Egypt Cup

Annual Egyptian football competition

Football tournament

Egypt CupFounded| 1921

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Region| Egypt
Qualifier for| CAF Confederation Cup
Domestic cup(s)| Super Cup
Current champions| Zamalek SC (29th title)
Most successful club(s)| Al Ahly (39 titles)
2024–25 Egypt Cup

The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Al Ahly hold the record of total number of titles with a total of 39 titles, Zamalek also holds the record of being the only club to win the title for 4 consecutive years twice; from 1957 to 1960 and 2013 up to 2016.

## History

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The Egypt Cup is the oldest tournament in the history of Egyptian football that is still being held to-date, and it is the first competition to be organized by the Egyptian Football Association. However, it is not the first football tournament to be held in the country. The first local football tournament in Egypt was the Sultan Hussein Cup. It was launched in 1917, and its last edition was held in the 1937-38 season. The Sultan Hussein Cup witnessed the participation of Egyptian clubs with clubs belonging to the British army, which was present in Egypt at the time. With the establishment of the Egyptian Football Association in 1921, the need arose to launch a tournament with only Egyptian clubs participating, and from this time the Egypt Cup tournament emerged with the participation of Zamalek, Al Ahly, Tersana, Olympic, Schools team, Railway, Al-Abbasiya, Al Ittihad, Al-Haditha, and the Nile.

The Zamalek squad, winners of the first edition in 1922

Zamalek achieved the title of the first edition of the Egypt Cup, after defeating Al Ittihad; 5-0 in the 1922 final match. Tersana won the second edition in 1923, followed by Al Ahly in 1924. The first Cairo derby between Zamalek and Al Ahly to be played in the final was in the 1928 edition which Al Ahly won by a score of 1–0, winning goal scored by Mamdouh Sakr. The 1930–31 edition saw Al Ahly winning Zamalek in the final by a score of 4–1. The next year in the 1932 final between Zamalek and Al Ahly, Zamalek retaliated and defeated Al Ahly by a score of 2–1, winners goals were scored by Ismail Raafat, Said El-Hadary and Amin Shoeir scored for Al Ahly. In the 1934–35 edition, the final was held on 10 May 1935. The match was again contested by Zamalek and Al Ahly, with Zamalek winning by a score of 3–0, goals were scored by Helmy Zamora, El-Samkary and Marei.[1]

The biggest win in the 1944 final match between the Cairo giants; Zamalek and Al Ahly with a 6-0 win for Zamalek, goals scored by Zoklot (hat-trick), Mohsen El-Sehaimi (2 goals) and Abdel-Karim Sakr.[2] This was the second Cairo Derby in two years to end with a 6-0 win for Zamalek after the 1941–42 Cairo League match. After this huge score for Zamalek, Al Ahly won three consecutive titles in (1945, 1946, 1947), however, they didn't meet Zamalek in the final.

Zamalek dominated the 1950s, as the Cairo giants won seven titles between the years of 1952 to 1962, starting from 1952, 1955, followed by four consecutive titles in (1957, 1958 (title shared with Al Ahly), 1959, 1960) and finally in 1962. In 1958, and 1959, Zamalek claimed their title from Al Ahly, who won the 1961 title after winning El Qanah 5–0 in the final, the next year, Zamalek also claimed their title by winning Al Ittihad by a score of 5–1 in the final. From 1962 to 1976, Zamalek and Al Ahly only won one title each, as El Qanah, Tersana and Al Ittihad dominated this era. However, Zamalek won the 1975, 1977, and 1979 titles, with Al Ahly claiming their title from their rivals in the 1978 final. In the early 1980s, Al Ahly dominated the championship, they won the 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1985. Followed by the final and sixth title for Tersana in 1986, before Zamalek winning their 18th title in the 1988 edition after nine years from their last title.

In the 1990s, the tournament saw the Cairo derby in the final for the first time in 14 years, after Al Ahly won Zamalek by a score of 2–1 in the 1992 final. This decade saw new champions, as Ismaily won their first title in the 1997 edition after defeating Al Ahly by a score of 1–0 in the final, followed by Al Masry in 1998 after defeating Al Mokawloon in the final.

Despite its launch more than 100 years ago, the Egypt Cup has witnessed the holding of 90 editions so far, and has been canceled on more than one occasion. The tournament was canceled in the 1942-43 season, after players from Zamalek and Al-Ahly (the final belligerents) were suspended after their travel to Palestine, and opposition to the Football Association’s decision in this regard. The tournament was not played between 1967 and 1971 due to the War of Attrition, and it was canceled in the 1973-74 season due to the October War. For several other reasons, the tournament was canceled in 1979-80, 1986-87 and 1993-94 seasons, and was canceled in the 1981-82 edition due to Zamalek’s dispute with the Football Association. The cup was also canceled in the 2011-12 season after the Port Said Stadium riot in the league match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly.[3][4]

## List of finals

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The following table provides a summary of seasons:[5]

No.  | Season  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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1 | 1921–22 | Zamalek (1) | 5–0 | Ittihad Alexandria
2 | 1922–23 | Tersana (1) | 1–0 | El Sekka El Hadid SC
3 | 1923–24 | Al Ahly (1) | 0–0 / 4–1 (R) | El Sekka El Hadid SC
4 | 1924–25 | Al Ahly (2) | 1–1 / 3–0 (R) | Ittihad Alexandria
5 | 1925–26 | Ittihad Alexandria (1) | 2–2 / 3–2 (R) | Al Ahly
6 | 1926–27 | Al Ahly (3) | 5–0 | Al-Masry
7 | 1927–28 | Al Ahly (4) | 1–0 | Zamalek
8 | 1928–29 | Tersana (2) | 2–2 (aet) 1–0 (R) | Ittihad Alexandria
9 | 1929–30 | Al Ahly (5) | 2–0 | Ittihad Alexandria
10 | 1930–31 | Al Ahly (6) | 4–1 | Zamalek
11 | 1931–32 | Zamalek (2) | 2–1 | Al Ahly
12 | 1932–33 | El Olympi (1) | 3–1 | Al Ahly
13 | 1933–34 | El Olympi (2) | 1–0 (aet) | Zamalek
14 | 1934–35 | Zamalek (3) | 3–0 | Al Ahly
15 | 1935–36 | Ittihad Alexandria (2) | 3–1 | El Sekka El Hadid SC
16 | 1936–37 | Al Ahly (7) | 3–2 | El Sekka El Hadid SC
17 | 1937–38 | Zamalek (4) | 1–1 (aet) 1–0 (R) | Al Ahly
18 | 1938–39 | Al Teram (1) | 1–1 (aet) 2–0 (R) | Police
19 | 1939–40 | Al Ahly (8) | 3–1 | Al Teram
20 | 1940–41 | Zamalek (5) | 5–0 | Police
21 | 1941–42 | Al Ahly (9) | 3–0 | Zamalek
22 | 1942–43 | Al Ahly (10)
Zamalek (6) | Not played
(TS) ‡ | —
23 | 1943–44 | Zamalek (7) | 6–0 | Al Ahly
24 | 1944–45 | Al Ahly (11) | 3–2 | Al-Masry
25 | 1945–46 | Al Ahly (12) | 3–0 | El Sekka El Hadid SC
26 | 1946–47 | Al Ahly (13) | 2–1 | Al-Masry
27 | 1947–48 | El Ittihad El Sakandary (3) | 2–1 | Zamalek
28 | 1948–49 | Al Ahly (14) | 3–1 (aet) | Zamalek
29 | 1949–50 | Al Ahly (15) | 6–0 | Tersana
30 | 1950–51 | Al Ahly (16) | 1–0 | El Sekka El Hadid SC
31 | 1951–52 | Zamalek (8) | 2–0 | Al Ahly
32 | 1952–53 | Al Ahly (17) | 4–1 | Zamalek
33 | 1953–54 | Tersana (3) | 4–1 | Al-Masry
34 | 1954–55 | Zamalek (9) | 2–1 | Ittihad Alexandria
35 | 1955–56 | Al Ahly (18) | 1–0 | Tersana
36 | 1956–57 | Zamalek (10) | 3–0 | Al-Masry
37 | 1957–58 | Al Ahly (19)
Zamalek (11) | 0–0 (aet) 2–2 (aet) (R) (TS) ‡ | —
38 | 1958–59 | Zamalek (12) | 2–1 | Al Ahly
39 | 1959–60 | Zamalek (13) | 3–2 | El Olympi
40 | 1960–61 | Al Ahly (20) † | 5–0 | El Qanah †
41 | 1961–62 | Zamalek (14) | 5–1 | Ittihad Alexandria
42 | 1962–63 | El Ittihad El Sakandary (4) | 3–2 | Zamalek
43 | 1963–64 | El Qanah (1) | 2–0 | El Sekka El Hadid SC
44 | 1964–65 | Tersana (4) | 4–1 | Suez El-Riyadi
45 | 1965–66 | Al Ahly (21) | 1–0 | Tersana
46 | 1966–67 | Tersana (5) | 1–0 | El Olympi
— | 1967–72 | Not played due to the Six-Day War.
47 | 1972–73 | El Ittihad El Sakandary (5) | 0–0 (aet) 2–1 (R) | Al Ahly
— | 1973–74 | Not played due to the Yom Kippur War.
48 | 1974–75 | Zamalek (15) | 1–0 | Ghazl El Mahalla
49 | 1975–76 | El Ittihad El Sakandary (6) | 1–0 | Al Ahly
50 | 1976–77 | Zamalek (16) | 3–1 | Ismaily
51 | 1977–78 | Al Ahly (22) | 4–2 | Zamalek SC
52 | 1978–79 | Zamalek (17) | 3–0 | Ghazl El Mahalla
— | 1979–80 | Not played due to a very late finish of 1979–80 Egyptian Premier League.
53 | 1980–81 | Al Ahly (23) | 1–1 (3–2 p) | El Mokawloon
— | 1981–82 | Not Finished due to a conflict between Zamalek and EFA.
54 | 1982–83 | Al Ahly (24) | 1–0 | Al-Masry
55 | 1983–84 | Al Ahly (25) | 3–1 (aet) | Al-Masry
56 | 1984–85 | Al Ahly (26) | 1–0 | Ismaily
57 | 1985–86 | Tersana (6) | 3–2 | Ghazl El Mahalla
— | 1986–87 | Not played due to a very tight schedule because of African commitments
by National Team, Al Ahly, Zamalek and Tersana.
58 | 1987–88 | Zamalek (18) | 1–0 | Ittihad Alexandria
59 | 1988–89 | Al Ahly (27) | 3–0 | Al-Masry
60 | 1989–90 | El Mokawloon (1) | 2–1 | Suez Montakhab
61 | 1990–91 | Al Ahly (28) | 1–0 | Aswan SC
62 | 1991–92 | Al Ahly (29) | 2–1 | Zamalek
63 | 1992–93 | Al Ahly (30) | 3–2 | Ghazl El Mahalla
— | 1993–94 | Not Finished due to late finish of the Egyptian League and start of 1994 FIFA World Cup.
64 | 1994–95 | El Mokawloon (2) | 2–0 | Ghazl El Mahalla
65 | 1995–96 | Al Ahly (31) | 3–1 | El Mansoura
66 | 1996–97 | Ismaily (1) | 1–0 | Al Ahly
67 | 1997–98 | Al Masry (1) | 4–3 | El Mokawloon
68 | 1998–99 | Zamalek (19) | 3–1 | Ismaily
69 | 1999–2000 | Ismaily (2) | 4–0 | El Mokawloon
70 | 2000–01 | Al Ahly (32) | 2–0 (aet) | Ghazl El Mahalla
71 | 2001–02 | Zamalek (20) | 1–0 | Baladeyet El Mahalla
72 | 2002–03 | Al Ahly (33) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Ismaily
73 | 2003–04 | El Mokawloon (3) | 2–1 | Al Ahly
74 | 2004–05 | ENPPI (1) | 1–0 (aet) | Ittihad Alexandria
75 | 2005–06 | Al Ahly (34) | 3–0 | Zamalek
76 | 2006–07 | Al Ahly (35) | 4–3 (aet) | Zamalek
77 | 2007–08 | Zamalek (21) | 2–1 | ENPPI
78 | 2008–09 | Haras El Hodood (1) | 1–1 (4–1 p) | ENPPI
79 | 2009–10 | Haras El Hodood (2) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Al Ahly
80 | 2010–11 | ENPPI (2) | 2–1 | Zamalek
— | 2011–12 | Not played due to the tragic events from Port Said Stadium riot.
81 | 2012–13 | Zamalek (22) | 3–0 | Wadi Degla
82 | 2013–14 | Zamalek (23) | 1–0 | Smouha
83 | 2014–15 | Zamalek (24) | 2–0 | Al Ahly
84 | 2015–16 | Zamalek (25) | 3–1 | Al Ahly
85 | 2016–17 | Al Ahly (36) | 2–1 (aet) | Al Masry
86 | 2017–18 | Zamalek (26) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Smouha
87 | 2018–19 | Zamalek (27) | 3–0 | Pyramids
88 | 2019–20 | Al Ahly (37) | 1–1 (3–2 p) | El Gaish
89 | 2020–21 | Zamalek (28) | 2–1 | Al Ahly
90 | 2021–22 | Al Ahly (38) | 2–1 | Pyramids
91 | 2022–23 | Al Ahly (39) | 2–0 | Zamalek
92 | 2023–24 |  Pyramids (1)  | 1–0 | ZED FC
93 | 2024–25 | Zamalek (29) | 1–1 (8–7 p) | Pyramids

Notes:

* † The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Egypt Cup qualified for United Arab Republic Cup.
* ‡ Title Shared.

## Performances

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### Performance by club

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Club  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Winning years

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Al Ahly | 39  | 16  | 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023
Zamalek | 29  | 14  | 1922, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2025
El Ittihad Alexandria | 6  | 8  | 1926, 1936, 1948, 1963, 1973, 1976
Tersana | 6  | 3  | 1923, 1929, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1986
El Mokawloon | 3  | 3  | 1990, 1995, 2004
Ismaily | 2  | 4  | 1997, 2000
El Olympi | 2  | 2  | 1933, 1934
ENPPI | 2  | 2  | 2005, 2011
Haras El Hodood | 2  | –  | 2009, 2010
Al Masry | 1  | 9  | 1998
Pyramids FC | 1  | 3  | 2024
Al Teram | 1  | 1  | 1939
El Qanah | 1  | 1  | 1964
Al-Sekka Al-Hadid | –  | 7  | —
Ghazl El Mahalla | –  | 6  | —
Smouha | –  | 2  | —
Police  | –  | 2  | —
Suez SC | –  | 2  | —
Aswan SC | –  | 1  | —
El Mansoura | –  | 1  | —
Baladeyet El Mahalla | –  | 1  | —
Wadi Degla | –  | 1  | —
Tala'ea El Geish SC | –  | 1  | —
ZED FC | –  | 1  | —

Notes:

* ‡ The 1942–43 and 1957–58 titles were shared.

## All-time top scorers

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Alaa El-Hamouly Hassan El-Shazly El-Sayed El-Dhizui No.  | Player  | Teams  | Goals

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1  | Ahmed Mekkawi | Al Ahly | 35
2  | Hassan El-Shazly | Tersana | 32
3  | Abdel-Karim Sakr | Zamalek / Al Ahly | 31
4  | El-Sayed El-Dhizui | Al Masry / Al Ahly | 28
5  | Alaa El-Hamouly | Zamalek | 23
6  | Mokhtar El Tetsh | Al Ahly | 21
Akram Abdel-Majeed | Baladiyat El Mahalla SC / Zamalek /  El Qanah | 21
7  | Abdel Halim Ali | Zamalek | 20
8  | Sharif El-Far | Zamalek | 19
Emad Moteab | Al Ahly | 19
9  | Mohamed Latif | Zamalek | 17

## See also

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* Egyptian Premier League
* Egyptian Super Cup
* Cairo League
* King's Cup
* EFA League Cup
* List of football clubs in Egypt
* Cairo derby

## References

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1. ^ "Egypt - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
2. ^ "الزمالك يستفز الأهلي بذكرى عمرها 79 عاما". Watan (in Arabic). 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
3. ^ "أقدم بطولة محلية مصرية.. قصة كأس مصر". يلاكورة.كوم (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
4. ^ FilGoal (2024-03-07). "أقدم بطولة في الشرق الأوسط.. كأس مصر من "الأمير فاروق" إلى الأول بارك". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
5. ^ Said, Tarek. "Egyptian Soccer League - Egyptian Football Netword".

## External links

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* Competition history on RSSSF
* Egypt Cup – Hailoosport.com[usurped] (Arabic)
* Egypt Cup – Hailoosport.com[usurped]

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