2000 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The 2000 Crown Prince Cup was the 25th season of the Saudi premier football knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 17 February 2000 and concluded with the final on 12 May 2000.
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 February – 12 May 2000 |
| Teams | 44 (all) 32 (qualifying competition) 16 (main competition) |
| Defending champions | Al-Shabab |
| Champions | Al-Hilal (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Shabab |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Al-Hilal |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 49 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Abdullah Al-Jamaan (5 goals) |
← 1999 2001 →
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs) | |
In the final, Al-Hilal defeated defending champions Al-Shabab 3–0 to secure their third title.[1] The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah for the sixth time. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Qualifying rounds
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 17 February 2000. Second Division side Al-Hazem and Third Division sides Al-Maseef, Al-Oyoon and Al-Watani qualified.
First round
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Thursday 17 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Safa (4) | 0–5 | Al-Qadisiyah (2) | ||
| Al-Nahda (3) | 5–2 | Modhar (3) | ||
| Al-Taawoun (2) | 0–1 | Al-Jabalain (4) | ||
| Al-Hazem (3) | 1–0 | Al-Arabi (4) | ||
| Al-Tuhami (4) | 0–3 | Hajer (2) | ||
| Abha (3) | 0–1 | Al-Maseef (4) | ||
| Al-Akhdoud (4) | 1–0 | Najran (2) | ||
| Al-Shoulla (2) | 1–2 (asdet) | Al-Diriyah (4) | ||
| Zahran (4) | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Okaz (4) | ||
| Ohod (2) | 2–3 | Al-Majd (4) | ||
| Al-Qarah (3) | 5–1 | Al-Rawdhah (3) | ||
| Al-Khaleej (2) | N/A | N/A | ||
| Friday 18 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Watani (4) | 1–0 | Al-Ansar (2) | ||
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 1–0 | Al-Kholood (3) | ||
| Saturday 19 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Orobah (2) | 6–0 | Al-Entelaq (4) | ||
| Al-Fateh (2) | 2–3 (asdet) | Al-Oyoon (4) | ||
Second round
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Thursday 24 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Orobah (2) | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Al-Watani (4) | ||
| Al-Maseef (4) | 1–0 | Hajer (2) | ||
| Al-Akhdoud (4) | 1–0 | Al-Khaleej (2) | ||
| Al-Qadisiyah (2) | 3–2 | Al-Nahda (3) | ||
| Al-Oyoon (4) | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Al-Qarah (3) | ||
| Al-Hazem (3) | 1–0 | Al-Jabalain (4) | ||
| Friday 25 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Hamadah (3) | N/A | Al-Diriyah (4) | ||
| Al-Majd (4) | N/A | Zahran (4) | ||
Final Round
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Thursday 2 March 2000 | ||||
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 1–2 (asdet) | Al-Hazem (3) | ||
| Al-Maseef (4) | 3–2 | Al-Akhdoud (4) | ||
| Al-Qadisiyah (2) | 3–4 (asdet) | Al-Oyoon (4) | ||
| Al-Majd (4) | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Al-Watani (4) | ||
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Watani | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hazem | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hazem | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Maseef | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Sdoos | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Hilal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Shabab | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Raed | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Najma | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Riyadh | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Riyadh | 0 (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq (pen.) | 0 (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq (asdet) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Oyoon | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 4 March 2000.[2] The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 28, 29, 30 and 31 March 2000.[3][4] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 28 March 2000 1 | Al-Raed (1) | 0–4 | Al-Tai (1) | Buraidah |
| 20:00 | Report | Al-Saqri  24'Al-Ghazi 45'Al-Rashid 83'Al-Suleiman 90' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Jarwan |
| 28 March 2000 2 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Oyoon (4) | Dammam |
| 20:00 | Al-Fuhaid 45' Al-Ali 58'Al-Dossari  96' |
Report | Al-Assaf 40' Al-Ghareeb 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan |
| 29 March 2000 4 | Al-Maseef (4) | 0–1 | Al-Hazem (3) | Abha |
| 16:00 | Report | Al-Rumaihi 30' |
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Yami |
| 29 March 2000 3 | Al-Shabab (1) | 3–1 | Al-Nassr (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Dawod 23' Suroor 40'Al-Otaibi 72' |
Report | Yazid 55' |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Mujeb Al-Dossari |
| 30 March 2000 5 | Al-Watani (4) | 0–4 | Al-Hilal (1) | Tabuk |
| 16:00 | Report | Al-Mofarij 16' Al-Jamaan 39', 73', 77' |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Saleh Al-Shahrani |
| 30 March 2000 6 | Sdoos (1) | 1–2 | Al-Ahli (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Taweel 71' (pen.) |
Report | Pérez 14', 88' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili |
| 31 March 2000 7 | Al-Wehda (1) | 0–3 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Mecca |
| 20:00 | Report | T. Al-Muwallad 66' Al-Zahrani 72'Idris 90' |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid |
| 31 March 2000 8 | Al-Riyadh (1) | 3–1 | Al-Najma (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Sobhi 50' Diop 57' (pen.)Al-Dossari 88' |
Report | Al-Munaif 47' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ghimlas |
Quarter-finals
The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 1 April 2000.[5] The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 8 and 9 April 2000.[6][7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 8 April 2000 11 | Al-Hazem (3) | 0–2 | Al-Hilal (1) | Buraidah |
| 16:00 | Report | Al-Jamaan 18' Dokhi 82' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Suwail |
| 8 April 2000 9 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Al-Riyadh (1) | Dammam |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Beshri | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Al-Mogahwi  Saif Al-Dossari  Al-Fuhaid Al-Dubikhi Al-Muwallad Shehri Al-Bahri |
Diop Al-Jebreen Robson Al-Qumayzi R. Al-Dossari Al-Mufarrij Al-Qarni Al-Suwailem |
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| 9 April 2000 10 | Al-Shabab (1) | 6–2 | Al-Tai (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:15 | Suroor 6' Al-Qanat 13'Al-Otaibi 65', 78'Majrashi 69'Al-Owairan 87' |
Report | Al-Rashid 45', 90' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar |
| 9 April 2000 12 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 2–1 | Al-Ahli (1) | Jeddah |
| 20:30 | Al-Hadaithi 88', 90+2' |
Report | Masaad 22' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Omer Al Mehannah |
Semi-finals
The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 10 April 2000.[9] The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 13 and 14 April 2000.[10][11][12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 13 April 2000 14 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 1–2 | Al-Shabab (1) | Dammam |
| 20:30 | Al-Ali 60' |
Report | Al-Waked 17' Al-Khathran 88' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda |
| 14 April 2000 13 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–0 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:30 | Al-Jamaan 48' Al-Jaber 75' |
Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili |
Final
The 2000 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 12 May 2000 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab.[13][14] This was the sixth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met once in the final with Al-Shabab winning in 1999. This was a repeat of last season's final. This was Al-Shabab's sixth final and Al-Hilal's fourth final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Abdullah Al-Jamaan |
Al-Hilal | 5 |
| 2 | Marzouk Al-Otaibi |
Al-Shabab | 3 |
| Badr Al-Rashid |
Al-Tai | ||
| 4 |  Ricardo Pérez |
Al-Ahli | 2 |
| Salem Suroor |
Al-Shabab | ||
| Sulaiman Al-Hadaithi |
Al-Ittihad | ||
| Hussain Al-Ali |
Al-Ettifaq | ||
See also
References
- "الأزرق.. أكل (الأخضر واليابس)".
- "القرعة تبتسم ل(١٤) فريقاً وتكشر للنصر وحامل اللقب".
- "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2000 - دور الـ 16".
- "اليوم في افتتاح مسابقة كأس سمو ولي العهد".
- "قرعة ربع نهائي الكأس تبتسم للهلال والشباب ولقاء متكافئ يجمع الرياض والاتفاق".
- "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2000 - دور الـ 8".
- "عصر ومساء اليوم مباراتان في بريدة والدمام ضمن الدور ربع النهائي لمسابقة كأس سمو ولي العهد".
- "في ختام لقاءات دور الثمانية لمسابقة كأس سمو ولي العهد".
- "قرعة نصف نهائي كأس ولي العهد تسفر عن:".
- "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2000 - دور الـ 4".
- "مساء اليوم على أستاذ الأمير محمد بن فهد بالدمام ولتحديد الطرف الأول لنهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد".
- "القمة.. هلالية أم اتحادية...؟".
- "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2000 - النهائي".
- "كأس ولي العهد.. للزعيم أم الليث...؟!".
