2023 Saudi Super Cup
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Saudi Super Cup
| other_titles =
| year = 2023
| image =
| size =
| alt =
| country = {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| dates = 8 – 11 April 2024
| num_teams = 4
| sub-confederations =
| city = Abu Dhabi
| champion_other = Al-Hilal
| count = 4
| second_other = Al-Ittihad
| matches = 3
| goals = 11
| attendance = 70250
| top_scorer = Malcom
(3 goals)
| player = Malcom (Al-Hilal){{cite web |title=The best MALCOM is the Best Player in Diriyah Saudi Super Cup |url=https://twitter.com/Alhilal_EN/status/1778513075642957903}}
| prevseason = 2022
| nextseason = 2024
}}
The 2023 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football competition for clubs in the Saudi Arabia football league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.
On 5 April 2024, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and the Diriyah Company signed a sponsorship deal for the 2023 edition. The match would officially be referred to as "The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup".{{cite web |title=شركة الدرعية شريكا رسمياً لكأس الدرعية للسوبر السعودي 2024 |url=https://www.saff.com.sa/news.php?id=2941}}
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ittihad 4–1 in the final to win their record-extending fourth title.{{cite web |title=الهلال يتوج بكأس الدرعية للسوبر الرياضي في أبوظبي |url=https://www.saff.com.sa/news.php?id=2955}}
Qualification
The tournament featured the winners and runners-up of the 2022–23 King Cup and 2022–23 Saudi Pro League.{{cite web |title=ما موعد السوبر السعودي 2024 والفرق المشاركة؟ |url=https://www.goal.com/ar-sa/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A-2024-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9/blt6b25d07b2ae6e601}}
=Qualified teams=
The following four teams qualified for the tournament.
class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |Method of qualification ! rowspan="2" |Appearance ! rowspan="2" |Last appearance as ! colspan="3" |Years performance |
Winner(s)
!Runners-up !Semi-finalists |
---|
Al-Ittihad
|2022–23 Saudi Pro League winners |4th |2022 winners |1 |2 |– |
Al-Hilal
|2022–23 King Cup winners |7th |2022 semi-finalists |3 |2 |1 |
Al-Nassr
|2022–23 Saudi Pro League runners-up |6th |2022 semi-finalists |2 |2 |1 |
Al-Wehda
|2022–23 King Cup runners-up |1st |0 (debut) |– |– |– |
Venue
The 2023 Saudi Super Cup was supposed to be held between 27 February and 1 March. However, following the date change for 2023–24 AFC Champions League knockout stage, it was announced that the Super Cup would be postponed to a later date.{{cite web |title="المسابقات" تغير موعد السوبر |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/830760/}} On 9 March, it was announced that Super Cup would take place in the United Arab Emirates between 8 and 11 April. It was announced that the first semi-final between Al-Ittihad and Al-Wehda would take place at the Al Nahyan Stadium while the second semi-final between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr as well as the final would take place at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.{{cite web |title=رسمياً.. إقامة بطولة كأس السوبر السعودي 2024 في أبوظبي.. بمشاركة 4 أندية |url=https://www.okaz.com.sa/sport/saudi/2156963}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;" |
rowspan="4" |{{Location map+|United Arab Emirates|border=|caption=|float=right|width=275|places={{Location map~|United Arab Emirates|lat=24.452765|long=54.392018 |position = right|label=Abu Dhabi}}}}
! colspan="2" |Abu Dhabi |
---|
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium |
Capacity: 36,186
| Capacity: 15,894 |
198x198px |
Matches
- Times listed are UTC+4.
=Bracket=
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2|bold_winner=high|scoreboxes=1
|RD1=Semi-finals
|RD2=Final
|widescore=yes
|8 April 2024 – Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan)|Al-Ittihad|2|Al-Wehda|1
|8 April 2024 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ)|Al-Hilal|2|Al-Nassr|1
|11 April 2024 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ)|Al-Ittihad|1 |Al-Hilal|4
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{Football box
| id = Al-Ittihad v Al-Wehda
| date = {{Start date|2024|4|08|df=y}}
| time = 21:00
| team1 = Al-Ittihad
| score = 2–1
| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/08/saudi-arabia/super-cup/al-ittihad-jeddah/al-wehda-mecca/4330981/
| team2 = Al-Wehda
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Al-Eisa {{goal|90+7}}
| stadium = Al Nahyan Stadium
| location = Abu Dhabi
| attendance = 9,000
| referee = Faisal Al-Blwi
}}
----
{{Football box
| id = Al-Hilal v Al-Nassr
| date = {{Start date|2024|4|08|df=y}}
| time = 23:30
| team1 = Al-Hilal
| score = 2–1
| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/08/saudi-arabia/super-cup/al-hilal-riyadh/al-nasr-riyadh/4330982/
| team2 = Al-Nassr
| goals1 =
- S. Al-Dawsari {{goal|61}}
- Malcom {{goal|72}}
| goals2 =
- Mané {{goal|90+9}}
| stadium = Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
| location = Abu Dhabi
| attendance = 34,000
| referee = Mohammed Al-Hoaish
}}
=Final=
{{main|2023 Saudi Super Cup final}}
{{:2023 Saudi Super Cup final}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Saudi Super Cup}}
{{2023–24 in Saudi Arabian football}}
{{2023–24 in Asian football (AFC)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saudi Super Cup 2023}}