# Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup (Arabic: كأس ولي العهد) was the oldest Saudi Arabian annual cup competition.

## History

The cup was the oldest and first domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia; the first edition was held in 1956–57; five editions were played between regional teams and were not at the club level; the cup was not held in a lot of periods (1965-66, 1970-1972, 1975-1990). In its last years, the competition consisted of teams from the top two tiers of Saudi league football Saudi Pro League and Saudi First Division League. In 2017, it was abolished.
Al-Hilal has won the most titles with 13 wins, also Al-Hilal has contested more finals with 17. Al-Ittihad is the last champion being the winner of 2016–17 season.

## Prize money

Prize money:
* Final winner: 2,500,000 Saudi Riyals.
* Final runners-up: 1,500,000 Saudi Riyals.

## Results

| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Location |
| 1956–57 | Al-Ahli | 3–0 | Jeddah Olympic | Jeddah |
| 1957–58 | Al-Ittihad | 8–1 | Al-Ahli | Jeddah |
| 1958–59 | Al-Ittihad (2) | 4–2 | Al-Wehda | Jeddah |
| 1959–60 | Al-Wehda | 2–0 (w/o) | Al-Shatea | Jeddah |
| 1960–61 | West Team | 2–1 | Central Team | Jeddah |
| 1961–62 | East Team | 2–1 | West Team | Jeddah |
| 1962–63 | Al-Ittihad (3) | 6–2 | Al-Ettifaq | Jeddah |
| 1963–64 | Al-Hilal | 4–3 | Al-Wehda | Jeddah |
| 1964–65 | Al-Ettifaq | 3–0 | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah |
| 1965–66 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1966–67 | West Team | 5–2 | East Team | Ta'if |
| 1967–68 | West Team | 4–3 | Central Team | Jeddah |
| 1968–69 | Central Team | 0–0 (2–0 on ck) | West Team | Jeddah |
| 1969–70 | Al-Ahli (2) | 0–0 (11–5 on ck) | Al-Wehda | Riyadh |
| 1970–71 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1971–72 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1972–73 | Al-Nassr | 2–1 | Al-Wehda | Riyadh |
| 1973–74 | Al-Nassr (2) | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 1975 | Not held from 1975 until 1990 | Not held from 1975 until 1990 | Not held from 1975 until 1990 | Not held from 1975 until 1990 |
| 1990 | Not held from 1975 until 1990 | Not held from 1975 until 1990 | Not held from 1975 until 1990 | Not held from 1975 until 1990 |
| 1991 | Al-Ittihad (4) | 1–1 (5–4 on p) | Al-Nassr | Jeddah |
| 1992 | Al-Qadsiah | 0–0 (4–2 on p) | Al-Shabab | Riyadh |
| 1993 | Al-Shabab | 1–1 (5–3 on p) | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah |
| 1994 | Al-Riyadh | 1–0 (aet) | Al-Shabab | Riyadh |
| 1995 | Al-Hilal (2) | 1–0 | Al-Riyadh | Jeddah |
| 1996 | Al-Shabab (2) | 3–0 | Al-Nassr | Jeddah |
| 1997 | Al-Ittihad (5) | 2–0 | Al-Tai | Jeddah |
| 1998 | Al-Ahli (3) | 3–2 (aet) | Al-Riyadh | Riyadh |
| 1999 | Al-Shabab (3) | 1–0 | Al-Hilal | Dammam |
| 2000 | Al-Hilal (3) | 3–0 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
| 2001 | Al-Ittihad (6) | 3–0 | Al-Ettifaq | Jeddah |
| 2002 | Al-Ahli (4) | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah |
| 2003 | Al-Hilal (4) | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 2004 | Al-Ittihad (7) | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 2004–05 | Al-Hilal (5) | 2–1 | Al-Qadsiah | Riyadh |
| 2005–06 | Al-Hilal (6) | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 2006–07 | Al-Ahli (5) | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah |
| 2007–08 | Al-Hilal (7) | 2–0 | Al-Ettifaq | Riyadh |
| 2008–09 | Al-Hilal (8) | 1–0 (aet) | Al-Shabab | Riyadh |
| 2009–10 | Al-Hilal (9) | 2–1 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 2010–11 | Al-Hilal (10) | 5–0 | Al-Wehda | Mecca |
| 2011–12 | Al-Hilal (11) | 2–1 | Al-Ettifaq | Riyadh |
| 2012–13 | Al-Hilal (12) | 1–1 (4–2 on p) | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 2013–14 | Al-Nassr (3) | 2–1 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 2014–15 | Al-Ahli (6) | 2–1 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 2015–16 | Al-Hilal (13) | 2–1 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 2016–17 | Al-Ittihad (8) | 1–0 | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 2017–18 | Abolished during tournament | Abolished during tournament | Abolished during tournament | Abolished during tournament |
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## Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
| Al-Hilal | 13 | 4 | 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 |
| Al-Ittihad | 8 | 4 | 1958, 1959, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2017 |
| Al-Ahli | 6 | 7 | 1957$^1$, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2015 |
| Al-Nassr | 3 | 4 | 1973, 1974, 2014 |
| Al-Shabab | 3 | 4 | 1993, 1996, 1999 |
| Al-Wehda | 1 | 5 | 1960 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 1 | 4 | 1965 |
| Al-Riyadh | 1 | 2 | 1994 |
| Al-Qadsiah | 1 | 1 | 1992 |
| Al-Shatea | – | 1 | 1960 |
| Al-Tai | – | 1 | 1997 |
* $^1$including one title as Al-Thaghar
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## Performance by regional team

| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
| West Team | 3 | 2 | 1960–61, 1966–67, 1967–68 |
| Central Team | 1 | 2 | 1968–69 |
| East Team | 1 | 1 | 1961–62 |

## All-time Top goalscorers

| Player | Club(s) | Goals |
| Elkabech | Al-Hilal (20), Al-Ahli (8), West Team (4) | 32 |
| Saeed Ghorab | Al-Ittihad (9), Al-Ahli (4), Central Team (1), West Team (10) | 24 |
| Abdekader Katalog | Al-Ittihad (5), Al-Ahli (1), Al-Wehda (8), West Team (2) | 16 |
| Sami Al-Jaber | Al-Hilal | 14 |
| Abdellah Bakr | Al-Ittihad | 11 |
| AbdeAziz Khalil Al-Haddad | Al-Ahli | 11 |
| Mohammed Noor | Al-Ittihad | 11 |
| Mohammad S. Abdeli | Al-Nassr | 11 |
| Saeed Al-Owairan | Al-Shabab | 10 |
| Fahad Al-Mehallel | Al-Shabab | 9 |
| Sérgio Ricardo | Al-Ittihad (6), Al-Ahli (2), Al-Hilal (1) | 9 |
| Rogério | Al-Ahli (5), Al-Shabab (4) | 9 |
| Hamzah Idris | Al-Ittihad (8), Ohod (1) | 9 |
| Al-Hasan Al-Yami | Al-Ittihad | 8 |
| Fahd Al-Hamdan | Al-Riyadh | 8 |
| Khaled Massad | Al-Ahli | 8 |
| Saeed Laban | Al-Wehda | 8 |
| Mohssen Bakhit | Al-Hilal | 8 |
| Mohamed Omar Rajkhan | Al-Ahli | 8 |
| Rashid Mossalat | Al-Ittihad | 7 |
| Mubarak Al-Nasser | Al-Riyadh | 7 |
| Talal Al-Meshal | Al-Ahli | 7 |
| Majed Abdullah | Al-Nassr | 7 |
| Mohamed Lamfoun | Al-Wehda | 7 |
| Saleh Al-Qamber | Al-Qadsiah | 7 |
| Ibrahim Suwayed | Al-Ahli | 7 |

## Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
| Ohene Kennedy | Al-Nassr | Al-Najma | 3–0 | 20 April 1995 |
| Mohannad Al-Boushi | Al-Riyadh | Al-Tuhami | 8–0 | 9 April 1996 |
| Fahd Al-Hamdan | Al-Riyadh | Al-Tuhami | 8–0 | 9 April 1996 |
| Saleh Al-Ganbar | Al-Qadsiah | Al-Jabalain | 3–2 | 24 April 1997 |
| Abdullah Al-Jamaan | Al-Hilal | Al-Watani | 4–0 | 30 March 2000 |
| Luizinho Vieira | Al-Ittihad | Abha | 6–0 | 2 February 2002 |
| Al-Hasan Al-Yami | Al-Ittihad | Al-Tai | 5–0 | 20 March 2003 |
| Moudy Ndiaye | Al-Tai | Al-Ettifaq | 4–3 | 16 February 2005 |
| Sérgio Ricardo | Al-Ittihad | Al-Tai | 5–1 | 7 March 2005 |
| Taisir Al-Jassim | Al-Ahli | Abha | 4–0 | 27 December 2005 |
| Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Al-Qadsiah | Al-Rawdhah | 8–0 | 28 December 2005 |
| Rogério | Al-Shabab | Al-Hazem | 3–2 | 28 December 2005 |
| Alhassane Keita | Al-Ittihad | Najran | 10–0 | 3 March 2007 |
| Prince Tagoe | Al-Ettifaq | Al-Rabee | 5–0 | 9 February 2008 |
| Turki Al-Khodair | Al-Ansar | Al-Hazem | 4–2 | 5 February 2010 |
| Hamza Al-Dardour | Al-Khaleej | Al-Diriyah | 3–1 | 10 August 2014 |
| Didier Ya Konan | Al-Ittihad | Al-Fayha | 4–0 | 15 September 2014 |
| Hamza Al-Dardour | Al-Khaleej | Al-Orobah | 3–1 | 24 December 2014 |
| Modibo Maïga | Al-Nassr | Al-Nahda | 5–1 | 12 September 2015 |
| Mohamed Benyettou | Al-Shabab | Najran | 6–0 | 27 September 2016 |
| Omar Al-Somah | Al-Ahli | Hajer | 6–1 | 25 October 2016 |