2019–20 Egypt Cup
The 2019–20 Egypt Cup is the 88th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. It is sponsored by WE, and known as the WE Cup for sponsorship purposes. It started with the First Preliminary Round on 15 October 2019, and will conclude with the final in May 2020.
Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek are the two-time defending champions.
Teams
Round and draw dates
The schedule is as follows.| Phase | Round | Draw date | First match date |
| Qualifying phase | First Preliminary Round | 10 October 2019 | 15 October 2019 |
| Qualifying phase | Second Preliminary Round | 10 October 2019 | 19 October 2019 |
| Qualifying phase | Third Preliminary Round | 22 October 2019 | 25 October 2019 |
| Qualifying phase | Fourth Preliminary Round | 22 October 2019 | 13 November 2019 |
| Qualifying phase | Fifth Preliminary Round | 17 November 2019 | 20 November 2019 |
| Main competition | Round of 32 | 24 November 2019 | 2 December 2019 |
| Main competition | Round of 16 | 24 November 2019 | 15 February 2020 |
| Main competition | Quarter-finals | 24 November 2019 | TBD |
| Main competition | Semi-finals | 24 November 2019 | TBD |
| Main competition | Final | 24 November 2019 | May 2020 |
Format
Participation
The Egypt Cup will begin with a round of 32 teams. The 18 teams of the Egyptian Premier League, along with the 14 winning teams qualified from the Fifth Preliminary Round of the 2019–20 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds.Draw
The draw for the main competition was held at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Gezira, Cairo on 24 November 2019 and was broadcast live on ON Sport.The 32 participating teams were separated into 3 pots. Pot 1 included the 15th placed team from the previous season of the Egyptian Premier League alongside the 3 promoted teams from the 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division, Pot 2 included the top 14 teams from the previous season of the Egyptian Premier League, and Pot 3 included all 14 teams who qualified to the competition through the qualifying rounds.
Teams from Pot 1 were drawn against each other, while teams from Pot 2 were drawn against teams from Pot 3.
Similar to previous season, the Egypt Cup defending champions, Zamalek, and the Egyptian Premier League champions, Al Ahly, were placed in different paths; meaning that both teams can face each other only in the final.
| Pot | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Match rules
Teams meet in one game per round. Matches take place for 90 minutes, with two-halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score is still level after this, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss will decide who takes the first penalty. A total of seven players are allowed to be listed on the substitute bench, with up to three substitutions being allowed during regulation.All matches will be played on venues selected by the Egyptian Football Association except in the Round of 32, where matches will be hosted by the team drawn first.
Champion qualification
The winners of the Egypt Cup will earn automatic qualification for the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup. If they have already qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup or CAF Champions League through their position in the Egyptian Premier League, then the spot will go to the cup runners-up. If the cup runners-up also qualified for an African competition through their league position, then the spot will be given to the fourth placed team in the league.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 phase began with the First Preliminary Round on 15 October 2019, and concluded with the Fifth Preliminary Round on 23 November 2019.Round of 32
The matches were played from 2 to 8 December 2019. This round included four teams from the Egyptian Third Division, Al Jazeera, Al Obour, Qena and El Sharkia, the lowest ranking sides left in the competition.All times are CAT.
Round of 16
First matches were played on 15 February 2020. Matches involving Al Ahly and Zamalek were postponed to avoid scheduling conflicts with their postponed league games. This round includes two teams from the Egyptian Second Division, Abou Qir Fertilizers and Tersana, the lowest ranking sides left in the competition.All times are CAT.
Quarter-finals
All times are CAT.Semi-finals
All times are CAT.Final
Bracket
The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembles. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  John Antwi | Pyramids | 2 |
| 1 |  Walid Azaro | Al Ahly | 2 |
| 1 | Achraf Bencharki | Zamalek | 2 |
| 1 |  Mohamed Essam | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 2 |
| 1 |  Willis Furtado | FC Masr | 2 |
| 1 | Mohamed El Gabbas | Pyramids | 2 |
| 1 | Shoukry Naguib | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 2 |