2024 Algerian Cup final

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2024 Algerian Cup final
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Match programme cover
Event 2023–24 Algerian Cup
DateJuly 5, 2024
Venue Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee Mustapha Ghorbal [1]
WeatherMostly sunny
26 °C (79 °F)
68% humidity
2023

The 2024 Algerian Cup final was the 57th final of the Algerian Cup. After mentioning a date in May, rumors spoke of June 22, a week after the last day of Ligue 1, then June 29. Finally, the symbolic date of July 5 was chosen for the final. It will take place at 5 p.m. at Stade du 5 Juillet. [2] CR Belouizdad winning 1-0 against MC Alger, becomes the most successful club in the Algerian Cup with nine titles. [3] [4]

Contents

Route to the final

MC Alger

Round of 64 NRB Teleghma 0–2MC Alger
Round of 32CR Zaouia1–4MC Alger
Round of 16 USM Khenchela 1–2MC Alger
Quarter-finals WA Tlemcen 0–2MC Alger
SemifinalsMC Alger2–1 (a.e.t.) CS Constantine

CR Belouizdad

Round of 64 JS Kabylie 0–2CR Belouizdad
Round of 32CR Belouizdad2–1 AS Khroub
Round of 16CR Belouizdad2–0 Olympique Akbou
Quarter-finalsCR Belouizdad3–3 (4–2 p) ES Mostaganem
SemifinalsCR Belouizdad0–0 (3–1 p) USM Alger

Match

Pre-match

MC Alger and CR Belouizdad face each other for the first time in the final and both are looking to win the ninth title. [5] MC Alger will have the opportunity to crown its magnificent season by winning the final of the Algerian Cup. [5] After winning the championship for the eighth time in its history, the Dean can make a little more history at the end of this final by joining, for the second time, the closed circle of clubs which managed to make the Cup-Championship double. The Greens and Reds had already managed to achieve the treble in 1976. The last time that MCA won the Algerian Cup was in 2016 against NA Hussein Dey. [5] As for CR Belouizdad, Ligue 1 champion four times in a row since 2020, finished second in the championship this season behind MC Alger. This final is an opportunity for the Reds and Whites to save their season by ending it with a title. Their last coronation in the Algerian Cup dates back to 2019. [5]

The final match of the 57th edition of the Algerian Cup, scheduled for Friday, July 5, will be held in the presence of Video assistant referee (VAR), the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) announced on its official website. The president of the Algerian Cup Commission, Lahcene Timbuktu, presented a presentation on the preparations for the “Dame Coupe” final, during the meeting of the Federal Bureau of the FAF, extended to the national leagues, held under the presidency of the boss of the FAF, Walid Sadi at the National Technical Center (CTN) of Sidi Moussa. [6] On 30 June 2024, The Federal Arbitration Commission of the (FAF) named Mustapha Ghorbal as the referee for the final, including assistant referees Antar Boulfelfel and Adel Abane. Ghada Mehat served as the fourth official, while Lahlou Benbraham acted as the Video assistant referee. Asma Feriel Ouahab were appointed as assistant VAR officials. [1]

Summary

Match details

MC Alger 0–1 CR Belouizdad
Report
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MC Alger
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CR Belouizdad
GK1 Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelatif Ramdane
CB4 Flag of Algeria.svg Djamel Benlamri Yellow card.svg 87'
CB5 Flag of Algeria.svg Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
CB14 Flag of Algeria.svg Hamza Mouali
CB20 Flag of Algeria.svg Réda Halaïmia Sub off.svg 90'
MF12 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Mohamed Zougrana Sub off.svg 90'
MF6 Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Benkhemassa Yellow card.svg 21'
MF21 Flag of Algeria.svg Larbi Tabti Sub off.svg 78'
FW24 Flag of Algeria.svg Zakaria Naidji
FW7 Flag of Algeria.svg Sofiane Bayazid Sub off.svg 67'
FW10 Flag of Algeria.svg Youcef Belaïli Yellow card.svg 21'
Substitutes:
GK16 Flag of Algeria.svg Oussama Litim
DF17 Flag of Algeria.svg Kamel Hamidi Sub on.svg 90'
MF25 Flag of Algeria.svg Badreddine Touki
DF19 Flag of Algeria.svg Ayoub Ghezala
DF27 Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelkader Menezla Sub on.svg 90'
FW41 Flag of Algeria.svg Mehdi Boucherit Sub on.svg 67'
FW18 Flag of Algeria.svg Khayreddine Merzougui Sub on.svg 78'
Manager :
Flag of France.svg Patrice Beaumelle
GK1 Flag of Algeria.svg Alexis Guendouz
DF2 Flag of Algeria.svg Chouaib Keddad
DF18 Flag of Algeria.svg Sofiane Bouchar (c)
DF3 Flag of Algeria.svg Houcine Benayada
DF24 Flag of Algeria.svg Naoufel Khacef Yellow card.svg 21'
MF6 Flag of Algeria.svg Raouf Benguit Sub off.svg 90+6'
MF38 Flag of Algeria.svg Akram Bouras Yellow card.svg 47'Sub off.svg 90'
MF10 Flag of Algeria.svg Ishak Boussouf Sub off.svg 82'
MF15 Flag of Algeria.svg Housseyn Selmi
FW42 Flag of Cameroon.svg Leonel Wamba
FW11 Flag of Algeria.svg Abderrahmane Meziane
Substitutes:
GK26 Flag of Algeria.svg Redouane Maachou
DF4 Flag of Algeria.svg Mouad Hadded Sub on.svg 90'
DF20 Flag of Algeria.svg Youcef Laouafi Sub on.svg 90+6'
DF22 Flag of Algeria.svg Mokhtar Belkhiter
MF21 Flag of Algeria.svg Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
FW19 Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Islam Belkhir
FW17 Flag of Algeria.svg Merouane Zerrouki Sub on.svg 82'
Manager :
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Paquetá

Assistant referees: [1]
Antar Boulfelfel
Adel Abane
Fourth official: [1]
Ghada Mehat
Reserve referee: [1]
Hamaidi Mohammed
Video assistant referee: [1]
Lahlou Benbraham
Assistant video assistant referees: [1]
Asma Feriel Ouahab

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time [note 1]

Media coverage

2024 Algerian Cup Final Media Coverage
CountryTelevision Channel
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria EPTV Channels
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt NileSport
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Kuwait Television
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Oman Sports TV
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Alkass Sports Channels

Notes

  1. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

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