1983 King Cup

The 1983 King Cup was the 25th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Ahli in the semi-finals.

1983 King Cup

Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	14 April – 13 May 1983
Teams	32
Defending champions	Al-Hilal
Final positions
Champions	Al-Ahli (10th title)
Runner-up	Al-Ettifaq
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	103 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Amin Dabo (8 goals)

Al-Ahli defeated Al-Ettifaq in the final to win their 10th title.

Bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A

Al-Tuhami

1

H

Damac

0

H

Al-Tuhami

1

A

Al-Ettifaq

3

A

Al-Majd

0

H

Al-Ettifaq

4

H

Al-Ettifaq

2

A

Ohod

1

A

Okaz

0

H

Ohod

6

A

Ohod (pen.)

2 (4)

H

Al-Jeel

2 (3)

A

Al-Taawoun

0

H

Al-Jeel

1

H

Al-Ettifaq (a.e.t.)

2

A

Al-Ittihad

1

H

Al-Wehda

2

A

Al-Shabab

1

A

Al-Wehda

0

H

Al-Diriyah

1

A

Al-Suqoor

0

H

Al-Diriyah

1

H

Al-Diriyah

0

A

Al-Ittihad

5

A

Al-Nahda

2

H

Al-Kawkab

1

H

Al-Nahda

0

A

Al-Ittihad

1

A

Al-Ittihad

3

H

Al-Tai

1

–

Al-Ettifaq

0

–

Al-Ahli

1

H

Al-Samrah

0

A

Al-Rawdhah

2

A

Al-Rawdhah

3

H

Al-Qadsiah (a.e.t.)

4

H

Al-Orobah

0

A

Al-Qadsiah

2

A

Al-Qadsiah

1

H

Al-Hilal

4

A

Al-Fara'a

0

H

Al-Hilal

2

H

Al-Hilal (a.e.t.)

2

A

Al-Riyadh

1

A

Al-Riyadh

5

H

Al-Noor

1

A

Al-Hilal

1

H

Al-Ahli

3

A

Al-Ahli

3

H

Al-Khaleej

2

A

Al-Ahli

7

H

Modhar

0

H

Modhar

1

A

Wej

0

A

Al-Ahli

4

H

Al-Nassr

1

A

Al-Ansar

3

H

Al-Raed

1

H

Al-Ansar

0

A

Al-Nassr

1

H

Al-Nassr

3

A

Al-Jabalain

1

Source: Al-Jazirah

Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were played on 14 and 15 April 1983.

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Ettifaq	4–0	Al-Majd
Ohod	6–0	Okaz
Al-Jeel	1–0	Al-Taawoun
Al-Diriyah	1–0	Al-Suqoor
Al-Kawkab	1–2	Al-Nahda
Al-Samrah	0–2	Al-Rawdhah
Al-Orobah	0–2	Al-Qadsiah
Modhar	1–0	Wej
Al-Nassr	3–1	Al-Jabalain
Damac	0–1	Al-Tuhami
Al-Wehda	2–1	Al-Shabab
Al-Tai	1–3	Al-Ittihad
Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Fara'a
Al-Noor	1–5	Al-Riyadh
Al-Khaleej	2–3	Al-Ahli
Al-Raed	1–3	Al-Ansar

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 21 and 22 April 1983.

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Tuhami	1–3	Al-Ettifaq
Al-Jeel	2–2 (3–4 pen.)	Ohod
Al-Diriyah	1–0	Al-Wehda
Al-Nahda	0–1	Al-Ittihad
Al-Ansar	0–1	Al-Nassr
Al-Qadsiah	4–3 (aet)	Al-Rawdhah
Al-Hilal	2–1 (aet)	Al-Riyadh
Modhar	0–7	Al-Ahli

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 28 and 29 April 1983.

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Diriyah	0–5	Al-Ittihad
Al-Hilal	4–1	Al-Qadsiah
Al-Ettifaq	2–1	Ohod
Al-Nassr	1–4	Al-Ahli

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 5 and 6 May 1983. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

5 May 1983

16:30

Al-Ettifaq	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ittihad
Khalifa 4' Bakhashwain 105'	Report	Sobhi 1'

Khobar Sports Center Stadium, Khobar

Referee: Mohammed Al-Shareef

6 May 1983

16:30

Al-Ahli	3–1	Al-Hilal
H. Abo Dawood 17', 47' Dabo 73'	Report	Al-Jarbo'o 20'

Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah, Jeddah

Referee: Fallaj Al-Shanar

Final

The final was played between Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ahli in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh. Al-Ahli were appearing in their 12th final while Al-Ettifaq were appearing in their fourth the final. This final was a repeat of the 1965 final which ended in a win for Al-Ahli.

13 May 1983

15:50 (UTC+3)

Al-Ettifaq	0–1	Al-Ahli
	Report	Al-Sagheer 46' (pen.) Dabo  53'

Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Maatham

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Amin Dabo	Al-Ahli	8
2	Jamal Farhan	Al-Ittihad	4
	Jamal Mohammed	Al-Ettifaq
	Hussam Abu Dawood	Al-Ahli
	Nasser Sodoos	Al-Riyadh