1979 King Cup


The 1979 King Cup was the 21st season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Ahli were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, winning their third one in a row.

Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 9, 10 and 11 May 1979.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Nassr7–2Al-Fara'a
Al-Ittihad2–0Okaz
Al-Khaleej2–1Al-Fateh
Al-Sharq0–2Al-Taawoun
Al-Qadsiah12–1Al-Watan
Al-Anwar1–4Al-Tai
Al-Rabi'e3–1Al-Najmah
Al-Riyadh7–1Al-Orobah
Al-Salam3–0Al-Ansar
Al-Wehda3–0Al-Raed
Al-Nakhil1–0Al-Hazem
Al-Rawdhah3–1 Ohod
Al-Shabab4–1Al-Nahda
Al-Hilal8–1Al-Jabalain
Al-Ettifaq5–0Hajer
Al-Ahli10–1Al-Wadea

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 16, 17 and 18 May 1979.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Rabi'e3–1Al-Tai
Al-Riyadh5–1Al-Salam
Al-Wehda0–1Al-Khaleej
Al-Ettifaq1–0Al-Taawoun
Al-Rawdhah3–1Al-Nakhil
Al-Qadsiah1–3Al-Nassr
Al-Hilal2–2 Al-Ittihad
Al-Ahli1–0Al-Shabab

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 23, 24 and 25 May 1979.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Nassr14–0Al-Rabi'e
Al-Ittihad3–0Al-Riyadh
Al-Ettifaq7–0Al-Khaleej
Al-Ahli6–1Al-Rawdhah

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 31 May and 1 June 1979. All times are local, AST.

Final

The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh. This was the first final to be played by two teams from the same city. Al-Ahli were appearing in their 11th final while Al-Ittihad were appearing in their 8th final.

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