2022 King Cup Final
# 2022 King Cup Final

The 2022 King Cup Final was the 47th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.

The final was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, on 19 May 2022. The match was contested by Al-Fayha and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Fayha's 1st King Cup final and Al-Hilal's 17th. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup.

Al-Fayha won their first King Cup title by beating Al-Hilal on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. In doing so, they became the 10th different team to win the King Cup. As winners of the competition, Al-Fayha qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - |
| Al-Hilal | 16 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020) |
| Al-Fayha | None |

## Venue

The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 14 May 2022. This was the sixth time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 and was the fourteenth time it was hosted in Jeddah.

The King Abdullah Sports City was built in 2012, and opened in 2014 as the home of Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team. Its current capacity is 62,345, and the record attendance was the opening match which was the 2014 King Cup final. The final also hosted many other finals including the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana and the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

## Background

Al-Fayha reached their first final after a 1–0 home win against Al-Ittihad. Al-Fayha became the eleventh side to feature in a King Cup final.

Al-Hilal reached their 17th final after a 2–1 win against derby rivals Al-Shabab. This was Al-Hilal's second final in three years, and fifth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won their three most recent finals against Al-Ahli once and Al-Nassr twice.

The two teams met twice earlier in the season with the first fixture ending in a draw and Al-Fayha winning the second fixture. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the 9th meeting between them in all competitions. In the clubs' 8 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 4, Al-Fayha won 2 and the remaining 2 were drawn.

## Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

| Al-Fayha | Al-Fayha | Round | Al-Hilal | Al-Hilal |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 2021–22 King Cup | Opponent | Result |
| Abha (H) | 4–0 | Round of 16 | Al-Raed (H) | 2–0 |
| Al-Batin (A) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Quarter-finals | Al-Nassr (A) | 2–1 |
| Al-Ittihad (H) | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Al-Shabab (H) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |

## Match

### Details

| Al-Fayha | Al-Hilal |
| - | - |
| GK | 88 | Vladimir Stojković | 90+4' |
| RB | 22 | Mohammed Al-Baqawi | | 74' |
| CB | 4 | Sami Al-Khaibari (c) |
| CB | 33 | Hussein Al-Shuwaish | 120+1' |
| LB | 24 | Ahmed Bamsaud | | 82' |
| CM | 8 | Abdulrahman Al-Safri | | 62' |
| CM | 37 | Ricardo Ryller |
| CM | 66 | Mohammed Abousaban | | 105' |
| RF | 27 | Sultan Mandash | | 62' |
| CF | 92 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | | 105' |
| LF | 77 | Panagiotis Tachtsidis |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Moslem Al Freej |
| DF | 3 | Bander Nasser | | 82' |
| MF | 6 | Yousef Al-Harbi | | 105' |
| MF | 16 | Ali Al-Nemer |
| MF | 20 | Amadou Moutari | | 74' |
| MF | 25 | Ali Al-Zaqaan | | 62' |
| MF | 26 | Fawaz Al-Torais | | 105' |
| MF | 81 | Ibrahim Al-Barakah |
| FW | 7 | Ramon Lopes | | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Vuk Rašović ||
| GK | 1 | Abdullah Al-Mayouf |
| RB | 2 | Mohammed Al-Breik | | 75' |
| CB | 20 | Jang Hyun-soo |
| CB | 5 | Ali Al-Bulaihi |
| LB | 16 | Nasser Al-Dawsari | | 104' |
| CM | 15 | Matheus Pereira | | 75' |
| CM | 8 | Abdullah Otayf | | 56' |
| CM | 7 | Salman Al-Faraj (c) | 105' |
| RF | 17 | Moussa Marega | | 99' |
| CF | 9 | Odion Ighalo |
| LF | 29 | Salem Al-Dawsari | 37' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Mohammed Al-Owais |
| DF | 13 | Abdulrahman Al-Obaid |
| DF | 66 | Saud Abdulhamid | | 75' |
| DF | 67 | Mohammed Al-Khaibari |
| DF | 70 | Mohammed Jahfali | 105' | 104' |
| DF | 88 | Hamad Al-Yami |
| MF | 43 | Musab Al-Juwayr | | 56' |
| MF | 96 | Michael | | 99' |
| FW | 14 | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Ramón Díaz ||
| Assistant referees: Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain) Iker de Francisco Grijalba (Spain) Fourth official: Mohammed Al-Hoaish Video assistant referee: Ricardo de Burgos (Spain) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdulraheem Al-Shammari | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. |

### Statistics

First half :

| Statistic | Al-Fayha | Al-Hilal |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 0 | 1 |
| Total shots | 4 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 1 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 22% | 78% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 3 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

Second half :

| Statistic | Al-Fayha | Al-Hilal |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 5 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 1 |
| Ball possession | 32% | 68% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 3 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

Extra time :

| Statistic | Al-Fayha | Al-Hilal |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 1 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 0 | 2 |
| Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Ball possession | 23% | 77% |
| Corner kicks | 0 | 3 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

Overall :

| Statistic | Al-Fayha | Al-Hilal |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 10 | 20 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 6 |
| Saves | 4 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 26% | 74% |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 9 |
| Fouls committed | 14 | 12 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
