2023–24 Egypt Cup
كأس مصر 2023/24 | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Egypt |
Dates | 31 October 2023 – 30 August 2024 |
Teams | 109 (all) 91 (qualifying phase) 32 (main competition, including 14 qualifiers) |
Defending champions | Al Ahly |
Final positions | |
Champions | Pyramids (1st title) |
Runner-up | ZED |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 65 (2.1 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Marwan Hamdy (4 goals) |
(Note: All statistics do not include preliminary rounds, and include three awarded goals) |
The 2023–24 Egypt Cup was the 92nd edition of the Egypt Cup, the oldest recognized football knockout competition in Egypt and Africa.
The competition started on 31 October 2023 with the first preliminary round of the qualifying phase, and concluded with the final, which was be played on 30 August 2024.
Pyramids won the title after beating ZED 1–0 in the final, winning their first-ever Egypt Cup and major title.[1]
Al Ahly were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 16 after withdrawing from the competition.[2][3]
Schedule
[edit]The schedule for the tournament stages is as follows:
Phase | Round | Draw date | Matches |
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Qualifying phase | First preliminary round | 2 October 2023[4] | 31 October – 3 November 2023 |
Second preliminary round | 15 November 2023[5] | 22–25 November 2023 | |
Third preliminary round | 3 December 2023[6] | 22–24 December 2023 | |
Main competition | Round of 32 | 2 May 2024[7] | 28 May – 19 July 2024[note 1] |
Round of 16 | 8–21 August 2024 | ||
Quarter-finals | 21–24 August 2024 | ||
Semi-finals | 27 August 2024 | ||
Final | 30 August 2024 |
Format
[edit]Participation
[edit]The Egypt Cup begin with a round of 32 teams. The 18 teams of the Egyptian Premier League, along with the 14 winning teams that qualified from the third preliminary round of the qualifying rounds.
Draw
[edit]The draw for the main competition was held on 2 May 2024, 14:00 CAST (UTC+3), at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.[7]
The 32 participating teams were separated into 3 pots. Pot 1 included the 15th placed team from the previous season of the Egyptian Premier League, alongside the 3 promoted teams from the 2022–23 Egyptian Second Division, Pot 2 included the top 14 teams from the previous season of the Egyptian Premier League, and Pot 3 included all 14 teams who qualified to the competition through the qualifying rounds.
Teams from Pot 1 were drawn against each other, while teams from Pot 2 were drawn against teams from Pot 3.
Usually, the Egypt Cup defending champions and the Egyptian Premier League winners are placed in different paths, so both teams could face each other only in the final. However, since Al Ahly won both the cup and the league last season, they were placed in the upper (league) path, while the league runners-up, Zamalek, were placed in the lower (cup) path.[8]
Pot | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Teams |
Match rules
[edit]Teams meet in one game per round. Matches take place for 90 minutes, with two-halves of 45 minutes. If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time are played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score is still level after this, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss decides who takes the first penalty. A total of nine players are allowed to be listed on the substitute bench, with up to five substitutions being allowed during regulation, and a further sixth is allowed in extra time.
All matches starting from the round of 32 are hosted by the teams drawn first, except for the final, which is played on a venue selected by the Egyptian Football Association.
Champion qualification
[edit]The winners of the Egypt Cup earns automatic qualification for the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup. In case they already qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup or CAF Champions League through their position in the Egyptian Premier League, then the spot goes to the cup runners-up. If the cup runners-up also qualified for a CAF competition through their league position, then the spot is given to the fourth-placed team in the league. Should the competition be not finished by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in next season's African competitions, the spot awarded to the cup winners would be passed also to the fourth-placed team in the league.
Bracket
[edit]The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembles. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Al Ahly | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Aluminium | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Ahly | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pharco (w/o) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pharco | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Wasta | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pharco | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Masry | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
National Bank of Egypt | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Petrojet | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
National Bank of Egypt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Masry | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Masry | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gomhoriat Shebin | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Masry | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Pyramids (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Pyramids | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Nasr | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pyramids | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Abou Qir Fertilizers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Ittihad | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Abou Qir Fertilizers (p) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Pyramids | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
El Gouna | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tersana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tersana | 0 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
El Gouna (p) | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Baladiyat El Mahalla | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
El Gouna (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
Pyramids | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZED | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Zamalek | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Proxy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Zamalek | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Tala'ea El Gaish (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
Tala'ea El Gaish | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Port Fouad | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tala'ea El Gaish | 1 (9) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ismaily (p) | 1 (10) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ismaily (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
El Qanah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ismaily | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Smouha | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Smouha | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
La Viena | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ismaily | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZED | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Modern Future | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Asyut Petroleum | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Modern Future | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
ENPPI | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
ENPPI | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nogoom | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Modern Future | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZED (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ceramica Cleopatra | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Makadi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ceramica Cleopatra | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZED (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
ZED (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
El Dakhleya | 1 |
Round of 32
[edit]Teams playing in the Egyptian Premier League entered this round, and were joined by the 14 teams advancing from the qualifying phase. This round included five teams from the Egyptian Second Division B (third tier): Al Aluminium, Al Nasr, Port Fouad, Tersana and Al Wasta; the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition.
28 May 2024 | Ceramica Cleopatra (1) | 1–0 | Makadi (2) | Nasr City, Cairo |
17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Mostafa Medhat |
28 May 2024 | Smouha (1) | 1–0 | La Viena (2) | Shatby, Alexandria |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Osama Ismail |
28 May 2024 | ZED (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | El Dakhleya (1) | Al Salam City, Cairo |
20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mohamed Abdel Alim |
29 May 2024 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab (1) | 0–1 | Tersana (3) | Nasr City, Cairo |
17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Ahmed Hamed |
29 May 2024 | Tala'ea El Gaish (1) | 1–0 | Port Fouad (3) | Heliopolis, Cairo |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium Referee: Hossam Azab |
30 May 2024 | Al Masry (1) | 1–0 | Gomhoriat Shebin (2) | Borg El Arab, Alexandria |
17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Abdel Hakim Nasser |
30 May 2024 | Ismaily (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | El Qanah (2) | Ismailia |
20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Ahmed Nasser |
31 May 2024 | National Bank of Egypt (1) | 4–1 | Petrojet (2) | Nasr City, Cairo |
17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Mohamed Abbas |
31 May 2024 | Baladiyat El Mahalla (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | El Gouna (1) | El Mahalla El Kubra |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium Referee: Haitham Osman |
Penalties | ||||
1 June 2024 | Pharco (1) | 3–0 | Al Wasta (3) | El Max, Alexandria |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium Referee: Amr Ramadan |
1 June 2024 | Modern Future (1) | 3–0 | Asyut Petroleum (2) | Al Salam City, Cairo |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Ahmed Nagy |
1 June 2024 | ENPPI (1) | 1–0 | Nogoom (2) | New Cairo, Cairo |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Petrosport Stadium Referee: Alaa Sabry |
2 June 2024 | Al Ittihad (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Abou Qir Fertilizers (2) | Shatby, Alexandria |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi | ||
Penalties | ||||
15 July 2024[note 2] | Pyramids (1) | 4–0 | Al Nasr (3) | New Cairo, Cairo |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Amr El Shenawy |
18 July 2024[note 2] | Zamalek (1) | 5–2 | Proxy (2) | Nasr City, Cairo |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Hussein |
19 July 2024[note 2] | Al Ahly (1) | 1–0 | Al Aluminium (3) | Nasr City, Cairo |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Abdel Rahman Saleh |
Round of 16
[edit]Starting from this round onwards, all participating teams were winners of the previous round. Tersana were the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, who were a member of the Egyptian Second Division B (third tier).
8 August 2024 | Pyramids (1) | 1–0 | Abou Qir Fertilizers (2) | New Cairo, Cairo |
18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Mostafa El Shohdy |
8 August 2024 | Tersana (3) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–2 p) | El Gouna (1) | Giza |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Hassan El Shazly Stadium Referee: El Sayed Mounir | ||
Penalties | ||||
9 August 2024 | National Bank of Egypt (1) | 1–3 | Al Masry (1) | Borg El Arab, Alexandria |
21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour |
20 August 2024 | Al Ahly (1) | 0–2 Awarded[note 3] | Pharco (1) | Nasr City, Cairo |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
20 August 2024 | Modern Future (1) | 1–0 | ENPPI (1) | Al Salam City, Cairo |
21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz El Sayed |
21 August 2024 | Ismaily (1) | 2–0 | Smouha (1) | Ismailia |
18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy |
21 August 2024 | Ceramica Cleopatra (1) | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | ZED (1) | Nasr City, Cairo |
18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Amin Omar |
21 August 2024 | Zamalek (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Tala'ea El Gaish (1) | Al Salam City, Cairo |
21:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf |
Penalties | ||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]21 August 2024 | Pyramids (1) | 4–0 | El Gouna (1) | New Cairo, Cairo |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Mohamed Youssef |
22 August 2024 | Pharco (1) | 0–1 | Al Masry (1) | Borg El Arab, Alexandria |
21:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Atabani |
24 August 2024 | Tala'ea El Gaish (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–10 p) | Ismaily (1) | Heliopolis, Cairo |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium Referee: Mohamed Salama |
24 August 2024 | Modern Future (1) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | ZED (1) | Al Salam City, Cairo |
21:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny |
Semi-finals
[edit]27 August 2024 | Ismaily (1) | 0–1 | ZED (1) | Ismailia |
18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
27 August 2024 | Al Masry (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Pyramids (1) | Borg El Arab, Alexandria |
21:00 | Mohsen ![]() |
Report | Lakay ![]() |
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel |
Final
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Pyramids | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
ZED | 3 |
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Al Masry | ||
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Ismaily | ||
5 | ![]() |
Pyramids | 2 |
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Al Masry | ||
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Modern Future | ||
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Tala'ea El Gaish | ||
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National Bank of Egypt |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Three matches were postponed from this round, and were played between 15 and 19 July 2024. All matches were originally scheduled to be played by 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Round of 32 fixtures involving Al Ahly, Pyramids and Zamalek, originally scheduled to be played between 29 and 31 May 2024, were postponed after at least three players were called up from each team by the Egypt national football team for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers set to be played in early June 2024.[9][10] The matches were later rescheduled to be played between 15 and 19 July 2024.[11]
- ^ Pharco were awarded a 3–0 walkover win after Al Ahly withdrew from the match.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pyramids FC break finals jinx to claim first ever Egypt Cup title". Al Ahram Online. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Al Ahly win Egyptian Cup in derby victory over Zamalek in Riyadh". CAF Online. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b "بعد اعتذار الأهلي.. اتحاد الكرة يخطر فاركو بالتأهل لمواجهة المصري في كأس مصر" [EFA notifies Pharco of qualification to face Al Masry in Egypt Cup quarter-finals after Al Ahly's withdrawal]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "بمشاركة أندية القسم الثاني ب.. الكشف عن قرعة الدور التمهيدي الأول من كأس مصر" [With the participation of Second Division B teams.. Draw for the first preliminary round of the Egypt Cup revealed]. FilGoal. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "نتائج قرعة الدور التمهيدي لكأس مصر 2023-2024" [2023/24 Egypt Cup second preliminary round draw result]. Youm7. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "الإعلان عن قرعة الدور التمهيدي الثالث لمسابقة كأس مصر" [Draw results for the third preliminary round of the Egypt Cup]. Al Masry Al Youm. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Easy draw for Ahly, Zamalek in the 2023-24 Egypt Cup". Al Ahram Online. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "اتحاد الكرة يعلن نتيجة قرعة دور الـ 32 لمسابقة كأس مصر اليوم" [Draw for Egypt Cup round of 32 to be conducted by the EFA today]. Al Masry Al Youm. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Ahly, Zamalek games in Egypt Cup round of 32 postponed due to international duty". Al Ahram Online. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "انضمام إبراهيم عادل لمنتخب مصر وتأجيل مباراة بيراميدز" [Ibrahim Adel called up for Egypt national team camp, Pyramids cup game postponed]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "إعلان مؤجلات الأهلي والزمالك وبيراميدز في كأس مصر" [New date for Egypt Cup's postponed fixtures, involving Al Ahly, Pyramids and Zamalek, announced by EFA]. Yalla Kora (in Arabic). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.