The 2013 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 38th season of
King Cup of Champions
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 Footb ...
since its establishment in 1957, and the 6th under the current edition. The top eight in the
Professional League
Professional sports, Professional sports leagues are organized in numerous ways. The two most significant types are one that developed in Europe, characterized by a tiered structure using promotion and relegation in order to determine participati ...
competed in the King cup which kicked off on 4 May.
were the defending champion but they were eliminated by
Al-Shabab in semifinals.
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 ...
won their eighth title after beating
Al-Shabab 4–2 in the final, and qualified to the
Champions League.
Prize money
* Final winner: 4,000,000
Saudi Riyal
The Saudi riyal ( ar, ريال سعودي ') is the currency of Saudi Arabia. It is abbreviated as
or SAR ''(Saudi Arabian Riyal)''. It is subdivided into 100 halalas ( ar, هللة '). The currency is pegged to the US dollar at a constant rate ...
s.
* Final runners-up: 2,500,000 Saudi Riyals.
* Third place: 1,500,000 Saudi Riyals.
Participating teams
* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season.
Fixtures and results
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals were played on 4, 5, 8, & 9 May 2013.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
Semi-finals were played on 17, 18, 24, & 25 May 2013.
First leg
Second leg
Third place
Third place game was played on 28 May 2013.
Final
Winner
References
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2012–13 in Saudi Arabian football
2012–13 domestic association football cups