2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

2015–16 Crown Prince Cup
Country  Saudi Arabia
Dates 15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) – 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Teams 30
Champions Al-Hilal (13th title)
Runners-up Al-Ahli
Matches played 29
Goals scored 91 (3.14 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Saqer Otaif (4 goals)
← 2014–15

The 2015–16 Crown Prince Cup was the 41st season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament for football teams of the Saudi Professional League and Saudi First Division. 28 Ties played over one leg. Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal as last years finalists for the second year running receive a bye to Round of 16.[1]

Al-Hilal won the title after beating defending champions Al-Ahli 2–1 in the final match, it was their thirteenth title in the tournament.[2]

Participating teams

Pro League (14 Teams)

First Division League (16 Teams)

First stage

Preliminary round

Preliminary round were played on 15, 16, 17, & 24 August 2015.[3][4] All times were local, AST (UTC+3).

Second stage

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Taawoun 1
H Al-Hilal 4
A Al-Qadisiyah 1
A Al-Qadisiyah (aet) 1
H Al-Faisaly 0
H Al-Hilal 4
A Al-Shabab 0
A Al-Shoalah 1
H Al-Shabab (aet) 2
H Al-Shabab 1
A Al Nassr 0
A Al-Nahda 1
H Al Nassr 5
– Al-Hilal 2
– Al-Ahli 1
A Al-Ahli 4
H Hajer 2
H Al-Ahli 1
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Oruba 0
A Al-Ettifaq (aet) 1
A Al-Ahli 1
H Al-Ittihad 0
A Al-Khaleej (aet) 4
H Al-Wehda 2
H Al-Khaleej 1
A Al-Ittihad 2
A Najran 1
H Al-Ittihad 2

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played on 11, 12 September & 30 November 2015.[5][6] All times were local, AST (UTC+3).

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 22 & 23 October and 28 December 2015.[7][8] All times were local, AST (UTC+3).

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 31 December 2015 and 1 January 2016.[9][10] All times were local, AST (UTC+3).

Final

Winner

2015–16 Crown Prince Cup
Winners
Al-Hilal
13th Title

References

  1. ↑ "نتائج قرعة كأس سمو ولي العهد 2015-2016" [2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Draw] (in Arabic). SAFF. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Al-Hilal Football first team wins the Saudi Crown Prince Cup after beating Al-Ahli". alhilal.com. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "صدور جدول دور الـ32 من مسابقة كأس سمو ولي العهد" [Round of 32 fixtures] (in Arabic). SAFF. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Round of 32". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "صدور جدول دور ال16 من كأس سمو ولي العهد" [Round of 16 fixtures] (in Arabic). SAFF. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Round of 16". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "المسابقات تعلن جدول دور الـ8 ومؤجلة دور الـ16 لكاس ولي العهد". Arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Quarter finals". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "المسابقات تحدد موعد نصف نهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد" (in Arabic). SAFF. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Semifinals". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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