2023–24 Egyptian Premier League
Season | 2023–24 |
---|---|
Dates | 18 September 2023 – 18 August 2024 |
Champions | Al Ahly 44th title |
Relegated | Baladiyat El Mahalla Al Mokawloon Al Arab El Dakhleya |
Champions League | Al Ahly Pyramids |
Confederation Cup | Zamalek Al Masry |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 730 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Wessam Abou Ali (18 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Ahmed El Shenawy (14 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | National Bank of Egypt 5–0 Baladiyat El Mahalla (24 June 2024) |
Biggest away win | Al Masry 0–4 National Bank of Egypt (5 November 2023) El Gouna 0–4 Pyramids (9 April 2024) National Bank of Egypt 1–5 ENPPI (5 May 2024) Tala'ea El Gaish 0–4 Al Ahly (1 July 2024) Al Ittihad 0–4 Pyramids (8 July 2024) |
Highest scoring | Baladiyat El Mahalla 3–5 Ceramica Cleopatra (23 February 2024) |
Longest winning run | 21 matches Al Ahly |
Longest unbeaten run | 22 matches Al Ahly |
Longest winless run | 22 matches El Dakhleya |
Longest losing run | 5 matches National Bank of Egypt Baladiyat El Mahalla El Dakhleya |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
(Note: Total goals scored include two awarded goals) |
The 2023–24 Egyptian Premier League was the 65th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top professional league for association football clubs in the Egyptian football league system, since its establishment in 1948. Fixtures for the 2023–24 season were announced on 11 September 2023.[1][2] Al Ahly were the defending champions.[3]
The season started on 18 September 2023, and concluded on 18 August 2024.[4]
Al Ahly successfully defended their title and won the league on 8 August 2024 following a 1–0 away win against Smouha, winning a record-extending 44th league title.[5]
Format
[edit]The league consist of 18 teams in one group. All teams play each other twice, home and away, for a total of thirty-four matches. The first-placed team is crowned champions of the league, and qualify for the CAF Champions League alongside the runners-up. The third-placed team qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup, while the bottom three teams face relegation to the Egyptian Second Division A.
Teams
[edit]A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 edition of the Egyptian Premier League.
The first team to earn promotion to the league was ZED, who were promoted on 9 June 2023 after securing first place in Second Division Group B following a 3–1 win against Wadi Degla.[6] This was the second time in the club's history to reach the Premier League, with the first time being in 2019 when the club was known as FC Masr.
The second team to promote to the Premier League was Baladiyat El Mahalla, who were promoted to the league as Group C winners following a 4–0 away win against promotion-rivals Dikernis on 14 June 2023; ending the club's absence from the top tier that lasted 15 years.[7]
The third and last team to earn promotion was El Gouna, who returned to the top flight immediately after getting relegated in 2022. Their promotion was secured on 15 June 2023, following a 2–1 away win against Muslim Youths (Qena) that secured Group A first place with just one point above the runners-up La Viena.[8]
The first team to be relegated from the league was Haras El Hodoud, who suffered an immediate return to the second tier following a 3–0 defeat against Al Ahly on 22 June 2023 that confirmed the relegation of the Alexandria-based side.[9]
The second team to be relegated was Ghazl El Mahalla, whose stay in the top flight came to an end after three seasons, following a 2–1 defeat against already-relegated side Haras El Hodoud on 14 July 2023.[10]
The third and last team to be relegated was Aswan, another team that suffered an immediate return to the second tier, after losing 4–2 on home ground against El Dakhleya on 14 July 2023. El Dakhleya survived relegation thanks to this win.[10]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium[note 1] | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Al Ahly | Gezira | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |
Baladiyat El Mahalla | El Mahalla El Kubra | Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium | 14,564 |
Ceramica Cleopatra | 6th of October | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | 35,000 |
El Dakhleya | El Nozha | Al Salam Stadium | 30,000 |
ENPPI | New Cairo | Petrosport Stadium | 16,000 |
El Gouna | El Gouna | Khaled Bichara Stadium | 12,000 |
Ismaily | Ismailia (Sheikh Zayed) | Ismailia Stadium | 18,525 |
Al Ittihad | Shatby | Alexandria Stadium | 19,676 |
Al Masry | Port Said (Al Dawahy) | Borg El Arab Stadium | 86,000 |
Modern Future | Mokattam | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Abageyah | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | 35,000 |
National Bank of Egypt | Agouza | Al Salam Stadium | 30,000 |
Pharco | Amreya | Borg El Arab Stadium | 86,000 |
Pyramids | New Cairo | 30 June Stadium | 30,000 |
Smouha | Smouha | Alexandria Stadium | 19,676 |
Tala'ea El Gaish | Al Waili | Gehaz El Reyada Stadium | 20,000 |
Zamalek | Mit Okba | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |
ZED | Sheikh Zayed City | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
El Gouna | End of contract | 16 June 2023 | Pre-season | 31 July 2023 | ||
Ceramica Cleopatra | Mutual consent | 16 July 2023 | 19 July 2023 | |||
Al Ittihad | 17 July 2023 | 21 July 2023 | ||||
Modern Future | End of contract | 26 July 2023 | 16 August 2023 | |||
Ismaily | 7 August 2023 | |||||
Al Masry | 27 July 2023 | |||||
El Dakhleya | Resigned | 27 July 2023 | ||||
End of caretaker spell | 8 August 2023 | 8 August 2023 | ||||
Pharco | Mutual consent | 10 October 2023 | 17th | 10 October 2023 | ||
El Dakhleya | Resigned | 20 October 2023 | 13th | 22 October 2023 | ||
National Bank of Egypt | Sacked | 31 October 2023 | 18th | 31 October 2023 | ||
Zamalek | 6 November 2023 | 9th | 6 November 2023 | |||
El Dakhleya | End of caretaker spell | 10 November 2023 | 16th | 10 November 2023 | ||
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Resigned | 9 December 2023 | 17th | 9 December 2023 | ||
Pharco | 27 December 2023 | 18th | 30 December 2023 | |||
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | End of caretaker spell | 16 January 2024 | 16th | 16 January 2024 | ||
El Dakhleya | Signed by |
18 January 2024 | 17th | 18 January 2024 | ||
Modern Future | Sacked | 26 January 2024 | 11th | 28 January 2024 | ||
Zamalek | End of caretaker spell | 1 February 2024 | 10th | 1 February 2024 | ||
ENPPI | Resigned | 2 February 2024 | 2nd | 3 February 2024 | ||
Pyramids | Sacked | 4 February 2024 | 4th | 4 February 2024 | ||
Modern Future | Signed by |
6 February 2024 | 11th | 8 February 2024 | ||
Pyramids | End of caretaker spell | 7 February 2024 | 4th | 7 February 2024 | ||
El Dakhleya | 14 March 2024 | 18th | 14 March 2024 | |||
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Resigned | 21 April 2024 | 17th | 22 April 2024 | ||
El Dakhleya | 11 May 2024 | 18th | 12 May 2024 | |||
Modern Future | 12 May 2024 | 11th | ||||
Al Ittihad | 24 June 2024 | 9th | 25 June 2024 | |||
Baladiyat El Mahalla | Sacked | 16th | 24 June 2024 | |||
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Resigned | 28 June 2024 | 18th | 29 June 2024 | ||
Baladiyat El Mahalla | 23 July 2024 | 16th | 24 July 2024 | |||
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 5 August 2024 | 17th | 5 August 2024 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 28 | +47 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League second round[a] |
2 | Pyramids | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
3 | Zamalek | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 56[b] | Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round[c] |
4 | Al Masry | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round[d] |
5 | Modern Future | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 54[e] | |
6 | Smouha | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 54[e] | |
7 | ZED | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 51 | |
8 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 46 | |
9 | ENPPI | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 45 | |
10 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 42 | |
11 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 41 | |
12 | El Gouna | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 39 | |
13 | National Bank of Egypt | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 36 | |
14 | Ismaily | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 33[f] | |
15 | Pharco | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 33[f] | |
16 | Baladiyat El Mahalla (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division A |
17 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 26 | |
18 | El Dakhleya (R) | 34 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.[14]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Al Ahly qualified for the Champions League second round by winning the 2023–24 CAF Champions League.
- ^ Zamalek were deducted three points for refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly, scheduled to be played on 25 June 2024.[12]
- ^ Zamalek qualified for the Confederation Cup second round by winning the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.
- ^ The league was not finished by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in next season's CAF competitions. As a result, Al Masry, who finished the first half of the season at third place (and were also at third place by the time of the draw) qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup.[13]
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Modern Future 4, Smouha 1.
- ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Ismaily +1, Pharco –1.
Results
[edit]Notes:
Season statistics
[edit]- First goal of the season:
Youssry Wahid for Tala'ea El Gaish against National Bank of Egypt (18 September 2023)[17]
- Last goal of the season:
Ahmed Yasser Rayyan for Ceramica Cleopatra against ZED (18 August 2024)[18]
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[19] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Ahly | 18 | |
2 | Pyramids | 17 | |
3 | Baladiyat El Mahalla | 14 | |
5 | Smouha | 12 | |
ZED | |||
6 | Ismaily/National Bank of Egypt | 11 | |
Ceramica Cleopatra | |||
Al Ittihad | |||
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | |||
10 | ZED | 9 | |
Ceramica Cleopatra | |||
Zamalek |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
National Bank of Egypt | Al Masry | 4–0 (A)[21] | 5 November 2023 | |
El Gouna | National Bank of Egypt | 3–2 (A)[22] | 14 December 2023 | |
National Bank of Egypt | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 3–1 (H)[23] | 30 December 2023 | |
Al Ahly | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 4–0 (H)[24] | 4 August 2024 | |
Pyramids | Tala'ea El Gaish | 5–2 (A)[25] | 11 August 2024 |
Top assists
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Assists[26] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pyramids | 9 | |
2 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 7 | |
Modern Future/Al Ahly | |||
Pyramids | |||
5 | Zamalek | 6 | |
Pyramids | |||
Ceramica Cleopatra | |||
Modern Future | |||
Al Ahly | |||
10 | Ismaily/National Bank of Egypt | 5 | |
Al Ahly | |||
Al Ittihad | |||
ENPPI | |||
Ceramica Cleopatra | |||
Al Ahly | |||
Pyramids | |||
Tala'ea El Gaish | |||
El Gouna | |||
Al Ahly | |||
Modern Future | |||
Pyramids | |||
National Bank of Egypt |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pyramids | 14 | |
2 | Smouha | 12 | |
3 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 10 | |
Al Ittihad | |||
5 | Al Masry | 9 | |
ENPPI | |||
7 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 8 | |
Al Ahly | |||
9 | Modern Future | 7 | |
ZED |
Number of teams by governorate
[edit]Number of teams | Governorate | Team(s) |
---|---|---|
7 | Al Ahly, El Dakhleya, ENPPI, Modern Future, Al Mokawloon Al Arab, Pyramids and Tala'ea El Gaish | |
4 | Ceramica Cleopatra, National Bank of Egypt, Zamalek and ZED | |
3 | Al Ittihad, Pharco and Smouha | |
1 | Baladiyat El Mahalla | |
Ismaily | ||
Al Masry | ||
El Gouna |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Main stadiums for the 2023–24 season are listed only. Clubs are allowed to play selected matches at alternative venues; whether due to unavailability, security concerns, or other reasons. For example, Al Ittihad, a team from Alexandria, may play some home games at Borg El Arab Stadium, instead of their regular home stadium, Alexandria Stadium.
- ^ Following the departure of Pyramids' captain, Abdallah El Said, to Zamalek during the January 2024 transfer window, vice-captain Ahmed El Shenawy was announced as the new club captain.[11]
- ^ Yaw Annor scored 3 goals for Ismaily, before joining National Bank of Egypt in the January 2024 transfer window.[20]
- ^ Omar Kamal made 1 assist while playing for Modern Future, before joining Al Ahly in the January 2024 transfer window.[27]
- ^ Yaw Annor made 2 assists while playing for Ismaily, before joining National Bank of Egypt in the January 2024 transfer window.[20]
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