1972 Algerian Cup final

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.

1972 Algerian Cup Final

Event	1971–72 Algerian Cup
Hamra Annaba USM Alger 2 0
Date	June 25, 1972
Venue	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee	Zoubir Benganif

Route to the final

See also: 1971–72 Algerian Cup

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.

Match details

June 25, 1972

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

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.