1989 King Cup

The 1989 King Cup was the 31st season of knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Ittihad were the defending champions for this season, but they were eliminated by Al-Nassr in Round of 16.

1989 King Cup

Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	11 – 22 May 1989
Teams	16
Defending champions	Al-Ittihad
Final positions
Champions	Al Hilal (6th title)
Runner-up	Al-Nassr
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Al Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	45 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Majed Abdullah (5 goals)
← 1988 1990 →

Al Hilal won their sixth title after beating Al Nassr 3–0 in the final.^[1][2] As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

H

Al-Qadisiyah

4

A

Al-Riyadh

3

H

Al-Qadisiyah

1

A

Ohod

0

A

Al-Nahda

1

H

Ohod

4

A

Al-Qadisiyah

0

H

Al Hilal

1

H

Al-Tai

0

A

Al Hilal

1

A

Al Hilal (aet)

2

H

Al-Shabab

1

A

Al-Shabab (pen.)

0 (5)

H

Al-Ettifaq

0 (4)

–

Al Hilal

3

–

Al-Nassr

0

A

Al-Nassr

2

H

Al-Ittihad

0

A

Al-Nassr

3

H

Hajer

0

A

Al-Wehda

1 (3)

H

Hajer (pen.)

1 (4)

A

Al-Nassr (aet)

3

H

Al-Ahli

1

H

Al-Rawdhah

2

A

Al-Taawoun

3

H

Al-Taawoun

0

A

Al-Ahli

1

H

Al-Ahli

2

A

Al-Raed

0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The matches of the Round of 16 were held on 11 and 12 May 1989.^[3][4][5][6]

Al-Tai v Al Hilal

11 May 1989 5	Al-Tai	0–1	Al Hilal	Ha'il
20:10			Nu'eimeh 61'	Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Hassan Al-Buhairi

Al-Ettifaq v Al-Shabab

11 May 1989 4	Al-Ettifaq	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Al-Shabab	Khobar
20:10	Al-Dosari 60'		M. Al-Owairan 9'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Omer Al Mehannah
	Penalties
	Al-Saleh Hamood Al-Dughaim Bakhashwain Mohammed		Al-Razqan Sufyan S. Al-Owairan Al-Roomi

Ohod v Al-Nahda

11 May 1989 6	Ohod	4–1	Al-Nahda	Medina
16:10	Anbar 4', 19', 34' Almas 66'		Al-Denini 58'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Nofal

Hajer v Al-Wehda

11 May 1989 2	Hajer	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Al-Wehda	Al-Hasa
20:10	Abo Shaqra 108'		Khogeer 93'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Harkan
	Penalties
	K. Al-Khatem Al-Khamis A. Al-Khatem Al-Khalifa Al-Atani		Atef Al-Hazmi Osama Khogeer Alwi Huwaidi

Al-Ittihad v Al-Nassr

11 May 1989 3	Al-Ittihad	0–2	Al-Nassr	Jeddah
20:10			Abdullah 36' (pen.), 47'	Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah Referee: Abdullah Al-Nasser

Al-Qadisiyah v Al-Riyadh

12 May 1989 7	Al-Qadisiyah	4–3	Al-Riyadh	Khobar
20:10	Al-Bishi 7', 70' Al-Farhan 55' Bo Rasheed 59'		Al-Najrani 25', 38' 51'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Hazmi

Al-Rawdhah v Al-Taawoun

12 May 1989 8	Al-Rawdhah	2–3	Al-Taawoun	Al-Hasa
20:10	Wasmi 53' (pen.) Al-Dookhi 73'		Al-Nu'eimeh 27' Al-Badawi 34' Al-Mousa 85'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Khaldi

Al-Ahli v Al-Raed

12 May 1989 1	Al-Ahli	2–0	Al-Raed	Jeddah
20:10	H. Abu Dawood 20' Abd Al-Jawad 65'			Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah Referee: Mohammed Al-Shareef

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 15 May 1989.^[7][8]

Al-Shabab v Al Hilal

15 May 1989 9	Al-Shabab	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Al Hilal	Riyadh
20:30	S. Al-Owairan 19'		Mubarak 10' H. Al-Habashi pen.'	Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Hajer v Al-Nassr

15 May 1989 10	Hajer	0–3	Al-Nassr	Al-Hasa
20:30			Abdullah 25' (pen.), 75' Al-Masoud 65'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Mohawis

Al-Taawoun v Al-Ahli

15 May 1989 11	Al-Taawoun	0–1	Al-Ahli	Buraidah
20:30			H. Abu Dawood 54'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Foda

Al-Qadisiyah v Ohod

15 May 1989 12	Al-Qadisiyah	3–1	Ohod	Khobar
20:30	Bo Rasheed 19' Al-Bishi 52' (pen.) Al-Farhan 73'		Anbar 76'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Semi-finals

The Semi-final matches were held on 18 May 1989.^[9]

Al Hilal v Al-Qadisiyah

18 May 1989 13	Al Hilal	1–0	Al-Qadisiyah	Riyadh
20:30	Jaze'e 37'	Report		Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Referee: Omar Al-Shareef

Al-Ahli v Al-Nassr

18 May 1989 14	Al-Ahli	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Nassr	Jeddah
20:30	H. Abu Dawood 81'	Report	Abdullah 75' Al-Bishi 96' Al-Jam'an 110'	Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Final

The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 12th final while Al-Nassr were appearing in their 9th final.

Al-Hilal	3–0	Al-Nassr
Al-Habashi 21' Al-Tekhaifi 24' Hussein Al-Bishi 69'[10]	Report

22 May 1989

20:00

Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah, Jeddah

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Team details

Al-Hilal Al-Nassr GK 1 Saleh Al-Saloomi RB 2 Abdulrahmen Al-Tekhaifi CB 5 Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh (c) CB 3 Hussein Al-Bishi LB 16 Hussein Al-Habashi MF 10 Abadi Al-Hathlool  53' MF 6 Fahad Al-Musaibeah MF 8 Khalid Al-Temawi FW 11 Saad Mubarak FW 7 Yousef Jazea  ??' FW 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan Substitutes: MF 14 Meshari Al-Owairan  ??' MF 19 Tariq Al-Awadhi  53' Manager: Candinho GK 1 Khaled Al-Sibyani RB 2 Musaed Al-Torair CB 3 Nasser Al-Murshad CB 5 Saleh Al-Mutlaq LB 15 Nasser Al-Fahad  ??' MF 16 Khaled Al-Hazaa MF 7 Fahad Al-Masoud  47' MF 10 Yousef Khamees (c) FW 8 Fahad Al-Bishi FW 9 Majed Abdullah FW 11 Mohaisen Al-Jam'an Substitutes: DF 6 Mohammed Al-Ateeq  ??' FW 17 Saeed Al-Qahtani  47' Manager: Joel Santana

King Cup 1989 Winners
Al-Hilal 6th Title

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Majed Abdullah	Al-Nassr	5
2	Yousef Al-Anbar	Ohod	4
3	Ahmad Al-Bishi	Al-Qadsiah	3
	Hussam Abu Dawood	Al-Ahli
	Hussain Al-Habshi	Al-Hilal

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