2001 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2001 Crown Prince Cup was the 26th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 10 March 2001 and concluded with the final on 2 May 2001.

2001 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates10 March – 2 May 2001
Teams16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Hilal
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Ittihad (6th title)
Runner-upAl-Ettifaq
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sérgio Ricardo
(4 goals)
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Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Ittihad.[1]

In the final, Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Ettifaq 3–0 to secure their record-extending sixth title and first since 1997.[2] The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah.

Qualifying rounds

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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, Al-Khaleej, Al-Raed and Al-Tai qualified.

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Shabab (asdet) 2
A Al-Khaleej 1
A Al-Shabab 2
H Al-Wehda 1
H Al-Wehda 2
A Al-Najma 0
H Al-Shabab 0
A Al-Ettifaq 1
A Al-Nassr 1
H Al-Tai (asdet) 2
H Al-Tai 1
A Al-Ettifaq 2
H Al-Ettifaq 2
A Al-Qadisiyah 0
Al-Ettifaq 0
Al-Ittihad 3
H Al-Ittihad 4
A Abha 0
A Al-Ittihad 2
H Al-Riyadh 1
H Al-Riyadh (asdet) 2
A Sdoos 1
A Al-Ittihad (pen.) 2 (6)
H Al-Hilal 2 (5)
H Al-Ahli 2
A Al-Ansar 0
A Al-Ahli 0
H Al-Hilal 4
A Al-Hilal (asdet) 2
H Al-Raed 1

Source: Al Jazirah

Round of 16

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The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 10, 13, 14, 15 and 16 March 2001.[3][4] Al-Shabab's match was moved to 10 March due to their participation in the Round of 16 of the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

10 March 2001 1 Al-Shabab (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Khaleej (2)Riyadh
20:00 Al-Owairan   44' (pen.)
Jelassi   105'
Report Al-Salem   65' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mamdouh Al-Mirdas
13 March 2001 4 Al-Ettifaq (1) 2–0Al-Qadisiyah (1)Dammam
20:00 Al-Yami   60', 62' Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid
13 March 2001 6 Al-Riyadh (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Sdoos (1)Riyadh
20:00 Al-Dhuayan   80'
Al-Qahtani   104'
Report Al-Zahrani   6' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili
13 March 2001 7 Al-Ahli (1) 2–0Al-Ansar (1)Jeddah
20:00 Al-Meshal   3'
Al-Jahani  
Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah
14 March 2001 3 Al-Tai (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Nassr (1)Ha'il
20:00 Al-Dawod   20' (o.g.)
Hamad Ji   96'
Report Reinaldo   32' Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakheel
15 March 2001 2 Al-Wehda (1) 2–0Al-Najma (1)Mecca
20:00 Abdelzaher   66'
Al-Hazmi   74'
Report Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar
15 March 2001 5 Al-Ittihad (1) 4–0Abha (2)Jeddah
20:00 Noor  
Abushgeer   53'
Al-Yami   57'
Sérgio   62'
Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
16 March 2001 8Al-Raed (2)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Hilal (1) Al-Kharj
20:00 Al-Salal   67' Report Al-Dokhi   5'
Al-Jaber   98' (pen.)
Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Bishri

Quarter-finals

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The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 29, 30 and 31 March 2001.[5][6][7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

29 March 2001 10Al-Tai (2)1–2 Al-Ettifaq (1) Ha'il
20:35 Al-Sharrar   15' Report Silva   4'
Shuaib   56'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid
29 March 2001 12 Al-Hilal (1) 4–0Al-Ahli (1)Riyadh
20:35 Rôni   40', 89'
Al-Temyat   54'
Al-Jaber   90+1'
Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah
30 March 2001 9Al-Wehda (1)1–2 Al-Shabab (1) Mecca
20:35 Al-Harshan   40' Report Khathran   52', 83' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan
31 March 2001 11Al-Riyadh (1)1–2 Al-Ittihad (1) Riyadh
20:35 Al-Mufarrij   90+2' Report Sérgio   57', 89' (pen.) Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili

Semi-finals

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The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 12 and 13 April 2001.[9][10][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

12 April 2001 13Al-Shabab (1)0–1 Al-Ettifaq (1) Riyadh
20:35 Report Al-Dossari   40' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar
13 April 2001 14Al-Hilal (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Al-Ittihad (1) Riyadh
20:45 Rôni   60'
Al-Ghamdi   65'
Report Al-Yami   45+1'
Sérgio   81'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakheel
Penalties
Al-Jaber  
Rôni  
Pérez  
Al-Shalhoub  
Al-Temawi  
Al-Deayea  
Khalil  
Al-Shareedah  
Al-Masaari  
  Gelsi
  Sérgio
  Al-Shamrani
  Suhail
  Noor
  Al-Yami
  Al-Khilaiwi
  Sheliah
  Khuraish

Final

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The 2001 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 2 May 2001 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ittihad.[12][13] This was the seventh Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met twice in the final, Al-Ettifaq won in 1965 while Al-Ittihad won in 1963. This was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 1965 and Al-Ittihad first since 1997. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ettifaq0–3Al-Ittihad
Report Al-Yami   57'
Gelsi   61' (pen.)
Khalil   65' (o.g.)
Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Sérgio Ricardo Al-Ittihad 4
2   Rôni Al-Hilal 3
  Al Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad
4   Abdulrahman Al-Yami Al-Ettifaq 2
  Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal
  Abdulaziz Khathran Al-Shabab

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""بالاتحاد"... نجوم العميد قهروا النقص و اليأس واقتربوا من الكأس".
  2. ^ "فريق نادي الاتحاد يحقق بطولة كأس سمو ولي العهد".
  3. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2001 - دور الـ 16".
  4. ^ "جدول مباريات مسابقة كأس ولي العهد".
  5. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2001 - دور الـ 8".
  6. ^ "مساء اليوم في الرياض وحائل وضمن الدور ربع النهائي لكأس ولي العهد".
  7. ^ "الوحدة والشباب ومن يصل للدور نصف النهائي".
  8. ^ "الاتحاد والرياض .. ومن يتأهل لملاقاة الهلال".
  9. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2001 - دور الـ 4".
  10. ^ "Jazirah newspaper 12-04-01".
  11. ^ "Jazirah newspaper 13-04-01".
  12. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2001 - النهائي".
  13. ^ "كأس ولي العهد بين العميد وفارس الدهناء".