1985 King Cup

The 1985 King Cup was the 27th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Hilal were the defending champions but they were eliminated by eventual champions Al-Ettifaq in the final.[1] This was the first edition of the competition to have 16 teams participate instead of 32.

1985 King Cup
Country Saudi Arabia
Dates4 February – 28 February 1985
Teams16
Defending championsAl-Hilal
ChampionsAl-Ettifaq (2nd title)
Runners-upAl-Hilal
Matches played15
Goals scored30 (2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jamal Mohammed
Hussam Abu Dawood (3 goals)
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Al-Ettifaq won their 2nd title after defeating Al-Hilal 1–0 in the final.[2]

Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Ohod 1
A Al-Ittihad 3
H Al-Ittihad 0
A Al-Ahli 1
H Radhwah 0
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Ahli 1 (4)
A Al-Ettifaq (pen.) 1 (5)
H Al-Wadie 1
A Al-Wehda 0
A Al-Wadie 0
H Al-Ettifaq 2
H Al-Ettifaq 1
A Al-Shabab 0
– Al-Ettifaq (pen.) 1 (4)
– Al-Hilal 1 (3)
H Al-Qadsiah 3
A Al-Riyadh 0
H Al-Qadsiah 0 (1)
A Al-Nahda (pen.) 0 (3)
A Al-Nassr 1
H Al-Nahda (aet) 3
H Al-Nahda 1 (1)
A Al-Hilal (pen.) 1 (2)
H Al-Kawkab 2
A Al-Jabalain 1
A Al-Kawkab 0
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Hilal 1
H Al-Taawoun 0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Source: Al Jazirah

Round of 16

The matches of the Round of 16 were played on 4 and 5 February 1985.[3][4][5]

Home team Score Away team
Al-Ettifaq 1–0 Al-Shabab
Al-Wadie 1–0 Al-Wehda
Al-Taawoun 0–1 Al-Hilal
Al-Kawkab 2–1 Al-Jabalain
Radhwah 0–2 Al-Ahli
Al-Nahda 3–1 (aet) Al-Nassr
Ohod 1–3 Al-Ittihad
Al-Qadsiah 3–0 Al-Riyadh

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 11 and 12 February 1985.[6][7]

Home team Score Away team
Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Ahli
Al-Ettifaq 2–0 Al-Wadie
Al-Qadsiah 0–0 (1–3 pen.) Al-Nahda
Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Kawkab

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 18 February 1985. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ahli1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Ettifaq
Samdo  119' Report Mohammed  117'
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Dahmash
Al-Nahda1–1Al-Hilal
Al-Mansour Report Bashir
Penalties
  • Al-Fuhaid
  • Al-Shamsi
  • Al-Muhazai
  • Saad
  • Al-Mansour
1–2
Referee: Fahad Al-Mohawis

Final

The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh.[8] Al-Hilal were appearing in their 10th final while Al-Ettifaq were making their 5th appearance in the final.

Al-Ettifaq1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Hilal
Abo Haidar  22' Report Al-Nayfawy  57'
Penalties
  • Mohammed
  • Jassim
  • Bakhashwain
  • Al-Saleh
  • Abu Dali
  • Al-Dughaim
4–3
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Fahad Al-Mohawis

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Hussam Abu Dawood Al-Ahli 3
Jamal Mohammed Al-Ettifaq

References
  1. "الاتفاق بطل كاس جلالة الملك".
  2. "Saudi Arabia 1984/85". rsssf.com/.
  3. "Jazirah newspaper 05-02-1985".
  4. "Jazirah newspaper 05-02-1985 (2)".
  5. "Jazirah newspaper 06-02-1985".
  6. "Jazirah newspaper 12-02-1985".
  7. "Jazirah newspaper 13-02-1985".
  8. "كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين - 1985".
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