1981 King Cup


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.

Bracket

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Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 15, 16 and 17 April 1981.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Nassr14–0Al-Amal
Al-Ahli4–1Al-Tai
Al-Ettifaq6–1Al-Fateh
Al-Ta'alof1–2 Al-Raed
Al-Shate'e5–2 Al-Nakhil
Al-Ittihad5–1Al-Arabi
Ohod2–4Al-Shabab
Al-Riyadh7–0Al-Watani
Hajer1–3Al-Faisaly
Al-Wehda12–0Al-Dera'a
Al-Hilal11–1Al-Qala
Al-Ansar0–0 Al-Nahda
Al-Jabalain2–0Al-Taawoun
Al-Rabe'e0–7Al-Qadsiah
Al-Khaleej2–4Al-Rawdhah
Al-Shoulla1–2Al-Kawkab

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 22, 23 and 24 April 1981.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Kawkab1–3 Al-Ettifaq
Al-Nahda5–0Al-Raed
Al-Qadsiah2–0Al-Jabalain
Al-Ittihad1–0Al-Shabab
Al-Hilal3–1Al-Wehda
Al-Nassr1–0Al-Ahli
Al-Riyadh2–0Al-Faisaly
Al-Shate'e1–2Al-Rawdhah

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 30 April and 1 May 1981.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Rawdhah1–2Al-Ittihad
Al-Qadsiah1–5Al-Nassr
Al-Riyadh0–2Al-Hilal
Al-Ettifaq3–1Al-Nahda

Semi-finals

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.

Final

The final was played between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh. 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.

Top goalscorers