The 1985

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 27th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Hilal were the defending champions but they were eliminated by eventual champions

Al-Ettifaq Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq i ...

in the final. This was the first edition of the competition to have 16 teams participate instead of 32.

won their 2nd title after defeating Al-Hilal 1–0 in the final.

Bracket

Note: H: ''Home team'', A: ''Away team'' Source
Al Jazirah

Round of 16

The matches of the Round of 16 were played on 4 and 5 February 1985.

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 11 and 12 February 1985.

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 18 February 1985. All times are local, AST (

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Final

The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 10th final while Al-Ettifaq were making their 5th appearance in the final.

Top goalscorers

References

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