# 2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2009–10 Crown Prince Cup was the 35th season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 16 teams, 12 teams from the Pro League, and 4 teams from the qualifying rounds.
Al-Hilal were the two-time defending champions, having retained the trophy in 2009, and won their third consecutive title, defeating Al-Ahli in the final on 19 February 2010. Al-Hilal won their record-extending 9th title and their third title in a row.

## Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Pro League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Ansar, Al-Faisaly, Al-Tai and Hajer qualified.

### Preliminary round 1

The Preliminary Round 1 matches were played on 6 & 12 November 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Friday 6 November 2009 |||
| Al-Majd (4) | 2–0 | Al-Suqoor (4) |
| Al-Nakhil (4) | 5–2 | Al-Ain (4) |
| Al-Qala (4) | 7–0 | Al-Waad (4) |
| Al-Rawdhah (4) | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Al-Hada (4) |
| Al-Saqr (4) | 4–4 (3–4 p) | Afif (4) |
| Thursday 12 November 2009 |||
| Sharurah (4) | 0–4 | Al-Tuhami (4) |

### Preliminary round 2

The Preliminary Round 2 matches were played on 13 & 17 November 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Friday 13 November 2009 |||
| Al-Majd (4) | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Okaz (4) |
| Al-Rawdhah (4) | 4–3 | Afif (4) |
| Al-Qala (4) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Hait (4) |
| Tuesday 17 November 2009 |||
| Al-Tuhami (4) | 0–1 | Al-Nakhil (4) |

### First round

The First Round matches were played on 3 & 4 December 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Thursday 3 December 2009 |||
| Al-Adalah (2) | 2–0 | Al-Jeel (3) |
| Al-Khaleej (2) | 3–0 | Al-Nahda (3) |
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 2–1 | Al-Diriyah (3) |
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 2–7 | Al-Faisaly (2) |
| Al-Fayha (3) | 2–1 | Najd (3) |
| Sdoos (3) | 1–0 | Al-Shoulla (2) |
| Al-Taawoun (2) | 2–1 | Al-Arabi (3) |
| Hajer (2) | 1–0 | Al-Rawdhah (4) |
| Friday 4 December 2009 |||
| Al-Batin (3) | 1–0 | Al-Najma (3) |
| Al-Orobah (3) | 0–2 | Al-Tai (2) |
| Abha (2) | 3–2 | Al-Nakhil (4) |
| Al-Jabalain (3) | 1–3 | Al-Qala (4) |
| Hetten (2) | 1–2 | Ohod (2) |
| Al-Akhdoud (3) | 2–3 | Damac (2) |
| Al-Ansar (2) | 3–0 | Al-Rabe'e (3) |
| Al-Watani (2) | 2–1 | Okaz (4) |

### Second round

The Second Round matches were played on 10 December 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Thursday 10 December 2009 |||
| Hajer (2) | 2–1 | Al-Riyadh (2) |
| Al-Khaleej (2) | 2–1 | Al-Adalah (2) |
| Al-Fayha (3) | 1–2 | Al-Taawoun (2) |
| Sdoos (3) | 0–2 | Al-Faisaly (2) |
| Al-Batin (3) | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Qala (4) |
| Al-Tai (2) | 3–0 | Al-Watani (2) |
| Abha (2) | 0–1 | Damac (2) |
| Al-Ansar (2) | 3–0 | Ohod (2) |

### Final round

The Final Round matches were played on 17 December 2009.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Tuesday 17 December 2009 |||
| Al-Khaleej (2) | 1–2 | Hajer (2) |
| Al-Faisaly (2) | 2–1 | Al-Taawoun (2) |
| Al-Batin (3) | 3–3 (10–11 p) | Al-Tai (2) |
| Al-Ansar (2) | 3–2 | Damac (2) |

## 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 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Shabab | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Shabab | 2 | H | Al-Shabab | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Tai | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Wehda | 1 (4) | A | Al-Tai | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Tai (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Tai (p) | 1 (5) | | | | H | Al-Shabab | 2 (1) | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Al-Ahli (p) | 2 (3) | | | | |
| H | Hajer | 2 | | | | | | | A | Al-Ahli (p) | 2 (3) | | | | |
| A | Al-Ahli | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ahli | 3 | A | Al-Ahli | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Fateh | 0 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Fateh (a.e.t.) | 3 | H | Al-Fateh | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | | | | | | | | - | Al-Ahli | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | - | Al-Hilal | 2 |
| H | Al-Hilal | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | - | Al-Hilal | 2 |
| A | Al-Faisaly | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Faisaly | 1 | A | Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Nassr | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Raed | 0 | H | Al-Nassr | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Nassr | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Nassr | 2 | | | | H | Al-Hilal | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Najran | 1 | | | | |
| H | Najran | 2 | | | | | | | A | Najran | 1 | | | | |
| A | Al-Ittihad | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ittihad | 1 | A | Najran (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Ansar | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Ansar (a.e.t.) | 4 | H | Al-Ansar | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Hazm | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

## Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 3, 4 and 5 February 2010. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 9 and 10 February 2010. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 14 and 15 February 2010. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Final

The final was held on 19 February 2010 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

### Winner

* 2009–10 Crown Prince Cup Winners
* Al-Hilal 9th Title

## Top goalscorers

As of 19 February 2010
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Victor Simões | Al-Ahli | 4 |
| 2 | Turki Al-Khodair | Al-Ansar | 3 |
| 2 | Yves Diba Ilunga | Najran | 3 |
| 2 | Christian Wilhelmsson | Al-Hilal | 3 |