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2016 Saudi Super Cup

2016 Saudi Super Cup
Promotional poster for the event
EventSaudi Super Cup
Al-Ahli won 4–3 on penalties
Date8 August 2016
VenueCraven Cottage, London, England
RefereeSébastien Delferière (Belgium)
Attendance16,365
2015
2018

The 2016 Saudi Super Cup was the fourth edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup competitions.

The match was played between Al-Ahli the winners of both the 2015–16 Saudi Pro League and the 2016 King Cup, and Al-Hilal, the winners of the 2015–16 Crown Prince Cup. It was held at Craven Cottage in London, England on 8 August 2016. Al-Ahli won the match 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw, winning their first Super Cup title.

Background

Al-Ahli qualified as champions of the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League and winners of the 2016 King Cup. It was their first Saudi Super Cup appearance since the competition was introduced in 2013.

Al-Hilal qualified as winners of the 2015–16 Crown Prince Cup. They defeated Al-Ahli 2–1 on 19 February 2016 to win their record breaking 13th title. It was their 2nd Super Cup appearance, and were looking to win their 2nd title. They were also the defending champions.

The previous match between the two sides was a 3–1 win for Al-Ahli at King Abdullah Sports City on 24 April 2016. Al-Hilal opened the scoring through Carlos Eduardo in the 10th minute before Omar Al Somah scored twice for Al-Ahli in the 2nd half, while Housain Al-Mogahwi sealed the victory by adding a third in the 93rd minute and completed a remarkable comeback to win the league title.

Match

Details

Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al Mosailem
RB 21 Saudi Arabia Ageel Balghaith
CB 6 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al Fatil downward-facing red arrow 88'
CB 25 Saudi Arabia Motaz Hawsawi
LB 13 Egypt Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
CM 18 Brazil Luíz Carlos
CM 8 Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim (c)
RW 7 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Moasher
AM 10 Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 24 Saudi Arabia Ali Awagi downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 9 Syria Omar Al Somah
Substitutes:
GK 66 Saudi Arabia Basem Atallah
DF 31 Saudi Arabia Mansoor Al-Harbi
DF 28 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Aman upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 47 Saudi Arabia Mustafa Bassas upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 11 Saudi Arabia Housain Al-Mogahwi upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 19 Saudi Arabia Ryan Al-Mousa
FW 20 Saudi Arabia Islam Seraj
Manager:
Portugal José Manuel Gomes
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik Yellow card 48'
CB 33 Saudi Arabia Osama Hawsawi
CB 70 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfali
LB 13 Saudi Arabia Fahad Ghazi
RM 29 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
CM 6 Saudi Arabia Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
CM 18 Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili
LM 24 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al Abed downward-facing red arrow 90+5'
CF 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 9 Brazil Léo Bonatini downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Thunayan
MF 19 Saudi Arabia Khalid Kaabi
MF 14 Saudi Arabia Saud Kariri
MF 8 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf
MF 7 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 15 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 20 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani upward-facing green arrow 90+5'
Manager:
Uruguay Gustavo Matosas

Man of the Match: Omar Al Somah

Assistant referees:
Yves De Neve
Kevin Monteny

Match rules

  • 90 minutes. No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also

References