2021 King Cup final
| Event | 2020–21 King Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 27 May 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ||||||
| Referee | Szymon Marciniak (Poland)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | [note 1] | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 36 °C (97 °F) 7% humidity | ||||||
The 2021 King Cup Final was the 46th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.
The final was played at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, on 27 May 2021. The match was contested by Al-Taawoun and Al-Faisaly.[2] It will be Al-Taawoun's 3rd King Cup final and Al-Faisaly's 2nd. This will be the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup. The attendance was capped at 40% after due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[3]
Al-Faisaly defeated Al-Taawoun 3–2 to win their first King Cup title.[4]
Teams
[edit]| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Al-Taawoun | 2 (1990, 2019) |
| Al-Faisaly | 1 (2018) |
Venue
[edit]The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the final venue on 25 May 2021.[5] This was the eighth King Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2019 and 2020.
The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[6] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[7] Its current capacity is 68,752[8] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.
Background
[edit]Al-Taawoun reached their third final after a 3–2 win against Al-Fateh.[9] This was Al-Taawoun's second final in three years. Al-Taawoun won their first title in 2019 after defeating Al-Ittihad and finished as runners-up in 1990.
Al-Faisaly reached their second final, after a 1–0 away win against Al-Nassr.[10] This was Al-Faisaly's first final since 2018, which they lost against Al-Ittihad.
The two teams met twice earlier in the season with both matches ending in draws. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the 46th meeting between them in all competitions. In the clubs' 45 previous meetings, Al-Taawoun won 21, Al-Faisaly won 13 and the remaining 11 were drawn.[11]
Road to the final
[edit]Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Al-Taawoun | Round | Al-Faisaly | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2020–21 King Cup | Opponent | Result |
| Damac (A) | 2–1 | Round of 16 | Al-Ettifaq (A) | 0–0 (9–8 p) |
| Al-Qadsiah (H) | 2–1 | Quarter-finals | Al-Batin (A) | 2–1 |
| Al-Fateh (H) | 3–2 | Semi-finals | Al-Nassr (A) | 1–0 |
Match
[edit]Details
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Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules
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Statistics
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See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Attendance was capped at 40% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "حكم "عالمي" يقود نهائي كأس الملك".
- ^ "رسمياً.. موعد نهائي كأس الملك بين التعاون والفيصلي".
- ^ "السعودية تعلن بروتوكول عودة الجماهير للملاعب".
- ^ "الفيصلي يتوج بكأس الملك لأول مرة في تاريخه".
- ^ "استاد الملك فهد يحتضن نهائي كأس الملك يوم الخميس القادم".
- ^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
- ^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
- ^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
- ^ "رياضي / التعاون يتأهل إلى نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين بفوزه على الفتح".
- ^ "الفيصلي يتأهل إلى نهائي كأس الملك بعد فوزه على النصر".
- ^ "تاريخ لقاءات".
- ^ "الحيـاة تدبُّ في الملاعب مع عودة الجماهير المحصّنة بنسبة 40 %".
- ^ a b c "team statistics".