1988 Algerian Cup final

1988 Algerian Cup Final

Stade du 5 Juillet hosted the match
Event	1987–88 Algerian Cup
USK Alger CR Belcourt 0 0
USK Alger won 5–4 on penalties
Date	June 23, 1988
Venue	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Referee	Mohamed Hansal
Attendance	36,204
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The 1988 Algerian Cup Final was the 26th final of the Algerian Cup. The final took place on June 23, 1988, at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers. USK Alger beat CR Belcourt 5-4 on penalties to win their second Algerian Cup.

Pre-match

USM Alger managed to win the Algerian Cup for the second time after winning against CR Belcourt with penalties at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 which is the fourth final between the two teams and the first victory for USMA after three defeats, after the match Amar Kabrane was subjected to great criticism and was accused of deliberately wasting the penalty shootout, especially since he then moved to them.

Details

23 June 1988

18:00

USK Alger	0-0 (a.e.t.)	CR Belcourt
	Report (in French)
Penalties
Mouaci Benkhalidi Hadj Adlane Bengana laalili Kourifa Baaziz	6–5	Dahmani Méziane Kouhil Neggazi Ammar Kabrane Yahi Zouati

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 36,204 (722,080 DA)

Referee: Mohamed Hansal

USK Alger

CR Belcourt

GK 1 Yacine Bentalaa (c) RB 2 M'hamed Soumatia LB 4 Farid Bengana CB   Redouane Bellemou CB 3 Rabah Kourifa MF 6 Farid Mouaci MF 7 Amirouche Lalili MF   Fawzi Benkhalidi  67' MF   Athmane Nourine MF 10 Salim Boutamine  102' FW 11 Tarek Hadj Adlane Substitutes : FW 8 Boualem Baaziz  102'   Samir Keddou   Samir Osmane   Réda Saadedine Manager : Djamel Keddou & Mustapha Aksouh

GK   Djamel Boudjelti DF   Abderrazak Dahmani  67' DF   Rachid Meziane (c) DF   Djamel Amani  59' DF   Abdelkader Khodja MF   Ahmed Kohil MF   Mourad Badache  105' MF   Nacer Mekidéche MF   Belkacem Demdoum MF 10 Hocine Yahi FW   Noureddine Neggazi Substitutes : 12 Toufik Zouati  59' MF   Ammar Kabrane  105' Manager : Mohammed Boudjenoune

MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Mimoune Sayeh Fourth official: MAN OF THE MATCH (USM Alger)

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.