The 2019 Saudi Super Cup was the 6th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 4 January 2020 by Al-Nassr, the winners of the 2018–19 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Taawoun, the winners of the 2019 King Cup.[4] The match was held at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the first time.[5] Al-Nassr won 5–4 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time, securing their first title in the competition.[6][7]

2019 Saudi Super Cup
The King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah hosted the match
EventSaudi Super Cup
After extra time
Al-Nassr won 5–4 on penalties
Date4 January 2020[1]
VenueKing Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1]
RefereeDanny Makkelie (Netherlands)[2]
Attendance40,514[3]
WeatherCloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
54% humidity
2018
2020

Venue

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The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 11 November 2019.[1] This was the first time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final and was the third time it was hosted in Saudi Arabia.

The King Abdullah Sports City was built in 2012, opened in 2014 as the home of Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad. Its current capacity is 62,345, and the record attendance was the opening match which was the 2014 King Cup final. This final marked the seventh final to be played in the stadium following the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 finals of the King Cup and the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana.

Background

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This will be Al-Nassr's third appearance in the competition and their first in 4 years. Al-Nassr finished as runners-up in both the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Super Cup. On the other hand, this will be Al-Taawoun's first appearance in the competition.

Both clubs will be looking to win the Saudi Super Cup for the first time. Al-Nassr had failed to win in their two previous appearances in the competition. Al-Taawoun will be making their debut in the competition and will be the seventh team to participate in the competition.[8]

Al-Nassr qualified by winning the 2018–19 Saudi Professional League on the final matchday by defeating Al-Batin 2–1.[9] Al-Taawoun qualified by winning their first King Cup title by defeating defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the final.[10] The two teams met twice in the 2018–19 season with both teams winning once.

The match was originally set to take place in Abu Dhabi on 24 January 2020.[11] However, on 11 November 2019, the Saudi FF announced that match would take place on 4 January 2020 in Jeddah to accommodate the Spanish Super Cup taking place in the same week and same venue.[12]

Match

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Details

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Al-Nassr1–1Al-Taawoun
  • Hamdallah   58'
Report
Penalties
5–4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Nassr
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Taawoun
GK 1   Brad Jones
RB 2   Sultan Al-Ghanam
CB 3   Abdullah Madu   73'
CB 18   Maicon
LB 27   Awadh Khamis
DM 6   Petros
DM 17   Abdullah Al-Khaibari   54'   90+4'
RW 11   Nordin Amrabat
AM 10   Giuliano (c)
LW 7   Ahmed Musa   85'
CF 9   Abderrazak Hamdallah
Substitutes:
GK 31   Zaid Al-Bawardi
DF 20   Hamad Al Mansor
DF 37   Naif Almas
MF 8   Yahya Al-Shehri   90+4'
MF 16   Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen
MF 38   Fahad Al-Jumeiah   73'
MF 39   Abdurahman Al-Dossari
MF 46   Khalid Al-Ghwinem
FW 29   Abdulfattah Adam   85'
Manager:
  Rui Vitória
GK 1   Cássio
RB 18   Madallah Al-Olayan   90+7'
CB 4   Ricardo Machado   90+2'
CB 5   Talal Al-Absi (c)   40'
LB 8   Nildo Petrolina   35'
DM 6   Ryan Al-Mousa   54'
DM 55   Sandro Manoel   65'
RW 15   Fahad Al-Rashidi   64'
AM 17   Cédric Amissi   68'
LW 20   Héldon
CF 3   Léandre Tawamba   32'
Substitutes:
GK 23   Hussain Shae'an
DF 2   Yassin Barnawi
DF 16   Fahad Al-Hamad
DF 33   Ahmed Assiri   64'
MF 7   Rabee Sufyani   46'
MF 11   Nasser Al-Daajani
MF 77   Mohammed Harzan
MF 80   Abdulmajeed Al-Swat
FW 9   Mansour Al-Muwallad   32'   46'
Manager:
  Abdullah Asiri

Assistant referees:[2]
Mario Diks (Netherlands)
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:[2]
Christian Bax (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Joachim Kamphius (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:[2]
Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "4 يناير.. ملعب الجوهرة يحتضن سوبر النصر والتعاون".
  2. ^ a b c d e "طاقم تحكيم هولندي يُدير مباراة السوبر السعودي بين النصر والتعاون".
  3. ^ "عالمي.. والفرح ما تتركه .. مبروك.. سوبر المملكة".
  4. ^ "النصر يواجه التعاون في كأس السوبر".
  5. ^ "تحديد موعد مباراة النصر والتعاون في السوبر السعودي".
  6. ^ "النصر بطلاً لكأس الهيئة العامة للرياضة لبطل السوبر 2019-2020".
  7. ^ "بالترجيح .. النصر يهزم التعاون ويُتوَّج بكأس السوبر".
  8. ^ "رئيس التعاون "القاسم": انتظروا "السكري" في السوبر".
  9. ^ "النصر بطلا لأقوى نسخ الدوري السعودي".
  10. ^ "خادم الحرمين الشريفين يرعى المباراة الختامية لمسابقة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين". Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  11. ^ "تجمع بين فريقَي النصر والتعاونأبوظبي تستضيف مباراة السوبر السعودي.. الشتاء المقبل".
  12. ^ "الرابع من يناير موعداً لكأس السوبر بين النصر والتعاون".
  13. ^ a b c "team statistics".