# King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's Cup) (Arabic: كأس الملك, romanized: kass al-malik), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup (Arabic: كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين, romanized: kass khadim al-haramayn al-sharifayn), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition.
The King's Cup is the second-oldest knockout competition in Saudi Arabian football, following the Crown Prince's Cup.

## History

The cup was created in 1957 and was played until 1990. It was re-launched again in 2007 as "King Cup of Champions", and was played by only the top 6 finishers of the Saudi Pro League plus the Crown Prince's Cup and Federation Cup winners. In 2014 it was renamed as "King's Cup", the competition returned to its roots by implementing the old format.

## Qualification and prize money

The cup winner will be guaranteed a place in the AFC Champions League Two. If the cup winner finishes in the top 3 in the Saudi Pro League, which means they will go to the AFC Champions League Elite, the slot goes to the fourth placed team in the table
Prize money:
* Final winners: 5,500,000 Saudi Riyals.
* Final runners-up: 4,000,000 Saudi Riyals.

## Winners

List of Winners :
| Year | Winners |
| King's Cup ||
| 1957 | Al-Wehda (1) |
| 1958 | Al-Ittihad (1) |
| 1959 | Al-Ittihad (2) |
| 1960 | Al-Ittihad (3) |
| 1961 | Al-Hilal (1) |
| 1962 | Al-Ahli (1) |
| 1963 | Al-Ittihad (4) |
| 1964 | Al-Hilal (2) |
| 1965 | Al-Ahli (2) |
| 1966 | Al-Wehda (2) |
| 1967 | Al-Ittihad (5) |
| 1968 | Al-Ettifaq (1) |
| 1969 | Al-Ahli (3) |
| 1970 | Al-Ahli (4) |
| 1971 | Al-Ahli (5) |
| 1972 | Not held |
| 1973 | Al-Ahli (6) |
| 1974 | Al-Nassr (1) |
| 1975 | Not held |
| 1976 | Al-Nassr (2) |
| 1977 | Al-Ahli (7) |
| 1978 | Al-Ahli (8) |
| 1979 | Al-Ahli (9) |
| 1980 | Al-Hilal (3) |
| 1981 | Al-Nassr (3) |
| 1982 | Al-Hilal (4) |
| 1983 | Al-Ahli (10) |
| 1984 | Al-Hilal (5) |
| 1985 | Al-Ettifaq (2) |
| 1986 | Al-Nassr (4) |
| 1987 | Al-Nassr (5) |
| 1988 | Al-Ittihad (6) |
| 1989 | Al-Hilal (6) |
| 1990 | Al-Nassr (6) |
| 1991–2007 | Not held |
| King Cup of Champions ||
| 2008 | Al-Shabab (1) |
| 2009 | Al-Shabab (2) |
| 2010 | Al-Ittihad (7) |
| 2011 | Al-Ahli (11) |
| 2012 | Al-Ahli (12) |
| 2013 | Al-Ittihad (8) |
| The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup ||
| 2014 | Al-Shabab (3) |
| 2015 | Al-Hilal (7) |
| 2016 | Al-Ahli (13) |
| 2017 | Al-Hilal (8) |
| 2018 | Al-Ittihad (9) |
| 2019 | Al-Taawoun (1) |
| 2020 | Al-Hilal (9) |
| 2021 | Al-Faisaly (1) |
| 2022 | Al-Fayha (1) |
| 2023 | Al-Hilal (10) |
| 2024 | Al-Hilal (11) |

## Performance by club
### Trophies

| Club | Winners | Winning years |
| Al-Ahli | 13 | 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
| Al-Hilal | 11 | 1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
| Al-Ittihad | 9 | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2018 |
| Al-Nassr | 6 | 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990 |
| Al-Shabab | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2014 |
| Al-Wehda | 2 | 1957, 1966 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2 | 1968, 1985 |
| Al-Taawoun | 1 | 2019 |
| Al-Faisaly | 1 | 2021 |
| Al-Fayha | 1 | 2022 |
| Total | 49 | |
Source:

### Finals

| Club | Finalists | Finals years |
| Al-Hilal | 20 | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Al-Ittihad | 18 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019 |
| Al-Ahli | 18 | 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Al-Nassr | 16 | 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
| Al-Wehda | 8 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1970, 2023 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 6 | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1983, 1985, 1988 |
| Al-Shabab | 6 | 1969, 1980, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 |
| Al-Taawoun | 3 | 1990, 2019, 2021 |
| Al-Riyadh | 2 | 1962, 1978 |
| Al-Faisaly | 2 | 2018, 2021 |
| Al-Fayha | 1 | 2022 |
| Total | 100 | |
Source:

## All-time top scorers

    As of 6 January 2025
| | Player | Nationality | Club(s) | Goals |
| 1 | Majed Abdullah | Saudi Arabia | Al-Nassr | 39 |
| 2 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Morocco | Al-Nassr (20), Al-Ittihad (6), Al-Shabab (3) | 29 |
| 3 | Amin Dabou | Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahli | 28 |
| 4 | Nasser Al-Shamrani Ahmed Al-Sogaier | Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia | Al-Hilal (4), Al-Shabab (16) Al-Ahli (20) | 20 |
| 5 | Mukhtar Fallatah | Saudi Arabia | Al-Ittihad (11), Al-Wehda (7) | 18 |
| 6 | Léandre Tawamba | Cameroon | Al-Taawoun (12), Al-Tai (2) | 14 |
| 7 | Hussam Abu Dawood Omar Al-Somah | Saudi Arabia Syria | Al-Ahli (12), Al-Ahli (12) | 12 |

## Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
| Youssef Anbar | Ohod | Al-Nahda | 4–1 | 11 May 1989 |
| Saad Al-Harthi | Al-Nassr | Al-Ahli | 3–0 | 5 April 2010 |
| Victor Simões | Al-Ahli | Al-Nassr | 3–1 | 9 April 2010 |
| Mokhtar Fallatah | Al-Wehda | Al-Ettifaq | 4–3 | 11 January 2011 |
| Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Hilal | Al-Faisaly | 3–1 | 1 May 2015 |
| Adrian Mierzejewski | Al-Nassr | Al-Diriyah | 7–0 | 20 January 2016 |
| Patrick Eze | Al-Qadsiah | Al-Safa | 4–0 | 20 January 2017 |
| Ismael Bangoura | Al-Raed | Al-Jabalain | 3–0 | 21 January 2017 |
| Omar Kharbin | Al-Hilal | Al-Taawoun | 4–3 | 13 May 2017 |
| Mohammed Al-Saiari | Al-Ettifaq | Al-Tai | 6–0 | 3 January 2018 |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Jandal | 6–0 | 3 January 2019 |
| Ahmed Abdu Jaber$^4$ | Al-Wehda | Al-Nairyah | 6–1 | 3 January 2019 |
| Gelmin Rivas | Al-Hilal | Al-Dera'a | 9–0 | 5 January 2019 |
| Bafetimbi Gomis$^4$ | Al-Hilal | Al-Dera'a | 9–0 | 5 January 2019 |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah$^4$ | Al-Nassr | Al-Ansar | 5–0 | 18 January 2019 |
| Hazaa Al-Hazaa | Al-Ettifaq | Al-Amjad | 9–1 | 18 January 2019 |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Fayha | 6–0 | 21 January 2019 |
| Carolus Andriamatsinoro$^5$ | Al-Adalah | Al-Rawdhah | 8–0 | 5 December 2019 |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Damac | 4–2 | 24 December 2019 |
| Mohammed Al-Kwikbi | Al-Ettifaq | Ohod | 7–1 | 3 January 2020 |
| Julio Tavares | Al-Faisaly | Al-Taawoun | 3–2 | 29 May 2021 |