Format and Participants
The cup is organised as a straight knockout tournament with 8 teams participating.
8 teams compete for the King's Cup:
- Saudi Premier League champion and runner up
- Crown Prince Cup champion
- Saudi Federation Cup Champion
- Teams from 3rd to 6th in the Saudi Premier League
The 8 teams play knockout games of 2 legs where they are classefied to 2 levels.
Level 1 :
- Saudi Premier League champion
- Saudi Premier League runner up
- Crown Prince Cup champion
- Saudi Federation Cup Champion
Level 2 :
- 3rd team in the Saudi Premier League
- 4th team in the Saudi Premier League
- 5th team in the Saudi Premier League
- 6th team in the Saudi Premier League
In the event of duplicate qualifiers, they are replaced in the following order: The Crown Prince Cup runner up, Prince Faisal Cup runner up, 7th place team, and 8th place team.
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