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2023 Saudi Super Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2023 Diriyah Saudi Super Cup Final

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| event = Saudi Super Cup

| team1 = Al-Ittihad

| team1association =

| team1score = 1

| team2 = Al-Hilal

| team2association =

| team2score = 4

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2024|4|11|df=y}}

| stadium = Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

| city = Abu Dhabi

| man_of_the_match1a = Malcom (Al-Hilal)

| referee = Khaled Al-Teris{{cite web |title=خالد الطريس حكماً لـ مباراة نهائي السوبر بين الهلال والاتحاد ـ عاجل |url=https://www.alyaum.com/article/6524000}}

| attendance = 27,250

| weather = Clear
{{convert|28.5|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
53% humidity

| previous = 2022

| next = 2024

}}

The 2023 Saudi Super Cup final (also known as The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup final for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Saudi Super Cup. The final was played on 11 April 2024 at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal.{{cite web |date=9 April 2024 |title=الهلال يعبر النصر ويلتقي الاتحاد في نهائي السوبر السعودي |trans-title=Al Hilal beats Al Nassr and meets Al Ittihad in the Saudi Super Cup final |url=https://www.skynewsarabia.com/sport/1705471-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%94%D9%8A-%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 |access-date=11 April 2024}}

Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ittihad 4–1 to win their record-extending fourth title.{{cite web |date=11 April 2024 |title=الهلال يتوج بكأس الدرعية للسوبر الرياضي في أبوظبي |trans-title=Al Hilal crowned with the Diriyah Super Cup in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.saff.com.sa/news.php?id=2955 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423135351/https://www.saff.com.sa/news.php?id=2955 |archive-date=23 April 2024 |access-date=11 April 2024}}

Teams

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Team

! Qualification for tournament

! Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

Al-Hilal

| 2022–23 King Cup winners

| 5 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021)

Al-Ittihad

| 2022–23 Pro League winners

| 3 (2013, 2018, 2022)

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Venue

File:IRN-YMN 20190107 Asian Cup 4.jpg in Abu Dhabi hosted the match]]

The Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on 9 March 2023.{{cite web |title=رسمياً.. إقامة بطولة كأس السوبر السعودي 2024 في أبوظبي.. بمشاركة 4 أندية |url=https://www.okaz.com.sa/sport/saudi/2156963}} This was the first time the tournament was hosted in the United Arab Emirates.

The Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium was built and opened in 1980 and underwent renovations in 2006.{{cite web |title=ملعب محمد بن زايد |url=https://www.jc.ae/ar/football/mohamed-bin-zayed-stadium/}} The stadium was used as a venue for the 2007 Arabian Gulf Cup, the 2009 and the 2010 editions of the FIFA Club World Cup, and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. It is used by Al-Jazira and the United Arab Emirates national team as a home stadium.

Background

{{Main|2022–23 Al Hilal SFC season|2022–23 Al-Ittihad Club season|2022–23 Saudi Pro League|2022–23 King Cup}}

As part of the running sponsorship deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and the Diriyah company, the match was officially 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}}

This was Al-Ittihad's fourth appearance in the final. Al-Ittihad were the defending champions having beaten Al-Fayha in last year's final.{{cite web |title=النمور.. سوبر |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/795150}} Al-Ittihad lost the 2013 and 2018 finals to Al-Fateh and Al-Hilal respectively. Al-Ittihad qualified by defeating Al-Wehda 2–1 in the semi-finals.{{cite web |title=اتحاد جدة يهزم الوحدة ويبلغ نهائي السوبر السعودي |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/2024/04/08/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%B2%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%BA-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%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}}

Al-Hilal was making their sixth finals appearance, the most by any club. They won the title three times, in 2015, 2018, and 2021. Al-Hilal qualified after defeating derby rivals Al-Nassr 2–1 in the semi-finals.{{cite web |title=سالم وشباك النصر.. ضربة ثالثة في الإقصائيات |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/837088}}

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup and the eleventh meeting in a cup final. Al-Hilal previously defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the 2018 edition.{{cite web |title=الهلال يتوج بلقب السوبر السعودي |url=https://www.skynewsarabia.com/sport/1174756-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8-%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}} In the ten previous cup final meetings, both teams won five times each with the first cup final dating back to the 1964 King Cup final.{{cite web |title=نهائيات الهلال والاتحاد.. لمن سيكون التفوق في السوبر؟ |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1319477}} This was the 162nd competitive meeting between the two sides in all competitions. In their prior encounters, Al-Hilal won 73 times, Al-Ittihad won 42 times, and the two teams drew 46 times.{{cite web |title=تاريخ لقاءات : الهلال - الاتحاد |url=https://www.kooora.com/?region=-12&team=144&team2=145}} The two teams had met five times previously in the 2023–24 season, with Al-Hilal winning all five meetings.

Match

=Details=

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|04|11|df=y}}

| time = 21:30 UAEST

| team1 = Al-Ittihad

| score = 1–4

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/11/saudi-arabia/super-cup/al-ittihad-jeddah/al-hilal-riyadh/4330983/

| team2 = Al-Hilal

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

| attendance = 27,250

| referee = Khaled Al-Teris

}}

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GK1{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB37{{flagicon|KSA}} Fawaz Al-Sqoor
CB5{{flagicon|ITA}} Luiz Felipe{{suboff|90}}
CB26{{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Hegazi (c)
LB33{{flagicon|KSA}} Madallah Al-Olayan{{suboff|58}}
RM90{{flagicon|BRA}} Romarinho{{suboff|58}}
CM29{{flagicon|KSA}} Farhah Al-Shammrani
CM7{{flagicon|FRA}} N'Golo Kanté
LM77{{flagicon|KSA}} Saleh Al-Amri{{yel|39}}{{suboff|74}}
CF99{{flagicon|MAR}} Abderrazak Hamdallah
CF9{{flagicon|FRA}} Karim Benzema
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK35{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Mahasneh
DF4{{flagicon|KSA}} Omar Hawsawi
DF15{{flagicon|KSA}} Hassan Kadesh{{subon|58}}
DF19{{flagicon|KSA}} Turki Al-Jaadi{{subon|90}}
DF25{{flagicon|KSA}} Suwailem Al-Menhali
MF22{{flagicon|KSA}} Hammam Al-Hammami
MF80{{flagicon|KSA}} Hamed Al-Ghamdi{{subon|74}}
FW11{{flagicon|POR}} Jota{{subon|58}}
FW52{{flagicon|KSA}} Talal Haji
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|ARG}} Marcelo Gallardo

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|valign="top" width="50%"|

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GK37{{flagicon|MAR}} Yassine Bounou
RB66{{flagicon|KSA}} Saud Abdulhamid
CB3{{flagicon|SEN}} Kalidou Koulibaly{{yel|53}}
CB5{{flagicon|KSA}} Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB6{{flagicon|BRA}} Renan Lodi{{yel|20}}{{suboff|59}}
CM8{{flagicon|POR}} Rúben Neves
CM22{{flagicon|SRB}} Sergej Milinković-Savić
RW96{{flagicon|BRA}} Michael{{suboff|90+1}}
AM77{{flagicon|BRA}} Malcom{{yel|90}}{{suboff|90+5}}
LW29{{flagicon|KSA}} Salem Al-Dawsari (c){{suboff|90+5}}
CF11{{flagicon|KSA}} Saleh Al-Shehri{{suboff|60}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK21{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Owais
DF2{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Breik
DF12{{flagicon|KSA}} Yasser Al-Shahrani{{subon|59}}
DF16{{flagicon|KSA}} Nasser Al-Dawsari{{subon|90+5}}
DF87{{flagicon|KSA}} Hassan Al-Tombakti{{subon|90+1}}
MF7{{flagicon|KSA}} Salman Al-Faraj
MF28{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohamed Kanno{{subon|60}}
MF56{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Qahtani
FW14{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Hamdan{{subon|90+5}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|POR}} Jorge Jesus

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Man of the Match:


Malcom (Al-Hilal){{cite web |title=رجل المباراة النهائيـــة مالكوم دي أوليفيرا لاعب @Alhilal_FC |url= https://twitter.com/SaudiSuperCup/status/1778509670530879584}}

Assistant referees:


Mohammed Al-Abkari
Abdulraheem Al-Shammari


Fourth official:


Majed Al-Shamrani


Video assistant referee:


Abdullah Al-Shehri


Assistant video assistant referees:


Ibrahim Al-Dakheel

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Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions

|}

=Statistics=

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|+First half{{cite web |title=team statistics |url=https://www.sofascore.com/al-ittihad-al-hilal/VMispLn#id:12238384}}

scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

! scope="col" style="width:70px"|Al-Ittihad

! scope="col" style="width:70px"|Al-Hilal

scope=row|Goals scored

|1

|2

scope=row|Total shots

|5

|8

scope=row|Shots on target

|4

|3

scope=row|Saves

|1

|3

scope=row|Ball possession

|43%

|57%

scope=row|Corner kicks

|1

|5

scope=row|Offsides

|2

|0

scope=row|Yellow cards

|1

|1

scope=row|Red cards

|0

|0

{{col-3}}

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

|+Second half

scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

! scope="col" style="width:70px"|Al-Ittihad

! scope="col" style="width:70px"|Al-Hilal

scope=row|Goals scored

|0

|2

scope=row|Total shots

|0

|11

scope=row|Shots on target

|0

|6

scope=row|Saves

|4

|0

scope=row|Ball possession

|41%

|59%

scope=row|Corner kicks

|0

|3

scope=row|Offsides

|3

|1

scope=row|Yellow cards

|0

|2

scope=row|Red cards

|0

|0

{{col-3}}

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

|+Overall

scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

! scope="col" style="width:70px"|Al-Ittihad

! scope="col" style="width:70px"|Al-Hilal

scope=row|Goals scored

|1

|4

scope=row|Total shots

|5

|19

scope=row|Shots on target

|4

|9

scope=row|Saves

|5

|3

scope=row|Ball possession

|42%

|58%

scope=row|Corner kicks

|1

|8

scope=row|Fouls committed

|7

|11

scope=row|Offsides

|5

|1

scope=row|Yellow cards

|1

|3

scope=row|Red cards

|0

|0

{{col-end}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Saudi Super Cup}}

{{2023–24 in Saudi Arabian football}}

{{2023–24 in Asian football (AFC)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saudi Super Cup 2023 Final}}

Category:Saudi Super Cup

Category:2023–24 in Saudi Arabian football

Category:April 2024 sports events in the United Arab Emirates

Category:Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) matches

Category:Al-Hilal Saudi FC matches