The
Bahraini King's Cup
The King's Cup is Bahrain's premier knockout tournament in men's football.
The national cup has had many different names over the years. Emir Cup (1952–59 & 1978–2002), Federation Cup (1960–77) and King's Cup (2003–present).
Previous ...
is a cup competition involving teams from the
Bahraini Premier League
The Bahraini Premier League is the main football competition in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup ...
and 2nd tier.
Al-Muharraq SC
Al-Muharraq Sports Club ( ar, نادي المحرق الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Muharraq. It is one of the oldest sports clubs in the Arabian Peninsula. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Premier ...
are the current holders of the King's Cup, having defeated their arch-rivals
Riffa S.C.
Al-Riffa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional Association football, football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Football in Bahrain, Bahraini footbal ...
3-1 in last year's final. They have won four of the past five editions of the tournament, with Riffa claiming the crown in between in 2010.
Draw
The official draw took place on 7 February 2013.
[
The results of the draw were:]Muharraq
Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583.
The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...
face Al Shabab.
* Al-Najma take on Hidd SCC
Al-Hidd Sports and Cultural Club ( ar, نادي الحد الرياضي الثقافي) is a Bahraini football club based in Al Hidd, Muharraq Island. They currently compete in the top division of Bahraini football league. Also club have Futsa ...
.
* Al Ahli club face Al Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to:
Sports Football Libya
*Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier
* Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...
.
*Busaiteen Club
Busaiteen ( ar, البسيتين) is a Bahraini multi-sports club based in Busaiteen. The club competes in football, volleyball, table tennis and track and field.
Achievements
*Bahraini Premier League
: Champions (1): 2012–13 Bahrain First ...
play against Al Tadamun Buri
AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media
* Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera
* Al (''Fullmetal ...
, who beat Qalali to enter the tournament.
*Malkiya Club
Malkiya SCC () is a Bahraini professional football club based in Malkiya.
Malkiya Club after 49 years, became champion of the Bahraini Premier League in 2017.
Achievements
*Bahraini Premier League
The Bahraini Premier League is the main foo ...
face the Bahrain Club
Al-Bahrain Sports Club (), otherwise simply known as Bahrain, is primarily a Bahraini football club based in the island-governorate of Al-Muharraq. Their football team plays in the Bahraini Second Division. Their home football stadium is the Al ...
.
*Al Hala
Halat Bu Maher ( ar, حالة بو ماهر), sometimes abbreviated to simply "Al Hala" ( ar, الحالة), is a neighbourhood of Muharraq, Bahrain. It used to be a separate island, but after coastal expansion and dredging, the island has merged ...
take on East Riffa Club
East Riffa Club ( ar, نادي الرفاع الشرقي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, Bahrain. They play in Bahraini Premier League, the top division of Bahraini football.
Achievements
Football
*Bahraini Premier ...
.
*Manama Club
Manama Club ( ar, المنامة) is a Bahraini professional football club, founded in 1946 and based in Manama, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.
Manama Club, formally known as Al Taj, is a wel ...
play against Budaiya Club
Budaiya Club () is a football club based in Budaiya, Bahrain, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League. They play their home games at the Hamad Town Stadium, and their home kit is green with white details.
History
Having won the 2017 ...
* Rffa Club take on Isa Town Club
Isa or ISA may refer to:
Places
* Isa, Amur Oblast, Russia
* Isa, Kagoshima, Japan
* Isa, Nigeria
* Isa District, Kagoshima, former district in Japan
* Isa Town, middle class town located in Bahrain
* Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
* Mount ...
.
Organisation
The opening phases of the cup took place on 22 and 26 February 2013.[ The quarter-finals took place on March 26 and 27, followed by the semi-finals on April 14.][ The final took place on April 18, with the king, ]Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999.
He is the son of Isa bin Salman ...
attending the match.[
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Preliminary round
The winners of the preliminary round qualify for the last 16 elimination round of the tournament.[
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Round one
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
References
{{National football Cups (AFC region)
Bahraini King's Cup seasons
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King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to:
Sports Football
* Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football
* King Cup (sometimes named King's Cup), Saudi Arabian men's football nati ...
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...