2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

2015–16 Crown Prince Cup

Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) – 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Teams	30
Defending champions	Al-Ahli
Final positions
Champions	Al-Hilal (13th title)
Runner-up	Al-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	91 (3.14 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Saqer Otaif (4 goals)
All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

The 2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 41st 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.

The holders were Al-Ahli who beat Al-Hilal 2–1 in the previous season's final on 13 February 2015.

The 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. In a rematch of the previous year's final, Al-Hilal defeated holders Al-Ahli 2–1 in the final to win their record-extending 13th Crown Prince Cup title.

Participating teams

Pro League

Al-Ahli (round of 16 direct entrants) Al-Faisaly Al-Fateh Al-Hilal (round of 16 direct entrants) Al-Ittihad

Al-Khaleej Al-Nassr Al-Qadisiyah Al-Raed Al-Shabab

Al-Taawoun Al-Wehda Hajer Najran

First Division

Al-Batin Al-Diriyah Al-Ettifaq Al-Fayha Al-Hazem Al-Jeel

Al-Mujazzal Al-Nahda Al-Nojoom Al-Orobah Al-Riyadh

Al-Shoalah Al-Tai Al-Watani Damac Ohod

First stage

Preliminary round

The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 15, 16, 17 & 24 August 2015. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Fateh (1) v Al-Nahda (2)

15 August 2015 6	Al-Fateh (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Al-Nahda (2)	Al-Hasa
19:00	Bo Shaqra 39'		Al-Malki 29'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi
	Penalties
	Élton Al-Bladi Buhimed Sharahili Hazzazi Al-Asmari		Al-Aliany Al-Dhahi Al-Malki Al-Nashi Al-Rajaa Al-Omaisi

Al-Batin (2) v Al-Khaleej (1)

15 August 2015 11	Al-Batin (2)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Khaleej (1)	Hafar al-Batin
19:15	Papa Diop 14' Mohanna 85'		Al Salem 80' Hussein 90+4' Al-Turki 119'	Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Remeikhany

Damac (2) v Najran (1)

15 August 2015 13	Damac (2)	0–1	Najran (1)	Abha
19:15			Al-Mehyani 45'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Al-Ittihad (1) v Ohod (2)

15 August 2015 14	Al-Ittihad (1)	5–0	Ohod (2)	Makkah
20:45	Sânmărtean 36' Rivas 41' Al-Ghamdi 49' Khrees 63' Fallatah 80'			Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Kaabi

Al-Qadisiyah (1) v Al-Jeel (2)

16 August 2015 2	Al-Qadisiyah (1)	3–2	Al-Jeel (2)	Khobar
19:00	Hector 54' Al-Obaid 83' Abdul-Amir 90+5' (pen.)		Douglas 48' (pen.) Adam 69'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani

Hajer (1) v Al-Watani (2)

16 August 2015 8	Hajer (1)	2–1	Al-Watani (2)	Al-Hasa
19:00	Mojica 62' (pen.) Al-Saiari 65'		Harzan 82'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jires

Al-Faisaly (1) v Al-Fayha (2)

16 August 2015 3	Al-Faisaly (1)	2–1	Al-Fayha (2)	Al Majma'ah
19:15	Salem 45' Onyilo 84'		Al-Khamis 24'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Haidar Al-Sharidah

Al-Taawoun (1) v Al-Diriyah (2)

16 August 2015 1	Al-Taawoun (1)	3–0	Al-Diriyah (2)	Buraidah
20:45	Fallatah 35' Machado 44' Al-Mousa 77'			Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Al-Ettifaq (2) v Al-Raed (1)

17 August 2015 10	Al-Ettifaq (2)	1–0	Al-Raed (1)	Dammam
19:00	Al-Bishi 60' (o.g.)			Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri

Al-Shoulla (2) v Al-Nojoom (2)

17 August 2015 4	Al-Shoulla (2)	1–0	Al-Nojoom (2)	Al-Kharj
19:10	Hawsawi 63'			Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shehri

Al-Orobah (2) v Al Tai (2)

17 August 2015 9	Al-Orobah (2)	2–1	Al Tai (2)	Sakakah
19:40	Al-Joni 8', 21' (pen.)		Mohammed Ishak 42'	Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium Referee: Hassan Al-Asmari

Al-Riyadh (2) v Al-Shabab (1)

17 August 2015 5	Al-Riyadh (2)	0–1	Al-Shabab (1)	Riyadh
20:45			Al-Mofarrej 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

Al-Hazem (2) v Al-Wehda (1)

24 August 2015 12	Al-Hazem (2)	2–4	Al-Wehda (1)	Ar Rass
19:15	Wazani 40' Al-Harbi 61'		Madkhali 5' Faresi 9' Otaif 52', 57'	Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Mujazzal (2)

24 August 2015 7	Al-Nassr (1)	5–0	Al-Mujazzal (2)	Riyadh
20:45	Fabián 35', 66' Al-Sahlawi 54', 90+3' Al-Shehri 73'			Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

Second stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A

Al-Hilal

2

H

Al-Taawoun

1

H

Al-Hilal

4

A

Al-Qadisiyah

1

A

Al-Qadisiyah (aet)

1

H

Al-Faisaly

0

H

Al-Hilal

4

A

Al-Shabab

0

A

Al-Shoulla

1

H

Al-Shabab (aet)

2

H

Al-Shabab

1

A

Al-Nassr

0

A

Al-Nahda

1

H

Al-Nassr

5

–

Al-Hilal

2

–

Al-Ahli

1

A

Al-Ahli

4

H

Hajer

2

H

Al-Ahli

1

A

Al-Ettifaq

0

H

Al-Orobah

0

A

Al-Ettifaq (aet)

1

A

Al-Ahli

1

H

Al-Ittihad

0

A

Al-Khaleej (aet)

4

H

Al-Wehda

2

H

Al-Khaleej

1

A

Al-Ittihad

2

A

Najran

1

H

Al-Ittihad

2

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 11 & 12 September 2015. The Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal match was delayed to 30 November 2015 due to Al-Hilal's participation in the quarter-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Faisaly (1) v Al-Qadisiyah (1)

11 September 2015 16	Al-Faisaly (1)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Qadisiyah (1)	Al Majma'ah
18:45		Report	Abo Shararah 114'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri

Al-Orobah (2) v Al-Ettifaq (2)

11 September 2015 16	Al-Orobah (2)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ettifaq (2)	Sakakah
19:10		Report	Gonçalves 93' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

Al-Shabab (1) v Al-Shoulla (2)

11 September 2015 17	Al-Shabab (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Shoulla (2)	Riyadh
20:45	Al-Hashan 47' Al-Qumaizi 93'	Report	Al-Jehani 79'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Wehda (1) v Al-Khaleej (1)

11 September 2015 21	Al-Wehda (1)	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Al-Khaleej (1)	Makkah
20:45	Otaif 22', 44'	Report	Sylla 34' Al-Turki 75' Al-Rashid 94' Majrashi 109'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Hajer (1) v Al-Ahli (1)

12 September 2015 19	Hajer (1)	2–4	Al-Ahli (1)	Al-Hasa
18:30	Al-Saiari 78' Ceran 90+1'	Report	Hawsawi 7' Al Somah 18' Fetfatzidis 81' Seraj 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Nahda (2)

12 September 2015 18	Al-Nassr (1)	5–1	Al-Nahda (2)	Riyadh
18:40	Maïga 17', 80', 90+3' Mierzejewski 45+2' Al-Sahlawi 64'	Report	Al-Dhiyabi 90'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Ittihad (1) v Najran (1)

12 September 2015 22	Al-Ittihad (1)	2–1	Najran (1)	Jeddah
20:45	Noor 13', 60' (pen.)	Report	Wahib 74'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool

Al-Taawoun (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

30 November 2015 15	Al-Taawoun (1)	1–2	Al-Hilal (1)	Buraidah
19:30	Al-Khamees 90+2'	Report	Al-Shamrani 19' (pen.) Aílton 56'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 22 & 23 October 2015. The Al-Hilal v Al-Qadisiyah match was delayed due to Al-Hilal's participation in the semi-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Khaleej (1) v Al-Ittihad (1)

22 October 2015 26	Al-Khaleej (1)	1–2	Al-Ittihad (1)	Khobar
20:00	Al Salem 6'	Report	Troisi 80' Sânmărtean 87'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 4,226 Referee: Marai Al Awaji

Al-Ahli (1) v Al-Ettifaq (2)

23 October 2015 25	Al-Ahli (1)	1–0	Al-Ettifaq (2)	Jeddah
20:00	Al Somah 70'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 15,453 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Al-Shabab (1) v Al Nassr (1)

23 October 2015 24	Al-Shabab (1)	1–0	Al Nassr (1)	Riyadh
20:00	Affonso 90+2'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool

Al-Hilal (1) v Al-Qadisiyah (1)

28 December 2015 23	Al-Hilal (1)	4–1	Al-Qadisiyah (1)	Riyadh
17:50	Eduardo 36', 65' Al-Shamrani 54' (pen.) Al-Qahtani 84'	Report	N. Hazazi 39'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 5,076 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 31 December 2015 and 1 January 2016. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Ahli (1)

31 December 2015 28	Al-Ittihad (1)	0–1	Al-Ahli (1)	Jeddah
20:00		Report	Hamad 44'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 53,256 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

Al-Hilal (1) v Al-Shabab (1)

1 January 2016 27	Al-Hilal (1)	4–0	Al-Shabab (1)	Riyadh
20:00	Al-Shahrani 25' Aílton 48' Eduardo 69' (pen.) Al-Faraj 74'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 11,970 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Final

Main article: 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The final was held on 19 February 2016 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 February 2016

20:30

Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ahli
Al-Shamrani 4' Al-Abed 33'	Report	Al-Jassim 90'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Referee: Marai Al-Awaji

Winner

2015–16 Crown Prince Cup Winners
Al-Hilal 13th Title

Top goalscorers

As of 19 February 2016

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Saqer Otaif	Al-Wehda	4
2	Nasser Al-Shamrani	Al-Hilal	3
	Modibo Maïga	Al-Nassr
	Carlos Eduardo	Al-Hilal
	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	Al-Nassr