Egyptian Premier League

For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues.

Egyptian Premier League

Country	Egypt
Confederation	CAF
Founded	1948
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Egyptian Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League Confederation Cup
Current champions	Zamalek SC (12th title) (2014–15)
Most championships	Al Ahly SC (37 titles)
TV partners	Nile Sport ONTV Al Hayah
Website	www.efa.com.eg
2015–16 Egyptian Premier League

The Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian professional league for Egyptian football clubs and represents the top flight of Egyptian football. The championship consists of eighteen competing teams in a home and away league system. It is currently known as the Presentation Egyptian Premier League, after the advertising company signed a sponsorship deal with the Egyptian Football Association.

Competition format and sponsorship

Competition

There are 18 clubs in the Egyptian Premier League. The Football Season lasts from August to May. During the course of the season, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then the direct confrontation,then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion . If points are equal,the direct confrontation, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. The three lowest placed teams are relegated into the Division II League, and the top three teams from the three groups into the Division II league, together, are promoted in their place.

Sponsorship

The Egyptian Premier League has been sponsored since 2005. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition:

2005–2007: Vodafone Egyptian Premier League.

2007–2011: Etisalat Egyptian Premier League.

2011–2014: Vodafone Egyptian Premier League.

2014–present: Egyptian Premier League (Sponsored by Presentation Sports)

Media coverage

All matches are televised on the state-owned channel NileSports as well as ON TV and Al-Hayat.

Clubs

The five most popular Egyptian clubs are Al Ahly, Zamalek, Ismaily, El Ittihad El Sakandary and El Masry. Also there is a historically significant club named Tersana.

A total of 65 clubs have played in the Egyptian Premier League from its inception in 1948–49 up to and including the 2014–15 season. But only three clubs have been members of the Egyptian Premier League for every season since its inception. These are Al Ahly, Zamalek and Union Alexandria.

Members for 2015–16

The following 18 clubs are competing in the Egyptian Premier League as of the 2015–16 season.

Stadiums

The recently opened Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria (capacity: 86,000) is currently used mainly for international competitions, as it was constructed as part of Egypt's failed bid to land the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, there is speculation that League sides from Alexandria will eventually call it their home grounds.

Cairo

Cairo teams

Al Ahly
Zamalek
El Mokawloon
ENPPI
Tala'ea G.
Wadi Degla
E. El-Harby
El-Shorta
El Dakhleya

Locations of the 2013–14 Egyptian Premier League

Current stadiums

Stadium	City	Seating Capacity
Borg Elarab	Alexandria	86,000
Cairo Stadium	Cairo	75,000
Mubarak Stadium	Suez	40,000
Osman Ahmed Osman	Cairo	35,000
El Salam Stadium	Cairo	30,000
Suez Stadium	Suez	30,000
Military Academy Stadium	Cairo	28,500
Sekka El Hadeed Stadium	Cairo	25,000
Harras El-Hedoud Stadium	Alexandria	25,000
Police Academy Stadium	Cairo	22,000
El Mansoura Stadium	Mansura	20,000
El Mahalla	Mahalla	20,000
Ismailia Stadium	Ismaïlia	18,525
Port Said Stadium	Port Said	17,988
Asiut University Stadium	Asyut	16,000
Tersana Stadium	Giza	15,000
El-Shams Stadium	Cairo	15,000
Alexandria Stadium	Alexandria	13,660
El Gouna Stadium	El Gouna	13,000

List of seasons

The following table provides a summary of seasons: ^[1]^[2]

No.	Season	Champions (number of titles)	Runners-up	Third place
1	1948–49	Al Ahly(1)	Tersana	Ismaily
2	1949–50	Al Ahly(2)	Tersana	Zamalek
3	1950–51	Al Ahly(3)	Zamalek	Al-Masry
—	1951–1952	Not played due to participation in 1952 Summer Olympics.
4	1952–53	Al Ahly(4)	Zamalek	Al-Masry
5	1953–54	Al Ahly(5)	Zamalek	Tersana
—	1954–55	Not Finished due to refusal of Al Ahly to comply with Federation penalty of playing one match away from home.
6	1955–56	Al Ahly(6)	Zamalek	El Qannah
7	1956–57	Al Ahly(7)	Zamalek	Ismaily
8	1957–58	Al Ahly(8)	Zamalek	El-Olympi
9	1958–59	Al Ahly(9)	Zamalek	Tersana
10	1959–60	Zamalek(1)	Tersana	Al Ahly
11	1960–61	Al Ahly(10)	Zamalek	Tersana
12	1961–62	Al Ahly(11)	Zamalek	Tersana
13	1962–63	Tersana(1)	Zamalek	Al Ahly
14	1963–64	Zamalek(2)	Tersana	Ismaily
15	1964–65	Zamalek(3)	Ismaily	Tersana
16	1965–66	El Olympi(1)	Zamalek	Ismaily
17	1966–67	Ismaily(1)	Al Ahly	Tersana
—	1967–1971	Not played due to the Six-Day War.
—	1971–72	Not Finished due to violence during Al Ahly vs Zamalek match.
18	1972–73	Ghazl El Mahalla(1)	Zamalek	Ismaily
—	1973–74	Not Finished due to the Yom Kippur War.
19	1974–75	Al Ahly(12)	Tersana	Ismaily
20	1975–76	Al Ahly(13)	Ghazl El Mahalla	Zamalek SC
21	1976–77	Al Ahly(14)	Zamalek	El Ittihad El Sakndary
22	1977–78	Zamalek(4)	Al Ahly	El-Olympi
23	1978–79	Al Ahly(15)	Zamalek	Ghazl El Mahalla
24	1979–80	Al Ahly(16)	Zamalek	El-Masry
25	1980–81	Al Ahly(17)	Zamalek	El-Masry
26	1981–82	Al Ahly(18)	Zamalek	El Ittihad El Sakndary
27	1982–83	El Mokawloon(1)	Zamalek	Al Ahly
28	1983–84	Zamalek(5)	Al Ahly	Ismaily
29	1984–85	Al Ahly(19)	Zamalek	Ismaily
30	1985–86	Al Ahly(10)	Zamalek	Ismaily
31	1986–87	Al Ahly(20)	Zamalek	Tersana
32	1987–88	Zamalek(6)	Al Ahly	Ghazl El Mahalla
33	1988–89	Al Ahly(21)	Zamalek	Ghazl El Mahalla
—	1989–90	Not Finished due to preparation of Egypt for 1990 FIFA World Cup.
34	1990–91	Ismaily(1)	Al Ahly	Zamalek SC
35	1991–92	Zamalek(7)	Ismaily	Ghazl El Mahalla
36	1992–93	Zamalek(8)	Al Ahly	Ghazl El Mahalla
37	1993–94	Al Ahly(22)	Ismaily	Zamalek SC
38	1994–95	Al Ahly(23)	Zamalek	Ismaily
39	1995–96	Al Ahly(24)	Zamalek	Ismaily
40	1996–97	Al Ahly(25)	Zamalek	El Mansoura SC
41	1997–98	Al Ahly(26)	Zamalek	El Mokawloon SC
42	1998–99	Al Ahly(27)	Zamalek	Ismaily
43	1999–2000	Al Ahly(28)	Ismaily	Zamalek SC
44	2000–01	Zamalek(9)	Al Ahly	El-Masry
45	2001–02	Ismaily(3)	Al Ahly	Zamalek SC
46	2002–03	Zamalek(10)	Al Ahly	Ismaily
47	2003–04	Zamalek(11)	Al Ahly	Ismaily
48	2004–05	Al Ahly(29)	ENPPI	Haras El Hodood
49	2005–06	Al Ahly(30)	Zamalek	ENPPI
50	2006–07	Al Ahly(31)	Zamalek	Ismaily
51	2007–08	Al Ahly(33)	Ismaily	Zamalek SC
52	2008–09	Al Ahly(34)	Ismaily	Petrojet
53	2009–10	Al Ahly(35)	Zamalek	Ismaily
54	2010–11	Al Ahly(36)	Zamalek	Ismaily
—	2011–12	Not Finished due to the tragic events from Port Said Stadium riot.
—	2012–13	Not Finished due to political events.
55	2013–14	Al Ahly(37)	Smouha	Zamalek SC
56	2014–15	Zamalek(12)	Al Ahly	ENPPI

Performance

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Third places	Winning Seasons
Al Ahly	37	11	3	1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14
Zamalek	12	31	8	1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15
Ismaily	3	6	17	1966–67, 1990–91, 2001–02
Tersana	1	5	7	1962–63
Ghazl El Mahalla	1	1	5	1972–73
El Olympi	1	–	2	1965–66
El Mokawloon	1	–	1	1982–83

Performance by city

City	Winners	Club(s)
Cairo	38	Al Ahly SC (37), El Mokawloon SC (1)
Giza	13	Zamalek SC (12), Tersana SC (1)
Ismaïlia	3	Ismaily SC (3)
El-Mahalla El-Kubra	1	Ghazl El Mahalla SC (1)
Alexandria	1	El-Olympi (1)

Doubles

In Egypt two teams have won the Double of the Egyptian Premier League and the Egypt Cup.

Club	Number	Seasons
Al Ahly	13	1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2005–06, 2006–07
Zamalek	3	1959–60, 1987–88, 2014–15

Top goalscorers

All Seasons Top Goalscorers

Sesson	Player	Club	Goals
1948–49	Mohamed Diab El-Attar "Diba"	El Ittihad El Sakandary	15
1948–49	El-Sayed El-Dhizui	El Masry	15
1949–50	El-Sayed El-Dhizui	El Masry	13
1950–51	El-Sayed El-Dhizui	El Masry	12
1952–53	Ahmed Mekawi	Al Ahly	12
1953–54	Abdel Nabi	Tersana	18
1955–56	Sayed Saleh	Al Ahly	12
1956–57	Alaa El-Hamouly	Zamalek	16
1957–58	Hamdi Abdel Fattah	Tersana	19
1958–59	El-Sayed El-Dhizui	Al Ahly	16
1959–60	Hamdi Abdel Fattah	Tersana	15
1960–61	Ali Mohsen	Zamalek	16
1961–62	Moustafa Reyadh	Tersana	18
1962–63	Hassan El-Shazly	Tersana	32
1963–64	Moustafa Reyadh	Tersana	27
1964–65	Hassan El-Shazly	Tersana	23
1965–66	Hassan El-Shazly	Tersana	16
1966–67	Ali Abo Greisha	Ismaily	15
1972–73	Omasha Omasha	Ghazl El Mahalla	11
1974–75	Hassan El-Shazly	Tersana	34
1975–76	Ossama Khalil	Ismaily	17
1976–77	Ali Khalil	Zamalek	17
1976–77	Hassan Shehata	Zamalek	17
1977–78	Mahmoud El Khatib	Al Ahly	11
1978–79	Ali Khalil	Zamalek	12
1979–80	Hassan Shehata	Zamalek	14
1980–81	Mahmoud El Khatib	Al Ahly	11
1981–82	Gamal Gouda	El Masry	8
1982–83	Mahmoud El-Mashaqui	Ghazl El Mahalla	9
1983–84	Ayman Shawky	Koroum	8
1984–85	Mohamed Hazem	Ismaily	11
1985–86	Mohamed Hazem	Ismaily	11
1986–87	Emad Soliman	Ismaily	11
1987–88	Gamal Abdul Hamid	Zamalek	11
1988–89	Mahmoud El-Mashaqui	Ghazl El Mahalla	11
1990–91	Mohamed Ramadan	Al Ahly	14
1991–92	Ahmed El-Kass	El Olympi	14
1992–93	Ahmed El-Kass	El Olympi	16
1993–94	Ahmed El-Kass	El Olympi	15
1993–94	Bashir Abdel Samad	Ismaily	15
1994–95	Abdullah El-Sawy	El-Qanah	10
1994–95	Ahmed Sary	El Ittihad El Sakandary	10
1995–96	Mohamed Salah Abo Greisha	Ismaily	14
1996–97	Ayman Moheb	El Mansoura	17
1997–98	Abdul Hamid Bassiouny	Zamalek	15
1998–99	Hossam Hassan	Al Ahly	15
1999–2000	John Utaka	Ismaily	17
2000–01	Tarek El-Said	Zamalek	13
2001–02	Hossam Hassan	Zamalek	18
2002–03	Ahmed Belal	Al Ahly	19
2003–04	Abdel Halim Ali	Zamalek	21
2004–05	Emad Moteab	Al Ahly	15
2005–06	Mohamed Aboutrika	Al Ahly	18
2006–07	Flavio Amado	Al Ahly	17
2007–08	Alaa Ibrahim	Petrojet	15
2008–09	Ernest Papa Arko	Tala'ea El Gaish	12
2008–09	Flávio Amado	Al Ahly	12
2009–10	Minusu Buba	Ittihad El Shorta	14
2010–11	Ahmed Abd El-Zaher	ENPPI	13
2010–11	Shikabala	Zamalek	13
2013–14	John Antwi	Ismaily	11
2014–15	Hossam Salama	El-Dakhleya	20

All Time Top Goalscorers

Last updated 28 May 2013.

No.	Player	Teams	Goals
1	Hassan El-Shazly	Tersana	176
2	Hossam Hassan	Al Ahly / Zamalek / El Masry / Tersana / El Ittihad El Sakandary	168
3	Moustafa Reyadh	Tersana	123
4	El-Sayed El-Dhizui	El Masry / Al Ahly	112
5	Mahmoud El-Khateeb	Al Ahly	108
6	Ahmed El-Kass	El Olympi / Zamalek / El Ittihad El Sakandary	107
7	Mohamed Aboutrika	Tersana / Al Ahly	105

For a full list of clubs see List of football clubs in Egypt.

References

External links

(Arabic) Official website
Premier League at soccerway.com; standings, results & fixtures
egyptianfootball.net
RSSSF competition history
(Arabic) yallakora.com Egyptian Premier League schedule, match results
Filgoal.com Egyptian Premier League
goal.com Egyptian Premier League
Egyptian Premier League - Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
Egyptian Premier League - Hailoosport.com

Football in Egypt

Egyptian Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Premier League Second Division Third Division Fourth Division

Domestic cups

Men	Egypt Cup Super Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

Egyptian Premier League

2015–16 clubs	Al Ahly Aswan El Dakhleya El Entag El Harby ENPPI Ghazl El Mahalla Haras El Hodoud Ismaily Al Ittihad Ittihad El Shorta Al Masry Misr Lel Makkasa Al Mokawloon Petrojet Smouha Tala'ea El Gaish Wadi Degla Zamalek

Clubs Stadiums

Egyptian Premier League seasons

1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
~~2011–12~~
~~2012–13~~
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17

Top level football leagues of Africa (CAF)

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^† Associated members

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