2015 Saudi Super Cup

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| title = 2015 Saudi Super Cup

| image = Loftus Road 3.jpg

| image_size = 250

| event = Saudi Super Cup

| team1 = Al-Nassr

| team1association = SPL

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Al-Hilal

| team2association = King's Cup

| team2score = 1

| details =

| date = 12 August 2015

| stadium = Loftus Road

| city = London, England

| man_of_the_match1a =

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| referee = Craig Pawson (England)

| attendance = 8,439

| weather =

| previous = 2014

| next = 2016

}}

The 2015 Saudi Super Cup was the third edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup competitions. The match was played between Al-Nassr, the winner of the 2014–15 Saudi Pro League and Al-Hilal, the winner of the 2015 King Cup. The match was played on 12 August 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12073|title=رئيس لجنة المسابقات: مباراة كأس السوبر في 14 أغسطس|language=ar|trans-title=Match of the super cup on 14 August|publisher=TheSAFF|date=10 June 2015|access-date=29 June 2015}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Al-Hilal won 1–0 to win their first Super Cup, with a goal from Carlos Eduardo.{{cite web|url=http://thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12138|title=أحمد عيد يتوج الهلال بطلاً لكأس السوبر السعودي|language=ar|publisher=TheSAFF|date=12 August 2015|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305215939/http://thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12138|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.alhilal.com/en/news4022.html|title=After crowning the "Saudi Super Cup", Al-Hilal returns to Riyadh|website=Alhilal.com|date=13 August 2015|access-date=13 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814173006/http://www.alhilal.com/en/news4022.html|archive-date=14 August 2015|url-status=dead}}

Match

=Location and date changes=

The 2015 Saudi Super Cup was originally scheduled to be played at King Fahd Stadium, in Riyadh on 14 August 2015, however The SAFF decided to change it to be held at Loftus Road Stadium, in London on 12 August 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12107|title=بيان: نتائج اجتماع مجلس إدارة اتحاد كرة القدم|language=ar|publisher=TheSAFF|date=8 July 2015|access-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709063118/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12107|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}

=Details=

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| date = 12 August 2015

| time = 18:00 BST

| team1 = Al-Nassr

| score = 0–1

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/14/saudi-arabia/super-cup/al-hilal-riyadh/al-nasr-riyadh/2043025/?ICID=PL_MS_01

| team2 = Al-Hilal

| goals1 =

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| stadium = Loftus Road, London{{cite news|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/1063291 |title=الموافقة على إقامة مباراة كأس السوبر في لندن|language=ar|trans-title=The Super Cup will be held in London|website=Alriyadh.com|date=8 July 2015|access-date=8 July 2015}}

| attendance = 8,439

| referee = Craig Pawson (England)

}}

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GK32{{flagicon|KSA}} Hussain Shae'an
RB12{{flagicon|KSA}} Khalid Al-Ghamdi
CB4{{flagicon|KSA}} Omar Hawsawi
CB2{{flagicon|Bahrain}} Mohamed Husain (c){{yel|2}}
LB28{{flagicon|KSA}} Ahmad Akash{{suboff|81}}
CM26{{flagicon|KSA}} Shaya Sharahili
CM16{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen
RM11{{flagicon|URU}} Fabian Estoyanoff{{suboff|58}}
AM8{{flagicon|KSA}} Yahya Al-Shehri{{suboff|59}}
LM86{{flagicon|POL}} Adrian Mierzejewski
CF10{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al Sahlawi
colspan=3|Substitutes:
MF27{{flagicon|KSA}} Awadh Khamis{{subon|59}}
FW9{{flagicon|KSA}} Naif Hazazi{{subon|58}}
MF29{{flagicon|KSA}} Mosaab Al-Otaibi{{subon|81}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|URU}} Jorge da Silva

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GK1{{flagicon|KSA}} Khalid Sharhili
CB26{{flagicon|BRA}} Digão
CB70{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Jahfali
CB23{{flagicon|KOR}} Kwak Tae-hwi
RWB31{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Breik{{yel|72}}
LWB12{{flagicon|KSA}} Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM3{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Eduardo{{suboff|83}}
CM13{{flagicon|KSA}} Salman Al-Faraj
CM10{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (c){{suboff|69}}
CF9{{flagicon|BRA}} Aílton Almeida
CF19{{flagicon|KSA}} Khalid Ka'abi{{yel|45+1}}{{suboff|76}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
MF11{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullaziz Al-Dosari{{subon|69}}
MF25{{flagicon|KSA}} Faisel Darwish{{subon|76}}
MF6{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Qarni{{subon|83}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|GRE}} Giorgos Donis

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=Statistics=

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|+Overall

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!width=70 | Al-Nassr

!width=70 | Al-Hilal

Goals scored01
Total shots1116
Shots on target58
Ball possession48%52%
Corner kicks58
Fouls committed1322
Offsides13
Yellow cards12
Red cards00

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See also

References

{{reflist}}

  • [http://www.goalzz.com/?c=8177 Saudi Super Cup 2015] goalzz.com

{{2015–16 in Saudi Arabian football}}

{{Saudi Super Cup}}

{{2015 in Asian football (AFC)}}

{{Al-Hilal FC matches}}

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Category:Al Hilal SFC matches

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