The 1987 King Cup was the 29th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Nassr were the defending champions and successfully defended their title by beating Al-Hilal 1–0 in the final. They became the first team since Al-Ahli in 1979 to successfully defend the title.

Bracket

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
HAl-Qadsiah1
AAl-Arabi2
AAl-Arabi0
HAl-Hilal4
HAl-Hilal (aet)2
AAl-Kawkab1
HAl-Hilal3
AAl-Nahda1
HAl-Nahda3
AAl-Ansar1
AAl-Nahda (pen.)1 (5)
HAl-Ettifaq1 (3)
HAl-Ettifaq (pen.)2 (4)
AAl-Shabab2 (3)
Al-Hilal0
Al-Nassr1
HAl-Nassr2
AAl-Taawoun0
AAl-Nassr2
HAl-Ittihad1
HAl-Ittihad (pen.)0 (4)
AAl-Ahli0 (3)
AAl-Nassr4
HHajer1
HHajer (pen.)1 (3)
AAl-Tai1 (2)
HHajer (aet)2
AAl-Wehda0
HAl-Wehda2
AAl-Raed1

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

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Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 23, 26 and 27 February 1987.

Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Hilal2–1 (aet)Al-Kawkab
Al-Nassr2–0Al-Taawoun
Al-Ettifaq2–2 (4–3 pen.)Al-Shabab
Al-Wehda2–1Al-Raed
Hajer1–1 (3–2 pen.)Al-Tai
Al-Nahda3–1Al-Ansar
Al-Ittihad0–0 (4–3 pen.)Al-Ahli
Al-Qadsiah1–2Al-Arabi

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 2 March 1987.

Home teamScoreAway team
Al-Hilal4–0Al-Arabi
Al-Ettifaq1–1 (3–5 pen.)Al-Nahda
Hajer2–0 (aet)Al-Wehda
Al-Ittihad1–2Al-Nassr

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 6 March 1987. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal3–1Al-Nahda
Al-Dossari 12' Al-Hammad 48' Al-Thunayan 80'Al-Denini 42'
Hajer1–4Al-Nassr
Al-Dhuwayhi 78'(pen.)Al-Shalqan 12', 15' Abdullah 52' Al-Bishi 68'

Final

The final was played between city rivals Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 11th while Al-Nassr were appearing in their 8th final. Al-Nassr were the defending champions.

Al-Hilal0–1Al-Nassr
Abdullah 2'

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Saudi Arabia Majed AbdullahAl-Nassr5
2Saudi Arabia Hathal Al-DossariAl-Hilal3
38 Players2