# 2013 Saudi Super Cup

The 2013 Saudi Super Cup was the inaugural edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual Saudi football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. Al-Fateh won the match 3–2 after extra time. It was played on 17 August 2013 by Al-Fateh, the winners of the 2012–13 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Ittihad, the winners of the 2013 King Cup of Champions. The match was held at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Al-Fateh defeated Al-Ittihad 3–2 after extra time to inaugural champions of the Saudi Super Cup.

## Venue

The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue on 12 July 2013. This was the second domestic final to be held in the stadium.
The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was opened in 1986. The stadium was used as a venue for the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games and hosted the final. It also hosted the 2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final. Its current capacity is 33,000 and it is used by Al-Wehda as a home stadium.

## Background

In 2012, Saudi Arabian Football Federation officially decided to launch the Saudi Super Cup following the conclusion of the 2011–12 season. The planned super cup match was set to be held between the 2011–12 Saudi Professional League winners, Al-Shabab and the 2012 King Cup of Champions winners, Al-Ahli. However, the 2012 Super Cup was canceled due to scheduling issues as no appropriate date for the match was found. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation decided to postpone the tournament and hold it in 2013.
Al-Fateh qualified by winning the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League, with 2 games to spare, following a 1–0 home win over Al-Ahli. Al-Ittihad qualified by winning their eighth King Cup title by defeating Al-Shabab 4–2 in the final. This was the 11th meeting between these two sides in all competitions. Both Al-Fateh and Al-Ittihad won four times each, while two draws occurred between them.

## Match
### Details

| Al-Fateh | Al-Ittihad |
| GK | 22 | Abdullah Al-Owaishir |
| RB | 24 | Mohammad Nami |
| CB | 14 | Mohammed Al-Fuhaid | 58' |
| CB | 4 | Bader Al-Nakhli |
| LB | 16 | Mishaal Al-Saeed | 85' |
| DM | 25 | Abdullah Al-Dossari | | 91' |
| RM | 7 | Hamdan Al-Hamdan |
| CM | 8 | Housain Al-Mogahwi | | 66' |
| CM | 88 | Mubarak Al-Asmari | | 112' |
| LM | 77 | Élton (c) |
| CF | 9 | Doris Salomo |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Mohammed Al-Gomaish |
| DF | 17 | Abdullah Al-Abdullah |
| DF | 32 | Abdulaziz Oboshqra |
| MF | 6 | Ahmed Al-Sultan |
| MF | 10 | Rabee Sufyani | | 66' |
| MF | 20 | Sultan Al-Shammeri | | 112' |
| MF | 66 | Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani | | 91' |
| Manager: ||
| Fathi Al-Jabal ||
| GK | 22 | Fawaz Al-Qarni |
| RB | 3 | Mansor Sharahili |
| CB | 6 | Basem Al-Montashari |
| CB | 13 | Ahmed Assiri |
| LB | 16 | Mohammed Qassem | 93' |
| DM | 4 | Maan Khodari | | 73' |
| DM | 14 | Saud Kariri (c) |
| RW | 8 | Fahad Al-Muwallad |
| AM | 10 | Ahmed Al-Fraidi | | 80' |
| LW | 23 | Mohammed Abousaban | | 86' |
| CF | 44 | Mukhtar Fallatah |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Mabrouk Zaid |
| DF | 17 | Abdulmutalib Al-Traidi |
| DF | 32 | Mohammed Al-Amri |
| DF | 39 | Talal Al-Absi |
| MF | 11 | Hattan Bahebri | 96' | 80' |
| MF | 45 | Abdulfattah Asiri | | 86' |
| FW | 49 | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | 119' | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Beñat San José ||
| Assistant referees: Abdulraheem Al-Shammari Mohammed Al-Abkari Fourth official: Turki Al-Khudhayr | 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 :
| | Al-Fateh | Al-Ittihad |
| Goals scored | 3 | 2 |
| Total shots | 15 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 7 |
| Ball possession | 50% | 50% |
| Corner kicks | 5 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 20 | 22 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |