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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia | 
| Dates | 6 November 2009 – 19 February 2010 | 
| Teams | 54 (all) 42 (qualifying competition) 16 (main competition)  | 
| Defending champions | Al-Hilal | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Hilal (9th title) | 
| Runner-up | Al-Ahli | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 51 (3.4 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Victor Simões (4 goals)  | 
| All statistics correct as of 19 February 2010.(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs) | |
The 2009–10 Crown Prince Cup was the 35th season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 16 teams, 12 teams from the Pro League, and 4 teams from the qualifying rounds.
Al-Hilal were the two-time defending champions, having retained the trophy in 2009, and won their third consecutive title, defeating Al-Ahli in the final on 19 February 2010.[1] Al-Hilal won their record-extending 9th title and their third title in a row.
Qualifying rounds
All of the competing teams that are not members of the Pro League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Ansar, Al-Faisaly, Al-Tai and Hajer qualified.[2]
Preliminary round 1
The Preliminary Round 1 matches were played on 6 & 12 November 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Friday 6 November 2009 | ||||
| Al-Majd (4) | 2–0 | Al-Suqoor (4) | ||
| Al-Nakhil (4) | 5–2 | Al-Ain (4) | ||
| Al-Qala (4) | 7–0 | Al-Waad (4) | ||
| Al-Rawdhah (4) | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Al-Hada (4) | ||
| Al-Saqr (4) | 4–4 (3–4 p) | Afif (4) | ||
| Thursday 12 November 2009 | ||||
| Sharurah (4) | 0–4 | Al-Tuhami (4) | ||
Preliminary round 2
The Preliminary Round 2 matches were played on 13 & 17 November 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Friday 13 November 2009 | ||||
| Al-Majd (4) | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Okaz (4) | ||
| Al-Rawdhah (4) | 4–3 | Afif (4) | ||
| Al-Qala (4) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Hait (4) | ||
| Tuesday 17 November 2009 | ||||
| Al-Tuhami (4) | 0–1 | Al-Nakhil (4) | ||
First round
The First Round matches were played on 3 & 4 December 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Thursday 3 December 2009 | ||||
| Al-Adalah (2) | 2–0 | Al-Jeel (3) | ||
| Al-Khaleej (2) | 3–0 | Al-Nahda (3) | ||
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 2–1 | Al-Diriyah (3) | ||
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 2–7 | Al-Faisaly (2) | ||
| Al-Fayha (3) | 2–1 | Najd (3) | ||
| Sdoos (3) | 1–0 | Al-Shoulla (2) | ||
| Al-Taawoun (2) | 2–1 | Al-Arabi (3) | ||
| Hajer (2) | 1–0 | Al-Rawdhah (4) | ||
| Friday 4 December 2009 | ||||
| Al-Batin (3) | 1–0 | Al-Najma (3) | ||
| Al-Orobah (3) | 0–2 | Al-Tai (2) | ||
| Abha (2) | 3–2 | Al-Nakhil (4) | ||
| Al-Jabalain (3) | 1–3 | Al-Qala (4) | ||
| Hetten (2) | 1–2 | Ohod (2) | ||
| Al-Akhdoud (3) | 2–3 | Damac (2) | ||
| Al-Ansar (2) | 3–0 | Al-Rabe'e (3) | ||
| Al-Watani (2) | 2–1 | Okaz (4) | ||
Second round
The Second Round matches were played on 10 December 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Thursday 10 December 2009 | ||||
| Hajer (2) | 2–1 | Al-Riyadh (2) | ||
| Al-Khaleej (2) | 2–1 | Al-Adalah (2) | ||
| Al-Fayha (3) | 1–2 | Al-Taawoun (2) | ||
| Sdoos (3) | 0–2 | Al-Faisaly (2) | ||
| Al-Batin (3) | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Qala (4) | ||
| Al-Tai (2) | 3–0 | Al-Watani (2) | ||
| Abha (2) | 0–1 | Damac (2) | ||
| Al-Ansar (2) | 3–0 | Ohod (2) | ||
Final round
The Final Round matches were played on 17 December 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Tuesday 17 December 2009 | ||||
| Al-Khaleej (2) | 1–2 | Hajer (2) | ||
| Al-Faisaly (2) | 2–1 | Al-Taawoun (2) | ||
| Al-Batin (3) | 3–3 (10–11 p) | Al-Tai (2) | ||
| Al-Ansar (2) | 3–2 | Damac (2) | ||
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Qadisiyah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 2 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli (p) | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Hajer | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fateh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fateh (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Al-Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Faisaly | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Raed | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Najran | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Najran | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Najran (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ansar | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ansar (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hazm | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 3, 4 and 5 February 2010.[3][4] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 3 February 2010 4 | Al-Fateh (1) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Al-Hasa | 
| 20:10 | Sufyani  Al-Jamaan Bettayeb  | 
Report | Al-Salem  | 
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Mutraf Al-Qahtani  | 
| 4 February 2010 1 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | 1–2 | Al-Shabab (1) | Khobar | 
| 20:10 | John-Jumbo  | 
Report | Al-Gizani  Camacho  | 
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Qahtani  | 
| 4 February 2010 3 | Hajer (2) | 2–3 | Al-Ahli (1) | Al-Hasa | 
| 20:10 | Al-Khoudari  Al-Mouathin  | 
Report | Al-Raheb  Massad Simões  | 
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini  | 
| 4 February 2010 5 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly (2) | Riyadh | 
| 20:10 | Wilhelmsson  Balghaith  | 
Report | Fallatah  | 
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abbas Ibrahim  | 
| 4 February 2010 6 | Al-Raed (1) | 0–2 | Al-Nassr (1) | Buraidah | 
| 20:10 | Report | Ghaly  | 
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi  | 
| 5 February 2010 2 | Al-Wehda (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)  | Al-Tai (2) | Makkah | 
| 20:10 | Benhenia  | 
Al-Juhaim  | 
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Zahrani  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Al-Mor  Assiri Belal K. Al-Mousa Rafik Mahboob  | 
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| 5 February 2010 7 | Najran (1) | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Najran | 
| 20:10 | Diba  | 
Report | Noor  | 
Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium Referee: Marai Al-Awaji  | 
| 5 February 2010 8 | Al-Ansar (2) | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Hazem (1) | Medina | 
| 20:10 | Al-Khodair  Al-Eisa  | 
Report | Al-Muwallad  Hamad Ji  | 
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mansour Al-Shammari  | 
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 9 and 10 February 2010.[3][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 9 February 2010 9 | Al-Shabab (1) | 3–1 | Al-Tai (2) | Riyadh | 
| 20:15 | Al-Yousef  Camacho  | 
Report | Fallatah  | 
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Saad Al-Kathairi  | 
| 9 February 2010 10 | Al-Fateh (1) | 0–2 | Al-Ahli (1) | Al-Hasa | 
| 20:15 | Report | Simões  | 
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 
| 10 February 2010 11 | Al-Nassr (1) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Hilal (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:15 | Feindouno  | 
Report | Neves  Wilhelmsson  | 
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)  | 
Semi-finals
The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 14 and 15 February 2010.[3][6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 14 February 2010 13 | Al-Shabab (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)  | Al-Ahli (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:15 | Al-Sultan  Al-Gizani  | 
Report | Al-Musa  Jaizawi  | 
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Camacho  Ahmed Otaif Ali Otaif Al-Haqbani  | 
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| 15 February 2010 14 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–1 | Najran (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:15 | Al-Qahtani  | 
Report | Abu Yabis  | 
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Alexandru Deaconu (Romania)  | 
Final
The final was held on 19 February 2010 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[3][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Winner
| 2009–10 Crown Prince Cup  Winners  | 
|---|
| Al-Hilal 9th Title  | 
Top goalscorers
As of 19 February 2010[9]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ahli | 4 | |
| 2 | Al-Ansar | 3 | |
| Najran | |||
| Al-Hilal | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "الأمير سلطان يتوج الهلال بكأس ولي العهد".
 - ↑ "تصفيات التأهل إلى كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2010".
 - 1 2 3 4 "CROWN PRINCE CUP 2009/10".
 - ↑ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2009/2010 دور الـ 16".
 - ↑ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2009/2010 ربع نهائي".
 - ↑ "ضمن نصف نهائي كأس ولي العهد : الشباب يستضيف الأهلي في ظروف متشابهه".
 - ↑ ""ديربي" الرياض "هلالي" بـ "ويلي"".
 - ↑ "ولي العهد يرعي اليوم المباراة الختامية بين فريقي الاهلي و الهلال".
 - ↑ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2009/2010 - قائمة الهدافين".
 
External links
- Crown Prince Cup 2009/10 History at RSSSF
 
