| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia | 
| Dates | 3 January – 12 May 2018 | 
| Teams | 32 | 
| Defending champions | Al-Hilal | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Ittihad | 
| Runner-up | Al-Faisaly | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 | 
| Goals scored | 96 (3.1 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Carlos Villanueva (4 goals) | 
| All statistics correct as of 12 May 2018. | |
The 2018 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 43rd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 11th under the current format. It started on 3 January and concluded with the final on 12 May 2018. The winner qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage.
Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after a 3–1 win over Al-Faisaly in the final on 12 May 2018.[1]
Pro League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Qadsiah in the Round of 16.[2] It was the earliest exit by the title holders since the introduction of the new format.
Participating teams
A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 16 teams from the First Division, and 2 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage.[3]
| League | Teams | 
|---|---|
| Pro League | |
| Prince Mohammad bin Salman League | |
| Third Division | 
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Bracket
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Hajer | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Qadsiah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Qadsiah | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Jeddah | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Qadsiah | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Faisaly | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nojoom (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nojoom | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Faisaly | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Faisaly (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Watani | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Faisaly | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Qaisumah | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Fateh | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fateh | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hazem | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fayha | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli (pen.) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Ohod | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Orobah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Orobah | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shoulla | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Faisaly | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Kawkab | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Najran | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Khaleej | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Khaleej | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Bahah | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Batin | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Batin | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Mujazzal | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Batin | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Damac | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Taawoun | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Damac | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Batin | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Raed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nahda | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nahda | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Zulfi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Source: SAFF[4]
Round of 32
The Round of 32 matches were played between 3 and 7 January 2018.[5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 3 January 2018 12 | Al-Bahah (4) | 0–1 | Al-Khaleej (2) | Al Bahah | 
| 15:45 | Al-Zahrani  13' Zayed  45+1' Al-Haly  84' | Report | Al-Enezi  53' Sami  78' Meshqi  89' | Stadium: King Saud Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni | 
| 3 January 2018 10 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 6–0 | Al-Tai (2) | Dammam | 
| 17:40 | Al-Selouli  28', 45' Al-Saiari  33', 48', 49' Al-Zubaidi  54' Al-Sonain  59' | Report | Al-Amri  1' Al-Jarrad  90+1' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jires | 
| 3 January 2018 3 | Al-Wehda (2) | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Nojoom (2) | Makkah | 
| 19:45 | Al-Sulami  115' | Report | Awadh  62' Al-Harbi  96' (pen.) Sharoumah  111' Al-Majhad  113' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan | 
| 4 January 2018 7 | Ohod (1) | 0–1 | Al-Orobah (2) | Medina | 
| 15:45 | Assiri  72' Al-Nabit  83' | Report | Bander  4',  35' Al-Munaif  22' Rawaf  24' | Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Majid Al-Shamrani | 
| 4 January 2018 2 | Al-Qadsiah (1) | 3–2 | Jeddah (2) | Khobar | 
| 17:40 | Fallatah  18',  35' Élton  39', 81' Bismark  53' | Report | Al-Johani  10' Al-Qarni  83' | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi | 
| 4 January 2018 1 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–1 | Hajer (2) | Riyadh | 
| 19:20 | Rivas  11' Al Bulaihi  19' Al-Qahtani  31' | Report | Al-Jamaan  23' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail | 
| 5 January 2018 6 | Al-Fateh (1) | 1–0 | Al-Hazem (2) | Al-Hasa | 
| 15:05 | Sharahili  27' | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri | 
| 5 January 2018 13 | Al-Mujazzal (2) | 1–3 | Al-Batin (1) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 15:20 | Al-Yousef  5' Al-Bishi  53' Sidevaldo  75' Al-Muraished  76' | Report | Tarabai  13',  74' Metlaq  40' Jhonnattann  44',  90+2' Paulo  65' Waqes  87' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait | 
| 5 January 2018 14 | Al-Taawoun (1) | 1–2 | Damac (2) | Buraidah | 
| 15:25 | Al-Maghrebi  16' Al-Bishi  65' Amissi  82' | Report | Al-Aliany  3' (pen.) Al-Qahtani  41' Al-Najei  74' Sharahili  75' Al-Thunayan  83' Al-Shahrani  86' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris | 
| 5 January 2018 16 | Al-Nassr (1) | 2–0 | Al-Zulfi (4) | Riyadh | 
| 19:20 | Al-Mutlaq  39' Ghaly  66' Al-Sahlawi  70' Leonardo  83' | Report | Al-Sabt  9' Al-Sharid  32' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh | 
| 6 January 2018 5 | Al-Qaisumah (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Fayha (1) | Hafar al-Batin | 
| 15:10 | Al-Ruwailli  6' Jowhar  60' Al-Sahali  80' Afana  87' | Report | Fernández  53',  62' (pen.), 107' Al-Mutairi  86' Asprilla  114' | Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari | 
| 6 January 2018 4 | Al-Watani (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Faisaly (1) | Tabuk | 
| 15:55 | Eisa  16', 53' R. Al-Balawi  49' N. Al-Balawi  87' Majrashi  110' | Report | Abousaban  23' Hamad  36' Majrashi  51' Rogério  80' Al Mansor  91' | Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet | 
| 6 January 2018 15 | Al-Raed (1) | 0–1 | Al-Nahda (2) | Buraidah | 
| 18:05 | Al-Shamekh  25' Al-Musalem  29' | Report | Al-Jadaani  36' Al-Khamees  57' Al-Hamdan  68' Al-Merqeb  84' Al-Maimouni  88' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri | 
| 6 January 2018 8 | Al-Shoulla (2) | 0–2 | Al-Ahli (1) | Al-Kharj | 
| 19:20 | Report | Al-Moasher  7' Fetfatzidis  20' Asiri  52' Oboabona  63' | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan | 
| 7 January 2018 11 | Al-Shabab (1) | 2–0 | Najran (2) | Riyadh | 
| 18:00 | Al Tawfiq  8' (o.g.) Al-Shamrani  45+1' (pen.) | Report | A. Al-Sqoor  42' N. Al-Sqoor  90' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi | 
| 7 January 2018 9 | Al-Kawkab (2) | 1–3 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Al-Kharj | 
| 19:20 | Al-Zahrani  24' Al-Saeed  44' Al-Shehri  45' Al-Dubaisi  76' Al-Zubaidi  83' | Report | Al-Muwallad  50' Sufyani  53' Villanueva  64',  69' (pen.) Akaïchi  81' Kahraba  86' | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish | 
Round of 16
The Round of 16 matches were played between 19 and 25 January 2018.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 19 January 2018 21 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 2–1 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Jeddah | 
| 20:10 | Villanueva  61' Al-Muwallad  90+12' | Report | Kiss  39',  60' Al-Saleh  57'  90+1' Al Hajri  61' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 44,010 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) | 
| 20 January 2018 18 | Al-Faisaly (1) | 2–0 | Al-Nojoom (2) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 15:30 | Rogério  20' Al-Mansor  26' Majrashi  78' | Report | Al-Batran  33' Al-Sobeai  45+1' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States) | 
| 20 January 2018 17 | Al-Qadsiah (1) | 1–0 | Al-Hilal (1) | Khobar | 
| 18:00 | Hervé  37' Fallatah  42' Bismark  55' Barnawi  77'  88' | Report | Fallatah  42' Otayf  67' Milesi  89' | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) | 
| 20 January 2018 24 | Al-Nassr (1) | 1–0 | Al-Nahda (2) | Riyadh | 
| 18:10 | Al-Sahlawi  36' Lagrou  69' | Report | Masrahi  14' Al-Hamdan  45+1' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) | 
| 21 January 2018 20 | Al-Ahli (1) | 6–0 | Al-Orobah (2) | Jeddah | 
| 18:45 | Al-Moasher  33', 73' Al-Mogahwi  41' Fefatzidis  60' Zakaria  90', 90+2' | Report | Al-Najei  24' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland) | 
| 24 January 2018 19 | Al-Fayha (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Fateh (1) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 15:35 | Al Salem  11' Al-Khaibari  111',  118' | Report | Sakala  56' João Pedro  68' Al-Fuhaid  90+3' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 423 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) | 
| 25 January 2018 23 | Al-Batin (1) | 2–0 | Damac (2) | Hafar al-Batin | 
| 15:30 | Guilherme  83' Jorge Silva  84' | Report | Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) | 
| 25 January 2018 22 | Al-Shabab (1) | 3–1 | Al-Khaleej (2) | Riyadh | 
| 20:00 | Khamees  30' (o.g.) Benyettou  45+1' Ghazi  72' Bahebri  87' | Report | Al-Najrani  22' Khamees  63' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales) | 
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals matches were played between 22 and 25 February 2018.[9][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 22 February 2018 28 | Al-Nassr (1) | 0–1 | Al-Batin (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:00 | Madu  68' Al-Fraidi  73' | Report | Nasser  15' Jhonnattann  18' Diabaté  21' Al-Shammeri  51' Guilherme  56' Al-Jouei  58' Khodari  66' Mathlouthi  78' Paulo  79' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales) | 
| 23 February 2018 27 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 3–1 | Al-Shabab (1) | Jeddah | 
| 20:30 | Al-Nakhli  11',  26' Fallatah  39' Kahraba  45' | Report | Al-Fahad  45' Majrashi  56' Ubilla  90+1' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 57,810 Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland) | 
| 24 February 2018 26 | Al-Fayha (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Al-Ahli (1) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 18:40 | Gómez  21' Izaguirre  50' Fernández  53' Jaafari  81' Asprilla  93',  100' Al-Sobhi  120+1' | Report | Balghaith  48'  112' Bakshween  60' Al-Amri  85' Asiri  109' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales) | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Tziolis  Asprilla  Al-Mutairi  Al-Sobhi  Fernández  Izaguirre  | Fetfatzidis  Milligan  Al-Amri  Leonardo  Awagi  Ben Amor  | |||
| 25 February 2018 25 | Al-Qadsiah (1) | 2–3 | Al-Faisaly (1) | Khobar | 
| 18:20 | Hervé  11' Al-Khabrani  47' Jorginho  62' Al-Shoeil  78' Camara  79' Al-Jizani  82' Fallatah  90+1' | Report | Gomaa  16' Luisinho  48' (pen.) Majrashi  54' (pen.) Rogério  59',  64' Zé Eduardo  90+5' | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) | 
Semi-finals
The Semi-finals matches were played on 30 and 31 March 2018.[11][12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 30 March 2018 29 | Al-Faisaly (1) | 1–0 | Al-Ahli (1) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 20:35 | Zé Eduardo  77' | Report | Al-Shamrani  90+6' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) | 
| 1 April 2018 30 | Al-Batin (1) | 2–6 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Hafar al-Batin | 
| 20:35 | Guilherme  2' Tinga  62' Waqes  87' Ghunaiman  90'  90+4' | Report | Villanueva  5', 88' (pen.) Al-Ghamdi  68', 72' Akaïchi  77',  78' Al-Muziel  89' Al-Aryani  90+2' | Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush | 
Final
The final was held on 12 May 2018. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers
As of 12 May 2018[13]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos Villanueva | Al-Ittihad | 4 | 
| 2 |  Mohammed Al-Saiari | Al-Ettifaq | 3 | 
|  Salman Al-Moasher | Al-Ahli | ||
|  Rogério | Al-Faisaly | ||
|  Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | ||
Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.
See also
References
- ↑ "فيديو | ملخص مباراة الاتحاد والفيصلي - نهائي كأس الملك 2018 | دوري بلس".
- ↑ "الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم - مركز الأخبار". thesaff.com.sa. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم on Twitter📌| تُسحب بعد قليل قرعة #مسابقة_كأس_خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين في القاعة الرئيسة بمجمع الأمير فيصل بن فهد الأولمبي بالرياض.. ماهي توقعاتكم؟ 👍🏻"". twitter.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "نتائج قرعة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Draw] (in Arabic). SAFF. 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "جدول مباريات #مسابقة_كأس_خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين" [Round of 32 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). saudiff. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Round of 32". kooora.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ "جدول مباريات دور الـ16 من #مسابقة_كأس_خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين بعد التعديل" [Round of 16 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). saudiff. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2018 - Round of 16". goalzz.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ "جدول مباريات دور الـ8 من" [Round of 8 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). saudiff. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ↑ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2018 - Round of 8". goalzz.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ↑ "مواعيد مباريات الدور نصف النهائي من مسابقة" [Semi-finals of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). saudiff. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ↑ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2018 - Round of 4". goalzz.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Top Scorers -King Cup". goalzz. Retrieved 2 January 2018.