2025–26 Algerian Basketball Cup

2026 Algerian Basketball Cup
Tournament details
Country	Algeria
Dates	February 28 – May 16
Teams	16
Defending champions	NB Staouéli
Final positions
Champions	MC Alger
Runners-up	NB Staouéli
Semifinalists	WO Boufarik; TRA Draria;
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The 2025–26 Algerian Basketball Cup is the 57th edition of the Algerian Basketball Cup. The Round of 16 of the 2026 Algerian Basketball Cup (men's seniors) is scheduled to take place on 27–28 February 2026, following the draw held in Algiers. This stage features the fourteen Super-Division clubs along with two lower-division teams. The defending champions, NB Staouéli, will face M Ouled Chebel. The runners-up of the previous edition, USM Alger, are set to play against Rouiba CB. The two non–Super Division sides, WRB El-Eulma and SOC Annaba, will face TRA Draria and WO Boufarik, respectively.^[1]

Bracket

Round of 16 27–28 February		Quarter-finals 17–18 April		Semi-finals 1–2 May		Final 16 May



USM Alger	63

Rouiba CB	61
		USM Alger	74

		TRA Draria	80
TRA Draria	81

WRB El Eulma	73
				TRA Draria	53

				NB Staouéli	60
M Ouled Chebel	68

NB Staouéli	78
		NB Staouéli	72

		CS Tlemcen	47
CS Tlemcen	66

USM Blida	46
						NB Staouéli	90

						MC Alger	96
MC Alger	78

NA Hussein Dey	75
		MC Alger	67

		CR Beni Saf	64
US Sétif	56

CR Beni Saf	67
				MC Alger	78

				WO Boufarik	74	Third place
SOCA Annaba	68

WO Boufarik	78
		WO Boufarik	20

		CRB Dar Beida	00
CRB Dar Beida	76

CSC Djasr Kasentina	67

Round of 16

Following the matches played on 27 and 28 February 2026, the round of 16 largely confirmed expectations, with most of the favorites advancing, although several games were closely contested. The NB Staouéli, the defending champions, secured a controlled 78–68 win over M Ouled Chebel, showing overall dominance and effective game management. Meanwhile, the MC Alger edged past NA Hussein Dey (78–75) in one of the tightest encounters of the round, decided in the final possessions. The CRB Dar Beida defeated CSC Djasr Kasentina (76–67) with a consistent performance across all four quarters. The CS Tlemcen comfortably beat USM Blida (66–46), building an early lead and maintaining control throughout the game.^[2]

In another matchup, the WO Boufarik eliminated SOC Annaba (78–68), capitalizing on stronger offensive efficiency in key moments. The TRA Draria overcame WRB El Eulma (81–73), thanks to steady scoring and solid end-game management. The biggest upset came from the CR Béni Saf, who defeated US Sétif (67–56), highlighting the competitive nature of the tournament and the potential for underdogs to challenge established teams.^[2] The last team to qualify for the quarter-finals was USM Alger after a narrow 63–61 win over Rouiba CB in a match played on March 27, 2026, following its postponement due to security issues. USMA built their success on a strong first quarter (23–15) and managed to hold on despite late pressure.^[3]

February 26, 2026	CRB Dar Beida	76–67	CSC Djasr Kasentina	Rouïba
22:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 23–14, 19–19, 15–12
	Pts: Abdesselem Semrouni 29 Rebs: Abdesselem Semrouni, Younes Benanesbaghor 10 Asts: Sif Eddine Benbrahim 8	Boxscore	Pts: Zakaria Guezout 26 Rebs: Bouhaous Messaoudi 7 Asts: Moussa Bougria 5	Arena: Salle OMS Mohamed Kadiri Referees: Larouci Adlene, Ousmane Sidali, Kahil Yacine

February 26, 2026	CS Tlemcen	66–46	USM Blida	Oran
22:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 26–11, 9–11, 17–4
	Pts: Seyyid Ahmed Bensalah 15 Rebs: Abakar Outman Oumar 14 Asts: Farouk Hadjadj, Nizar Islam Taleb 3	Boxscore	Pts: Mousaab Kaoub 14 Rebs: Mohamed Boudoumi 11 Asts: Mohamed Zahaf, Mousaab Kaoub 2	Attendance: 40 Referees: Anis Bennani, Nadjet Zenagui, Abderazak Fouchen

February 26, 2026	MC Alger	78–75	NA Hussein Dey	Staoueli
22:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 17–20, 18–14, 17–23
	Pts: Ramzi Merahi 21 Rebs: Oussama Aggoun 10 Asts: Merouane Bourkaib 9	Boxscore	Pts: Rayan Hamdi 23 Rebs: Redouane Haddad 10 Asts: Mounir Djellili 5	Arena: Salle OMS de Staouéli Referees: Adel Kahalou, Bouarifi, Smail Heddi

February 27, 2026	SOCA Annaba	68–78	WO Boufarik	Bordj Bou Arréridj
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 14–18, 22–18, 13–25
	Pts: Sabri Yousfi 17 Rebs: Sabri Yousfi 8 Asts: Hamza Seba 4	Boxscore	Pts: Kadour Mitidji 25 Rebs: Rabah Zitoun 11 Asts: Tarek Hamdani 12	Arena: Salle Baghoura Younes Attendance: 200 Referees: Hamada Sofiane, Amrane Farid, Latibi Wahid

February 27, 2026	US Sétif	56–67	CR Beni Saf	Boufarik
22:00	Scoring by quarter: 8–20, 22–17, 14–10, 12–20
	Pts: Anis Azzouz 18 Rebs: Mutomb Mbav, Anis Azzouz 10 Asts: Yacine Kalkoul 5	Boxscore	Pts: Houssam Moussa Benyacine 17 Rebs: Houssam Moussa Benyacine 10 Asts: Imad Didi 5	Arena: Salle Moussa Cheraf Attendance: 200 Referees: Kahalou Adel, Osmane Sid Ali, Zahaf Ali

February 27, 2026	M Ouled Chebel	68–78	NB Staouéli	Hydra
22:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 12–14, 18–25, 20–18
	Pts: Slimane Boumedfa 16 Rebs: Diakite Demba 14 Asts: Abdelnacer Labadi, Slimane Boumedfa 6	Boxscore	Pts: Mohamed Amine Bensalah 18 Rebs: Mohamed Amine Bensalah 9 Asts: Merouane Yahya 7	Arena: Salle OMS Abdelaziz Ben Tifour Attendance: 100 Referees: Adlene Larouci, Fateh Ghaib, Yacine Kahil

February 27, 2026	TRA Draria	81–73	WRB El Eulma	Bordj Bou Arréridj
22:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 20–19, 13–16, 24–27
	Pts: Nabil Nouari 17 Rebs: Mounir Benamara 10 Asts: Omar Belliche 6	Boxscore	Pts: Madjdou Gouriri 25 Rebs: Aymen Hendel 8 Asts: Amine Rouabha, Malik Achour 4	Arena: Salle Baghoura Younes Attendance: 200 Referees: Hamada Sofiane, Latibi Wahid, Amrane Farid

March 27, 2026	USM Alger	63–61	Rouiba CB	Staoueli
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 15–21, 13–14, 12–11
	Pts: Merahi 22 Rebs: Merahi 10 Asts: Merahi 4	Boxscore	Pts: Abdel Hakim Abaz 13 Rebs: Abdel Hakim Abaz, Sid Ali Ben Zaim 8 Asts: Ziad Chenieff 4	Arena: Salle OMS de Staouéli Attendance: 240 Referees: Larouci Adlene, Latibi Wahid, Harach Mouaad

Quarter-finals

April 17, 2026	MC Alger	67–64	CR Beni Saf	Boukadir
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 19–8, 21–15, 12–24
	Pts: Mohamed Seddik Touati 13 Rebs: Oussama Aggoun 12 Asts: Merouane Bourkaib 8	Boxscore	Pts: Houssam Moussa Benyacine 16 Rebs: Houssam Moussa Benyacine 8 Asts: Issam Benarbia 6	Arena: Salle OMS Boukadir Attendance: 1000 Referees: Larouci Adlene, Bennani Anis, Osmane A

April 17, 2026	NB Staouéli	72–47	CS Tlemcen	Boukadir
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 22–9, 8–16, 23–14
	Pts: Mohamed Amine Bensalah 24 Rebs: Three players 9 Asts: Hichem Dekakene 5	Boxscore	Pts: Yacine Benyahya 11 Rebs: Abakar Outman Oumar 14 Asts: Mustapha Braik 4	Arena: Salle OMS Boukadir Referees: Si Youcef Sofiane, Kaddour Hamid, Hamada Sofiane

April 17, 2026	USM Alger	74–80(OT)	TRA Draria	Rouïba
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 16–18, 13–19, 14–11, Overtime: 6–12
	Pts: Ahmed Boutiba 17 Rebs: Mehdi Zaim 12 Asts: Ramdane Belhadj 8	Boxscore	Pts: Faycal Zerouk Belkhodja 18 Rebs: Omar Belliche 10 Asts: Nabil Gueddoudj 5	Arena: Salle OMS Mohamed Kadiri Attendance: 500 Referees: Kahalou Adel, Latibi Wahid, Marouf Mohamed

April 18, 2026	WO Boufarik	20–00	CRB Dar Beida	Staoueli
15:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Salle OMS de Staouéli Referees: Bouarifi, Latibi Wahid, Kahil Yacine

Semi-finals

May 1, 2026	WO Boufarik	74–78	MC Alger	La Coupole d'Alger Arena, Dély Ibrahim, Algiers
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 24–22, 18–23, 16–22
	Pts: Louai Chebel 19 Rebs: Rabah Zitoun 10 Asts: Mohamed Sahraoui 4	Boxscore	Pts: Ramzi Merahi 21 Rebs: Ramzi Merahi 8 Asts: Merouane Bourkaib 7	Attendance: 5000 Referees: Bennani Anis, Hammada Sofiane, Latibi Wahid

May 2, 2026	TRA Draria	53–60	NB Staouéli	Hydra
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 18–8, 9–11, 14–22
	Pts: Nabil Gueddoudj 14 Rebs: Lerry Essono Mve 13 Asts: Faycal Zerouk Belkhodja 3	Boxscore	Pts: Hichem Dekakene 24 Rebs: Khaled Ouahab 10 Asts: Anis Mohamed Fedala 5	Arena: Salle OMS Abdelaziz Ben Tifour Attendance: 500 Referees: Kahallou Adel, Hammada Sofiane, Emtir Sahraoui

Final

TV2

May 16, 2026
17:00

Boxscore

NB Staouéli	90–96	MC Alger
Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 18–20, 27–29, 18–26
Pts: Hichem Dekakene 22 Rebs: Merouane Yahya 7 Asts: Merouane Yahya 4		Pts: Mustapha Adrar 21 Rebs: Samir Mokdad 9 Asts: Merouane Bourkaib 11

La Coupole d'Alger Arena, Dély Ibrahim, Algiers
Attendance: 5000
Referees: Larouci Adlen, Kahallou Adel, Hammada Sofiane

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PF	7	Mohamed Amine Bensalah	16	5	2
PF	8	Merouane Yahya	7	7	4
C	11	Zakaria Maatoub	7	2	0
PG	14	Mohamed Boussad	14	5	2
PF	15	Hichem Dekakane	22	1	2
Reserves:
PG	4	Anis Mohamed Fedala	17	4	2
G	5	Hamoud Slimani	DNP
SF	6	Zine-Eddine Tifoura	DNP
G	10	Abderraouf Benrighi	5	5	0
G/F	12	Sami Izedine Aious	DNP
G	13	Khaled Ouahab	2	6	1
Head coach:
Mohamed Yahya

NB Staouéli

MC Alger

NB Staouéli	Statistics	MC Alger
	Statistics
22/41 (53%)	2-pt field goals	25/41 (60%)
8/26 (30%)	3-pt field goals	9/25 (36%)
22/34 (64%)	Free throws	19/30 (63%)
11	Offensive rebounds	11
27	Defensive rebounds	34
38	Total rebounds	45
13	Assists	22
11	Turnovers	11
6	Steals	9
4	Blocks	2
17	Fouls	17

2026 Algerian Basketball Cup champions
MC Alger

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PF	2	Oussama Aggoun	15	7	1
C	5	Mustapha Adrar	21	7	1
PG	6	Merouane Bourkaib	17	8	11
PF	8	Ramzi Merahi	14	3	5
PF	17	Samir Mokdad	10	9	1
Reserves:
PG	0	Abdelkrim Ziane	15	0	3
PF	4	Moncef Bahloul	0	0	0
PF	9	Abdelhak Benali	0	0	0
C	10	Mohamed Seddik Touati	4	2	0
SF	11	Mohamed Zergoug	0	1	0
G	14	Youcef Khalfallah	0	0	0
SG	22	Zakaria Aggoun	0	1	0
Head coach:
Maamar Berrich

Notes

References

↑ "Coupe d'Algérie : les rencontres des huitièmes de finale dévoilées". Radio Algerie. February 14, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
1 2 "Basket-ball Coupe d'Algérie : USM Alger-Rouiba CB pour compléter les 1/8es de finale messieurs". La Voie D'Algerie. March 26, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
↑ "Coupe d'Algérie basket : qualification de l'USM Alger aux dépens du Rouiba CB". La Nouvelle République Algérie. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.

External links

[Coupe_d'Algérie_:_les_rencontres_des_huitièmes_de_finale_dévoilées-1] "Coupe d'Algérie : les rencontres des huitièmes de finale dévoilées". Radio Algerie. February 14, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.

[basket-ball-coupe-dalgerie-usm-alger-rouiba-cb-pour-completer-les-1-8es-de-finale-messieurs-2] 1 2 "Basket-ball Coupe d'Algérie : USM Alger-Rouiba CB pour compléter les 1/8es de finale messieurs". La Voie D'Algerie. March 26, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.

[3] "Coupe d'Algérie basket : qualification de l'USM Alger aux dépens du Rouiba CB". La Nouvelle République Algérie. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.

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