2020 Saudi Super Cup

2020 Berain Saudi Super Cup

Event	Saudi Super Cup
Al-Hilal Al-Nassr Pro League King Cup 0 3
Date	30 January 2021 (2021-01-30)
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee	Daniele Orsato (Italy)[1]
Attendance	0[note 1]
Weather	Clear 15 °C (59 °F) 35% humidity

The 2020 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Berain Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 30 January 2021 for the second time at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.^[2] With Al-Hilal winning both the 2019–20 Saudi Pro League championship and the 2019–20 King Cup, the game was played between Al-Hilal and the 2019–20 Saudi Pro League runners-up, Al-Nassr.^[3]

The match was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

Al-Nassr defeated Al-Hilal 3–0 to win their second title.^[5] They became the first team to win two consecutive titles and also set the record for the biggest goal margin.

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on 20 December 2020.^[6] This was the second time the Sport city hosted the final and the fourth time it was hosted in Saudi Arabia.

King Fahd Sports City was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.^[7] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.^[8] Its current capacity is 68,752^[9] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Main articles: 2019–20 Al-Hilal FC season, 2019–20 Al-Nassr FC season, 2019–20 Saudi Professional League, and 2019–20 King Cup

As part of a sponsorship deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and Saudi water company Berain, the match was officially referred to as "The Berain Saudi Super Cup".^[10]

This was Al-Hilal's fourth appearance in the competition and first since 2018. Al-Hilal won the title twice, in 2015 and 2018, and finished as runners-up once, in 2016 Saudi Super Cup. This was Al-Nassr's fourth appearance in the competition and their second consecutive appearance. Al-Nassr finished as runners-up in both the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Super Cup and won their first title in 2019.

Al-Hilal qualified by winning the 2019–20 Saudi Professional League on 29 August 2020.^[11] Al-Nassr qualified after defeating Al-Ahli in the semi-finals of the 2019–20 King Cup, as Al-Hilal were their opponents in the King Cup Final and had already qualified for the Super Cup as league winners.^[12] On 28 November 2020, Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2–1 in the final of the King Cup.^[13]

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup. Al-Hilal won in 2015 after defeating Al-Nassr 1–0 thanks to a goal from Carlos Eduardo.^[14] This was the eleventh final between these two sides, with five wins apiece in previous results. This was the 170th competitive meeting between the two.^[15]

Match

Details

30 January 2021 (2021-01-30)

20:15 AST

Al-Hilal	0–3	Al-Nassr
	Report	Petros 61' Hamdallah 82' Al-Najei 90+2'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Al-Hilal

Al-Nassr

GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf RB 2 Mohammed Al-Breik  84' CB 20 Jang Hyun-soo CB 70 Mohammed Jahfali  74' LB 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani RM 29 Salem Al-Dawsari  64' CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)  26' CM 6 Gustavo Cuéllar LM 10 Luciano Vietto  67' CF 18 Bafétimbi Gomis CF 9 Sebastian Giovinco  46' Substitutes: GK 31 Habib Al-Wotayan DF 22 Amiri Kurdi DF 23 Madallah Al-Olayan MF 8 Abdullah Otayf MF 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari  84' MF 19 André Carrillo  46' MF 28 Mohamed Kanno  26' MF 55 Hamad Al-Abdan FW 11 Saleh Al-Shehri  74' Manager: Răzvan Lucescu

GK 1 Brad Jones RB 2 Sultan Al-Ghanam CB 5 Abdulelah Al-Amri CB 3 Abdullah Madu (c) LB 27 Osama Al-Khalaf  64' CM 6 Petros  52' CM 19 Ali Al-Hassan RW 11 Nordin Amrabat  75'  80' AM 8 Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem  90+3' LW 24 Khalid Al-Ghannam  64'  64' CF 70 Raed Al-Ghamdi  63' Substitutes: GK 33 Waleed Abdullah DF 50 Abdulaziz Al-Alawi DF 78 Ali Lajami  64' MF 10 Gonzalo Martínez  63' MF 14 Sami Al-Najei  90+3'  80' MF 17 Abdullah Al-Khaibari  90+3' MF 23 Ayman Yahya FW 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah  84'  64' FW 42 Firas al-Buraikan Manager: Alen Horvat

Assistant referees:[1] Alessandro Costanzo (Italy) Matteo Passeri (Italy) Fourth official:[1] Mohammed Al-Hoaish Video assistant referee:[1] Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Assistant video assistant referees:[1] Mauro Vivenzi (Italy) Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions Statistics First half[16] Statistic Al-Hilal Al-Nassr Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 5 5 Shots on target 3 4 Saves 2 0 Ball possession 59% 41% Corner kicks 3 5 Offsides 2 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0 Second half[16] Statistic Al-Hilal Al-Nassr Goals scored 0 3 Total shots 6 6 Shots on target 1 5 Saves 3 1 Ball possession 67% 33% Corner kicks 3 1 Offsides 2 1 Yellow cards 2 5 Red cards 0 0 Overall[16] Statistic Al-Hilal Al-Nassr Goals scored 0 3 Total shots 11 11 Shots on target 4 9 Saves 5 1 Ball possession 63% 37% Corner kicks 6 6 Fouls committed 8 15 Offsides 4 1 Yellow cards 2 5 Red cards 0 0 See also 2019–20 Saudi Professional League 2019–20 King Cup 2020 King Cup Final Notes The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[4] References "وصول طاقم التحكيم الإيطالي المكلّف بإدارة السوبر السعودي في نسخته السابعة". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-30. "الكشف عن موعد قمة الهلال والنصر بكأس السوبر السعودي". Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "موعد مباراة كأس السوبر السعودي 2020". Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "نهائي كأس الملك السعودي بدون حضور جماهيري". Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "النصر بطل لكأس السوبر السعودي للمرة الثانية على التوالي". Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-30. "كأس السوبر السعودي.. موعد مبدئي لديربي الهلال والنصر". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي". Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم". Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج". Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "الاتحاد السعودي يوقع مع مياه بيرين عقد رعاية كأس السوبر السعودي". Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2021-01-12. "قبل النهاية بجولتَيْن.. الهلال يُتوَّج بلقب دوري كأس الأمير محمد بن سلمان". Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "النصر يتأهل لمقابلة الهلال على نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين". Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "الهلال يهزم النصر.. ويُتوَّج بطلاً لكأس الملك للمرة التاسعة في تاريخه". Archived from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "الهلال يخطف السوبر السعودي بفوزه على النصر في لندن". Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "أرقام من تاريخ مواجهات ديربي الرياض بين الهلال والنصر في الدوري". Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-20. "team statistics". Archived from the original on 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-30. External links