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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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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,
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were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, winning their third one in a row.
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was the 21st season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956.
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The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 9, 10 and 11 May 1979.
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The
Quarter-final matches were held on 23, 24 and 25 May 1979.
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The Round of 16 matches were held on 16, 17 and 18 May 1979.
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1198:"الاهلي.. بطل المملكة في دوري كاس جلالة الملك"
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1792:1978–79 in Saudi Arabian football
961:Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
742:Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
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1782:Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia) seasons
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847:Referee: Al-Zameel Al-Dahmash
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1212:"Jazirah newspaper 10-05-79"
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753:Referee: Mohammed Al-Marzooq
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118:151 (4.87 per match)
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1096:Saleh Khalifa Al-Dosari
102:Tournament statistics
107:Matches played
64:Defending champions
51:9 May – 8 June 1979
21:
972:Attendance: 28,000
123:Top goal scorer(s)
25:Tournament details
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984:Top goalscorers
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74:Final positions
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20:1979 King Cup
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42:Saudi Arabia
1120:Néjib Limam
864:8 June 1979
761:1 June 1979
721:Al-Shamrani
683:31 May 1979
665:Semi-finals
435:Round of 16
397:Al-Jabalain
168:Round of 32
86:(9th title)
1776:Categories
1387:Old format
1184:References
1101:Al-Ettifaq
1077:Al-Qadsiah
891:Al-Ittihad
784:Al-Ettifaq
706:Al-Ittihad
657:Al-Rawdhah
642:Al-Khaleej
634:Al-Ettifaq
619:Al-Ittihad
598:Away team
592:Home team
559:Al-Ittihad
532:Al-Qadsiah
517:Al-Rawdhah
510:Al-Taawoun
502:Al-Ettifaq
495:Al-Khaleej
451:Away team
445:Home team
404:Al-Ettifaq
355:Al-Rawdhah
250:Al-Qadsiah
243:Al-Taawoun
220:Al-Khaleej
205:Al-Ittihad
184:Away team
178:Home team
129:(10 goals)
96:Al-Ittihad
1338:"النهائي"
1171:Rivellino
1018:Amin Dabo
975:Referee:
627:Al-Riyadh
612:Al-Rabi'e
574:Al-Shabab
551:2–2 (8–9
525:Al-Nakhil
472:Al-Riyadh
457:Al-Rabi'e
374:Al-Shabab
340:Al-Nakhil
303:Al-Orobah
295:Al-Riyadh
288:Al-Najmah
280:Al-Rabi'e
198:Al-Fara'a
127:Amin Dabo
92:Runner-up
79:Champions
1176:Al-Hilal
1152:Al-Hilal
1125:Al-Hilal
1050:Al-Nassr
816:Yaaqoub
696:Al-Nassr
604:Al-Nassr
547:Al-Hilal
540:Al-Nassr
487:Al-Wehda
480:Al-Salam
427:Al-Wadea
389:Al-Hilal
382:Al-Nahda
348:Al-Hazem
325:Al-Wehda
318:Al-Ansar
310:Al-Salam
265:Al-Anwar
258:Al-Watan
235:Al-Sharq
228:Al-Fateh
190:Al-Nassr
157:King Cup
1660:2024–25
1655:2023–24
1650:2022–23
1645:2021–22
1640:2020–21
1635:2019–20
1381:seasons
1023:Al-Ahli
994:Player
943:73'
928:70'
924:55'
909:43'
899:Muraiki
881:Al-Ahli
867:20:30 (
825:27'
806:33'
774:Al-Ahli
731:20'
649:Al-Ahli
566:Al-Ahli
419:Al-Ahli
333:Al-Raed
162:Al-Ahli
83:Al-Ahli
68:Al-Ahli
30:Country
1669:Finals
1000:Goals
967:Riyadh
949:Report
842:Jeddah
812:Report
802:3'
748:Riyadh
716:Report
595:Score
465:Al-Tai
448:Score
361:a.e.t.
273:Al-Tai
181:Score
39:
997:Club
991:Rank
941:
933:Dhiab
922:
907:
869:UTC+3
853:Final
823:
800:
764:20:00
729:
686:15:25
675:UTC+3
608:14–0
423:10–1
412:Hajer
359:3–1 (
254:12–1
155:1979
56:Teams
48:Dates
1761:2025
1756:2024
1751:2023
1746:2022
1741:2021
1736:2020
1731:2019
1726:2018
1721:2017
1716:2016
1711:2015
1706:2014
1701:2013
1696:2012
1691:2011
1686:2010
1681:2009
1676:2008
1630:2019
1625:2018
1620:2017
1615:2016
1610:2015
1605:2014
1600:2013
1595:2012
1590:2011
1585:2010
1580:2009
1575:2008
1559:1990
1554:1989
1549:1988
1544:1987
1539:1986
1534:1985
1529:1984
1524:1983
1519:1982
1514:1981
1509:1980
1504:1979
1499:1978
1494:1977
1489:1976
1484:1975
1479:1974
1474:1973
1469:1972
1464:1971
1459:1970
1454:1969
1449:1968
1444:1967
1439:1966
1434:1965
1429:1964
1424:1963
1419:1962
1414:1961
1409:1960
1404:1959
1399:1958
1394:1957
914:Dabo
792:Dabo
653:6–1
638:7–0
623:3–0
570:1–0
553:pen.
536:1–3
521:3–1
506:1–0
491:0–1
476:5–1
461:3–1
408:5–0
393:8–1
378:4–1
367:Ohod
344:1–0
329:3–0
314:3–0
299:7–1
284:3–1
269:1–4
239:0–2
224:2–1
213:Okaz
209:2–0
194:7–2
153:The
143:1980
138:1978
1027:10
886:4–0
779:2–1
701:0–1
677:).
671:AST
1778::
1156:3
1134:6
1129:4
1107:5
1081:5
1059:3
1054:6
1032:2
1005:1
964:,
926:,
839:,
804:,
745:,
555:)
363:)
110:31
59:32
1371:e
1364:t
1357:v
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