2024 King Cup final

The 2024 King Cup final was the 49th 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 31 May 2024. The match was contested by derby rivals Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr. It was Al-Hilal's 19th King Cup final and Al-Nassr's 14th.

Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw after extra time to win their 11th title.

Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Hilal18 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023) Al-Nassr14 (1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2020)

Venue

The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 26 May 2024. This was the eighth time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2023 and was the sixteenth 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 stadium also hosted many other finals including the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana, and the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Background Al-Hilal reached their record-breaking 19th final after a 2–1 win against Al-Ittihad. This was Al-Hilal's third consecutive final, fourth final in five years, and seventh final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won last season's final on penalties after a 1–1 draw against Al-Wehda.

Al-Nassr reached their fourteenth final after a 3–1 win against Al-Khaleej. This was Al-Nassr's first final since 2020, and fifth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Nassr lost their four most recent finals against Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal twice each.

The two teams met four times earlier in the season with Al-Hilal winning twice, Al-Nassr winning once, and one draw between them. This was the 21st meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the sixth meeting in the final. Al-Hilal won ten times including the 1989 Final and 2020 Final, while Al-Nassr won four times including the 1981 Final and 1987 Final. The two teams drew each other six times, with Al-Hilal winning the 2015 Final on penalty shoot-outs. This was the 184th competitive meeting between these two sides. In the clubs' 183 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 72, Al-Nassr won 59 and the remaining 52 were drawn.

Road to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Al-HilalRoundAl-NassrOpponentResult2023–24 King CupOpponentResultAl-Jabalain (A)1–0Round of 32Ohod (A)5–1Al-Hazem (H)3–0Round of 16Al-Ettifaq (H)1–0 Al-Taawoun (H)3–0Quarter-finalsAl-Shabab (A)5–2Al-Ittihad (A)2–1Semi-finalsAl-Khaleej (H)3–1

Match Details

GK 37 Yassine BounouRB 66 Saud AbdulhamidCB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi LB 6 Renan Lodi CM 8 Rúben Neves CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c) RW 96 Michael AM 77 Malcom LW 29 Salem Al-Dawsari CF 9 Aleksandar MitrovićSubstitutes:GK 21 Mohammed Al-OwaisDF 2 Mohammed Al-Breik DF 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani DF 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari DF 87 Hassan Al-Tombakti MF 28 Mohamed Kanno MF 56 Mohammed Al-QahtaniFW 11 Saleh Al-ShehriFW 14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Manager: Jorge Jesus GK 26 David Ospina RB 2 Sultan Al-Ghannam CB 5 Abdulelah Al-Amri CB 78 Ali LajamiLB 15 Alex Telles DM 17 Abdullah Al-KhaibariCM 77 Marcelo Brozović CM 25 Otávio RM 23 Ayman Yahya LM 10 Sadio Mané CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)Substitutes:GK 33 Waleed Abdullah DF 4 Mohammed Al-FatilDF 12 Nawaf BoushalDF 24 Mohammed QasemMF 8 Abdulmajeed Al-SulaiheemMF 14 Sami Al-Najei MF 19 Ali Al-Hassan MF 29 Abdulrahman Ghareeb FW 30 Meshari Al-Nemer Manager: Luís Castro

Man of the Match: Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal)

Assistant referees: Miguel Savorani (Argentina) Sebastían Raineri (Argentina) Fourth official: Sebastían Zunino (Argentina) Video assistant referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina)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-HilalAl-NassrGoals scored10Total shots26Shots on target13Saves30Ball possession51%49%Corner kicks23Offsides13Yellow cards42Red cards00

+Second halfStatisticAl-HilalAl-NassrGoals scored01Total shots58Shots on target33Saves23Ball possession59%41%Corner kicks11Offsides02Yellow cards00Red cards21

+Extra timeStatisticAl-HilalAl-NassrGoals scored00Total shots46Shots on target10Saves01Ball possession46%54%Corner kicks10Offsides17Yellow cards22Red cards00

+OverallStatisticAl-HilalAl-NassrGoals scored11Total shots1120Shots on target56Saves54Ball possession53%47%Corner kicks44Fouls committed2317Offsides212Yellow cards64Red cards21

2024 King Cup final

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