2023 Saudi Super Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Saudi Super Cup
Year:2023
Country: United Arab Emirates
Dates:8 – 11 April 2024
Num Teams:4
City:Abu Dhabi
Champion Other:Al-Hilal
Count:4
Second Other:Al-Ittihad
Matches:3
Goals:11
Attendance:70250
Top Scorer:Malcom
(3 goals)
Player:Malcom (Al-Hilal)[1]
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football competition for clubs in the Saudi Arabia football league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.

On 5 April 2024, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and the Diriyah Company signed a sponsorship deal for the 2023 edition. The match would officially be referred to as "The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup".[2]

Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ittihad 4–1 in the final to win their record-extending fourth title.[3]

Qualification

The tournament featured the winners and runners-up of the 2022–23 King Cup and 2022–23 Saudi Pro League.[4]

Qualified teams

The following four teams qualified for the tournament.

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearance asYears performance
Winner(s)Runners-upSemi-finalists
Al-Ittihad2022–23 Saudi Pro League winners4th2022 winners12
Al-Hilal2022–23 King Cup winners7th2022 semi-finalists321
Al-Nassr2022–23 Saudi Pro League runners-up6th2022 semi-finalists221
Al-Wehda2022–23 King Cup runners-up1st0 (debut)

Venue

The 2023 Saudi Super Cup was supposed to be held between 27 February and 1 March. However, following the date change for 2023–24 AFC Champions League knockout stage, it was announced that the Super Cup would be postponed to a later date.[5] On 9 March, it was announced that Super Cup would take place in the United Arab Emirates between 8 and 11 April. It was announced that the first semi-final between Al-Ittihad and Al-Wehda would take place at the Al Nahyan Stadium while the second semi-final between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr as well as the final would take place at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.[6]

Abu Dhabi
Mohammed bin Zayed StadiumAl Nahyan Stadium
Capacity: 36,186Capacity: 15,894

Matches

Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2023 Saudi Super Cup final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The best MALCOM is the Best Player in Diriyah Saudi Super Cup .
  2. Web site: شركة الدرعية شريكا رسمياً لكأس الدرعية للسوبر السعودي 2024 .
  3. Web site: الهلال يتوج بكأس الدرعية للسوبر الرياضي في أبوظبي .
  4. Web site: ما موعد السوبر السعودي 2024 والفرق المشاركة؟ .
  5. Web site: "المسابقات" تغير موعد السوبر .
  6. Web site: رسمياً.. إقامة بطولة كأس السوبر السعودي 2024 في أبوظبي.. بمشاركة 4 أندية .