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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 4 April – 7 May 2010 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Ittihad |
| Runners-up | Al-Hilal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Saad Al-Harthi (5 goals) |
The2010 King Cup of Champions, orThe Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 35th season ofKing Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 3rd under the current edition.Al-Shabab were the defending champion but they were eliminated byAl-Ittihad in semi-finals.
Al-Ittihad won their first title in the current edition and seventh overall after beatingAl-Hilal 5–4 on penalties in the final.
| Team | Qualifying method | App* | Last App |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal | 2009–10 Professional League champions | 3rd | 2009 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2009–10 Professional League runners-up | 3rd | 2009 |
| Al-Nassr | 2009–10 Professional League 3rd place | 3rd | 2009 |
| Al-Shabab | 2009–10 Professional League 4th place | 3rd | 2009 |
| Al-Wehda | 2009–10 Professional League 5th place | 3rd | 2009 |
| Al-Ahli | 2009–10 Professional League 6th place | 3rd | 2009 |
| Al-Hazm | 2009–10 Professional League 7th place | 3rd | 2009 |
| Al-Fateh | 2009–10 Professional League 8th place | 1st | none |
* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Al-Ahli | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Al-Fateh | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Al-Ittihad (p) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Al-Hazm | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 2 | 2 | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Al-Shabab | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Al-Wehda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Al-Nassr | 3 | |||||||||||
Quarter-finals were played on 4, 5, 8 & 9 April 2010.[1]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shabab | 1–0 | Al-Wehda | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Hilal | 8–1 | Al-Fateh | 3–1 | 5–0 |
| Al-Ittihad | 4–1 | Al-Hazm | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Ahli | 3–4 | Al-Nassr | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| 4 April 20101 | Al-Shabab | 1–0 | Al-Wehda | Riyadh |
| 20:35 (UTC+3) | Flávio 20' | Stadium:King Fahd International Stadium Referee:Fahad Al-Mirdasi |
| 4 April 20102 | Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Al-Fateh | Riyadh |
| 20:35 (UTC+3) | Al-Shalhoub 26' (pen.) Khairat 28'Al-Mehyani 69' | Al-Hadrami 82' | Stadium:Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini |
| 4 April 20103 | Al-Ittihad | 4–1 | Al-Hazem | Jeddah |
| 20:50 (UTC+3) | Al-Saqri 19' Ziaya 28' (pen.)Noor 75'Chermiti 86' | Ji 72' | Stadium:Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Qahtani |
| 5 April 20104 | Al-Ahli | 0–3 | Al-Nassr | Jeddah |
| 20:30 (UTC+3) | Al-Harthi 54',61',71' | Stadium:Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland) |
| 8 April 20105 | Al-Fateh | 0–5 | Al-Hilal | Al-Hasa |
| 20:35 (UTC+3) | Al-Abed 11' Al-Qahtani 44',61' (pen.)Al-Shalhoub 64'Al-Mehyani 72' | Stadium:Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani |
| 8 April 20106 | Al-Hazem | 0–0 | Al-Ittihad | Ar Rass |
| 20:35 (UTC+3) | Stadium:Al Hazm Club Stadium Referee:Khalil Al Ghamdi |
| 8 April 20107 | Al-Wehda | 0–0 | Al-Shabab | Mecca |
| 20:35 (UTC+3) | Stadium:King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri |
| 9 April 20108 | Al-Nassr | 1–3 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 20:35 (UTC+3) | Feindouno 26' | Simões 11',44' (pen.),69' | Stadium:King Fahd International Stadium |
Semi-finals were played on 20–21 April and 2–3 May 2010.[1]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nassr | 4–6 | Al-Hilal | 3–5 | 1–1 |
| Al-Ittihad | 4–1 | Al-Shabab | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 20 April 20109 | Al-Nassr | 3–5 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 21:00 (UTC+3) | Figueroa 62',86' (pen.) Belal 79' | Al-Qahtani 8',27' Rădoi 25' (pen.),90'Nami 59' | Stadium:King Fahd International Stadium Referee:Khalil Al Ghamdi |
| 21 April 201010 | Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
| 21:00 (UTC+3) | Abushgeer 50' Ziaya 56' | Stadium:Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee:Peter Sippel (Germany) |
| 2 May 201011 | Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 21:00 (UTC+3) | Neves 29' | Al-Harthi 57' | Stadium:King Fahd International Stadium |
| 3 May 201012 | Al-Shabab | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad | Riyadh |
| 21:05 (UTC+3) | Flávio 51' | Kariri 39' Hazazi 90' | Stadium:King Fahd International Stadium |
Third place game was played on 6 May 2010.[1]
| 6 May 201013 | Al-Shabab | 1–3 | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 21:00 (UTC+3) | Otaif 45' (pen.) | Figueroa 11' (pen.) Al-Harthi 40'Al-Sahlawi 72' | Stadium:Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee:Marai Al-Awaji |
| Al-Hilal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Al-Qahtani Al-Mehyani Lee Young-pyo Wilhelmsson Al-Fraidi  | 4–5 | KaririZiayaChermitiAl-RaheebNoor |
| King Cup of Champions 2010 Winners |
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