouls committed2210Offsides32Yellow cards32Red cards01

2021 King Cup final

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