2020–21 Egypt Cup

The 2020–21 Egypt Cup was the 89th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. It is sponsored by Tiger Chips, and known as the Tiger Egypt Cup for sponsorship purposes. It started with the First Preliminary Round on 12 January 2021, and concluded with the final on 21 July 2022.

2020–21 Egypt Cup
CountryEgypt
Dates12 January – 6 February 2021 (qualifying competition)
11 February – 19 October 2021 (main competition)
Teams174 (overall)
156 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
Defending championsAl Ahly
ChampionsZamalek (28th title)
Runners-upAl Ahly
Confederation CupPyramids[lower-alpha 1]
Matches played28
Goals scored83 (2.96 per match)
Best playerYoussef Obama
(3 goals)
All statistics correct as of 21 July 2022.

Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly are the defending champions, having defeated Tala'ea El Gaish in the final.

The competition was originally scheduled to start in November 2020, but was postponed to early 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

Teams

RoundClubs remainingClubs involvedWinners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering
at this round
Qualifying phase[lower-alpha 2]
First Preliminary Round174110+2none112Egyptian Third Division
Egyptian Fourth Division
Second Preliminary Round11990+1155+244Egyptian Second Division
Third Preliminary Round745645+11nonenone
Fourth Preliminary Round462828nonenone
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 5 January 2021 12 January 2021
Second Preliminary Round 13 January 2021 17 January 2021
Third Preliminary Round 31 January 2021
Fourth Preliminary Round 5 February 2021
Main competition Round of 32 6 February 2021 11 February 2021
Round of 16 8 March 2021
Quarter-finals 29 April 2021
Semi-finals TBD
Final TBD

Format

Participation

The Egypt Cup begin with a round of 32 teams. The 18 teams of the Egyptian Premier League, along with the 14 winning teams qualified from the Fourth Preliminary Round of the 2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds.

Draw

The draw for the main competition was held at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Gezira, Cairo on 6 February 2021.[2]

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 2019–20 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 can face each other only in the final. However, since Al Ahly won both the cup and the league last season, the club was placed in the "league path" while the league runners-up, Zamalek, were placed in the "cup path".

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.

Champion qualification

The winners of the Egypt Cup will earn automatic qualification for the 2021–22 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.

Following the postponement of numerous match in the competition throughout the season, the competition was not finished by the CAF deadline for associations to submit participating teams in next season's African competitions. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Pyramids, who were at fourth place after 29 rounds (the last completed round in the 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League before the CAF deadline), would take the cup winners slot and would represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup instead of the cup winners.

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 12 January 2021, and concluded with the Fourth Preliminary Round on 6 February 2021.

Round of 32

All matches were played between 11 and 24 February 2021, except matches involving teams participating in African competitions (Al Ahly, Pyramids and Zamalek) were postponed and played on 13 March and 14 April 2021. This round includes one team from the Egyptian Fourth Division, La Viena, the lowest ranking side left in the competition. La Viena also became the first club from the lowest league in the Egyptian football league system to qualify for the main round of the Egypt Cup in the competition's history; having participated in all preliminary qualifying rounds.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

11 February 2021 (2021-02-11) ENPPI (1) 2–1Ittihad Nabarouh (3)Al Salam City, Cairo
14:30
  • Kasem 57'
  • Galal 67'
Report
  • Ibrahim 90+1'
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Roushdy
11 February 2021 (2021-02-11) Wadi Degla (1) 3–1National Bank of Egypt (1)El Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo
14:30
Report
  • Dabash 42'
Stadium: El Sekka El Hadid Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Hassan
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) Al Mokawloon Al Arab (1)1–3 Petrojet (2) Al Salam City, Cairo
14:30
Report
  • El Sayed 14'
  • Felix 49'
  • Metwalli 65'
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abou Khater
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) El Gouna (1) 6–1KIMA Aswan (2)El Gouna, Hurghada
14:30
  • Shabrawy 19'
  • Mbombo 48', 75', 88'
  • A. Abdel Fattah 70'
  • Abdel Naim 80'
Report Stadium: Khaled Bichara Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Qelawi
14 February 2021 (2021-02-14) Al Ittihad (1) 2–1Nogoom (2)El Max, Alexandria
14:30
Report
  • Hammam 58'
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Wafa
14 February 2021 (2021-02-14) El Entag El Harby (1)0–1 Coca-Cola (2) Nasr City, Cairo
14:30 Report
  • Abdel Wahed 90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Tabei
14 February 2021 (2021-02-14) Ismaily (1) 2–1La Viena (4)Suez City, Suez
14:30
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Sabry Ibrahim
15 February 2021 (2021-02-15) Al Masry (1) 3–0El Mansoura (2)Shatby, Alexandria
14:30
Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Sobhy El Amrawy
16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) Smouha (1) 4–0Dikernis (2)Qortasa, Damanhour
14:30 Report Stadium: Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Desouky
18 February 2021 (2021-02-18) Tala'ea El Gaish (1) 3–1El Qanah (2)Suez City, Suez
14:30
Report
  • Hamdy 86'
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Bakr
22 February 2021 (2021-02-22) Ceramica Cleopatra (1) 2–0Ghazl El Mahalla (1)El Max, Alexandria
14:30
Report Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Referee: Wael Farhan
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) Misr Lel Makkasa (1) 2–0Ashmoun (3)El Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo
14:30
  • Taktak 10' (pen.), 38'
Report Stadium: El Sekka El Hadid Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Mahgoub
24 February 2021 (2021-02-24) Aswan (1) 3–1Sohag (2)Abbassia, Cairo
14:30
Report
  • Khalil 90+2'
Stadium: Police Academy Stadium
Referee: Galal Ahmed
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13)[lower-alpha 3] Pyramids (1) 4–1Al Obour (3)New Cairo, Cairo
17:00
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Hesham El Fallal
14 April 2021 (2021-04-14)[lower-alpha 4] Al Ahly (1) 2–1Al Nasr (2)Shatby, Alexandria
21:30
Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abbas
14 April 2021 (2021-04-14)[lower-alpha 5] Zamalek (1) 3–1Haras El Hodoud (2)Suez City, Suez
21:30
Report Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Amr Ramadan

Round of 16

Matches were played between 8 March and 25 September 2021. All matches were initially scheduled to be played between 15 and 23 April 2021. One match involving two teams from the Egyptian Second Division was moved to 8 March 2021 to avoid scheduling conflicts, while unconfirmed matches at that time (involving winning teams from round of 32 fixtures featuring Al Ahly, Pyramids and Zamalek) were postponed to a later date. This round included two teams from the Egyptian Second Division, Coca-Cola and Petrojet, the lowest ranking sides left in the competition.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

8 March 2021 (2021-03-08) Petrojet (2) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Coca-Cola (2)El Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo
14:30 Report Stadium: El Sekka El Hadid Stadium
Referee: Tarek Samy
Penalties
  • Abdel Razek soccer ball with check mark
  • Moawad soccer ball with check mark
  • Abdel Kawi soccer ball with check mark
  • Kanu soccer ball with red X
  • Felix soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Abdel Aziz
  • soccer ball with check mark Arafat
  • soccer ball with check mark Serge
  • soccer ball with red X Yousri
  • soccer ball with red X Salem
15 April 2021 (2021-04-15) Wadi Degla (1) 1–0Al Ittihad (1)Suez City, Suez
21:30
Report Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Nader Kamar El Dawla
15 April 2021 (2021-04-15) Al Masry (1) 3–1 (a.e.t.)Tala'ea El Gaish (1)Shatby, Alexandria
21:30
Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) Misr Lel Makkasa (1) 2–1Ceramica Cleopatra (1)Nasr City, Cairo
21:30
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Walid Abdel Razek
23 April 2021 (2021-04-23) Aswan (1) 1–0El Gouna (1)New Cairo, Cairo
21:30 Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Youssef
27 May 2021 (2021-05-27) Zamalek (1) 1–0Ismaily (1)Suez City, Suez
21:00 Report Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)[lower-alpha 6] Smouha (1)1–3 Pyramids (1) Suez City, Suez
19:00 Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)[lower-alpha 7] Al Ahly (1) 1–0ENPPI (1)Shatby, Alexandria
19:00 Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna

Quarter-finals

First match in this round was played on 29 April 2021. This round includes one team from the Egyptian Second Division, Petrojet, the lowest ranking side left in the competition.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

29 April 2021 (2021-04-29) Wadi Degla (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Petrojet (2) New Cairo, Cairo
21:30 Report
  • Ibrahim 88'
  • El Nubi 111'
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salama
31 May 2021 (2021-05-31) Aswan (1) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Al Masry (1)Shatby, Alexandria
19:00
  • Reda 89'
  • A. Magdy 90+3'
Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Gamal
Penalties
  • Reda soccer ball with check mark
  • Gaber soccer ball with check mark
  • El Saghiry soccer ball with check mark
  • Yehia soccer ball with check mark
El Halwani soccer ball with check mark
22 June 2021 (2021-06-22) Zamalek (1) 2–0Misr Lel Makkasa (1)Suez City, Suez
19:00
Report Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour
26 June 2022 (2022-06-26)[lower-alpha 8] Al Ahly (1) 2–1 Pyramids (1) Cairo
21:30 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Semi-finals

The matches are expected to be played in 2022. This round includes one team from the Egyptian Second Division, Petrojet, the lowest ranking side left in the competition.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) Zamalek (1) 2–1 Aswan (1) Cairo
21:00 Report
  • Mohamed Gedo 9'
Stadium: Arab Contractors Stadium
2 July 2022 (2022-07-02) Al Ahly (1) 2–0 Petrojet (2) Alexandria
21:00 Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium

Final

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

21 July 2022 (2022-07-21) Al Ahly (1) 1–2 Zamalek (1) Cairo
21:00
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

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
11 February – 14 April 2021
Round of 16
8 March – 25 September 2021
Quarter-finals
29 April 2021 – 26 June 2022
Semi-finals
23 May 2022 – 2 July 2022
Final
21 July 2022
          
Al Ahly 2
Al Nasr 1
Al Ahly 1
ENPPI 0
ENPPI 2
Ittihad Nabarouh 1
Al Ahly 2
Pyramids 1
Smouha 4
Dikernis 0
Smouha 1
Pyramids 3
Pyramids 4
Al Obour 1
Al Ahly 2
Petrojet 0
Wadi Degla 3
National Bank of Egypt 1
Wadi Degla 1
Al Ittihad 0
Al Ittihad 2
Nogoom 1
Wadi Degla 1
Petrojet (a.e.t.) 2
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 1
Petrojet 3
Petrojet (p) 0 (4)
Coca-Cola 0 (3)
El Entag El Harby 0
Coca-Cola 1
Al Ahly 1
Zamalek 2
Zamalek 3
Haras El Hodoud 1
Zamalek 1
Ismaily 0
Ismaily 2
La Viena 1
Zamalek 2
Misr Lel Makkasa 0
Misr Lel Makkasa 2
Ashmoun 0
Misr Lel Makkasa 2
Ceramica Cleopatra 1
Ceramica Cleopatra 2
Ghazl El Mahalla 0
Zamalek 2
Aswan 1
Aswan 3
Sohag 1
Aswan 1
El Gouna 0
El Gouna 6
KIMA Aswan 1
Aswan (p) 2 (5)
Al Masry 2 (4)
Al Masry 3
El Mansoura 0
Al Masry (a.e.t.) 3
Tala'ea El Gaish 1
Tala'ea El Gaish 3
El Qanah 1

Top goalscorers

References

  1. @EFA (10 August 2021). "اتحاد الكرة يرسل أسماء الأندية المصرية المشاركة في بطولتي أفريقيا" [EFA sends names of Egyptian clubs participating in the Champions League and Confederation Cup next season to CAF] (Tweet) (in Arabic) via Twitter.
  2. "Egypt Cup: Round of 32 draw unveiled". KingFut. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. "تأجيل مباريات الأهلي والزمالك وبيراميدز في دور ال 32 لكأس مصر" [Egypt Cup round of 32 fixtures involving Al Ahly, Pyramids and Zamalek postponed]. Egyptian Football Association (in Arabic). 13 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. "اتحاد الكرة يستبدل مباراتي الدوري والكأس لـ بيراميدز" [EFA announce schedule changing for matches involving Pyramids]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

Notes

  1. The 2020–21 Egypt Cup was not finished by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Pyramids, who were at fourth place after 29 rounds (the last completed round in the 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League before the CAF deadline), would take the cup winners slot and would represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.[1]
  2. 13 teams received a bye in the qualifying rounds (2 and 11 in the first and second preliminary round, respectively) in order to balance the draw, as a large number of teams from the lower divisions did not enter the competition.
  3. The Pyramids v Al Obour match, originally scheduled to be played on 17 February 2021, was postponed to avoid scheduling conflicts with Pyramids' Confederation Cup fixtures.[3] The match was initially rescheduled to be played on 14 April 2021, before being moved later to 13 March 2021.[4]
  4. The Al Ahly v Al Nasr match, originally scheduled to be played on 19 February 2021, was postponed to avoid scheduling conflicts with Al Ahly's Champions League fixtures.[3] The match was later rescheduled to be played on 14 April 2021.
  5. The Zamalek v Haras El Hodoud match, originally scheduled to be played on 20 February 2021, was postponed to avoid scheduling conflicts with Zamalek's Champions League fixtures.[3] The match was later rescheduled to be played on 14 April 2021.
  6. The Smouha v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played on 2 June 2021, was postponed after more than 13 members from the Pyramids' squad tested positive for COVID-19 following their away 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup fixture against Enyimba in Nigeria. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 24 September 2021.
  7. The Al Ahly v ENPPI match, originally scheduled to be played on 4 June 2021, was postponed following the postponement of the Smouha v Pyramids match in the same round, which was set to be played two days earlier. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 25 September 2021.
  8. The Al Ahly v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played on 29 September 2021, was postponed due to Egypt national team preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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