2009 King Cup of Champions

2009 King Cup of Champions
Country  Saudi Arabia
Dates 17 April – 15 May 2009
Teams 8
Champions Al-Shabab (2nd title)
Runners-up Al-Ittihad
Matches played 14
Goals scored 33 (2.36 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Nasser Al-Shamrani
Waleed Al-Gizani
(3 goals each)
← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 King Cup of Champions or "The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup of Champions", was the 34th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 2nd under the current edition.

Al-Shabab won their second title in a row after beating the same team they faced in last season's final Al-Ittihad with a 4–0 victory in the final match. Al-Shabab also earned entry into the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage.

Participating teams

Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Al-Ittihad 2008–09 Professional League champions 2nd 2008
Al-Hilal 2008–09 Professional League runners-up 2nd 2008
Al-Shabab 2008–09 Saudi Federation Cup Champions
2008–09 Professional League 4th place		 2nd 2008
Al-Ahli 2008–09 Professional League 3rd place 2nd 2008
Al-Nassr 2008–09 Professional League 5th place 2nd 2008
Al-Ettifaq 2008–09 Professional League 6th place 2nd 2008
Al-Wehda 2008–09 Professional League 7th place 2nd 2008
Al-Hazm 2008–09 Professional League 8th place 2nd 2008

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season.

Fixtures and results

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
5  Al-Nassr 1 0 1  
2  Al-Hilal (a) 1 0 1  
  2  Al-Hilal 0 2 2  
  4  Al-Shabab 3 1 4  
7  Al-Wehda 2 1 3
4  Al-Shabab 5 2 7  
  4  Al-Shabab 4
  1  Al-Ittihad 0
6  Al-Ettifaq 0 0 0  
1  Al-Ittihad 1 1 2  
  1  Al-Ittihad 2 1 3 Third place
  8  Al-Hazm 0 0 0  
8  Al-Hazm (a) 1 2 3 8  Al-Hazm 0 (4)
3  Al-Ahli 1 2 3   2  Al-Hilal (p) 0 (5)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played between 17 and 26 April 2009.[1]

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 1 & 11 May 2009.[2]

First leg

Second leg

Third Place

Third place game was played on 14 May 2009.[3]

Final

15 May 2009
20:45 UTC+3
Al-Shabab 4–0 Al-Ittihad
Al-Saqri  10' (o.g.)
Al-Shamrani  20'
Muath  71'
Al-Sultan  90+1'

Winner

King Cup of Champions
2009 Winners
Al-Shabab
2nd title

References

  1. ↑ "Quarterfinals". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Simefinal". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Third Place". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

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