# 2008–09 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2008–09 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 34th 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.
Pro League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after a 1–0 win against Al-Shabab in the final. Al-Hilal won their eighth title to become the most successful team in the competition.

## 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-Fateh, Al-Riyadh and Al-Ansar qualified as well as Second Division side Al-Fayha.

### First round

The first-round matches were played on 13 November 2008.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Thursday 13 November 2008 |||
| Al-Qadisiyah (2) | 3–1 | Al-Alameen (4) |
| Al-Nahda (3) | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Al-Khaleej (2) |
| Hajer (2) | 0–3 | Al-Jeel (3) |
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 3–1 | Al-Diriyah (3) |
| Al-Shoulla (3) | 1–3 | Sdoos (2) |
| Al-Faisaly (2) | 5–0 | Al-Qaisumah (3) |
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Al-Fayha (3) |
| Al-Najma (3) | 3–2 | Al-Batin (3) |
| Al-Taawoun (2) | 2–1 | Al-Mujazzal (3) |
| Al-Tai (2) | 4–0 | Al-Qotah (4) |
| Damac (2) | 2–1 | Al-Zaytoon (4) |
| Al-Orobah (2) | 3–4 | Al-Jabalain (3) |
| Hetten (2) | 3–0 | Al-Akhdoud (3) |
| Ohod (2) | 4–0 | Al-Suqoor (4) |
| Al-Rabe'e (3) | 0–3 | Al-Ansar (2) |
| Al-Fateh (2) | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Al-Adalah (3) |

### Second round

The second-round matches were played on 27 & 28 November 2008.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Thursday 27 November 2008 |||
| Al-Qadisiyah (2) | 4–2 | Al-Nahda (3) |
| Al-Taawoun (2) | 1–0 | Al-Faisaly (2) |
| Al-Ansar (2) | 1–0 | Ohod (2) |
| Al-Fateh (2) | 3–2 | Al-Jeel (3) |
| Al-Fayha (3) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Al-Najma (3) |
| Damac (2) | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Hetten (2) |
| Sdoos (2) | 0–3 | Al-Riyadh (2) |
| Friday 28 November 2008 |||
| Al-Jabalain (3) | 3–2 | Al-Tai (2) |

### Final Round

The Final Round matches were played on 2 December 2008.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Tuesday 2 December 2008 |||
| Al-Qadisiyah (2) | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Al-Fateh (2) |
| Al-Taawoun (2) | 3–4 | Al-Riyadh (2) |
| Al-Jabalain (3) | 0–1 | Al-Fayha (3) |
| Hetten (2) | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Al-Ansar (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 |
| A | Al-Shabab | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Abha | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Abha | 1 | A | Al-Shabab | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Fateh | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ahli | 1 | H | Al-Fateh | 0 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Fateh | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Fateh | 2 | | | | A | Al-Shabab | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | H | Al-Hazem | 1 | | | | |
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 3 | | | | | | | H | Al-Hazem | 1 | | | | |
| H | Al-Riyadh | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Riyadh | 0 | A | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Hazem | 2 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Hazem | 1 | H | Al-Hazem | 2 | | | | | | | |
| A | Najran | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Najran | 0 | | | | | | | | – | Al-Shabab | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| H | Al-Ittihad | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| A | Al-Raed | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Raed | 1 | H | Al-Ittihad | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Nassr (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Nassr | 2 | A | Al-Nassr (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Fayha | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Fayha | 0 | | | | A | Al-Nassr | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | H | Al-Hilal | 1 | | | | |
| A | Al-Hilal | 2 | | | | | | | H | Al-Hilal | 1 | | | | |
| H | Al-Watani | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Watani | 0 | A | Al-Hilal | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Al-Wehda | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Wehda | 1 | H | Al-Wehda | 0 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Ansar | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

## Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 13, 14 and 15 February 2009. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 18 and 19 February 2009. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals fixtures were played on 22 and 23 February 2009. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Final

The final was held on 27 February 2009 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

### Winner

* 2008–09 Crown Prince Cup Winners
* Al-Hilal 8th Title

## Top goalscorers

As of 27 February 2009
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mohammed Noor | Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| 1 | Waleed Al-Gizani | Al-Hazem | 2 |
| 1 | Christian Wilhelmsson | Al-Hilal | 2 |