The 2019 Saudi Super Cup was the 6th edition of the

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, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and

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. It was played on 4 January 2020 by Al-Nassr, the winners of the 2018–19 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Taawoun, the winners of the

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. The match was held at the

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in Jeddah,

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for the first time. Al-Nassr won 5–4 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time, securing their first title in the competition.

Venue

The

, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 11 November 2019. This was the first time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final and was the third time it was hosted in

. The King Abdullah Sports City was built in 2012, opened in 2014 as the home of Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad. Its current capacity is 62,345, and the record attendance was the opening match which was the

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final. This final marked the seventh final to be played in the stadium following the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 finals of the

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and the

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Background

This will be Al-Nassr's third appearance in the competition and their first in 4 years. Al-Nassr finished as runners-up in both the

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and

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editions of the Super Cup. On the other hand, this will be Al-Taawoun's first appearance in the competition. Both clubs will be looking to win the

for the first time. Al-Nassr had failed to win in their two previous appearances in the competition. Al-Taawoun will be making their debut in the competition and will be the seventh team to participate in the competition. Al-Nassr qualified by winning the 2018–19 Saudi Professional League on the final matchday by defeating

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2–1. Al-Taawoun qualified by winning their first

title by defeating defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the final. The two teams met twice in the 2018–19 season with both teams winning once. The match was originally set to take place in Abu Dhabi on 24 January 2020. However, on 11 November 2019, the Saudi FF announced that match would take place on 4 January 2020 in Jeddah to accommodate the

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taking place in the same week and same venue.

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