The 2024–25 Algerian Basketball Cup was the 56th edition of the Algerian Basketball Cup. Consistent information from the Algerian Basketball Federation indicating the possibility of canceling the Algerian Cup final for the 2024–25 season. NB Staouéli, the newly crowned 2025 Algerian champions, clinched the 54th edition of the Algerian Cup by defeating title holders USM Alger with a score of 59–46. With this victory, the club completes a remarkable league and cup double their second in history, following the one achieved in 2007 under the name DRB Staouéli.
USM Alger, boasting four Super Division titles (1966, 1967, 1969, 2023) and last season’s Algerian Cup winners, fielded a youthful squad led by rising talents such as 2.16m (7'1") center Faredj Messaoudi (22 years old). However, Staouéli’s experience showed in the second half, as coach Mohamed Yahia’s men, driven by the international quartet of Chakib Sedoud, Zakaria Maatoub, Mohamed Boussad, and Mohamed Amine Bensalah, took control of the game.
The match was played in front of a record crowd, with passionate supporters from both clubs filling the stands of the Coupole of the Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex. This fourth Algerian Cup triumph for NB Staouéli (after previous wins in 1999, 2000, and 2007) crowns a historic season for the team and further cements its place among the elite of Algerian basketball.
Bracket The draw for the Algerian Cup for the 2024–25 sports season take place on April 3, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. at the conference room of the Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) in Ben Aknoun.
Round of 16 On April 24, 2025, Thanks to their victory against CRB Dar Beida 83-60, NB Staouéli secured a spot in the quarter-finals, joining Rouiba CB, who defeated US Sétif 58–50, and M Ouled Chebel, who advanced automatically following AS Oum Bouaghi's withdrawal.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
USM Alger Statistics NB Staouéli 14/39 (35%) 2-pt field goals 19/39 (48%) 4/21 (19%) 3-pt field goals 4/26 (15%) 6/12 (50%) Free throws 9/16 (56%) 14 Offensive rebounds 9 36 Defensive rebounds 31 50 Total rebounds 40 10 Assists 9 21 Turnovers 11 3 Steals 11 2 Blocks 3 16 (10) Fouls 11 (15)
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References
External links Algerian Basketball - Afrobasket.com Fédération Algérienne de Basketball - FABB