1985 King Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = King Cup

| year = 1985

| other_titles =

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| country = Saudi Arabia

| dates = 4 – 28 February 1985

| num_teams = 16

| defending_champions = Al-Hilal

| winners = Al-Ettifaq (2nd title)

| second = Al-Hilal

| matches = 15

| goals = 30

| scoring_leader = Jamal Mohammed
Hussam Abu Dawood (3 goals)

| award =

| prev_season = 1984

| next_season = 1986

}}

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.{{cite web |title=الاتفاق بطل كاس جلالة الملك |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/MAR1985/01-03-1985-4537/4537-00101.jpg}} This was the first edition of the competition to have 16 teams participate instead of 32.

Al-Ettifaq won their 2nd title after defeating Al-Hilal 1–0 in the final.{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia 1984/85 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sau85.html |website=RSSSF}}

Bracket

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=Round of 16

| RD2=Quarter-finals

| RD3=Semi-finals

| RD4=Final

| score-width=30px

| team-width=160px

|RD1-seed01=H|RD1-team01=Ohod|RD1-score01=1

|RD1-seed02=A|RD1-team02=Al-Ittihad|RD1-score02=3

|RD1-seed03=H|RD1-team03=Radhwah|RD1-score03=0

|RD1-seed04=A|RD1-team04=Al-Ahli|RD1-score04=2

|RD1-seed05=H|RD1-team05=Al-Wadie|RD1-score05=1

|RD1-seed06=A|RD1-team06=Al-Wehda|RD1-score06=0

|RD1-seed07=H|RD1-team07=Al-Ettifaq|RD1-score07=1

|RD1-seed08=A|RD1-team08=Al-Shabab|RD1-score08=0

|RD1-seed09=H|RD1-team09=Al-Qadsiah|RD1-score09=3

|RD1-seed10=A|RD1-team10=Al-Riyadh|RD1-score10=0

|RD1-seed11=A|RD1-team11=Al-Nassr|RD1-score11=1

|RD1-seed12=H|RD1-team12=Al-Nahda (aet)|RD1-score12=3

|RD1-seed13=H|RD1-team13=Al-Kawkab|RD1-score13=2

|RD1-seed14=A|RD1-team14=Al-Jabalain|RD1-score14=1

|RD1-seed15=A|RD1-team15=Al-Hilal|RD1-score15=1

|RD1-seed16=H|RD1-team16=Al-Taawoun|RD1-score16=0

|RD2-seed01=H|RD2-team01=Al-Ittihad|RD2-score01=0

|RD2-seed02=A|RD2-team02=Al-Ahli|RD2-score02=1

|RD2-seed03=A|RD2-team03=Al-Wadie|RD2-score03=0

|RD2-seed04=H|RD2-team04=Al-Ettifaq|RD2-score04=2

|RD2-seed05=H|RD2-team05=Al-Qadsiah|RD2-score05=0 (1)

|RD2-seed06=A|RD2-team06=Al-Nahda (pen.)|RD2-score06=0 (3)

|RD2-seed07=A|RD2-team07=Al-Kawkab|RD2-score07=0

|RD2-seed08=H|RD2-team08=Al-Hilal|RD2-score08=2

|RD3-seed01=H|RD3-team01=Al-Ahli|RD3-score01=1 (4)

|RD3-seed02=A|RD3-team02=Al-Ettifaq (pen.)|RD3-score02=1 (5)

|RD3-seed03=H|RD3-team03=Al-Nahda|RD3-score03=1 (1)

|RD3-seed04=A|RD3-team04=Al-Hilal (pen.)|RD3-score04=1 (2)

|RD4-seed01=–|RD4-team01=Al-Ettifaq (pen.)|RD4-score01=1 (4)

|RD4-seed02=–|RD4-team02=Al-Hilal|RD4-score02=1 (3)

}}

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Source: [http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/JAN1985/30-01-1985-4507/4507-02501.jpg Al Jazirah]

Round of 16

The matches of the Round of 16 were played on 4 and 5 February 1985.{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 05-02-1985 |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/FEB1985/05-02-1985-4513/4513-02401.jpg}}{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 05-02-1985 (2) |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/FEB1985/05-02-1985-4513/4513-02501.jpg}}{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 06-02-1985 |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/FEB1985/06-02-1985-4514/4514-02101.jpg}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Home team

! Score

! Away team

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Ettifaq

| 1–0

| Al-Shabab

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Wadie

| 1–0

| Al-Wehda

Al-Taawoun

| 0–1

| bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Hilal

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Kawkab

| 2–1

| Al-Jabalain

Radhwah

| 0–2

| bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Ahli

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Nahda

| 3–1 (aet)

| Al-Nassr

Ohod

| 1–3

| bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Ittihad

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Qadsiah

| 3–0

| Al-Riyadh

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 11 and 12 February 1985.{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 12-02-1985 |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/FEB1985/12-02-1985-4520/4520-02801.jpg}}{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 13-02-1985 |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/FEB1985/13-02-1985-4521/4521-02901.jpg}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Home team

! Score

! Away team

Al-Ittihad

| 0–1

| bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Ahli

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Ettifaq

| 2–0

| Al-Wadie

Al-Qadsiah

| 0–0 (1–3 pen.)

| bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Nahda

bgcolor="ccffcc" |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).

{{football box

|date=18 February 1985

|time=16:00

|team1=Al-Ahli

|score=1–1

|aet=yes

|team2=Al-Ettifaq

|report=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/FEB1985/19-02-1985-4527/4527-02801.jpg

|goals1=Samdo {{goal|119}}

|goals2=Mohammed {{goal|117}}

|stadium=Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah

|location=Jeddah

|referee=Ibrahim Al-Dahmash

|penalties1=

|penaltyscore=4–5

|penalties2=

|stack=yes

}}

{{football box

|date=18 February 1985

|time=20:00

|team1=Al-Nahda

|score=1–1

|team2=Al-Hilal

|report=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/FEB1985/19-02-1985-4527/4527-02801.jpg

|goals1=Al-Mansour {{goal}}

|goals2=Bashir {{goal}}

|stadium=Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam

|location=Dammam

|referee=Fahad Al-Mohawis

|penalties1=

|penaltyscore=1–2

|penalties2=

|stack=yes

}}

Final

The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh.{{cite web |title=كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين - 1985 |url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=12832&stage=5}} Al-Hilal were appearing in their 10th final while Al-Ettifaq were making their 5th appearance in the final.

{{football box

| date = 28 February 1985

| time = 16:30 (UTC+3)

| team1 = Al-Ettifaq

| score = 1–1

| aet=yes

| penaltyscore=4–3

| report = http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1985/MAR1985/01-03-1985-4537/4537-01301.jpg

| team2 = Al-Hilal

| goals1 = Abo Haidar {{goal|22}}

|penalties1=

| goals2 = Al-Nayfawy {{goal|57}}

|penalties2=

| stadium = Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz

| attendance = 31,000

| referee = Fahad Al-Mohawis

| location = Riyadh

}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan=2|1

| align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} Hussam Abu Dawood

| align="left" |Al-Ahli

|rowspan=2|3

align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} Jamal Mohammed

| align="left" |Al-Ettifaq

References

{{Reflist}}

{{King Cup of Champions Seasons}}

1985

Saudi Arabia

Cup