The 2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds open the 88th season of the competition in Egypt, the oldest association football single knockout competition in Africa.
The calendar for the 2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the Egyptian Football Association.
| Round | Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | |
| 15–17 October 2019 | 104 | 262 → 151 | 209; teams playing in the Egyptian Third Division and the Egyptian Fourth Division | ||
| 19–20 October 2019 | 47 | 151 → 104 | none | ||
| 25–28 October 2019 | 43 | 104 → 61 | 35; teams playing in the Egyptian Second Division | ||
| 13–16 November 2019 | 15 | 61 → 46 | none | ||
| 20–23 November 2019 | 14 | 46 → 32 | none |
The First Preliminary Round fixtures were played from 15 to 17 October 2019. A total of 205 teams from the Egyptian Third Division and the Egyptian Fourth Division entered at this stage of the competition. Like the previous season, a large number of clubs did not enter the competition due to financial status and other different reasons. The results were as follows:[1]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
| 15 October 2019 | ||||
| 1 | Gomhoriat Drau | 1–0 | Al Hilal (Aswan) | |
| 2 | KIMA Aswan | 4–1 | MS Edfu | |
| 3 | Luxor | 6–1 | MS El Radwaniya | |
| 4 | Al Madina Al Monawara | 2–1 | MS Al Salam Esna | |
| 5 | Qeft | 5–1 | Workers (Qena) | |
| 6 | Qena | 2–1 | Qous | |
| 7 | Workers (Ras Gharib) | 2–0 | Ras Gharib | |
| 8 | Al Ahly (El Monshah) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | El Taleyhat | |
| 10 | MS Sohag | 2–0 | Sohag Touring | |
| 11 | MS Al Baleyna | 1–0 | Mecca El Mokarama | |
| 12 | Shoban Al Maragha | 1–0 | Akhmim | |
| 13 | Abou Tig | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Muslim Youths (Asyut) | |
| 14 | Asyut Cement | 1–0 | Al Badari | |
| 15 | 0–1 | Muslim Youths (El Kharga) | ||
| 16 | 0–0 (4–5 p) | El Qouseiya | ||
| 17 | 0–1 | MS El Adwa | ||
| 19 | Nasser El Fekreia | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Beni Mazar | |
| 20 | 1–2 | MS Nogoa Mazin | ||
| 21 | Cancelled | MS Beba | ||
| 22 | Al Wasta | 1–0 | MS Samasta | |
| 23 | Matar Taris | 2–2 (3–2 p) | MS Nasser Faiyum | |
| 24 | MS Faiyum | |||
| 25 | Cancelled | MS Abou Kasah | ||
| 26 | Cancelled | MS Tamya | ||
| 27 | Helwan El A'am | 4–0 | MS Abou El Saoud | |
| 28 | El Sekka El Hadid | 1–1 (5–4 p) | MS El Zaher | |
| 29 | Al Ghaba | 1–0 | Toshka | |
| 30 | 1–2 | Esco | ||
| 31 | Al Marag | 5–2 | Planes Factory | |
| 32 | HCHD | 3–0 | Gezira | |
| 33 | 1–2 | Helioplis | ||
| 34 | El Qawmi | 3–0 | ETE | |
| 35 | Telecom Egypt | 1–1 (7–6 p) | MS Al Amiriya | |
| 36 | 0–3 | Al Maady & Al Yacht | ||
| 37 | MS Al Badrashen | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Olympic Champion | |
| 38 | Guinness | 4–1 | MS Imbaba | |
| 39 | 0–3 | Kaskada | ||
| 40 | 6 October (Giza) | 4–2 | MS Warraq El Arab | |
| 41 | Eastern Company | 3–0 | El Said (Giza) | |
| 42 | MS Abou El Nemris | 1–0 | Goldi | |
| 43 | Plastic Shubra El Kheima | 2–0 | Workers' Institution | |
| 44 | Bahtim | 3–0 | Shebin El Qanater | |
| 45 | 0–1 | MS Toukh | ||
| 46 | Al Obour (El Qalyubia) | 3–0 | Banha | |
| 47 | Osmathon Tanta | 2–0 | MS Zefta | |
| 49 | 0–1 | El Said (El Mahalla) | ||
| 50 | Kafr El Sheikh | 4–1 | MS Sidi Ghazi | |
| 52 | Baltim | 1–0 | MS Qelein | |
| 53 | MS Matobis | 1–0 | Ittihad Bassioun | |
| 54 | Al Hamoul | 3–1 | El Za'faran | |
| 55 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Sidi Salem | ||
| 56 | Ghazl Shebin | 3–0 | Al Watani (Shebin El Koum) | |
| 57 | 1–2 | MS Quesna | ||
| 59 | MS Tala | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Mit Khakan | |
| 60 | Sherbeen | 3–0 | MS El Kheyareyah | |
| 61 | Workers (El Mansoura) | 4–2 | MS El Senbellawein | |
| 62 | MS Bedway | 3–0 | Mit Ghamr | |
| 63 | El Senbellawein | 5–0 | Dakados | |
| 64 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | DKWASC | ||
| 65 | MS Al Amir | 2–1 | Sheko | |
| 66 | Ittihad Nabarouh | 2–0 | Mega Sport | |
| 67 | Beni Ebeid | 6–3 | Ittihad El Manzalah | |
| 68 | Kahraba Talkha | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Belkas | |
| 70 | Ras El Bar | 7–1 | Kafr Saad | |
| 71 | MS Mit El Kholy Abdallah | 2–1 | Ghazl Damietta | |
| 72 | MS Abou Hamad | 2–1 | Borussia Egypt | |
| 73 | Faqous | 1–1 (5–4 p) | MS Faqous | |
| 75 | Abou Kebir | 4–2 | El Rowad | |
| 76 | El Sharkia | 1–0 | Belbis | |
| 77 | Port Fouad | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Al Rebat & Al Anwar | |
| 78 | Derb Najm | 6–1 | Ghazl Port Said | |
| 79 | Manshiyat El Shohada | 1–0 | MS Tell El Kebir | |
| 80 | Baladeyet Ismailia | 3–1 | Gharb El Qantara | |
| 81 | Kahraba Ismailia | 4–1 | MS Abou Shehata | |
| 82 | Porto Suez | 8–0 | El Tegara | |
| 83 | Ghazl Suez | 1–0 | Suez Fertilizers | |
| 84 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | El Nobah | ||
| 85 | 6 October (North Sinai) | 2–0 | MS Abou Zenima | |
| 88 | 0–2 | MS El Kherba | ||
| 89 | 1–2 | MS Abou El Matamer | ||
| 90 | Cancelled | Badr | ||
| 91 | Cancelled | Rasheed | ||
| 92 | Cancelled | Koum Hamada | ||
| 93 | Cancelled | MS Eitay El Baroud | ||
| 94 | MS El Qabari | 2–0 | Tala'ea El Ostoul | |
| 97 | MS El Mamurah | 2–0 | Horse Owners | |
| 98 | Alexandria Petroleum | 2–0 | Nogoom El Metras | |
| 99 | Sporting Alexandria | 4–1 | Shabab El Nile | |
| 101 | Nahdat El Amreya | 2–0 | MS Al Nasr | |
| 102 | MS Al Hammam | 2–1 | El Qasmi | |
| 104 | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Al Jazeera | ||
| 16 October 2019 | ||||
| 9 | Al Maragha | 1–0 | Girga | |
| 18 | Malawy | 1–0 | MS Maghagha | |
| 48 | Sporting Castle | 2–1 | MS Mahallat Hassan | |
| 51 | MS El Hanafy | 1–0 | Sakha | |
| 58 | Arab El Raml | 2–1 | Mit Khalf | |
| 69 | El Matarya | 2–1 | MS El Rawda | |
| 74 | MS Derb Najm | MS Abou Kebir | ||
| 86 | Sinai Star | 3–0 | MS Balouza | |
| 95 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | El Magd | ||
| 96 | MS Al Obour | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Delphi | |
| 100 | MS Borg El Arab | 2–0 | MVP | |
| 103 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Al Masry (Al Saloum) | ||
| 17 October 2019 | ||||
| 87 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | MS Rabaa |
The Second Preliminary Round fixtures were played on 19 and 20 October 2019. The results were as follows:[2] [3]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
| 19 October 2019 | ||||
| 1 | 0–3 | KIMA Aswan | ||
| 2 | 0–2 | Al Madina Al Monawara | ||
| 3 | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Qena | ||
| 4 | Workers (Ras Gharib) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Al Ahly (El Monshah) | |
| 6 | 1–2 | Shoban Al Maragha | ||
| 7 | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Asyut Cement | ||
| 8 | El Qouseiya | |||
| 10 | Nasser El Fekreia | 1–0 | MS Nogoa Mazin | |
| 11 | 0–0 (4–5 p) | MS Snouras | ||
| 12 | 1–3 | El Sekka El Hadid | ||
| 13 | 0–1 | Esco | ||
| 14 | 1–2 | HCHD | ||
| 15 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | El Qawmi | ||
| 16 | 0–0 (7–8 p) | Al Maady & Al Yacht | ||
| 17 | 0–1 | Guinness | ||
| 18 | 0–0 (2–3 p) | 6 October (Giza) | ||
| 19 | Eastern Company | 2–0 | MS Abou El Nemris | |
| 20 | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Bahtim | ||
| 21 | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Al Obour (El Qalyubia) | ||
| 22 | Osmathon Tanta | 1–0 | Sporting Castle | |
| 23 | 0–0 (1–4 p) | Kafr El Sheikh | ||
| 25 | 0–3 | Al Hamoul | ||
| 26 | 0–1 | Ghazl Shebin | ||
| 28 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Sherbeen | ||
| 29 | Workers (El Mansoura) | 2–1 | MS Bedway | |
| 30 | El Senbellawein | 2–2 (4–3 p) | DKWASC | |
| 31 | 0–2 | Ittihad Nabarouh | ||
| 32 | Beni Ebeid | 2–1 | Kahraba Talkha | |
| 33 | El Matarya | 1–0 | Ras El Bar | |
| 34 | MS Mit El Kholy Abdallah | 0–0 (3–2 p) | MS Abou Hamad | |
| 36 | 0–1 | El Sharkia | ||
| 37 | Port Fouad | 1–0 | Derb Najm | |
| 38 | Manshiyat El Shohada | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Baladeyet Ismailia | |
| 39 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Porto Suez | ||
| 40 | 1–3 | El Nobah | ||
| 43 | 0–3 | MS Al Obour | ||
| 44 | MS El Mamurah | 2–0 | Alexandria Petroleum | |
| 45 | Sporting Alexandria | 6–1 | MS Borg El Arab | |
| 46 | Nahdat El Amreya | 1–1 (4–3 p) | MS Al Hammam | |
| 20 October 2019 | ||||
| 5 | Al Maragha | 1–0 | MS Sohag | |
| 9 | MS El Adwa | 2–0 | Malawy | |
| 24 | 2–4 | Baltim | ||
| 27 | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Arab El Raml | ||
| 35 | 2–2 (5–6 p) | MS Derb Najm | ||
| 41 | 0–1 | Sinai Star | ||
| 42 | 0–2 | MS El Kherba | ||
| 47 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | El Horreya |
The Third Preliminary Round fixtures were played from 25 to 28 October 2019. A total of 35 teams from the Egyptian Second Division entered at this stage of the competition. Muslim Youths (Qena) was the only team from the Second Division that did not enter the competition. The results were as follows:[4] [5] [6]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
| 25 October 2019 | ||||
| 1 | Media | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Dayrout | |
| 4 | 0–1 | Telephonat Beni Suef | ||
| 5 | 1–1 (1–2 p) | Beni Suef | ||
| 6 | El Minya | 2–0 | Asyut Petroleum | |
| 8 | Petrojet | 2–1 | Bahtim | |
| 15 | Tersana | 4–2 | ||
| 16 | Al Merreikh | 2–1 | El Dakhleya | |
| 17 | 0–1 | Al Zarka | ||
| 18 | Al Nasr | 4–0 | Gomhoriat Shebin | |
| 19 | 1–3 | Dikernis | ||
| 21 | Baladeyet El Mahalla | 3–1 | MS Derb Najm | |
| 28 | 1–4 | Pharco | ||
| 35 | Nogoom | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Ceramica Cleopatra | |
| 37 | 0–1 | Suez | ||
| 26 October 2019 | ||||
| 2 | Tahta | 3–0 | Nasser El Fekreia | |
| 7 | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Faiyum | ||
| 9 | Eastern Company | 4–1 | Sinai Star | |
| 10 | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Al Obour (El Qalyubia) | ||
| 11 | National Bank of Egypt | 2–0 | Guinness | |
| 12 | Al Maady & Al Yacht | 1–0 | MS El Kherba | |
| 13 | El Qanah | 0–0 (4–3 p) | El Sekka El Hadid | |
| 31 | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Qena | ||
| 32 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | El Qouseiya | ||
| 33 | Al Aluminium | 3–0 | Shoban Al Maragha | |
| 34 | 1–4 | MS Snouras | ||
| 36 | 0–3 | El Qawmi | ||
| 28 October 2019 | ||||
| 3 | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Al Wasta | ||
| 14 | Port Fouad | 0–0 (4–1 p) | Manshiyat El Shohada | |
| 20 | Nahdat El Amreya | 1–0 | MS El Qabari | |
| 22 | Arab El Raml | 2–1 | El Matarya | |
| 23 | 1–3 | El Senbellawein | ||
| 24 | 2–2 (7–8 p) | MS Mit El Kholy Abdallah | ||
| 25 | 1–2 | El Mansoura | ||
| 26 | Ittihad Nabarouh | 2–0 | Al Hamoul | |
| 27 | 1–1 (1–4 p) | Kafr El Sheikh | ||
| 29 | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Al Hammam | ||
| 30 | Ghazl Shebin | 1–0 | MS El Mamurah | |
| 38 | El Sharkia | 4–1 | El Nobah | |
| 39 | Sporting Alexandria | 2–0 | Beni Ebeid | |
| 40 | 0–0 (1–2 p) | Olympic Club | ||
| 41 | Abou Qir Fertilizers | 2–0 | Sherbeen | |
| 42 | Biyala | 1–0 | Baltim | |
| 43 | Al Jazeera | 1–0 | El Horreya |
The Fourth Preliminary Round fixtures were played from 13 to 16 November 2019. The results were as follows:[7]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
| 13 November 2019 | ||||
| 5 | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Al Obour (El Qalyubia) | ||
| 12 | El Senbellawein | 4–2 | MS Mit El Kholy Abdallah | |
| 14 November 2019 | ||||
| 1 | Media | 1–0 | Tahta | |
| 2 | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Telephonat Beni Suef | ||
| 3 | Beni Suef | 4–0 | El Minya | |
| 6 | National Bank of Egypt | 4–1 | Al Maady & Al Yacht | |
| 15 November 2019 | ||||
| 4 | 0–3 | Petrojet | ||
| 7 | 1–3 | Port Fouad | ||
| 8 | Tersana | 4–1 | Al Merreikh | |
| 16 November 2019 | ||||
| 9 | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Al Nasr | ||
| 10 | Dikernis | 3–0 | Nahdat El Amreya | |
| 11 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Arab El Raml | ||
| 13 | El Mansoura | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Ittihad Nabarouh | |
| 14 | 0–1 | Pharco | ||
| 15 | Al Hammam | 3–1 | Ghazl Shebin |
The Fifth Preliminary Round fixtures were played from 20 to 23 November 2019. The results were as follows:[8]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
| 20 November 2019 | ||||
| 1 | Qena | 1–0 | El Qouseiya | |
| 4 | Nogoom | 5–2 | Port Fouad | |
| 9 | 0–1 | Al Obour (El Qalyubia) | ||
| 21 November 2019 | ||||
| 7 | Al Jazeera | 0–0 (4–3 p) | El Senbellawein | |
| 10 | Petrojet | 4–0 | Sporting Alexandria | |
| 22 November 2019 | ||||
| 8 | El Sharkia | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Al Aluminium | |
| 11 | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Al Nasr | ||
| 23 November 2019 | ||||
| 2 | Abou Qir Fertilizers | 2–0 | El Mansoura | |
| 3 | Pharco | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Suez | |
| 5 | Media | 2–0 | National Bank of Egypt | |
| 6 | Tersana | 2–0 | Olympic Club | |
| 12 | Beni Suef | 4–1 | Arab El Raml | |
| 13 | Dikernis | 1–0 | Al Hammam | |
| 14 | Biyala | 2–0 | MS Snouras |
See main article: 2019–20 Egypt Cup. Winners from the Fifth Preliminary Round will advance to the Round of 32, where teams from the Egyptian Premier League will enter the competition.