2014–15 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia | 
| Dates | 9 August 2014 – 13 February 2015 | 
| Teams | 30 | 
| Defending champions | Al-Nassr | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Ahli (6th title) | 
| Runners-up | Al-Hilal | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 | 
| Goals scored | 81 (2.79 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Hamza Al-Dardour (7 goals) | 
| All statistics correct as of 13 February 2015. | |
The 2014–15 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 40th 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-Nassr who beat Al-Hilal 2–1 in the previous season's final on 1 February 2014.[1] Al-Nassr were knocked out in the semi-finals by Al-Ahli.
The 2015 Crown Prince Cup Final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[2] Al-Ahli defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 in the final to win their sixth Crown Prince Cup title and their first since 2007.[3]
First stage
Preliminary round
The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 9, 11, 12 & 21 August and 15 September 2014.[4][5][6] Al-Ittihad's match was postponed due to their participation in the 2014 AFC Champions League quarter-finals. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 9 August 2014 3 | Al-Shoulla (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Tai (2) | Al-Kharj | 
| 19:10 | Alaiwi  118' | Report | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium | 
| 9 August 2014 10 | Hetten (2) | 2–1 | Al-Fateh (1) | Jizan | 
| 19:20 | Qarn  10', 38' | Report | Al-Nakhli  56' | Stadium: King Faisal Sport City Stadium Referee: Amer Al-Shehri | 
| 9 August 2014 11 | Al-Watani (2) | 1–0 | Najran (1) | Tabuk | 
| 19:50 | Sharifi  50' | Report | Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium | 
| 9 August 2014 1 | Al-Qadisiyah (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Al-Taawoun (1) | Khobar | 
| 20:55 | Al-Sayegh  81', 102' | Report | Al-Hussain  17' (pen.) Abu Hash'hash  110' | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Bandar Al-Enezi | 
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| 10 August 2014 9 | Al-Safa (2) | 0–2 | Al-Nahda (2) | Dammam | 
| 19:00 | Report | Al-Dhahi  38' (pen.) Al-Hamdan  44' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 
| 10 August 2014 6 | Al-Raed (1) | 2–1 | Al-Batin (2) | Buraidah | 
| 20:55 | Taïr  33' Al-Ayyaf  81' | Report | Ghaniman  28' (pen.) | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Yehya Al-Qarni | 
| 10 August 2014 7 | Al-Mujazzal (2) | 0–2 | Al-Ettifaq (2) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 20:55 | Report | Bashir  28' Rojas  88' | Stadium: Prince Salman Sport City Stadium | 
| 10 August 2014 13 | Al-Diriyah (2) | 1–3 | Al-Khaleej (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:55 | Al-Khalifah  62' | Report | Al-Dardour  9', 15', 66' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi | 
| 11 August 2014 5 | Hajer (1) | 1–0 | Al-Wehda (2) | Al-Hasa | 
| 19:05 | Aloísio  78' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr | 
| 11 August 2014 4 | Al-Ahli (1) | 1–0 | Al-Hazem (2) | Mecca | 
| 20:55 | Al-Amri  90+4' | Report | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri | 
| 11 August 2014 14 | Al-Shabab (1) | 2–0 | Al-Riyadh (2) | Riyadh | 
| 20:55 | Haroon  71' Hazazi  81' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari | 
| 21 August 2014 2 | Al-Faisaly (1) | 2–1 | Abha (2) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 19:20 | Nicácio  5' (pen.) Al-Thamali  67' | Williams  11' (pen.) | Stadium: Prince Salman Sport City Stadium | 
| 21 August 2014 12 | Al-Orobah (1) | 3–0 | Al-Jeel (2) | Sakakah | 
| 19:20 | Banahene  43' Narry  83' Al-Rashidi  90+3' | Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium | 
| 15 September 2014 8 | Al-Fayha (2) | 0–4 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 19:00 | Report | Marquinho  8' (pen.) Ya Konan  21' (pen.), 45', 47' | Stadium: Prince Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi | 
Second stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Qadisiyah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shoulla | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al Faisaly | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shoulla | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Hajer | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Raed | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Hilal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Hetten | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nahda | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Hetten (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Khaleej | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Watani | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Orobah | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Orobah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Khaleej | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Khaleej | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 22 & 23 September 2014.[4][5][7] The Al-Ittihad v Al-Hilal match was delayed to 23 December 2014 due to Al-Hilal's participation in the semi-finals of the 2014 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 22 September 2014 18 | Al-Raed (1) | 1–2 | Al-Ettifaq (2) | Buraidah | 
| 20:15 | Darwish  13' | Report | Kanno  5' Al-Sulim  83' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi | 
| 22 September 2014 17 | Al-Ahli (1) | 2–0 | Hajer (1) | Jeddah | 
| 20:20 | Al Somah  19' (pen.), 28' | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 14,835 Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini | 
| 22 September 2014 20 | Al-Nahda (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Hetten (2) | Dammam | 
| 20:20 | Al-Qasmah  84' (pen.) Al-Aliany  96' | Report | Dawsh  19' Al-Shathly  104' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi | 
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| 22 September 2014 15 | Al-Nassr (1) | 2–0 | Al-Qadisiyah (2) | Riyadh | 
| 20:25 | Al-Shehri  25', 48' | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,416 Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari | 
| 23 September 2014 16 | Al-Shoulla (1) | 2–0 | Al-Faisaly (1) | Al-Kharj | 
| 20:15 | Alaiwi  56' Al-Khaibari  83' | Report | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri | 
| 23 September 2014 22 | Al-Khaleej (1) | 2–1 | Al-Shabab (1) | Dammam | 
| 20:15 | Al-Mubarak  27' Al-Dardour  62' | Report | Al-Mehyani  38' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan | 
| 23 September 2014 21 | Al-Watani (2) | 1–2 | Al-Orobah (1) | Tabuk | 
| 20:20 | Abo Jaber  69' | Report | Rawaf  4' Al-Daraan  12' | Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani | 
| 23 December 2014 19 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 2–3 | Al-Hilal (1) | Jeddah | 
| 20:20 | Marquinho  9' (pen.) Asiri  43' | Report | Al-Faraj  18' Al-Shamrani  35', 98' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 58,510 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi | 
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 23 & 24 December 2014.[4][5][8] The Al-Hilal v Hetten match was delayed due to Al-Hilal's participation in the 2014 AFC Champions League Final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 23 December 2014 23 | Al-Shoulla (1) | 1–3 | Al-Nassr (1) | Al-Kharj | 
| 15:15 | Al-Khaibari  90' | Report | Al-Sahlawi  6' Hawsawi  32' Al-Shehri  52' | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari | 
| 23 December 2014 24 | Al-Ettifaq (2) | 1–2 | Al-Ahli (1) | Dammam | 
| 17:35 | Al-Zubaidi  61' | Report | M. Hawsawi  12' El Kabir  65' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr | 
| 24 December 2014 26 | Al-Orobah (1) | 1–3 | Al-Khaleej (1) | Sakakah | 
| 15:10 | Al-Gizani  83' | Report | Al-Dardour  40', 74', 90+4' | Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani | 
| 2 February 2015 25 | Al-Hilal (1) | 3–0 | Hetten (2) | Riyadh | 
| 20:15 | Neves  14' (pen.) Al-Faraj  63' Duba  90' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani | 
Semi-finals
The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 9 February 2015.[4][5][9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 9 February 2015 28 | Al-Hilal (1) | 3–0 | Al-Khaleej (1) | Riyadh | 
| 18:25 | Neves  11', 45' (pen.) Al-Shamrani  40' | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Marai Al Awaji | 
| 9 February 2015 27 | Al-Ahli (1) | 2–1 | Al-Nassr (1) | Jeddah | 
| 20:30 | César  42' Hawsawi  66' (o.g.) | Report | Al-Raheb  14' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr | 
Final
The final was held on 13 February 2015 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[5][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers
As of 13 February 2015[11]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hamza Al-Dardour | Al-Khaleej | 7 | 
| 2 |  Yahya Al-Shehri | Al-Nassr | 3 | 
|  Thiago Neves | Al-Hilal | ||
|  Didier Ya Konan | Al-Ittihad | ||
|  Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Hilal | ||
| .svg.png) Omar Al Somah | Al-Ahli | 
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- ^ "الأهلي يهزم الهلال ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد".
- ^ a b c d "Saudi Crown Prince Cup 2014/2015". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "CROWN PRINCE CUP". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "أربع مواجهات متوازنة في إفتتاحية كأس ولي العهد".
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- ^ "Top Scorers".

