title: 2003 Algerian Cup final
text: # 2003 Algerian Cup final
  
  The 2003 Algerian Cup Final was the 39th final of the Algerian Cup. The final took place on June 12, 2003, at Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida with kick-off at 15:00. USM Alger beat CR Belouizdad in extra time with a golden goal in the 117th minute in the final after the game ended 1–1. It was USM Alger's sixth Algerian Cup in its history.
  
  Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs USM Alger and CR Belouizdad were the contestants in the final, in the 41st edition of the Algiers Derby. The competition winners were awarded a berth in the 2004 CAF Confederation Cup.
  
  ## Route to the final
  
  | USM Alger | USM Alger | Round | CR Belouizdad | CR Belouizdad |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | RCG Oran - | w/o | Round of 64 | - | - |
  | JSM Béjaïa 1–0 | Cheraïtia 77' | Round of 32 | ES Guelma 1–0 | - |
  | OMR El Annasser 1–0 | Bourahli 35' | Round of 16 | USM Sétif 1–1 | - |
  | NA Hussein Dey 2–0 | Ouichaoui 21', Djahnine 30' | Quarter-finals | JS Kabylie 2–1 | - |
  | MC Oran 3–0 | Bourahli 5', 75', 87' | Semi-finals | MO Constantine 1–0 | - |
  
  ## Pre-match
  
  ### Details
  
  | USM Alger | CR Belouizdad |
  | - | - |
  
  Hichem Mezaïr :
  
  | | 4 | Salim Aribi | | 6' |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 5 | Mounir Zeghdoud (c) |
  | | 20 | Mahieddine Meftah |
  | | 3 | Tarek Ghoul |
  | | 10 | Hocine Achiou |
  | | 6 | Farid Djahnine |
  | | 9 | Karim Ghazi |
  | | 8 | Billel Dziri | | 23' |
  | | 7 | Amar Ammour | 84' |
  | | 11 | Issaad Bourahli | 101' |
  | Substitutes : |||
  | | 14 | Moncef Ouichaoui | 84' |
  | | 13 | Mohamed Cheraïtia | 101' |
  | Manager : |||
  | Azzedine Aït Djoudi |||
  
  Slimane Ould Mata :
  
  | | 2 | Yacine Slatni |
  | - | - | - |
  | | 5 | Abderahmane Selmi (c) |
  | | 6 | Anwar Mohamed Boudjakdji |
  | | 4 | Nassim Bounekdja |
  | | 3 | Samir Zazou | 97' |
  | | 8 | Brahim Arafat Mezouar |
  | | 11 | Billel Harkas | 46' |
  | | 7 | Mohamed Talis |
  | | 10 | Fayçal Badji | 83' |
  | | 9 | Ishak Ali Moussa |
  | Substitutes : |||
  | | 12 | Brahim Amieur | 97' |
  | | 13 | Abdelaziz Rouaïghia | 46' |
  | | 15 | Fadel Ryad Settara | 83' |
  | Manager : |||
  | Bacha ||||
  | MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Gaïd Berrahmoun Fourth official: MAN OF THE MATCH Moncef Ouichaoui (USM Alger) | MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |
  