King Cup | |
Year: | 1978 |
Country: | Saudi Arabia |
Dates: | 30 March – 21 April 1978 |
Num Teams: | 32 |
Defending Champions: | Al-Ahli |
Winners: | Al-Ahli (8th title) |
Second: | Al-Riyadh |
Matches: | 31 |
Goals: | 121 |
Scoring Leader: | Amin Dabo (7 goals) |
Prev Season: | 1977 |
Next Season: | 1979 |
The 1978 King Cup was the 20th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Ahli were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, winning their second one in a row.[1] Al-Ahli beat Al-Riyadh who became the first First Division side to reach the final.
By winning both the 1977–78 Saudi Premier League and the 1978 King Cup, Al-Ahli became the first Saudi team to achieve the domestic double.
Source: Bracket
The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 30 and 31 March 1978.[2] [3] [4]
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Al-Nassr | 3–0 | Al-Shate'e | |
Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | Al-Jabalain | |
Al-Tai | 1–0 | Okaz | |
Hajer | 2–1 | Al-Taawoun | |
Ohod | 7–0 | Al-Fayha | |
Al-Qadsiah | 2–0 | Al-Shoulla | |
Al-Ahli | 9–0 | Al-Jazeera | |
Al-Nahda | 4–0 | Al-Majd | |
Al-Riyadh | 3–0 | Al-Nakhil | |
Al-Wadea | 9–0 | Tuwaiq | |
Al-Rabe'e | 2–3 | Al-Hada | |
Al-Wehda | 6–0 | Al-Kawkab | |
Al-Ettifaq | 14–1 | Al-Tadamon | |
Al-Shabab | 4–1 | Al-Khaleej | |
Al-Hilal | 2–1 | Al-Arabi | |
Al-Ansar | 4–0 | Damac |
The Round of 16 matches were held on 5 and 6 April 1978.[5] [6]
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Al-Hilal | 1–2 | Al-Qadsiah | |
Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Ohod | |
Al-Ettifaq | 4–0 | Al-Wadea | |
Al-Wehda | 6–0 | Al-Hada | |
Al-Shabab | 1–0 | Hajer | |
Al-Nahda | 2–2 (3–2 pen.) | Al-Tai | |
Al-Ansar | 2–3 | Al-Riyadh | |
Al-Ahli | 1–0 | Al-Nassr |
The Quarter-final matches were held on 11 and 12 April 1978.[7] [8]
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Al-Nahda | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq | |
Al-Ittihad | 1–3 | Al-Qadsiah | |
Al-Ahli | 3–0 | Al-Wehda | |
Al-Riyadh | 1–1 (4–1 pen.) | Al-Shabab |
The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 16 April 1978. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Riyadh in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh.[9] By reaching the final Al-Riyadh became the first First Division side to reach the final. This final was a repeat of the 1962 final which ended in a win for Al-Ahli.