1980 King Cup

The 1980 King Cup was the 22nd season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Ahli were the defending champions but were eliminated by Ohod in the Round of 32. Al-Hilal defeated city rivals Al-Shabab to win their 3rd title and first since 1964.

Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 12, 13 and 14 April 1980.

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Noor	3–1	Al-Anwar
Al-Riyadh	4–1	Al-Thoqbah
Al-Ansar	1–2	Al-Shabab
Al-Jabalain	0–2	Al-Ettifaq
Al-Kawkab	3–2	Al-Raed
Al-Khaleej	N/A	Al-Rabe'e
Al-Faisaly	3–2	Al-Taqadom
Al-Ittihad	1–0	Al-Nahda
Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Taawoun
Ohod	1–0	Al-Ahli
Al-Tai	1–3	Al-Nassr
Al-Qadsiah	5–2	Okaz
Al-Rawdhah	1–0	Hajer
Al-Qala	1–0	Al-Watan
Al-Wehda	4–0	Al-Nojoom
Al-Washm	N/A	Damac

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 17 and 18 April 1980.

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Ittihad	1–0	Al-Nassr
Al-Shabab	4–0	Al-Ettifaq
Al-Kawkab	0–3	Al-Qadsiah
Al-Khaleej	4–3	Al-Noor
Al-Hilal	4–1	Al-Wehda
Al-Riyadh	3–1	Damac
Al-Rawdhah	1–2	Al-Qala
Ohod	7–1	Al-Faisaly

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 21 and 22 April 1980.

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Shabab	3–2	Al-Qadsiah
Al-Khaleej	1–2	Ohod
Al-Ittihad	9–0	Al-Qala
Al-Hilal	3–0	Al-Riyadh

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 24 and 25 April 1980. All times are local, AST.

Final

The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh. This was the second final to be played by two teams from the same city following the 1979 final. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 6th final while Al-Shabab were appearing in their 2nd final.