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).
Stadiums
Current stadiums
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
This is a summary of seasons:
Performance
Performance by club
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
Doubles
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
All Seasons Top Goalscorers
Season |
Player |
Club |
Goals |
1948–49 |
Mohamed Diab El-Attar "Diba" |
El Ittihad El Sakandary |
15 |
El-Sayed El-Dhizui |
Al-Masry |
1949–50 |
El-Sayed El-Dhizui |
Al-Masry |
13 |
1950–51 |
El-bin laden El-Dhizui |
Al-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 |
Hassan Shehata |
Zamalek |
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 |
Al-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 Abdel-Hameed |
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 |
Bashir Abdel Samad |
Ismaily |
1994–95 |
Abdullah El-Sawy |
El-Qanah |
10 |
Ahmed Sary |
El Ittihad El Sakandary |
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 |
1999–00 |
John Utaka |
Ismaily |
17 |
2000–01 |
Tarek El-Said |
Zamalek |
13 |
2001–02 |
Hossam Hassan |
Zamalek |
18 |
2002–03 |
Ahmad Belal |
Al Ahly |
19 |
2003–04 |
Abdel Halim Ali |
Zamalek |
14 |
2004–05 |
Emad Moteab |
Al Ahly |
15 |
2005–06 |
Mohamed Aboutrika |
Al Ahly |
18 |
2006–07 |
Flávio Amado |
Al Ahly |
17 |
2007–08 |
Alaa Ibrahim |
Petrojet |
15 |
2008–09 |
Ernest Papa Arko |
Tala'ea El Gaish |
12 |
Flávio Amado |
Al Ahly |
2009–10 |
Minusu Buba |
Ittihad El Shorta |
14 |
2010–11 |
Ahmed Abd El-Zaher |
ENPPI |
13 |
Shikabala |
Zamalek |
2013–14 |
John Antwi |
Ismaily |
11 |
2014–15 |
Hossam Salama |
El-Dakhleya |
20 |
2015–16 |
Hossam Salama |
Smouha |
17 |
2016–17 |
Ahmed El Sheikh |
Misr Lel Makasaa |
17 |
All Time Top Goalscorers
No. |
Player |
Teams |
Goals |
1 |
Hassan El-Shazly |
Tersana |
176 |
2 |
Hossam Hassan |
Al Ahly / Zamalek / Al-Masry / Tersana / El Ittihad El Sakandary |
168 |
3 |
Moustafa Reyadh |
Tersana |
123 |
4 |
El-Sayed El-Dhizui |
Al-Masry / Al Ahly |
112 |
5 |
Mahmoud El Khatib |
Al Ahly |
109 |
6 |
Ahmed El-Kass |
El Olympi / Zamalek / El Ittihad El Sakandary |
107 |
7 |
Mohamed Aboutrika |
Tersana / Al Ahly |
105 |
8 |
Gamal Abdel-Hameed |
Al Ahly / Zamalek |
101 |
- (Arabic) Official website: http://www.efa.com.eg/
- (Arabic) yallakora.com Egyptian Premier League schedule, match results
Images for kids
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The Al Ahly squad that won the first Egyptian Premier League season.
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Mahmoud El Khatib with the Egyptian Premier League trophy.
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Zamalek star Alaa El-Hamouly, who also helped Egypt to win the first ever African Cup of Nations.
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Ali Mohsen, the first non-Egyptian topscorer of the Egyptian Premier League.
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Mahmoud El Khatib, twice topscorer of the Egyptian Premier League.
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1987–88 topscorer Gamal Abdel-Hamid, who won titles with both Zamalek and Al Ahly.
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John Utaka, first non-Arab topscorer.
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2005–06 topscorer Mohamed Aboutrika, who scored the eighth-most goals in the Egyptian Premier League.
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Abdallah El Said has scored the most goals of any active player and the 4th-most of all time.
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Essam El-Hadary holds the record for most appearances in the Egyptian Premier League.
See also
In Spanish: Liga Premier de Egipto para niños