# 2007–08 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2007–08 Crown Prince Cup was the 33rd season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 29 November 2007 and concluded with the final on 7 March 2008.
Premier League side Al-Ahli were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Ettifaq in the semi-finals. Al-Hilal won their seventh Crown Prince Cup title after defeating Al-Ettifaq 2–0 in the final.

## Qualifying rounds

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 29 November 2007.

### First round

The first-round matches were played on 29 November 2007.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Thursday 29 November 2007 |||
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Batin (4) |
| Al-Shoulla (3) | 1–0 | Wej (4) |
| Al-Diriyah (3) | 0–3 | Sdoos (2) |
| Al-Khaleej (2) | 0–1 | Al-Nahda (3) |
| Al-Ansar (2) | 1–0 | Al-Hait (4) |
| Ohod (2) | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Al-Rabe'e (3) |
| Hajer (2) | 1–3 | Al-Adalah (3) |
| Al-Fateh (2) | 1–1 (10–9 p) | Al-Taraji (4) |
| Al-Najma (3) | 1–2 | Al-Taawoun (2) |
| Al-Raed (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Fayha (2) |
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly (2) |
| Al-Jabalain (2) | 2–0 | Al-Qotah (3) |
| Hetten (3) | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Al-Tuhami (3) |
| Damac (2) | 2–1 | Al-Akhdoud (3) |
| Abha (2) | 6–0 | Al-Yarmuk (4) |
| Al-Orobah (3) | 4–0 | Al-Tadamon (4) |

### Second round

The second-round matches were played on 6 December 2007.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Thursday 6 December 2007 |||
| Al-Adalah (3) | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Al-Fateh (2) |
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 2–1 | Sdoos (2) |
| Al-Shoulla (3) | 2–0 | Al-Nahda (3) |
| Al-Taawoun (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Raed (4) |
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 4–4 (5–6 p) | Al-Jabalain (2) |
| Abha (2) | 0–1 | Damac (2) |
| Al-Orobah (3) | 2–3 | Al-Tuhami (3) |
| Al-Ansar (2) | 0–2 | Al-Rabe'e (3) |

### Final round

The Final Round matches were played on 12 December 2007.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Wednesday 12 December 2007 |||
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 1–0 | Al-Shoulla (3) |
| Al-Taawoun (2) | 0–1 | Al-Jabalain (2) |
| Al-Rabe'e (3) | 2–0 | Al-Fateh (2) |
| Al-Tuhami (3) | 1–2 | Damac (2) |

## Bracket

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

## Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 8 and 9 February 2008. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 13 and 14 February 2008. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals first legs were played on 26 and 27 February 2008 while the second legs were played on 1 and 2 March 2008. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Hilal (1) | 1–0 | Al-Shabab (1) | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Ettifaq (1) | 4–3 | Al-Ahli (1) | 2–2 | 2–1 |

### Matches

Al-Hilal won 1–0 on aggregate.
Al-Ettifaq won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Final

The final was held on 7 March 2008 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Top goalscorers

As of 7 March 2008
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Prince Tagoe | Al-Ettifaq | 5 |
| 2 | Malek Mouath | Al-Ahli | 3 |
| 2 | Saleh Bashir | Al-Ettifaq | 3 |
| 2 | Yasser Al-Qahtani | Al-Hilal | 3 |