The 2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 42nd season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 30 teams, 14 teams from the Pro League, and 16 teams from the First Division. It started with the Preliminary stage on 15 August 2016 and concluded with the final on 10 March 2017.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 15 August 2016 – 10 March 2017 |
| Teams | 30 |
| Defending champions | Al-Hilal |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Ittihad (8th title) |
| Runner-up | Al-Nassr |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 80 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Omar Al Somah (7 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of 10 March 2017. | |
The holders were Al-Hilal who beat Al-Ahli 2–1 in the previous season's final on 19 February 2016.[1] They were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Nassr.[2]
Al-Ittihad won their 8th title following a 1–0 win over Al-Nassr in the final.[3]
Participating teams
- Pro League (14 Teams)
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- First Division (16 Teams)
First stage
Preliminary round
The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 15, 16, 25, 26, 27 & 28 August 2016.[4][5][6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 15 August 2016 10 | Al-Shabab (1) | 2–0 | Al-Nahda (2) | Riyadh |
| 19:10 | Benyettou  13', 22' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 664 Referee: Hussain Abo Shaheen |
| 15 August 2016 4 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 3–2 | Al-Jeel (2) | Mecca |
| 20:55 | Al-Muwallad 14' (pen.) Villanueva 69'Al-Daheem 89' | Douglas 3' (pen.) Adam 51' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Senani |
| 16 August 2016 11 | Al-Nassr (1) | 3–0 | Al-Nojoom (2) | Riyadh |
| 20:55 | Al-Raheb 38', 65' Akash 41' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri |
| 25 August 2016 2 | Hajer (2) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Damac (2) | Al-Hasa |
| 18:50 | Al-Remthi 66' (o.g.) Al-Arfej 92'Al-Ibrahim 94' | Suanon 78', 107'Eisa 105' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini | |
| Penalties | ||||
Al-Thodan  Al-Huraib  Al-Traidi Al-Khalaf Al-Ibrahim | Suanon Eisa Ilyas Al-Ahmed | |||
| 25 August 2016 6 | Al-Shoulla (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Al-Batin (1) | Al-Kharj |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Al-Ajmi Al-Aliweh Attiyah Al-Dossari Diba Ilunga Al-Sobeai Al-Rabee | Ghunaiman Santos Jorge Nasser Ayyadah Dakheel Mohanna | |||
| 25 August 2016 13 | Al-Wehda (1) | 3–1 | Al-Qaisumah (2) | Mecca |
| 20:55 | Dagoulou 4' Felipe 75', 84' | Jahfali 63' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awedan |
| 26 August 2016 5 | Al-Tai (2) | 0–1 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | Ha'il |
| 19:20 | Al-Amri 40' | Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait |
| 26 August 2016 8 | Al-Fayha (2) | 0–2 | Al-Raed (1) | Al Majma'ah |
| 20:55 | Adriano 57' Bangoura 66' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni |
| 26 August 2016 9 | Najran (2) | 3–0 | Al-Adalah (2) | Jeddah |
| 20:55 | Al Mansor 13', 88' Salawati 81' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri |
| 27 August 2016 12 | Al-Watani (2) | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Tabuk |
| 19:45 | Al-Blwi 90+4' | Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 27 August 2016 1 | Wej (2) | 0–2 | Al-Faisaly (1) | Ta'if |
| 20:55 | Everaldo 20' Abbas 36' | Stadium: King Fahd Stadium Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani |
| 28 August 2016 3 | Al-Fateh (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Ohod (2) | Al-Hasa |
| 18:50 | Guilherme 12' Nathan 102' | Al-Hafdhi 49' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 274 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
| 28 August 2016 7 | Al-Orobah (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Taawoun (1) | Sakakah |
| 19:25 | Cortez 50' Al-Aboud 90+2' | Al-Zain 43' Al-Dawsari 45' (o.g.)Al-Shameri 119' | Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium Attendance: 335 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi |
| 28 August 2016 14 | Al-Khaleej (1) | 1–0 | Al-Hazem (2) | Khobar |
| 20:55 | Al Salem 66' | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Hussain Abo Shaheen |
Second stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Faisaly | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Hajer | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Hajer | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Fateh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad (pen.) | 1 (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Qadisiyah | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Batin | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Batin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Taawoun | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Ittihad | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Nassr | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Raed | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Najran | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Watani | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Wehda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Khaleej | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 26, 27, 28 & 29 September 2016.[8][5][9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 26 September 2016 19 | Al-Raed (1) | 1–2 | Al-Hilal (1) | Buraidah |
| 18:35 | Gilmar 83' | Report | Al-Abed 36', 41' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan |
| 27 September 2016 20 | Al-Shabab (1) | 6–0 | Najran (2) | Riyadh |
| 18:25 | Heberty 45+2' Benyettou 53', 60', 63'Muath 86'Al-Sulayhem 88' | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
| 27 September 2016 21 | Al-Watani (2) | 1–3 | Al-Nassr (1) | Tabuk |
| 19:05 | Al-Yamani 53' | Report | Sufyani 8' Uvini 31'Al-Raheb 90+2' | Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
| 27 September 2016 15 | Al-Ahli (1) | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly (1) | Jeddah |
| 20:15 | Al Somah 66' (pen.), 82' (pen.) | Report | Alemão 50' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr |
| 28 September 2016 16 | Hajer (2) | 1–0 | Al-Fateh (1) | Al-Hasa |
| 18:15 | Soumah 55' | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan |
| 28 September 2016 17 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | Jeddah |
| 20:15 | Villanueva 42' | Report | N. Hazazi 12' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 16,063 Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari |
| Penalties | ||||
| Akaïchi Al Ansari Al-Muwallad Villanueva Al-Daheem Al-Nakhli Al-Muziel Bajandouh Al-Qarni | Bezerra N. Hazazi Al-Shoeil Fallatah Abdul-Amir Al-Khabrani Abo Shararah Al-Najrani Masrahi | |||
| 29 September 2016 18 | Al-Taawoun (1) | 0–2 | Al-Batin (1) | Buraidah |
| 18:35 | Report | Jorge 74' W. Al-Enezi 90+5' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi |
| 29 September 2016 22 | Al-Wehda (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Al-Khaleej (1) | Mecca |
| 20:15 | Al-Musalem 13' | Report | Al-Mohammed 28' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Senani |
| Penalties | ||||
| Al-Shamekh Al-Harbi Lima Dagoulou | López Jandson Ouro-Akoriko | |||
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 24 & 25 October 2016.[5][10][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 24 October 2016 24 | Al-Batin (1) | 0–1 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Hafar al-Batin |
| 18:00 | Report | Al-Muwallad 58' | Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
| 24 October 2016 25 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–0 | Al-Shabab (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Breik 11' Léo 16' | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi |
| 25 October 2016 23 | Hajer (2) | 1–6 | Al-Ahli (1) | Al-Hasa |
| 17:45 | Soumah 73' | Report | Al-Otaibi 16' (o.g.) Al Somah 22', 36', 39'Hawsawi 53' (pen.)Assiri 69' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait |
| 25 October 2016 26 | Al-Nassr (1) | 1–0 | Al-Wehda (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Sahlawi 39' | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Khaled Al Teris |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals fixtures were played on 26 & 27 December 2016.[5][12][13] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 26 December 2016 28 | Al-Hilal (1) | 0–2 | Al-Nassr (1) | Riyadh |
| 19:50 | Report | Al-Sahlawi 26' (pen.) Tomasov 40' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr |
| 27 December 2016 27 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 3–2 | Al-Ahli (1) | Jeddah |
| 19:50 | Akaïchi 28' Kahraba 38'Al-Muwallad 90' | Report | Al Somah 72', 76' (pen.) | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 47,223 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish |
Final
The final was held on 10 March 2017 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[5][14] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers
As of 10 March 2017[15]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Omar Al Somah | Al-Ahli | 7 |
| 2 |  Mohamed Benyettou | Al-Shabab | 5 |
| 3 |  Hassan Al-Raheb | Al-Nassr | 3 |
| Fahad Al-Muwallad | Al-Ittihad |
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