1977 King Cup


The 1977 King Cup was the 19th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Nassr were the defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Hilal. The final saw Al-Ahli beat Al-Hilal 3–1, with Al-Ahli scoring all three goals in the final fifteen minutes. Al-Ahli won their seventh title and first since 1973.

Bracket

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Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 5 and 6 May 1977.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Ettifaq7–0Al-Hamadah
Al-Diriyah0–1Tuwaiq
Al-Tai2–0Al-Ansar
Al-Nassr4–0Hajer
Al-Raed2–0 Al-Riyadh
Al-Majd1–1 Al-Kefah
Al-Qadsiah5–0Al-Fateh
Al-Nahda2–0Al-Thoqbah
Al-Ahli4–0Damac
Okaz2–1Al-Wadea
Al-Taqadom0–2Al-Wehda
Ohod5–0Al-Rabe'e
Al-Jabalain1–4Al-Ittihad
Al-Taawoun0–1Al-Shabab
Al-Hilal3–0Al-Shoulla
Al-Jazeera3–5Al-Khaleej

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 9 and 10 May 1977.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Hilal2–1 Al-Ettifaq
Al-Nahda1–4Al-Nassr
Okaz1–2Al-Ahli
Al-Wehda4–0Al-Kefah
Ohod2–1Al-Raed
Al-Ittihad4–0Al-Tai
Al-Shabab4–0Tuwaiq
Al-Qadsiah2–0Al-Khaleej

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 12 and 13 May 1977.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Nassr2–1Al-Qadsiah
Al-Ittihad1–1 Ohod
Al-Ahli1–0Al-Wehda
Al-Hilal3–0Al-Shabab

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 16 May 1977. All times are local, AST.

Final

The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh. This was Al-Ahli's 9th final. Previously Al-Ahli won six times in 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973 and lost in 1974 and 1976. This was Al-Hilal's 5th final. Previously Al-Hilal won twice in 1961 and 1964 and lost in 1963 and 1968. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final.