2014–15 Egypt Cup Explained

Egypt Cup
Year:2015
Country:Egypt
Num Teams:32
Defending Champions:Zamalek
Champions:Zamalek
Runner-Up:Al Ahly
Matches:31
Goals:93
Top Goal Scorer: John Antwi
(5 goals)
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2015 Egypt Cup (also known as Pepsi Egypt Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd season of the Egypt Cup since its establishment in 1921. The winners assures a place in the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup; however as the two finalist qualified to the Champions League the berth was given to the fourth placed team in 2014–15 Egyptian Premier League.

Zamalek, the defending champions, successfully defended the title after defeating their rivals Al Ahly 2–0 in the Final to win their third consecutive title.

Schedule and format

RoundDraw dateDateFixtureswidth=50ClubsFormat details
Preliminary round1 January 20154–6 January 20151256 → 32Local team seeding

Draw of lots.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.

Round of 326 January 201511–18 January 20151632 → 16New entries: Clubs participating in Egyptian Premier League will gain entry.
Local team seeding: Draw of lots.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Round of 164 July 201519 July–15 August 2015816 → 8Local team seeding: Draw of lots.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Quarterfinals4–18 August 201548 → 4Local team seeding: Draw of lots.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Semifinals16–17 September 201524 → 2Local team seeding: Draw of lots.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Final21 September 201512 → 1Single match, stadium TBD by EFA.
CAF Confederation Cup qualification: winner will qualify for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.

Bracket

Numbers in parentheses represent the results of a penalty shoot-out. Teams that are bolded advanced on. If "(p)" is next to a team name, it means that they advanced on penalties.

Final

See main article: 2015 Egypt Cup Final.

Top goalscorers

As of 21 September 2015.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 John AntwiIsmaily (1)
Al Ahly (4)
5
2 Ahmed El SaidyAl Nasr4
Abdallah El SaïdAl Ahly
Emad MoteabAl Ahly
5 Hany El AgazySmouha3
Ramadan SobhyAl Ahly
711 players2