2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia | 
| Dates | 15 August 2016 – 10 March 2017 | 
| Teams | 30 | 
| Defending champions | Al-Hilal | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Ittihad (8th title) | 
| Runners-up | Al-Nassr | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 | 
| Goals scored | 80 (2.76 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Omar Al Somah (7 goals) | 
| All statistics correct as of 10 March 2017. | |
The 2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 42nd 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. It started with the Preliminary stage on 15 August 2016 and concluded with the final on 10 March 2017.
The holders were Al-Hilal who beat Al-Ahli 2–1 in the previous season's final on 19 February 2016.[1] They were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Nassr.[2]
Al-Ittihad won their 8th title following a 1–0 win over Al-Nassr in the final.[3]
Participating teams
- Pro League (14 Teams)
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- First Division (16 Teams)
First stage
Preliminary round
The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 15, 16, 25, 26, 27 & 28 August 2016.[4][5][6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 15 August 2016 10 | Al-Shabab (1) | 2–0 | Al-Nahda (2) | Riyadh | 
| 19:10 | Benyettou  13', 22' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 664 Referee: Hussain Abo Shaheen | 
| 15 August 2016 4 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 3–2 | Al-Jeel (2) | Mecca | 
| 20:55 | Al-Muwallad  14' (pen.) Villanueva  69' Al-Daheem  89' | Douglas  3' (pen.) Adam  51' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Senani | 
| 16 August 2016 11 | Al-Nassr (1) | 3–0 | Al-Nojoom (2) | Riyadh | 
| 20:55 | Al-Raheb  38', 65' Akash  41' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri | 
| 25 August 2016 2 | Hajer (2) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Damac (2) | Al-Hasa | 
| 18:50 | Al-Remthi  66' (o.g.) Al-Arfej  92' Al-Ibrahim  94' | Suanon  78', 107'Eisa  105' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Al-Thodan  Al-Huraib  Al-Traidi  Al-Khalaf  Al-Ibrahim  |  Suanon  Eisa  Ilyas  Al-Ahmed | |||
| 25 August 2016 6 | Al-Shoulla (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Al-Batin (1) | Al-Kharj | 
| 19:00 | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Al-Ajmi  Al-Aliweh  Attiyah  Al-Dossari  Diba Ilunga  Al-Sobeai  Al-Rabee  |  Ghunaiman  Santos  Jorge  Nasser  Ayyadah  Dakheel  Mohanna | |||
| 25 August 2016 13 | Al-Wehda (1) | 3–1 | Al-Qaisumah (2) | Mecca | 
| 20:55 | Dagoulou  4' Felipe  75', 84' | Jahfali  63' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awedan | 
| 26 August 2016 5 | Al-Tai (2) | 0–1 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | Ha'il | 
| 19:20 | Al-Amri  40' | Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait | 
| 26 August 2016 8 | Al-Fayha (2) | 0–2 | Al-Raed (1) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 20:55 | Adriano  57' Bangoura  66' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni | 
| 26 August 2016 9 | Najran (2) | 3–0 | Al-Adalah (2) | Jeddah | 
| 20:55 | Al Mansor  13', 88' Salawati  81' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri | 
| 27 August 2016 12 | Al-Watani (2) | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Tabuk | 
| 19:45 | Al-Blwi  90+4' | Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi | 
| 27 August 2016 1 | Wej (2) | 0–2 | Al-Faisaly (1) | Ta'if | 
| 20:55 | Everaldo  20' Abbas  36' | Stadium: King Fahd Stadium Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani | 
| 28 August 2016 3 | Al-Fateh (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Ohod (2) | Al-Hasa | 
| 18:50 | João Guilherme  12' Nathan  102' | Al-Hafdhi  49' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 274 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani | 
| 28 August 2016 7 | Al-Orobah (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Taawoun (1) | Sakakah | 
| 19:25 | Cortez  50' Al-Aboud  90+2' | Al-Zain  43' Al-Dawsari  45' (o.g.) Al-Shameri  119' | Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium Attendance: 335 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi | 
| 28 August 2016 14 | Al-Khaleej (1) | 1–0 | Al-Hazem (2) | Khobar | 
| 20:55 | Al Salem  66' | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Hussain Abo Shaheen | 
Second stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Faisaly | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Hajer | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Hajer | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Fateh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad (pen.) | 1 (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Qadisiyah | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Batin | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Batin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Taawoun | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Ittihad | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Nassr | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Raed | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Najran | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Watani | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Wehda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Khaleej | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 26, 27, 28 & 29 September 2016.[8][5][9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 26 September 2016 19 | Al-Raed (1) | 1–2 | Al-Hilal (1) | Buraidah | 
| 18:35 | Gilmar  83' | Report | Al-Abed  36', 41' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan | 
| 27 September 2016 20 | Al-Shabab (1) | 6–0 | Najran (2) | Riyadh | 
| 18:25 | Heberty  45+2' Benyettou  53', 60', 63' Muath  86' Al-Sulayhem  88' | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani | 
| 27 September 2016 21 | Al-Watani (2) | 1–3 | Al-Nassr (1) | Tabuk | 
| 19:05 | Al-Yamani  53' | Report | Sufyani  8' Uvini  31' Al-Raheb  90+2' | Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush | 
| 27 September 2016 15 | Al-Ahli (1) | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly (1) | Jeddah | 
| 20:15 | Al Somah  66' (pen.), 82' (pen.) | Report | Alemão  50' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr | 
| 28 September 2016 16 | Hajer (2) | 1–0 | Al-Fateh (1) | Al-Hasa | 
| 18:15 | Soumah  55' | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan | 
| 28 September 2016 17 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | Jeddah | 
| 20:15 | Villanueva  42' | Report | N. Hazazi  12' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 16,063 Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Akaïchi  Al Ansari  Al-Muwallad  Villanueva  Al-Daheem  Al-Nakhli  Al-Muziel  Bajandouh  Al-Qarni  |  Bezerra  N. Hazazi  Al-Shoeil  Fallatah  Abdul-Amir  Al-Khabrani  Abo Shararah  Al-Najrani  Masrahi | |||
| 29 September 2016 18 | Al-Taawoun (1) | 0–2 | Al-Batin (1) | Buraidah | 
| 18:35 | Report | Jorge  74' W. Al-Enezi  90+5' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi | 
| 29 September 2016 22 | Al-Wehda (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Al-Khaleej (1) | Mecca | 
| 20:15 | Al-Musalem  13' | Report | Al-Mohammed  28' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Senani | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Al-Shamekh  Al-Harbi  Lima  Dagoulou  |  López  Jandson  Ouro-Akoriko | |||
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 24 & 25 October 2016.[5][10][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 24 October 2016 24 | Al-Batin (1) | 0–1 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Hafar al-Batin | 
| 18:00 | Report | Al-Muwallad  58' | Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush | 
| 24 October 2016 25 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–0 | Al-Shabab (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:00 | Al-Breik  11' Léo  16' | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi | 
| 25 October 2016 23 | Hajer (2) | 1–6 | Al-Ahli (1) | Al-Hasa | 
| 17:45 | Soumah  73' | Report | Al-Otaibi  16' (o.g.) Al Somah  22', 36', 39' Hawsawi  53' (pen.) Assiri  69' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait | 
| 25 October 2016 26 | Al-Nassr (1) | 1–0 | Al-Wehda (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:00 | Al-Sahlawi  39' | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Khaled Al Teris | 
Semi-finals
The semi-finals fixtures were played on 26 & 27 December 2016.[5][12][13] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 26 December 2016 28 | Al-Hilal (1) | 0–2 | Al-Nassr (1) | Riyadh | 
| 19:50 | Report | Al-Sahlawi  26' (pen.) Tomasov  40' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr | 
| 27 December 2016 27 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 3–2 | Al-Ahli (1) | Jeddah | 
| 19:50 | Akaïchi  28' Kahraba  38' Al-Muwallad  90' | Report | Al Somah  72', 76' (pen.) | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 47,223 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish | 
Final
The final was held on 10 March 2017 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[5][14] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Al-Nassr | 
|---|---|---|
| Kahraba  16' | Report | 
Top goalscorers
As of 10 March 2017[15]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Omar Al Somah | Al-Ahli | 7 | 
| 2 |  Mohamed Benyettou | Al-Shabab | 5 | 
| 3 |  Hassan Al-Raheb | Al-Nassr | 3 | 
|  Fahad Al-Muwallad | Al-Ittihad | 
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