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.
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 ...
are the current holders of the King's Cup, having defeated
Busaiteen
Busaiteen ( ar, البسيتين) is a small town in northern Bahrain. It is located on Muharraq Island, just north of Muharraq City.
Etymology
The town's name, "''Busaiteen''," pertains to the large number of orchards found in it.
Education
Bus ...
in extra time in last year's final.
Draw
The official draw took place on 24 December 2015.
Preliminary round
3 teams played a knockout tie. 3 ties were played over one leg. The first match was played between
Al-Shabab and
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 ...
on 28 December 2015.
Al-Shabab,
Al-Ittihad Bahrain 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 base ...
and
Qalali Club
Galali (in local dialect) or Qalali in Classical Arabic ( ar, قلالي) is a small area in the Kingdom of Bahrain, located on Muharraq Island, north of Muharraq City. Galali used to be the farthest north point of Bahrain before the development o ...
advanced to the Round of 16 after winning their respective ties.
----
----
Round of 16
The round of 16 had the 3 winners from the previous round, alongside 13 new entrants: 10 from the First Division and 3 from the Second Division. The draw was made 24 December 2015 with the preliminary round draw. 8 teams advanced from this round into the Quarterfinals. The draw for the upcoming rounds was also made on the same day as the preliminary round draw.
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
Quarter finals
4 teams advanced from this round into the Semifinals.
----
----
----
Semi finals
The two winners from this round progressed to meet in the final.
----
Final
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Bahraini King's Cup
Bahraini King's Cup seasons
King's Cup
__NOTOC__
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 ...