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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt |
| Teams | 276 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Zamalek |
| Runners-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) |
The2015–16Egypt Cup was the 84th edition of the oldest recognisedfootball tournament inAfrica. It was sponsored byObour Land, and known as theObour Land Cup for sponsorship purposes.[1] The winner qualifies for the2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
Egyptian Premier League sideZamalek were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after they defeatedAl Ahly 3–1 in thefinal.
| 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 theEgyptian 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 for2017 CAF Confederation Cup. |
The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of apenalty 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at theEFA headquarters inGezira,Cairo.[2]
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams go straight topenalty shootout.
Matches took place from 19 to 31 March 2016.
| 19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) | Al Masry | 0–0 (4–3p) | Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | Ismailia |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Referee: Nader Zaky | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Magdy Ayman Kaboria Azab Yasser | ||||
| 22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) | Wadi Degla | 1–0 | El Qanah | Ismailia |
| 15:30 | Mapuku | Report | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Referee: Mohamed Fahmy |
| 22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) | Al Ittihad | 2–1 | Aswan | Cairo |
| 17:45 | Kouao Obama | Report | Salama | Stadium:Al Salam Stadium Referee: Ahmed Saleh |
| 22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) | Haras El Hodoud | 3–0 | El Mansoura | Alexandria |
| 17:45 | Abdel Kader Benzema Nagah | Report | Stadium:Alexandria Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Mahgoub |
| 22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) | El Dakhleya | 1–0 | Fayoum | Cairo |
| 20:00 | Shehab | Report | Stadium:Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Wael Abdel Aal |
| 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) | Ittihad El Shorta | 6–0 | Ghazl Port Said | Ismailia |
| 15:30 | El Ghandour Abdel Salam Kamal Ouso | Report | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Referee: Ashraf Abou El Nour |
| 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) | Smouha | 2–0 | Gomhoriat Shebin | El Mahalla |
| 15:30 | Kouakou Salama | Report | Stadium:Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium Referee: Mohamed Youssef |
| 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) | Petrojet | 0–0 (4–2p) | Sohag | Fayoum |
| 17:45 | Report | Stadium:Fayoum Stadium Referee: Egiez El Sharbasy | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Magdy Tarek A. El Shenawy Saber | ||||
| 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) | Ismaily | 0–0 (4–2p) | El Raja | Cairo |
| 17:45 | Report | Stadium:Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Ashraf Abdel Wahed | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Samir Adel Hassan Hamad | ||||
| 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) | Tala'ea El Gaish | 1–0 | Tanta | Cairo |
| 20:00 | Youssef | Report | Stadium:Al Salam Stadium Referee: Amr Galal |
| 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) | Al Mokawloon | 1–1 (3–5p) | Al Merreikh | Ismailia |
| 15:30 | Adel | Report | Abdel Baqi | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Dalil |
| Penalties | ||||
| Adel Fadl Shaaban Samara | ||||
| 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) | El Entag El Harby | 1–0 | Ghazl El Mahalla | Alexandria |
| 17:45 | Amin | Report | Stadium:Alexandria Stadium Referee: Kamel Mohamed |
| 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) | Misr Lel Makkasa | 0–1 | FC Masr | Cairo |
| 17:45 | Report | Gaafar | Stadium:Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Sayed |
| 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) | ENPPI | 3–0 | Al Nasr | Cairo |
| 20:00 | Farrag Koné Shroyda | Report | Stadium:Al Salam Stadium Referee: Hisham Tawfiq |
| 30 March 2016 (2016-03-30) | Al Ahly | 3–0 | Dayrout | Alexandria |
| 19:00 | Fathy El Sheikh | Report | Stadium:Alexandria Stadium Referee: Mohamed Saber |
| 31 March 2016 (2016-03-31) | Zamalek | 2–0 | Shabab El Daba'a | Cairo |
| 19:00 | Gabr Hamoudi | Report | Stadium:Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Yasser Fawzy |
The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at theEFA headquarters inGezira,Cairo.[2]
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams goes toExtra time. If the score remains even after the Extra time the two team goes topenalty shootout.
Matches took place from 10 April–12 July 2016.
| 10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) | El Dakhleya | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Al Masry | Ismailia |
| 18:00 | Abdel Naim | Report | Akakpo Mourad | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy |
| 11 April 2016 (2016-04-11) | Petrojet | 1–3 | Al Ittihad | Cairo |
| 18:00 | Gaafar | Report | Kabonga Kouao | Stadium:Al Salam Stadium Referee: Sameh Farouk |
| 13 April 2016 (2016-04-13) | Ismaily | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4p) | Tala'ea El Gaish | Cairo |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium:Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Samir F. Marwan El Wahsh Gamal Hosny Adel | ||||
| 13 April 2016 (2016-04-13) | Smouha | 1–0 | El Entag El Harby | Cairo |
| 20:00 | Sayed | Report | Stadium:Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour |
| 16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) | FC Masr | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Al Merreikh | Ismailia |
| 17:00 | Report | Farhoud | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Referee: Osama Ismail |
| 27 April 2016 (2016-04-27) | Wadi Degla | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | ENPPI | Cairo |
| 20:00 | Report | Martínez Kaoud | Stadium:Al Salam Stadium Referee: Hisham Abdel Hamid |
| 12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) | Al Ahly | 2–1 | Haras El Hodoud | Alexandria |
| 18:30 | Moteab El Solia | Report | Benzema | Stadium:Alexandria Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz El Sayed |
| 12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) | Zamalek | 2–1 | Ittihad El Shorta | Cairo |
| 21:30 | Abdel Khalek Fathy | Report | Mostafa | Stadium:Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Ahmed Yaqoub (Jordan) |
The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at theEFA headquarters inGezira,Cairo.[2]
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams goes toExtra time. If the score remains even after the Extra time the two team goes topenalty shootout.
Matches took place from 15 May–1 August 2016.
| 15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) | Al Merreikh | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | ENPPI | Ismailia |
| 19:00 | Shaaban Abdel Baqi | Report | Abdel Zaher Ashour | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Referee: Sheriff Hassan |
| Penalties | ||||
| Abdel Razek Zayed Wafa'ey El Sayed Gamal | ||||
| 15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) | Ismaily | 2–0 | Al Masry | Alexandria |
| 19:00 | Hosny | Report | Stadium:Alexandria Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
| 21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) | Al Ittihad | 1–2 | Zamalek | Alexandria |
| 20:30 | Obama | Report | Shikabala Morsy | Stadium:Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy |
| 1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Smouha | Suez |
| 20:30 | Samir | Report | Stadium:Suez Stadium Referee:Ibrahim Nour El Din |
The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at theEFA headquarters inGezira,Cairo.[2]
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams goes toExtra time. If the score remains even after the Extra time the two team goes topenalty shootout.
Matches took place on 3 and 4 August 2016.
| 3 August 2016 (2016-08-03) | Zamalek | 4–0 | Ismaily | Alexandria |
| 20:30 | Hefny Morsy Mayuka | Report | Stadium:Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed Farouk |
| 4 August 2016 (2016-08-04) | ENPPI | 1–2 | Al Ahly | Suez |
| 20:30 | El Shamy | Report | Zakaria Samir | Stadium:Suez Stadium Referee: Samir Osman |
The final took place on 8 August 2016 atBorg El Arab Stadium inAlexandria.Zamalek were the "home" team (for administrative purposes), as they played the first semi-final match.
| Zamalek | 3–1 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Morsy M. Fathi | Report | Said |
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.