1972 Algerian Cup final

1972 Algerian Cup Final
Event	1971–72 Algerian Cup
Date	June 25, 1972
Venue	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee	Zoubir Benganif
	← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 Algerian Cup Final was the 9th final of the Algerian Cup. The final took place on June 25, 1972, at Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers. Hamra Annaba beat USM Alger 2–0 to win their first Algerian Cup.^[1]

Route to the final

Hamra Annaba		Round	USM Alger
CA Batna 1–1 (4–2 pen.)	Ahmed Mébrek 113'	Round of 64	- -	-
ASPTT Alger 1–0	Ahmed Mébrek 66'	Round of 32	WA Mostaganem 2–1	-
MC Oran 1–0 (a.e.t.)	Chérif Boulfoul 117'	Round of 16	MO Constantine 3–2	Aissaoui ?', ?', Tchalabi ?'
SCM Oran 2–0	Haouès 55', Mébrek 82'	Quarter-finals	USM Bel Abbès 2–0	-
MC Alger 2–1	Zaidi 20' (pen.), Haouès 90'	Semi-finals	NA Hussein Dey 1–0	-

Match

Pre-match

This final saw Hamra Annaba qualify for the first time to the final, either from the opposite side USM Alger reaching the final for the fourth time in a row and is looking for its first title, The new thing in this final is Stade du 5 Juillet, where it was launched by President Houari Boumédiène. As for Hamra Annaba's journey to the final, the start was against CA Batna, then against ASPTT Alger, then he faced two clubs from Oran, MC Oran and SCM Oran, to qualify for the semi-final Where faced the defending champions MC Alger and won 2–1. As for USM Alger's, the beginning was from Round of 32, against WA Mostaganem, after which he faced MO Constantine and in the Quarter-final they faced USM Bel Abbès and won 2–0, To qualify for the semi-finals and in a derby match against NA Hussein Dey where did they win with one goal.

Summary

Match details

June 25, 1972

Hamra Annaba	2–0 (a.e.t.)	USM Alger
Abdelmajid Tadjet 93' Rabah Boufermes 107'	Report^[2]

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Referee: Zoubir Benganif

Hamra Annaba

USM Alger


GK	1	Farid Helaïli
	0	Abdelhamid Bouadila	75'
DF	0	Ali Attoui (c)
	0	Salah Bounour
	0	Allaoua Zaïdi
	0	Chérif Boulfoul
	0	Rabah Boufermes
	0	Ali Bounour
	7	Abdelmajid Tadjet
FW	0	Moussa Haoués
	0	Mohamed Salah Bendjamaâ	70'
Substitutes :
	0	Rachid Hadjou	75'
	0	Hacène Benslimane	70'
	0	Rachedi
	0	Boudjemaâ Bouraï
	0	Berkane
	0	Ahmed Mébrek
Manager :
Mohammed Boufermes


GK	1	Boukhalfa Branci
DF	0	Rachid Laâla
MF	0	Abdelkader Saâdi
	0	Aouadj
FW	0	Ahmed Attoui
DF	0	Djamel Keddou
MF	0	Kamel Berroudji
DF	0	Saïd Allik
FW	0	Abderrahmane Meziani	67'
MF	0	Mouldi Aïssaoui
	0	Hamici	56'
Substitutes :
DF	0	Mustapha Mansouri	67'
DF	0	Rachid Debbah	56'
Manager :
Ahmed Zitoun

MATCH OFFICIALS

Assistant referees:
- Ahmed Khelifi
- Mohamed Benghezal
Fourth official:

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Maximum of two substitutions.

References

^ "à Alger : Hamra Annaba 2 USM Alger 0 a.p." carfootal.dz. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "1972 Algerian Cup final". just picture from the Facebook page Photos des plus grands joueurs algeriens. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

[1] "à Alger : Hamra Annaba 2 USM Alger 0 a.p." carfootal.dz. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[2] "1972 Algerian Cup final". just picture from the Facebook page Photos des plus grands joueurs algeriens. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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