2024 Algerian Cup final

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]

2024 Algerian Cup final

Stade du 5 Juillet hosted the final
Event	2023–24 Algerian Cup
MC Alger CR Belouizdad 0 1
Date	July 5, 2024
Venue	Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee	Mustapha Ghorbal[1]
Weather	Mostly sunny 26 °C (79 °F) 68% humidity
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Route to the final

See also: 2022–23 Algerian Cup

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 Alger	0–1	CR Belouizdad
	Report	Keddad 42'

July 5, 2024

17:00

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal^[1]

MC Alger

CR Belouizdad

GK 1 Abdelatif Ramdane CB 4 Djamel Benlamri  87' CB 5 Ayoub Abdellaoui (c) CB 14 Hamza Mouali CB 20 Réda Halaïmia  90' MF 12 Mohamed Zougrana  90' MF 6 Mohamed Benkhemassa  21' MF 21 Larbi Tabti  78' FW 24 Zakaria Naidji FW 7 Sofiane Bayazid  67' FW 10 Youcef Belaïli  21' Substitutes: GK 16 Oussama Litim DF 17 Kamel Hamidi  90' MF 25 Badreddine Touki DF 19 Ayoub Ghezala DF 27 Abdelkader Menezla  90' FW 41 Mehdi Boucherit  67' FW 18 Khayreddine Merzougui  78' Manager : Patrice Beaumelle

GK 1 Alexis Guendouz DF 2 Chouaib Keddad DF 18 Sofiane Bouchar (c) DF 3 Houcine Benayada DF 24 Naoufel Khacef  21' MF 6 Raouf Benguit  90+6' MF 38 Akram Bouras  47'  90' MF 10 Ishak Boussouf  82' MF 15 Housseyn Selmi FW 42 Leonel Wamba FW 11 Abderrahmane Meziane Substitutes: GK 26 Redouane Maachou DF 4 Mouad Hadded  90' DF 20 Youcef Laouafi  90+6' DF 22 Mokhtar Belkhiter MF 21 Houssem Eddine Mrezigue FW 19 Mohamed Islam Belkhir FW 17 Merouane Zerrouki  82' Manager : 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
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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.