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.

Egypt Cup
Founded1921-22
RegionEgypt
Qualifier forCAF Confederation Cup
Domestic cup(s)Super Cup
Current championsAl Ahly (39th title)
Most successful club(s)Al Ahly (39 titles)
2023–24

Al Ahly hold the record of total number of titles with a total of 39 titles. Zamalek hold the record of being the only team to win the title for 4 consecutive years, from 2013 up to 2016.

History

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.

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Prince Farouk handing the cup to Zamalek, 4 August 1932
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King Farouk I presenting the King's cup to the Captain of Zamalek after defeating Al Ahly 6-0 in the final match, 2 June 1944

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.

Zamalek achieved the title of the first edition of the Egypt Cup, after defeating Al Ittihad; 5-0 in the 1921-22 season's final match. The biggest win in the 1944 final match between the Cairo giants; Zamalek and Al Ahly with a 6-0 win for Zamalek.[1] 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.

Hassan Shehata celebrating the 1979 title

Despite its launch more than 100 years ago, the Egypt Cup Championship 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 withdrawal. 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.[2]

List of finals

The following table provides a summary of seasons:[3]

No. Season Winner Score Runner-up
11921–22Zamalek (1)5–0Ittihad Alexandria
21922–23Tersana (1)1–0El Sekka El Hadid SC
31923–24Al Ahly (1)0–0 / 4–1 (R)El Sekka El Hadid SC
41924–25Al Ahly (2)1–1 / 3–0 (R)Ittihad Alexandria
51925–26Ittihad Alexandria (1)2–2 / 3–2 (R)Al Ahly
61926–27Al Ahly (3)5–0Al-Masry
71927–28Al Ahly (4)1–0Zamalek
81928–29Tersana (2)2–2 (aet) 1–0 (R)Ittihad Alexandria
91929–30Al Ahly (5)2–0Ittihad Alexandria
101930–31Al Ahly (6)4–1Zamalek
111931–32Zamalek (2)2–1Al Ahly
121932–33El Olympi (1)3–1Al Ahly
131933–34El Olympi (2)1–0 (aet)Zamalek
141934–35Zamalek (3)3–0Al Ahly
151935–36Ittihad Alexandria (2)3–1El Sekka El Hadid SC
161936–37Al Ahly (7)3–2El Sekka El Hadid SC
171937–38Zamalek (4)1–1 (aet) 1–0 (R)Al Ahly
181938–39Al Teram (1)1–1 (aet) 2–0 (R)Police
191939–40Al Ahly (8)3–1Al Teram
201940–41Zamalek (5)5–0Police
211941–42Al Ahly (9)3–0Zamalek
221942–43Al Ahly (10)
Zamalek (6)		Not played
(TS) ‡		—
231943–44Zamalek (7)6–0Al Ahly
241944–45Al Ahly (11)3–2Al-Masry
251945–46Al Ahly (12)3–0El Sekka El Hadid SC
261946–47Al Ahly (13)2–1Al-Masry
271947–48El Ittihad El Sakandary (3)2–1Zamalek
281948–49Al Ahly (14)3–1 (aet)Zamalek
291949–50Al Ahly (15)6–0Tersana
301950–51Al Ahly (16)1–0El Sekka El Hadid SC
311951–52Zamalek (8)2–0Al Ahly
321952–53Al Ahly (17)4–1Zamalek
331953–54Tersana (3)4–1Al-Masry
341954–55Zamalek (9)2–1Ittihad Alexandria
351955–56Al Ahly (18)1–0Tersana
361956–57Zamalek (10)3–0Al-Masry
371957–58Al Ahly (19)
Zamalek (11)		0–0 (aet) 2–2 (aet) (R) (TS) ‡—
381958–59Zamalek (12)2–1Al Ahly
391959–60Zamalek (13)3–2El Olympi
401960–61Al Ahly (20) †5–0El Qanah †
411961–62Zamalek (14)5–1Ittihad Alexandria
421962–63El Ittihad El Sakandary (4)3–2Zamalek
431963–64El Qanah (1)2–0El Sekka El Hadid SC
441964–65Tersana (4)4–1Suez El-Riyadi
451965–66Al Ahly (21)1–0Tersana
461966–67Tersana (5)1–0El Olympi
—1967–72Not played due to the Six-Day War.
471972–73El Ittihad El Sakandary (5)0–0 (aet) 2–1 (R)Al Ahly
—1973–74Not played due to the Yom Kippur War.
481974–75Zamalek (15)1–0Ghazl El Mahalla
491975–76El Ittihad El Sakandary (6)1–0Al Ahly
501976–77Zamalek (16)3–1Ismaily
511977–78Al Ahly (22)4–2Zamalek SC
521978–79Zamalek (17)3–0Ghazl El Mahalla
—1979–80Not played due to a very late finish of 1979–80 Egyptian Premier League.
531980–81Al Ahly (23)1–1 (3–2 p)El Mokawloon
—1981–82Not Finished due to a conflict between Zamalek and EFA.
541982–83Al Ahly (24)1–0Al-Masry
551983–84Al Ahly (25)3–1 (aet)Al-Masry
561984–85Al Ahly (26)1–0Ismaily
571985–86Tersana (6)3–2Ghazl El Mahalla
—1986–87Not played due to a very tight schedule because of African commitments
by National Team, Al Ahly, Zamalek and Tersana.
581987–88Zamalek (18)1–0Ittihad Alexandria
591988–89Al Ahly (27)3–0Al-Masry
601989–90El Mokawloon (1)2–1Suez Montakhab
611990–91Al Ahly (28)1–0Aswan SC
621991–92Al Ahly (29)2–1Zamalek
631992–93Al Ahly (30)3–2Ghazl El Mahalla
—1993–94Not Finished due to late finish of the Egyptian League and start of 1994 FIFA World Cup.
641994–95El Mokawloon (2)2–0Ghazl El Mahalla
651995–96Al Ahly (31)3–1El Mansoura
661996–97Ismaily (1)1–0Al Ahly
671997–98Al Masry (1)4–3El Mokawloon
681998–99Zamalek (19)3–1Ismaily
691999–2000Ismaily (2)4–0El Mokawloon
702000–01Al Ahly (32)2–0 (aet)Ghazl El Mahalla
712001–02Zamalek (20)1–0Baladeyet El Mahalla
722002–03Al Ahly (33)1–1 (4–3 p)Ismaily
732003–04El Mokawloon (3)2–1Al Ahly
742004–05ENPPI (1)1–0 (aet)Ittihad Alexandria
752005–06Al Ahly (34)3–0Zamalek
762006–07Al Ahly (35)4–3 (aet)Zamalek
772007–08Zamalek (21)2–1ENPPI
782008–09Haras El Hodood (1)1–1 (4–1 p)ENPPI
792009–10Haras El Hodood (2)1–1 (5–4 p)Al Ahly
802010–11ENPPI (2)2–1Zamalek
—2011–12Not played due to the tragic events from Port Said Stadium riot.
812012–13Zamalek (22)3–0Wadi Degla
822013–14Zamalek (23)1–0Smouha
832014–15Zamalek (24)2–0Al Ahly
842015–16Zamalek (25)3–1Al Ahly
852016–17Al Ahly (36)2–1 (aet)Al Masry
862017–18Zamalek (26)1–1 (5–4 p)Smouha
872018–19Zamalek (27)3–0Pyramids
882019–20Al Ahly (37)1–1 (3–2 p) El Gaish
892020–21Zamalek (28)2–1Al Ahly
902021–22Al Ahly (38)2–1Pyramids
912022–23Al Ahly (39)2–0Zamalek

Notes:

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

Performances

Performance by club
Club Winner Runner-up Winning years
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 28 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
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
Al Teram 1 1 1939
El Qanah 1 1 1964
Al-Sekka Al-Hadid – 7 —
Ghazl El Mahalla – 6 —
Pyramids FC – 2 —
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 —

Notes:

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

All time top goalscorers
Alaa El-Hamouly
Hassan El-Shazly
Sharif El-Far
El-Sayed El-Dhizui
No. Player Teams Goals
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

See also

References
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