2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds

The 2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds open the 89th season of the competition in Egypt, the oldest association football single knockout competition in Africa.

2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds
Country Egypt
Date12 January – 6 February 2021
Matches played142
Goals scored337 (2.37 per match)
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A large number of clubs did not enter the competition due to various reasons, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt, alongside other reasons such as financial status. Only 156 clubs registered to participate in this season's qualifying rounds, 74 less than the previous season. This led the Egyptian Football Association to reduce the number of the qualifying rounds to four rounds only instead of five, with participating teams from the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division entering at the second preliminary round instead of the third.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the Egyptian Football Association.

Round Date Number of Fixtures Byes Clubs Remaining New Entries This Round
First Preliminary Round12–13 January 2021552[lower-alpha 1]174 → 119112; teams playing in the Egyptian Third Division and the Egyptian Fourth Division
Second Preliminary Round17–26 January 20214511119 → 7444; teams playing in the Egyptian Second Division
Third Preliminary Round31 January – 2 February 202128none74 → 46none
Fourth Preliminary Round5–6 February 202114none46 → 32none

First Preliminary Round

The First Preliminary Round fixtures were played on 12 and 13 January 2021. A total of 112 teams from the Egyptian Third Division and the Egyptian Fourth Division entered at this stage of the competition. The results were as follows:[2][3]

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
12 January 2021
1Al Nasr Lel Taa'den1–1 (2–3 p)Al Madina Al Monawara
2MS El Zahraa4–1Muslim Youths (Esna)
3Al Maragha2–1Workers (Ras Gharib)
4Ras Gharib5–0Qeft
6Abou Tig2–0Al Badari
7Muslim Youths (Asyut)0–3El Qouseiya
9MS Nasser Malawy1–2Beni Mazar
10Tutankhamun1–0Matar Taris
11Al Wasta2–2 (3–2 p)MS Snouras
12MS Abou Kasah0–8La Viena
13Bahtim1–1 (5–4 p)El Said (Giza)
14MS Toukh1–0Guinness
15Misr Insurance3–0MS Al Amiriya
16Shabab El Basatin1–3Al Marag
17Al Maady & Al Yacht1–1 (4–5 p)HCHD
18El Ayat4–2Banha
19Toshka2–2 (1–3 p)Helioplis
206th of October City5–4Esco
21Al Ghaba2–2 (3–4 p)Telecom Egypt
22SCE1–3NFP
23Helwan El A'am1–2Al Obour (El Qalyubia)
24El Qawmi2–2 (5–4 p)MS El Saf
25Ittihad El Shorta0–1El Shams
26Pyramids Gardens4–2Plastic Shubra El Kheima
27MS Sol0–2Goldi
28Egyptian Lawyers3–1Golden Asmarat
29Menouf0–0 (5–4 p)Ittihad Bassioun
30Ghazl Shebin2–0MS Tala
31Mit Khalf1–1 (5–4 p)Sporting Castle
32Ashmoun1–1 (5–4 p)Samanoud
33Arab El Raml0–3El Said (El Mahalla)
34MS Minyat Samanoud0–0 (4–2 p)DKWASC
35Workers (El Mansoura)2–2 (3–4 p)MS Sidi Ghazi
36MS Bedway2–2 (7–6 p)El Senbellawein
37Ittihad Al Manzalah0–1Ittihad Nabarouh
38MS El Hanafy0–2Baltim
39Sidi Salem1–1 (4–5 p)Belkas
40Al Hamoul3–0MS Al Amir
41Kahraba Talkha2–0Sherbeen
42Sheko0–2Mega Sport
43Koum Hamada3–1El Gamarek
44El Magd3–1Badr
45Delphi1–1 (4–5 p)BWADC
46Alexandria Petroleum0–0 (4–5 p)El Beheira Proxy Work
47Horse Owners0–0 (5–4 p)Tala'ea El Ostoul
48Al Hilal (El Daba'a)0–0 (5–4 p)El Horreya
49Matrouh1–3Al Masry (Al Saloum)
50Kahraba Ismailia7–0South Sinai
52Port Fouad0–0 (4–5 p)Manshiyat El Shohada
53Ras El Bar2–1Al Rebat & Al Anwar
54Ghazl Damietta0–1El Sharkia
55Al Nasr (Arish)0–1Sinai Star
13 January 2021
5Shoban Al Maragha0–0 (10–11 p)Al Ahly (El Monshah)
8Malawy1–0MS Maghagha
51Damietta4–0Abou Kebir

The following team(s) received a bye for this round:[lower-alpha 1]

Second Preliminary Round

The Second Preliminary Round fixtures were played between 17 and 26 January 2021. A total of 44 teams from the Egyptian Second Division entered at this stage of the competition. The results were as follows:[4][5]

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
17 January 2021
36Sporting Alexandria0–0 (6–7 p)Pharco
37Al Jazeera1–0Al Hilal (El Daba'a)
18 January 2021
16ZED1–1 (3–1 p)Tersana
17Helioplis1–3El Sekka El Hadid
19Coca-Cola2–0Bahtim
20Gomhoriat Shebin5–1El Ayat
21Nogoom3–1Mit Khalf
23Sers El Layan0–0 (3–4 p)Misr Insurance
24El Shams0–1Al Nasr
27Ala'ab Damanhour1–1 (4–5 p)El Beheira Proxy Work
29Tanta3–3 (4–3 p)BWADC
30Mega Sport0–0 (1–4 p)Biyala
31El Said (El Mahalla)0–0 (2–4 p)Dikernis
32Baladeyet El Mahalla2–0Beni Ebeid
34MS Minyat Samanoud3–2Kafr El Sheikh
35Belkas1–1 (3–4 p)El Mansoura
38El Magd1–5Haras El Hodoud
39Horse Owners1–3Abou Qir Fertilizers
43Damietta0–0 (4–2 p)Suez
45Petrojet3–0Al Zarka
19 January 2021
1Al Aluminium2–0Al Ahly (El Monshah)
2Al Maragha1–1 (3–2 p)Al Madina Al Monawara
3KIMA Aswan3–0MS El Zahraa
4Tahta2–1Ras Gharib
5Sohag3–0Qena
6Telephonat Beni Suef1–0Beni Suef
7El Minya3–2Akhmim
8El Qouseiya2–2 (3–2 p)Dayrout
9Al Wasta0–1La Viena
10Abou Tig1–0Faiyum
11Tutankhamun1–1 (3–2 p)Nasser El Fekreia
12Asyut Cement0–3Asyut Petroleum
13Ghazl Shebin3–0MS Toukh
14Telecom Egypt0–1Al Obour (El Qalyubia)
15El Qawmi5–0Egyptian Lawyers
18Eastern Company3–1Al Marag
22Goldi2–0Menouf
25NFP2–06th of October City
26Media0–0 (4–5 p)Pyramids Gardens
33Kahraba Talkha0–0 (4–5 p)Koum Hamada
40Al Masry (Al Saloum)2–3Olympic Club
41Al Merreikh1–1 (2–1 p)Kahraba Ismailia
42Ras El Bar2–1Sinai Star
44El Sharkia1–1 (3–4 p)Manshiyat El Shohada
26 January 2021
28MS Sidi Ghazi1–0[lower-alpha 2]Baltim

The following team(s) received a bye for this round:

Third Preliminary Round

The Third Preliminary Round fixtures were played between 31 January and 2 February 2021. The results were as follows:[7][8]

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
31 January 2021
23Pharco1–0Al Jazeera
1 February 2021
6La Viena1–0Abou Tig
19Biyala0–2Dikernis
20Baladeyet El Mahalla1–1 (5–4 p)Koum Hamada
24Haras El Hodoud1–0Abou Qir Fertilizers
25Olympic Club0–1El Qanah
28Petrojet2–1Porto Suez
2 February 2021
1Al Aluminium2–0Al Maragha
2KIMA Aswan2–1Tahta
3Sohag2–1Beni Mazar
4Telephonat Beni Suef0–0 (4–2 p)El Minya
5El Qouseiya1–2Malawy
7Tutankhamun0–0 (4–5 p)Asyut Petroleum
8Ghazl Shebin0–0 (3–4 p)Ashmoun
9Al Obour (El Qalyubia)1–0El Qawmi
10ZED1–1 (3–4 p)El Dakhleya
11El Sekka El Hadid2–0Eastern Company
12Coca-Cola0–0 (4–3 p)Gomhoriat Shebin
13HCHD1–3Nogoom
14Goldi0–1Misr Insurance
15Al Nasr3–2NFP
16Pyramids Gardens2–2 (4–5 p)MS Bedway
17El Beheira Proxy Work0–3MS Sidi Ghazi
18Tanta1–2Ittihad Nabarouh
21MS Minyat Samanoud1–1 (2–3 p)Al Hamoul
22El Mansoura0–0 (4–2 p)Al Hammam
26Al Merreikh1–0Ras El Bar
27Damietta0–0 (5–6 p)Manshiyat El Shohada

Fourth Preliminary Round

The Fourth Preliminary Round fixtures were played on 5 and 6 February 2021. The results were as follows:[9][10]

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
5 February 2021
1Al Aluminium1–2KIMA Aswan
2Sohag1–0Telephonat Beni Suef
3Malawy1–1 (2–3 p)La Viena
5Al Obour (El Qalyubia)1–1 (4–3 p)El Dakhleya
6El Sekka El Hadid0–0 (7–8 p)Coca-Cola
7Nogoom0–0 (8–7 p)Misr Insurance
8Al Nasr5–0MS Bedway
10Dikernis0–0 (5–4 p)Baladeyet El Mahalla
11Al Hamoul0–2El Mansoura
12Pharco0–0 (3–4 p)Haras El Hodoud
13El Qanah1–1 (4–2 p)Al Merreikh
14Manshiyat El Shohada1–1 (4–5 p)Petrojet
6 February 2021
4Asyut Petroleum0–0 (2–4 p)Ashmoun
9MS Sidi Ghazi0–3Ittihad Nabarouh

Competition proper
Main article: 2020–21 Egypt Cup

Winners from the Fourth Preliminary Round advanced to the Round of 32, where teams from the Egyptian Premier League will enter the competition.

Notes
  1. Only 1 team was initially supposed to receive a bye for the first preliminary round. However, following the draw for this round, it was revealed that Akhmim (a team from the Egyptian Third Division) was not included in the draw pots due to a registration error, despite the club paying the entrance fee to participate in the Egypt Cup.[1] As a result, the Egyptian Football Association allowed Akmim to enter the competition from the second preliminary round, thus giving it a bye for the previous round.
  2. The MS Sidi Ghazi v Baltim match, originally scheduled to be played on 19 January 2021, was postponed due to security concerns.[6] The match was later rescheduled to be played on 26 January 2021.

References
  1. "نادي أخميم خارج كأس مصر.. هذا سبب الإطاحة" [Akhmim not in the Egypt Cup? Here is the full story]. El Yom (in Arabic). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. "تعرف على قرعة الدور التمهيدي الأول لكأس مصر" [Egypt Cup first preliminary round draw conducted]. Veto Gate (in Arabic). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. "كأس مصر 2020/2021 - الدور التمهيدى الاول" [2020/21 Egypt Cup - First preliminary round]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. "تعرف على قرعة الدور التمهيدي الثاني لكأس مصر" [Egypt Cup second preliminary round draw conducted]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. "كأس مصر 2020/2021 - الدور التمهيدى الثاني" [2020/21 Egypt Cup - Second preliminary round]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. "تعرف على نتائج مباريات الدور التمهيدى الثانى لبطولة كأس مصر" [Egypt Cup: Final day of the second preliminary round concludes, Sidi Ghazi v Baltim match postponed]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  7. "تعرف على مواعيد مباريات الدور الثالث لكأس مصر" [EFA confirm dates for the Egypt Cup third preliminary round]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. "كأس مصر 2020/2021 - الدور التمهيدى الثالث" [2020/21 Egypt Cup - Third preliminary round]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. "انطلاق مباريات الدور التمهيدي الرابع لكأس مصر 5 فبراير" [Egypt Cup last qualifying round to start on 5 February]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  10. "كأس مصر 2020/2021 - الدور التمهيدى الرابع" [2020/21 Egypt Cup - Fourth preliminary round]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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