# 2022 Saudi Super Cup final

The 2022 Saudi Super Cup Final (also known as The Berain Saudi Super Cup Final for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of the Saudi Super Cup. This was the first edition of the Saudi Super Cup to feature four teams following its expansion in 2022. The final was played on 29 January 2023 at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, between Al-Ittihad and Al-Fayha.
Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Fayha 2–0 to win their first title.

## Teams

| Team | Qualification for tournament | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Al-Ittihad | 2021–22 Pro League runners-up | 2 (2013, 2018) |
| Al-Fayha | 2021–22 King Cup winners | 0 (debut) |

## Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on 24 December 2022. This was the third time the King Fahd International Stadium hosted the final and the fifth time it was hosted in Saudi Arabia.
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-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

## Background

As part of the running sponsorship deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and Saudi water company Berain, the match will be officially referred to as "The Berain Saudi Super Cup".
This was Al-Ittihad's third appearance in the final. Al-Ittihad lost both of their previous finals. In 2013 they lost to Al-Fateh and in 2018 they lost to Al-Hilal. Al-Ittihad qualified by defeating Al-Nassr 3–1 in the semi-finals.
Al-Fayha made their first-ever finals appearance. Al-Fayha qualified after defeating Pro League champions Al-Hilal 1–0 in the semi-finals.
This was the first meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup and the first-ever meeting between them in a cup final. This was the 12th competitive meeting between the two with the first meeting dating back to 15 September 2014. Al-Ittihad won 6 times while Al-Fayha won 5 times. The two teams met once in the 2022–23 season with Al-Ittihad defeating Al-Fayha 3–0 at home.

## Match
### Details

| Al-Ittihad | Al-Fayha |
| GK | 34 | Marcelo Grohe |
| RB | 13 | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | | 90+2' |
| CB | 20 | Ahmed Sharahili |
| CB | 26 | Ahmed Hegazi (c) |
| LB | 12 | Zakaria Hawsawi | | 90+2' |
| DM | 3 | Tarek Hamed |
| DM | 19 | Bruno Henrique |
| RW | 24 | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | | 61' |
| AM | 10 | Igor Coronado | 30' | 90+2' |
| LW | 90 | Romarinho | | 77' |
| CF | 9 | Abderrazak Hamdallah |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Abdullah Al-Jadaani |
| DF | 5 | Omar Hawsawi |
| DF | 27 | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | | 90+2' |
| DF | 33 | Madallah Al-Olayan | | 90+2' |
| DF | 95 | Ahmed Bamsaud |
| MF | 11 | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | | 77' |
| MF | 14 | Awad Al-Nashri | | 90+2' |
| FW | 70 | Haroune Camara | | 61' |
| FW | 80 | Mohammed Al-Saiari |
| Manager: ||
| Nuno Espírito Santo ||
| GK | 88 | Vladimir Stojković |
| CB | 22 | Mohammed Al-Baqawi |
| CB | 4 | Sami Al-Khaibari (c) |
| CB | 3 | Bander Nasser | | 83' |
| RM | 26 | Ali Al-Zaqaan | | 46' |
| CM | 8 | Abdulrahman Al-Safri | 24' |
| CM | 37 | Ricardo Ryller |
| LM | 18 | Paulinho |
| RW | 27 | Sultan Mandash | | 62' |
| CF | 23 | Milan Pavkov | | 55' |
| LW | 10 | Víctor Ruiz | | 55' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Moslem Al Freej |
| DF | 2 | Mukhair Al-Rashidi |
| DF | 17 | Abdullah Al-Shamekh | | 83' |
| DF | 80 | Osama Al-Khalaf | | 46' |
| DF | 98 | Muhannad Al-Qaydhi | | 62' |
| MF | 6 | Saud Zidan | | 55' |
| MF | 7 | Aleksandar Trajkovski |
| MF | 16 | Ali Al-Nemer |
| FW | 19 | Mohammed Majrashi | | 55' |
| Manager: ||
| Vuk Rašović ||
| Man of the Match: Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Ittihad) Assistant referees: Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Diego Bonfá (Argentina) Fourth official: Khaled Al-Teris Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referees: Mohammed Al-Abkari | Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions |

### Statistics

First half :
| Statistic | Al-Ittihad | Al-Fayha |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 4 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 2 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 60% | 40% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 6 | 9 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
Second half :
| Statistic | Al-Ittihad | Al-Fayha |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 1 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Ball possession | 70% | 30% |
| Corner kicks | 0 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 5 | 10 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Overall :
| Statistic | Al-Ittihad | Al-Fayha |
| Goals scored | 2 | 0 |
| Total shots | 5 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Saves | 2 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 65% | 35% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 11 | 19 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |