# 1989 King Cup

The 1989 King Cup was the 31st season of knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Ittihad were the defending champions for this season, but they were eliminated by Al-Nassr in Round of 16.
Al Hilal won their sixth title after beating Al Nassr 3–0 in the final. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 1990–91 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-Qadisiyah | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Riyadh | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Riyadh | 3 | H | Al-Qadisiyah | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Ohod | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Nahda | 1 | A | Ohod | 0 | | | | | | | |
| H | Ohod | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Ohod | 4 | | | | A | Al-Qadisiyah | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | H | Al Hilal | 1 | | | | |
| H | Al-Tai | 0 | | | | | | | H | Al Hilal | 1 | | | | |
| A | Al Hilal | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al Hilal | 1 | A | Al Hilal (aet) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Shabab | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Shabab (pen.) | 0 (5) | H | Al-Shabab | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | – | Al Hilal | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Nassr | 0 |
| A | Al-Nassr | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Nassr | 0 |
| H | Al-Ittihad | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Ittihad | 0 | A | Al-Nassr | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Hajer | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Wehda | 1 (3) | H | Hajer | 0 | | | | | | | |
| H | Hajer (pen.) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Hajer (pen.) | 1 (4) | | | | A | Al-Nassr (aet) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | H | Al-Ahli | 1 | | | | |
| H | Al-Rawdhah | 2 | | | | | | | H | Al-Ahli | 1 | | | | |
| A | Al-Taawoun | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Taawoun | 3 | H | Al-Taawoun | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Ahli | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Ahli | 2 | A | Al-Ahli | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Raed | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

## Round of 16

The matches of the Round of 16 were held on 11 and 12 May 1989.

## Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 15 May 1989.

## Semi-finals

The Semi-final matches were held on 18 May 1989.

## Final

The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 12th final while Al-Nassr were appearing in their 9th final.
Team details :
Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
GK1 Saleh Al-Saloomi
RB2 Abdulrahmen Al-Tekhaifi
CB5 Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh (c)
CB3 Hussein Al-Bishi
LB16 Hussein Al-Habashi
MF10 Abadi Al-Hathlool 53'
MF6 Fahad Al-Musaibeah
MF8 Khalid Al-Temawi
FW11 Saad Mubarak
FW7 Yousef Jazea ??'
FW15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan
Substitutes:
MF14 Meshari Al-Owairan ??'
MF19 Tariq Al-Awadhi 53'
Manager:
Candinho
GK1 Khaled Al-Sibyani
RB2 Musaed Al-Torair
CB3 Nasser Al-Murshad
CB5 Saleh Al-Mutlaq
LB15 Nasser Al-Fahad ??'
MF16 Khaled Al-Hazaa
MF7 Fahad Al-Masoud 47'
MF10 Yousef Khamees (c)
FW8 Fahad Al-Bishi
FW9 Majed Abdullah
FW11 Mohaisen Al-Jam'an
Substitutes:
DF6 Mohammed Al-Ateeq ??'
FW17 Saeed Al-Qahtani 47'
Manager:
Joel Santana :
* King Cup 1989 Winners
* Al-Hilal 6th Title

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Majed Abdullah | Al-Nassr | 5 |
| 2 | Yousef Al-Anbar | Ohod | 4 |
| 3 | Ahmad Al-Bishi | Al-Qadsiah | 3 |
| 3 | Hussam Abu Dawood | Al-Ahli | 3 |
| 3 | Hussain Al-Habshi | Al-Hilal | 3 |