2023 Algerian Cup final

The 2023 Algerian Cup final was the 56th final of the Algerian Cup. The final took place on June 22, 2023, at Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran with the kick-off at 17:00 between ASO Chlef and CR Belouizdad.^[1] The first to reach the final was ASO Chlef, the winner against JS Saoura. This was the third time that the team reached the final, ASO won the title once in 2004–05.^[2] The other competing club was CR Belouizdad, the winner against NC Magra to reach the final for the twelfth time where CRB crowned it eight times and the last one to win the cup in 2019, before the competition was temporarily canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

2023 Algerian Cup final

Match programme cover
Event	2022–23 Algerian Cup
ASO Chlef CR Belouizdad 2 1
After extra time
Date	June 22, 2023
Venue	Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Referee	Lahlou Benbraham
Attendance	25.000
Weather	Sunny 24 °C (75 °F) 74% humidity
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Route to the final

See also: 2022–23 Algerian Cup

ASO Chlef Round of 64 E Sour El Ghozlane 1–1 (4–5 p) ASO Chlef Round of 32 RC Arbaâ 1–2 ASO Chlef Round of 16 SKAF El-Khemis 0–0 (1–3 p) ASO Chlef Quarter-finals ASO Chlef 1–0 Olympique Akbou Semifinals JS Saoura 1–3 ASO Chlef

CR Belouizdad Round of 64 CR Belouizdad 3–2 MC El Eulma Round of 32 US Chaouia 1–2 CR Belouizdad Round of 16 JS El Biar 0–2 CR Belouizdad Quarter-finals CR Belouizdad 3–0 AS Khroub Semifinals NC Magra 0–1 CR Belouizdad

Match

Pre-match

On 20 June 2023, FAF named Lahlou Benbraham as the referee for the final, including assistant referees Akram Abbès Zerhouni and Hamza Bouzit. Abdelmoumen Touabti served as the fourth official.^[4] Unlike the semi-finals which were played with a Video assistant referee, in the final was canceled due to problems with the company in charge of that Mediapro.^[5] By postponing the championship matches, the president of the LFP penalized Chabab since with the new programming, Zakaria Draoui cannot play the final due to his suspension..^[6]

Summary

Match details

ASO Chlef	2–1 (a.e.t.)	CR Belouizdad
Addadi 67' Morsli 94'	Report	Wamba 8' (pen.)

June 22, 2023

17:00

Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran

Attendance: 25.000

Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

ASO Chlef

CR Belouizdad

GK 16 Mohamed Alaouchiche  120' DF 26 Abdelhak Debbari DF 3 Chemseddine Nessakh DF 13 Abderrahim Hamra  69'  105' DF 25 Ahmed Kerroum MF 6 Gape Mohutsiwa MF 8 Abdelkader Boussaid (c)  110' MF 20 Kamel Belarbi  61' MF 18 Toufik Addadi  110' FW 11 Yacine Aliane  83' FW 19 Mohamed Souibaâh  11'  83' Substitutes: GK 1 Sofiane Kacem DF 12 Achraf Abada  105' DF 22 Fateh Achour  110' MF 5 Ahmida Zenasni  110' MF 10 Juba Aguieb  83' FW 14 Ibrahim Morsli  61' FW 27 Slim Jendoubi  116'  83' Manager : Abdelkader Amrani

GK 1 Alexis Guendouz DF 22 Mokhtar Belkhiter DF 20 Youcef Laouafi  17' DF 18 Sofiane Bouchar (c)  97' DF 2 Chouaib Keddad MF 25 Miloud Rebiai  87'  106' MF 15 Housseyn Selmi  77' MF 38 Akram Bouras  45+3' FW 7 Ishak Boussouf  77' FW 42 Leonel Wamba  62' FW 24 Anayo Iwuala  106' Substitutes: GK 16 Azzedine Doukha DF '4 Mouad Hadded DF 21 Aimen Bouguerra  17' MF 8 Mohamed Islam Bakir  106' MF 10 Abderrahmane Bourdim  77' FW 11 Ali Reghba  106' FW 28 Mohamed Islam Belkhir  77' Manager : Nabil Kouki  101'

Assistant referees: Akram Abbès Zerhouni Hamza Bouzit Fourth official: Abdelmoumen Touabti

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Twelve named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]

Media coverage

2023 Algerian Cup Final Media Coverage
Country	Television Channel
Algeria	EPTV Channels

Notes

1. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

1. "Coupe d'Algérie : La finale va se jouer le 22 juin à Oran". dzfoot.com (in French). Juba Touabi. 15 June 2023.
2. "Coupe d'Algérie : Chlef se qualifie en finale". dzfoot.com. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
3. "Coupe d'Algérie : le CRB rejoint l'ASO Chlef en finale". dzfoot.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
4. "Coupe d'Algérie : Lahlou Benbraham arbitre de la finale CRB-ASO". horizons.dz. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
5. "Finale de la coupe d'Algérie 2023- CR Belouizdad- vs ASO Chelaf : L'arbitre Lahlou Benbrahem au sifflet". africafootunited.com. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
6. "CRB : Le Chabab refuse de céder pour Draoui". competition.dz. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.