# 1990 King Cup

The 1990 King Cup was the 32nd season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Hilal were the defending champions but they were eliminated by Al-Riyadh in the Round of 16. This season was the final season of the competition. the Cup then returned under the name of King Cup of Champions in 2008.
Al-Nassr won their 6th title after defeating Al-Taawoun 2–0 in the final. By reaching the final Al-Taawoun became the second First Division side to reach the final after Al-Riyadh in 1978. As winners of the tournament, Al-Nassr qualified for both the 1991 Arab Cup Winners' Cup and the 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| H | Al-Ittihad | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Tai | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Tai | 1 | H | Al-Ittihad (pen.) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Riyadh | 1 (2) | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Hilal | 1 | A | Al-Riyadh | 1 (2) | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Riyadh | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Riyadh | 3 | | | | H | Al-Ittihad | 0 (8) | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Al-Nassr (pen.) | 0 (9) | | | | |
| H | Al-Nassr | 3 | | | | | | | A | Al-Nassr (pen.) | 0 (9) | | | | |
| A | Hajer | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Hajer | 1 | H | Al-Nassr | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Qadsiah | 2 (4) | A | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ettifaq (pen.) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ettifaq (pen.) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | – | Al-Nassr | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Taawoun | 0 |
| H | Al-Wehda (pen.) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Taawoun | 0 |
| A | Al-Ahli | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ahli | 1 (2) | H | Al-Wehda | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Nahda | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Nahda (pen.) | 1 (5) | A | Al-Nahda | 0 | | | | | | | |
| H | Damac | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Damac | 1 (3) | | | | H | Al-Wehda | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Al-Taawoun | 1 | | | | |
| A | Al-Taawoun | 2 | | | | | | | A | Al-Taawoun | 1 | | | | |
| H | Al-Suqoor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Suqoor | 0 | H | Al-Taawoun (aet) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Shabab | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Raed | 1 | A | Al-Shabab | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Shabab (aet) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

## Round of 16

The matches of the Round of 16 were held on 3 and 4 May 1990.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Al-Riyadh | 3–1 | Al-Hilal |
| Al-Wehda | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) | Al-Ahli |
| Al-Suqoor | 0–2 | Al-Taawoun |
| Damac | 1–1 (3–5 pen.) | Al-Nahda |
| Al-Qadsiah | 2–2 (4–5 pen.) | Al-Ettifaq |
| Al-Raed | 1–2 (aet) | Al-Shabab |
| Al-Nassr | 3–1 | Hajer |
| Al-Ittihad | 3–1 | Al-Tai |

## Quarter-finals

The matches of the Quarter-finals were held on 10 and 11 May 1990.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Al-Taawoun | 2–1 (aet) | Al-Shabab |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–1 (3–1 pen.) | Al-Riyadh |
| Al-Wehda | 2–0 | Al-Nahda |
| Al-Nassr | 3–1 | Al-Ettifaq |

## Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 17 and 18 May 1990. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Final

The final was played between Al-Nassr and Al-Taawoun in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah. Al-Nassr were appearing in their 10th final while Al-Taawoun reached the final for the first time.
Team details :
Al-Nassr
Al-Taawoun
GK21 Shaker Al-Olayan
DF4 Mustafa Idris
DF6 Mohammed Al-Ateeq
DF3 Waleed Al-Ghamdi
DF2 Musaed Al-Torair
MF5 Saleh Al-Mutlaq
MF17 Marhoum Al-Marhoum
MF7 Fahad Al-Masoud
FW8 Fahad Al-Bishi
FW9 Majed Abdullah (c)
FW11 Mohaisen Al-Jam'an
Substitutes:
GK1 Salem Marwan
DF12 Nasser Al-Murshad
MF10 Bandar Al-Omran
MF16 Khaled Al-Aboudi
FW18 Saeed Al-Ghamdi
Manager:
Cláudio Duarte
GK1 Abdullah Al-Ghaith
DF2 Hamoud Al-Arifi
DF4 Fahad Al-Taiami
DF5 Mohammed Al-Awdhi
DF3 Sulaiman Al-Rashoudi
MF14 Lahem Al-Lahem
MF11 Abdulaziz Al-Naeemah
MF16 Abdullah Al-Arifi (c)
MF8 Ahmed Al-Zaaq 49'
FW15 Moussa Al-Barjas
FW7 Moussa Al-Moussa
Substitutes:
GK22 Nasseem Al-Wabli
DF6 Abdulrahman Al-Beebi
MF12 Ibrahim Al-Mohaisen
MF20 Khaled Al-Fawzan
FW9 Hammad Al-Hammad 49'
Manager:
Amor Dhib :

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Majed Abdullah | Al-Nassr | 5 |
| 2 | Fahad Al-Mehallel | Al-Shabab | 3 |
| 2 | Abdullah Ghurab | Al-Ittihad | 3 |