1972 Algerian Cup final
# 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.

## Route to the final

| Hamra Annaba | Hamra Annaba | Round | USM Alger | 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

| 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. |
