The 2024 Egypt Cup final was the final match of the 2023–24 Egypt Cup, the 92nd edition of the competition since its establishment in 1921. It was played between Pyramids and ZED on 30 August 2024 at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria.[3]
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| Date | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
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| Venue | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Fiston Mayele (Pyramids) | ||||||
| Referee | Ahmed El Ghandour[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 27 °C (81 °F) 70% humidity[2] | ||||||
Both teams were looking to win their first ever Egypt Cup title.[4] This marked Pyramids' third appearance in the final match of the competition, having previously lost the 2019 and 2022 finals against Zamalek and Al Ahly, respectively.[5][6] ZED on the other hand played the final of a major tournament for the first time in their history.[7]
Fiston Mayele's late strike earned Pyramids a 1–0 victory, winning his club their first-ever Egypt Cup and major title.[8]
Route to the final
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| R32 | Al Nasr | 4–0 |
| R16 | Abou Qir Fertilizers | 1–0 |
| QF | El Gouna | 4–0 |
| SF | Al Masry | 1–1 (4–3 p.) |
As an Egyptian Premier League team, Pyramids entered the competition in the round of 32, and were drawn at home against Al Nasr.[9] Pyramids won the match 4–0, courtesy of goals from Youssef Osama and a hat-trick by Marwan Hamdy.[10] In the round of 16, they played against Abou Qir Fertilizers at home, and grabbed a win by a single goal also scored by Marwan Hamdy.[11] In the quarter-finals, Pyramids faced El Gouna at home, and earned a 4–0 victory thanks to goals from Fiston Mayele, Ahmed Samy, Blati Touré and Mostafa Fathi.[12] In the semi-finals, they faced Al Masry away from home for the first time in the competition this season, who eliminated them from the Egyptian League Cup quarter-finals earlier this season.[13] Pyramids managed to get their revenge as they won the tie 4–3 on penalties, after the original and extra time ended 1–1, with Fagrie Lakay scoring Pyramids' only goal, to secure the club's place in the Egypt Cup final for the third time in their history.[3]
ZED
edit| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| R32 | El Dakhleya | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| R16 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 3–0 (a.e.t.) |
| QF | Modern Future | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| SF | Ismaily | 1–0 |
ZED also entered the competition in the round of 32, as an Egyptian Premier League side, and were drawn at home against fellow Egyptian Premier League side El Dakhleya.[9] They won the match 2–1 at extra time thanks to a stoppage time equalizer from Mostafa Ziko and a late goal from Shady Hussein.[14] In the round of 16, the club was drawn against Egyptian League Cup champions Ceramica Cleopatra away from home, and succeeded in winning the match 3–0, again after extra time, with goals from Dilson (2) and Abdel Rahman El Banouby.[15] In the quarter-finals, the club faced Modern Future away from home, and managed to advance to the semi-finals after winning 1–0, again after extra time, with Mohamed Ismail scoring the club's only goal.[16] In the semi-finals, ZED were drawn away from home in the competition for the third consecutive time against Ismaily, and managed to grab a 1–0 win thanks to Dilson's early first half goal; sending the club to their first-ever Egypt Cup and major competition final match.[17]
Venue
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Borg El Arab Stadium was selected on 14 August 2024 by the Egyptian Football Association to host the final.[18]
The stadium was opened in 2009, and has since been one of the home venues of the Egypt national football team. It was one of the venues of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and was included in Egypt's bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It hosted the CAF Champions League final on four occasions, most recently in 2018, when it hosted the first leg between Al Ahly and Espérance de Tunis.
Domestically, the stadium hosts all matches involving Al Masry, due to security concerns since the Port Said Stadium riot occurred in 2012, and due to their home stadium being under construction, alongside selected matches in the Egyptian Premier League. The 2023 Egyptian League Cup final was played on the stadiums, alongside three editions of the Egyptian Super Cup, most recently in 2021.
The finals of five consecutive editions of the Egypt Cup were previously held at Borg El Arab Stadium between 2016 and 2020.
Officials
editThe match officials for the final were announced by the Egyptian Football Association on 28 August 2024.[1] Ahmed El Ghandour was selected as the main official, with Mahmoud Abou El Regal and Samir Gamal as the assistant referees, Mahmoud Nagy as the fourth official, and Sherif Abdallah as the reserve assistant referee. Mahmoud Bassiouny was selected as the video assistant referee, and Mohamed Youssef and Osama El Sayed were selected as the assistant video assistant referee and the support video assistant referee, respectively.
Match
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Notes
edit- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "بيراميدز ضد زد.. الغندور حكمًا لنهائي كأس مصر" [Pyramids v ZED: El Ghandour to officiate Egypt Cup final]. Yalla Kora (in Arabic). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Weather History for Borg El Arab, Egypt". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Pyramids FC to face ZED FC in Egypt Cup final after dramatic win over Masry". Al Ahram Online. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "New champion set to be crowned in Egyptian Cup". AfricanFootball.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Zamalek down Pyramids 3-0 to win Egypt Cup title". KingFut. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "VIDEO: Al Ahly crowned Egypt Cup champions after extra-time win over Pyramids". KingFut. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "للمرة الأولى في التاريخ.. زد إلى نهائي كأس مصر على حساب الإسماعيلي" [For the first time in their history.. ZED reaches Egypt Cup final over Ismaily]. Masrawy (in Arabic). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Pyramids FC break finals jinx to claim first ever Egypt Cup title". Al Ahram Online. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Easy draw for Ahly, Zamalek in the 2023-24 Egypt Cup". Al Ahram Online. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "بيراميدز يُقصي النصر برباعية بدور الـ 32 من كأس مصر" [Pyramids eliminates Al Nasr from Egypt Cup's round of 32 with four goals]. Masrawy (in Arabic). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "يراميدز يهزم أبو قير للأسمدة 1-0 ويصعد لربع نهائى كأس مصر" [Pyramids defeats Abou Qir Fertilizers 1–0 and advances to the quarter-finals of Egypt Cup]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "للمرة الرابعة في تاريخه.. بيراميدز يتأهل لنصف نهائي كأس مصر باكتساح الجونة (فيديو)" [VIDEO: For the fourth time in their history.. Pyramids qualifies for the semi-finals of the Egypt Cup by sweeping El Gouna]. Yalla Kora (in Arabic). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "المصرى يهزم بيراميدز 3-1 ويتأهل لنصف نهائى كأس الرابطة فى ليلة تألق صلاح محسن" [Al Masry defeats Pyramids 3–1 and qualifies for the semi-finals of the League Cup on a night of brilliance by Salah Mohsen]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "فيديو: زد يفوز على الداخلية في دور الـ32 بـ كأس مصر" [VIDEO: ZED beats El Dakhleya in Egypt Cup round of 32]. Btolat (in Arabic). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "«بعد التمديد».. زد يهزم سيراميكا كليوباترا ويتأهل إلى ربع نهائي كأس مصر" [After overtime.. ZED beats Ceramica Cleopatra and reached Egypt Cup quarter-finals]. Al Masry Al Youm (in Arabic). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "زد يهزم مودرن سبورت ويتأهل لمواجهة الإسماعيلى فى نصف نهائى الكأس" [ZED defeats Modern Sport and qualifies to face Ismaily in the semi-finals of the cup]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 24 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Egypt Cup: ZED FC edge Ismaily to meet Pyramids in final". KingFut. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "اتحاد الكرة يعلن مواعيد مباريات كأس مصر 2023-24 حتى النهائي" [FA announces dates for remaining 2023-24 Egypt Cup fixtures' to the final]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Pyramids FC vs ZED FC Match Report". 365Scores. Retrieved 30 August 2024.