Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)

The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup
Founded 1957
Region Saudi Arabia
Number of teams 153
International cup(s) AFC Champions League
Current champions Al-Ahli (13th title)
Most successful club(s) Al-Ahli (13 titles)
Television broadcasters MBC Pro Sports, Al-Riyadiah (only the Final)
2016 season

The King Cup, officially known as "The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup" (Arabic: كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

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 Professional League plus the Crown Prince Cup and Federation Cup winners. Since 2014, it was renamed to "King Cup", the competition is closely going back to its roots, by implementing the old format, 153 clubs have taken part in the tournament.[1] Al-Ahli are the current holders of the cup.

Qualification and prize money

The cup winner will guarantee a place in the AFC Champions League.[2]

Prize money:[2]

Winners by year

Kings Cup

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-Ittihad
8
1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013
Al-Hilal
7
1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015
Al-Nassr
6
1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990
Al-Shabab
3
2008, 2009, 2014
Al-Ettifaq
2
1968, 1985
Al-Wehda
2
1957, 1966
Totals
41

Finals

Club Finalists Finals years
Al-Ahli
17
1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Al-Ittihad
16
1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Al-Hilal
14
1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015
Al-Nassr
13
1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015, 2016
Al-Wehda
7
1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1970
Al-Ettifaq
6
1965, 1966, 1968, 1983, 1985, 1988
Al-Shabab
6
1969, 1980, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
Al-Riyadh
2
1962, 1978
Al-Taawoun
1
1990
Totals
82

Source:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

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