The cup was the oldest and first domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia; the first edition was held in 1956–57; five editions were played between regional teams and were not at the club level; the cup was not held in a lot of periods ('
1965-66,
1970-1972,
1975-1990'). In its last years, the competition consisted of teams from the top two tiers of Saudi league football
Saudi Pro League and
Saudi First Division League. In 2017, it was abolished.
Al-Hilal has won the most titles with 13 wins, also Al-Hilal has contested more finals with 17.
Al-Ittihad is the last champion being the winner of
2016–17 season. ==Prize money==