| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia | 
| Dates | 15 August 2015 – 19 February 2016 | 
| Teams | 30 | 
| Defending champions | Al-Ahli | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Hilal (13th title) | 
| Runner-up | Al-Ahli | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 | 
| Goals scored | 91 (3.14 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Saqer Otaif (4 goals) | 
| All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016. | |
The 2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 41st season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 30 teams, 14 teams from the Pro League, and 16 teams from the First Division.
The holders were Al-Ahli who beat Al-Hilal 2–1 in the previous season's final on 13 February 2015.[1]
The 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[2] In a rematch of the previous year's final, Al-Hilal defeated holders Al-Ahli 2–1 in the final to win their record-extending 13th Crown Prince Cup title.[3]
Participating teams
Pro League
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First Division
First stage
Preliminary round
The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 15, 16, 17 & 24 August 2015.[4][5][6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 15 August 2015 6 | Al-Fateh (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Al-Nahda (2) | Al-Hasa | 
| 19:00 | Bo Shaqra  39' | Al-Malki  29' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Élton  Al-Bladi  Buhimed  Sharahili  Hazzazi  Al-Asmari  |  Al-Aliany  Al-Dhahi  Al-Malki  Al-Nashi  Al-Rajaa  Al-Omaisi | |||
| 15 August 2015 11 | Al-Batin (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Khaleej (1) | Hafar al-Batin | 
| 19:15 | Papa Diop  14' Mohanna  85' | Al Salem  80' Hussein  90+4' Al-Turki  119' | Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Remeikhany | 
| 15 August 2015 13 | Damac (2) | 0–1 | Najran (1) | Abha | 
| 19:15 | Al-Mehyani  45' | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani | 
| 15 August 2015 14 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 5–0 | Ohod (2) | Makkah | 
| 20:45 | Sânmărtean  36' Rivas  41' Al-Ghamdi  49' Khrees  63' Fallatah  80' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Kaabi | 
| 16 August 2015 2 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | 3–2 | Al-Jeel (2) | Khobar | 
| 19:00 | Hector  54' Al-Obaid  83' Abdul-Amir  90+5' (pen.) | Douglas  48' (pen.) Adam  69' | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani | 
| 16 August 2015 8 | Hajer (1) | 2–1 | Al-Watani (2) | Al-Hasa | 
| 19:00 | Mojica  62' (pen.) Al-Saiari  65' | Harzan  82' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jires | 
| 16 August 2015 3 | Al-Faisaly (1) | 2–1 | Al-Fayha (2) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 19:15 | Salem  45' Onyilo  84' | Al-Khamis  24' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Haidar Al-Sharidah | 
| 16 August 2015 1 | Al-Taawoun (1) | 3–0 | Al-Diriyah (2) | Buraidah | 
| 20:45 | Fallatah  35' Machado  44' Al-Mousa  77' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris | 
| 17 August 2015 10 | Al-Ettifaq (2) | 1–0 | Al-Raed (1) | Dammam | 
| 19:00 | Al-Bishi  60' (o.g.) | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri | 
| 17 August 2015 4 | Al-Shoulla (2) | 1–0 | Al-Nojoom (2) | Al-Kharj | 
| 19:10 | Hawsawi  63' | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shehri | 
| 17 August 2015 9 | Al-Orobah (2) | 2–1 | Al Tai (2) | Sakakah | 
| 19:40 | Al-Joni  8', 21' (pen.) | Mohammed Ishak  42' | Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium Referee: Hassan Al-Asmari | 
| 17 August 2015 5 | Al-Riyadh (2) | 0–1 | Al-Shabab (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:45 | Al-Mofarrej  90+4' (o.g.) | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari | 
| 24 August 2015 12 | Al-Hazem (2) | 2–4 | Al-Wehda (1) | Ar Rass | 
| 19:15 | Wazani  40' Al-Harbi  61' | Madkhali  5' Faresi  9' Otaif  52', 57' | Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan | 
| 24 August 2015 7 | Al-Nassr (1) | 5–0 | Al-Mujazzal (2) | Riyadh | 
| 20:45 | Fabián  35', 66' Al-Sahlawi  54', 90+3' Al-Shehri  73' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari | 
Second stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Taawoun | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Qadisiyah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Qadisiyah (aet) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Faisaly | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shoulla | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nahda | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Hajer | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Orobah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ettifaq (aet) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Khaleej (aet) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Khaleej | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Najran | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 11 & 12 September 2015.[4][5][8][9] The Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal match was delayed to 30 November 2015 due to Al-Hilal's participation in the quarter-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 11 September 2015 16 | Al-Faisaly (1) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | Al Majma'ah | 
| 18:45 | Report | Abo Shararah  114' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri | 
| 11 September 2015 16 | Al-Orobah (2) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Ettifaq (2) | Sakakah | 
| 19:10 | Report | Gonçalves  93' (pen.) | Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari | 
| 11 September 2015 17 | Al-Shabab (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Shoulla (2) | Riyadh | 
| 20:45 | Al-Hashan  47' Al-Qumaizi  93' | Report | Al-Jehani  79' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi | 
| 11 September 2015 21 | Al-Wehda (1) | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Al-Khaleej (1) | Makkah | 
| 20:45 | Otaif  22', 44' | Report | Sylla  34' Al-Turki  75' Al-Rashid  94' Majrashi  109' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris | 
| 12 September 2015 19 | Hajer (1) | 2–4 | Al-Ahli (1) | Al-Hasa | 
| 18:30 | Al-Saiari  78' Ceran  90+1' | Report | Hawsawi  7' Al Somah  18' Fetfatzidis  81' Seraj  90+3' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini | 
| 12 September 2015 18 | Al-Nassr (1) | 5–1 | Al-Nahda (2) | Riyadh | 
| 18:40 | Maïga  17', 80', 90+3' Mierzejewski  45+2' Al-Sahlawi  64' | Report | Al-Dhiyabi  90' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish | 
| 12 September 2015 22 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 2–1 | Najran (1) | Jeddah | 
| 20:45 | Noor  13', 60' (pen.) | Report | Wahib  74' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool | 
| 30 November 2015 15 | Al-Taawoun (1) | 1–2 | Al-Hilal (1) | Buraidah | 
| 19:30 | Al-Khamees  90+2' | Report | Al-Shamrani  19' (pen.) Aílton  56' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush | 
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 22 & 23 October 2015.[4][5][10] The Al-Hilal v Al-Qadisiyah match was delayed due to Al-Hilal's participation in the semi-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 22 October 2015 26 | Al-Khaleej (1) | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Khobar | 
| 20:00 | Al Salem  6' | Report | Troisi  80' Sânmărtean  87' | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 4,226 Referee: Marai Al Awaji | 
| 23 October 2015 25 | Al-Ahli (1) | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq (2) | Jeddah | 
| 20:00 | Al Somah  70' | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 15,453 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush | 
| 23 October 2015 24 | Al-Shabab (1) | 1–0 | Al Nassr (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:00 | Affonso  90+2' | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool | 
| 28 December 2015 23 | Al-Hilal (1) | 4–1 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | Riyadh | 
| 17:50 | Eduardo  36', 65' Al-Shamrani  54' (pen.) Al-Qahtani  84' | Report | N. Hazazi  39' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 5,076 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish | 
Semi-finals
The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 31 December 2015 and 1 January 2016.[4][5][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 31 December 2015 28 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 0–1 | Al-Ahli (1) | Jeddah | 
| 20:00 | Report | Hamad  44' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 53,256 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr | 
| 1 January 2016 27 | Al-Hilal (1) | 4–0 | Al-Shabab (1) | Riyadh | 
| 20:00 | Al-Shahrani  25' Aílton  48' Eduardo  69' (pen.) Al-Faraj  74' | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 11,970 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush | 
Final
The final was held on 19 February 2016 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[5][12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Winner
| 2015–16 Crown Prince Cup Winners | 
|---|
| Al-Hilal 13th Title | 
Top goalscorers
As of 19 February 2016[13]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saqer Otaif | Al-Wehda | 4 | 
| 2 |  Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Hilal | 3 | 
|  Modibo Maïga | Al-Nassr | ||
|  Carlos Eduardo | Al-Hilal | ||
|  Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Al-Nassr | 
References
- ↑ "الأهلي يهزم الهلال ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد".
- ↑ "الأمير محمد بن نايف يشمل برعايته الرياضيين الليلة".
- ↑ "في حضرة ولي العهد.. الهلال يطرز تاريخه بكأس المجد".
- 1 2 3 4 "Saudi Crown Prince Cup 2015/2016". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "CROWN PRINCE CUP". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "تعين حكام دور ال 32 من كأس ولي العهد".
- ↑ "صدور جدول دور الـ32 من مسابقة كأس سمو ولي العهد" [Round of 32 fixtures] (in Arabic). SAFF. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "صدور جدول دور ثمن النهائي من كأس ولي العهد".
- ↑ "صدور جدول دور ال16 من كأس سمو ولي العهد" [Round of 16 fixtures] (in Arabic). SAFF. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "المسابقات تعلن جدول دور الـ8 ومؤجلة دور الـ16 لكاس ولي العهد".
- ↑ "المسابقات تحدد موعد نصف نهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد" (in Arabic). SAFF. 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "نهائي كأس ولي العهد.. إنصاف للهلال والأهلي".
- ↑ "Top Scorers".