The 2022–23 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 48th edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957. The tournament began on 20 December 2022 and concluded with the final on 12 May 2023.
For the third year in a row, the tournament was limited to the 16 teams participating in the 2022–23 Saudi Professional League. This will be the first edition of the King Cup in which Al-Ahli, the most successful team in the competition, will not participate.
Al-Fayha are the defending champions after winning their first title last season. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Al-Ittihad.
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Wehda on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw after extra time to win their 10th title.
Participating teams A total of 16 teams participated in this season, all of which competed in the Pro League.
LeagueTeamsPro LeagueAbha Al-Adalah Al-Batin Al-Ettifaq Al-Fateh Al-Fayha TH Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad Al-Khaleej Al-Nassr Al-Raed Al-Shabab Al-Taawoun Al-Tai Al-Wehda Damac
Bracket
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Source: SAFF
Round of 16 The draw for the whole tournament was held on 1 November 2022. The dates for the Round of 16 fixtures were announced on 10 November 2022. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Quarter-finals The dates for the Quarter-finals fixtures were announced on 5 January 2023. The Al-Wehda v Al-Batin was postponed for one day due to flight issues. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Semi-finals All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Final
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Abdulfattah AdamAbha32 AnselmoAl-Wehda2 Odion IghaloAl-Hilal KakuAl-Taawoun Sami Al-NajeiAl-Nassr MichaelAl-Hilal7 Fayçal FajrAl-Wehda1 Jean-David BeauguelAl-Wehda Mohammed Al-BreikAl-Hilal Luciano ViettoAl-Hilal Mohamed KannoAl-Hilal
References
External links Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup – Saudi Arabia 2022, Goalzz.com King's Cup, saff.com.sa