2011 King Cup of Champions

2011 King Cup of Champions
Country  Saudi Arabia
Dates 28 May 2011 (2011-05-28) – 24 June 2011 (2011-06-24)
Teams 8
Champions Al-Ahli (11th title)
Runners-up Al-Ittihad
Matches played 14
Goals scored 51 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Mukhtar Fallatah (6 goals)
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The 2011 King Cup of Champions or "The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup of Champions", was the 36th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 4th under the current edition.

The tournament was won by Al-Ahli, who beat defending champions Al-Ittihad 4–2 on penalties in the final. It was their first title in current edition and eleventh title overall, they also qualified for 2012 AFC Champions League.

Participating teams

Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Al-Hilal 2010–11 Professional League champions 4th 2010
Al-Ittihad 2010–11 Professional League runners-up 4th 2010
Al-Ettifaq 2010–11 Professional League 3rd place 3rd 2009
Al-Shabab 2010–11 Professional League 4th place 4th 2010
Al-Nassr 2010–11 Professional League 5th place 4th 2010
Al-Ahli 2010–11 Professional League 6th place 4th 2010
Al-Faisaly 2010–11 Professional League 7th place 1st none
Al-Wehda 2010–11 Crown Prince Cup runners-up
2010–11 Professional League 13th place		 4th 2010

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

Fixtures and results

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
1  Al-Hilal 2 3 5  
7  Al-Faisaly 1 0 1  
  1  Al-Hilal 0 1 1  
  2  Al-Ittihad 3 1 4  
5  Al-Nassr 3 1 4
2  Al-Ittihad (a) 3 1 4  
  2  Al-Ittihad 0 (2)
  6  Al-Ahli (p) 0 (4)
13  Al-Wehda (a) 2 3 5  
3  Al-Ettifaq 1 4 5  
  13  Al-Wehda 2 1 3 Third place
  6  Al-Ahli 2 4 6  
4  Al-Shabab 0 1 1 1  Al-Hilal 6
6  Al-Ahli[A] 3 0 3   13  Al-Wehda 3

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 28, 29 May and 10, 11 June 2011.[1]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Faisaly 2–1 3–0
Al-Nassr 4–4 (a) Al-Ittihad 3–3 1–1
Al-Wehda 5–5 (a) Al-Ettifaq 2–1 3–4
Al-Shabab 1–3 Al-Ahli 0–3[A] 1–0

First Leg

Notes
  1. ^ The SAFF Disciplinary Committee decided to award the quarter-final first leg to Al-Ahli against Al-Shabab as a 3–0 forfeit win after Al-Shabab were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The game originally ended 2–1 to Al-Shabab.[2]

Second Leg

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 15, 16, 19 & 20 June 2011.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 1–4 Al-Ittihad 0–3 2–2
Al-Wehda 3–6 Al-Ahli 2–2 1–4

First Leg

Second Leg

Third place

Third place game was played on 23 June 2011.[4]

Final

Winner

King Cup of Champions
2011 Winners
Al-Ahli
11th Title

References

  1. ↑ "Quarterfinals". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "الاتحاد السعودي يُنهي قضية "السعران" ويعتبر الأهلي فائزاً على الشباب" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Simefinal". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Third Place". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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