2003 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

2003 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates9 January – 9 April 2003
Teams44 (all)
32 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Ahli
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Hilal (4th title)
Runner-upAl-Ahli
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Al Hasan Al-Yami
Abdulaziz Al-Saran
Bouchaib El Moubarki
Rock Buskapa
(3 goals each)
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(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

The 2003 Crown Prince Cup was the 28th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 9 January 2003 and concluded with the final on 9 April 2003.

In the final, Al-Hilal defeated defending champions Al-Ahli 1–0 to secure their fourth title.[1] The final was held at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League group stage.

Qualifying rounds

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All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 9 January 2003. First Division sides Abha, Al-Ansar, and Al-Taawoun as well as Second Division side Al-Nahda qualified.[2]

First round

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Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Thursday 9 January 2003
Al-Khaleej (2) 4–2 Al-Noor (3)
Al-Hazem (2) 2–1 Al-Arabi (3)
Al-Fateh (3) 2–0 Al-Taraf (4)
Al-Hamadah (2) 1–2 Al-Fayha (3)
Al-Ansar (2) 2–1 (asdet) Al-Watani (4)
Hajer (2) 1–0 Al-Adalah (3)
Al-Tuhami (3) 0–1 Ohod (2)
Abha (2) 6–0 Al-Hejaz (4)
Najran (3) 2–1 Al-Akhdoud (4)
Al-Jabalain (2) 2–0 Al-Rayyan (4)
Sdoos (2) 7–0 Al-Sharq (4)
Al-Faisaly (3) 1–0 Al-Oyoon (3)
Al-Wehda (2) 5–0 Wej (4)
Al-Taawoun (2) 3–0 Marid (4)
Al-Nahda (3) 3–1 Al-Jubail (4)
Al-Orobah (2) 1–1 (3–5 p) Al-Maseerah (4)

Second round

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Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Tuesday 16 January 2003
Al-Maseerah (4) 1–2 Al-Faisaly (3)
Al-Hazem (2) 1–2 Sdoos (2)
Al-Nahda (3) 1–0 Al-Khaleej (2)
Al-Fayha (3) 2–3 Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Jabalain (2) 1–2 Al-Wehda (2)
Ohod (2) 1–2 Al-Ansar (2)
Abha (2) 2–0 Najran (3)
Hajer (2) 3–1 Al-Fateh (3)

Final Round

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Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Wednesday 22 January 2003
Hajer (2) 0–0 (6–7 p) Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Ansar (2) 1–1 (5–4 p) Al-Wehda (2)
Al-Taawoun (2) 4–3 (asdet) Sdoos (2)
Al-Faisaly (3) 0–0 (4–5 p) Abha (2)

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
A Al-Tai 0
H Al-Ittihad 5
H Al-Ittihad 2
A Al-Riyadh 1
H Al-Riyadh 2
A Al-Ansar 1
A Al-Ittihad 0
H Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Qadisiyah 1
A Al-Hilal (asdet) 2
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Shoulla 0
H Abha 2
A Al-Shoulla 3
Al-Hilal 1
Al-Ahli 0
H Al-Ahli 4
A Al-Nahda 1
A Al-Ahli 4
H Al-Shabab 1
H Al-Shabab 4
A Al-Najma 0
A Al-Ahli (pen.) 1 (5)
H Al-Nassr 1 (4)
H Al-Taawoun 1
A Al-Nassr 4
A Al-Nassr (asdet) 2
H Al-Ettifaq 1
H Al-Ettifaq 3
A Al-Raed 0

Round of 16

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The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 19 and 20 March 2003.[3][4] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 March 2003 7Al-Taawoun (2)1–4 Al-Nassr (1) Buraidah
15:30 Al-Rashid 21' Report Buskapa 50', 55'
Al-Khathran 83'
Al-Bishi 90+4'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
19 March 2003 5 Al-Ahli (1) 4–1Al-Nahda (3)Jeddah
20:30 Al-Abdali 2'
El Moubarki 29'
Badra 71' (pen.)
Abdulghani 88'
Report Bilal 73' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
19 March 2003 6 Al-Shabab (1) 4–0Al-Najma (1)Riyadh
20:30 Lindomar 18'
Al-Saran 32', 53'
Ricardo 67'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
19 March 2003 8 Al-Ettifaq (1) 3–0Al-Raed (1)Dammam
20:30 Bashir 14', 70'
A. Al-Shehri 45'
Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
20 March 2003 4Abha (2)2–3 Al-Shoulla (1) Abha
15:30 A. Al-Qahtani 45'
Al-Aamry 90+2'
Report Al-Daajani 19', 69'
Oliveira 82'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazzaq Al-Moqahwi
20 March 2003 1 Al-Ittihad (1) 5–0Al-Tai (1)Jeddah
20:30 Al-Yami 7', 55', 60'
Maurílio 53'
Idris 81'
Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
20 March 2003 2 Al-Riyadh (1) 2–1Al-Ansar (2)Riyadh
20:30 Al-Haya'ei 45+1'
Diop 80'
Report Ali 16' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
20 March 2003 3Al-Qadisiyah (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Hilal (1) Dammam
20:30 Adailton 24' Report Al-Jamaan 38'
Badra gold-colored soccer ball 114'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mujeb Al-Dossari

Quarter-finals

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The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 24 and 25 March 2003.[5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

24 March 2003 11Al-Shabab (1)1–4 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:30 Al-Saran 73' Report Barakat 31', 47'
El Moubarki 58'
Al-Meshal 65'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Nafisah
24 March 2003 12Al-Ettifaq (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Nassr (1) Dammam
20:30 Fabiano 68' Report Al-Janoubi 25'
César gold-colored soccer ball 94' (pen.)
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Mutlaq
25 March 2003 9 Al-Ittihad (1) 2–1Al-Riyadh (1)Jeddah
20:30 Noor 38'
Al-Qumaizi 84' (o.g.)
Report Diop 21' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid

Semi-finals

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The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 28 and 29 March 2003.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

29 March 2003 14 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0Al-Ittihad (1)Riyadh
20:30 Al-Jaber 8'
Suffo 65'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan

Final

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The 2003 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 9 April 2003 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[9] This was the fourth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal1–0Al-Ahli
Al-Shalhoub 80' Report

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Saudi Arabia Al Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad 3
Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Saran Al-Shabab
Morocco Bouchaib El Moubarki Al-Ahli
Republic of the Congo Rock Buskapa Al-Nassr
5 Saudi Arabia Saleh Bashir Al-Ettifaq 2
Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Daajani Al-Shoulla
Egypt Mohamed Barakat Al-Ahli
Senegal Mamoune Diop Al-Riyadh

See also

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References

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