2021–22 King Cup

The 2021–22 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, is the 47th edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957. The tournament began on 19 December 2021 and is scheduled to conclude with the final in May 2022.

2021–22 King Cup
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates20 December 2021 – May 2022
Teams16
Defending championsAl-Faisaly
Matches played14
Goals scored42 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Carlos
(4 goals)
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 4 April 2022.

The number of teams remained 16 due to the congested fixture schedule which will see the Saudi national team participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[1] The competition was limited to the 16 teams participating in the 2021–22 Saudi Professional League.

Al-Faisaly are the defending champions after winning their first title last season.[2] They were eliminated by Al-Ahli in the round of 16.[3]

Participating teams

A total of 16 teams participated in this season. All of which compete in the Pro League.[4]

League Teams
Pro League

Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Fayha 4
A Abha 0
A Al-Fayha 2
H Al-Batin 1
A Al-Hazem 0
H Al-Batin 1
H Al-Fayha 1
A Al-Ittihad 0
H Al-Taawoun 3
A Al-Tai 2
H Al-Taawoun 1
A Al-Ittihad 2
A Al-Ittihad 3
H Al-Fateh 2
- Al-Fayha 0
- Al-Hilal 0
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Nassr 1
H Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Raed 0
H Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) 2
A Al-Shabab 1
A Al-Faisaly 1
H Al-Ahli 2
A Al-Ahli 1
H Al-Shabab 2
A Damac 0
H Al-Shabab 5

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Source: SAFF[5]

Round of 16

The draw for the whole tournament was held on 8 November 2021.[6] The dates for the Round of 16 fixtures were announced on 22 November 2021.[7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 December 2021 8 Al-Shabab (1) 5–0Damac (1)Riyadh
20:00 Al-Harbi 50'
Al-Qahtani  51'
Carlos 57', 60'
Chafaï 71' (o.g.)
Al-Ammar 83'
Al-Abed  89'		 Report Al-Ammar  53'
Vittor  90'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
20 December 2021 2 Al-Batin (1) 1–0Al-Hazem (1)Hafar al-Batin
15:05 Nasser  70'
Al-Shammari  90+4'
Abreu 90+5'		 Report Al-Obaid  56'
Abdullah S.  58'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel
20 December 2021 4Al-Fateh (1)2–3 Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Hasa
17:35 Al-Daheem  9'
Batna 17', 22',  90+7'
Lajami  39'
Santini  45+3'
Cueva  56'  90+4'
Kanabah  78'
Al-Fuhaid  90+4'		 Report Al-Aboud  13'
Romarinho 37' (pen.), 75'
Al-Shamrani  89'
Al-Sahafi  90+2'
Bruno Henrique 90+2'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Salwi
20 December 2021 6 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0Al-Raed (1)Riyadh
20:00 Vietto 5'
Al-Shehri  6'
Carrillo 75'		 Report Fouzair  8'
Salem  15'  77'
Al-Farhan  77'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
21 December 2021 1 Al-Fayha (1) 4–0Abha (1)Al Majma'ah
15:05 Tachtsidis 19' (pen.)
Ryller  25'
Moutari  39', 47'
Al-Abdulmenem 44'
Lopes 83'		 Report Mboungou  18'
Atouchi  89'		 Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi
21 December 2021 5 Al-Nassr (1) 1–0Al-Ettifaq (1)Riyadh
17:50 Yahya  33'
Al-Amri  43'
K. Al-Ghannam 50'
Anselmo  81'
Al-Shammari  90+1'		 Report Al-Rubaie  19'  27'
Al-Mowalad  45+2'		 Stadium: Mrsool Park
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
21 December 2021 3 Al-Taawoun (1) 3–2Al-Tai (1)Buraidah
18:00 Tawamba 66', 90+2'
Kaku  69', 82'		 Report Dener 31'
Al-Johani 53'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Okairy
21 December 2021 7 Al-Ahli (1) 2–1Al-Faisaly (1)Jeddah
18:25 Hindi  32'
Dankler 63'
Al Somah 88'
Al-Rubaie  90+2'
Hawsawi  90+4'
Al-Majhad  90+9'		 Report Barnawi  16'
Kaabi  30'
Amalfitano 45'
Rossi  90+5'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 7,516
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani

Quarter-finals

The dates for the Quarter-final fixtures were announced on 11 January 2022.[8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

21 February 2022 9Al-Batin (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Fayha (1) Hafar al-Batin
15:55 El Jebli 66' (pen.)
Sami  72'
Antônio  77'
Campaña  116'		 Report Trajkovski 56'
Bamsaud  70'
Al-Baqawi  94'
Tachtsidis 117'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani
21 February 2022 10Al-Taawoun (1)1–2 Al-Ittihad (1) Buraidah
16:00 Abdullah  30'
Al-Nabit 53'
El Mahdioui  90+6'		 Report Al-Bishi 86'
Henrique  90+6'
Hamdallah 90+6' (pen.)
André  90+9'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
21 February 2022 11Al-Nassr (1)1–2 Al-Hilal (1) Riyadh
18:25 Talisca 17'
Martínez  23'
Rodríguez  44'
Aboubakar  76'
Al-Shammari  90+5'		 Report Al-Shahrani  25'
Al-Dawsari  43', 80' (pen.)
Al-Bulaihi  49'
Ighalo 62'
Marega  81'		 Stadium: Mrsool Park
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
21 February 2022 12 Al-Shabab (1) 2–1Al-Ahli (1)Riyadh
20:40 Carlos 49', 86' (pen.)
Paulinho  73'  90+1'
Al-Sqoor  87'		 Report Ghareeb  27'
Bradarić 60'
Kom  70'
Yahya  73'
Dankler  84'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)

Semi-finals

The dates for the Semi-final fixtures were announced on 6 March 2022.[9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

3 April 2022 14 Al Hilal (1) 2–1Al-Shabab (1)Riyadh
22:00 Al-Shahrani  65'
Al-Faraj 73'
Ighalo 104'
Al-Shehri  113'		 Report N'Diaye  39'
Banega 63' (pen.)
Al-Ammar  80'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
4 April 2022 13 Al-Fayha (1) 1–0Al-Ittihad (1)Al Majma'ah
22:00 Abousaban 36' Report Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Final

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-FayhavAl-Hilal

Top goalscorers

As of 4 April 2022[10]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Carlos Al-Shabab 4
2 Romarinho Al-Ittihad 2
Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun
Mourad Batna Al-Fateh
Panagiotis Tachtsidis Al-Fayha
Odion Ighalo Al-Hilal

References
  1. "قرعة كأس الملك الإثنين".
  2. "الفيصلي يتوج بكأس الملك لأول مرة في تاريخه".
  3. "الأهلي يقصي حامل اللقب ويتأهل لمواجهة الشباب".
  4. "غدًا اللحظة المرتقبة قرعة #أغلى_الكؤوس".
  5. "نتائج #قرعة_أغلى_الكؤوس".
  6. "ترشيحات قرعة كأس الملك.. ديربي في «مرسول بارك»".
  7. "رسميا.. "المسابقات" تعلن مواعيد مباريات دور الـ16 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  8. "مواعيد مباريات ربع نهائي كأس الملك.. "صدام الهلال والنصر"".
  9. "لجنة المسابقات تحدد مواعيد نصف نهائي كأس الملك .. تعرف عليها".
  10. "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup Scorers".
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