# 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.
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 Round | 12–13 January 2021 | 55 | 2 | 174 → 119 | 112; teams playing in the Egyptian Third Division and the Egyptian Fourth Division |
| Second Preliminary Round | 17–26 January 2021 | 45 | 11 | 119 → 74 | 44; teams playing in the Egyptian Second Division |
| Third Preliminary Round | 31 January – 2 February 2021 | 28 | none | 74 → 46 | none |
| Fourth Preliminary Round | 5–6 February 2021 | 14 | none | 46 → 32 | none |

## 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:
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 12 January 2021 ||||
| 1 | Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Al Madina Al Monawara |
| 2 | MS El Zahraa | 4–1 | Muslim Youths (Esna) |
| 3 | Al Maragha | 2–1 | Workers (Ras Gharib) |
| 4 | Ras Gharib | 5–0 | Qeft |
| 6 | Abou Tig | 2–0 | Al Badari |
| 7 | Muslim Youths (Asyut) | 0–3 | El Qouseiya |
| 9 | MS Nasser Malawy | 1–2 | Beni Mazar |
| 10 | Tutankhamun | 1–0 | Matar Taris |
| 11 | Al Wasta | 2–2 (3–2 p) | MS Snouras |
| 12 | MS Abou Kasah | 0–8 | La Viena |
| 13 | Bahtim | 1–1 (5–4 p) | El Said (Giza) |
| 14 | MS Toukh | 1–0 | Guinness |
| 15 | Misr Insurance | 3–0 | MS Al Amiriya |
| 16 | Shabab El Basatin | 1–3 | Al Marag |
| 17 | Al Maady & Al Yacht | 1–1 (4–5 p) | HCHD |
| 18 | El Ayat | 4–2 | Banha |
| 19 | Toshka | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Helioplis |
| 20 | 6th of October City | 5–4 | Esco |
| 21 | Al Ghaba | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Telecom Egypt |
| 22 | SCE | 1–3 | NFP |
| 23 | Helwan El A'am | 1–2 | Al Obour (El Qalyubia) |
| 24 | El Qawmi | 2–2 (5–4 p) | MS El Saf |
| 25 | Ittihad El Shorta | 0–1 | El Shams |
| 26 | Pyramids Gardens | 4–2 | Plastic Shubra El Kheima |
| 27 | MS Sol | 0–2 | Goldi |
| 28 | Egyptian Lawyers | 3–1 | Golden Asmarat |
| 29 | Menouf | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Ittihad Bassioun |
| 30 | Ghazl Shebin | 2–0 | MS Tala |
| 31 | Mit Khalf | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Sporting Castle |
| 32 | Ashmoun | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Samanoud |
| 33 | Arab El Raml | 0–3 | El Said (El Mahalla) |
| 34 | MS Minyat Samanoud | 0–0 (4–2 p) | DKWASC |
| 35 | Workers (El Mansoura) | 2–2 (3–4 p) | MS Sidi Ghazi |
| 36 | MS Bedway | 2–2 (7–6 p) | El Senbellawein |
| 37 | Ittihad Al Manzalah | 0–1 | Ittihad Nabarouh |
| 38 | MS El Hanafy | 0–2 | Baltim |
| 39 | Sidi Salem | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Belkas |
| 40 | Al Hamoul | 3–0 | MS Al Amir |
| 41 | Kahraba Talkha | 2–0 | Sherbeen |
| 42 | Sheko | 0–2 | Mega Sport |
| 43 | Koum Hamada | 3–1 | El Gamarek |
| 44 | El Magd | 3–1 | Badr |
| 45 | Delphi | 1–1 (4–5 p) | BWADC |
| 46 | Alexandria Petroleum | 0–0 (4–5 p) | El Beheira Proxy Work |
| 47 | Horse Owners | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Tala'ea El Ostoul |
| 48 | Al Hilal (El Daba'a) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | El Horreya |
| 49 | Matrouh | 1–3 | Al Masry (Al Saloum) |
| 50 | Kahraba Ismailia | 7–0 | South Sinai |
| 52 | Port Fouad | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Manshiyat El Shohada |
| 53 | Ras El Bar | 2–1 | Al Rebat & Al Anwar |
| 54 | Ghazl Damietta | 0–1 | El Sharkia |
| 55 | Al Nasr (Arish) | 0–1 | Sinai Star |
| 13 January 2021 ||||
| 5 | Shoban Al Maragha | 0–0 (10–11 p) | Al Ahly (El Monshah) |
| 8 | Malawy | 1–0 | MS Maghagha |
| 51 | Damietta | 4–0 | Abou Kebir |
The following team(s) received a bye for this round:
* Akhmim
* Nasser El Fekreia

## 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:
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 17 January 2021 ||||
| 36 | Sporting Alexandria | 0–0 (6–7 p) | Pharco |
| 37 | Al Jazeera | 1–0 | Al Hilal (El Daba'a) |
| 18 January 2021 ||||
| 16 | ZED | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Tersana |
| 17 | Helioplis | 1–3 | El Sekka El Hadid |
| 19 | Coca-Cola | 2–0 | Bahtim |
| 20 | Gomhoriat Shebin | 5–1 | El Ayat |
| 21 | Nogoom | 3–1 | Mit Khalf |
| 23 | Sers El Layan | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Misr Insurance |
| 24 | El Shams | 0–1 | Al Nasr |
| 27 | Ala'ab Damanhour | 1–1 (4–5 p) | El Beheira Proxy Work |
| 29 | Tanta | 3–3 (4–3 p) | BWADC |
| 30 | Mega Sport | 0–0 (1–4 p) | Biyala |
| 31 | El Said (El Mahalla) | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Dikernis |
| 32 | Baladeyet El Mahalla | 2–0 | Beni Ebeid |
| 34 | MS Minyat Samanoud | 3–2 | Kafr El Sheikh |
| 35 | Belkas | 1–1 (3–4 p) | El Mansoura |
| 38 | El Magd | 1–5 | Haras El Hodoud |
| 39 | Horse Owners | 1–3 | Abou Qir Fertilizers |
| 43 | Damietta | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Suez |
| 45 | Petrojet | 3–0 | Al Zarka |
| 19 January 2021 ||||
| 1 | Al Aluminium | 2–0 | Al Ahly (El Monshah) |
| 2 | Al Maragha | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Al Madina Al Monawara |
| 3 | KIMA Aswan | 3–0 | MS El Zahraa |
| 4 | Tahta | 2–1 | Ras Gharib |
| 5 | Sohag | 3–0 | Qena |
| 6 | Telephonat Beni Suef | 1–0 | Beni Suef |
| 7 | El Minya | 3–2 | Akhmim |
| 8 | El Qouseiya | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Dayrout |
| 9 | Al Wasta | 0–1 | La Viena |
| 10 | Abou Tig | 1–0 | Faiyum |
| 11 | Tutankhamun | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Nasser El Fekreia |
| 12 | Asyut Cement | 0–3 | Asyut Petroleum |
| 13 | Ghazl Shebin | 3–0 | MS Toukh |
| 14 | Telecom Egypt | 0–1 | Al Obour (El Qalyubia) |
| 15 | El Qawmi | 5–0 | Egyptian Lawyers |
| 18 | Eastern Company | 3–1 | Al Marag |
| 22 | Goldi | 2–0 | Menouf |
| 25 | NFP | 2–0 | 6th of October City |
| 26 | Media | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Pyramids Gardens |
| 33 | Kahraba Talkha | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Koum Hamada |
| 40 | Al Masry (Al Saloum) | 2–3 | Olympic Club |
| 41 | Al Merreikh | 1–1 (2–1 p) | Kahraba Ismailia |
| 42 | Ras El Bar | 2–1 | Sinai Star |
| 44 | El Sharkia | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Manshiyat El Shohada |
| 26 January 2021 ||||
| 28 | MS Sidi Ghazi | 1–0 | Baltim |
The following team(s) received a bye for this round:
* Ashmoun
* Beni Mazar
* El Dakhleya
* Al Hammam
* Al Hamoul
* HCHD
* Ittihad Nabarouh
* Malawy
* MS Bedway
* Porto Suez
* El Qanah

## Third Preliminary Round

The Third Preliminary Round fixtures were played between 31 January and 2 February 2021. The results were as follows:
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 31 January 2021 ||||
| 23 | Pharco | 1–0 | Al Jazeera |
| 1 February 2021 ||||
| 6 | La Viena | 1–0 | Abou Tig |
| 19 | Biyala | 0–2 | Dikernis |
| 20 | Baladeyet El Mahalla | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Koum Hamada |
| 24 | Haras El Hodoud | 1–0 | Abou Qir Fertilizers |
| 25 | Olympic Club | 0–1 | El Qanah |
| 28 | Petrojet | 2–1 | Porto Suez |
| 2 February 2021 ||||
| 1 | Al Aluminium | 2–0 | Al Maragha |
| 2 | KIMA Aswan | 2–1 | Tahta |
| 3 | Sohag | 2–1 | Beni Mazar |
| 4 | Telephonat Beni Suef | 0–0 (4–2 p) | El Minya |
| 5 | El Qouseiya | 1–2 | Malawy |
| 7 | Tutankhamun | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Asyut Petroleum |
| 8 | Ghazl Shebin | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Ashmoun |
| 9 | Al Obour (El Qalyubia) | 1–0 | El Qawmi |
| 10 | ZED | 1–1 (3–4 p) | El Dakhleya |
| 11 | El Sekka El Hadid | 2–0 | Eastern Company |
| 12 | Coca-Cola | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Gomhoriat Shebin |
| 13 | HCHD | 1–3 | Nogoom |
| 14 | Goldi | 0–1 | Misr Insurance |
| 15 | Al Nasr | 3–2 | NFP |
| 16 | Pyramids Gardens | 2–2 (4–5 p) | MS Bedway |
| 17 | El Beheira Proxy Work | 0–3 | MS Sidi Ghazi |
| 18 | Tanta | 1–2 | Ittihad Nabarouh |
| 21 | MS Minyat Samanoud | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Al Hamoul |
| 22 | El Mansoura | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Al Hammam |
| 26 | Al Merreikh | 1–0 | Ras El Bar |
| 27 | Damietta | 0–0 (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:
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 5 February 2021 ||||
| 1 | Al Aluminium | 1–2 | KIMA Aswan |
| 2 | Sohag | 1–0 | Telephonat Beni Suef |
| 3 | Malawy | 1–1 (2–3 p) | La Viena |
| 5 | Al Obour (El Qalyubia) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | El Dakhleya |
| 6 | El Sekka El Hadid | 0–0 (7–8 p) | Coca-Cola |
| 7 | Nogoom | 0–0 (8–7 p) | Misr Insurance |
| 8 | Al Nasr | 5–0 | MS Bedway |
| 10 | Dikernis | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Baladeyet El Mahalla |
| 11 | Al Hamoul | 0–2 | El Mansoura |
| 12 | Pharco | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Haras El Hodoud |
| 13 | El Qanah | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Al Merreikh |
| 14 | Manshiyat El Shohada | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Petrojet |
| 6 February 2021 ||||
| 4 | Asyut Petroleum | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Ashmoun |
| 9 | MS Sidi Ghazi | 0–3 | Ittihad Nabarouh |

## Competition proper

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