The 1977 King Cup was the 19th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Nassr were the defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Hilal. The final saw Al-Ahli beat Al-Hilal 3–1, with Al-Ahli scoring all three goals in the final fifteen minutes. Al-Ahli won their seventh title and first since 1973.

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
HAl-Hilal3
AAl-Shoulla0
HAl-Hilal (a.e.t.)2
AAl-Ettifaq1
AAl-Hamadah0
HAl-Ettifaq7
HAl-Hilal3
AAl-Shabab0
ATuwaiq1
HAl-Diriyah0
ATuwaiq0
HAl-Shabab4
AAl-Shabab1
HAl-Taawoun0
HAl-Hilal2
AAl-Nassr0
HAl-Qadsiah5
AAl-Fateh0
HAl-Qadsiah2
AAl-Khaleej0
AAl-Khaleej5
HAl-Jazeera3
AAl-Qadsiah1
HAl-Nassr2
HAl-Nahda2
AAl-Thoqbah0
HAl-Nahda1
AAl-Nassr4
AHajer0
HAl-Nassr4
–Al-Hilal1
–Al-Ahli3
HAl-Tai2
AAl-Ansar0
AAl-Tai0
HAl-Ittihad4
AAl-Ittihad4
HAl-Jabalain1
HAl-Ittihad (pen.)1 (3)
AOhod1 (2)
AAl-Rabe'e0
HOhod5
HOhod2
AAl-Raed1
HAl-Raed (a.e.t.)2
AAl-Riyadh0
AAl-Ittihad2
HAl-Ahli4
AAl-Taqadom0
HAl-Wehda2
HAl-Wehda4
AAl-Kefah0
HAl-Majd1 (3)
AAl-Kefah (pen.)1 (4)
AAl-Wehda0
HAl-Ahli1
HOkaz2
AAl-Wadea1
HOkaz1
AAl-Ahli2
ADamac0
HAl-Ahli4

Source:

Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 5 and 6 May 1977.

Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Ettifaq7–0Al-Hamadah
Al-Diriyah0–1Tuwaiq
Al-Tai2–0Al-Ansar
Al-Nassr4–0Hajer
Al-Raed2–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Riyadh
Al-Majd1–1 (3–4 pen.)Al-Kefah
Al-Qadsiah5–0Al-Fateh
Al-Nahda2–0Al-Thoqbah
Al-Ahli4–0Damac
Okaz2–1Al-Wadea
Al-Taqadom0–2Al-Wehda
Ohod5–0Al-Rabe'e
Al-Jabalain1–4Al-Ittihad
Al-Taawoun0–1Al-Shabab
Al-Hilal3–0Al-Shoulla
Al-Jazeera3–5Al-Khaleej

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 9 and 10 May 1977.

Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Hilal2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Ettifaq
Al-Nahda1–4Al-Nassr
Okaz1–2Al-Ahli
Al-Wehda4–0Al-Kefah
Ohod2–1Al-Raed
Al-Ittihad4–0Al-Tai
Al-Shabab4–0Tuwaiq
Al-Qadsiah2–0Al-Khaleej

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 12 and 13 May 1977.

Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Nassr2–1Al-Qadsiah
Al-Ittihad1–1 (3–2 pen.)Ohod
Al-Ahli1–0Al-Wehda
Al-Hilal3–0Al-Shabab

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 16 May 1977. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal2–0Al-Nassr
Al-Habshi 5' Abdulmatloub 73'
Al-Ahli4–2Al-Ittihad
Al-Sagheer 1', 14' Rizq 32', 41'Zarie 34' Al-Otaibi 75'

Final

The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh. This was Al-Ahli's 9th final. Previously Al-Ahli won six times in 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973 and lost in 1974 and 1976. This was Al-Hilal's 5th final. Previously Al-Hilal won twice in 1961 and 1964 and lost in 1963 and 1968. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final.

Al-Hilal1–3Al-Ahli
Naseeb 53'Al-Sagheer 74', 76' Mansi 78'
Team details
Al-Hilal Al-Ahli GK Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Yousef DF Saudi Arabia Ghazi Saeed DF Saudi Arabia Baddah Al-Qahtani DF Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Basheer (c) DF Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shayea MF Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Habashi MF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Foudah MF Saudi Arabia Marzouq Saeed FW Saudi Arabia Naji Abdulmatloub FW Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Naseeb FW Saudi Arabia Sameer Sultan Substitutes: GK Saudi Arabia Khaled Fahmi DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ammar DF Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh MF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Gassab MF Saudi Arabia Fahad Abdulwahed Manager: England George Smith GK Saudi Arabia Adel Rawas DF Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Muraiki DF Saudi Arabia Waheed Jawhar DF Saudi Arabia Abdulrazaq Abu Dawood (c) DF Saudi Arabia Fahad Eid MF Saudi Arabia Idris Adam MF Saudi Arabia Tarik Kayal MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Sagheer FW Saudi Arabia Fuad Rizq FW Sudan Motamad Khojali FW Egypt Ismail Hefni Substitutes: GK Saudi Arabia Ghazi Saddakah DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Anbar DF Saudi Arabia Wajdi Al-Taweel MF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Omar FW Saudi Arabia Saad Mansi Al-Harbi Manager: Brazil Didi
Al-HilalAl-Ahli
GK Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Yousef DF Saudi Arabia Ghazi Saeed DF Saudi Arabia Baddah Al-Qahtani DF Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Basheer (c) DF Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shayea MF Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Habashi MF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Foudah MF Saudi Arabia Marzouq Saeed FW Saudi Arabia Naji Abdulmatloub FW Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Naseeb FW Saudi Arabia Sameer Sultan Substitutes: GK Saudi Arabia Khaled Fahmi DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ammar DF Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh MF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Gassab MF Saudi Arabia Fahad Abdulwahed Manager: England George SmithGK Saudi Arabia Adel Rawas DF Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Muraiki DF Saudi Arabia Waheed Jawhar DF Saudi Arabia Abdulrazaq Abu Dawood (c) DF Saudi Arabia Fahad Eid MF Saudi Arabia Idris Adam MF Saudi Arabia Tarik Kayal MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Sagheer FW Saudi Arabia Fuad Rizq FW Sudan Motamad Khojali FW Egypt Ismail Hefni Substitutes: GK Saudi Arabia Ghazi Saddakah DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Anbar DF Saudi Arabia Wajdi Al-Taweel MF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Omar FW Saudi Arabia Saad Mansi Al-Harbi Manager: Brazil Didi
GKSaudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Yousef
DFSaudi Arabia Ghazi Saeed
DFSaudi Arabia Baddah Al-Qahtani
DFSaudi Arabia Abdulrahman Basheer (c)
DFSaudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shayea
MFSaudi Arabia Fahad Al-Habashi
MFSaudi Arabia Abdullah Foudah
MFSaudi Arabia Marzouq Saeed
FWSaudi Arabia Naji Abdulmatloub
FWSaudi Arabia Sultan bin Naseeb
FWSaudi Arabia Sameer Sultan
Substitutes:
GKSaudi Arabia Khaled Fahmi
DFSaudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ammar
DFSaudi Arabia Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh
MFSaudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Gassab
MFSaudi Arabia Fahad Abdulwahed
Manager:
England George Smith
GKSaudi Arabia Adel Rawas
DFSaudi Arabia Ibrahim Muraiki
DFSaudi Arabia Waheed Jawhar
DFSaudi Arabia Abdulrazaq Abu Dawood (c)
DFSaudi Arabia Fahad Eid
MFSaudi Arabia Idris Adam
MFSaudi Arabia Tarik Kayal
MFSaudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Sagheer
FWSaudi Arabia Fuad Rizq
FWSudan Motamad Khojali
FWEgypt Ismail Hefni
Substitutes:
GKSaudi Arabia Ghazi Saddakah
DFSaudi Arabia Mohammed Anbar
DFSaudi Arabia Wajdi Al-Taweel
MFSaudi Arabia Abdullah Omar
FWSaudi Arabia Saad Mansi Al-Harbi
Manager:
Brazil Didi