Organising body | Algerian Football Federation |
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Founded | 1962 |
Region | Algeria |
Number of teams | 64 (2018–19) |
Qualifier for | CAF Confederation Cup |
Domestic cup(s) | Algerian Super Cup |
Current champions | CR Belouizdad (9th title) |
Most successful club(s) | CR Belouizdad (9 titles) |
Television broadcasters | EPTV |
Website | Official |
2023–24 Algerian Cup |
The Algerian Cup (Arabic: كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup (Arabic: كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart from 1990 and 1993.
The most successful club in this competition are CR Belouizdad with nine trophies. The record for consecutive wins in the competition is only two, several teams have achieved such USM Alger, CR Belouizdad, MC Oran, JS Kabylie and MC Algiers. However, ES Sétif are the only to achieve this twice. ASO Chlef are the current title holders.