The competition between Al Nasr and Al Shabaab will be fierce to secure third place in the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League to secure participation in the Saudi Super Cup with its new system scheduled for next year. season 2022/2023.
The Football Association has unveiled the mechanism for the establishment of the Super Championship under its new system, after having previously approved its holding with the participation of four teams.
The Football Association approved the participation of four teams: the champion and runner-up of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional Cup, and the champion and runner-up of the Custodian of the Two Holy Places Cup.
Three teams are definitely booked into the new Super Bowl, Al-Faihaa, the champion of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, and Al-Hilal, the runner-up, has a chance to be crowned in the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Pro League Cup and Al-Ittihad , where he has a chance to crown the league title or, at the latest, take second place The fourth team will remain and the competition for it will be limited to Al-Nasr and Al-Shabaab.
And in accordance with the tournament mechanism disclosed yesterday by the Football Association, the second mechanism will be used due to the reappearance of Al-Hilal in the cup and league championships.
The second mechanism stipulates that if one of the four teams is repeated, the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League line-up will be used, provided that there is an open draw between the four teams for two semi-finals. Matches.
In the semi-finals, the team No. 1 in the lottery will play with the team No. 2 in the lottery
In the semi-final 2, the team #3 in the lottery plays with the team #4 in the lottery
The final match will be between the winners of the two matches.
It should be noted that the first mechanism provides that in the event that none of the four teams repeat in the cup or league championship, the super will be held as follows:
Semi-final 1: league champions, cup runners-up
Semi-final 2: Cup Winner, League Runner-up.
Final: Winners of two matches gather.
