2026 Magyar Kupa final
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| Event | 2025–26 Magyar Kupa | ||||||
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| Date | 9 May 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Puskás Aréna, Budapest | ||||||
| Referee | TBD | ||||||
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[1] and Zalaegerszeg.[2]
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Ferencváros | 35 (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) |
| Zalaegerszeg | 2 (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.[3]
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Ferencváros | Round | Zalaegerszeg | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |||
| Bye | First round | Bye | ||||
| Bye | Second round | Bye | ||||
| Szarvaskend (MB I – Tier 4) | 15–0 | (A) | Round of 64 | Vásárosnamény (MB I – Tier 4) | 13–0 | (A) |
| Békéscsaba (NB II) | 4–0 | (H) | Round of 32 | Budafok (NB II) | 3–1 | (H) |
| Csákvár (NB II) | 4–0 | (H) | Round of 16 | Vasas (NB II) | 2–1 | (H) |
| Kazincbarcika (NB I) | 5–0 | (A) | Quarter-finals | Soroksár (NB II) | 1–0 | (H) |
| Győri ETO (NB I) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | (H) | Semi-finals | Budapest Honvéd (NB II) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | (H) |
Match
Details
| Ferencváros | v | Zalaegerszeg |
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Ferencváros
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Zalaegerszeg
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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