2015–16 Egypt Cup

2014–15 Egypt Cup

Tournament details
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)
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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

Round	Draw date	Date	Fixtures	Clubs	Format details
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

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)
	Sohag	0 (2)
					Petrojet	1
					Al Ittihad	3
	Al Ittihad	2
	Aswan	1
									Al Ittihad	1
									Zamalek	2
	Zamalek	2
	Shabab El Daba'a	0
					Zamalek	2
					Ittihad El Shorta	1
	Ittihad El Shorta	6
	Ghazl Port Said	0
													Zamalek	4
													Ismaily	0
	Ismaily (p)	0 (4)
	El Raja	0 (2)
					Ismaily (p)	0 (5)
					Tala'ea El Gaish	0 (4)
	Tala'ea El Gaish	1
	Tanta	0
									Ismaily	2
									Al Masry	0
	El Dakhleya	1
	Fayoum	0
					El Dakhleya	1
					Al Masry (a.e.t.)	2
	Al Masry (p)	0 (4)
	Al Nasr Lel Taa'den	0 (3)
																	Zamalek	3
																	Al Ahly	1
	Misr Lel Makkasa	0
	FC Masr	1
					FC Masr	0
					Al Merreikh (a.e.t.)	1
	Al Mokawloon	1 (3)
	Al Merreikh (p)	1 (5)
									Al Merreikh	2 (3)
									ENPPI (p)	2 (4)
	Wadi Degla	1
	El Qanah	0
					Wadi Degla	0
					ENPPI (a.e.t.)	2
	ENPPI	3
	Al Nasr	0
													ENPPI	1
													Al Ahly	2
	Al Ahly	3
	Dayrout	0
					Al Ahly	2
					Haras El Hodoud	1
	Haras El Hodoud	3
	El Mansoura	0
									Al Ahly	1
									Smouha	0
	Smouha	2
	Gomhoriat Shebin	0
					Smouha	1
					El Entag El Harby	0
	El Entag El Harby	1
	Ghazl El Mahalla	0

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Basem Morsy	Zamalek	5
2	Amr Kamal	Ittihad El Shorta	3
	Hermann Kouao	Al Ittihad
4	Hosny Abd Rabo	Ismaily	2
	Ahmed Abdel Baqi	Al Merreikh
	Mohamed Benzema	Haras El Hodoud
	Mostafa Fathi	Zamalek
	Youssef Obama	Al Ittihad
	Saad Samir	Al Ahly
	Ahmed El Sheikh	Al Ahly

Notes

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