2008–09 Libyan Cup

The 2008-09 Libyan Cup is the 19th edition of the competition since its inception in 1976.

Rules

45 teams will be entering the competition, composed of 5 sides from the Libyan Third Division, and 40 sides from the Libyan Second Division. 26 were drawn into the First Round, while the other 18 were automatically drawn into the Second Round. The sides participating in the First Round were drawn into regional groups. The Second Round will consist of 32 sides, 18 in the Eastern Section, and 14 in the Western Section. 16 sides from the Second Round will go through to the Round of 32, where they will be joined by the 16 sides in the Libyan Premier League. All ties this season will be one-off ties, compared to previous seasons, where the later rounds were two-legged affairs.

If any of the matches end in a draw, then the tie(s) will be settled by a penalty shootout.^[1] This stands until the semi-final stage, where the tie(s) will be settled by two 15-minute halves of extra time, then followed by a penalty shootout if the scores remain level.^[1]

First round

Main article: Libyan Cup 2008–09 – first round

Second round

16 sides from the 16 matches being played in this round will go through to the Round of 32, where they will be joined by the 16 Libyan Premier League teams.

Eastern Section

This group will contain 18 sides, 7 of which had qualified from groups A & B in the first round. Over the 9 matches, nine will qualify for the Round of 32.

Al Taw'eah	0 – 5	Shabab al Jabal

March 17, 2009
15:00

10 June Stadium

Referee: Rafa' Zayed

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Al Baranes	1 – 1 (5 – 4 pen.)	Shamal Benghazi

March 17, 2009
15:30

Green Document Stadium

Referee: Ibrahim al Fakhiry

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Al Anwaar	2 – 1	Al Ansaar

March 17, 2009
15:30

Al Abyaar Stadium

Referee: Ahmed al Jroushi

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Al Mukhtar Tobruk	1 – 1 (4 – 3 pen.)	Benghazi al Jadeeda
1H'		2H' (pen.)

March 17, 2009
15:30

2 March Stadium

Referee: Abdallah Fdhail

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Darnes	1 – 0	Al Sawaed

March 17, 2009
15:30

Derna Stadium

Referee: Anwar Abdesalam

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Al Wahda B.	2 – 0	Al Najma

March 17, 2009
15:30

First Statement Stadium

Referee: Nabeel al Kawaash

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Wefaq Ajdabiya	1 – 3	Al Tahaddi
2H'		Mousa Malik 18' 30' Osama al Qataani 40' 2H'

March 17, 2009
17:00

10 June Stadium

Referee: Mohammad al Shelmani

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Al Hilal T.	1 – 1 (5 – 4 pen.)	Al Hurriya

March 18, 2009
15:30

2 March Stadium

Referee: Al Taher Fraj

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Nojom Ajdabiya	2 – 0	Al Andalus

March 18, 2009
15:30

10 June Stadium

Referee: Mohammad al Jilaly

Western section

This group will contain 14 sides, 6 of which had qualified from Groups C & D in the first round. Over the 7 ties, 7 teams will go through to the Round of 32.

Al Jamarek	1 – 2	Al Mahdeeya

March 17, 2009
15:00

GMR Stadium

Al Hiyad	0 – 1	Abi al Ashar
		89'

March 17, 2009
16:00

9 July Stadium

Al Yarmouk	2 – 1	Rafik Sorman
Ashraf Boukrash pen.' Ahmad al Danqaawi

March 17, 2009
17:00

GMR Stadium

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Nojoom Al Baazah	0 – 2	Al Tala'e

March 18, 2009
16:00

Baazah Stadium

Al Majd	1 – 2	Al Ittihad Gheryan

March 18, 2009
17:00

GMR Stadium

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Al Dhahra Tripoli	1 – 1 (4 - 3 pens)	Al Mahalla

March 19, 2009
19:00

GMR Stadium

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Al Faaluja	1 – 2	Al Qal'aa
		Abdelrahman al Kaadouaa 1H' (pen.) Ibrahim al Maghrabi 1H' Nizaar Qaanoon  2H'

March 20, 2009
15:00

GMR Stadium

Round of 32

The dates, times, and stadia were announced by the Libyan Football Federation on April 28, 2009.^[2]

Division of each club in parentheses

Nasr (LPL)	0–0 (4–5 pens.)	Nojom Ajdabiya (LSD)

May 1, 2009
16:30

Martyrs of February Stadium

Referee: Mohammad al Shelmani^[3]

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Nojoom Al Baazah (LSD)	1–4	Akhdar (LPL)
		Abdelhameed al Zidane Khalifa al Meer

May 2, 2009
16:30

9 July Stadium

Referee: Adil al Abani^[3]

Wefaq Sabratha (LPL)	1–0	Dhahra (LSD)
Hani al Sharif

May 2, 2009
16:30

Sabratha Stadium

Referee: Fawzi Firaun^[3]

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Khaleej Sirte (LPL)	2–0	Abi al Ashar (LSD)
Alsheikh Sedao 51' (pen.) 90+3'

May 4, 2009
16:30

2 March Stadium

Referee: Ibrahim al Fakhiry^[3]

Hilal Benghazi (LPL)	3–1	Anwaar (LSD)
Mohammad Salem Fadhil al Ashaiby Ali al Sharif

May 4, 2009
16:30

Martyrs of February Stadium

Referee: Ahmad al Jroushi^[3]

Ittihad Tripoli (LPL)	5–0	Shabaab al Jabal (L3)
Reyad Ellafi 18' 56' Daouda Kamilou 30' Lassina Abdoul Karim 37' Pierre Koulibaly 67'		Naaji Attia

May 4, 2009
17:30

11 June Stadium

Referee: Abdulrahman al Hraizy^[3]

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Shat (LPL)	7–0	Hilal Tobruk (LSD)
Kamara Mamadouba Siraj al Sheikh Osama Jum'aa Walid al Sa'udi Niksan Artouré Othman Achour pen.'

May 5, 2009
16:30

GMR Stadium

Referee: Khalid abu Sitta^[3]

Darnes (LSD)	0–1	Madina (LPL)
		Mohammad Mgarej 51'

May 5, 2009
16:00

Derna Stadium

Referee: Ahmed al Fitouri^[3]

Olomby (LPL)	3–1	Yarmouk (LSD)

May 5, 2009
16:30

Zaawia Stadium

Referee: Wahid Tamuni^[3]

Shamaal Benghazi (LSD)	0–4	Tersanah (LPL)

May 5, 2009
16:30

First Statement Stadium

Referee: Altaher Fraj^[3]

Qal'aa (LSD)	0–0 (2–4 pens.)	Jazeera (LPL)

May 5, 2009
16:30

2 March Stadium

Referee: Mohammad Abdulrahim^[3]

Ahly Benghazi (LPL)	4–2	Tahaddi (LSD)
Younes Baltahaam 21' 66' 90+1' Ahmad al Masli 30'		Hossam Fathy 33' 38'

May 5, 2009
16:30

Martyrs of February Stadium

Referee: Anwar Abdusalam^[3]

Aman al Aam (LPL)	1–1 (2–3 pens.)	Mahdeeya (LSD)

May 5, 2009
18:30

GMR Stadium

Referee: Khalid Adaal^[3]

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Wahda Tripoli (LPL)	1–1	Wahda Benghazi (LSD)
Penalties
Yousef Mslaty Abdallah al Sharif Zakariya bin Mousa Jasim al Toumi	4–2 Wahda Tripoli went first	Sa'ad Muftaah Marwaan Ibrahim Abdallah Msalam Abdulrazzaq al Mahdi

May 6, 2009
16:30

GMR Stadium

Referee: Miloud Khamees^[3]

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Ittihad Gheryan (LSD)	0–2	Sweahly (LPL)
		Haitham Abu Shah 19' 61'

May 6, 2009
18:30

GMR Stadium

Referee: Hassan al Mounir^[3]

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Al Mukhtar Tobruk (LSD)	0–2	Ahly Tripoli (LPL)
		Rabee' Ellafi Husaam al Janafi

May 28, 2009
18:00

Derna Stadium

Round of 16

Fixtures announced on May 24, 2009^[4]
Division of each club in parentheses

Jazeera (LPL)	2–1	Wefaq Sabratha (LPL)
Mansour Al Borki 50' 90+1'

May 31, 2009
17:00

GMR Stadium

Al Mahdeeya (LSD)	2–2 (4–5 pens.)	Al Shat (LPL)

May 31, 2009
17:30

Sabha Stadium

Tersanah (LPL)	0–0 (3–1 pens.)	Olomby (LPL)

May 31, 2009
19:00

GMR Stadium

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Akhdar (LPL)	2–0	Ahly Benghazi (LPL)
Abdelhameed al Zidane 1'1 Osama Abdesalam 25'		Moataz Ben Amer 12'

June 1, 2009
17:00

Al Bayda Stadium

Sweahly (LPL)	1–3	Ittihad (LPL)
Adil Diop 53' Anees al Aziq  56' Hassan Asmeadah  60' Lutfi Sellami  71'		Atef Hussein Abu Zaid  45+2' Pierre Koulibaly  51' 61' (pen.) Mohamed Zubya 69' Ahmed Zuway 81'

June 1, 2009
17:30

9 July Stadium

Wahda (LPL)	0–2	Hilal (LPL)
		Naaji al Maqrhi Fadhil al Ashaibi

June 1, 2009
17:30

GMR Stadium

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Madina (LPL)	3–0	Khaleej Sirte (LPL)
Omar Diop 10' 71' Abdulwahaab Hassan 90+1'

June 2, 2009
18:00

11 June Stadium

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Ahly Tripoli (LPL)	2–0	Nojom Ajdabiya (LSD)
Mohammad al Maghrabi 38' Anees Zghab 61'

June 22, 2009

11 June Stadium

¹ Zidane's goal was timed at 20 seconds.

Quarter-finals

The draw was made on June 22, 2009 at the LFF headquarters in Tripoli.^[5] The ties will be played over three days commencing June 30, 2009.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Stadium
1	Ahly Tripoli	4–1	Jazeera	11 June Stadium
2	Madina	0–0	Tersanah	11 June Stadium
Tersanah won 5 - 4 on penalties
3	Hilal	2–1	Akhdar	Martyrs of February Stadium
4	Al-Ittihad	7–1	Shat	11 June Stadium

Hilal	2–1	Akhdar
Tariq al Aqrabi 39' Naaji al Maqrahi 68'		Wisaam Boukteaf 90+5'

June 29, 2009
17:30

Martyrs of February Stadium

Ittihad	7–1	Shat
Ali Rahuma Mohamed Zubya Sapol Mani Mohamed Makhlouf		Rasheed al Deasy

June 29, 2009
19:30

11 June Stadium

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Madina	0–0 (4–5 pens.)	Tersanah

June 30, 2009
19:30

11 June Stadium

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Ahly Tripoli	4–1	Jazeera
Adnan Belaid Nader Kara pen.' Waleed al Sbaee Husaam al Janafi		Ihaab Bouseffi

July 1, 2009
19:30

11 June Stadium

Semifinals

Main article: Libyan Cup 2008–09 – semifinals

The draw was made on June 30. The ties will be played over July 5 and July 6.^[6]

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Stadium
1	Tersanah	2–2	Hilal	GMR Stadium
Tersanah won 3–1 on penalties
2	Ahly Tripoli	0–0	Al-Ittihad	11 June Stadium
Ittihad won 5–4 on penalties

Tersanah	2–2	Hilal
Samir Al Wahaj 5', 60' (pen.)		Tariq al Aqrabi 27' Hamid al Tayeb 44'

July 5, 2009
17:00

GMR Stadium

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Ahly Tripoli	0–0	Al-Ittihad

July 6, 2009
17:00

11 June Stadium

Final

Al-Ittihad	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Tersanah
Ahmed Zuway 38', 107'	(Report)	Samir Al Wahaj 27', 91'
Penalties
Shaban Za'abia Rahuma Pierre Koulibaly	3–2 Tersanah went first	Ambaya Jamil Qasim Falicko al Boudy

July 9, 2009
19:30

11 June Stadium

Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah