2015–16 Egypt Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Country | Egypt |
Teams | 276 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Zamalek |
Runner-up | Al Ahly |
Confederation Cup | Al Masry[note 1] |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 67 (2.16 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Basem Morsy (5 goals) |
The 2015–16 Egypt Cup was the 84th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. It was sponsored by Obour Land, and known as the Obour Land Cup for sponsorship purposes.[1] The winner qualifies for the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after they defeated Al Ahly 3–1 in the final.
Schedule and format
[edit]Round | Draw date | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Format details |
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Preliminary round | 10 December 2015 | 13–14 January 2016 | 14 | 46 → 32 | Local team seeding: Draw of lots. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. |
Round of 32 | 28 February 2016 | 19–31 March 2016 | 16 | 32 → 16 | New entries: Clubs participating in the Egyptian Premier League will gain entry. Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. |
Round of 16 | 10–27 April 2016 12 July 2016 | 8 | 16 → 8 | Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | |
Quarter-finals | 15 May 2016 – 1 August 2016 | 4 | 8 → 4 | Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | |
Semi-finals | 3–4 August 2016 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | |
Final | 8 August 2016 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Single match, stadium TBD by EFA. CAF Confederation Cup qualification: winner will qualify for 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. |
Bracket
[edit]The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.
Round of 32
[edit]The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.[2]
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams go straight to penalty shootout.
Matches took place from 19 to 31 March 2016.
19 March 2016 | Al Masry | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | Ismailia |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Nader Zaky | ||
Penalties | ||||
Magdy ![]() Ayman ![]() Kaboria ![]() Azab ![]() Yasser ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22 March 2016 | Wadi Degla | 1–0 | El Qanah | Ismailia |
15:30 | Mapuku ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Mohamed Fahmy |
22 March 2016 | Al Ittihad | 2–1 | Aswan | Cairo |
17:45 | Kouao ![]() Obama ![]() | Report | Salama ![]() | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Ahmed Saleh |
22 March 2016 | Haras El Hodoud | 3–0 | El Mansoura | Alexandria |
17:45 | Abdel Kader ![]() Benzema ![]() Nagah ![]() | Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Mahgoub |
22 March 2016 | El Dakhleya | 1–0 | Fayoum | Cairo |
20:00 | Shehab ![]() | Report | Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Wael Abdel Aal |
23 March 2016 | Ittihad El Shorta | 6–0 | Ghazl Port Said | Ismailia |
15:30 | El Ghandour ![]() Abdel Salam ![]() Kamal ![]() Ouso ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Ashraf Abou El Nour |
23 March 2016 | Smouha | 2–0 | Gomhoriat Shebin | El Mahalla |
15:30 | Kouakou ![]() Salama ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium Referee: Mohamed Youssef |
23 March 2016 | Petrojet | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Sohag | Fayoum |
17:45 | Report | Stadium: Fayoum Stadium Referee: Egiez El Sharbasy | ||
Penalties | ||||
Magdy ![]() Tarek ![]() A. El Shenawy ![]() Saber ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
23 March 2016 | Ismaily | 0–0 (4–2 p) | El Raja | Cairo |
17:45 | Report | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Ashraf Abdel Wahed | ||
Penalties | ||||
Samir ![]() Adel ![]() Hassan ![]() Hamad ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
23 March 2016 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 1–0 | Tanta | Cairo |
20:00 | Youssef ![]() | Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Amr Galal |
24 March 2016 | Al Mokawloon | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Al Merreikh | Ismailia |
15:30 | Adel ![]() | Report | Abdel Baqi ![]() | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Dalil |
Penalties | ||||
Adel ![]() Fadl ![]() Shaaban ![]() Samara ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 March 2016 | El Entag El Harby | 1–0 | Ghazl El Mahalla | Alexandria |
17:45 | Amin ![]() | Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Kamel Mohamed |
24 March 2016 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 0–1 | FC Masr | Cairo |
17:45 | Report | Gaafar ![]() | Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Sayed |
24 March 2016 | ENPPI | 3–0 | Al Nasr | Cairo |
20:00 | Farrag ![]() Koné ![]() Shroyda ![]() | Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Hisham Tawfiq |
30 March 2016 | Al Ahly | 3–0 | Dayrout | Alexandria |
19:00 | Fathy ![]() El Sheikh ![]() | Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Mohamed Saber |
31 March 2016 | Zamalek | 2–0 | Shabab El Daba'a | Cairo |
19:00 | Gabr ![]() Hamoudi ![]() | Report | Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Yasser Fawzy |
Round of 16
[edit]The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.[2]
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams goes to Extra time. If the score remains even after the Extra time the two team goes to penalty shootout.
Matches took place from 10 April–12 July 2016.
10 April 2016 | El Dakhleya | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Al Masry | Ismailia |
18:00 | Abdel Naim ![]() | Report | Akakpo ![]() Mourad ![]() | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy |
11 April 2016 | Petrojet | 1–3 | Al Ittihad | Cairo |
18:00 | Gaafar ![]() | Report | Kabonga ![]() Kouao ![]() | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Sameh Farouk |
13 April 2016 | Ismaily | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Tala'ea El Gaish | Cairo |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny | ||
Penalties | ||||
Samir F. ![]() Marwan ![]() El Wahsh ![]() Gamal ![]() Hosny ![]() Adel ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
13 April 2016 | Smouha | 1–0 | El Entag El Harby | Cairo |
20:00 | Sayed ![]() | Report | Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour |
16 April 2016 | FC Masr | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Al Merreikh | Ismailia |
17:00 | Report | Farhoud ![]() | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Osama Ismail |
27 April 2016 | Wadi Degla | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | ENPPI | Cairo |
20:00 | Report | Martínez ![]() Kaoud ![]() | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Hisham Abdel Hamid |
12 July 2016 | Al Ahly | 2–1 | Haras El Hodoud | Alexandria |
18:30 | Moteab ![]() El Solia ![]() | Report | Benzema ![]() | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz El Sayed |
12 July 2016 | Zamalek | 2–1 | Ittihad El Shorta | Cairo |
21:30 | Abdel Khalek ![]() Fathy ![]() | Report | Mostafa ![]() | Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Ahmed Yaqoub (Jordan) |
Quarter-finals
[edit]The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.[2]
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams goes to Extra time. If the score remains even after the Extra time the two team goes to penalty shootout.
Matches took place from 15 May–1 August 2016.
15 May 2016 | Al Merreikh | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | ENPPI | Ismailia |
19:00 | Shaaban ![]() Abdel Baqi ![]() | Report | Abdel Zaher ![]() Ashour ![]() | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Sheriff Hassan |
Penalties | ||||
Abdel Razek ![]() Zayed ![]() Wafa'ey ![]() El Sayed ![]() Gamal ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
15 July 2016 | Ismaily | 2–0 | Al Masry | Alexandria |
19:00 | Hosny ![]() | Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
21 July 2016 | Al Ittihad | 1–2 | Zamalek | Alexandria |
20:30 | Obama ![]() | Report | Shikabala ![]() Morsy ![]() | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy |
1 August 2016 | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Smouha | Suez |
20:30 | Samir ![]() | Report | Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din |
Semi-finals
[edit]The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.[2]
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams goes to Extra time. If the score remains even after the Extra time the two team goes to penalty shootout.
Matches took place on 3 and 4 August 2016.
3 August 2016 | Zamalek | 4–0 | Ismaily | Alexandria |
20:30 | Hefny ![]() Morsy ![]() Mayuka ![]() | Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed Farouk |
4 August 2016 | ENPPI | 1–2 | Al Ahly | Suez |
20:30 | El Shamy ![]() | Report | Zakaria ![]() Samir ![]() | Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Samir Osman |
Final
[edit]The final took place on 8 August 2016 at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria. Zamalek were the "home" team (for administrative purposes), as they played the first semi-final match.
Zamalek | 3–1 | Al Ahly |
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Morsy ![]() M. Fathi ![]() | Report | Said ![]() |
Top goalscorers
[edit]The following are the top scorers of the Egypt Cup, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Zamalek | 5 |
2 | ![]() | Ittihad El Shorta | 3 |
![]() | Al Ittihad | ||
4 | ![]() | Ismaily | 2 |
![]() | Al Merreikh | ||
![]() | Haras El Hodoud | ||
![]() | Zamalek | ||
![]() | Al Ittihad | ||
![]() | Al Ahly | ||
![]() | Al Ahly |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Since both finalists of the Egypt Cup qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Confederation Cup spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winner was passed to the fourth-placed team in the Egyptian Premier League, Al Masry.
References
[edit]- ^ "عبور لاند الراعي الرسمي لكأس مصر". efa.com.eg (in Arabic). 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "مباريات دور الـ 32 لكاس مصر". efa.com.eg (in Arabic). 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.