The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's Cup) ( ar, كأس الملك, ''kass al-malik''), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup ( ar, كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين, ''kass khadim al-haramayn al-sharifayn''), is the Saudi Arabian

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cup competition. The cup was created in 1957 and was played until 1990. It was re-launched again in 2007 as "King's Cup of Champions", and was played by only the top 6 finishers of the Saudi Pro League plus the Crown Prince Cup and

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winners. In 2014 it was renamed as "King's Cup", the competition returned to its roots by implementing the old format.

Qualification and prize money

The cup winner will be guaranteed a place in the

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. If the cup winner finishes in the top 3 in the Saudi Pro League, which means they will go to the

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, the slot goes to the fourth placed team in the table Prize money: * Final winners: 5,500,000

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s. * Final runners-up: 4,000,000

Winners by year

Performance by club

Trophies

Source:

Finals

Source:

Hat-tricks

References

External links

King Cup
– SAFF

RSSSF.com
Champions Cup current season results and dates – Soccerway

Saudi Champions Cup – Hailoosport.com
(Arabic)
Saudi Champions Cup – Hailoosport.com
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