{{Infobox football match | title = 2018 Saudi Super Cup<br> كأس السوبر السعودي 2018 | event = | image = File:Loftus Road 38.jpg | image_size = 220 | caption = Loftus Road in London hosted the match | team1 = Al-Hilal | team1association = Pro League | team1score = 2 | team2 = Al-Ittihad | team2association = King Cup | team2score = 1 | details = | date = 18 August 2018 | stadium = Loftus Road | city = London, England<ref>[http://www.arabnews.com/node/1352021/sport QPR hoping for 'very popular' Saudi Super Cup game at Loftus Road]</ref> | man_of_the_match1a = | man_of_the_match1atitle = | referee = Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)<ref name="referee">{{cite web |title=الحكم التركي سونيت شاكير يدير مباراة السوبر السعودي |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1699720}}</ref> | attendance = 16,300 | weather = Cloudy<br />{{convert|20|°C|°F|abbr=on}}<br />74% humidity | previous = 2016 | next = 2019 }} The '''2018 Saudi Super Cup''' was the fifth edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King Cup.
The match was played on 18 August 2018 between Al-Hilal, the winners of the 2017–18 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Ittihad, the winners of the 2018 King Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=غداً .. تتويج بطل السوبر السعودي |url=https://lym.news/a/6047321}}</ref>
It was held at Loftus Road in London, England, marking the second time the stadium hosted the Saudi Super Cup, and the third consecutive edition of the competition to be played in England.<ref>{{cite web |title=إنفوجراف.. ملعب لوفتس رود يحتضن السوبر السعودي |url=https://al-ain.com/article/loftes-road-stadium-embraces-the-saudi-super}}</ref>
Al-Hilal won the match 2–1, securing their second Saudi Super Cup title.<ref>{{cite web |title=الهلال يتوج بلقب السوبر السعودي |url=https://www.skynewsarabia.com/sport/1174756-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A}}</ref>
==Venue== [[File:Loftus Road 3.jpg|thumb|left|Loftus Road in London hosted the match]] Loftus Road was announced as the venue of the final on 27 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=QPR to host Saudi Super Cup at Loftus Road |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/qpr-to-host-saudi-super-cup/}}</ref> This was the second time Loftus Road hosted the final and was the third time it was hosted in London.
Loftus Road was built in 1904 and has been used as the home stadium of Queens Park Rangers since 1917. Its current capacity is 18,439, and the record attendance was 35,353 in 1974.
==Background== {{Main|2017–18 Saudi Pro League|2018 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)}}
This was Al-Hilal's third appearance in the competition. Al-Hilal won the 2015 edition and finished as runners-up in 2016. This was Al-Ittihad's second appearance in the competition. They finished as runners-up in the 2013 after losing to Al-Fateh.<ref>{{cite web |title=الفتح يستهل موسمه الجديد ببطولة "السوبر السعودي" |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/860592}}</ref>
The 2017 edition, which was supposed to be contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad, was canceled. The decision came at the request of then-Saudi national team manager Edgardo Bauza, who sought to adjust the domestic calendar to set up an ideal preparation program for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=الاتحاد السعودي يوضح أسباب إلغاء مباراة الهلال والاتحاد |url=https://www.dawriplus.com/news/28317-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%AD-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF.html}}</ref>
Al-Hilal qualified by winning the 2017–18 Saudi Pro League on the final matchday with a 4–1 victory over Al-Fateh.<ref>{{cite web |title=الهلال بطلا للدوري السعودي للمحترفين للمرة الثانية تواليا والـ 15بتاريخه بفوزه على الفتح برباعية |url=https://www.spa.gov.sa/1751656}}</ref> Al-Ittihad qualified by winning their ninth King Cup title, defeating Al-Faisaly 3–1 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=الاتحاد يتوج بطلاً لكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين |url=https://arabic.sport360.com/article/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF/650731/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86}}</ref>
This was the 141st meeting between the two sides in all competitions. Al-Hilal had won 56 times, while Al-Ittihad had won 42 times, with 42 draws between them.<ref>{{cite web |title=تاريخ مواجهات الهلال والاتحاد.. هل تستمر هيمنة الزعيم أم للنمور رأي آخر؟ |url=https://www.goal.com/ar/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A3%D9%85/1dfa1ovznrzbn1kzw03z3jw1xo}}</ref> It was also the tenth final between them, with Al-Ittihad winning five times and Al-Hilal winning four times.<ref>{{cite web |title=اتحاد جدة يتفوق على الهلال في النهائيات |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/saudi-sport/2018/08/17/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA}}</ref>
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==Match== ===Details=== <onlyinclude>{{Football box | date = 18 August 2018 | time = 19:30 BST | team1 = Al-Hilal | score = 2–1 | team2 = Al-Ittihad | report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/18/saudi-arabia/super-cup/al-hilal-riyadh/al-ittihad-jeddah/2830677/ | goals1 = *Carlos Eduardo {{goal|35}} *Rivas {{goal|62}} | goals2 = *El Ahmadi {{goal|67}} | stadium = Loftus Road, London | attendance = 16,300 | referee = Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) }}
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{| width=100% style="font-size:90%" | '''Assistant referees:''' <br />Bahattin Duran (Turkey)<ref name="referee" /><br />Tarik Ongun (Turkey)<ref name="referee" /> <br />'''Fourth official:''' <br />Mohammed Al-Smail<ref name="referee" /> <br />'''Video assistant referee:''' <br />Mark Clattenburg (England)<ref name="referee" /> <br />'''Assistant video assistant referees:''' <br />Khaled Al-Teris<ref name="referee" /> <includeonly>|}</includeonly><section end=Lineups /> |style="width:60%;vertical-align:top"| '''Match rules''' *90 minutes. *Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. *Nine named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |}
===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Overall<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics |url=https://www.sofascore.com/tournament/football/saudi-arabia/super-cup/2119}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic ! scope="col" style="width:70px"| Al-Hilal ! scope="col" style="width:70px"| Al-Ittihad |- !scope=row|Goals scored |2 |1 |- !scope=row|Total shots |19 |13 |- !scope=row|Shots on target |7 |4 |- !scope=row|Saves |3 |5 |- !scope=row|Ball possession |47% |53% |- !scope=row|Corner kicks |9 |1 |- !scope=row|Fouls committed |20 |16 |- !scope=row|Offsides |0 |4 |- !scope=row|Yellow cards |2 |3 |- !scope=row|Red cards |0 |0 |}
==See also== * 2017–18 Saudi Professional League * 2018 King Cup
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Saudi Super Cup}} {{2018–19 in Saudi Arabian football}} {{2018 in Asian football (AFC)}} {{Al-Hilal FC matches}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
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