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 Puskás Aréna during the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2024–25 Magyar Kupa | ||||||
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| After extra time Paks won 3–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 14 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Puskás Aréna, Budapest | ||||||
| Referee | Csaba Pintér | ||||||
| Attendance | 54,762[1] | ||||||
| Weather | 16°C, clear | ||||||
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
editVenue
editThe 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
editFerencváros 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
editNote: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Ferencváros | Round | Paks | ||||
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| 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
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   Paks
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Mol Magyar Kupa-döntő: Ferencváros–Paks". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "Visszatért a fináléba a címvédő Paks" [Defending champion Paks returned to the final]. molkupa.hu (in Hungarian). 22 April 2025.
- ↑ "Fordított és bejutott a döntőbe a Ferencváros" [Ferencváros turned things around and reached the final]. molkupa.hu (in Hungarian). 23 April 2025.
- 1 2 "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.
References
edit- "A címvédő Paks idén is bejutott a MOL Magyar Kupa döntőjébe" [Defending champion Paks reached the final of the MOL Hungarian Cup again this year]. mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). 22 April 2025.
- "Böde 4 perc után beköszönt, megint döntős a címvédő Paks" [Böde scores after 4 minutes, defending champion Paks reaches final again]. csakfoci.hu (in Hungarian). 22 April 2025.
- "Nyert a Fradi az MTK ellen, megismétlődik a tavalyi kupadöntő" [Fradi won against MTK, a repeat of last year's cup final]. mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). 23 April 2025.
- "A Fradi hátrányból felállva Dibusz-gólpasszal nyerte az örökrangadót és újra döntős" [Fradi came back from a deficit to win the all-time series with a Dibusz assist and reach the final again]. csakfoci.hu (in Hungarian). 23 April 2025.
External links
edit- Official site (in Hungarian)