1977 King Cup

1977 King Cup

Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	5 – 28 May 1977
Teams	32
Defending champions	Al-Nassr
Final positions
Champions	Al-Ahli (7th title)
Runner-up	Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	105 (3.39 per match)

The 1977 King Cup was the 19th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Nassr were the defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Hilal.[1] The final saw Al-Ahli beat Al-Hilal 3–1, with Al-Ahli scoring all three goals in the final fifteen minutes.[2] Al-Ahli won their seventh title and first since 1973.

Bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

H

Al-Hilal

3

A

Al-Shoulla

0

H

Al-Hilal (a.e.t.)

2

A

Al-Ettifaq

1

A

Al-Hamadah

0

H

Al-Ettifaq

7

H

Al-Hilal

3

A

Al-Shabab

0

A

Tuwaiq

1

H

Al-Diriyah

0

A

Tuwaiq

0

H

Al-Shabab

4

A

Al-Shabab

1

H

Al-Taawoun

0

H

Al-Hilal

2

A

Al-Nassr

0

H

Al-Qadsiah

5

A

Al-Fateh

0

H

Al-Qadsiah

2

A

Al-Khaleej

0

A

Al-Khaleej

5

H

Al-Jazeera

3

A

Al-Qadsiah

1

H

Al-Nassr

2

H

Al-Nahda

2

A

Al-Thoqbah

0

H

Al-Nahda

1

A

Al-Nassr

4

A

Hajer

0

H

Al-Nassr

4

–

Al-Hilal

1

–

Al-Ahli

3

H

Al-Tai

2

A

Al-Ansar

0

A

Al-Tai

0

H

Al-Ittihad

4

A

Al-Ittihad

4

H

Al-Jabalain

1

H

Al-Ittihad (pen.)

1 (3)

A

Ohod

1 (2)

A

Al-Rabe'e

0

H

Ohod

5

H

Ohod

2

A

Al-Raed

1

H

Al-Raed (a.e.t.)

2

A

Al-Riyadh

0

A

Al-Ittihad

2

H

Al-Ahli

4

A

Al-Taqadom

0

H

Al-Wehda

2

H

Al-Wehda

4

A

Al-Kefah

0

H

Al-Majd

1 (3)

A

Al-Kefah (pen.)

1 (4)

A

Al-Wehda

0

H

Al-Ahli

1

H

Okaz

2

A

Al-Wadea

1

H

Okaz

1

A

Al-Ahli

2

A

Damac

0

H

Al-Ahli

4

Source: Al-Jazirah

Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 5 and 6 May 1977.[3][4][5]

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Ettifaq	7–0	Al-Hamadah
Al-Diriyah	0–1	Tuwaiq
Al-Tai	2–0	Al-Ansar
Al-Nassr	4–0	Hajer
Al-Raed	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Al-Riyadh
Al-Majd	1–1 (3–4 pen.)	Al-Kefah
Al-Qadsiah	5–0	Al-Fateh
Al-Nahda	2–0	Al-Thoqbah
Al-Ahli	4–0	Damac
Okaz	2–1	Al-Wadea
Al-Taqadom	0–2	Al-Wehda
Ohod	5–0	Al-Rabe'e
Al-Jabalain	1–4	Al-Ittihad
Al-Taawoun	0–1	Al-Shabab
Al-Hilal	3–0	Al-Shoulla
Al-Jazeera	3–5	Al-Khaleej

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 9 and 10 May 1977.[6][7]

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Hilal	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ettifaq
Al-Nahda	1–4	Al-Nassr
Okaz	1–2	Al-Ahli
Al-Wehda	4–0	Al-Kefah
Ohod	2–1	Al-Raed
Al-Ittihad	4–0	Al-Tai
Al-Shabab	4–0	Tuwaiq
Al-Qadsiah	2–0	Al-Khaleej

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 12 and 13 May 1977.[8][9][10]

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Nassr	2–1	Al-Qadsiah
Al-Ittihad	1–1 (3–2 pen.)	Ohod
Al-Ahli	1–0	Al-Wehda
Al-Hilal	3–0	Al-Shabab

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 16 May 1977. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

16 May 1977

Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Nassr
Al-Habshi 5' Abdulmatloub 73'	Report

Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyah

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Dahham

16 May 1977

Al-Ahli	4–2	Al-Ittihad
Al-Sagheer 1', 14' Rizq 32', 41'	Report	Zarie 34' Al-Otaibi 75'

Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah, Jeddah

Referee: Fahad Al-Dahmash

Final

The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh.[11] This was Al-Ahli's 9th final. Previously Al-Ahli won six times in 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973 and lost in 1974 and 1976. This was Al-Hilal's 5th final. Previously Al-Hilal won twice in 1961 and 1964 and lost in 1963 and 1968. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final.

27 May 1977

15:30 (UTC+3)

Al-Hilal	1–3	Al-Ahli
Naseeb 53'	Report	Al-Sagheer 74', 76' Mansi 78'

Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh

Referee: Fahad Al-Dahmash

Team details

Al-Hilal Al-Ahli GK Ibrahim Al-Yousef DF Ghazi Saeed DF Baddah Al-Qahtani DF Abdulrahman Basheer (c) DF Nasser Al-Shayea MF Fahad Al-Habashi MF Abdullah Foudah MF Marzouq Saeed FW Naji Abdulmatloub FW Sultan bin Naseeb FW Sameer Sultan Substitutes: GK Khaled Fahmi DF Abdullah Al-Ammar DF Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh MF Abdullah Al-Gassab MF Fahad Abdulwahed Manager: George Smith GK Adel Rawas DF Ibrahim Muraiki DF Waheed Jawhar DF Abdulrazaq Abu Dawood (c) DF Fahad Eid MF Idris Adam MF Tarik Kayal MF Ahmed Al-Sagheer FW Fuad Rizq FW Motamad Khojali FW Ismail Hefni Substitutes: GK Ghazi Saddakah DF Mohammed Anbar DF Wajdi Al-Taweel MF Abdullah Omar FW Saad Mansi Al-Harbi Manager: Didi

References

1. "وفجأة انطفئت الشموع الصفر وظلّت شمعة الهلال تقاوم الريح والنصر".
2. "صعد ديدي و هبط سميث".
3. "Al Jazirah newspaper 06-05-1977".
4. "Al Jazirah newspaper 06-05-1977 (2)".
5. "Al Jazirah newspaper 07-05-1977".
6. "Al Jazirah newspaper 10-05-1977".
7. "Al Jazirah newspaper 11-05-1977".
8. "Al Jazirah newspaper 13-05-1977".
9. "Al Jazirah newspaper 14-05-1977".
10. "Al Jazirah newspaper 14-05-1977 (2)".
11. "النهائي".