2025 Magyar Kupa final

2025 Magyar Kupa final
The Puskás Aréna prior to the final.
Event2024–25 Magyar Kupa
After extra time
Paks won 3–4 on penalties
Date14 May 2025 (2025-05-14)
VenuePuskás Aréna, Budapest
RefereeCsaba Pintér
Attendance54,762[1]
Weather16°C, clear

The 2025 Magyar Kupa final decided the winners of the 2024–25 Magyar Kupa, the 85th season of Hungarian premier football cup, the Magyar Kupa. The match was played on 14 May 2025 at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest between Paks[2] and Ferencváros.[3]

The final score of the match remained 1–1 after extra time, and Paks won the penalty shootout 4–3, thus winning the cup for the second time in its history.

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Ferencváros 34 (1912, 1913, 1922, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1958, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024)
Paks 2 (2022, 2024)

Venue

The final has been originally played at the rebuilt Puskás Aréna since it opened, in 2020. This final was the sixth Magyar Kupa final in this stadium.[4]

Background

Ferencváros and Paks met for the third time in four years in the final of the Hungarian Cup. The most common pairing so far has been the Ferencváros-Újpest match in the final, which has happened four times, in 1923, 1927, 1933 and 2016. Ferencváros is the most successful club, having won the Hungarian Cup 24 times and being a finalist 10 more times. It has won the Magyar Kupa four times in the previous ten years, in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2022. Paks is a finalist for the third time after 2022 and 2024. Last year, the Paks became the 20th winner in the history of the Hungarian Cup.[4]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Ferencváros Round Paks
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye First round Bye
Bye Second round Bye
Budafok (NB II) 3–0 (A) Round of 64 Mezőörs (MB I (Tier 4)) 3–0 (A)
Tiszafüred (NB III) 2–1 (A) Round of 32 Honvéd (NB II) 5–1 (A)
Győr (NB I) 4–3 (a.e.t.) (A) Round of 16 Mezőkövesd (NB II) 3–0 (A)
Újpest (NB I) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals Kisvárda (NB II) 1–0 (A)
MTK (NB I) 3–1 (H) Semi-finals Zalaegerszeg (NB I) 2–1 (H)

Match

Details

Ferencváros1–1 (a.e.t.)Paks
  • Joseph 90+4'
  • Abu Fani Yellow card 90+5' (On the bench)
  • A. Tóth Yellow card 107'
  • Szalai Yellow card 118'
Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 54,762[1]
Referee: Csaba Pintér
Ferencváros
Paks
GK 90 Hungary Dénes Dibusz (c)
RWB 3 Denmark Stefan Gartenmann downward-facing red arrow 83'
CB 27 France Ibrahim Cissé
LWB 22 Hungary Gábor Szalai Yellow card 118'
RM 25 Latvia Cebrail Makreckis
CM 80 Ivory Coast Habib Maïga downward-facing red arrow 99'
CM 64 Hungary Alex Tóth Yellow card 107'
CM 15 Israel Mohammad Abu Fani downward-facing red arrow 64' Yellow card 90+5'
RM 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina Eldar Ćivić downward-facing red arrow 64'
LF 11 Brazil Matheus Saldanha downward-facing red arrow 77'
RF 11 Hungary Barnabás Varga downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutes:
GK 89 Hungary Dávid Gróf
DF 5 Guinea Naby Keïta
DF 8 Serbia Aleksandar Pešić upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 16 Norway Kristoffer Zachariassen upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 20 Mali Adama Traoré upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 24 Nigeria Tosin Kehinde
FW 32 Serbia Aleksandar Ćirković upward-facing green arrow 83'
DF 34 Brazil Raul Gustavo upward-facing green arrow 99'
MF 37 Brazil Guilherme Henrique
DF 54 Hungary Norbert Kaján
FW 75 France Lenny Joseph upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 99 Ecuador Cristian Ramírez
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane
GK 1 Hungary Péter Szappanos Yellow card 94'
RWB 23 Hungary Bence Ötvös Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CB 12 Hungary Gábor Vas
CB 30 Hungary János Szabó (c) Yellow card 34' downward-facing red arrow 106'
LWB 28 Hungary Kristóf Hinora downward-facing red arrow 91'
RM 11 Hungary Attila Osváth
CM 22 Hungary József Windecker
CM 26 Hungary Szabolcs Mezei downward-facing red arrow 90'
RM 21 Hungary Kristóf Papp
LF 29 Hungary Barna Tóth downward-facing red arrow 75'
RF 10 Hungary Zsolt Haraszti downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Hungary Ádám Kovácsik
DF 2 Hungary Ákos Kinyik upward-facing green arrow 79' Yellow card 105+1'
MF 5 Hungary Bálint Vécsei upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 6 Hungary Milán Győrfi
FW 7 Hungary Martin Ádám upward-facing green arrow 91' Yellow card 97'
MF 8 Hungary Balázs Balogh upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 13 Hungary Dániel Böde upward-facing green arrow 75' Yellow card 88'
DF 14 Hungary Erik Silye
FW 15 Hungary Norbert Könyves
FW 17 Hungary Roland Varga
MF 18 Hungary Gergő Gyurkits upward-facing green arrow 106'
MF 19 Hungary Kevin Horváth
Manager:
Hungary György Bognár

Man of the Match:
Péter Szappanos (Paks)

Assistant referees:
Péter Kóbor
Balázs Szert
Fourth official:
Mihály Káprály
Video assistant referee:
József Erdős
Assistant video assistant referee:
Sándor Andó-Szabó

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mol Magyar Kupa-döntő: Ferencváros–Paks". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 14 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Visszatért a fináléba a címvédő Paks" [Defending champion Paks returned to the final]. molkupa.hu (in Hungarian). 22 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Fordított és bejutott a döntőbe a Ferencváros" [Ferencváros turned things around and reached the final]. molkupa.hu (in Hungarian). 23 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Keane lehet a 10. külföldi edző, aki MK-döntőt nyer; Öt ferencvárosi kupagyőztessel készül a Paks" [Keane could be the 10th foreign coach to win a Hungarian Cup final; Paks prepares with five Ferencváros Cup winners]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 14 May 2025.

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