Egyptian Premier League

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The Egyptian Premier League is league competition of Egyptian football. It consists of eighteen teams. The teams compete in a home and away league system. The league is known as the Presentation Egyptian Premier League. The highest attendance in the history of the league is 120,000 (in a match betwwen Al Ahly and Zamalek).[1] The Egyptian League was established for the first time in 1948. Al-Ahly Club leads the most winning teams in the championship with 41 titles, followed by Zamalek Club with 12 titles, while the Ismaili Club occupies third place with 3 championships.[2]

The five most popular Egyptian clubs are Al-Ahly, Zamalek SC, Ismaili, Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary and Al-Masry. Also there is a historically established club named Tersana.[3]

Stadiums[change | change source]

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Locations of the 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League teams

Current stadiums[change | change source]

Stadium City Number of seats
Borg El Arab Stadium Alexandria 86,000
Cairo International Stadium Cairo 74,100
Egyptian Army Stadium Suez 45,000
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Cairo 35,000
El Salam Stadium Cairo 30,000
Fayoum Stadium Fayoum 20,000
Suez Stadium Suez 27,000
Cairo Military Academy Stadium Cairo 28,500
Petrosport Stadium Cairo 25,000
Harras El-Hedoud Stadium Alexandria 22,500
30th of June Stadium Cairo 30,000
El Mansoura Stadium Mansura 20,000
El Mahalla Stadium Mahalla 29,000
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[change | change source]

This is a summary of seasons:[4]

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
— 1951–52
Not played because of the 1952 Summer Olympics.
4 1952–53 Al Ahly (4) Zamalek Al-Masry
5 1953–54 Al Ahly (5) Zamalek Tersana
— 1954–55
Not finished because Al Ahly refused to accept the federation's 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
— 1967–71
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
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 Al-Masry
25 1980–81 Al Ahly (17) Zamalek Al-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 (20) Zamalek Ismaily
31 1986–87 Al Ahly (21) Zamalek Tersana
32 1987–88 Zamalek (6) Al Ahly Ghazl El Mahalla
33 1988–89 Al Ahly (22) Zamalek Ghazl El Mahalla
— 1989–90
Not finished due to preparation of Egypt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
34 1990–91 Ismaily (2) Al Ahly Zamalek
35 1991–92 Zamalek (7) Ismaily Ghazl El Mahalla
36 1992–93 Zamalek (8) Al Ahly Ghazl El Mahalla
37 1993–94 Al Ahly (23) Ismaily Zamalek
38 1994–95 Al Ahly (24) Zamalek Ismaily
39 1995–96 Al Ahly (25) Zamalek Ismaily
40 1996–97 Al Ahly (26) Zamalek El Mansoura
41 1997–98 Al Ahly (27) Zamalek El Mokawloon
42 1998–99 Al Ahly (28) Zamalek Ismaily
43 1999–00 Al Ahly (29) Ismaily Zamalek
44 2000–01 Zamalek (9) Al Ahly Al-Masry
45 2001–02 Ismaily (3) Al Ahly Zamalek
46 2002–03 Zamalek (10) Al Ahly Ismaily
47 2003–04 Zamalek (11) Al Ahly Ismaily
48 2004–05 Al Ahly (30) ENPPI Haras El-Hodood
49 2005–06 Al Ahly (31) Zamalek ENPPI
50 2006–07 Al Ahly (32) Zamalek Ismaily
51 2007–08 Al Ahly (33) Ismaily Zamalek
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 Port Said Stadium riot.
— 2012–13
Not finished due to the 30th of june revolution
55 2013–14 Al Ahly (37) Smouha Zamalek
56 2014–15 Zamalek (12) Al Ahly ENPPI
57 2015–16 Al Ahly (38) Zamalek Smouha
58 2016–17 Al Ahly (39) Misr Lel Makasa Zamalek
59 2017–18 Al Ahly (40) Ismaily Al-Masry
60

Performance[change | change source]

Performance by club[change | change source]

Club Winners Runners-up Third places Winning Seasons
Al Ahly 40 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, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Zamalek 12 32 9 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
ENPPI – 1 2
Smouha – 1 1
Misr Lel Makasa – 1 –
Al-Masry – – 5
El Qannah – – 2
El Ittihad El Sakndary – – 2
El Mansoura – – 1
Haras El-Hodood – – 1
Petrojet – – 1

Performance by city[change | change source]

City Winners Club(s)
Cairo
41
 Al Ahly (40), El Mokawloon (1)
Giza
13
 Zamalek (12), Tersana (1)
Ismaïlia
3
 Ismaily (3)
El-Mahalla El-Kubra
1
 Ghazl El Mahalla (1)
Alexandria
1
 El-Olympi (1)

Doubles[change | change source]

Club Number Seasons
Al Ahly
14
 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, 2016–17
Zamalek
3
 1959–60, 1987–88, 2014–15

Top goalscorers[change | change source]

All Seasons Top Goalscorers[change | change source]

Season Player Club Goals
1948–49 Egypt Mohamed Diab El-Attar "Diba" El Ittihad El Sakandary 15
Egypt El-Sayed El-Dhizui Al-Masry
1949–50 Egypt El-Sayed El-Dhizui Al-Masry 13
1950–51 Egypt El-bin laden El-Dhizui Al-Masry 12
1952–53 Egypt Ahmed Mekawi Al Ahly 12
1953–54 Egypt Abdel Nabi Tersana 18
1955–56 Egypt Sayed Saleh Al Ahly 12
1956–57 Egypt Alaa El-Hamouly Zamalek 16
1957–58 Egypt Hamdi Abdel Fattah Tersana 19
1958–59 Egypt El-Sayed El-Dhizui Al Ahly 16
1959–60 Egypt Hamdi Abdel Fattah Tersana 15
1960–61 Yemen Ali Mohsen Zamalek 16
1961–62 Egypt Moustafa Reyadh Tersana 18
1962–63 Egypt Hassan El-Shazly Tersana 32
1963–64 Egypt Moustafa Reyadh Tersana 27
1964–65 Egypt Hassan El-Shazly Tersana 23
1965–66 Egypt Hassan El-Shazly Tersana 16
1966–67 Egypt Ali Abo Greisha Ismaily 15
1972–73 Egypt Omasha Omasha Ghazl El Mahalla 11
1974–75 Egypt Hassan El-Shazly Tersana 34
1975–76 Egypt Ossama Khalil Ismaily 17
1976–77 Egypt Ali Khalil Zamalek 17
Egypt Hassan Shehata Zamalek
1977–78 Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib Al Ahly 11
1978–79 Egypt Ali Khalil Zamalek 12
1979–80 Egypt Hassan Shehata Zamalek 14
1980–81 Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib Al Ahly 11
1981–82 Egypt Gamal Gouda Al-Masry 8
1982–83 Egypt Mahmoud El-Mashaqui Ghazl El Mahalla 9
1983–84 Egypt Ayman Shawky Koroum 8
1984–85 Egypt Mohamed Hazem Ismaily 11
1985–86 Egypt Mohamed Hazem Ismaily 11
1986–87 Egypt Emad Soliman Ismaily 11
1987–88 Egypt Gamal Abdel-Hameed Zamalek 11
1988–89 Egypt Mahmoud El-Mashaqui Ghazl El Mahalla 11
1990–91 Egypt Mohamed Ramadan Al Ahly 14
1991–92 Egypt Ahmed El-Kass El Olympi 14
1992–93 Egypt Ahmed El-Kass El Olympi 16
1993–94 Egypt Ahmed El-Kass El Olympi 15
Egypt Bashir Abdel Samad Ismaily
1994–95 Egypt Abdullah El-Sawy El-Qanah 10
Egypt Ahmed Sary El Ittihad El Sakandary
1995–96 Egypt Mohamed Salah Abo Greisha Ismaily 14
1996–97 Egypt Ayman Moheb El Mansoura 17
1997–98 Egypt Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny Zamalek 15
1998–99 Egypt Hossam Hassan Al Ahly 15
1999–00 Nigeria John Utaka Ismaily 17
2000–01 Egypt Tarek El-Said Zamalek 13
2001–02 Egypt Hossam Hassan Zamalek 18
2002–03 Egypt Ahmad Belal Al Ahly 19
2003–04 Egypt Abdel Halim Ali Zamalek 14
2004–05 Egypt Emad Moteab Al Ahly 15
2005–06 Egypt Mohamed Aboutrika Al Ahly 18
2006–07 Angola Flávio Amado Al Ahly 17
2007–08 Egypt Alaa Ibrahim Petrojet 15
2008–09 Ghana Ernest Papa Arko Tala'ea El Gaish 12
Angola Flávio Amado Al Ahly
2009–10 Nigeria Minusu Buba Ittihad El Shorta 14
2010–11 Egypt Ahmed Abd El-Zaher ENPPI 13
Egypt Shikabala Zamalek
2013–14 Ghana John Antwi Ismaily 11
2014–15 Egypt Hossam Salama El-Dakhleya 20
2015–16 Egypt Hossam Salama Smouha 17
2016–17 Egypt Ahmed El Sheikh Misr Lel Makasaa 17

All Time Top Goalscorers[change | change source]

No. Player Teams Goals
1 Egypt Hassan El-Shazly Tersana 176
2 Egypt Hossam Hassan Al Ahly / Zamalek / Al-Masry / Tersana / El Ittihad El Sakandary 168
3 Egypt Moustafa Reyadh Tersana 123
4 Egypt El-Sayed El-Dhizui Al-Masry / Al Ahly 112
5 Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib Al Ahly 109
6 Egypt Ahmed El-Kass El Olympi / Zamalek / El Ittihad El Sakandary 107
7 Egypt Mohamed Aboutrika Tersana / Al Ahly 105
8 Egypt Gamal Abdel-Hameed Al Ahly / Zamalek 101[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Rose, Gary (2014-09-26). "Five great football derbies of the world you may not know about – BBC Sport". Bbc.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Egyptian league standings in the world". Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Egyptian Premier League". Football Wiki. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  4. ↑ Tarek Said ,MD. "Zamalek Sporting Club – Egyptian Football Net نادي الزمالك الرياضي و كرة القدم المصرية". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  5. ↑ "Egyptian Football Net - Gamal Abdel Hamid". www.angelfire.com.

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