2020–21 Algerian League Cup

The 2020–21 Algerian League Cup was the 4th season of the Algerian League Cup. The competition was open to all 20 clubs participating in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Twenty years after it came back again due to the cancellation of the Algerian Cup. JS Kabylie won their first league cup title and qualified to the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.[1][2]

2020–21 Algerian League Cup
2020–21 League Cup
Logo of the 2020–21 edition
CountryAlgeria
Dates20 April – 10 August 2021
Teams20
ChampionsJS Kabylie (1st title)
Runners-upNC Magra
Matches played19
Goals scored37 (1.95 per match)

Rules and dates

The FAF presented two variants to the members of the Federal Bureau who opted for the following system:

  • The clubs concerned: the 20 teams of professional Ligue 1.
  • The period of progress: this competition will start at the end of the first leg and after the transfer the mercato.
  • The 4 clubs entered in the African Cups: in this case CR Belouizdad, MC Alger, ES Sétif and JS Kabylie, are exempt from the preliminary round.
  • Eight clubs out of the remaining 16 will be drawn to play a preliminary round which will allow four teams to qualify.
  • The four qualified clubs, plus the four exempted as well as the eight remaining, will play in the round of 16 after a draw.
  • The following rounds will be contested in a classic way with a quarter-final, semi-finals and a final.
  • The first club drawn will receive on its own ground and behind closed doors.

The competition started on 16 April 2021.

RoundClub of Ligue 1
Pre. round16 – 20 April 2021
Round of 1630 April – 8 May 2021
Quarter-finals4 – 5 June 2021
Semi-finals8 – 9 June 2021
Final10 August 2021

Preliminary round

The Preliminary round and Round of 16 draw took place on 10 April at 11:00 a.m local time at Algerian Football Federation headquarters. The four Algerian teams engaged in continental competition MC Alger, CR Belouizdad, JS Kabylie and ES Sétif were exempted from this round.[3][4]

16 April 2021 CA Bordj Bou Arréridj0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 MC Oran Bordj Bou Arréridj
22:30 Report Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Attendance: 0 [lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Youcef Gamouh
Penalties
Sebie soccer ball with red X
Hammouche soccer ball with check mark
Bousmaha soccer ball with red X
Rahba soccer ball with check mark
Gagaâ soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Ezzemani
soccer ball with red X Bentiba
soccer ball with check mark Guertil
soccer ball with check mark Fourloul
20 April 2021 NA Hussein Dey 4–0AS Aïn M'lilaBelouizdad
15:30
  • Boussalem 3', 52'
  • Banouh 30', 65'
 Report Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Mustapha Bessiri
20 April 2021 NC Magra 3–0CS ConstantineMagra
15:30
Report Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
20 April 2021 Olympique de Médéa 2–1ASO ChlefMédéa
15:30
Report
  • Dahmani 68'
 Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal

Round of 16
30 April 2021 RC Relizane0–1 MC Oran Relizane
15:30
  • Mellal 45'
 Stadium: Stade Tahar Zoughari
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
30 April 2021 US Biskra 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Paradou ACBiskra
15:30 Stadium: Stade du 18 Février
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Abdelmoumen Touabti
Penalties
Boukaroum soccer ball with check mark
Dakhia soccer ball with check mark
Renaï soccer ball with check mark
Lakhdari soccer ball with check mark
Khoualed soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Zorgane
soccer ball with check mark Messibah
soccer ball with check mark Kadri
soccer ball with check mark Mouali
soccer ball with check mark Bouabta
30 April 2021 Olympique de Médéa 1–0USM Bel AbbesMédéa
22:30
  • Elghomari 51' (pen.)
 Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Hamza Bouslimani
8 May 2021 JS Saoura 4–0JSM SkikdaBéchar
22:30
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Mustapha Bessiri
8 May 2021 USM Alger 2–0MC AlgerBologhine
22:30
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Lyés Bekouassa
8 May 2021 ES Setif1–2 WA Tlemcen Sétif
22:30
  • Zermane 32'
  • Lakehal 73'
 Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Hamza Bouslimani
8 May 2021 CR Belouizdad0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 NC Magra Algiers
22:30 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
Penalties
Djerrar soccer ball with check mark
Merzougui soccer ball with red X
Nessakh soccer ball with check mark
Belahouel soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Bouguèche
soccer ball with check mark Righi
soccer ball with check mark Kabri
soccer ball with check mark Fegas
8 May 2021 JS Kabylie 2–0NA Hussein DeyTizi Ouzou
22:30
Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef

Quarter-finals
4 June 2021 NC Magra 2–1JS SaouraMagra
16:00
Report
  • Hamidi 50'
 Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Hamza Bouslimani
4 June 2021 USM Alger 1–0Olympique de MédéaAlgiers
17:00
Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham
4 June 2021 US Biskra0–2 JS Kabylie Biskra
17:45 Report
Stadium: Complexe Sportif d'El Alia
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
5 June 2021 MC Oran0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 WA Tlemcen Oran
17:00 Report Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
Penalties
Motrani soccer ball with check mark
Ezzemani soccer ball with red X
Bounoua soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Aichi
soccer ball with check mark Amiri
soccer ball with check mark Nezouani
soccer ball with check mark Belaribi

Semi-finals
8 June 2021 NC Magra 2–1 (a.e.t.)USM AlgerMagra
16:00
  • Ziouache 40'
  • Bourahla 110'
 Report
Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
9 June 2021 JS Kabylie 1–0WA TlemcenTizi Ouzou
17:30
  • Tubal 61'
 Report Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Abdelali Ibrir

Final
Main article: 2021 Algerian League Cup Final
NC Magra2–2 (a.e.t.)JS Kabylie
  • Demane 11'
  • Korichi 93'
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
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Algeria Billel Messaoudi JS Saoura 2
Algeria Hamza Banouh NA Hussein Dey
Algeria Merouane Boussalem NA Hussein Dey
Libya Mohamed Tubal JS Kabylie
Algeria Tawfiq Elghomari Olympique de Médéa
5 25 players 1

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

References
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  2. "Foot/ Coupe d'Algérie: l'édition 2021 annulée remplacée par la Coupe de la Ligue professionnelle". aps.dz. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Coupe de la Ligue : Le tirage au sort ce samedi au siège de la FAF". DZFoot.com. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. "Coupe de la Ligue : USMA - MCA affiche des huitièmes de finale". DZFoot.com. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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