2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2005–06 Crown Prince Cup was the 31st season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 24 November 2005 and concluded with the final on 7 April 2006.

2005–06 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates24 November 2005 – 7 April 2006
Teams44 (all)
32 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Hilal
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Hilal (6th title)
Runner-upAl-Ahli
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored57 (3.35 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rogério
(4 goals)

All statistics correct as of 7 April 2006.
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

Al-Hilal were the defending champions, having won the trophy in 2005, and won their second consecutive title, defeating Al-Ahli in the final on 7 April 2006.[1] As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.

Qualifying rounds

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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. The qualifying competition began on 24 November 2005. First Division sides Al-Faisaly and Al-Riyadh, Second Division side Al-Hamadah and Third Division side Al-Rawdhah qualified.[2]

First round

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Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Thursday 24 November 2005
Al-Riyadh (2) 1–0 Al-Batin (4)
Al-Shoulla (2) 0–1 Sdoos (3)
Al-Najma (3) 1–4 Al-Faisaly (2)
Al-Raed (2) 3–1 Al-Fayha (2)
Al-Nahda (3) 0–0 (5–4 p) Al-Fateh (2)
Ohod (2) 1–1 (6–5 p) Al-Arabi (4)
Al-Hamadah (3) 2–1 Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Jabalain (2) 2–2 (6–5 p) Al-Qotah (3)
Najran (2) 3–1 Hetten (4)
Al-Watani (2) 1–0 Al-Majd (4)
Al-Orobah (3) 11–3 Al-Qala (4)
Damac (2) 1–2 Al-Nakhil (4)
Al-Rabe'e (3) 4–2 Wej (4)
Al-Khaleej (2) 2–0 Al-Adalah (3)
Hajer (2) 2–3 Al-Rawdhah (4)
Al-Tuhami (3) 2–1 Al-Akhdoud (3)

Second round

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Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Tuesday 29 November 2005
Al-Riyadh (2) 5–0 Sdoos (3)
Al-Nahda (3) 4–1 Al-Khaleej (2)
Al-Faisaly (2) 2–0 Al-Raed (2)
Ohod (2) 4–3 Al-Rabe'e (3)
Al-Hamadah (3) 2–1 Al-Orobah (3)
Al-Jabalain (2) 0–2 Al-Watani (2)
Najran (2) 3–1 Al-Tuhami (3)
Al-Rawdhah (4) 2–0 Al-Nakhil (4)

Final round

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Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Sunday 4 December 2005
Al-Riyadh (2) 3–0 Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Faisaly (2) 2–0 Al-Watani (2)
Ohod (2) 1–2 Al-Hamadah (3)
Al-Rawdhah (4) 3–3 (5–4 p) Najran (2)

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
A Al-Ittihad 1
H Al-Riyadh 0
H Al-Ittihad 1 (2)
A Al-Ahli (pen.) 1 (4)
H Al-Ahli 4
A Abha 0
A Al-Ahli 2 3 5
H Al-Shabab 1 3 4
A Al-Shabab (a.e.t.) 3
H Al-Hazem 2
H Al-Shabab 4
A Al-Hamadah 1
H Al-Tai 3
A Al-Hamadah 4
Al-Ahli 0
Al-Hilal 1
A Al-Nassr 1
H Al-Ettifaq 0
A Al-Nassr 0
H Al-Wehda 1
H Al-Wehda 2
A Al-Faisaly 1
A Al-Wehda 2 0 2
H Al-Hilal 3 2 5
H Al-Hilal 1
A Al-Ansar 0
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Qadisiyah 0
A Al-Qadisiyah 8
H Al-Rawdhah 0

Source: Al Jazirah

Round of 16

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The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 27 and 28 December 2005.[3][4][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

27 December 2005 1Al-Riyadh (2)0–1 Al-Ittihad (1) Riyadh
19:35 Report Job   74' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Saad Al-Kathairi
27 December 2005 2 Al-Ahli (1) 4–0Abha (1)Jeddah
19:35 Al-Jassim   45', 50', 69'
Al-Meshal   60'
Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Tuwaijari
27 December 2005 5Al-Ettifaq (1)0–1 Al-Nassr (1) Dammam
19:35 Report Al-Zahrani   89' Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi
27 December 2005 6 Al-Wehda (1) 2–1Al-Faisaly (2)Mecca
19:35 Al-Mehyani   25'
Al-Luhayyani   39' (pen.)
Report Hawsawi   55' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Dossari
28 December 2005 8Al-Rawdhah (4)0–8 Al-Qadisiyah (1) Al-Hasa
18:50 Report Al-Ghwinem   8', 87'
Al-Sahlawi   14', 68', 90' (pen.)
Landomar   24'
Kassas   70'
Al-Traidi   72'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Zahrani
28 December 2005 3Al-Hazem (1)2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Shabab (1) Ar Rass
19:35 Al-Jweer   14'
Fellah   52'
Report Rogério   2', 84', 97' Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazzaq Al-Mogahwi
28 December 2005 4Al-Tai (1)3–4 Al-Hamadah (3) Ha'il
19:35 Al-Muteb   15'
Al-Enezi   62'
Al-Shallaqi   76'
Report Omar Kassar   50'
Al-Shamaan   56' (pen.)
Al-Mohsen   78', 85'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Misfer Shareef
28 December 2005 7 Al-Hilal (1) 1–0Al-Ansar (1)Riyadh
19:50 Joelson   49' Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 1 and 2 January 2006.[6][7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

1 January 2006 9Al-Ittihad (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Al-Ahli (1) Jeddah
19:45 Job   28' Report Massad   52' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Mutlaq
Penalties
Kariri  
Job  
Al-Dokhi  
Al-Montashari  
  Laarif
  Jahdali
  Al-Bishi
  Akaddar
1 January 2006 11 Al-Wehda (1) 1–0Al-Nassr (1)Mecca
19:45 Al-Hazzani   18' Report Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mutraf Al-Qahtani
2 January 2006 10 Al-Shabab (1) 4–1Al-Hamadah (3)Riyadh
19:45 Akram   11'
Rogério   16' (pen.)
Otaif   35'
Al-Sultan   84'
Report Al-Shamaan   87' (pen.) Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Tuwaijari
2 January 2006 12Al-Qadisiyah (1)0–2 Al-Hilal (1) Dammam
19:45 Report Al-Shalhoub   75'
Camacho   88'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals first legs were played on 1 and 2 February 2006 while the second legs were played on 5 and 6 February 2006.[9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahli (1) 5–4 Al-Shabab (1) 2–1 3–3
Al-Wehda (1) 2–5 Al-Hilal (1) 2–3 0–2

Matches

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Al-Shabab (1)1–2Al-Ahli (1)
Akram   45+1' Report Damjanović   21'
Mouath   85'
Al-Ahli (1)3–3Al-Shabab (1)
Mouath   50'
Damjanović   54', 85'
Report Al-Sultan   41'
Al-Dossari   66' (pen.)
Muath   90+2'

Al-Ahli won 5–4 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal (1)3–2Al-Wehda (1)
Al-Jaber   26', 38'
Camacho   79'
Report Al-Mehyani   10' (pen.)
Amido   90+2'
Al-Wehda (1)0–2Al-Hilal (1)
Report Al-Qahtani   23'
Camacho   75'

Al-Hilal won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

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The final was held on 7 April 2006.[10][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Top goalscorers

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As of 7 April 2006

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Rogério Al-Shabab 4
2   Taisir Al-Jassim Al-Ahli 3
  Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Al-Qadisiyah
  Dejan Damjanović Al-Ahli
  Marcelo Camacho Al-Hilal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "الهلال يهزم الأهلي ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد السعودي".
  2. ^ "تصفيات التأهل إلى كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2006".
  3. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2005/2006 - دور الـ 16".
  4. ^ "اليوم اربع لقاءات في افتتاح مسابقة كاس سمو ولي العهد".
  5. ^ "مساء اليوم اربع مباريات في ختام دور ال١٦ لمسابقة كاس ولي العهد".
  6. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2005/2006 - دور الـ 8".
  7. ^ "اليوم مواجهتان في الدور ربع النهائي لمسابقة كاس سمو ولي العهد".
  8. ^ "مساء اليوم في الدور ربع النهائي لمسابقة كاس سمو ولي العهد".
  9. ^ "دور الأربعة - كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2005/2006".
  10. ^ "الهلال يتطلع للحفاظ على لقبه.. والأهلي يحلم بالعودة لمنصات التتويج".
  11. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2005/2006 النهائي".