The 2003
Crown Prince Cup
The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) was the Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. It was the oldest domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia, its first edition was held in 1956–57, but was not crowned from 1975 unti ...
was the 28th season of the
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premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 9 January 2003 and concluded with the final on 9 April 2003.
In the final,
Al-Hilal defeated defending champions
Al-Ahli 1–0 to secure their fourth title. The final was held at the
King Fahd International Stadium
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Overview
The ...
in
Riyadh
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. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the
2004 AFC Champions League
The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
Format
;Group Stage
...
group stage.
Qualifying rounds
All of the competing teams that are not members of the
Premier League
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competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 9 January 2003.
First Division sides
Abha
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,
Al-Ansar, and
Al-Taawoun as well as
Second Division
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side
Al-Nahda
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qualified.
First Round
Second Round
Final Round
Bracket
Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 19 and 20 March 2003. All times are local,
AST (
UTC+3
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).
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 24 and 25 March 2003. All times are local,
AST (
UTC+3
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).
Semi-finals
The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 28 and 29 March 2003. All times are local,
AST (
UTC+3
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).
Final
The 2003 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 9 April 2003 at the
King Fahd International Stadium
The King Fahd Stadium (), also nicknamed "Pearl of Stadiums" ( ) or simply "the Pearl" ( ), is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities.
Overview
The ...
in
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...
. This was the fourth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final.
All times are local,
AST (
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours later than the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Following the ISO 8601 standard, a time with this offset would be wri ...
).
Top goalscorers
See also
*
2002–03 Saudi Premier League
Statistics of the 2002–03 Saudi Premier League.
Stadia and locations
Final league table
Championship playoff
Match against fourth place
Match against third place
Final
Season statistics
Top scorers
References
External lin ...
*
2004 AFC Champions League
The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
Format
;Group Stage
...
References
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Crown Prince Cup
The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) was the Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. It was the oldest domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia, its first edition was held in 1956–57, but was not crowned from 1975 unti ...