2002 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

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2002 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates1 February – 24 April 2002
Teams16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Ittihad
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Ahli (4th title)
Runner-upAl-Ittihad
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Luizinho Vieira
(6 goals)
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The 2002 Crown Prince Cup was the 27th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 1 February 2002 and concluded with the final on 24 April 2002.

In the final, Al-Ahli defeated defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 to secure their fourth title.[1] The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah. As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League third qualifying round.

Qualifying rounds[edit]

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Abha and Al-Raed and Second Division sides Al-Adalah and Najran qualified.

Bracket[edit]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Ahli 2
A Al-Raed 0
H Al-Ahli (asdet) 1
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Ettifaq 2
A Al-Wehda 1
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Nassr 2
H Al-Adalah 0
H Al-Nassr (asdet) 2
A Al-Shabab 1
H Al-Shabab 4
A Al-Najma 0
Al-Ahli 2
Al-Ittihad 1
A Al-Hilal 1
H Al-Tai 3
A Al-Tai 0
H Al-Ansar 1
A Al-Ansar 2
H Najran 1
H Al-Ansar 2
A Al-Ittihad 4
H Al-Ittihad 6
A Abha 0
H Al-Ittihad (asdet) 4
A Al-Shoulla 3
A Al-Riyadh 1
H Al-Shoulla (asdet) 2

Source: Al-Jazirah

Round of 16[edit]

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 1 and 2 February 2002.[2][3] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

1 February 2002 3Al-Adalah (3)0–2 Al-Nassr (1) Al-Hasa
16:00 Report Al-Harthi 88'
César 90+2'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
1 February 2002 4 Al-Shabab (1) 4–0Al-Najma (1)Riyadh
16:00 Khathran 20'
Majrashi 22', 45'
Al-Dossari 90'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1 February 2002 1 Al-Ahli (1) 2–0Al-Raed (2)Jeddah
20:00 Gahwji 66', 74' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
2 February 2002 5 Al-Tai (1) 3–1Al-Hilal (1)Ha'il
16:00 Hamad Ji 20'
Celso 44' (pen.)
Al-Rashid 56'
Report Macedo 17' Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi
2 February 2002 6Najran (3)1–2 Al-Ansar (1) Najran
16:00 Hatrash 82' Report Al-Fraidi 35', 72' Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
2 February 2002 8 Al-Shoulla (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Riyadh (1)Al-Kharj
20:00 Cláudio 8', gold-colored soccer ball 91' Report Al-Haya'e 90+2' Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

Quarter-finals[edit]

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 6 and 7 February 2002.[4][5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

6 February 2002 9 Al-Ahli (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Ettifaq (1)Jeddah
16:00 Al-Shahrani gold-colored soccer ball 96'  (pen.) Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Marwani
6 February 2002 10 Al-Nassr (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Shabab (1)Riyadh
16:00 Keïta 65'
Yazid gold-colored soccer ball 92'
Report Antônio 30' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ghimlas
7 February 2002 11 Al-Ansar (1) 1–0Al-Tai (1)Medina
16:00 Al-Mutlaq 6' Report Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
7 February 2002 12 Al-Ittihad (1) 4–3 (a.e.t.)Al-Shoulla (1)Jeddah
20:00 Vieira 45+1' (pen.), 75'
Idris 62'
Shas gold-colored soccer ball 111'
Report Cláudio 80', 83' (pen.)
Al-Daajani 87'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili

Semi-finals[edit]

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 18 and 19 February 2002.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

18 February 2002 13Al-Nassr (1)1–2 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:00 Al-Harthi 90+1' Report Al-Shehri 6', 13' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
19 February 2002 14Al-Ansar (1)2–4 Al-Ittihad (1) Medina
16:00 Salem 80', 88' Report Lindomar 28'
Vieira 68'
Al-Yami 76'
Idris 78'
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Final[edit]

The 2002 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 24 April 2002 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between derby rivals Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad.[9][10] This was the eighth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met once in the final, in 1958, which Al-Ittihad won. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ahli2–1Al-Ittihad
Al-Abdali 21'
Al-Shenaif 87' (pen.)
Report Al-Yami 46'
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Luizinho Vieira Al-Ittihad 6
2 Brazil Cláudio Al-Shoulla 4
3 Saudi Arabia Hamzah Idris Al-Ittihad 3
4 Saudi Arabia Naji Majrashi Al-Shabab 2
Saudi Arabia Khaled Gahwji Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia Ghazi Al-Fraidi Al-Ansar
Saudi Arabia Fouzi Al-Shehri Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia Mohsen Al-Harthi Al-Nassr
Brazil Lindomar Al-Ittihad
Saudi Arabia Al Tayeb Salem Al-Ansar
Saudi Arabia Al Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 16".
  3. ^ "Jazirah newspaper 30-01-2002".
  4. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 8".
  5. ^ "النصر أمام الشباب .. والأهلي يستضيف الاتفاق".
  6. ^ "الاتحاد يستضيف الشعلة .. وصائد الكبار يواجه تحدي الأنصار".
  7. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 4".
  8. ^ "النصر يستضيف الأهلي والاتحاد في ضيافة الأنصار".
  9. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - النهائي".
  10. ^ "كأس ولي العهد بين عنفوان الأهلي وقوة الاتحاد".