King Cup | |
Year: | 1981 |
Country: | Saudi Arabia |
Dates: | 15 April – 14 May 1981 |
Num Teams: | 32 |
Defending Champions: | Al-Hilal |
Winners: | Al-Nassr (3rd title) |
Second: | Al-Hilal |
Matches: | 31 |
Goals: | 148 |
Scoring Leader: | Toninho Hamad Al-Jaye'e Saud Jassem (5 goals each) |
Prev Season: | 1980 |
Next Season: | 1982 |
The 1981 King Cup was the 23rd season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Hilal were the defending champions but were defeated by Al-Nassr in the final. Al-Nassr won their 3rd title overall and first since 1976.[1] [2]
Source: Al Jazirah
The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 15, 16 and 17 April 1981.[3] [4] [5]
Home team | Score | Away team | |
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Al-Nassr | 14–0 | Al-Amal | |
Al-Ahli | 4–1 | Al-Tai | |
Al-Ettifaq | 6–1 | Al-Fateh | |
Al-Ta'alof | 1–2 | Al-Raed | |
Al-Shate'e | 5–2 | Al-Nakhil | |
Al-Ittihad | 5–1 | Al-Arabi | |
Ohod | 2–4 | Al-Shabab | |
Al-Riyadh | 7–0 | Al-Watani | |
Hajer | 1–3 | Al-Faisaly | |
Al-Wehda | 12–0 | Al-Dera'a | |
Al-Hilal | 11–1 | Al-Qala | |
Al-Ansar | 0–0 (3–4 pen.) | Al-Nahda | |
Al-Jabalain | 2–0 | Al-Taawoun | |
Al-Rabe'e | 0–7 | Al-Qadsiah | |
Al-Khaleej | 2–4 | Al-Rawdhah | |
Al-Shoulla | 1–2 | Al-Kawkab |
The Round of 16 matches were held on 22, 23 and 24 April 1981.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Home team | Score | Away team | |
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Al-Kawkab | 1–3 | Al-Ettifaq | |
Al-Nahda | 5–0 | Al-Raed | |
Al-Qadsiah | 2–0 | Al-Jabalain | |
Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Al-Shabab | |
Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Al-Wehda | |
Al-Nassr | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | |
Al-Riyadh | 2–0 | Al-Faisaly | |
Al-Shate'e | 1–2 | Al-Rawdhah |
The Quarter-final matches were held on 30 April and 1 May 1981.[10] [11] [12]
Home team | Score | Away team | |
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Al-Rawdhah | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad | |
Al-Qadsiah | 1–5 | Al-Nassr | |
Al-Riyadh | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | |
Al-Ettifaq | 3–1 | Al-Nahda |
The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 7 and 8 May 1981. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
The final was played between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh.[13] [14] This was Al-Nassr's 6th final and Al-Hilal's 7th final. This was the first meeting between these sides in King Cup finals.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Toninho | Al-Nassr | 5 |
Hamad Al-Jaye'e | Al-Rawdhah | ||
Saud Jassem | Al-Qadsiah | ||
4 | Majed Abdullah | Al-Nassr | 4 |
Yousef Khamees | Al-Nassr | ||
Néjib Limam | Al-Hilal | ||
Jamal Mohammed | Al-Ettifaq | ||