2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

Football match

2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

Al-Hilal celebrating their ninth title

Event| 2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
| Al-Ahli | Al-Hilal

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1 | 2
Date| 19 February 2010 (2010-2-19)
Venue| King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee| Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance| 60,000

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The 2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 35th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 19 February 2010 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal.[1] It was Al-Ahli's 11th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 10th final. This was the third meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Ahli's first final since 2007 and Al-Hilal's third final in a row.

Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their ninth Crown Prince Cup title and third one in a row.[2]

## Teams

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Team  | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

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Al-Ahli | 10 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Al-Hilal | 9 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009)

## Venue

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The King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh hosted the final

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the tenth Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[4] Its current capacity is 68,752[5] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

## Background

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Al-Ahli reached their eleventh final, after a defeating Al-Shabab 3–1 on penalties.[6] They reached their first final since 2007 when they won the tournament after defeating Al-Ittihad 2–1.

Al-Hilal reached their tenth final after a 2–1 win against Najran.[7] This was Al-Hilal's third final in a row.[8]

This was the third meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won twice in 2003 and 2006.[9] The two teams played each other three times in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning all 3 matches. Twice in the League, 2–1 and 3–1, and once in the Federation Cup semi-final, 4–3.[10]

## Road to the final

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Further information: 2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

Al-Ahli  | Round | Al-Hilal

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Opponent  | Result  |  | Opponent  | Result
Hajer | 3–2 (A)  | Round of 16  | Al-Faisaly | 2–1 (H)
Al-Fateh | 2–0 (A)  | Quarter-finals  | Al-Nassr | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)
Al-Shabab | 2–2 (3–1 p) (A) | Semi-finals  | Najran | 2–1 (H)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

## Match

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### Details

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19 February 2010 (2010-02-19)

20:15 AST

Al-Ahli| 1–2| Al-Hilal

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* Simões 43'

| Report |

* Wilhelmsson 66'
* Neves 78'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Al-Ahli

Al-Hilal

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GK | 22 |  Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB | 14 |  Mohammad Massad (c)
CB | 19 |  Walid Jahdali |  70'
CB | 28 |  Jufain Al-Bishi
LB | 31 |  Mansoor Al-Harbi |  70'
RM | 5 |  Moataz Al-Musa
CM | 13 |  Ala Rishani |  51' |  84'
CM | 17 |  Mohammed Al-Safri |  |  70'
LM | 10 |  Marcinho
CF | 9 |  Malek Mouath |  |  68'
CF | 7 |  Victor Simões
Substitutes:
FW | 11 |  Hassan Al-Raheb |  |  84'
MF | 16 |  Waleed Bakshween |  |  70'
MF | 24 |  Abdulrahim Jaizawi |  |  68'
Manager:
Sérgio Farias
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GK | 30 |  Hassan Al-Otaibi
RB | 12 |  Lee Young-pyo |  54'
CB | 3 |  Osama Hawsawi
CB | 25 |  Majed Al-Marshedi
LB | 4 |  Abdullah Al-Zori
CM | 6 |  Khaled Aziz
CM | 8 |  Mirel Rădoi |  89'
RW | 10 |  Mohammad Al-Shalhoub |  |  68'
AM | 7 |  Thiago Neves |  |  90'
LW | 9 |  Christian Wilhelmsson
CF | 20 |  Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutes:
MF | 13 |  Omar Al-Ghamdi |  |  90'
MF | 24 |  Nawaf Al Abed |  |  68'
Manager:
Eric Gerets

Match rules

* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
* Seven named substitutes.
* Maximum of three substitutions.

## See also

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* Association football portal
* Saudi Arabia portal

* 2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
* 2009–10 Saudi Professional League
* 2010 King Cup of Champions

## References

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1. ^ "ولي العهد يرعي اليوم المباراة الختامية بين فريقي الاهلي و الهلال".
2. ^ "الأمير سلطان يتوج الهلال بكأس ولي العهد".
3. ^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
4. ^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
5. ^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
6. ^ "الاهلي طرفا اول في نهائي كاس ولي العهد".
7. ^ ""ديربي" الرياض "هلالي" بـ "ويلي"".
8. ^ "شمس الأهلي الجديد (تشرق) بكأس ولي العهد".
9. ^ "الهلال عُقدة الأهلي في النهائيات".
10. ^ "تاريخ لقاءات".

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