2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2017–18 Crown Prince Cup was the 43rd and final unfinished season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament for football teams of the Saudi Professional League. It began on 7 September 2017 and would have been concluded with the final in March 2018.[1] However, it was abolished early during the first stage.

2017–18 Crown Prince Cup
Country Saudi Arabia
Dates7 September 2017 – 19 September 2017
Teams14
Matches played4
Goals scored5 (1.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Andria
Abdelkader Oueslati
Shikabala
Danilo Asprilla
Marcos Pizzelli
(1 goal each)
All statistics correct as of 19 September 2017.

Al-Ittihad are the defending champions after a 1–0 win over Al-Nassr in the final.[2]

On 19 September 2017, the General Sports Authority decided to cancel and abolish the tournament and start the new edition next season[3]

Changes and Format

For the first time, the Crown Prince Cup tournament will be contested by the 14 teams of the Pro League, having been decreased from the 30-team format that had been used since the 2013–14 season.[4] Under this new format, the finalists from the previous season will receive a bye to the knockout stage while the remaining 12 enter at the preliminary round. The Crown Prince Cup is played as a knockout cup competition with each tie being played as a single match with the winner advancing to the next round.

On 16 June 2017 it was announced by the SAFF that VAR would be implemented in the tournament.[5]

Participating teams
Pro League (14 Teams)

First stage

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches are to be played from 7 September to 30 October 2017.[6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

7 September 2017 5Ohod1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Al-Fateh Medinah
20:35 Andria 83'
Badi Yellow card 106'
Ashoor Yellow card 120+1'		 Report Al-Fuhaid Yellow card 41'
Oueslati 90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Hussain Abu Shaheen
Penalties
Andria soccer ball with check mark
Ronaldo soccer ball with check mark
Ahmed soccer ball with red X
Mohsen soccer ball with check mark
Badi soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Oueslati
soccer ball with check mark Al-Mousa
soccer ball with check mark João Pedro
soccer ball with check mark Hazzazi
soccer ball with check mark Al-Juahaim
8 September 2017 1 Al-Raed 1–0Al-FaisalyBuraidah
19:00 Shikabala 3'
Al-Rashidi Yellow card 51'
Otaif Yellow card 61'		 Report Luisinho Yellow card 29'
Mendash Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 780
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
9 September 2017 2 Al-Fayha 1–0Al-TaawounAl Majma'ah
18:50 Asprilla 13'
Tombakti Yellow card 28'
Al-Mutairi Yellow card 51'		 Report Al-Mousa Yellow card 52'
Al-Zubaidi Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nuhait
9 September 2017 4 Al-Shabab 1–0Al-BatinRiyadh
20:05 Al-Fahad Yellow card 64'
Pizzelli 68'
Salem Yellow card 81'		 Report Jhonnattann Yellow card 40'
Waqes Yellow card 58'
Alhinho Yellow card 72'
Jorge Santos Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
30 October 2017 3 Al-Qadsiah Cancelled Al-Hilal Khobar
19:30 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
30 October 2017 6 Al-Ettifaq Cancelled Al-Ahli Dammam
19:30 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Top goalscorers

As of 9 September 2017[8]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Madagascar Andria Ohod 1
Tunisia Abdelkader Oueslati Al-Fateh
Egypt Shikabala Al-Raed
Colombia Danilo Asprilla Al-Fayha
Armenia Marcos Pizzelli Al-Shabab

Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.

References
  1. "2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Draw" (in Arabic). SAFF. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. "الاتحاد بطلا لكأس ولي العهد السعودي2017" (in Arabic). Sky News. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "قرارات معالي رئيس مجلس إدارة الهيئة العامة للرياضة". September 19, 2017. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  4. "اكأس ولي العهد لفرق دوري جميل" (in Arabic). akhbaar. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. "مصادر .. "تقنية الفيديو" تراقب 10 مباريات من دوري جميل" (in Arabic). akhbaar. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. "Skip Navigation Linksالاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم > مركز الأخبار > صدور جدول دور ال16 من كأس سمو ولي العهدد" [Round of 16 fixtures] (in Arabic). SAFF. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  7. "Round of 16". goalzz.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  8. "Top Scorers -Crown Prince Cup". goalzz. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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