The 1978
King Cup
The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup ( ar, كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Foot ...
was the 20th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956.
Al-Ahli were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, winning their second one in a row. Al-Ahli beat Al-Riyadh who became the first
First Division side to reach the final.
By winning both the
1977–78 Saudi Premier League
1977 was the second season of the Saudi Premier League of football.
The league was expanded to have ten teams, again playing on a home and away basis. Al-Ahli won the championship and took the title to Jeddah for the first time.
Ohod and Al-S ...
and the 1978 King Cup, Al-Ahli became the first Saudi team to achieve the domestic
double
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.
Bracket
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Bracket
Round of 32
The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 30 and 31 March 1978.
Round of 16
The Round of 16 matches were held on 5 and 6 April 1978.
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-final matches were held on 11 and 12 April 1978.
Semi-finals
The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 16 April 1978. All times are local,
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Final
The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Riyadh in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh.
By reaching the final Al-Riyadh became the first
First Division side to reach the final. This final was a repeat of the 1962 final which ended in a win for Al-Ahli.
References
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1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
Saudi Arabia
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Cup
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