The 2017–18

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

(English: ''Hungarian Cup'') was the 78th season of

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's annual knock-out cup football competition.

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won the cup beating

Puskás Akadémia FC Puskás Akadémia Football Club, commonly known as Puskás Akadémia, is a football club based in Felcsút, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Puskás Akadémia have spent five seasons in the ...

in the final at the

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. The title-holders,

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were eliminated in the second round by

Kisvárda FC Kisvárda Football Club is a Hungarian football club located in Kisvárda. It currently plays in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The team's colors are red and white. History Kisvárda FC, later known as Várda SE, was founded in 1911 as ''Kisvárdai Spo ...

. The tournament was won by

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Main Tournament

On 6 September 2017, it was announced that the

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will distribute 300 million HUF in the 2017–18 Magyar Kupa season. On 11 September the draw took place at the headquarters of the

. This was the first draw in the 2017–18 season where

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and

Nemzeti Bajnokság II NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Keleti ...

clubs were included. On 14 September 2017, the date of the match between Veszprém and Diósgyőr was modified.

Round of 128

Round of 64

On 22 September 2017 the draw of the second proper took place. The 2016–17 Magyar Kupa winner

will play against the leader of the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II,

Round of 32

On 25 October 2017, the draw of the third round proper took place at the headquarters of the Hungarian Football Federation.

Round of 16

On 29 November 2017, the draw of the third round proper took place at the headquarters of the Hungarian Football Federation.

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

On 28 February 2018, the draw of the fifth round proper took place.

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

On 3 April 2018,

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reached the last four. On 4 April 2018,

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and Puskás Akadémia qualified for the semi-finals. On 5 April 2018, it was published by

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that

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is considering to caveat the second-leg of the quarter-finals against

because according to the regulations only 5 non-EU player can play in the

matches. However, there were 6 non-EU players in the Újpest FC team. On 6 April 2018, the draw took place at the headquarters of the

First leg

Second leg

Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Updated to games played on 11 May 2018

References

External links

Official site

soccerway.com

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Magyar Kupa seasons {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Magyar Kupa

Main Tournament

Round of 128

Round of 64

Round of 32

Round of 16

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

See also

References

External links