Round Clubs remaining Clubs involved Winners from previous round New entries this round Leagues entering at this round Qualifying phase[lower-alpha 1] First Preliminary Round 174 110+2 none 112 Egyptian Third Division Egyptian Fourth Division Second Preliminary Round 119 90+11 55+2 44 Egyptian Second Division Third Preliminary Round 74 56 45+11 none none Fourth Preliminary Round 46 28 28 none none Main competition Round of 32 32 32 14 18 Egyptian Premier League Round of 16 16 16 16 none none Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none Final 2 2 2 none none