1976 King Cup


The 1976 King Cup was the 18th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956.
Al-Nassr were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, winning their second one in a row. The final saw Al-Nassr beat Al-Ahli 2–0 at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh.

Bracket

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Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 6, 7, 8, and 11 May 1976.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Nassr1–0Hajer
Al-Qadsiah16–2Al-Maseera
Ohod2–2 Al-Ansar
Al-Khaleej1–3Al-Kawkab
Al-Fateh3–2Al-Shabab
Al-Nahda4–0Al-Badna
Al-Hilal10–0Al-Taalof
Al-Ittihad8–0Al-Wadea
Al-Raed1–0Al-Arabi
Al-Kholood0–2Al-Jabalain
Al-Wehda2–1Al-Rabe'e
Al-Najma4–2Okaz
Al-Majd0–1Al-Suqoor
Al-Ahli4–0Al-Kefah
Al-Riyadh0–0 Al-Shoulla
Al-Fayha0–1Al-Ettifaq

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 13 and 14 May 1976.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Qadsiah1–2Al-Nassr
Al-Fateh2–1Al-Kawkab
Al-Jabalain0–1Al-Wehda
Al-Shoulla1–1 Al-Ettifaq
Al-Nahda0–4Al-Hilal
Al-Raed0–2Al-Ittihad
Al-Najma0–5Ohod
Al-Ahli9–1Al-Suqoor

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 20 and 21 May 1976.
Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Nassr3–0Al-Fateh
Al-Hilal1–0Al-Ettifaq
Al-Wehda0–1Al-Ittihad
Ohod2–5Al-Ahli

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 27 and 28 May 1976. All times are local, AST.

Final

The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh. This was Al-Ahli's 8th final. Previously Al-Ahli won six times in 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973 and lost once in 1974 against Al-Nassr. This was Al-Nassr's 5th final. Previously Al-Nassr won once in 1974 and lost in 1967, 1971, and 1973. This was the fourth meeting between these two sides in the final. Al-Ahli won twice while Al-Nassr won once.