2002 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
# 2002 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2002 Crown Prince Cup was the 27th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 1 February 2002 and concluded with the final on 24 April 2002.

In the final, Al-Ahli defeated defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 to secure their fourth title. The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah. As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League third qualifying round.

## Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Abha and Al-Raed and Second Division sides Al-Adalah and Najran qualified.

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | Al-Ahli | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Raed | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Raed | 0 | H | Al-Ahli (asdet) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | A | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Wehda | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Wehda | 1 | | | | A | Al-Ahli | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | H | Al-Nassr | 1 | | | | |
| A | Al-Nassr | 2 | | | | | | | H | Al-Nassr | 1 | | | | |
| H | Al-Adalah | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Adalah | 0 | H | Al-Nassr (asdet) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Shabab | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Shabab | 4 | A | Al-Shabab | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Najma | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Najma | 0 | | | | | | | | – | Al-Ahli | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Ittihad | 1 |
| A | Al-Hilal | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Ittihad | 1 |
| H | Al-Tai | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Tai | 3 | A | Al-Tai | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Ansar | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ansar | 2 | H | Al-Ansar | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Najran | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Najran | 1 | | | | H | Al-Ansar | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Al-Ittihad | 4 | | | | |
| H | Al-Ittihad | 6 | | | | | | | A | Al-Ittihad | 4 | | | | |
| A | Abha | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Abha | 0 | H | Al-Ittihad (asdet) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Shoulla | 3 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Riyadh | 1 | A | Al-Shoulla | 3 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Shoulla (asdet) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

Source: Al-Jazirah

## Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 1 and 2 February 2002. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 6 and 7 February 2002. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 18 and 19 February 2002. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Final

The 2002 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 24 April 2002 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between derby rivals Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad. This was the eighth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met once in the final, in 1958, which Al-Ittihad won. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luizinho Vieira | Al-Ittihad | 6 |
| 2 | Cláudio | Al-Shoulla | 4 |
| 3 | Hamzah Idris | Al-Ittihad | 3 |
| 4 | Naji Majrashi | Al-Shabab | 2 |
| 4 | Khaled Gahwji | Al-Ahli | 2 |
| 4 | Ghazi Al-Fraidi | Al-Ansar | 2 |
| 4 | Fouzi Al-Shehri | Al-Ahli | 2 |
| 4 | Mohsen Al-Harthi | Al-Nassr | 2 |
| 4 | Lindomar | Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| 4 | Al Tayeb Salem | Al-Ansar | 2 |
| 4 | Al Hasan Al-Yami | Al-Ittihad | 2 |
