2017–18 Egypt Cup

2018 Egypt Cup

Tournament details
Country	Egypt
Dates	23 September – 28 October 2017 (qualifying competition) 7 November 2017 – 15 May 2018 (main competition)
Teams	286 (overall) 254 (qualifying competition) 32 (main competition)
Defending champions	Al Ahly
Final positions
Champions	Zamalek (26th Egypt Cup title)
Runner-up	Smouha
Confederation Cup	Zamalek
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Kabongo Kasongo (4 goals)
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The 2017–18 Egypt Cup was the 86th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. It was sponsored by Telecom Egypt, and known as the Telecom Egypt Cup for sponsorship purposes. 286 clubs were accepted into the tournament. It began with the first qualifying round on 23 September 2017, and concluded with the final on 15 May 2018. The winner qualifies for the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.

Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al Assiouty Sport in the quarter-finals on 30 April 2018.^[1]

Zamalek won their 26th title after defeating Smouha 5–4 on penalties in the final, after the match ended 1–1 after extra time, winning their 5th Egypt Cup in 6 seasons.

Teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Round of 32	32	32	14	18	Egyptian Premier League
Round of 16	16	16	16	none	none
Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	none
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	none
Final	2	2	2	none	none

Round and draw dates

The schedule is as follows.

Phase	Round	Draw date	Match date
Qualifying rounds	First Qualifying Round	18 September 2017	23–28 September 2017
	Second Qualifying Round	30 September 2017	3–5 October 2017
	Third Qualifying Round	11 October 2017	16–17 October 2017
	Fourth Qualifying Round	19 October 2017	22–24 October 2017
	Fifth Qualifying Round	25 October 2017	27–28 October 2017
Main tournament	Round of 32	1 November 2017[2]	7–11 November 2017
	Round of 16		7 December 2017 – 13 April 2018
	Quarter-finals		14 April – 2 May 2018
	Semi-finals		7–8 May 2018
	Final		15 May 2018

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Egyptian Premier League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 14 available places in the Round of 32. The qualifying competition began with the first qualifying round on 23 September 2017. The final (fifth) qualifying round was played on 27 and 28 October 2017.

Round of 32

A total of 32 clubs played in this round; 14 winners of the fifth qualifying round, and 18 teams from the Premier League entering in this round. The draw was held on 1 November 2017 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.^[2] The matches were played from 7 to 11 November 2017. The round included one team from Level 3 still in the competition, Asyut Petroleum, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Round of 16

A total of 16 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 1 November 2017 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.^[2] The matches were played from 7 December 2017 to 13 April 2018.^[a] The round included three teams from Level 2 still in the competition, FC Masr, El Gouna and Haras El Hodoud, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Quarter-finals

A total of 8 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 1 November 2017 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.^[2] The matches were played from 14 April 2018 to 2 May 2018.^[a]

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Semi-finals

A total of 4 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 1 November 2017 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.^[2] The matches were played on 7 and 8 May 2018.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Final

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

	Round of 32 7–11 November 2017				Round of 16 7 December 2017 – 13 April 2018				Quarter-finals 14 April – 2 May 2018				Semi-finals 7–8 May 2018				Final 15 May 2018
	Al Ahly	5
	Telephonat Beni Suef	0
					Al Ahly	2
					El Dakhleya	0
	Al Nasr	0
	El Dakhleya	1
									Al Ahly	0
									Al Assiouty Sport	1
	Al Assiouty Sport	1
	El Raja	0
					Al Assiouty Sport	3
					Al Ittihad	1
	Al Ittihad	2
	Ala'ab Damanhour	1
													Al Assiouty Sport	1 (3)
													Smouha (p)	1 (4)
	Smouha	2
	Olympic Club	1
					Smouha	2
					Petrojet	1
	Petrojet	1
	National Bank	0
									Smouha (p)	0 (3)
									Wadi Degla	0 (1)
	Wadi Degla	1
	Kafr El Sheikh	0
					Wadi Degla	1
					Al Masry	0
	Al Masry	3
	Beni Ebeid	0
																	Smouha	1 (4)
																	Zamalek (p)	1 (5)
	Misr Lel Makkasa (a.e.t.)	3
	Al Merreikh	1
					Misr Lel Makkasa	0 (5)
					Al Mokawloon (p)	0 (6)
	Al Mokawloon	3
	El Shams	0
									Al Mokawloon	0
									Ismaily	2
	ENPPI	0
	FC Masr	1
					FC Masr	0
					Ismaily	1
	Ismaily	3
	El Sharkia	1
													Ismaily	1
													Zamalek	4
	Tala'ea El Gaish	1
	El Gouna	2
					El Gouna	0
					El Entag El Harby	1
	El Entag El Harby	1
	Assiut Petroleum	0
									El Entag El Harby	1
									Zamalek	3
	Tanta	0
	Haras El Hodoud	2
					Haras El Hodoud	0
					Zamalek	3
	Zamalek	1
	El Minya	0

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