2022–23 Egyptian League Cup Explained

Egyptian League Cup
Year:2022–23
Other Titles:بطولة كأس رابطة الأندية المحترفة
Country:Egypt
Dates:19 November 2022 – 22 July 2023
Num Teams:17
Defending Champions:Future
Champions:Ceramica Cleopatra
Count:1
Runner-Up:Al Masry
Matches:16
Goals:33
Top Goal Scorer:Ahmed Adel
Karim Bambo
Mohamed Ibrahim
Salah Mohsen
(2 goals each)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 Egyptian League Cup was the second edition of the Egyptian League Cup. The competition was open to all clubs participating in the Egyptian Premier League.

Future were the defending champion, having won the inaugural tournament after beating Ghazl El Mahalla 5–1 in the final, but were eliminated by Al Masry in the semi-finals after losing on penalties.

The final was played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on 22 July 2023 between Al Masry and Ceramica Cleopatra, with Ceramica Cleopatra winning 4–1 for their first-ever League Cup and major title.[1]

Format

The format was changed from the previous edition, in the sense that it would be a complete knockout competition. The preliminary round consists of the 3 newly promoted teams from the Second Division and the team that finished 15th in the league, just one spot above the relegation zone.

In the preliminary round, extra time is played if both teams are tied after the original time. If both teams are still tied, then penalties are played to decide the winner. In the rest of the competition, matches are decided directly by penalties if both teams are tied after 90 minutes.

Competition

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 9 November 2022.[2] The two fixtures in this round were both played on 19 November 2022.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 March 2023, with matches scheduled to take place from 19 to 27 March 2023.[3]

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 14 March 2023, after the round of 16 draw. All matches were played between 28 and 30 April 2023.

All times are CAST (UTC+3).

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 14 March 2023, after the previous rounds' draw. The two fixtures in this round were played on 24 and 26 June 2023.

All times are CAST (UTC+3).

Final

See main article: 2023 Egyptian League Cup final.

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Egyptian League Cup resembles (excluding the preliminary round). Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ahmed AdelAl Ittihad2
Karim BamboNational Bank of Egypt
Mohamed IbrahimCeramica Cleopatra
Salah MohsenCeramica Cleopatra
522 players1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ceramica Cleopatra outclass Masry 4-1 to claim Egyptian League Cup title . . 22 July 2023 . 23 July 2023.
  2. Web site: نتائج قرعة الدور التمهيدي لبطولة كأس الرابطة موسم 2022-2023 . 2022–23 Egyptian League Cup preliminary round draw results . Btolat . Arabic . 9 November 2022 . 2 December 2022.
  3. Web site: EPL announce League Cup round of 16 matches dates . . 15 March 2023 . 19 July 2023.