2019–20 Egypt Cup

The 2019–20 Egypt Cup was the 88th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. It is sponsored by WE, and known as the WE Cup for sponsorship purposes. It started with the First Preliminary Round on 15 October 2019, and concluded with the final on 5 December 2020.

2019–20 Egypt Cup
CountryEgypt
Dates15 October – 23 November 2019 (qualifying competition)
2 December 2019 – 5 December 2020 (main competition)
Teams262 (overall)
244 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
Defending championsZamalek
ChampionsAl Ahly (37th title)
Runners-upTala'ea El Gaish
Confederation CupAl Mokawloon Al Arab[lower-alpha 1]
Matches played31
Goals scored74 (2.39 per match)
Best playerShoukry Naguib
(3 goals)
2020–21

Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek, who had won the last two titles, were eliminated by Tala'ea El Gaish in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat after extra time.

Al Ahly defeated Tala'ea El Gaish in the final won the match 3–2 on penalties, after the original and extra time ended 1–1, winning their 37th Egypt Cup title.

On 14 March 2020, a decision was made by the Egyptian Football Association to postpone all football activities in Egypt due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[1] The initial suspension, until 29 March, was then extended multiple times until at least mid-July. On 2 July 2020, the EFA announced that football competitions in Egypt would resume, with the Premier League recommencing on 6 August, Second Division on 21 September and Egypt Cup on 30 September. The EFA also confirmed that all clubs' players and staff would be tested for COVID-19 before resuming training.[2][3]

Teams

RoundClubs remainingClubs involvedWinners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering
at this round
Qualifying phase[lower-alpha 2]
First Preliminary Round266208none208Egyptian Third Division
Egyptian Fourth Division
Second Preliminary Round151941041none
Third Preliminary Round104864735Egyptian Second Division
Fourth Preliminary Round611515nonenone
Fifth Preliminary Round462815nonenone
Main competition
Round of 3232321418Egyptian Premier League
Round of 16161616nonenone
Quarter-finals888nonenone
Semi-finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Round and draw dates

The schedule is as follows.

Phase Round Draw date First match date
Qualifying phase First Preliminary Round 10 October 2019 15 October 2019
Second Preliminary Round 19 October 2019
Third Preliminary Round 22 October 2019 25 October 2019
Fourth Preliminary Round 13 November 2019
Fifth Preliminary Round 17 November 2019 20 November 2019
Main competition Round of 32 24 November 2019 2 December 2019
Round of 16 15 February 2020
Quarter-finals 14 October 2020
Semi-finals 1 December 2020
Final 5 December 2020

Format

Participation

The Egypt Cup began with a round of 32 teams. The 18 teams of the Egyptian Premier League, along with the 14 winning teams qualified from the Fifth Preliminary Round of the 2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds.

Draw

The draw for the main competition was held at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Gezira, Cairo on 24 November 2019 and was broadcast live on ON Sport.[4]

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 2018–19 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.

Similar to previous season, the Egypt Cup defending champions, Zamalek, and the Egyptian Premier League champions, Al Ahly, were placed in different paths; meaning that both teams can face each other only in the final.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Teams

Match rules

Teams meet in one game per round. Matches take place for 90 minutes, with two-halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score is still level after this, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss will decide who takes the first penalty. A total of seven players are allowed to be listed on the substitute bench, with up to three substitutions being allowed during regulation.

All matches will be played on venues selected by the Egyptian Football Association except in the Round of 32, where matches will be hosted by the team drawn first.

Champion qualification

The winners of the Egypt Cup will earn automatic qualification for the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup. If they have already qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup or CAF Champions League through their position in the Egyptian Premier League, then the spot will go to the cup runners-up. If the cup runners-up also qualified for an African competition through their league position, then the spot will be given to the fourth placed team in the league.

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Egyptian Premier League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 14 available places in the Round of 32. The qualifying phase began with the First Preliminary Round on 15 October 2019, and concluded with the Fifth Preliminary Round on 23 November 2019.

Round of 32

The matches were played from 2 to 8 December 2019. This round included four teams from the Egyptian Third Division, Al Jazeera, Al Obour, Qena and El Sharkia, the lowest ranking sides left in the competition.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) Wadi Degla (1) 4–0Biyala (2)New Cairo, Cairo
14:30
  • Reda  17'
  • Kabou  37'
  • El Ouadi  44' (pen.)
  • Mohamed  90+3'
Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mostafa El Shohdy
2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) Misr Lel Makkasa (1) 2–0Pharco (2)Al Salam City, Cairo
19:30
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Atef Hussein
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) FC Masr (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
El Gouna (1)Heliopolis, Cairo
17:00 Report Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Referee: Galal Ahmed
Penalties
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Al Ahly (1) 3–1Beni Suef (2)Nasr City, Cairo
19:30
Report
  • Abdel Razek  88'
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abbas
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) Al Mokawloon Al Arab (1) 2–0Al Jazeera (3)Nasr City, Cairo
14:30
Report Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Amr El Shenawy
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) Zamalek (1) 3–1El Sharkia (3)Nasr City, Cairo
19:30
Report
  • Abdel Wahed  90+1'
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Wafa
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) El Entag El Harby (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Abou Qir Fertilizers (2) Al Salam City, Cairo
14:30 Report
  • Badr  90'
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Nagy
Penalties
  • Ezzat
  • El Kiki
  • Ragab
  • Yehia
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) Al Masry (1) 4–0Qena (3)Attaka, Suez
17:00
Report Stadium: Egyptian Army Stadium
Referee: Khaled El Ghandour
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) Pyramids (1) 6–1Nogoom (2)New Cairo, Cairo
19:30
Report
  • El Tawila  14'
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Amr Ayed
6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) Smouha (1) 1–0Al Obour (3)Shatby, Alexandria
15:00
Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Sayed Shaaban
6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) ENPPI (1)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Tersana (2) New Cairo, Cairo
17:30 Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Hussein
Penalties
  • Ashraf
  • Shaker
  • Hazem
  • Hamdy
  • Gaafar
  • M. Hussein
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Haras El Hodoud (1) 1–0Petrojet (2)El Max, Alexandria
14:30
Report Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Nasef
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Al Ittihad (1) 1–0Al Nasr (2)Shatby, Alexandria
14:30
Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Sabry Ibrahim
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Tala'ea El Gaish (1) 1–0Dikernis (2)Nasr City, Cairo
17:00
Report Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Abdallah
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Ismaily (1) 2–0Media (2)Ismailia
17:00
Report Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Amr Abdeen
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) Aswan (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Tanta (1)Aswan
13:45
Report
  • El Dah  74'
Stadium: Aswan Stadium
Referee: Sobhy El Amrawy
Penalties

Round of 16

The matches were played between 15 February and 5 October 2020. Matches involving Al Ahly and Zamalek were postponed to avoid scheduling conflicts with their postponed league games. This round included two teams from the Egyptian Second Division, Abou Qir Fertilizers and Tersana, the lowest ranking sides left in the competition.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) Abou Qir Fertilizers (2) 2–0Haras El Hodoud (1)Shatby, Alexandria
14:00
Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Hassan
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) Al Ittihad (1) 2–1Aswan (1)Nasr City, Cairo
17:00
  • El Sanghawy  25' (o.g.)
  • El Sabahy  55'
Report
  • Abdel Maguid  69' (pen.)
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) Wadi Degla (1)1–2 FC Masr (1) Al Salam City, Cairo
14:00
  • Omran  72'
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Walid Abdel Razek
17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) Tala'ea El Gaish (1) 1–0Misr Lel Makkasa (1)New Cairo, Cairo
17:00
  • Muhire  19'
Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salama
19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) Al Mokawloon Al Arab (1) 4–0Al Masry (1)Suez City, Suez
17:00
Report Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) Ismaily (1)0–1 Pyramids (1) Shatby, Alexandria
17:00 Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Al Ahly (1) 2–1Tersana (2)Al Salam City, Cairo
20:00
Report
  • Mansour  42'
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Gamal
5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) Zamalek (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Smouha (1)Ismailia
20:00
Report
Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy

Quarter-finals

The matches were played from 14 October to 21 November 2020. This round included one team from the Egyptian Second Division, Abou Qir Fertilizers, the lowest ranking side left in the competition.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

14 October 2020 (2020-10-14) Tala'ea El Gaish (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Pyramids (1)Nasr City, Cairo
20:30 Report Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
Penalties
22 October 2020 (2020-10-22) Al Ittihad (1) 2–1Al Mokawloon Al Arab (1)Suez City, Suez
20:00
Report
  • Naguib  47'
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) Al Ahly (1) 2–1Abou Qir Fertilizers (2)Borg El Arab, Alexandria
17:00
Report
  • Kouyaté  38'
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salama
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) Zamalek (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)FC Masr (1)Suez City, Suez
20:00
Report
  • Gondaya  85'
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 1 December 2020.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Zamalek (1)1–3 (a.e.t.) Tala'ea El Gaish (1) Borg El Arab, Alexandria
17:00
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Al Ahly (1) 2–1Al Ittihad (1)Suez City, Suez
20:00
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf

Final

Al Ahly1–1 (a.e.t.)Tala'ea El Gaish
Report
Penalties
3–2
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy

Bracket

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
2–8 December 2019
Round of 16
15 February – 5 October 2020
Quarter-finals
14 October – 21 November 2020
Semi-finals
1 December 2020
Final
5 December 2020
          
Al Ahly 3
Beni Suef 1
Al Ahly 2
Tersana 1
ENPPI 0 (3)
Tersana (p) 0 (4)
Al Ahly 2
Abou Qir Fertilizers 1
El Entag El Harby 1 (2)
Abou Qir Fertilizers (p) 1 (4)
Abou Qir Fertilizers 2
Haras El Hodoud 0
Haras El Hodoud 1
Petrojet 0
Al Ahly 2
Al Ittihad 1
Al Ittihad 1
Al Nasr 0
Al Ittihad 2
Aswan 1
Aswan (p) 1 (5)
Tanta 1 (4)
Al Ittihad 2
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 1
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 2
Al Jazeera 0
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 4
Al Masry 0
Al Masry 4
Qena 0
Al Ahly (p) 1 (3)
Tala'ea El Gaish 1 (2)
Zamalek 3
El Sharkia 1
Zamalek (a.e.t.) 2
Smouha 1
Smouha 1
Al Obour 0
Zamalek (a.e.t.) 2
FC Masr 1
Wadi Degla 4
Biyala 0
Wadi Degla 1
FC Masr 2
FC Masr (p) 0 (4)
El Gouna 0 (3)
Zamalek 1
Tala'ea El Gaish (a.e.t.) 3
Tala'ea El Gaish 1
Dikernis 0
Tala'ea El Gaish 1
Misr Lel Makkasa 0
Misr Lel Makkasa 2
Pharco 0
Tala'ea El Gaish (p) 0 (3)
Pyramids 0 (1)
Ismaily 2
Media 0
Ismaily 0
Pyramids 1
Pyramids 6
Nogoom 1

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Shoukry Naguib Al Mokawloon Al Arab 3
2 Junior Ajayi Al Ahly 2
John Antwi Pyramids
Walid Azaro Al Ahly
Achraf Bencharki Zamalek
Razack Cissé Al Ittihad
Mohamed Essam Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Willis Furtado FC Masr
Mohamed El Gabbas Pyramids
Amr Marey[lower-alpha 4] Misr Lel Makkasa/Tala'ea El Gaish
Ahmed Samir Tala'ea El Gaish
Ahmed Sayed Zamalek
Walid Soliman Al Ahly

References

  1. "Egypt FA suspend all football activities amid COVID-19 concerns". KingFut. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. "Egyptian Premier League to resume on August 7th". KingFut. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. "Egyptian FA change date for league resumption". KingFut. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. "قرعة كأس مصر - الزمالك يواجه الشرقية.. والأهلي ضد بني سويف" [Egypt Cup draw: Main competition draw concludes with Al Ahly drawing against Beni Suef and El Sharkia traveling to Zamalek]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "هدافي بطولة كأس مصر 2019/20" [2019/20 Egypt Cup top goalscorers]. FilGoal (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 December 2019.

Notes

  1. Since the competition wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline (1 November 2020) for associations to submit participating teams in African competitions for the 2020–21 season, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team in the 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, Al Mokawloon Al Arab.
  2. Some teams received a bye in the first, second and fourth preliminary rounds in order to balance the draw, as many teams from the lower divisions did not enter the competition.
  3. An additional draw was held between teams who finished from 12th to 15th in the 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League (Smouha, El Entag El Harby, El Gouna and Haras El Hodoud; all of those teams had 38 points) to decide which team will be allocated to Pot 1, despite Haras El Hodoud finished last on head-to-head record. The draw resulted in El Gouna being allocated to Pot 1, while the rest of the teams were allocated to Pot 2.
  4. Amr Marey transferred from Misr Lel Makkasa to Tala'ea El Gaish during the summer transfer window.
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