The 2015–16 Egypt Cup was the 84th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. It was sponsored by Obour Land, and known as the Obour Land Cup for sponsorship purposes. The winner qualifies for the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after they defeated 3–1 in the final.
Schedule and format RoundDraw dateDateFixturesClubsFormat detailsPreliminary round10 December 201513–14 January 20161446 → 32Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Round of 3228 February 201619–31 March 20161632 → 16New entries: Clubs participating in the Egyptian Premier League will gain entry.Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Round of 1610–27 April 201612 July 2016816 → 8Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Quarter-finals15 May 2016 – 1 August 201648 → 4Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Semi-finals3–4 August 201624 → 2Local team seeding: Matches will be played on neutral stadiums.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Final8 August 201612 → 1Single match, stadium TBD by EFA.CAF Confederation Cup qualification: winner will qualify for 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
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 The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams go straight to penalty shootout.
Matches took place from 19 to 31 March 2016.
Round of 16 The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams goes to Extra time. If the score remains even after the Extra time the two team goes to penalty shootout.
Matches took place from 10 April–12 July 2016.
Quarter-finals The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams goes to Extra time. If the score remains even after the Extra time the two team goes to penalty shootout.
Matches took place from 15 May–1 August 2016.
Semi-finals The draw was held on 28 February 2016 at 14:00 (UTC+2) at the EFA headquarters in Gezira, Cairo.
If a match ended as a draw in this round, the two teams goes to Extra time. If the score remains even after the Extra time the two team goes to penalty shootout.
Matches took place on 3 and 4 August 2016.
Final
The final took place on 8 August 2016 at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria. Zamalek were the "home" team (for administrative purposes), as they played the first semi-final match.
Top goalscorers The following are the top scorers of the Egypt Cup, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
Rank Player Team Goals 1 Basem Morsy Zamalek 5 2 Amr Kamal Ittihad El Shorta 3 Hermann Kouao Al Ittihad 4 Hosny Abd Rabo Ismaily 2 Ahmed Abdel Baqi Al Merreikh Mohamed Benzema Haras El Hodoud Mostafa Fathi Zamalek Youssef Obama Al Ittihad Saad Samir Al Ahly Ahmed El Sheikh Al Ahly
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