Magyar Kupa | |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Other Titles: | MOL Magyar Kupa |
Country: | Hungary |
Num Teams: | 166 |
Defending Champions: | Zalaegerszeg |
Winners: | Paks |
Second: | Ferecváros |
Prev Season: | 2022–23 |
Next Season: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 84th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. MOL was the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is MOL Magyar Kupa. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.
Paks won the cup on 15 May 2024 (their first Magyar Kupa win), defeating Ferecváros 2–0 in the final.[1]
The Magyar Kupa is played as a knockout tournament. All rounds are played as one-off matches. The final are traditionally held in the Puskás Aréna, Budapest.
Round | Main date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries | Leagues entering |
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5–6, 9 August 2023 | 68 | 136 → 68 | 136 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III and, Local teams (MB I, MB II) | |
26–27 August 2023 | 34 | 68 → 34 | none | none | |
Round of 64 (Third round) | 16–17 September 2023 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 30 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I and, Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
Round of 32 (Fourth round) | 31 October–2 November 2023 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | none |
Round of 16 (Fifth round) | 27–29 February 2024 | 8 | 16 → 8 | ||
Quarter-finals (Sixth round) | 2–4 April 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 | ||
Semi-finals (Seventh round) | 23–24 April 2024 | 2 | 4 → 2 | ||
Final (Eighth round) | 15 May 2024 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
A total of 166 teams competed in the 2023–24 edition, comprising 12 teams from the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (tier 1), 18 teams from the Nemzeti Bajnokság II (tier 2), 42 teams from the Nemzeti Bajnokság III (tier 3), 80 teams from the Megyei Bajnokság I (tier 4) and 14 teams from the Megyei Bajnokság II (tier 5).
Times up to 28 October 2023 and from 31 March 2024 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2023 to 30 March 2024 are CET (UTC+1).
Teams in Tier 3 and below entered the first round.
|-!colspan="3" align="center"|5 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|6 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|9 August 2023|}
The 68 first round winners entered the second round.
|-!colspan="3" align="center"|26 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|27 August 2023|}
The 34 second round winners, the 12 teams in Tier 1, and the 18 teams in Tier 2 entered the Round of 64.[2]
|-!colspan="3" align="center"|15 September 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|16 September 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|17 September 2023|-|}
The 32 Round of 64 winners entered the Round of 32.[3] [4] [5]
The 16 Round of 32 winners entered the Round of 16.[6] [7]
The eight Round of 16 winners entered the quarter-finals.[8]
The four quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals.[9]
See main article: 2024 Magyar Kupa final. The final was held between the two semi-final winners.