# 2017–18 Egypt Cup

The 2017–18 Egypt Cup was the 86th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. It was sponsored by Telecom Egypt, and known as the Telecom Egypt Cup for sponsorship purposes. 286 clubs were accepted into the tournament. It began with the first qualifying round on 23 September 2017, and concluded with the final on 15 May 2018. The winner qualifies for the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.
Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al Assiouty Sport in the quarter-finals on 30 April 2018.
Zamalek won their 26th title after defeating Smouha 5–4 on penalties in the final, after the match ended 1–1 after extra time, winning their 5th Egypt Cup in 6 seasons.

## Teams

| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
| Round of 32 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 18 | Egyptian Premier League |
| Round of 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |

## Round and draw dates

The schedule is as follows.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Match date |
| Qualifying rounds | First Qualifying Round | 18 September 2017 | 23–28 September 2017 |
| Qualifying rounds | Second Qualifying Round | 30 September 2017 | 3–5 October 2017 |
| Qualifying rounds | Third Qualifying Round | 11 October 2017 | 16–17 October 2017 |
| Qualifying rounds | Fourth Qualifying Round | 19 October 2017 | 22–24 October 2017 |
| Qualifying rounds | Fifth Qualifying Round | 25 October 2017 | 27–28 October 2017 |
| Main tournament | Round of 32 | 1 November 2017 | 7–11 November 2017 |
| Main tournament | Round of 16 | 1 November 2017 | 7 December 2017 – 13 April 2018 |
| Main tournament | Quarter-finals | 1 November 2017 | 14 April – 2 May 2018 |
| Main tournament | Semi-finals | 1 November 2017 | 7–8 May 2018 |
| Main tournament | Final | 1 November 2017 | 15 May 2018 |

## Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Egyptian Premier League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 14 available places in the Round of 32. The qualifying competition began with the first qualifying round on 23 September 2017. The final (fifth) qualifying round was played on 27 and 28 October 2017.

## Round of 32

A total of 32 clubs played in this round; 14 winners of the fifth qualifying round, and 18 teams from the Premier League entering in this round. The draw was held on 1 November 2017 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo. The matches were played from 7 to 11 November 2017. The round included one team from Level 3 still in the competition, Asyut Petroleum, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.
All times are CAT (UTC+2).

## Round of 16

A total of 16 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 1 November 2017 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo. The matches were played from 7 December 2017 to 13 April 2018. The round included three teams from Level 2 still in the competition, FC Masr, El Gouna and Haras El Hodoud, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.
All times are CAT (UTC+2).
* 1 2 3 Two matches, Misr Lel Makkasa v Al Mokawloon and Al Ahly v El Dakhleya, were postponed due to conflicting with a postponed league match involving Al Ahly and Misr Lel Makkasa, which was set to be played on 10 December 2017; the same day the cup matches were scheduled to be played on. The Egyptian Football Association announced that the postponed cup matches will be played on 9 January 2018 and 22 March 2018 respectively. However, Al Ahly v El Dakhleya match was postponed again due to conflicting with the Egyptian national team friendly match against Portugal in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup; and the match was rescheduled again to be played on 13 April 2018.

## Quarter-finals

A total of 8 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 1 November 2017 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo. The matches were played from 14 April 2018 to 2 May 2018.
All times are CAT (UTC+2).
* 1 2 3 4 All quarter-final matches were scheduled to be played from 13 to 16 April 2018, but due to the scheduling conflicts that occurred after rescheduling Al Ahly v El Dakhleya match in the round of 16 to 13 April 2018 instead of 22 March 2018, and due to the rescheduling of matchday 31 and 32 in the Egyptian Premier League, all quarter-final matches, except Al Mokawloon v Ismaily, were postponed and rescheduled to be played between 30 April and 2 May 2018.

## Semi-finals

A total of 4 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 1 November 2017 at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo. The matches were played on 7 and 8 May 2018.
All times are CAT (UTC+2).

## Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.
| Round of 32 7–11 November 2017 | Round of 32 7–11 November 2017 | Round of 16 7 December 2017 – 13 April 2018 | Round of 16 7 December 2017 – 13 April 2018 | Quarter-finals 14 April – 2 May 2018 | Quarter-finals 14 April – 2 May 2018 | | Semi-finals 7–8 May 2018 | Semi-finals 7–8 May 2018 | | Final 15 May 2018 | Final 15 May 2018 |
| Al Ahly | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Telephonat Beni Suef | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Telephonat Beni Suef | 0 | Al Ahly | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | El Dakhleya | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Al Nasr | 0 | El Dakhleya | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| El Dakhleya | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| El Dakhleya | 1 | | | Al Ahly | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Al Assiouty Sport | 1 | | | | | | |
| Al Assiouty Sport | 1 | | | | | Al Assiouty Sport | 1 | | | | | | |
| El Raja | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| El Raja | 0 | Al Assiouty Sport | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al Ittihad | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Al Ittihad | 2 | Al Ittihad | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Ala'ab Damanhour | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ala'ab Damanhour | 1 | | | | | | Al Assiouty Sport | 1 (3) | | | |
| | | | | | | | Smouha (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| Smouha | 2 | | | | | | | | Smouha (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| Olympic Club | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olympic Club | 1 | Smouha | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Petrojet | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Petrojet | 1 | Petrojet | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| National Bank | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| National Bank | 0 | | | Smouha (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wadi Degla | 0 (1) | | | | | | |
| Wadi Degla | 1 | | | | | Wadi Degla | 0 (1) | | | | | | |
| Kafr El Sheikh | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kafr El Sheikh | 0 | Wadi Degla | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al Masry | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Al Masry | 3 | Al Masry | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Beni Ebeid | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Beni Ebeid | 0 | | | | | | | | | Smouha | 1 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | Zamalek (p) | 1 (5) |
| Misr Lel Makkasa (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Zamalek (p) | 1 (5) |
| Al Merreikh | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al Merreikh | 1 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al Mokawloon (p) | 0 (6) | | | | | | | | |
| Al Mokawloon | 3 | Al Mokawloon (p) | 0 (6) | | | | | | | | |
| El Shams | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| El Shams | 0 | | | Al Mokawloon | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ismaily | 2 | | | | | | |
| ENPPI | 0 | | | | | Ismaily | 2 | | | | | | |
| FC Masr | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Masr | 1 | FC Masr | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ismaily | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Ismaily | 3 | Ismaily | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| El Sharkia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| El Sharkia | 1 | | | | | | Ismaily | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Zamalek | 4 | | | |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | 1 | | | | | | | | Zamalek | 4 | | | |
| El Gouna | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| El Gouna | 2 | El Gouna | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | El Entag El Harby | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| El Entag El Harby | 1 | El Entag El Harby | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Assiut Petroleum | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Assiut Petroleum | 0 | | | El Entag El Harby | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Zamalek | 3 | | | | | | |
| Tanta | 0 | | | | | Zamalek | 3 | | | | | | |
| Haras El Hodoud | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Haras El Hodoud | 2 | Haras El Hodoud | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Zamalek | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Zamalek | 1 | Zamalek | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| El Minya | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |