2024 Algerian Cup final

Football match
2024 Algerian Cup final
Match programme cover
Event2023–24 Algerian Cup
MC Alger CR Belouizdad
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DateJuly 5, 2024
VenueStade du 5 Juillet
RefereeMustapha Ghorbal[1]
WeatherMostly sunny
26 °C (79 °F)
68% humidity
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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

MC Alger

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

CR Belouizdad

Round of 64 JS Kabylie 0–2 CR Belouizdad
Round of 32 CR Belouizdad 2–1 AS Khroub
Round of 16 CR Belouizdad 2–0 Olympique Akbou
Quarter-finals CR Belouizdad 3–3 (4–2 p) ES Mostaganem
Semifinals CR Belouizdad 0–0 (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 Alger0–1CR Belouizdad
Report
MC Alger
CR Belouizdad
GK 1 Algeria Abdelatif Ramdane
CB 4 Algeria Djamel Benlamri Yellow card 87'
CB 5 Algeria Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
CB 14 Algeria Hamza Mouali
CB 20 Algeria Réda Halaïmia downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF 12 Ivory Coast Mohamed Zougrana downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF 6 Algeria Mohamed Benkhemassa Yellow card 21'
MF 21 Algeria Larbi Tabti downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 24 Algeria Zakaria Naidji
FW 7 Algeria Sofiane Bayazid downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 10 Algeria Youcef Belaïli Yellow card 21'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Algeria Oussama Litim
DF 17 Algeria Kamel Hamidi upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 25 Algeria Badreddine Touki
DF 19 Algeria Ayoub Ghezala
DF 27 Algeria Abdelkader Menezla upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 41 Algeria Mehdi Boucherit upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 18 Algeria Khayreddine Merzougui upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager :
France Patrice Beaumelle
GK 1 Algeria Alexis Guendouz
DF 2 Algeria Chouaib Keddad
DF 18 Algeria Sofiane Bouchar (c)
DF 3 Algeria Houcine Benayada
DF 24 Algeria Naoufel Khacef Yellow card 21'
MF 6 Algeria Raouf Benguit downward-facing red arrow 90+6'
MF 38 Algeria Akram Bouras Yellow card 47' downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF 10 Algeria Ishak Boussouf downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF 15 Algeria Housseyn Selmi
FW 42 Cameroon Leonel Wamba
FW 11 Algeria Abderrahmane Meziane
Substitutes:
GK 26 Algeria Redouane Maachou
DF 4 Algeria Mouad Hadded upward-facing green arrow 90'
DF 20 Algeria Youcef Laouafi upward-facing green arrow 90+6'
DF 22 Algeria Mokhtar Belkhiter
MF 21 Algeria Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
FW 19 Algeria Mohamed Islam Belkhir
FW 17 Algeria Merouane Zerrouki upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager :
Brazil 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

2023 Algerian Cup Final Media Coverage
Country Television Channel
 Algeria EPTV Channels
 Egypt NileSport
 Kuwait Kuwait Television
 Oman Oman Sports TV
 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.

References

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