2024–25 Egyptian League Cup

2024–25 Egyptian League Cup

Tournament details
Dates	11 December 2024 – 10 June 2025
Teams	18
Defending champions	Ceramica Cleopatra

The 2024–25 Egyptian League Cup, also known as the Cup of the Capital of Egypt, is the fourth edition of the Egyptian League Cup, a football competition featuring the 18 teams from the Egyptian Premier League, organized by the Egyptian Professional Football Clubs Association (EPL). Ceramica Cleopatra is the current title holder. The winner will qualify to compete in the Egyptian Super Cup.^[1]

Format

The teams are divided into four groups, with two groups containing five teams and the other two with four teams, competing in a single round-robin format.^[2] The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage.^[3]

Group stage

The draw took place on 19 October 2024.^[4] The match schedule was announced on 28 November 2024.^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Petrojet	4	4	0	0	6	2	+4	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Modern Sport	4	1	2	1	2	1	+1	5
3	Zamalek	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	5
4	El Gouna	4	1	2	1	2	2	0	5
5	Smouha	4	0	0	4	1	6	−5	0

Source: EPL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

El Gouna v Smouha

11 December 2024	El Gouna	1–0	Smouha	El Gouna
17:00	Shika 65'			Stadium: Khaled Bichara Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Desouki

Modern Sport v Petrojet

11 December 2024	Modern Sport	0–1	Petrojet	Cairo
20:00			Bamba 61'	Stadium: Petrosport Stadium Referee: Ahmed Hamdy

Smouha v Petrojet

18 March 2025	Smouha	1–2	Petrojet	Alexandria
21:00				Stadium: Alexandria Stadium

Zamalek v El Gouna

19 March 2025	Zamalek	1–1	El Gouna	Cairo
21:00	M. Hamdi 90+5'		El Zahdi 59'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Modern Sport v Smouha

23 March 2025	Modern Sport	2–0	Smouha	Cairo
21:00				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Petrojet v Zamalek

24 March 2025	Petrojet	2–1	Zamalek	Cairo
21:00				Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium

Petrojet v El Gouna

6 April 2025	Petrojet	1–0	El Gouna	Cairo
17:00				Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium

Zamalek v Modern Sport

6 April 2025	Zamalek	0–0	Modern Sport	Cairo
17:00				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Smouha v Zamalek

16 April 2025	Smouha	0–1	Zamalek	Alexandria
17:00			Mansi 22'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium

El Gouna v Modern Sport

16 April 2025	El Gouna	0–0	Modern Sport	El Gouna
17:00				Stadium: Khaled Bichara Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	National Bank	4	2	2	0	9	3	+6	8	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ceramica Cleopatra	4	2	1	1	8	7	+1	7
3	Ghazl El Mahalla	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1	5
4	Al Masry	4	0	4	0	3	3	0	4
5	ZED	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	1

Source: EPL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Ceramica Cleopatra v National Bank

11 December 2024	Ceramica Cleopatra	0–5	National Bank	Cairo
20:00			Faisal 29', 76' Annor 53', 78' Helal 85'	Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Wael Farhan

Ghazl El Mahalla v ZED

12 December 2024	Ghazl El Mahalla	3-1	ZED	El Mahalla El Kubra
20:00				Stadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium

National Bank v Ghazl El Mahalla

18 March 2025	National Bank	1–1	Ghazl El Mahalla	Cairo
21:00				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Al Masry v ZED

19 March 2025	Al Masry	1–1	ZED	Suez
21:00	Ebuka 77'		Ahmed 82'	Stadium: Suez Stadium

Ceramica Cleopatra v Ghazl El Mahalla

23 March 2025	Ceramica Cleopatra	3–0	Ghazl El Mahalla	Cairo
21:00				Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium

National Bank v Al Masry

24 March 2025	National Bank	1–1	Al Masry	Suez
21:00				Stadium: Suez Stadium

ZED v National Bank

5 April 2025	ZED	1–2	National Bank	Cairo
20:00				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Al Masry v Ceramica Cleopatra

5 April 2025	Al Masry	1–1	Ceramica Cleopatra	Suez
20:00				Stadium: Suez Stadium

ZED v Ceramica Cleopatra

17 April 2025	ZED	1–4	Ceramica Cleopatra	Cairo
19:00	Belhadji 49' (o.g.)		Reda 4' Zalaka 15' Mohamed 22' Belhadji 84'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Ghazl El Mahalla v Al Masry

17 April 2025	Ghazl El Mahalla	0–0	Al Masry	Suez
19:00				Stadium: Suez Stadium

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tala'ea El Gaish	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	ENPPI	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	6
3	Pharco	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Al Ahly	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Source: EPL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Pharco v Tala'ea El Gaish

12 December 2024	Pharco	1–1	Tala'ea El Gaish	Alexandria
17:00	Sherif 71'		Mohareb 29'	Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium Referee: Mohamed Abbas Kabil

Al Ahly v ENPPI

18 March 2025	Al Ahly	0–1	ENPPI	Cairo
			Zaki 90+1'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Note: The match scheduled for 10 December has been postponed due to Al-Ahly's participation in the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

Tala'ea El Gaish v Al Ahly

22 March 2025	Tala'ea El Gaish	3–1	Al Ahly	Cairo
21:00	Okwara 4', pen.' Mohareb 38' Wahid 61'		El Mahdi 55'	Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium

ENPPI v Pharco

22 March 2025	ENPPI	1–0	Pharco	Cairo
21:00	Kalosha 29'			Stadium: Petrosport Stadium

Al Ahly v Pharco

17 April 2025	Al Ahly	1–2	Pharco	Cairo
16:00				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Tala'ea El Gaish v ENPPI

17 April 2025	Tala'ea El Gaish	1–0	ENPPI	Cairo
16:00				Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Haras El Hodoud	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ismaily	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
3	Pyramids	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Al Ittihad	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Source: EPL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Haras El Hodoud v Ismaily

11 December 2024	Haras El Hodoud	2–1	Ismaily	Alexandria
17:13	Abou-Gouda 21' Hakeem 34'		Hamdi 11'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Ghazi
Note: The match was delayed from its original time at 17:00 due to the absence of an ambulance.[6]

Pyramids v Al Ittihad

17 December 2024	Pyramids	2–0	Al Ittihad	Cairo
19:00	El Karti 64' El Gabas 88'	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium

Al Ittihad v Haras El Hodoud

22 March 2025	Al Ittihad	0–1	Haras El Hodoud	Alexandria
21:00				Stadium: Alexandria Stadium

Ismaily v Pyramids

23 March 2025	Ismaily	2–2	Pyramids	Ismailia
21:00				Stadium: Ismailia Stadium

Haras El Hodoud v Pyramids

16 April 2025	Haras El Hodoud	2–0	Pyramids	Alexandria
20:00				Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium

Ismaily v Al Ittihad

16 April 2025	Ismaily	2–0	Al Ittihad	Ismailia
20:00				Stadium: Ismailia Stadium

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

First legs

ENPPI v Haras El Hodoud

22 April 2025	ENPPI	2–0	Haras El Hodoud
19:00

Ismaily v Tala'ea El Gaish

23 April 2025	Ismaily	v	Tala'ea El Gaish
17:00

Modern Sport v National Bank

23 April 2025	Modern Sport	v	National Bank
19:00

Ceramica Cleopatra v Petrojet

24 April 2025	Ceramica Cleopatra	v	Petrojet
19:00

Second legs

Tala'ea El Gaish v Ismaily

20 May 2025	Tala'ea El Gaish	v	Ismaily
17:00

National Bank v Modern Sport

20 May 2025	National Bank	v	Modern Sport
20:00

Petrojet v Ceramica Cleopatra

21 May 2025	Petrojet	v	Ceramica Cleopatra
17:00

Haras El Hodoud v ENPPI

21 May 2025	Haras El Hodoud	v	ENPPI
20:00

Semi-finals

v

6 June 2025

SF1

v

6 June 2025

SF2

Final

v

10 June 2025

v

References

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3. "نتائج قرعة كأس الرابطة المصرية 2024-25 والمجموعات".
4. "قرعة كأس الرابطة - بمشاركة الأهلي والزمالك.. نظام جديد وتحديد المباريات والملاعب". FilGoal.com. 19 October 2024.
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