The 2008-09 Libyan Cup is the 19th edition of the competition since its inception in 1976.
Rules 45 teams will be entering the competition, composed of 5 sides from the Libyan Third Division, and 40 sides from the Libyan Second Division. 26 were drawn into the First Round, while the other 18 were automatically drawn into the Second Round. The sides participating in the First Round were drawn into regional groups. The Second Round will consist of 32 sides, 18 in the Eastern Section, and 14 in the Western Section. 16 sides from the Second Round will go through to the Round of 32, where they will be joined by the 16 sides in the Libyan Premier League. All ties this season will be one-off ties, compared to previous seasons, where the later rounds were two-legged affairs.
If any of the matches end in a draw, then the tie(s) will be settled by a penalty shootout. This stands until the semi-final stage, where the tie(s) will be settled by two 15-minute halves of extra time, then followed by a penalty shootout if the scores remain level.
First round
Second round 16 sides from the 16 matches being played in this round will go through to the Round of 32, where they will be joined by the 16 Libyan Premier League teams.
Eastern Section This group will contain 18 sides, 7 of which had qualified from groups A & B in the first round. Over the 9 matches, nine will qualify for the Round of 32.
Western section This group will contain 14 sides, 6 of which had qualified from Groups C & D in the first round. Over the 7 ties, 7 teams will go through to the Round of 32.
Round of 32 The dates, times, and stadia were announced by the Libyan Football Federation on April 28, 2009.Round of 32 Fixtures & Results
Division of each club in parentheses
Round of 16 Fixtures announced on May 24, 2009Round of 16 dates and stadia Division of each club in parentheses
1 Zidane's goal was timed at 20 seconds.
Quarter-finals The draw was made on June 22, 2009 at the LFF headquarters in Tripoli.Draw for Libyan Cup quarter-finals The ties will be played over three days commencing June 30, 2009.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamStadium1Ahly Tripoli 4–1Jazeera11 June Stadium2Madina 0–0Tersanah11 June StadiumTersanah won 5 - 4 on penalties3Hilal 2–1AkhdarMartyrs of February Stadium4Al-Ittihad 7–1Shat11 June Stadium
Semifinals
The draw was made on June 30. The ties will be played over July 5 and July 6.Draw for Libyan Cup semi-finals
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamStadium1Tersanah 2–2HilalGMR StadiumTersanah won 3–1 on penalties2Ahly Tripoli 0–0Al-Ittihad11 June StadiumIttihad won 5–4 on penalties
Final
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