2018 Egypt Cup final

The 2018 Egypt Cup Final was the final match of the 2017–18 Egypt Cup and the 86th final of the Egypt Cup, Africa's oldest football cup competition. It was held at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt.^[3] It was played on 15 May 2018 between Smouha and Zamalek. It was a repeat of the 2014 final, which Zamalek won 1–0. Zamalek won the rematch 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 tie after extra time, so qualified for the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup. They also earned a shot at 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League champions Al Ahly for the 2018 Egyptian Super Cup.

2018 Egypt Cup Final

Borg El Arab Stadium hosted the final
Event	2017–18 Egypt Cup
Smouha Zamalek 1 1
After extra time, Zamalek won 5–4 on penalties
Date	15 May 2018 (2018-05-15)
Venue	Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee	Mohamed Farouk[1]
Weather	Clear 21 °C (70 °F) 78% humidity[2]
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Smouha's route

In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Round	Opposition	Score
R32	Olympic Club	2–1
R16	Petrojet	2–1
QF	Wadi Degla	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)
SF	Al Assiouty Sport	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)

Smouha as an Egyptian Premier League team entered in the round of 32 of the Egypt Cup against Egyptian Second Division club Olympic Club on 10 November 2017 at Haras El Hodoud Stadium and won 2–1, with goals from Yasser Ibrahim in the 20th minute, an equalizer from Osama Marey in the 80th minute and the winner from Abdel Aziz Emam in the stoppage time.^[4] In the round of 16, they met fellow Premier League opposition Petrojet on 8 December 2017 at Al Salam Stadium, and won 2–1 with goals from Tarek Taha in the 29th minute, an equalizer from Mostafa Shebeita 4 minutes later and the winner from Hossam Hassan in the 43rd minute.^[5] In the quarter-finals, they played against Wadi Degla on 1 May 2018 at Al Salam Stadium. There was no real chances in the match for both teams, except one powerful shot from Oumed Oukri in the 96th minute that almost sent Smouha straight to semi-finals, but El Sayed Salem managed to clear the ball from the goal line. The match ended 0–0 after extra time, and Smouha won 3–1 on penalties.^[6] In the semi-finals, Smouha faced Al Assiouty Sport on 8 May 2018 at Borg El Arab Stadium. Smouha played against their future new manager Ali Maher, who signed a contract with the club to lead the team after the 2017–18 season ends. Smouha won the match 4–3 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 after extra time. Ahmed Temsah scored the opener for Smouha in the 72nd minute before Benson Shilongo took the game to extra time after tying up the match by scoring a penalty in the stoppage time.^[7] Smouha are seeking their first ever Egypt Cup triumph.

Match details

Smouha	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Zamalek
Hassan 5'	Report	Kasongo 86'
Penalties
Bakry Moaz Y. Ibrahim Saleh Farid	4–5	Alaa Hamed Gomaa Nagguez Obama

15 May 2018 (2018-05-15)

19:00 CAT

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Mohamed Farouk

Smouha

Zamalek

GK 1 El Mahdy Soliman  85' CB 3 Abdallah Bakry CB 23 Yasser Ibrahim RB 30 Ragab Bakar  90+3' LB 2 Mahmoud Moaz CM 14 Ahmed Homos (c) CM 24 Islam Saleh AM 11 Mohamed Hamdy  38' AM 33 Nasser Maher  41'  110' CF 18 Hossam Hassan  6'  69' CF 15 Oumed Oukri  80' Substitutes: GK 16 Ahmed Yehia DF 4 Osama Ibrahim DF 5 El Sayed Farid  80' DF 26 Tarek Taha MF 7 Mahmoud Sayed MF 35 Ibrahim Abdel Kawi  38' FW 19 Ahmed Temsah  110' Manager: Mimi Abdel Razek

GK 16 Mahmoud Genesh (c) CB 24 Mahmoud Alaa  57' CB 28 Mahmoud Hamdy RB 12 Hamdi Nagguez LB 33 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh CM 3 Tarek Hamed  81' AM 27 Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  73' AM 18 Mohamed Antar  67' RW 10 Youssef Obama LW 19 Emad Fathy  52' CF 23 Kabongo Kasongo  115' Substitutes: GK 31 Omar Salah DF 2 Mohamed Magdy MF 4 Ahmed Tawfik MF 6 Mahmoud Abdel Aati MF 14 Ayman Hefny  52' MF 22 Abdallah Gomaa  67' FW 17 Basem Morsy  73' Manager: Khaled Galal

Assistant referees:[1] Ayman Degeish Mahmoud Abou El Regal Fourth official:[1] Mohamed Maarouf Fifth officials:[1] Mohamed El Sabahy Tarek Samy

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.