2009 King Cup of Champions
# 2009 King Cup of Champions

The 2009 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 34th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 2nd under the current edition.

Al-Shabab won their second title in a row after beating the same team they faced in last season's final Al-Ittihad with a 4–0 victory in the final match. Al-Shabab also earned entry into the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage.

## Participating teams

| Team | Qualifying method | App* | Last App |
| - | - | - | - |
| Al-Ittihad | 2008–09 Professional League champions | 2nd | 2008 |
| Al-Hilal | 2008–09 Professional League runners-up | 2nd | 2008 |
| Al-Shabab | 2008–09 Saudi Federation Cup Champions 2008–09 Professional League 4th place | 2nd | 2008 |
| Al-Ahli | 2008–09 Professional League 3rd place | 2nd | 2008 |
| Al-Nassr | 2008–09 Professional League 5th place | 2nd | 2008 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2008–09 Professional League 6th place | 2nd | 2008 |
| Al-Wehda | 2008–09 Professional League 7th place | 2nd | 2008 |
| Al-Hazm | 2008–09 Professional League 8th place | 2nd | 2008 |

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season.

## Fixtures and results

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Al-Nassr | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Al-Hilal (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Al-Hilal (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Al-Hilal | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Al-Shabab | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Al-Wehda | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Al-Shabab | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | Al-Shabab | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Al-Ittihad | 0 |
| 6 | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Al-Ittihad | 0 |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Al-Ittihad | 2 | 1 | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | 8 | Al-Hazm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Al-Hazm (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Al-Hazm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Al-Hazm | 0 (4) |
| 3 | Al-Ahli | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Al-Hilal (p) | 0 (5) |

### Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played between 17 and 26 April 2009.

### Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 1 & 11 May 2009.

### Third Place

Third place game was played on 14 May 2009.

### Final

**Winner**

* King Cup of Champions 2009 Winners
* Al-Shabab 2nd title
