Buy Egyptian Super Cup tickets for the four-club tournament that Egypt has staged in Abu Dhabi for more than a decade, contested across four days by the winners of the previous season's three domestic trophies plus one invited club. Two semi-finals and a final, all decided on the night.
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Zamalek qualify as 2025/26 Egyptian Premier League champions, a fifteenth title won on the final day when they beat Ceramica Cleopatra 1-0 to finish two points clear of Pyramids and three clear of Al Ahly. That is a meaningful shift, because Al Ahly have won the last five editions of this competition and hold a record sixteen titles.
This guide covers the unusual four-route qualification system, why the tournament is played in the UAE rather than Cairo, what tickets cost, when the fixture actually falls and how to complete a purchase. 1BoxOffice is a verified secondary marketplace that has operated since 2006, and every order is covered by a 150% money-back guarantee.
Most super cups take the league champions and the cup winners. Egypt takes three trophy winners and then invites a fourth club, which makes the field harder to predict than anywhere else and worth understanding before you buy.
| Place | Qualification Route | Stage Entered |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian Premier League winners | Semi-final |
| 2 | Egypt Cup winners | Semi-final |
| 3 | Egyptian League Cup winners | Semi-final |
| 4 | Invited by the Egyptian Football Association | Semi-final |
The fourth place is the distinctive one. The EFA hands it out at its own discretion rather than by sporting merit, which means a club can reach the tournament without having won anything the previous season. Ceramica Cleopatra took that route into the 2025 edition and finished third.
Four matches decide the whole thing: two semi-finals, a third-place play-off and the final, played across four days. Extra time and penalties settle any tie, and there are no second legs at any stage.
One consequence of the invitation place is that a club can appear in this tournament in consecutive years without winning a domestic trophy in either. Ceramica Cleopatra played in three of the four-team editions, finishing fourth twice and third once, on merit routes and invitation alike. For a buyer that means checking the confirmed field rather than working it out from the previous season's honours.
The format has only existed since December 2023. Before that it was a single match between the league champions and the cup winners, played annually since 2001. Three four-team editions have now been completed and Al Ahly have won all three.
This is the second thing that separates the Egyptian Super Cup from its equivalents. It is not staged in Cairo, and has not been for years. Every recent edition has been played in the United Arab Emirates, with Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi hosting the final.
| Edition | Dates | Host | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (23rd) | 6 to 9 November 2025 | Abu Dhabi and Al Ain | Al Ahly, beat Zamalek 2-0 |
| 2024 (22nd) | 20 to 24 October 2024 | Abu Dhabi | Al Ahly, beat Zamalek 7-6 on penalties |
| 2023/24 (21st) | 25 to 28 December 2023 | Abu Dhabi | Al Ahly, beat Modern Future 4-2 after extra time |
| 2023 (20th) | 5 May 2023 | Abu Dhabi | Al Ahly, beat Pyramids 1-0 after extra time |
The 2025 tournament used three grounds. Zamalek played Pyramids at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Al Ahly met Ceramica Cleopatra at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, and the final returned to Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. That arrangement follows an agreement between the UAE Pro League, the Egyptian Football Association and the tournament's commercial operator.
The reason is the audience. The Gulf holds one of the largest Egyptian expatriate populations anywhere, and a Cairo derby played in Abu Dhabi reaches a crowd that would otherwise never see these clubs in person. The 2023 final in Abu Dhabi drew 35,000 and the 2020 edition drew 33,790, figures a domestic Egyptian league fixture rarely approaches.
There is a fair criticism of the arrangement. Supporters in Cairo, Alexandria and the rest of Egypt cannot attend their own super cup, and the tournament has been played abroad for so long that a generation of domestic supporters has never seen it in person. That debate runs in the Egyptian press every year. For anyone in the Gulf or travelling from Europe, though, it is the reason this fixture is accessible at all.
Pricing is set by the UAE-based organisers rather than by the Egyptian clubs, and it sits closer to UAE event pricing than to Egyptian domestic pricing. The ranges below reflect typical resale behaviour.
| Match | Resale Price Range | What Drives the Range |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-final, neither Cairo giant involved | £20 – £55 | Smaller grounds with limited neutral demand |
| Semi-final involving Al Ahly or Zamalek | £35 – £95 | The two clubs that carry the Gulf's Egyptian support |
| Third-place play-off | £15 – £45 | Lowest demand of the four matches and the widest availability |
| Final, without a Cairo derby | £45 – £120 | Trophy match at the largest of the venues used |
| Final, Cairo derby | £90 – £300+ | Al Ahly against Zamalek is the highest-demand fixture in African club football |
| Premium and hospitality | £180 – £550+ | Set by the venue operator rather than by either club |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match. The third-place play-off is the anomaly worth knowing about. It is a competitive fixture between two clubs from the same field, it is played at the same venues, and it consistently prices below every other match in the tournament.
Al Ahly against Zamalek has decided the last two finals and three of the last six editions. It is the fixture the tournament is built around, and in Abu Dhabi it is played in front of a crowd drawn from across the Gulf rather than a Cairo one.
The recent record favours Al Ahly. They won 2-0 in November 2025 with Zizo named man of the match, and 7-6 on penalties in October 2024 after Mohamed El Shenawy's performance in goal. Zamalek's most recent Super Cup win over their rivals came in February 2020, 4-3 on penalties in front of 33,790 at the same Abu Dhabi ground.
What makes the 2026/27 edition different is the league table. Zamalek arrive as champions of Egypt for the first time since 2022, having held off Pyramids by two points and Al Ahly by three in a race that went to the final round. Al Ahly finishing third domestically while holding a five-edition grip on this trophy is an unusual combination, and it makes any meeting between the two harder to call than the recent results suggest.
Zamalek take the league route after a fifteenth Egyptian Premier League title, sealed on 20 May 2026 with a 1-0 win over Ceramica Cleopatra. Odai Dabbagh scored inside eight minutes, and Mohamed Awad saved a second-half penalty that would have changed the afternoon. They finished the championship group on 56 points.
Pyramids came within two points as runners-up on 54, a season after winning the CAF Champions League for the first time in the club's history. Al Ahly finished third on 53, having gone through a difficult campaign that included a managerial change in the autumn.
The remaining three places are settled by the Egypt Cup, the Egyptian League Cup and the EFA's invitation, none of which were confirmed at the time of writing. That is normal for this competition, and it is the reason the participants are usually announced only weeks before the tournament begins.
No major super cup has a less predictable calendar slot. Across five recent editions the tournament has been played in February, May, December, October and November.
The practical effect is that you cannot plan a trip around this tournament a year ahead the way you might for a European final. The dates are confirmed a matter of weeks in advance, and they have landed in five different months in six years.
It also changes the conditions substantially. A December edition in Abu Dhabi is comfortable, with the 2023 final played at 23 degrees. An October edition is considerably warmer: the 2024 final was played at 32 degrees with 66 per cent humidity, and evening kick-offs only partly offset that.
Four matches across four days at venues within an hour of each other creates a genuinely easy trip to construct, once the dates are known.
| Option | What You Get | Trade-Off |
|---|---|---|
| Both semi-finals | All four clubs, and both Cairo giants if the draw separates them | You miss the trophy being lifted |
| The final only | The closing match and the presentation | Highest price and thinnest supply, particularly for a derby |
| Third-place play-off plus final | Two matches on the closing day or close to it | The play-off carries little competitive weight |
| All four | The complete tournament across four days | Multiple venues and four separate purchases |
Both semi-finals is the stronger buy in most editions. Al Ahly and Zamalek are kept apart in the draw when both qualify, so two semi-final tickets give you each of them once, at a combined price below a single well-placed seat for a derby final.
The three grounds used are modern, football-specific and mid-sized, which changes how seating decisions work compared with a large European stadium.
| Area | What It Suits | General Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Main stand, halfway | Buyers who want the clearest view and shade | Highest band; the first area to sell for a Cairo derby |
| Opposite side stand | Neutral buyers and families | Good sightlines at a lower price; covered at all three grounds |
| Behind the goal | Supporters wanting the club atmosphere | Where Egyptian supporter groups concentrate at these tournaments |
| Corners and upper areas | Buyers prioritising price | Lowest bands and the last to sell outside the final |
| Premium and hospitality | Corporate guests | Central covered positions with catering, priced well above general admission |
Because the venues hold well under 50,000, the gap between the highest and lowest price bands is narrower here than at a 70,000-capacity ground. Upper areas along the side generally give the strongest value, and shade matters more than proximity for an October or November fixture.
The three venues used sit within a manageable area, but they are not all in the same city and that catches people out.
| Venue | City | Used For |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | Abu Dhabi | The final in every recent edition |
| Al Nahyan Stadium | Abu Dhabi | A semi-final in the 2025 edition |
| Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | Al Ain | A semi-final in the 2025 edition |
Al Ain is roughly ninety minutes from Abu Dhabi by road. If you are buying more than one match, check the venue on each listing before booking accommodation, because a semi-final and the final may not be in the same city.
Abu Dhabi International Airport serves the whole tournament and taxis or ride services are the standard route to all three grounds. Kick-offs are in the evening, which suits the climate but means a late finish and a long return if the match was in Al Ain.
An Egyptian competition played in the UAE means entry follows Emirati venue procedures rather than Egyptian ones, and delivery routes reflect that.
| Delivery Type | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Mobile transfer | Which app or wallet the transfer arrives in and whether an account is needed in advance |
| Instant download | That the file is available immediately, which matters given the short announcement window |
| Courier delivery | The dispatch date against your travel date and whether international delivery is realistic |
| Collection in Abu Dhabi | The collection point and opening hours against your arrival time |
Carry photo identification and check the UAE entry requirements for your nationality, since these differ substantially by passport and Abu Dhabi is the point of entry rather than Cairo. Professional cameras with removable lenses are not permitted at these venues, and phones should be charged before travelling as digital entry is standard.
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Abu Dhabi is one of the more straightforward destinations in this guide. It has a major international airport, extensive hotel supply and short internal distances, and the venues are all within reach of the city centre or a manageable drive to Al Ain.
The audience is the interesting part. This is an Egyptian competition played for the Gulf's Egyptian community, so the atmosphere is closer to a diaspora occasion than a neutral exhibition. Supporter groups for both Cairo clubs organise properly, and the noise at a derby final reflects that.
For European visitors it is worth pairing with the wider UAE calendar. Abu Dhabi and Dubai host a substantial number of sporting events across the autumn and winter, and the Egyptian Super Cup's short four-day window fits easily inside a longer trip. On delivery, instant download and mobile transfer remain the most reliable routes from abroad.
Four-team super cups are now the norm rather than the exception, and Egypt's version sits at the accessible end of that group.
The Spanish and Italian editions have both been staged in Saudi Arabia in recent years and price well above this one, with the Supercopa de España drawing crowds beyond 160,000 across a tournament. The Saudi Super Cup moves host country annually and has been played in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Abha, Hong Kong and London. Egypt's has settled permanently in the UAE.
What Egypt offers that the others do not is the derby. Al Ahly against Zamalek draws a following few club fixtures in Africa can match, and this tournament stages it at prices well below what a comparable European rivalry would command at a neutral venue.
The trade-off is scale. These are mid-sized grounds and four matches, not a stadium of 70,000 and a week-long build-up. If atmosphere per pound is the measure, it compares well. If spectacle is the measure, the European and Saudi editions are larger events.
Understanding the 2025/26 campaign helps explain why the 2026/27 edition is more open than the recent finals suggest.
The Egyptian Premier League ran from 8 August 2025 to 29 May 2026 across a championship group and a relegation group, with the title race decided in the final round. Zamalek finished on 56 points, Pyramids on 54 and Al Ahly on 53. Ahmed Yasser Rayyan finished as the division's top scorer on eleven goals in a season producing 569 in total. Ismaily and Pharco were among the clubs relegated.
Al Ahly's third place is the outlier in that table. They had won the previous two titles, including a forty-fifth in 2024/25, and went twenty-five matches unbeaten in that campaign. A managerial change in the autumn of 2025 interrupted a run of domestic dominance that had lasted years.
Pyramids are the other story. They won the CAF Champions League for the first time in the club's history in 2025, having taken their first Egypt Cup the season before that, and finished two points from a first league title. Their rise has turned a two-club competition into a three-club one, which changes what the Super Cup field can look like.
In the United Arab Emirates, not Egypt. Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi has hosted the recent finals, with semi-finals also played in Al Ain.
The date moves. Recent editions have fallen in February, May, December, October and November, with dates confirmed only weeks in advance.
Resale typically starts around £15 for the third-place play-off and rises past £300 for a Cairo derby final.
The winners of the Egyptian Premier League, the Egypt Cup and the Egyptian League Cup qualify, with a fourth club invited by the Egyptian Football Association.
Al Ahly, beating Zamalek 2-0 at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on 9 November 2025 for a record-extending sixteenth title and a fifth consecutive win.
Al Ahly, with sixteen titles including all three editions played under the four-team format.
Four across four days: two semi-finals, a third-place play-off and the final.
Zamalek as Egyptian Premier League champions. The other three places depend on the Egypt Cup, the League Cup and the federation's invitation.
Under an agreement between the UAE Pro League, the Egyptian Football Association and the tournament operator, reaching the Gulf's large Egyptian community.
The 2023 final in Abu Dhabi drew 35,000 and the 2020 edition 33,790, both at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.
Yes, and it is consistently the least expensive of the four matches. Ceramica Cleopatra finished third in 2025 and Pyramids in 2024.
In December 2023, the twenty-first edition. Before that it had been a single match between the league and cup winners since 2001.
In February 2020, beating Al Ahly 4-3 on penalties in Abu Dhabi in front of 33,790 for a fourth title.
Yes. All four fall within four days and the venues are close enough that one base in Abu Dhabi covers the tournament.
By mobile transfer, instant download, courier or collection in Abu Dhabi, with the method stated in each listing. Digital routes suit the short announcement window best.
The fourth place, awarded at the Egyptian Football Association's discretion rather than by winning a trophy, which makes the field difficult to predict.
It depends on the month. The 2024 final was played at 32 degrees with 66 per cent humidity, while the December 2023 final was a comfortable 23 degrees.
In practice yes. Al Ahly and Zamalek met in the final in both 2024 and 2025 having been placed in separate semi-finals.
Regularly. The 2024 final went to 7-6 on penalties, the 2020 final to 4-3, and a 2023 semi-final was settled 14-13 from the spot.
It prices well below the Spanish and Italian editions while staging a derby that draws a following few club fixtures in Africa can match.
Sources: Egyptian Football Association and UAE Pro League published competition information and fixture announcements, and published results and attendance records from the 2020 to 2025 editions of the Egyptian Super Cup and the 2025-26 Egyptian Premier League.
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