2021 Algerian League Cup final

The 2021 Algerian League Cup Final was the 5th final of the Algerian League Cup. The final took place on August 10, 2021, at Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers with kick-off at 19:00 between NC Magra and JS Kabylie.[1] The match ended with JS Kabylie winning 4–1 on penalties, which is the first title in the club’s history in this competition and guarantees participation in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

2021 Algerian League Cup Final
Stade du 5 Juillet hosted the match
Event2020–21 Algerian League Cup
JS Kabylie won 4–1 on penalties
DateAugust 10, 2021
VenueStade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
RefereeMustapha Ghorbal
Attendance0 [a]
WeatherSunny
27 °C (81 °F)
78% humidity
2000
2022

Road to the final

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NC Magra

Preliminary round NC Magra 3–0 CS Constantine
Round of 16 CR Belouizdad 0–0
2 – 4 (pen.)
NC Magra
Quarter-finals NC Magra 2–1 JS Saoura
Semifinals NC Magra 2–1 (a.e.t.) USM Alger

JS Kabylie

Round of 16 JS Kabylie 2–0 NA Hussein Dey
Quarter-finals US Biskra 0–2 JS Kabylie
Semifinals JS Kabylie 1–0 WA Tlemcen

Match

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Pre-match

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Twenty-two years after the last version of the Algerian League Cup that was played in the 1999–2000 season and because of the cancellation of the Algerian Cup, an exception only for this season due to COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria, the final played between JS Kabylie and NC Magra both of them have never reached the final before. JS Kabylie’s career was not difficult, and on the way to the final where they eliminated NA Hussein Dey, US Biskra and WA Tlemcen, unlike NC Magra who played against big clubs, CS Constantine, CR Belouizdad, JS Saoura, and finally USM Alger.[3] the match led by international referee Mustapha Ghorbal and the match was expected to be broadcast on Télévision Algérienne, but due to the great fires that Algeria witnessed especially in the Kabylie region, it was decided not to broadcast the match neither on Télévision Algérienne nor on Radio Algeria, JS Kabylie decided to enter With black badges to mourn the victims who were in the dozens.[4][5]

Summary

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Match details

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NC Magra2–2 (a.e.t.)JS Kabylie
Penalties
Fegaâs  
Korichi  
Belhamri  
1–4   Souyad
  Ghanem
  Benchaira
  Boualia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GK 16   Zakaria Bouhalfaya
CB 5   Rachid Meghazi
CB 22   Mohamed Achref Aib
RB 2   Kheir Eddine Ali Haïmoud
LB 25   Salah Hmida
DM 24   Mohammed Essaid Bourahla   86'
DM 13   Ayache Ziouache   64'
AM 15   Aziz Fegaâs
ST 6   Hadj Bouguèche   58'
LW 26   Abdesslem Bouchouareb   22'   88'
RW 7   Akram Demane (c)   107'
Substitutes :
GK 12   Abdelmalek Necir
LB 61   ِAbdelhamid Driss
LB 27   Brahim Salah Eddine Bernou   107'
DM 19   Walid Belhamri   58'
LW 43   Mohamed Benkablia   64'
LW 11   Nadhir Korichi   88'
CF 10   Naoufel Righi
Manager :
  Aziz Abbès
GK 25   Oussama Benbot
RB 31   Ahmed Mohamed Kerroum   110'
CB 2   Ahmed Ait Abdessalem
CB 5   Badreddine Souyad
LB 22   Walid Bencherifa (c)   110'
DM 13   Aziz Benabdi
DM 19   Malik Raiah   83'
AM 7   Mohamed Benchaira
RW 14   Mohamed Tubal Abdussalam   80'
ST 48   Kouceila Boualia
LW 17   Rédha Bensayah   80'
Substitutes :
GK 30   Abdelatif Ramdhane
LB 3   Abdelmoumen Chikhi   110'
CB 4   Bilal Tizi Bouali
LW 8   Juba Oukaci   80'
ST 12   Ali Haroun   83'
LW 20   Fouad Ghanem   80'
FW 15   Massinissa Nezla   110'
Manager :
  Denis Lavagne

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Mohamed Serradj[6]
    • Brahim El Hamlaoui[6]
  • Fourth official:
    • Abdelmoumen Touabti[6]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.

References

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  1. ^ "Coupe de la ligue : La finale enfin programmée". dzfoot.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue : La JSK vainqueur de Magra". dzfoot.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue : JS Kabylie-NC Magra, finale inédite et à enjeu". dzfoot.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Algérie : des incendies attisés par la canicule font plus de 40 morts". france24.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Algérie : 65 morts dans des incendies qui ravagent le nord du pays". lemonde.fr. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "FINALE COUPE DE LA LIGUE MOBILIS 2020/2021: DÉSIGNATION DES ARBITRES". .faf.dz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  1. ^ "Supercoupe d'Afrique 1982". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  2. ^ "Djamel Menad : «Même la JS Kabylie a remporté un trophée équivalent en 1982»". www.lebuteur.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20. (in French)