Red Zone and RA2 FC open the Kings League MENA Quarter-Finals with a rematch: Monday 26 October schedule

The Kings League MENA playoffs start on Monday 26 October. Six teams fight for the last three places in the Final Four at the Kings League Arena in Riyadh: Red Zone face RA2 FC at 21:00, Ultra Chmicha take on Turbo at 22:00 and DR7 meet 3BS at 23:00 (Saudi Arabia time). The three winners join FWZ, who finished top and are already through to the Semi-Finals.

Red Zone and RA2 FC ended the regular season fourth and fifth, both with 5 wins and 4 defeats. Both won on the final night of the regular season: Red Zone came from 2-0 down against Rising Peaks to win 8-5, and RA2 FC beat ABO FC 7-2.

Quarter-Final schedule

Monday 26 October, Saudi Arabia time (KSA), with the equivalent in Morocco (MAR), Jordan (JOR) and the UAE:

• Creators Match: 20:00 KSA
• Pre-show: 20:30 KSA (17:30 MAR · 20:30 JOR · 21:30 UAE)
• Red Zone vs RA2 FC: 21:00 KSA (18:00 MAR · 21:00 JOR · 22:00 UAE)
• Ultra Chmicha vs Turbo: 22:00 KSA (19:00 MAR · 22:00 JOR · 23:00 UAE)
• DR7 vs 3BS: 23:00 KSA (20:00 MAR · 23:00 JOR · 00:00 UAE on Tuesday 27)

Red Zone and RA2 FC replay their Matchday 3 meeting

Red Zone won the only previous meeting 7-6 on Matchday 3, with 2 goals from Jero Martín and Julen Álvarez scoring the last goal in the 41st minute. Maherco’s side also have Gilles Vidal, MVP against Rising Peaks, with 11 goals and 3 MVP awards in Split 1.

RAED’s team lean on Mark Sorroche, who scored twice against ABO FC and is level with Igo Canindé as Split 1 top scorer on 13 goals. Eloy Amoedo, RA2 FC’s goalkeeper, opened the scoring in that 7-2 win in the second minute.

Ultra Chmicha arrive after beating the leaders

Ilyas ElMaliki’s side finished third with a 6-3 record after beating FWZ in the last game of the regular season. They already beat Turbo 8-4 on Matchday 1, with a hat-trick from Masi Dabo and a missed President Penalty from Tarboun. Walid Jaadi leads the competition with 60 dribbles.

Turbo reached the Quarter-Finals in sixth place, at 4-5, after beating Bakhira F.C. 4-2 with 2 goals from Youssef Elnabarawy. Islam Moursy is their top scorer with 11 goals and has 2 MVP awards in Split 1.

DR7 and 3BS meet again three days later

On Friday they drew 4-4 and 3BS won the Shootout 3-2, a win that gave them the seventh and final Quarter-Final spot. On Monday they meet again with a Final Four place at stake.

DR7 finished second with a 6-3 record and have Igo Canindé, scorer of 13 goals and MVP on Friday. 3BS, Absi’s side, have the player with the most MVP awards in the competition, Moussa Sao, with 5, and the goalkeeper with the most saves, JMK, with 75.

FWZ wait for their opponents on Friday 30

FWZ finished top with 7 wins and 2 defeats and have already secured their Semi-Final spot. The Final Four is on Friday 30 October at the Kings League Arena, with the Semi-Finals and the Final on the same day, and Monday decides the other three teams.