2012 King Cup of Champions

2012 King Cup of Champions
Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	22 April 2012 – 18 May 2012
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Al-Ahli (12th title)
Runner-up	Al-Nassr
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	45 (3.21 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Élton (5 goals)
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The 2012 King Cup of Champions or "The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup of Champions", was the 37th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 5th under the current edition. Al-Ahli were the defending champions.

Al-Ahli won the title for the second time in a row and their twelfth title overall after beating Al-Nassr 4–1 in the final.

Participating teams

Team	Qualifying method	App*	Last App
Al-Shabab	2011–12 Professional League champions	5	2011
Al-Ahli	2011–12 Professional League runners-up	5	2011
Al-Hilal	2011–12 Professional League 3rd place	5	2011
Al-Ettifaq	2011–12 Professional League 4th place	4	2011
Al-Fateh	2011–12 Professional League 5th place	2	2010
Al-Ittihad	2011–12 Professional League 6th place	5	2011
Al-Nassr	2011–12 Professional League 7th place	5	2011
Al-Faisaly	2011–12 Professional League 8th place	2	2011

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season .

Fixtures and results

Bracket

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

6	Al-Ittihad	2	1	3
3	Al-Hilal (a)	2	1	3
					3	Al-Hilal	0	2	2

					2	Al-Ahli	1	2	3
2	Al-Ahli	5	3	8

8	Al-Faisaly	1	0	1
										2	Al-Ahli	4

										7	Al-Nassr	1
1	Al-Shabab	1	1	2

7	Al-Nassr	2	2	4
					7	Al-Nassr	2	0	2	Third place

					5	Al-Fateh	0	1	1
4	Al-Ettifaq	1	2	3						3	Al-Hilal	0

5	Al-Fateh	2	3	5						5	Al-Fateh	3

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 April & 1 May 2012.^[1]

First Leg

22 April 2012	Al-Ittihad	2 – 2	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
17:50 GMT	Abd Rabo 25', 56'		7' Al-Fraidi 83' Al-Dawsari	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

23 April 2012	Al-Ahli	5 – 1	Al-Faisaly	Jeddah
17:50 GMT	Swaid 16' (o.g.) Al-Eisa 20' Jaizawi 28' Al-Jassim 57' Simoes 81' (pen.)		25' Benko	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

23 April 2012	Al-Shabab	1 – 2	Al-Nassr	Riyadh
17:50 GMT	Menegazzo 18'		40' Hamood 45' (pen.) Bouguèche	Stadium: King Fahd Stadium

28 April 2012	Al-Ettifaq	1 – 2	Al-Fateh	Dammam
17:50 GMT	Al-Hamad 14'		45', 55' Élton	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Second Leg

26 April 2012	Al-Hilal	1 – 1	Al-Ittihad	Riyadh
17:50 GMT	Hermach 83'		47' (pen.) Hazazi	Stadium: King Fahd Stadium

27 April 2012	Al-Faisaly	0 – 3	Al-Ahli	Al-Majma'ah
17:50 GMT			66' Al-Fahmi 89' (pen.) Mayof 90+2' Al-Raheb	Stadium: Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium

29 April 2012	Al-Nassr	2 –1	Al-Shabab	Riyadh
17:50 GMT	Al-Sahlawi 59' Reche 74'		72' Al-Shamrani	Stadium: King Fahd Stadium

1 May 2012	Al-Fateh	3 – 2	Al-Ettifaq	Al-Hasa
17:50 GMT	Élton 23' Al-Hamdan 27' Fuakumputu 36'		19' Tagliabué 47' Al-Shehri	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 7, 8, 11, & 14 May 2012.^[2]

First Leg

7 May 2012	Al-Hilal	0 – 1	Al-Ahli	Riyadh
17:50 GMT			60' Al Hosni	Stadium: King Fahd Stadium

8 May 2012	Al-Nassr	2 – 0	Al-Fateh	Riyadh
17:50 GMT	Bouguèche 73' Reche 84' (pen.)			Stadium: King Fahd Stadium

Second Leg

11 May 2012	Al-Ahli	2 – 2	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
17:50 GMT	Al-Harbi 21' Palomino 79'		23', 90+3' (pen.) Wilhelmsson	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

14 May 2012	Al-Fateh	1 – 0	Al-Nassr	Al-Hasa
17:50 GMT	Doris 24'			Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Third place

Third place game was played on 17 May 2012.^[3]

17 May 2012	Al-Hilal	0 – 3	Al-Fateh	Riyadh
17:50 GMT			44', 71' (pen.) Élton 76' Al-Mogahwi	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Final

Al-Ahli v Al-Nassr

18 May 2012
17:50 GMT

Al-Ahli	4 – 1	Al-Nassr
Al-Hosni 35' Jaizawi 46' 77' Al-Mousa 74'	Report	82' Reche

Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Luca Banti, (Italy)

Winner

King Cup of Champions 2012 Winners
Al-Ahli 12th Title

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Élton	Al-Fateh	5
2	Abdulrahim Jaizawi	Al-Ahli	3
2	Reche	Al-Nasr	3
3	Hosny Abd Rabo	Al-Ittihad	2
	Hadj Bouguèche	Al-Nasr	2
	Amad Al Hosni	Al-Ahli	2
	Christian Wilhelmsson	Al-Hilal	2
	Doris Fuakumputu	Al-Fateh	2

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2012 King Cup of Champions

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Quarter-finals

First Leg

Second Leg

Semi-finals

First Leg

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Third place

Final

Winner

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