The 2026 Magyar Kupa final decided the winners of the 2025–26 Magyar Kupa, the 86th season of Hungarian premier football cup, the Magyar Kupa. The match will be played on 9 May 2026 at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest between Ferencváros and Zalaegerszeg.
The winner qualified for the first qualifying round of 2026–27 Europa League.
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)Ferencváros35 (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, 2025)Zalaegerszeg2 (2010, 2023)
Venue The final has been originally played at the rebuilt Puskás Aréna since it opened, in 2020. This final was the seventh Magyar Kupa final in this stadium.
Background Ferencváros can win the Hungarian Cup for the twenty-fifth time, while Zalaegerszeg can win it for the second time. The two teams will meet for the first time in the Hungarian Cup final. 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 11 more times. It has won the Magyar Kupa three times in the previous ten years, in 2016, 2017 and 2022. Zalaegerszeg is a finalist for the third time after 2010 and 2023. In 2023, the Zalaegerszeg became the 19th winner in the history of the Hungarian Cup.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Ferencváros Round Zalaegerszeg Opponent Result Opponent Result Bye First round Bye Bye Second round Bye 15–0 (A) Round of 64 13–0 (A) Békéscsaba 4–0 (H) Round of 32 Budafok 3–1 (H) Csákvár 4–0 (H) Round of 16 Vasas 2–1 (H) Kazincbarcika 5–0 (A) Quarter-finals Soroksár 1–0 (H) Győri ETO 2–2 (H) Semi-finals Budapest Honvéd 2–2 (H)
Match
Details
GK 90 Dénes Dibusz (c)CB 25 Čebrails MakreckisCB 4 Mariano GómezCB 28 Toon RaemaekersRM 20 Cadu CM 88 Philippe Rommens CM 16 Kristoffer Zachariassen CM 36 Gabi KanichowskyLM 47 Callum O'Dowda RF 75 Lenny Joseph LF 30 Zsombor Gruber Substitutes:GK 99 Dávid GrófDF 5 Naby KeïtaFW 10 Jonathan LeviFW 11 Bamidele Yusuf DF 14 Attila OsváthMF 15 MF 17 Marius Corbu MF 22 Gábor Szalai MF 66 Júlio RomãoFW 76 Krisztián Lisztes DF 77 Barnabás Nagy MF 80 Habib MaïgaManager: Robbie Keane GK 1 Bence Gundel-TakácsRB 8 András Csonka CB 55 Akpe VictoryCB 5 Bence VárkonyiLB 18 José CalderónRM 49 Bence Kiss CM 30 Fabricio AmatoCM 11 Norbert Szendrei (c) LM 7 Alen SkribekRF 23 Maxsuell Alegria LF 70 João Victor Substitutes:GK 31 Žan MauricioGK 89 Vilmos BorsosDF 4 Joseth PerazaFW 9 Daniel FW 12 David López MF 17 Guilherme Teixeira DF 19 Viktor PetrókDF 32 Lucas Alfonso DF 33 Diogo SilvaMF 47 Queyrell TchicamboudFW 73 Ștefan BîtcaManager: Nuno Campos
Man of the Match: Toon Raemaekers (Ferencváros)
Assistant referees: Balázs Buzás Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi Fourth official: Marcell Derdák Video assistant referee: Gergő Bogár Assistant video assistant referee: Gergely BecsériMatch 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 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
References
References
External links Official site