Egyptian League Cup

This article is about the current football competition organized by the Clubs Association. For the defunct competition organized by the EFA, see EFA League Cup.

Egyptian League Cup

Organising body	Egyptian Professional Football Clubs Association
Founded	2021;3 years ago (2021)
Region	Egypt
Number of teams	18
Current champions	Ceramica Cleopatra (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)	Ceramica Cleopatra (2 titles)
Television broadcasters	OnTime Sports
2023–24 Egyptian League Cup

The Egyptian League Cup, currently known as the WE League Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic football in Egypt. It's organized by the Egyptian Professional Football Clubs Association, and it's open to all clubs participating in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest level in the Egyptian football league system. ^[1]

The tournament was officially announced on 26 September 2021, a few days after the Egyptian Professional Football Clubs Association was founded, with the aim of increasing the revenues of Egyptian clubs and increasing the competitiveness between them. ^{[2] [3]} The first edition of the tournament took place in 2022, consisting of a group stage and knockout phase, with the group stage being played during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which was played in Cameroon in January and February 2022, while the knockout stage was played in July. ^[4] Starting from the 2022–23 edition of the competition, the format was changed to a standard knockout format played throughout the season.

Ceramica Cleopatra are the current holders, who defeated Tala'ea El Gaish 3–1 in the 2024 final to win their second League Cup title. ^[5]

Trophy for the Egyptian League Cup are made by London-based silversmiths Thomas Lyte. ^[6]

Finals

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Attendance
2022 Details	Future	5–1	Ghazl El Mahalla	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo	10,000
2022–23 Details	Ceramica Cleopatra	4–1	Al Masry	Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria	15,000
2023–24 Details	Ceramica Cleopatra	3–1	Tala'ea El Gaish	30 June Stadium, Cairo	1,000

Results by club

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
Ceramica Cleopatra	2	0	2022–23, 2023–24	—
Modern Sport [note 1]	1	0	2022	—
Ghazl El Mahalla	0	1	—	2022
Al Masry	0	1	—	2022–23
Tala'ea El Gaish	0	1	—	2023–24

See also

• Football in Africa portal
• Egypt portal

• EFA League Cup
• Egypt Cup

Notes

1. The club won the competition in 2022 under the name of Future FC.

References

1. "Egypt to organise first ever EFA Cup tournament during AFCON 2021". Al Ahram Online . Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
2. "First-Ever WE League Cup Tournament to Kick Off This January". Cairo Scene. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
3. "رابطة الأندية تعلن تدشين بطولة جديدة تحت مسمى «كأس الرابطة»" [Clubs' Association announce new competition under the name of League Cup]. Sada El Balad (in Arabic). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
4. Ismail, Ali (2022-01-03). "Egyptian clubs discover first ever WE League Cup groups". KingFut. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
5. "الأكثر تتويجا - سيراميكا كليوباترا بطلا لكأس الرابطة بالفوز على طلائع الجيش" [Most titled: Ceramica Cleopatra wins the League Cup after defeating Tala'ea El Gaish]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
6. "Makers of the Egyptian WE League Cup". Thomas Lyte. Retrieved 2023-05-09.