# 1985 King Cup

The 1985 King Cup was the 27th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Hilal were the defending champions but they were eliminated by eventual champions Al-Ettifaq in the final. This was the first edition of the competition to have 16 teams participate instead of 32.
Al-Ettifaq won their 2nd title after defeating Al-Hilal 1–0 in the final.

## 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 | Ohod | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ittihad | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ittihad | 3 | H | Al-Ittihad | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Ahli | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Radhwah | 0 | A | Al-Ahli | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | | | | H | Al-Ahli | 1 (4) | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Al-Ettifaq (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | | |
| H | Al-Wadie | 1 | | | | | | | A | Al-Ettifaq (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | | |
| A | Al-Wehda | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Wehda | 0 | A | Al-Wadie | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | H | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Shabab | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Shabab | 0 | | | | | | | | – | Al-Ettifaq (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Hilal | 1 (3) |
| H | Al-Qadsiah | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Hilal | 1 (3) |
| A | Al-Riyadh | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Riyadh | 0 | H | Al-Qadsiah | 0 (1) | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Nahda (pen.) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Nassr | 1 | A | Al-Nahda (pen.) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Nahda (aet) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Nahda (aet) | 3 | | | | H | Al-Nahda | 1 (1) | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Al-Hilal (pen.) | 1 (2) | | | | |
| H | Al-Kawkab | 2 | | | | | | | A | Al-Hilal (pen.) | 1 (2) | | | | |
| A | Al-Jabalain | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Jabalain | 1 | A | Al-Kawkab | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Hilal | 2 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Hilal | 1 | H | Al-Hilal | 2 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Taawoun | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Source: Al Jazirah

## Round of 16

The matches of the Round of 16 were played on 4 and 5 February 1985.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Al-Ettifaq | 1–0 | Al-Shabab |
| Al-Wadie | 1–0 | Al-Wehda |
| Al-Taawoun | 0–1 | Al-Hilal |
| Al-Kawkab | 2–1 | Al-Jabalain |
| Radhwah | 0–2 | Al-Ahli |
| Al-Nahda | 3–1 (aet) | Al-Nassr |
| Ohod | 1–3 | Al-Ittihad |
| Al-Qadsiah | 3–0 | Al-Riyadh |

## Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 11 and 12 February 1985.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Al-Ittihad | 0–1 | Al-Ahli |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2–0 | Al-Wadie |
| Al-Qadsiah | 0–0 (1–3 pen.) | Al-Nahda |
| Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Al-Kawkab |

## Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 18 February 1985. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Final

The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 10th final while Al-Ettifaq were making their 5th appearance in the final.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hussam Abu Dawood | Al-Ahli | 3 |
| 1 | Jamal Mohammed | Al-Ettifaq | 3 |