2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2006–07 Crown Prince Cup was the 32nd season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the Qualifying Rounds on 30 November 2006 and concluded with the final on 27 April 2007.

2006–07 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates30 November 2006 – 27 April 2007
Teams44 (all)
32 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Hilal
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Ahli (5th title)
Runner-upAl-Ittihad
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored57 (3.35 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Alhassane Keita
(6 goals)

All statistics correct as of 27 April 2007.
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

Premier League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Ahli in the Semi-finals.[1] Al-Ahli won their fifth Crown Prince Cup title and their first since 2002.[2] As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2008 AFC Champions League group stage.

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. The qualifying competition began on 30 November 2006.

First round

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Source: Al-Jazirah.[3][4]

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Thursday 30 November 2006
Al-Fayha (2) 1–0 Al-Raed (3)
Al-Taawoun (2) 3–1 Al-Najma (3)
Al-Jabalain (2) 0–0 (3–2 p) Al-Qotah (3)
Sdoos (2) 3–3 (4–5 p) Al-Hamadah (3)
Al-Riyadh (2) 3–2 Al-Taqadom (4)
Al-Shoulla (2) 1–2 Al-Qarah (4)
Al-Orobah (3) 4–0 Duba (4)
Al-Majd (4) 0–2 Al-Watani (2)
Al-Nahda (2) 1–0 Al-Noor (3)
Al-Ansar (2) 2–2 (2–4 p) Wej (4)
Al-Rabe'e (3) 1–0 Ohod (3)
Al-Adalah (3) 1–2 Hajer (2)
Al-Fateh (2) 1–2 Al-Oyoon (3)
Abha (2) 1–1 (3–2 p) Hetten (4)
Al-Akhdoud (3) 2–3 Damac (2)
Al-Tuhami (3) 0–1 Najran (2)

Second round

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Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Thursday 14 December 2006
Al-Hamadah (3) 2–3 Al-Riyadh (2)
Al-Fayha (2) 1–3 Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Nahda (2) 2–0 Al-Qarah (4)
Al-Oyoon (3) 1–1 (3–2 p) Hajer (2)
Al-Rabe'e (3) 1–0 Wej (4)
Al-Orobah (3) 1–3 Al-Jabalain (2)
Najran (2) 3–2 Al-Watani (2)
Abha (2) 2–3 Damac (2)

Final Round

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Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Monday 25 December 2006
Al-Oyoon (3) 1–2 Al-Rabe'e (3)
Al-Jabalain (2) 1–1 (4–2 p) Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Nahda (2) 0–2 Al-Riyadh (2)
Damac (2) 1–3 (a.e.t.) Najran (2)

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
H Al-Shabab 5
A Al-Rabe'e 0
H Al-Shabab 0
A Al-Ettifaq 1
A Al-Ettifaq 2
H Al-Khaleej 1
A Al-Ettifaq 1 1 2
H Al-Ittihad 0 4 4
H Al-Ittihad 6
A Al-Tai 1
H Al-Ittihad 10
A Najran 0
A Al-Qadisiyah 1
H Najran 2
Al-Ittihad 1
Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Wehda 1
H Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) 2
A Al-Hazem 0
A Al-Hazem 2
H Al-Jabalain 1
A Al-Hilal 0 1 1
H Al-Ahli 2 1 3
A Al-Ahli 3
H Al-Riyadh 1
H Al-Ahli 1
A Al-Faisaly 0
H Al-Nassr 1 (4)
A Al-Faisaly (pen.) 1 (5)

Round of 16

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The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 21, 22, 23 and 25 February 2007.[5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

21 February 2007 1Al-Rabe'e (3)0–5 Al-Shabab (1) Jeddah
20:10 Report Al-Gizani   22'
Abdoh Otaif   27'
Al-Haqbani   42'
Fallatah   47', 85'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Dubais
21 February 2007 7Al-Riyadh (2)1–3 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:10 Al-Dawood   52' Report Guemamdia   13'
Caio   85'
Al-Jassim   86'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mamdouh Al-Mirdas
21 February 2007 8Al-Nassr (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Al-Faisaly (1) Riyadh
20:10 Haroon   83' (pen.) Report Al-Fahad   67' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Mutlaq
Penalties
Haroon  
Al-Sagoor  
Al-Salamah  
Al-Shahrani  
Al-Bishi  
  Massolin
  Al-Zahrani
  Al-Kaltham
  Cissé
  Al-Mohammadi
22 February 2007 5 Al-Hilal (1) 2–1Al-Wehda (1)Riyadh
20:10 Rodrigão   54' (pen.), 74' Report Al-Shamrani   8' (pen.) Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
22 February 2007 4 Najran (2) 2–1Al-Qadisiyah (1)Najran
20:10 Al Theiban   19', 47' Report Al-Wadani   34' Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
23 February 2007 3 Al-Ittihad (1) 6–1Al-Tai (1)Jeddah
20:10 Keita   12', 71'
Abushgeer   24'
Reinaldo   66', 70'
Al-Saeed   80'
Report Al-Ghamdi   69' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
23 February 2007 6Al-Jabalain (2)1–2 Al-Hazem (1) Ha'il
20:10 Al-Moathin   13' Report Mabrook   56'
Abdullah   76'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
25 February 2007 2Al-Khaleej (1)1–2 Al-Ettifaq (1) Dammam
20:10 Al-Raheb   13' Report Al-Qahtani   60'
Al-Rajaa   62'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Saad Al-Kathairi

Quarter-finals

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The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 2, 3 and 4 March 2007.[7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

2 March 2007 9Al-Shabab (1)0–1 Al-Ettifaq (1) Riyadh
20:10 Report Al-Qahtani   74' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mutraf Al-Qahtani
2 March 2007 11 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Hazem (1)Riyadh
20:10 Al-Jaber   116', 119' Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi
3 March 2007 10 Al-Ittihad (1) 10–0Najran (2)Jeddah
20:10 Wágner   7', 60'
Kariri   15', 81'
Reinaldo   26'
Keita   28', 65', 70'
Al-Otaibi   59', 86'
Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
4 March 2007 12 Al-Ahli (1) 1–0Al-Faisaly (1)Jeddah
20:10 Mouath   43' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Jaroon

Semi-finals

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The Semi-finals first legs were played on 18 March and 1 April 2007 while the second legs were played on 5 and 7 April 2007.[8] The first leg of the Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal match up was moved to 18 March due to Al-Ahli's participation in the semi-finals of the 2006–07 Arab Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ettifaq (1) 2–4 Al-Ittihad (1) 1–0 1–4
Al-Hilal (1) 1–3 Al-Ahli (1) 0–2 1–1

Matches

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Al-Ettifaq (1)1–0Al-Ittihad (1)
Al-Moghanam   73' Report
Al-Ittihad (1)4–1Al-Ettifaq (1)
Tukar   4', 67'
Reinaldo   8', 26'
Report Bashir   9'

Al-Ittihad won 4–2 on aggregate.


Al-Ahli (1)2–0Al-Hilal (1)
Badra   23' (pen.)
Mouath   42'
Report
Al-Hilal (1)1–1Al-Ahli (1)
El Taib   7' Report Mouath   41'

Al-Ahli won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

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The final was held on 27 April 2007.[9][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ittihad1–2Al-Ahli
Keita   88' Report Al-Jassim   80'
Mouath   87'

Top goalscorers

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As of 27 April 2007[11]

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Alhassane Keita Al-Ittihad 6
2   Reinaldo Al-Ittihad 5
3   Malek Mouath Al-Ahli 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "القلعة مغلقة امام طموحات الزعيم".
  2. ^ "شمس الأهلي الجديد (تشرق) بكأس ولي العهد".
  3. ^ "١٦ مباراة في تصفيات كاس ولي العهد".
  4. ^ "نتائج مباريات كاس ولي العهد".
  5. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2006/2007 - دور الـ 16".
  6. ^ "مباريات دور الستة عشر لمسابقة كاس ولي العهد".
  7. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2006/2007 - دور الـ 8".
  8. ^ "دور الأربعة - كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2006/2007".
  9. ^ "الاتحاد والأهلي في نهائي كأس ولي العهد".
  10. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2006/2007 النهائي".
  11. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2006/2007 - قائمة الهدافين".