The 2024–25
Magyar Kupa
The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...
() was the 85th season of
Hungary
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's annual knock-out cup football competition.
MOL was the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is MOL Magyar Kupa. The winners qualified for the
2025–26 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.
Competition format
The Magyar Kupa is played as a knockout tournament. All rounds are played as one-off matches. The final are traditionally held in the
Puskás Aréna
Puskás Aréna () is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in the Zugló, 14th district (Zugló) of Budapest, Hungary. The stadium's construction started in 2017 and was finished before the end of 2019. It is an all-seater with a capacity o ...
,
Budapest
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. The competition consists of eighth proper rounds. All rounds are single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes will be played, then penalties are to be taken if still necessary. All rounds will be drawn randomly, usually either at the completion of the previous round discounting any replays or on the evening of the last televised game of a round being played, depending on television broadcasting rights.
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Calendar
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Participating clubs
A total of 172 teams competed in the 2024–25 edition, comprising 12 teams from the Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system.
Twelve ...
(tier 1), 16 teams from the Nemzeti Bajnokság II
The 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: ''Ke ...
(tier 2), 50 teams from the Nemzeti Bajnokság III
Nemzeti Bajnokság III (''NB III'', ''National Championship III'') is the third tier of Football in Hungary, Hungarian football (from the autumn of 1997 till the spring of 2005, NB III was the fourth tier, the third was NB II).
The tier contains ...
(tier 3), 83 teams from the Megyei Bajnokság I
Megyei Bajnokság I is the fourth tier of Hungarian football league system. It includes the championships of the 20 counties of Hungary. The champions might be promoted to the Nemzeti Bajnokság III.
Champions
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(tier 4), 8 teams from the Megyei Bajnokság II (tier 5), 2 team from the Megyei Bajnokság III (tier 6) and 1 team from the Megyei Bajnokság IV (tier 7).
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Matches
Times up to 26 October 2024 and from 31 March 2024 are CEST (UTC+2
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(UTC+1
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).
First round
Teams in Tier 3 and below entered the first round.
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Second round
The 72 first round
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winners entered the second round.
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Round of 64
The 36 second round
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winners, the 12 teams in Tier 1, and the 16 teams in Tier 2 entered the Round of 64.
The draw for the Round of 64 was held on 26 August 2024.
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Matches
Round of 32
The 32 Round of 64 winners entered the Round of 32. The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 16 September 2024.
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Matches
Round of 16
The 16 Round of 32
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winners entered the Round of 16. The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 31 October 2024.
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Matches
Quarter-finals
The eight Round of 16
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winners entered the quarter-finals. The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 27 February 2025.
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Matches
Semi-finals
The four quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals. The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 3 April 2025.
Matches
Final
The final was held between the two semi-final
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winners.
Bracket
Statistics
Top goalscorers
See also
* 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2024–25 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, will be the 126th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The fixtures were a ...
* 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
The 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2024–25 Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons) is Hungary's 74th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system.
Overview
The fixtures were an ...
* 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
* 2024–25 Megyei Bajnokság I
Notes
References
External links
Official site
Magyar Kupa news on MLSZ
Official rules at MLSZ
Official calendar
at Hungarian Football Federation
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