2023–24 Magyar Kupa Explained

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]

Format

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.

Calendar

Round Main date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries Leagues entering
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

Teams

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).

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Nemzeti Bajnokság III

Northwest Group
Southwest Group
Northeast Group
Southeast Group

Megyei Bajnokság I

Baranya
Bács-Kiskun
Békés
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Budapest
Csongrád-Csanád
Fejér
Győr-Moson-Sopron
Hajdú-Bihar
Heves
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Komárom-Esztergom
Nógrád
Pest
Somogy
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Tolna
Vas
Veszprém
Zala

Megyei Bajnokság II

Baranya
Bács-Kiskun
Békés
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Budapest
Fejér
Győr-Moson-Sopron
Nógrád
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg

Matches

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).

First round

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|}

Second round

The 68 first round winners entered the second round.

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|26 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|27 August 2023|}

Round of 64

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|-|}

Round of 32

The 32 Round of 64 winners entered the Round of 32.[3] [4] [5]

Round of 16

The 16 Round of 32 winners entered the Round of 16.[6] [7]

Quarter-finals

The eight Round of 16 winners entered the quarter-finals.[8]

Semi-finals

The four quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals.[9]

Final

See main article: 2024 Magyar Kupa final. The final was held between the two semi-final winners.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summary - Magyar Kupa - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway . 2024-05-24 . int.soccerway.com.
  2. Web site: Ferencváros will visit Nagyecsed, Újpest will be the guest of PMFC in the MOL Hungarian Cup. MLSZ. 28 August 2023.
  3. Web site: nemzetisport.hu . 2023 . MK: Szombathelyre utazik a címvédő, a Puskás Akadémiát fogadja a Fr . 2023-12-03 . www.nemzetisport.hu . hu.
  4. Web site: Exciting continuation in the MOL Hungarian Cup. MLSZ. 18 September 2023.
  5. Web site: nemzetisport.hu . 2023 . Magyar Kupa: elsőként a Debrecen jutott be a legjobb 16 közé – NSO . 2023-12-03 . www.nemzetisport.hu . hu.
  6. Web site: Loki-Fradi and DVTK-ZTE in the eighth final of the MOL Hungarian Cup. MLSZ. 2 November 2023.
  7. Web site: nemzetisport.hu . 2023 . MK: Debrecenbe utazik az FTC – íme, a nyolcaddöntő sorsolása! - NSO . 2023-12-03 . www.nemzetisport.hu . hu.
  8. Web site: MOL Hungarian Cup: Ferencváros travels to Diósgyőr. MLSZ. 29 February 2024.
  9. Web site: MOL Hungarian Cup: Fradi will visit the east again, Paks will welcome Kisvárda. MLSZ. 4 April 2024.