2021 Algerian League Cup final

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

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]

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 soccer ball with red X
Korichi soccer ball with red X
Belhamri soccer ball with check mark
1–4 soccer ball with check mark Souyad
soccer ball with check mark Ghanem
soccer ball with check mark Benchaira
soccer ball with check mark Boualia
GK 16 Algeria Zakaria Bouhalfaya
CB 5 Algeria Rachid Meghazi
CB 22 Algeria Mohamed Achref Aib
RB 2 Algeria Kheir Eddine Ali Haïmoud
LB 25 Algeria Salah Hmida
DM 24 Algeria Mohammed Essaid Bourahla Yellow card 86'
DM 13 Algeria Ayache Ziouache downward-facing red arrow 64'
AM 15 Algeria Aziz Fegaâs
ST 6 Algeria Hadj Bouguèche downward-facing red arrow 58'
LW 26 Algeria Abdesslem Bouchouareb Yellow card 22' downward-facing red arrow 88'
RW 7 Algeria Akram Demane (c) downward-facing red arrow 107'
Substitutes :
GK 12 Algeria Abdelmalek Necir
LB 61 Algeria ِAbdelhamid Driss
LB 27 Algeria Brahim Salah Eddine Bernou upward-facing green arrow 107'
DM 19 Algeria Walid Belhamri upward-facing green arrow 58'
LW 43 Algeria Mohamed Benkablia upward-facing green arrow 64'
LW 11 Algeria Nadhir Korichi upward-facing green arrow 88'
CF 10 Algeria Naoufel Righi
Manager :
Algeria Aziz Abbès
GK 25 Algeria Oussama Benbot
RB 31 Algeria Ahmed Mohamed Kerroum downward-facing red arrow 110'
CB 2 Algeria Ahmed Ait Abdessalem
CB 5 Algeria Badreddine Souyad
LB 22 Algeria Walid Bencherifa (c) downward-facing red arrow 110'
DM 13 Algeria Aziz Benabdi
DM 19 Algeria Malik Raiah downward-facing red arrow 83'
AM 7 Algeria Mohamed Benchaira
RW 14 Libya Mohamed Tubal Abdussalam downward-facing red arrow 80'
ST 48 Algeria Kouceila Boualia
LW 17 Algeria Rédha Bensayah downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes :
GK 30 Algeria Abdelatif Ramdhane
LB 3 Algeria Abdelmoumen Chikhi upward-facing green arrow 110'
CB 4 Algeria Bilal Tizi Bouali
LW 8 Algeria Juba Oukaci upward-facing green arrow 80'
ST 12 Algeria Ali Haroun upward-facing green arrow 83'
LW 20 Algeria Fouad Ghanem upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 15 Algeria Massinissa Nezla upward-facing green arrow 110'
Manager :
France 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)