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2023–24 Egyptian League Cup

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2023–24 Egyptian League Cup
كأس رابطة الأندية المحترفة 2023–24
Tournament details
CountryEgypt
Dates8 January – 7 August 2024
Teams16
Defending championsCeramica Cleopatra
Final positions
ChampionsCeramica Cleopatra (2nd title)
Runner-upTala'ea El Gaish
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored67 (2.16 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mido Gaber
Ashraf Magdy
Youssry Wahid
(3 goals each)

The 2023–24 Egyptian League Cup was the third edition of the Egyptian League Cup, a cup knockout competition open to all clubs participating in the Egyptian Premier League. The competition began on 8 January, and concluded with the final on 7 August 2024.

Defending champions Ceramica Cleopatra successfully defended their title as they beat Tala'ea El Gaish 3–1 in the final, winning their second League Cup trophy and second major title in the club's history.[1]

Ceramica Cleopatra entered the tournament as the defending champion, having won the previous edition after beating Al Masry 4–1 in the final.[2]

Format

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The format for the first edition of the competition was retained for this season. The tournament started with a group stage involving all participating teams split into four groups of four teams each, with the winners and runners-up of each group advancing to the next round. This round was played during the league's January/February break, due to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations taking place from 13 January to 11 February 2024.[3]

In the knockout stage round, matches are pre-determined. In the quarter-finals, teams advancing from Group A face teams from Group C, and teams from Group B face teams from Group D; and all matches are played on group winners' home venues; while the semi-finals and final are played on venues selected by the EPL. Similar to the group stage, the knockout stage, except the final, was played during the league's January/February break.

Starting from the knockout stage, matches are decided by penalties if teams are tied after 90 minutes.

The winners of the Egyptian League Cup join the Egypt Cup winners and Egyptian Premier League winners and runners-up in the Egyptian Super Cup next season.

Tiebreakers

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Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[4]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Draw of lots.

Prize money

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On 11 September 2023, the prizes for the 2023–24 season were announced by the EPL. The winning team earn 1.5 million Egyptian pounds (LE), the runners-up receive 1 million LE, while the remaining 14 participating teams receive 100,000 LE. Any team that withdraws from the Egyptian League Cup will not receive the prizes for participation in the Egyptian Premier League, which are worth one million LE. If a team withdraws after the draw is held, an additional fine of one million LE would be applied.[5]

Place Teams Amount (in LE)
Per team Total
Winners 1 1.5m 1.5m
Runners-up 1 1m 1m
3rd–4th place (semi-finalists) 2 100k 200k
5th–8th place (quarter-finalists) 4 100k 400k
9th–16th place (group stage) 8 100k 800k
Total 16 3.9m

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Gezira, Cairo on 31 December 2023, 14:00 CAT.[6][7]

Al Ahly announced their withdrawal from the competition on 20 December 2023, citing injuries and tight schedule faced by the club in the last few weeks before the draw.[citation needed] On 26 December 2023, Zamalek also announced that they would not participate in the competition for this season.[citation needed]

Following the withdrawal of Al Ahly and Zamalek, the group stage was changed from three groups of six teams, to four groups of four teams. The 16 participating teams were separated into four pots, based on their league rankings in the previous season, except for the defending champions Ceramica Cleopatra, who topped pot 1.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Teams

Group stage

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All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al Ittihad 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Smouha 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4[a]
3 Modern Future 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4[a]
4 Baladiyat El Mahalla 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head record. Overall goal difference: Smouha +1, Modern Future 0.
Baladiyat El Mahalla1–0Smouha
  • Amissi 17'
Report
Modern Future0–1Al Ittihad
Report
Referee: Hesham El Kady

Al Ittihad1–0Baladiyat El Mahalla
Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mohamed
Smouha0–0Modern Future
Report
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour

Modern Future1–0Baladiyat El Mahalla
Report
Referee: El Sayed Shaaban
Al Ittihad0–2Smouha
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Desouky

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tala'ea El Gaish 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Pyramids 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
3 ZED 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 Pharco 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
ZED0–1Tala'ea El Gaish
Report
Referee: Atef Hussein
Pyramids2–2Pharco
Report
Referee: Walid Abdel Razek

Pharco0–2ZED
Report
Referee: Mohamed Abbas
Tala'ea El Gaish2–2Pyramids
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy

Pyramids3–1ZED
Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz El Sayed
Pharco0–1Tala'ea El Gaish
Report
Referee: Mohamed Youssef

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceramica Cleopatra 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 ENPPI 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 El Dakhleya 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Ismaily 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
El Dakhleya1–0Ismaily
Report
Referee: Mostafa El Shohdy
Ceramica Cleopatra2–0ENPPI
Report
Referee: Wael Farhan

ENPPI2–1El Dakhleya
Report
Referee: Hosny Sultan

Ceramica Cleopatra1–1El Dakhleya
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny
ENPPI1–0Ismaily
Report
Referee: Ahmed Hamdy

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al Masry 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 El Gouna 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4[a]
3 National Bank of Egypt 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4[a]
4 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: El Gouna 3–1 National Bank of Egypt.
Al Masry1–0Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Nasef
El Gouna3–1National Bank of Egypt
Report
Referee: Ahmed Gamal

Al Mokawloon Al Arab1–1El Gouna
Report
Referee: Hamada El Qalawi
National Bank of Egypt2–2Al Masry
Report
Referee: Sobhy El Amrawy

Al Masry2–1El Gouna
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Wafa
Al Mokawloon Al Arab0–1National Bank of Egypt
Report
Referee: Tarek Magdy

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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Matches were played on 31 January and 1 February 2024.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

31 January 2024 Al Ittihad 2–0ENPPIAlexandria
19:30 Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: El Sayed Mounir
1 February 2024 Ceramica Cleopatra 2–0SmouhaCairo
16:30
Report Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Atabani
1 February 2024 Al Masry 3–1PyramidsAlexandria
19:30
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Nader Kamar El Dawla

Semi-finals

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Both matches were played on 6 February 2024.

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

6 February 2024 Al Ittihad0–1 Ceramica Cleopatra Alexandria
19:30 Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Youssef

Final

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Ceramica Cleopatra3–1Tala'ea El Gaish
Report
Attendance: 1,000

Bracket

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The following is the bracket which the Egyptian League Cup resembles (excluding the group stage). Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

Quarter-finals
31 January – 1 February 2024
Semi-finals
6 February 2024
Final
7 August 2024
      
Al Ittihad 2
ENPPI 0
Al Ittihad 0
Ceramica Cleopatra 1
Ceramica Cleopatra 2
Smouha 0
Ceramica Cleopatra 3
Tala'ea El Gaish 1
Tala'ea El Gaish 1 (6)
El Gouna 1 (5)
Tala'ea El Gaish 1 (3)
Al Masry 1 (1)
Al Masry 3
Pyramids 1

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Egypt Mido Gaber Al Masry 3
Egypt Ashraf Magdy El Gouna
Egypt Youssry Wahid Tala'ea El Gaish
4 Morocco Ahmed Belhadji Ceramica Cleopatra 2
Egypt Ali Fawzi ENPPI
Nigeria John Okoye Ebuka Ceramica Cleopatra
Egypt Khaled El Ghandour Al Ittihad
Egypt Shady Hussein ZED
Algeria Ahmed Kendouci Ceramica Cleopatra
South Africa Fagrie Lakay Pyramids
Egypt Salah Mohsen Al Masry
Nigeria Tunji Omotosho El Dakhleya
Egypt Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Ceramica Cleopatra

Notes

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  1. ^ The match took place at Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, instead of Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, due to security concerns.
  2. ^ a b The match was played at Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, instead of Gehaz El Reyada Stadium, Cairo, due to security concerns.

References

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  1. ^ "الأكثر تتويجا - سيراميكا كليوباترا بطلا لكأس الرابطة بالفوز على طلائع الجيش" [Most titled: Ceramica Cleopatra wins the League Cup after defeating Tala'ea El Gaish]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Ceramica Cleopatra outclass Masry 4-1 to claim Egyptian League Cup title". Al Ahram Online. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ^ "انطلاق مباريات كأس الرابطة 7 يناير واتجاه لتأجيل النهائي إلى مارس" [League Cup to kick-off on 7 January, final expected to take place in March]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "لائحة كأس الربطة 2023-2024" [2023/24 League Cup regulations] (PDF). Egyptian Pro League (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ^ "غرامة الانسحاب أكبر من جائزة البطل.. لائحة بطولة كأس الرابطة المصرية" [2023–24 Egyptian League Cup regulations]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "تحديد موعد قرعة كأس الرابطة المصرية 2023-24" [2023–24 Egyptian League Cup draw date announced]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ "كأس الرابطة - زد رفقة بيراميدز.. ومجموعات متوازنة لنسخة 2024" [2024 Egyptian League Cup draw: ZED with Pyramids as draw results in balanced groups]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  8. ^ "كأس رابطة الأندية المصرية 2023/24 - ترتيب الهدافين" [2023/24 League Cup - Top goalscorers] (in Arabic). EPL. Retrieved 8 January 2024.