2020 Egyptian Super Cup

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2018–19 Egyptian Super Cup
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium hosted the match
Al Ahly Zamalek
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Zamalek won 4–3 on penalties
Date20 February 2020 (2020-02-20)
VenueMohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
RefereeSvein Oddvar Moen (Norway)[1]
Attendance33,790[2]
WeatherFair
25 °C (77 °F)
41% humidity[3]
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The 2020 Egyptian Super Cup (also known as the 2018–19 SAIB Egyptian Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. It was played at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 20 February 2020, contested by Al Ahly and Zamalek.[4]

Zamalek defeated Al Ahly and won the match 4–3 on penalties after being tied 0–0, winning the Egyptian Super Cup title for the fourth time in their history.[5]

Background

Main articles: 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League and 2018–19 Egypt Cup

In the 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League, Al Ahly and Zamalek were joined by Pyramids in title race throughout the season. Pyramids managed to grab 10 points out of 12 possible from their matches against Al Ahly and Zamalek and were leading the table by Matchday 29. However, after winning only 1 match and drawing 4 in their last 5 matches of the season, Pyramids missed their chance to win the league and to qualify for the CAF Champions League as they finished the league in 3rd place. Al Ahly eventually won the league for the 41st time in their history with 1 game to spare following their 3–1 win against Al Mokawloon Al Arab.[6]

Zamalek won the

final, winning the title for the 27th time in their history.[7] Identical to the previous editions of the competition, the Egyptian Football Association
were heavily criticized for the draw procedure where the cup defending champions and the league winners were placed in different paths to make sure that they could face each other only in the final.

During the 2018–19 season, both teams met each other in the league two times and once in the

Egyptian Super Cup. The first encounter was played on 30 March 2019 at Borg El Arab Stadium and ended goalless.[8] Al Ahly won the second encounter 1–0 which was played on 28 July 2019 at the same stadium thanks to Ali Maâloul's second-half strike.[9] The third encounter was the previous season's super cup, which was played on 20 September 2019 and also at Borg El Arab Stadium. Al Ahly won the match 3–2 with two goals from Junior Ajayi and one from Hussein El Shahat, while Mahmoud Alaa scored a brace of penalties for Zamalek.[10]

Venue

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium during a match in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

The match was played at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The stadium has an estimated capacity of 37,500 and is the home venue of UAE Pro League side Al Jazira. It was one of the eight venues that hosted the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the country, including one of the semi-final matches.

The stadium also hosted the

2016–17 Egyptian Super Cup between both teams on 10 February 2017, which was won by Zamalek 3–1 on penalties
after the game originally ended goalless.

Pre-game

Al Ahly's main winger Ramadan Sobhi was not included in the traveling squad to the United Arab Emirates after suffering from a hamstring injury during training in late December 2019.[11][12] Other notable excluded players were Hamdy Fathy, who is on the recovery stage from a torn ACL injury, and striker Marwan Mohsen.

Zamalek lost

2018–19 CAF Super Cup, which was won 3–1 by his side.[13]

Match

Officials

On 16 February 2020, the

2017 Egypt Cup Final between Al Ahly and Al Masry. His compatriots Magnus Lundberg and Kim Tomas Haglund were chosen as the assistant referees, while Tore Hansen was chosen as the fourth official. Croatian referee Goran Gabrilo was named the video assistant referee, and fellow Croatian Miro Grgić appointed as the assistant video assistant referee.[1]

Details

21:00
GST (UTC+4
)
Al Ahly0–0Zamalek
Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 33,790
Al Ahly
Zamalek
GK 16 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
LB 21 Tunisia Ali Maâloul
CB 6 Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
CB 5 Egypt Ramy Rabia
RB 30 Egypt Mohamed Hany
CM 15 Mali Aliou Dieng
CM 17 Egypt Amr El Solia
AM 19 Egypt Mohamed Magdy downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 29 Angola Geraldo downward-facing red arrow 88'
RW 14 Egypt Hussein El Shahat downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 28 Nigeria Junior Ajayi Yellow card 74'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Egypt Sherif Ekramy
DF 4 Egypt Mahmoud Metwalli upward-facing green arrow 88'
DF 12 Egypt Ayman Ashraf
DF 24 Egypt Ahmed Fathy
MF 11 Egypt Walid Soliman
FW 18 Senegal Aliou Badji upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 26
Mahmoud Kahraba
 Red card PSO' upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Switzerland René Weiler
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed Abou Gabal
LB 19 Egypt Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CB 4 Egypt Mahmoud Alaa
CB 28 Egypt Mahmoud Hamdy
RB 7 Egypt Hazem Emam (c)
CM 3 Egypt Tarek Hamed Yellow card 74'
CM 13 Tunisia Ferjani Sassi
AM 11 Egypt Youssef Obama downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 20 Morocco Achraf Bencharki
RW 25 Egypt Ahmed Sayed downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF 15 Egypt Mostafa Mohamed downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Egypt Mohamed Awad
DF 6 Egypt Mohamed Abdel Salam
DF 22 Egypt Abdallah Gomaa upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 10 Egypt Mahmoud Shikabala upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 14 Egypt Mostafa Fathi
FW 26 Egypt Emam Ashour
FW 27 Morocco Mohamed Ounajem upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
France Patrice Carteron

Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[1]
Magnus Lundberg (Norway)
Kim Tomas Haglund (Norway)
Fourth official:[1]
Tore Hansen (Norway)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Goran Gabrilo (Croatia)
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Miro Grgić (Croatia)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Norwegian referee Moen to officiate Egyptian Super Cup". Al Ahram Online. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ @AbuDhabiSC (20 February 2020). "33,790مشجعاً عدد الحضور الجماهير في #كأس_السوبر_المصري" [Today's attendance in the #Egyptian_Super_Cup is 33,790!] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Weather History for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ "السوبر المصري في أبوظبي فبراير المقبل" [Egyptian Super Cup to be played in Abu Dhabi next February]. Al Ittihad. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Zamalek defeat Al Ahly on penalties after closely fought Super Cup". KingFut. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Hussein El Shahat nets a brace as Al Ahly secure the Egyptian Premier League title". KingFut. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Zamalek down Pyramids 3-0 to win Egypt Cup title". KingFut. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Al Ahly and Zamalek share honours in scrappy Cairo derby on waterlogged pitch". Al Ahram. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Maâloul's goal the difference as Al Ahly beat Zamalek in final league fixture". KingFut. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Junior Ajayi nets a brace as Al Ahly wins Egyptian Super Cup". KingFut. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Ramadan Sobhi out for six weeks with a thigh injury". KingFut. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Weiler discusses Zamalek clash, provides update on Ramadan Sobhi". KingFut. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  13. ^ "محمد عبد الغنى يغيب عن الزمالك فى مواجهة الأهلى بالسوبر المصرى" [Mohamed Abdel Ghani set to miss the Egyptian Super Cup against Al Ahly]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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