# 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

The 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 41st final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 19 February 2016 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Ahli's 13th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 16th final. This was the fifth meeting between these two clubs in the final. Al-Ahli won once in 2015 while Al-Hilal won three times in 2003, 2006, and 2010.
Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 and secured their record-extending 13th Crown Prince Cup title.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Al-Hilal | 15 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Al-Ahli | 12 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015) |

## Venue

On 27 January 2015, the King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the 14th Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987. The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Its current capacity is 68,752 and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

## Background

Al-Hilal reached a record 16th final after a 4–0 win against city rivals Al-Shabab. This was Al-Hilal's ninth final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, and lost in 1999, 2014 and 2015.
Al-Ahli reached their 13th final, after a 1–0 win against derby rivals Al-Ittihad. They reached their second consecutive final. They won last season's final after defeating Al-Hilal 2–1. Previously, they won finals in 1957, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2007 and 2015, and lost in 1958, 1974, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2010.
This was the fifth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Ahli won once in 2015 while Al-Hilal won three times in 2003, 2006 and 2010. This was the 12th meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; Al-Hilal won 5 times, Al-Ahli won 3 times and the two teams drew three times. The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 2–1 win for Al-Ahli.

## Road to the final

| Al-Hilal | Al-Hilal | Round | Al-Ahli | Al-Ahli |
| Opponent | Result | | Opponent | Result |
| Bye | Bye | Preliminary round | Bye | Bye |
| Al-Taawoun | 2–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Hajer | 4–2 (A) |
| Al-Qadisiyah | 4–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | Al-Ettifaq | 1–0 (H) |
| Al-Shabab | 4–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Al-Ittihad | 1–0 (A) |
Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

## Match
### Details

| Al-Hilal | Al-Ahli |
90+2' :
| RB | 12 | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
| CB | 23 | Kwak Tae-Hwi |
| CB | 70 | Mohammed Jahfali |
| LB | 4 | Abdullah Al-Zori |
| DM | 7 | Salman Al-Faraj (c) |
| DM | 8 | Abdullah Otayf | | 87' |
| RW | 29 | Salem Al-Dawsari | 79' |
| AM | 3 | Carlos Eduardo |
| LW | 24 | Nawaf Al-Abed | | 73' |
| CF | 15 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | | 80' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 22 | Fahad Al-Thunayan |
| DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Breik |
| DF | 5 | Ahmed Sharahili | | 73' |
| DF | 25 | Faisel Darwish | | 87' |
| MF | 10 | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub |
| MF | 14 | Saud Kariri | | 80' |
| FW | 20 | Yasser Al-Qahtani |
| Manager: ||||
| Giorgos Donis ||||
Yasser Al-Mosailem :
| RB | 2 | Ali Al-Zubaidi | | 66' |
| CB | 3 | Osama Hawsawi |
| CB | 25 | Motaz Hawsawi | 82' |
| LB | 31 | Mansoor Al-Harbi | 45+1' | 66' |
| DM | 4 | Waleed Bakshween | | 46' |
| CM | 8 | Taisir Al-Jassim (c) | 34' |
| CM | 70 | Marquinho |
| RW | 10 | Giannis Fetfatzidis |
| LW | 24 | Salman Al-Moasher |
| CF | 9 | Omar Al Somah |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 66 | Basem Atallah |
| DF | 26 | Mohammed Aman | | 66' |
| DF | 99 | Kamel Al-Mousa |
| MF | 5 | Fahad Hamad |
| MF | 11 | Housain Al-Mogahwi |
| FW | 14 | Muhannad Assiri | | 66' |
| FW | 20 | Islam Seraj | | 46' |
| Manager: ||||
| Christian Gross ||||
| Assistant referees: Mohammed Al-Abkari Hisham Al-Refai Fourth official: Mohammed Al-Hoaish | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |

#### Statistics

Overall :
| Statistic | Al-Hilal | Al-Ahli |
| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 11 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 5 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 45% | 55% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 6 |
| Fouls committed | 13 | 14 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |