2022 King Cup final

The 2022 King Cup final was the 47th 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 Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, on 19 May 2022. The match was contested by Al-Fayha and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Fayha's 1st King Cup final and Al-Hilal's 17th. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup.

Al-Fayha won their first King Cup title by beating Al-Hilal on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. In doing so, they became the 10th different team to win the King Cup. As winners of the competition, Al-Fayha qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Hilal16 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020) Al-FayhaNone

Venue

The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 14 May 2022. This was the sixth time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 and was the fourteenth time it was hosted in Jeddah.

The King Abdullah Sports City was built in 2012, and opened in 2014 as the home of Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team. Its current capacity is 62,345, and the record attendance was the opening match which was the 2014 King Cup final. The final also hosted many other finals including the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana and the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Background Al-Fayha reached their first final after a 1–0 home win against Al-Ittihad. Al-Fayha became the eleventh side to feature in a King Cup final.

Al-Hilal reached their 17th final after a 2–1 win against derby rivals Al-Shabab. This was Al-Hilal's second final in three years, and fifth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won their three most recent finals against Al-Ahli once and Al-Nassr twice.

The two teams met twice earlier in the season with the first fixture ending in a draw and Al-Fayha winning the second fixture. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the 9th meeting between them in all competitions. In the clubs' 8 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 4, Al-Fayha won 2 and the remaining 2 were drawn.

Road to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Al-FayhaRoundAl-HilalOpponentResult2021–22 King CupOpponentResultAbha (H)4–0Round of 16Al-Raed (H)2–0Al-Batin (A)2–1 Quarter-finalsAl-Nassr (A)2–1Al-Ittihad (H)1–0Semi-finalsAl-Shabab (H)2–1

Match Details

GK 88 Vladimir Stojković RB 22 Mohammed Al-Baqawi CB 4 Sami Al-Khaibari (c)CB 33 Hussein Al-Shuwaish LB 24 Ahmed Bamsaud CM 8 Abdulrahman Al-Safri CM 37 Ricardo Ryller CM 66 Mohammed Abousaban RF 27 Sultan Mandash CF 92 Aleksandar Trajkovski LF 77 Panagiotis TachtsidisSubstitutes:GK 1 Moslem Al FreejDF 3 Bander Nasser MF 6 Yousef Al-Harbi MF 16 Ali Al-Nemer MF 20 Amadou Moutari MF 25 Ali Al-Zaqaan MF 26 Fawaz Al-Torais MF 81 Ibrahim Al-Barakah FW 7 Ramon Lopes Manager: Vuk Rašović GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf RB 2 Mohammed Al-Breik CB 20 Jang Hyun-soo CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi LB 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari CM 15 Matheus Pereira CM 8 Abdullah Otayf CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c) RF 17 Moussa Marega CF 9 Odion Ighalo LF 29 Salem Al-Dawsari Substitutes:GK 21 Mohammed Al-OwaisDF 13 Abdulrahman Al-Obaid DF 66 Saud Abdulhamid DF 67 Mohammed Al-Khaibari DF 70 Mohammed Jahfali DF 88 Hamad Al-Yami MF 43 Musab Al-Juwayr MF 96 Michael FW 14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Manager: Ramón Díaz

Assistant referees: Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain) Iker de Francisco Grijalba (Spain) Fourth official: Mohammed Al-Hoaish Video assistant referee: Ricardo de Burgos (Spain) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdulraheem Al-ShammariMatch 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-FayhaAl-HilalGoals scored01Total shots49Shots on target23Saves12Ball possession22%78%Corner kicks33Offsides00Yellow cards01Red cards00

+Second halfStatisticAl-FayhaAl-HilalGoals scored10Total shots56Shots on target21Saves11Ball possession32%68%Corner kicks33Offsides10Yellow cards10Red cards00

+Extra timeStatisticAl-FayhaAl-HilalGoals scored00Total shots15Shots on target02Saves20Ball possession23%77%Corner kicks03Offsides00Yellow cards12Red cards00

+OverallStatisticAl-FayhaAl-HilalGoals scored11Total shots1020Shots on target46Saves43Ball possession26%74%Corner kicks69Fouls committed1412Offsides10Yellow cards23Red cards00

2022 King Cup final

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