2019–20 Egypt Cup

2019–20 Egypt Cup
Country	Egypt
Dates	15 October – 23 November 2019 (qualifying competition); 2 December 2019 – May 2020 (main competition)
Teams	262 (overall); 244 (qualifying competition); 32 (main competition)
Defending champions	Zamalek
Matches played	22
Goals scored	50 (2.27 per match)
Best player	7 players; (2 goals each)
	← 2018–19 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 21 February 2020.

The 2019–20 Egypt Cup is 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 will conclude with the final in May 2020.

Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek are the two-time defending champions.

Teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Qualifying phase[lower-alpha 1]
First Preliminary Round	266	208	none	208	Egyptian Third Division Egyptian Fourth Division
Second Preliminary Round	151	94	104	1	none
Third Preliminary Round	104	86	47	35	Egyptian Second Division
Fourth Preliminary Round	61	15	15	none	none
Fifth Preliminary Round	46	28	15	none	none
Main competition
Round of 32	32	32	14	18	Egyptian Premier League
Round of 16	16	16	16	none	none
Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	none
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	none
Final	2	2	2	none	none

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	10 October 2019	19 October 2019
	Third Preliminary Round	22 October 2019	25 October 2019
	Fourth Preliminary Round	22 October 2019	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		TBD
	Semi-finals		TBD
	Final		May 2020

Format

Participation

The Egypt Cup will begin 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.[1]

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	Aswan FC Masr El Gouna[lower-alpha 2] Tanta	Al Ahly ENPPI El Entag El Harby[lower-alpha 2] Haras El Hodoud[lower-alpha 2] Ismaily Al Ittihad Al Masry Misr Lel Makkasa Al Mokawloon Al Arab Pyramids Smouha[lower-alpha 2] Tala'ea El Gaish Wadi Degla Zamalek	Abou Qir Fertilizers Beni Suef Biyala Dikernis Al Jazeera Media Al Nasr Nogoom Al Obour Petrojet Pharco Qena El Sharkia Tersana

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)	4–0	Biyala (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)	2–0	Pharco (2)	Al Salam City, Cairo
19:30	Marey 33' Mosaad 36'	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
	Ouka Abdel Hamid Sultan Gamal Shabana Ashraf		Hamdy Amoury Tawfik Naguib Shabrawy Ali

3 December 2019 (2019-12-03)	Al Ahly (1)	3–1	Beni Suef (2)	Nasr City, Cairo
19:30	Azaro 67', 90+2' El Sheikh 69'	Report	Abdel Razek 88'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mohamed Abbas

4 December 2019 (2019-12-04)	Al Mokawloon Al Arab (1)	2–0	Al Jazeera (3)	Nasr City, Cairo
14:30	Naguib 44' (pen.) Yaisien 87'	Report		Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Amr El Shenawy

4 December 2019 (2019-12-04)	Zamalek (1)	3–1	El Sharkia (3)	Nasr City, Cairo
19:30	Bencharki 24', 77' Sassi 41'	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	Mo. El Badry 62'	Report	Badr 90'	Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Ahmed Nagy
	Penalties
	Ma. El Badry Bazoka Trabelsi Abdel Khalek		Ezzat El Kiki Ragab Yehia

5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)	Al Masry (1)	4–0	Qena (3)	Attaka, Suez
17:00	Yasser 25' Wadi 42' Magdy 63' El Eraky 83'	Report		Stadium: Egyptian Army Stadium Referee: Khaled El Ghandour

5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)	Pyramids (1)	6–1	Nogoom (2)	Nasr City, Cairo
19:30	El Gabbas 19', 56' Hassan 44' El Sayed 69' (o.g.) Bakry 75' Antwi 84'	Report	El Tawila 14'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Amr Ayed

6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)	Smouha (1)	1–0	Al Obour (3)	Shatby, Alexandria
15:00	Hassan 66'	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
	Yehia Fawzy Galal Mao Roaa Fouad		Ashraf Shaker Hazem Hamdy Gaafar M. Hussein

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)	Haras El Hodoud (1)	1–0	Petrojet (2)	El Max, Alexandria
14:30	Ali 70' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Nasef

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)	Al Ittihad (1)	1–0	Al Nasr (2)	Shatby, Alexandria
14:30	Cissé 65'	Report		Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Sabry Ibrahim

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)	Tala'ea El Gaish (1)	1–0	Dikernis (2)	Nasr City, Cairo
17:00	Salama 66'	Report		Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium Referee: Ahmed Abdallah

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)	Ismaily (1)	2–0	Media (2)	Ismailia
17:00	Makhlouf 32' Piqueti 43'	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	Youssef 80'	Report	El Dah 74'	Stadium: Aswan Stadium Referee: Sobhy El Amrawy
	Penalties
	Dao El Kadi Gaber Oukri Farid		Kabonga Onosh Salah Adel El Dah

Round of 16

First matches were played on 15 February 2020. Matches involving Al Ahly and Zamalek were postponed to avoid scheduling conflicts with their postponed league games. This round includes 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)	2–0	Haras El Hodoud (1)	Shatby, Alexandria
14:00	El Aash 9' (pen.) El Sayed 79'	Report		Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Mohamed Hassan

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)	Al Ittihad (1)	2–1	Aswan (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	Furtado 44', 85'	Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Walid Abdel Razek

17 February 2020 (2020-02-17)	Tala'ea El Gaish (1)	1–0	Misr 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)	4–0	Al Masry (1)	Suez City, Suez
17:00	Naguib 22' Essam 41', 68' Youssef 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy

21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)	Ismaily (1)	0–1	Pyramids (1)	Shatby, Alexandria
17:00		Report	Antwi 6'	Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Amin Omar

()TBD	Al Ahly (1)	Match 17	Tersana (2)
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()TBD	Zamalek (1)	Match 21	Smouha (1)
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Quarter-finals

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

()	Winner Match 17	Match 25	Abou Qir Fertilizers (2)
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()	Al Ittihad (1)	Match 26	Al Mokawloon Al Arab (1)
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()	Winner Match 21	Match 27	FC Masr (1)
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()	Tala'ea El Gaish (1)	Match 28	Pyramids (1)
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Semi-finals

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

()	Winner Match 25	Match 29	Winner Match 26
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()	Winner Match 27	Match 30	Winner Match 28
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Final

May 2020 (2020-05)	Winner Match 29	Match 31	Winner Match 30
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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		Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final May 2020


Al Ahly	3

Beni Suef	1
		Al Ahly

		Tersana
ENPPI	0 (3)

Tersana (p)	0 (4)


				Abou Qir Fertilizers
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 Ittihad	1

Al Nasr	0
		Al Ittihad	2

		Aswan	1
Aswan (p)	1 (5)

Tanta	1 (4)
				Al Ittihad

				Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Al Mokawloon Al Arab	2

Al Jazeera	0
		Al Mokawloon Al Arab	4

		Al Masry	0
Al Masry	4

Qena	0



Zamalek	3

El Sharkia	1
		Zamalek

		Smouha
Smouha	1

Al Obour	0


				FC Masr
Wadi Degla	4

Biyala	0
		Wadi Degla	1

		FC Masr	2
FC Masr (p)	0 (4)

El Gouna	0 (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

				Pyramids
Ismaily	2

Media	0
		Ismaily	0

		Pyramids	1
Pyramids	6

Nogoom	1

Top goalscorers

As of 21 February 2020

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[2]
1	John Antwi	Pyramids	2
	Walid Azaro	Al Ahly
	Achraf Bencharki	Zamalek
	Mohamed Essam	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
	Willis Furtado	FC Masr
	Mohamed El Gabbas	Pyramids
	Shoukry Naguib	Al Mokawloon Al Arab

References

"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.
"هدافي بطولة كأس مصر 2019/20" [2019/20 Egypt Cup top goalscorers]. FilGoal (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 December 2019.

Notes

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.
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.

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[2] "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.

[4] "هدافي بطولة كأس مصر 2019/20" [2019/20 Egypt Cup top goalscorers]. FilGoal (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[1] 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.

[Seeding-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.

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