2022–23 Egyptian League Cup
بطولة كأس رابطة الأندية المحترفة
Borg El Arab Stadium hosted the final
Tournament details
CountryEgypt
Dates19 November 2022 – 22 July 2023
Teams17
Defending championsFuture
Final positions
ChampionsCeramica Cleopatra (1st title)
Runner-upAl Masry
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored33 (2.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ahmed Adel
Karim Bambo
Mohamed Ibrahim
Salah Mohsen
(2 goals each)

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).

19 November 2022 Aswan0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Ghazl El Mahalla Aswan
15:00 Report Stadium: Aswan Stadium
Referee: Hesham El Kadi
Penalties
19 November 2022 El Dakhleya1–2 (a.e.t.) Haras El Hodoud Cairo
18:00
  • Alfred 77'
 Report
  • Gamal 71' (pen.)
  • David 110'
 Stadium: Petrosport Stadium
Referee: Sayed Shaaban

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).

19 March 2023 Al Mokawloon Al Arab0–0
(5–6 p)		 Haras El Hodoud Cairo
17:00 Report Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Amr Ramadan
Penalties
20 March 2023 Ghazl El Mahalla1–1
(6–7 p)		 Ismaily El Mahalla El Kubra
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Ghazi
Penalties
20 March 2023 Al Ittihad 2–2
(7–6 p)		PharcoAlexandria
19:00
Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Wafa
Penalties
21 March 2023 Ceramica Cleopatra 1–1
(5–3 p)		SmouhaCairo
17:00
Report
  • Haggag 15'
 Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Mahgoub
Penalties
25 March 2023 Future 0–0
(3–1 p)		Tala'ea El GaishCairo
21:15 Report Stadium: Petrosport Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Hamdy
Penalties
  • soccer ball with red X Stouhi
  • soccer ball with red X El Khawaga
  • soccer ball with check mark Sherif
  • soccer ball with red X Magdy
26 March 2023[note 1] Pyramids1–1
(5–6 p)		 ENPPI Cairo
21:15
Report
  • Naser 85'
 Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Atabani
Penalties
26 March 2023 Zamalek0–3 National Bank of Egypt Cairo
21:15 Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium[note 2]
Referee: Mostafa Osman

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).

28 April 2023 Al Ittihad 3–2ENPPIAlexandria
19:00
Report
  • Kalosha 53'
  • Amin 80'
 Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Roushdy
29 April 2023 Al Masry 2–0IsmailyAlexandria
19:00
  • Omran 8'
  • Yehia 73'
 Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Khaled El Ghandour
30 April 2023 Haras El Hodoud0–1 Future Cairo
21:00 Report
Stadium: Petrosport Stadium
Referee: Sabry Ibrahim

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).

24 June 2023 Al Masry 0–0
(3–1 p)		FutureAlexandria
21:30 Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
Penalties

Final

Al Masry1–4Ceramica Cleopatra
  • Greisha 54'
 Report
Attendance: 15,000

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.

Round of 16
19–26 March 2023 		Quarter-finals
28–30 April 2023 		Semi-finals
24–26 June 2023 		Final
22 July 2023
        
Al Ahly —
Al Masry (w/o) —
Al Masry 2
Ismaily 0
Ghazl El Mahalla 1 (6)
Ismaily (p) 1 (7)
Al Masry (p) 0 (3)
Future 0 (1)
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0 (5)
Haras El Hodoud (p) 0 (6)
Haras El Hodoud 0
Future 1
Future (p) 0 (3)
Tala'ea El Gaish 0 (1)
Al Masry 1
Ceramica Cleopatra 4
Zamalek 0
National Bank of Egypt 3
National Bank of Egypt 2 (3)
Ceramica Cleopatra (p) 2 (4)
Ceramica Cleopatra (p) 1 (5)
Smouha 1 (3)
Ceramica Cleopatra (p) 0 (4)
Al Ittihad 0 (3)
Al Ittihad (p) 2 (7)
Pharco 2 (6)
Al Ittihad 3
ENPPI 2
Pyramids 1 (5)
ENPPI (p) 1 (6)

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Egypt Ahmed Adel Al Ittihad 2
Egypt Karim Bambo National Bank of Egypt
Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim Ceramica Cleopatra
Egypt Salah Mohsen Ceramica Cleopatra
5 22 players 1

Notes

  1. ↑ The Pyramids v ENPPI, originally scheduled to be played on 25 March 2023, match was postponed for 24 hours day due to the 30 June Stadium hosting a match involving the Egypt national team in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.[4]
  2. ↑ The Zamalek v National Bank of Egypt match, originally scheduled to be played at the Cairo International Stadium, was played at Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium instead due to maintenance.[5]
  3. ↑ Al Ahly withdrew the match due to fixture congestion, after their request for postponement was rejected.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ceramica Cleopatra outclass Masry 4-1 to claim Egyptian League Cup title". Al Ahram Online. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "نتائج قرعة الدور التمهيدي لبطولة كأس الرابطة موسم 2022-2023" [2022–23 Egyptian League Cup preliminary round draw results]. Btolat (in Arabic). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "EPL announce League Cup round of 16 matches dates". Al Ahram Online. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "تأجيل مباراة بيراميدز وإنبي في كأس الرابطة 24 ساعة" [Pyramids v ENPPI match in the League Cup postponed for 24 hours]. Yalla Kora (in Arabic). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "نقل مباراة الزمالك والبنك الأهلي فيكأس الرابطة لملعب المقاولون" [Egyptian League cup match involving Zamalek and National Bank moved to Arab Contractors Stadium]. Yalla Kora (in Arabic). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Al Ahly withdraw from 2023 Egyptian League Cup". KingFut. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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