2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

Football match

2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup FinalEvent| 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

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| Al-Hilal | Al-Ettifaq

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Date| 10 February 2012 (2012-02-10)
Venue| King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee| Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Attendance| 40,000

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The 2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 37th final of the Crown Prince Cup, a football tournament. It took place on 10 February 2012 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq.[1] It was Al-Hilal's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ettifaq's fifth final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final after 2008. It was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 2008 and Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.

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

## Teams[edit]

Team  | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

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Al-Hilal | 11 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Al-Ettifaq | 4 (1963, 1965, 2001, 2008)

## Venue[edit]

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the eleventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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[edit]

Al-Hilal reached their twelfth final after a 2–0 win against Al-Ittihad.[6] This was Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.

Al-Ettifaq reached their fifth final, after a 2–1 away win against Al-Ahli.[7] They reached their first final since 2008 when they finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Hilal.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.[8] Al-Hilal won the previous meeting 2–0 in the 2008 final.[9] The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[10]

## Road to the final[edit]

Further information: 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

Al-Hilal  | Round | Al-Ettifaq

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Opponent  | Result  |  | Opponent  | Result
Al-Shoulla | 6–1 (A)  | Round of 16  | Al-Ansar | 2–0 (H)
Al-Nassr | 4–1 (H)  | Quarter-finals  | Najran | 3–0 (H)
Al-Ittihad | 2–0 (H) | Semi-finals  | Al-Ahli | 2–1 (A)

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

## Match[edit]

### Details[edit]

10 February 2012 (2012-02-10)

20:25 AST

Al-Hilal| 2–1| Al-Ettifaq

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* Wilhelmsson 9'
* Al-Abed 21'

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* Al-Shehri 35'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Al-Hilal

Al-Ettifaq

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GK | 1 |  Khalid Sharahili
RB | 2 |  Sultan Al-Bishi |  45+1'
CB | 3 |  Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB | 25 |  Majed Al-Marshedi |  83'
LB | 13 |  Salman Al-Faraj
DM | 21 |  Adil Hermach |  50'
RM | 99 |  Christian Wilhelmsson |  |  25'
CM | 10 |  Mohammad Al-Shalhoub |  |  79'
CM | 24 |  Nawaf Al-Abed |  34'
LM | 29 |  Salem Al-Dawsari
CF | 7 |  Yoo Byung-soo |  88'
Substitutes:
GK | 30 |  Hassan Al-Otaibi
DF | 4 |  Abdullah Al-Zori
DF | 23 |  Hassan Khairat
MF | 6 |  Mohammed Al-Qarni |  |  79'
MF | 15 |  Ahmed Al-Fraidi |  |  25'
FW | 16 |  Essa Al-Mehyani
FW | 77 |  Saad Al-Harthi
Manager:
Ivan Hašek
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GK | 32 |  Fayz Al-Sabiay
RB | 70 |  Waleed Mahboob
CB | 4 |  Carlos
CB | 5 |  Sayaf Al-Bishi (c)
LB | 66 |  Hassan Mudhafar |  |  36'
RM | 8 |  Yahya Al-Shehri
CM | 6 |  Yahya Otain |  42'
CM | 11 |  Bruno Lazaroni
LM | 9 |  Hamed Al-Hamed
CF | 16 |  Yousef Al-Salem
CF | 18 |  Sebastián Tagliabúe |  |  56'
Substitutes:
GK | 1 |  Mohammad Khouja
DF | 3 |  Jamaan Al-Jamaan
DF | 14 |  Ahmad Akash |  |  36' 80'
MF | 7 |  Abdulmutalib Al-Traidi |  |  80'
MF | 20 |  Sultan Al-Bargan
FW | 10 |  Saleh Bashir
FW | 99 |  Zamil Al-Sulim |  |  56'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković

Assistant referees:
Giorgio Niccolai (Italy)
Roberto Romagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marai Al-Awaji

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.

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## See also[edit]

* Association football portal
* Saudi Arabia portal

* 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
* 2011–12 Saudi Professional League
* 2012 King Cup of Champions

## References[edit]

1. ^ "الأمير نايف يرعى نهائي كأس ولي العهد بين الهلال والاتفاق".
2. ^ "الهلال يهزم الاتفاق ويتوج بطلاً لكأس 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. ^ "الهلال إلى نهائي كأس ولي العهد للعام الخامس على التوالي".
7. ^ "الاتفاق بالأرجنتيني تيجالي.. أسقط الأهلي وطار للنهائي".
8. ^ "نهائي مختلف وتخصص «أزرق»".
9. ^ "كـأس ولــي العهــد هلاليـــة".
10. ^ "Match history".

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