# 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 37th season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 16 teams, 14 teams from the Pro League, and 2 teams from the Qualifying Rounds.
Al-Hilal won their fifth Crown Prince Cup title in a row and eleventh in total after defeating Al-Ettifaq 2–1 in the final.

## Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Pro League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 2 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Shoulla and Al-Tai qualified.

### First round

The First Round matches were played on 19, 20, & 21 October 2011.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Wednesday 19 October 2011 |||
| Al-Wehda (2) | 4–2 | Al-Rabe'e (3) |
| Damac (2) | 0–1 | Al-Nakheel (3) |
| Hetten (2) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Al-Akhdoud (3) |
| Al-Shoulla (2) | 3–0 | Sdoos (3) |
| Al-Jeel (2) | 2–0 | Al-Sawab (4) |
| Thursday 20 October 2011 |||
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 0–3 | Al-Diriyah (3) |
| Al-Hazem (2) | 1–2 | Al-Oyoon (3) |
| Al-Nahda (2) | 2–1 | Al-Taraji (3) |
| Al-Suqoor (2) | 3–0 | Al-Taqadom (3) |
| Al-Khaleej (2) | 0–2 | Al-Safa (3) |
| Abha (2) | 3–5 | Al-Hejaz (4) |
| Friday 21 October 2011 |||
| Al-Tai (2) | 2–1 | Al-Najma (3) |
| Al-Watani (2) | 3–0 | Al-Hait (4) |
| Al-Batin (2) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Al-Hamadah (3) |
| Ohod (2) | 2–0 | Al-Arabi (3) |
| Al-Orobah (2) | 1–2 | Al-Rima (3) |

### Second round

The Second Round matches were played on 31 October and 1 November 2011.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Monday 31 October 2011 |||
| Al-Wehda (2) | 11–0 | Al-Hejaz (4) |
| Al-Diriyah (3) | 2–3 | Al-Shoulla (2) |
| Al-Safa (3) | 2–1 | Al-Jeel (2) |
| Al-Oyoon (3) | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Al-Nahda (2) |
| Hetten (2) | 1–0 | Al-Nakheel (3) |
| Tuesday 1 November 2011 |||
| Al-Tai (2) | 3–0 | Al-Hamadah (3) |
| Ohod (2) | 0–0 (8–7 p) | Al-Suqoor (2) |
| Al-Rima (3) | 1–2 | Al-Watani (2) |

### Third round

The Third Round matches were played on 20 November 2011.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Sunday 20 November 2011 |||
| Hetten (2) | 0–3 | Al-Wehda (2) |
| Al-Shoulla (2) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Safa (3) |
| Al-Watani (2) | 1–2 | Ohod (2) |
| Al-Tai (2) | 2–1 | Al-Nahda (2) |

### Final round

The Final Round matches were played on 4 December 2011.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Sunday 4 December 2011 |||
| Al-Shoulla (2) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Al-Wehda (2) |
| Ohod (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Tai (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-Hilal | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Shoulla | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Shoulla | 1 | H | Al-Hilal | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Nassr | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Nassr (pen.) | 0 (8) | A | Al-Nassr | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Fateh | 0 (7) | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Fateh | 0 (7) | | | | H | Al-Hilal | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Al-Ittihad | 0 | | | | |
| H | Al-Ittihad | 4 | | | | | | | A | Al-Ittihad | 0 | | | | |
| A | Al-Raed | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Raed | 0 | H | Al-Ittihad | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Faisaly | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Faisaly | 2 | A | Al-Faisaly | 0 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Tai | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Tai | 1 | | | | | | | | – | Al-Hilal | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Ettifaq | 1 |
| H | Al-Shabab | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | – | Al-Ettifaq | 1 |
| A | Al-Qadisiyah | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Qadisiyah | 1 | H | Al-Shabab | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Al-Ahli | 1 | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ahli | 3 | A | Al-Ahli | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H | Hajer | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Hajer | 0 | | | | H | Al-Ahli | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | | | | |
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | | | | | | | A | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | | | | |
| A | Al-Ansar | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Al-Ansar | 0 | H | Al-Ettifaq | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Najran | 0 | | | | | | | |
| H | Al-Taawoun | 1 | A | Najran | 0 | | | | | | | |
| A | Najran | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

## Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 20 and 21 December 2011. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 23 and 24 January 2012. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals fixtures were played on 27 and 28 January 2012. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

## Final

The final was held on 10 February 2012 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

### Winner

* 2011–12 Crown Prince Cup Winners
* Al-Hilal 11th Title

## Top goalscorers

Updated 10 February 2012
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Nawaf Al-Abed | Al-Hilal | 4 |
| 1 | Yoo Byung-Soo | Al-Hilal | 4 |
| 3 | Sebastián Tagliabué | Al-Ettifaq | 3 |
| 4 | Amad Al Hosni | Al-Ahli | 2 |
| 4 | Naif Hazazi | Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| 4 | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | Al-Hilal | 2 |
| 4 | Yasser Al-Fahmi | Al-Ahli | 2 |
| 4 | Yahya Al-Shehri | Al-Ettifaq | 2 |