# 2022–23 Egyptian League Cup

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.

## 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. The two fixtures in this round were both played on 19 November 2022.
All times are CAT (UTC+2).

### 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.
All times are CAT (UTC+2).

### 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).

### 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).

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

## Top scorers

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