The 2016–17

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was the 85th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in

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. It was sponsored by Obour Land, and known as the Obour Land Cup for sponsorship purposes. 294 clubs were accepted into the tournament, and it began with the first qualifying round on 14 October 2016, and concluded with the final on 15 August 2017. The winner earns automatic qualification for the

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. Egyptian Premier League side

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were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al Masry.

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won their 36th title after defeating Al Masry 2–1 in the

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after the match went to extra time, winning their 1st Cup title since 10 years.

Teams

Round and draw dates

The schedule is as follows.

Qualifying rounds

The qualifying competition began with the first qualifying round on 14 October 2016. All of the competing teams that are not members of the

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will have to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure a place in the

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. The final (fifth) qualifying round was played on 9 and 10 December 2016.

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a

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Round of 32

A total of 32 clubs played in this round; 14 winners of the fifth qualifying round, and 18 teams from the

entering in this round. The draw was held on 15 December 2016 at the

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headquarters in Gezira,

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. The matches were played from 21 December 2016 to 17 February 2017. The round included one team from Level 3 still in the competition, Arab El Raml, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round. ''All times are

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).''

Round of 16

A total of 16 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 15 December 2016 at the

headquarters in Gezira,

. The matches were played from 5 February to 1 March 2017. The round included one team from Level 2 still in the competition, Haras El Hodoud, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round. ''All times are

(

).''

Quarter-finals

A total of 8 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 15 December 2016 at the

headquarters in Gezira,

. The matches were played from 13 May to 18 July 2017. ''All times are

(

).''

Semi-finals

A total of 4 clubs played in this round; all winners of the previous round. The draw was held on 15 December 2016 at the

headquarters in Gezira,

. The matches were played on 8 and 9 August 2017. ''All times are

(

).''

Final

The final was played on 15 August 2017 at

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References

Notes

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2016–17 in Egyptian football