1987 King Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = King Cup

| year = 1987

| other_titles =

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| country = Saudi Arabia

| dates = 23 February – 13 March 1987

| num_teams = 16

| defending_champions = Al-Nassr

| winners = Al-Nassr (5th title)

| second = Al-Hilal

| matches = 15

| goals = 42

| scoring_leader = Majed Abdullah (5 goals)

| award =

| prev_season = 1986

| next_season = 1988

}}

The 1987 King Cup was the 29th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Nassr were the defending champions and successfully defended their title by beating Al-Hilal 1–0 in the final.{{cite web |title=النصر بطل كاس خادم الحرمين الشريفين |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/MAR1987/14-03-1987-5280/5280-00101.jpg}} They became the first team since Al-Ahli in 1979 to successfully defend the title.

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=Al-Qadsiah|RD1-score01=1

|RD1-seed02=A|RD1-team02=Al-Arabi|RD1-score02=2

|RD1-seed03=H|RD1-team03=Al-Hilal (aet)|RD1-score03=2

|RD1-seed04=A|RD1-team04=Al-Kawkab|RD1-score04=1

|RD1-seed05=H|RD1-team05=Al-Nahda|RD1-score05=3

|RD1-seed06=A|RD1-team06=Al-Ansar|RD1-score06=1

|RD1-seed07=H|RD1-team07=Al-Ettifaq (pen.)|RD1-score07=2 (4)

|RD1-seed08=A|RD1-team08=Al-Shabab|RD1-score08=2 (3)

|RD1-seed09=H|RD1-team09=Al-Nassr|RD1-score09=2

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

|RD1-seed11=H|RD1-team11=Al-Ittihad (pen.)|RD1-score11=0 (4)

|RD1-seed12=A|RD1-team12=Al-Ahli|RD1-score12=0 (3)

|RD1-seed13=H|RD1-team13=Hajer (pen.)|RD1-score13=1 (3)

|RD1-seed14=A|RD1-team14=Al-Tai|RD1-score14=1 (2)

|RD1-seed15=H|RD1-team15=Al-Wehda|RD1-score15=2

|RD1-seed16=A|RD1-team16=Al-Raed|RD1-score16=1

|RD2-seed01=A|RD2-team01=Al-Arabi|RD2-score01=0

|RD2-seed02=H|RD2-team02=Al-Hilal|RD2-score02=4

|RD2-seed03=A|RD2-team03=Al-Nahda (pen.)|RD2-score03=1 (5)

|RD2-seed04=H|RD2-team04=Al-Ettifaq|RD2-score04=1 (3)

|RD2-seed05=A|RD2-team05=Al-Nassr|RD2-score05=2

|RD2-seed06=H|RD2-team06=Al-Ittihad|RD2-score06=1

|RD2-seed07=H|RD2-team07=Hajer (aet)|RD2-score07=2

|RD2-seed08=A|RD2-team08=Al-Wehda|RD2-score08=0

|RD3-seed01=H|RD3-team01=Al-Hilal|RD3-score01=3

|RD3-seed02=A|RD3-team02=Al-Nahda|RD3-score02=1

|RD3-seed03=A|RD3-team03=Al-Nassr|RD3-score03=4

|RD3-seed04=H|RD3-team04=Hajer|RD3-score04=1

|RD4-seed01=–|RD4-team01=Al-Hilal|RD4-score01=0

|RD4-seed02=–|RD4-team02=Al-Nassr|RD4-score02=1

}}

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Source: [http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/FEB1987/22-02-1987-5260/5260-02101.jpg Al Jazirah]

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 23, 26 and 27 February 1987.{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 24-02-1987 |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/FEB1987/24-02-1987-5262/5262-02101.jpg}}{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 27-02-1987 |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/FEB1987/27-02-1987-5265/5265-01301.jpg}}{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 28-02-1987 |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/FEB1987/28-02-1987-5266/5266-02801.jpg}}

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

! Score

! Away team

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Hilal

| 2–1 (aet)

| Al-Kawkab

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Nassr

| 2–0

| Al-Taawoun

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Ettifaq

| 2–2 (4–3 pen.)

| Al-Shabab

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Wehda

| 2–1

| Al-Raed

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Hajer

| 1–1 (3–2 pen.)

| Al-Tai

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Nahda

| 3–1

| Al-Ansar

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Ittihad

| 0–0 (4–3 pen.)

| Al-Ahli

Al-Qadsiah

| 1–2

| bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Arabi

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 2 March 1987.{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 03-03-1987 (1) |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/MAR1987/03-03-1987-5269/5269-02001.jpg}}{{cite web |title=Jazirah newspaper 03-03-1987 (2) |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/MAR1987/03-03-1987-5269/5269-02101.jpg}}

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

! Score

! Away team

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Hilal

| 4–0

| Al-Arabi

Al-Ettifaq

| 1–1 (3–5 pen.)

| bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Nahda

bgcolor="ccffcc" |Hajer

| 2–0 (aet)

| Al-Wehda

Al-Ittihad

| 1–2

| bgcolor="ccffcc" |Al-Nassr

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 6 March 1987. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

{{football box

|date=6 March 1987

|time=15:40

|team1=Al-Hilal

|score=3–1

|team2=Al-Nahda

|report=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/MAR1987/07-03-1987-5273/5273-02101.jpg

|goals1=Al-Dossari {{goal|12}}
Al-Hammad {{goal|48}}
Al-Thunayan {{goal|80}}

|goals2=Al-Denini {{goal|42}}

|stadium=Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh

|location=

|referee=Hamad Al-Homaimadi

|stack=yes

}}

{{football box

|date=6 March 1987

|time=15:40

|team1=Hajer

|score=1–4

|team2=Al-Nassr

|report=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/MAR1987/07-03-1987-5273/5273-02101.jpg

|goals1=Al-Dhuwayhi {{goal|78|pen.}}

|goals2=Al-Shalqan {{goal|12||15}}
Abdullah {{goal|52}}
Al-Bishi {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Al-Hasa

|location=

|referee=Khaled Thiab

|stack=yes

}}

Final

The final was played between city rivals Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh.{{cite web |title=كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين - 1987 |url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=12833&stage=4}}{{cite web |title=الهلاليون و النصراويون.. في مواجهة ذهبية |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/MAR1987/13-03-1987-5279/5279-01101.jpg}} Al-Hilal were appearing in their 11th while Al-Nassr were appearing in their 8th final. Al-Nassr were the defending champions.

{{football box

| date = 13 March 1987

| time = 20:00 (UTC+3)

| team1 = Al-Hilal

| score = 0–1

| report = http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1987/MAR1987/14-03-1987-5280/5280-02001.jpg

| team2 = Al-Nassr

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Abdullah {{goal|2}}

| stadium = Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz

| attendance = 38,000

| referee = Omer Al Mehannah

| location = Riyadh

}}

Top goalscorers

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

!Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

| align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} Majed Abdullah

| align="left" |Al-Nassr

|5

2

| align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} Hathal Al-Dossari

| align="left" |Al-Hilal

|3

3

| colspan=2 | 8 Players

|2

References

{{Reflist}}

{{King Cup of Champions Seasons}}

1987

Saudi Arabia

Cup