2013 King Cup of Champions

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2013 King Cup of Champions
Country  Saudi Arabia
Dates 4 May 2013 (2013-05-04) – 29 May 2013 (2013-05-29)
Teams 8
Champions Al-Ittihad (8th title)
Runners-up Al-Shabab
Matches played 14
Goals scored 45 (3.21 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Saudi Arabia Mukhtar Fallatah
Saudi Arabia Muhannad Assiri
(4 goals)

The 2013 King Cup of Champions or "The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup of Champions", was the 38th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 6th under the current edition. The top eight in the Professional League competed in the King cup which kicked off on 4 May.[1] Al-Ahli were the defending champion but they were eliminated by Al-Shabab in semifinals.

Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after beating Al-Shabab 4–2 in the final, and qualified to the Champions League.

Prize money

  • Final winner: 4,000,000 Saudi Riyals.
  • Final runners-up: 2,500,000 Saudi Riyals.
  • Third place: 1,500,000 Saudi Riyals.[2]

Participating teams

Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Al-Fateh 2012–13 Professional League champions 3rd 2012
Al-Hilal 2012–13 Professional League runners up 6th 2012
Al-Shabab 2012–13 Professional League 3rd place 6th 2012
Al-Nassr 2012–13 Professional League 4th place 6th 2012
Al-Ahli 2012–13 Professional League 5th place 6th 2012
Al-Ettifaq 2012–13 Professional League 6th place 5th 2012
Al-Ittihad 2012–13 Professional League 7th place 6th 2012
Al-Raed 2012–13 Professional League 8th place 1st none

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season.

Fixtures and results

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
7  Al-Ittihad 3 1 4  
2  Al-Hilal 2 1 3  
  7  Al-Ittihad 2 4 6  
  1  Al-Fateh 0 0 0  
1  Al-Fateh 2 2 4
6  Al-Ettifaq 2 1 3  
  7  Al-Ittihad 4
  3  Al-Shabab 2
5  Al-Ahli 3 3 6  
4  Al-Nassr 1 1 2  
  5  Al-Ahli 1 0 1 Third place
  3  Al-Shabab 0 2 2  
8  Al-Raed 0 1 1 5  Al-Ahli 2
3  Al-Shabab 2 3 5   1  Al-Fateh 0

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 4, 5, 8, & 9 May 2013.[3]

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 17, 18, 24, & 25 May 2013.[4]

First leg

Second leg

Third place

Third place game was played on 28 May 2013.[5]

Final

Winner

2013 King Cup of Champions
Winners
Al-Ittihad
8th Title

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