2024 Algerian Cup final explained

2024 Algerian Cup final
Event:2023–24 Algerian Cup
Team1:MC Alger
Team1score:0
Team2:CR Belouizdad
Team2score:1
Date:July 5, 2024
Stadium:Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee:Mustapha Ghorbal[1]
Weather:Mostly sunny
26°C
68% humidity
Previous: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]

Route to the final

See also: 2022–23 Algerian Cup.

width=50% valign=topMC Alger
Round of 64NRB Teleghma0–2 MC Alger
Round of 32CR Zaouia1–4 MC Alger
Round of 16USM Khenchela1–2 MC Alger
Quarter-finalsWA Tlemcen0–2 MC Alger
SemifinalsMC Alger2–1 (a.e.t.) CS Constantine
width=50% valign=topCR Belouizdad
Round of 64JS Kabylie0–2 CR Belouizdad
Round of 32CR Belouizdad2–1 AS Khroub
Round of 16CR Belouizdad2–0 Olympique Akbou
Quarter-finalsCR Belouizdad3–3 ES Mostaganem
SemifinalsCR Belouizdad0–0 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. 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. 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.

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

GK1 Abdelatif Ramdane
CB4 Djamel Benlamri
CB5 Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
CB14 Hamza Mouali
CB20 Réda Halaïmia
MF12 Mohamed Zougrana
MF6
MF21 Larbi Tabti
FW24 Zakaria Naidji
FW7 Sofiane Bayazid
FW10
Substitutes:
GK16 Oussama Litim
DF17 Kamel Hamidi
MF25 Badreddine Touki
DF19 Ayoub Ghezala
DF27 Abdelkader Menezla
FW41 Mehdi Boucherit
FW18 Khayreddine Merzougui
Manager :
Patrice Beaumelle
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GK1 Alexis Guendouz
DF2
DF18 Sofiane Bouchar (c)
DF3 Houcine Benayada
DF24
MF6 Raouf Benguit
MF38 Akram Bouras
MF10 Ishak Boussouf
MF15 Housseyn Selmi
FW42 Leonel Wamba
FW11 Abderrahmane Meziane
Substitutes:
GK26 Redouane Maachou
DF4 Mouad Hadded
DF20 Youcef Laouafi
DF22 Mokhtar Belkhiter
MF21 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
FW19 Mohamed Islam Belkhir
FW17 Merouane Zerrouki
Manager :
Assistant referees


Antar Boulfelfel
Adel Abane
Fourth official


Ghada Mehat
Reserve referee


Hamaidi Mohammed
Video assistant referee


Lahlou Benbraham
Assistant video assistant referees


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

Media coverage

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DÉSIGNATIONS DES ARBITRES POUR LA FINALE DE LA COUPE D’ALGERIE MOBILIS 2024 . . 30 June 2024 . 30 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Coupe d'Algérie : La finale enfin programmée ! . DZfoot . 19 June 2024 . 30 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Coupe d'Algérie : La 9e pour le CR Belouizdad . DZfoot . 5 July 2024 . 5 July 2024.
  4. Web site: CRB 1 – MCA 0: Le Chabab s'offre sa 9ème couronne . Competition . 5 July 2024 . 5 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Coupe d'Algérie : Une finale inédite au goût de revanche . DZfoot . 4 July 2024 . 5 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Coupe d'Algérie : La VAR sera utilisée lors de le finale . DZfoot . 29 June 2024 . 5 July 2024.