2015–16 Egypt Cup

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.

2014–15 Egypt Cup
Tournament details
CountryEgypt
Teams276
Final positions
ChampionsZamalek
Runner-upAl Ahly
Confederation CupAl Masry[note 1]
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored67 (2.16 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Basem Morsy
(5 goals)

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

RoundDraw dateDateFixturesClubsFormat details
Preliminary round10 December 201513–14 January 20161446 → 32Local team seeding: Draw of lots.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Round of 3228 February 201619–31 March 20161632 → 16New 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 1610–27 April 2016
12 July 2016
816 → 8Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Quarter-finals15 May 2016 – 1 August 201648 → 4Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Semi-finals3–4 August 201624 → 2Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Final8 August 201612 → 1Single match, stadium TBD by EFA.
CAF Confederation Cup qualification: winner will qualify for 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.

Bracket

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
19–31 March 2016
Round of 16
10–27 April 2016
12 July 2016
Quarter-finals
15 May–1 August 2016
Semi-finals
3–4 August 2016
Final
8 August 2016
          
Petrojet (p)0 (4)
Sohag0 (2)
Petrojet1
Al Ittihad3
Al Ittihad2
Aswan1
Al Ittihad1
Zamalek2
Zamalek2
Shabab El Daba'a0
Zamalek2
Ittihad El Shorta1
Ittihad El Shorta6
Ghazl Port Said0
Zamalek4
Ismaily0
Ismaily (p)0 (4)
El Raja0 (2)
Ismaily (p)0 (5)
Tala'ea El Gaish0 (4)
Tala'ea El Gaish1
Tanta0
Ismaily2
Al Masry0
El Dakhleya1
Fayoum0
El Dakhleya1
Al Masry (a.e.t.)2
Al Masry (p)0 (4)
Al Nasr Lel Taa'den0 (3)
Zamalek3
Al Ahly1
Misr Lel Makkasa0
FC Masr1
FC Masr0
Al Merreikh (a.e.t.)1
Al Mokawloon1 (3)
Al Merreikh (p)1 (5)
Al Merreikh2 (3)
ENPPI (p)2 (4)
Wadi Degla1
El Qanah0
Wadi Degla0
ENPPI (a.e.t.)2
ENPPI3
Al Nasr0
ENPPI1
Al Ahly2
Al Ahly3
Dayrout0
Al Ahly2
Haras El Hodoud1
Haras El Hodoud3
El Mansoura0
Al Ahly1
Smouha0
Smouha2
Gomhoriat Shebin0
Smouha1
El Entag El Harby0
El Entag El Harby1
Ghazl El Mahalla0

Round of 32

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 (2016-03-19) Al Masry 0–0
(4–3 p)
Al Nasr Lel Taa'denIsmailia
15:30ReportStadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Nader Zaky
Penalties
Magdy
Ayman
Kaboria
Azab
Yasser
Abdel Fattah
Shaaban
Mohamed
Yehia
Mostafa
22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) Wadi Degla 1–0El QanahIsmailia
15:30Mapuku 59'ReportStadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Fahmy
22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) Al Ittihad 2–1AswanCairo
17:45Kouao 14'
Obama 60'
ReportSalama 78' (pen.)Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Saleh
22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) Haras El Hodoud 3–0El MansouraAlexandria
17:45Abdel Kader 38'
Benzema 77'
Nagah 90+1'
ReportStadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Mahgoub
22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) El Dakhleya 1–0FayoumCairo
20:00Shehab 87'ReportStadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Wael Abdel Aal
23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) Ittihad El Shorta 6–0Ghazl Port SaidIsmailia
15:30El Ghandour 8'
Abdel Salam 36'
Kamal 68', 71', 83'
Ouso 70'
ReportStadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Ashraf Abou El Nour
23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) Smouha 2–0Gomhoriat ShebinEl Mahalla
15:30Kouakou 73'
Salama 77'
ReportStadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Youssef
23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) Petrojet 0–0
(4–2 p)
SohagFayoum
17:45ReportStadium: Fayoum Stadium
Referee: Egiez El Sharbasy
Penalties
Magdy
Tarek
A. El Shenawy
Saber
Farid
Abdel Raouf
Ibrahim
El Sayed
23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) Ismaily 0–0
(4–2 p)
El RajaCairo
17:45ReportStadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Ashraf Abdel Wahed
Penalties
Samir
Adel
Hassan
Hamad
Kimo
Hafez
Fathy
Sokrat
23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) Tala'ea El Gaish 1–0TantaCairo
20:00Youssef 29'ReportStadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Amr Galal
24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) Al Mokawloon1–1
(3–5 p)
Al Merreikh Ismailia
15:30Adel 82'ReportAbdel Baqi 90+8'Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Dalil
Penalties
Adel
Fadl
Shaaban
Samara
Abdel Razek
Wafaa El Din
Abdel Aal
El Aaidy
El Sayed
24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) El Entag El Harby 1–0Ghazl El MahallaAlexandria
17:45Amin 67'ReportStadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Kamel Mohamed
24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) Misr Lel Makkasa0–1 FC Masr Cairo
17:45ReportGaafar 30'Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Sayed
24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) ENPPI 3–0Al NasrCairo
20:00Farrag 32'
Koné 63'
Shroyda 71'
ReportStadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Hisham Tawfiq
30 March 2016 (2016-03-30) Al Ahly 3–0DayroutAlexandria
19:00Fathy 11'
El Sheikh 61', 64'
ReportStadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Saber
31 March 2016 (2016-03-31) Zamalek 2–0Shabab El Daba'aCairo
19:00Gabr 33'
Hamoudi 72'
ReportStadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Yasser Fawzy

Round of 16

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 (2016-04-10) El Dakhleya1–2 (a.e.t.) Al Masry Ismailia
18:00Abdel Naim 49'ReportAkakpo 70'
Mourad 91'
Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
11 April 2016 (2016-04-11) Petrojet1–3 Al Ittihad Cairo
18:00Gaafar 28'ReportKabonga 32'
Kouao 65', 84'
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Sameh Farouk
13 April 2016 (2016-04-13) Ismaily 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Tala'ea El GaishCairo
17:00ReportStadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny
Penalties
Samir F.
Marwan
El Wahsh
Gamal
Hosny
Adel
Shedid
Abdel Malek
Rizk
Salah
Tawfik
Mohsen
13 April 2016 (2016-04-13) Smouha 1–0El Entag El HarbyCairo
20:00Sayed 44'ReportStadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) FC Masr0–1 (a.e.t.) Al Merreikh Ismailia
17:00ReportFarhoud 117'Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Osama Ismail
27 April 2016 (2016-04-27) Wadi Degla0–2 (a.e.t.) ENPPI Cairo
20:00ReportMartínez 110'
Kaoud 120+1'
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Hisham Abdel Hamid
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Al Ahly 2–1Haras El HodoudAlexandria
18:30Moteab 31' (pen.)
El Solia 67'
ReportBenzema 84' (pen.)Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Abdel Aziz El Sayed
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Zamalek 2–1Ittihad El ShortaCairo
21:30Abdel Khalek 15'
Fathy 90+6'
ReportMostafa 44' (pen.)Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Yaqoub (Jordan)

Quarter-finals

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 (2016-05-15) Al Merreikh2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
ENPPI Ismailia
19:00Shaaban 88'
Abdel Baqi 108'
ReportAbdel Zaher 59'
Ashour 119'
Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Sheriff Hassan
Penalties
Abdel Razek
Zayed
Wafa'ey
El Sayed
Gamal
Martínez
El Halwani
Shroyda
Ashour
Tobah
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) Ismaily 2–0Al MasryAlexandria
19:00Hosny 42', 87'ReportStadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) Al Ittihad1–2 Zamalek Alexandria
20:30Obama 35'ReportShikabala 63'
Morsy 75'
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) Al Ahly 1–0SmouhaSuez
20:30Samir 45'ReportStadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din

Semi-finals

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 (2016-08-03) Zamalek 4–0IsmailyAlexandria
20:30Hefny 50'
Morsy 63', 70'
Mayuka 86' (pen.)
ReportStadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Farouk
4 August 2016 (2016-08-04) ENPPI1–2 Al Ahly Suez
20:30El Shamy 29'ReportZakaria 82'
Samir 85'
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Samir Osman

Final

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.

Zamalek3–1Al Ahly
Morsy 20', 25' (pen.)
M. Fathi 59'
ReportSaid 33' (pen.)
Referee: Andó-Szabó Sándor (Hungary)

Top goalscorers

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.

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Basem MorsyZamalek5
2 Amr KamalIttihad El Shorta3
Hermann KouaoAl Ittihad
4 Hosny Abd RaboIsmaily2
Ahmed Abdel BaqiAl Merreikh
Mohamed BenzemaHaras El Hodoud
Mostafa FathiZamalek
Youssef ObamaAl Ittihad
Saad SamirAl Ahly
Ahmed El SheikhAl Ahly

Notes

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