2019–20 Egyptian Premier League

The 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE League for sponsorship purposes, is the 61st season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season began on 21 September 2019 and will conclude on 31 October 2020. Fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 12 September 2019.[1][2]

Egyptian Premier League
Season2019–20
Dates21 September 2019 – 31 October 2020
ChampionsAl Ahly
42nd title
RelegatedHaras El Hodoud
FC Masr
Tanta
Champions LeagueAl Ahly
Zamalek
Confederation CupPyramids
Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Matches played306
Goals scored692 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorerAbdallah El Said
(17 goals)
Best goalkeeperMohamed El Shenawy
(25 clean sheets)
Biggest home winAl Mokawloon Al Arab 6–0 FC Masr
(29 September 2020)
Biggest away winAswan 1–5 Al Ahly
(5 October 2019)
El Gouna 0–4 Al Ahly
(25 November 2019)
Highest scoringZamalek 4–3 El Gouna
(27 September 2020)
Longest winning run16 games
Al Ahly
Longest unbeaten run20 games
Al Ahly
Longest winless run19 games
Tanta
Longest losing run6 games
FC Masr
All statistics correct as of 31 October 2020.

Defending champions Al Ahly won their 5th consecutive and 42nd overall Egyptian Premier League title on 18 September 2020, following Zamalek's 1–0 defeat against Aswan.[3]

On 14 March 2020, a decision was made by the Egyptian Football Association to postpone all football activities in Egypt due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[4] The initial suspension, until 29 March, was then extended multiple times until at least mid-July. On 2 July 2020, the EFA announced that the league would recommence on 6 August, and confirmed that all clubs' players and staff will be tested for COVID-19 before resuming training.[5][6]

Overview

VAR introduction

In August 2019, Egyptian Football Association acting-president Amr El Ganainy revealed the intentions to implement the video assistant referee (VAR) technology in the Egyptian Premier League starting from the second half of the 2019–20 season; stating that this would be a huge step forward for Egyptian football. Three months later, the EFA started a four-month training programme headed by EFA head of referees committee Gamal El Ghandour and Egyptian international referee Gehad Grisha for Egyptian referees to prepare them for the VAR introduction.[7]

In late January 2020, the EFA received final IFAB approval for VAR usage in the domestic competitions after fulfilling all the necessary requirements to introduce VAR technology into Egyptian football. By the end of the training programmes held by the EFA, El Ghandour announced that 52 new Egyptian referee have received a VAR license; describing it as a "miracle" to have from 4 to 56 licensed referee in just four months.[8]

The VAR technology was officially introduced in the Egyptian Premier League on 5 March 2020 in a match between Tala'ea El Gaish and ENPPI at Gehaz El Reyada Stadium.[9]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

After the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Egypt on 14 February 2020, the Egyptian Football Association revealed that there is no intentions to postpone football activities in Egypt and instead they announced a series of precautionary measures to be used by all clubs' players and staff.[10] By the arrival of the first COVID-19 case in Egypt, the league was paused for the mid-season break.

On 10 March 2020, the EFA decided to continue the league behind closed doors until further notice to avoid the spreading of the disease.[11] However, after the number of infected people in Egypt reached 110 cases just four days later of the initial announcement, the EFA decided to suspend all football activities in Egypt until at least 29 March 2020.[4]

Resumption

On 1 July 2020, Zamalek refused to resume training or return to complete the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country unless a "cure" for coronavirus is found,[12] this came after the club's goalkeeper Mohammed Awad revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19 on 26 June.[13] Football activities were due to return on 25 July after the government allowed teams to resume training in June[14]

Nevertheless, the EFA announced on 3 July 2020 that the season would commence on 6 August 2020 after almost five months of being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season would commence its schedule in two phases starting with the postponed games according to the head of Competitions Committee Hossam El Zanati.[15]

The first phase will include the games scheduled to be played from 6 August until the end of the month, while the second phase of the games are scheduled to be played starting from 1 September until the end of the season. These will be revealed when the EFA reaches a final agreement concerning the Aswan Stadium as the venue for matches after clubs rejected Aswan Stadium located south of Cairo, as the proposed location for matches to be played citing the distance and long journey for the players and after CAF decides the final dates for the Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals and finals.

The EFA in June had implemented safety guidelines and testing procedures for players mandating two tests with five days separating each test, since then 19 tests have returned positive with individuals in isolation.[16]

Teams
Locations of the 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League teams

Eighteen teams will compete in the league - the top fifteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Egyptian Second Division.

Teams promoted to the Egyptian Premier League
The first team to be promoted was Aswan from Group A, as they secured the promotion to the Egyptian Premier League following their 2–1 away win against Al Nasr Lel Taa'den on 4 April 2019. The club managed to return to the Egyptian Premier League after staying two seasons in the Egyptian Second Division, and will play in the top flight for the tenth time in their history.[17]

The second team to be promoted was Tanta from Group C, as they sealed the promotion to the Egyptian Premier League following their 2–0 away win against Sidi Salem on 11 April 2019. The club returned to the Egyptian Premier League after spending only one season in the Egyptian Second Division, as they were relegated from the Egyptian Premier League during the 2017–18 season. This season will mark the fifteenth appearance for Tanta in the Egyptian Premier League.[18]

The third team to be promoted was FC Masr from Group B, as they earned the promotion to the Egyptian Premier League following their 0–0 away draw with Al Merreikh on 18 April 2019. The club earned the promotion after an intense contents with 4 other clubs for the only promotion spot from their group. FC Masr will play in the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in the club's history.[19]

Teams relegated to the Egyptian Second Division
The first club to be relegated was Nogoom, who suffered an immediate return to the Egyptian Second Division following a 2–1 away defeat to Misr Lel Makkasa on 10 May 2019. Despite defeating Zamalek 1–0 earlier in the previous season and having a great start, the club started slowly to collapse which eventually made them finish in the last place.[20]

The second club to be relegated was El Dakhleya, who were relegated from the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in their history following a 2–1 home defeat to Zamalek on 12 May 2019; ending their stay in the league that lasted for eight years. El Dakhleya were one of eight clubs that are not founding members of the Egyptian Premier League and have never been relegated since their debut in the top flight.[21]

The third club to be relegated was Suez-based side Petrojet, who were also relegated from the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in their history following a 0–0 draw with Al Mokawloon Al Arab on 3 June 2019; ending their top flight spell of thirteen years. Similar to El Dakhleya, Petrojet were one of eight clubs that are not founding members of the Egyptian Premier League and have never been relegated since their debut in the top flight.[22]

Venues
Al Ahly Aswan ENPPI
Cairo International Stadium Aswan Stadium Petro Sport Stadium
Capacity: 75,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 16,000
El Entag El Harby FC Masr El Gouna
Al Salam Stadium Cairo Military Academy Stadium Khaled Bichara Stadium[lower-alpha 1]
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 28,500 Capacity: 12,000
Haras El Hodoud Ismaily Al Ittihad
Haras El Hodoud Stadium Ismailia Stadium Alexandria Stadium
Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 18,525 Capacity: 19,676
Al Masry Misr Lel Makkasa Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Egyptian Army Stadium[lower-alpha 2] Al Salam Stadium[lower-alpha 3] Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 35,000
Pyramids Smouha Tala'ea El Gaish
30 June Stadium Alexandria Stadium Gehaz El Reyada Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 19,676 Capacity: 20,000
Tanta Wadi Degla Zamalek
Tanta Club Stadium Petro Sport Stadium Cairo International Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 75,000
Notes
  1. The stadium's official name was changed from El Gouna Stadium to Khaled Bichara Stadium on 15 February 2020.[23]
  2. Al Masry play their home matches at the Egyptian Army Stadium in Suez instead of their regular stadium Al Masry Club Stadium in Port Said due to renovations.
  3. Misr Lel Makkasa play their home matches at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo instead of their regular stadium Faiyum Stadium in Faiyum due to unavailability.

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al Ahly South Africa Pitso Mosimane Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy England Umbro WE, SAIB Bank, Royal Dutch Shell1, Tiger Chips1, GLC Paints2
Aswan Egypt Ahmed Abdel Moneim Egypt Haitham El Fil Germany Uhlsport N/A
ENPPI Egypt Helmy Toulan Egypt Ramy Sabry United States Nike N/A
El Entag El Harby Egypt Mokhtar Mokhtar Egypt Mahmoud El Badry Germany Uhlsport N/A
FC Masr Egypt Tarek Abdallah Egypt Mostafa Sultan Italy Macron N/A
El Gouna Egypt Reda Shehata (caretaker) Egypt Mohamed Nagy Germany Adidas O West, Orascom Development2
Haras El Hodoud Egypt Mohamed Halim Egypt Mostafa Gamal Germany Uhlsport N/A
Ismaily Brazil Heron Ferreira Egypt Baher El Mohamady Germany Jako N/A
Al Ittihad Egypt Hossam Hassan Egypt Nour El Sayed China Xtep N/A
Al Masry Egypt Ali Maher Egypt Islam Salah Spain Kelme N/A
Misr Lel Makkasa Egypt Jamal Omar (caretaker) Egypt Mido Gaber United States Nike N/A
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Egypt Emad El Nahhas Egypt Mahmoud Abou El Saoud Spain Kelme N/A
Pyramids Croatia Ante Čačić Egypt Abdallah El Said Germany Adidas Swyp2
Smouha Egypt Ahmed Samy Egypt Ahmed Homos United States Nike N/A
Tala'ea El Gaish Egypt Abdel Hamid Bassiouny Egypt Mohamed Bassam Italy Macron N/A
Tanta Egypt Reda Abdel Aal Egypt Soliman Abd Rabo Germany Uhlsport N/A
Wadi Degla Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou Egypt Hossam Arafat Spain Joma FACE for Children in Need, Caltex2
Zamalek Portugal Jaime Pacheco Egypt Mahmoud Shikabala Germany Puma N/A
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
  • WE, Oppo, El Kasrawy Group, SAIB Bank, EgyptAir and GLC Paints are the league's main sponsors, and their logos are printed on most teams' kits.
  • Referee kits are made by Puma.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
El Gouna Egypt Reda Shehata End of caretaker spell 29 July 2019[24] Pre-season Serbia Nebojša Milošević 29 July 2019[25]
Zamalek Egypt Khaled Galal Sacked 29 July 2019[26] Egypt Tarek Yehia (caretaker) 2 August 2019[27]
FC Masr Egypt Mohamed Salah Resigned 5 August 2019[28] Egypt Osama Nabieh 6 August 2019[29]
Zamalek Egypt Tarek Yehia End of caretaker spell 18 August 2019[30] Serbia Milutin Sredojević 18 August 2019[31]
Al Ahly Uruguay Martín Lasarte Sacked 18 August 2019[32] Egypt Mohamed Youssef (caretaker) 18 August 2019[33]
Al Ahly Egypt Mohamed Youssef End of caretaker spell 31 August 2019[34] Switzerland René Weiler 31 August 2019[35]
Ismaily Egypt Mahmoud Gaber Resigned 31 August 2019[36] Serbia Miodrag Ješić 31 August 2019[37]
FC Masr Egypt Osama Nabieh 6 September 2019[38] Egypt Abdel Nasser Mohamed 7 September 2019[39]
ENPPI Egypt Ali Maher 17 October 2019[40] 18th Egypt Helmy Toulan 18 October 2019[41]
Tala'ea El Gaish Brazil Sérgio Farias Mutual consent 13 November 2019[42] 17th Egypt Tarek Yehia 13 November 2019[43]
Ismaily Serbia Miodrag Ješić Sacked 2 December 2019[44] 12th Egypt Adham El Selehdar (caretaker) 2 December 2019[45]
Zamalek Serbia Milutin Sredojević 2 December 2019[46] 5th France Patrice Carteron 3 December 2019[47]
El Gouna Serbia Nebojša Milošević 10 December 2019[48] 17th Egypt Reda Shehata (caretaker) 10 December 2019[49]
Pyramids France Sébastien Desabre 19 December 2019[50] 7th Egypt Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy (caretaker) 19 December 2019[51]
El Gouna Egypt Reda Shehata End of caretaker spell 22 December 2019[52] 11th Portugal Pedro Barny 22 December 2019[53]
Pyramids Egypt Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy 27 December 2019[54] 5th Croatia Ante Čačić 27 December 2019[55]
Ismaily Egypt Adham El Selehdar 7 January 2020[56] 11th France Didier Gomes 7 January 2020[57]
Smouha Egypt Hossam Hassan Resigned 12 January 2020[58] 7th Egypt Hamada Sedki 12 January 2020[59]
Tala'ea El Gaish Egypt Tarek Yehia 20 January 2020 16th Egypt Abdel Hamid Bassiouny 21 January 2020
Misr Lel Makkasa Egypt Mido Sacked 22 January 2020 15th Nigeria Emmanuel Amunike 1 February 2020
FC Masr Egypt Abdel Nasser Mohamed Resigned 5 February 2020 18th Egypt Khaled Galal 9 February 2020
Wadi Degla Greece Takis Gonias Mutual consent 11 February 2020 17th Algeria Mustapha Kharoubi (caretaker) 11 February 2020
Haras El Hodoud Egypt Tarek El Ashry Signed by Al Masry 20 February 2020 12th Egypt Mohamed Halim 22 February 2020
Al Masry Egypt Ehab Galal Sacked 20 February 2020 10th Egypt Tarek El Ashry 20 February 2020
Wadi Degla Algeria Mustapha Kharoubi End of caretaker spell 21 February 2020 17th Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou 21 February 2020
Misr Lel Makkasa Nigeria Emmanuel Amunike Mutual consent 1 March 2020 16th Egypt Ehab Galal 2 March 2020
Aswan Egypt Magdy Abdel Aati Resigned 9 June 2020 13th Egypt Ahmed Abdel Moneim 20 June 2020
Tanta Egypt Ayman El Mizzayn Sacked 12 August 2020 17th Egypt Mohamed Salah 12 August 2020
Ismaily France Didier Gomes 25 August 2020 9th Egypt Adham El Selehdar (caretaker) 25 June 2020
Al Masry Egypt Tarek El Ashry 31 August 2020 15th Egypt Ali Maher 1 September 2020
Tanta Egypt Mohamed Salah Resigned 31 August 2020 18th Egypt Ahmed Samy 31 August 2020
Ismaily Egypt Adham El Selehdar 4 September 2020 10th Egypt Mohamed Homos (caretaker) 4 September 2020
Tanta Egypt Ahmed Samy 6 September 2020 18th Egypt Ayman El Mizzayn 6 September 2020
Smouha Egypt Hamada Sedki Mutual consent 6 September 2020 6th Egypt Ahmed Samy 7 September 2020
Ismaily Egypt Mohamed Homos End of caretaker spell 10 September 2020 10th Brazil Heron Ferreira 10 September 2020
El Gouna Portugal Pedro Barny Sacked 14 September 2020 15th Egypt Reda Shehata (caretaker) 14 September 2020
Haras El Hodoud Egypt Mohamed Halim Mutual consent 15 September 2020 16th Egypt Tarek El Ashry 15 September 2020
FC Masr Egypt Khaled Galal Resigned 16 September 2020 17th Egypt Tarek Abdallah 18 September 2020
Tanta Egypt Ayman El Mizzayn 16 September 2020 18th Egypt Reda Abdel Aal 6 September 2020
Zamalek France Patrice Carteron 16 September 2020 2nd Egypt Tarek Yehia (caretaker) 16 September 2020
Misr Lel Makkasa Egypt Ehab Galal 22 September 2020 8th Egypt Ali Ashour 22 September 2020
Zamalek Egypt Tarek Yehia (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 30 September 2020 2nd Portugal Jaime Pacheco 30 September 2020
Al Ahly Switzerland René Weiler Resigned 1 October 2020 1st South Africa Pitso Mosimane 1 October 2020
Haras El Hodoud Egypt Tarek El Ashry 9 October 2020 16th Egypt Mohamed Halim 9 October 2020
Misr Lel Makkasa Egypt Ali Ashour 12 October 2020 7th Egypt Jamal Omar (caretaker) 12 October 2020
Al Ittihad Egypt Talaat Youssef 12 October 2020 8th Egypt Hossam Hassan 13 October 2020

Foreign players

Clubs can have a maximum of four foreign players registered during the season. Clubs cannot sign foreign players unless these players have played in the first or second tier in their countries. Clubs also cannot sign any foreign goalkeepers. In addition, each club can register a player from Palestine, Syria, or the UNAF region; those players are not counted as foreign players. Also, any foreign player who holds Egyptian nationality is not considered a foreign player and will be registered as a local player. For example, Al Masry's player Mahmoud Wadi of Palestine holds both Palestinan and Egyptian nationalities, and as a result he is not registered as a foreign player.

  • Players name followed with † indicates the player is playing out on loan.
  • Players name followed with § indicates the player is playing for the club on loan.
  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players name in ITALICS indicates the player has left the club during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Under contract Former players
Al Ahly Angola Geraldo Mali Aliou Dieng Nigeria Junior Ajayi Senegal Aliou Badji Tunisia Ali Maâloul Morocco Walid Azaro†
Aswan Ethiopia Oumed Oukri Ghana Solomon Mensah Guinea Badara Naby Sylla Rwanda Jean-Claude Iranzi§ Burkina Faso Moussa Dao
Greece Giorgos Lyras
Kenya Alex Orotomal
Nigeria Newman Musa
Senegal Cheikh Bamba
ENPPI Burundi Fiston Abdul Razak Liberia Tonia Tisdell Tanzania Himid Mao Mali Aboubacar Diarra† Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrack Lukombe
Haiti Jonel Désiré
Ivory Coast Wilfried Yessoh
Tanzania Shiza Kichuya
El Entag El Harby Guinea Moussa Diawara Ivory Coast Mohamed Vieira Mauritania Mamadou Niass Tunisia Aymen Trabelsi§ Ghana Abdulwahab Annan† Nigeria James Owoboskini
State of Palestine Hamed Hamdan
FC Masr Brazil Ygor France Willis Furtado The Gambia Jibril Bojang Kenya Cliff Nyakeya State of Palestine Michel Termanini
El Gouna Cameroon Jonathan Ngwem Ivory Coast Serge Aka Uganda Allan Kyambadde Zambia Walter Bwalya Ethiopia Gatoch Panom
Nigeria Chisom Chikatara
Senegal Ousseynou Boye
Haras El Hodoud Ghana Nana Antwi Ivory Coast Ibrahim Koné Nigeria Anthony Lokosa Tunisia Ayoub Ben Mcharek§ Cameroon Cyrille Ndaney
Ethiopia Gatoch Panom
Liberia Amadaiya Rennie
Nigeria Edu Moses
Ismaily Guinea-Bissau Piqueti Iraq Humam Tariq Namibia Benson Shilongo Uganda Patrick Kaddu Tunisia Fakhreddine Ben Youssef Cameroon Christopher Mendouga
Ghana Richard Baffour
Nigeria Taro Godswill
Nigeria Odah Marshall
Tanzania Yahya Zayd
Al Ittihad Ivory Coast Razack Cissé§ Libya Anis Saltou Togo Wilson Akakpo Uganda Emmanuel Okwi Syria Omar Midani Brazil Wallace da Silva
Ghana Emmanuel Banahene
Guinea-Bissau Toni Silva
Ivory Coast Didier Koré
Libya Ahmed Shalaby
Nigeria Derick Ogbu
Al Masry Burkina Faso Saïdou Simporé Ivory Coast Cheick Moukoro Nigeria Austin Amutu Nigeria Emeka Eze Libya Muftah Taktak State of Palestine Mohammed Saleh Ghana Torric Jebrin
Nigeria Ezekiel Bassey
Misr Lel Makkasa Ethiopia Shimelis Bekele Madagascar Paulin Voavy Nigeria Edu Moses Uganda Khalid Aucho Rwanda Kevin Muhire† Ghana John Antwi
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Burkina Faso Farouck Kabore Burkina Faso Maarouf Youssef§ Colombia Luis Hinestroza Nigeria Jacob Njoku§ Tunisia Seifeddine Jaziri Nigeria Kufre Ebong
Pyramids Burkina Faso Eric Traoré Ghana John Antwi Ivory Coast Wilfried Kanon Uganda Lumala Abdu Tunisia Amor Layouni Brazil Keno†
Brazil Ribamar†
Nigeria Azubuike Okechukwu†
Peru Cristian Benavente†		 Ecuador Jhon Cifuente
State of Palestine Hamed Hamdan
Syria Omar Kharbin
Syria Omar Midani
Smouha Burkina Faso Mohamed Koffi Democratic Republic of the Congo Eddy Ngoyi Guinea Maguette Diop Uganda Derrick Nsibambi Libya Mohamed Al Tarhoni Cameroon Ronald Ngah
Ethiopia Oumed Oukri
Senegal Cheikh Bamba
Uganda Derrick Nsibambi
Tala'ea El Gaish Gabon Franck Engonga Rwanda Kevin Muhire§ Senegal Talla N'Diaye Nigeria Chisom Chikatara
Togo Richard Boro
Tanta Gabon Bernard Mandrault Senegal Alassane Diouf Uganda Taddeo Lwanga Kenya John Avire Senegal Ismaël Bamba
Wadi Degla Ghana Issahaku Yakubu Greece Vasilis Bouzas Morocco Abdelkabir El Ouadi Netherlands Rodney Antwi§ Tunisia Rafik Kabou Ivory Coast Yaya Soumahoro
Senegal Ibrahima Ndiaye
Zamalek Democratic Republic of the Congo Kabongo Kasongo Morocco Achraf Bencharki Morocco Mohamed Ounajem Tunisia Ferjani Sassi Burkina Faso Maarouf Youssef†
Ivory Coast Razack Cissé†
Morocco Hamid Ahaddad†		 Morocco Khalid Boutaïb
Tunisia Hamdi Nagguez

Results

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 28 5 1 74 8 +66 89 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Zamalek 34 21 8 5 50 27 +23 68[lower-alpha 1]
3 Pyramids 34 19 8 7 54 33 +21 65 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 2]
4 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 34 15 9 10 45 34 +11 54
5 Smouha 34 11 18 5 44 33 +11 51
6 ENPPI 34 12 12 10 34 33 +1 48[lower-alpha 3]
7 Al Masry 34 13 9 12 36 35 +1 48[lower-alpha 3]
8 El Entag El Harby 34 11 11 12 35 38 −3 44
9 Misr Lel Makkasa 34 10 12 12 40 39 +1 42[lower-alpha 4]
10 Al Ittihad 34 9 15 10 36 36 0 42[lower-alpha 4]
11 Ismaily 34 11 8 15 38 48 −10 41[lower-alpha 5]
12 Tala'ea El Gaish 34 9 14 11 32 37 −5 41[lower-alpha 5]
13 El Gouna 34 10 7 17 32 45 −13 37[lower-alpha 6]
14 Aswan 34 9 10 15 39 50 −11 37[lower-alpha 6]
15 Wadi Degla 34 8 11 15 32 43 −11 35
16 Haras El Hodoud (R) 34 7 12 15 31 41 −10 33 Relegation to the Second Division
17 Tanta (R) 34 3 13 18 22 55 −33 22
18 FC Masr (R) 34 3 12 19 18 57 −39 21
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. As a result of Zamalek refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly on 24 February 2020, the club was subject to a 3-point deduction following the conclusion of the season.[60]
  2. Since the 2019–20 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, Al Mokawloon Al Arab.
  3. Head-to-head points: ENPPI 4, Al Masry 1.
  4. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Misr Lel Makkasa +1, Al Ittihad –1.
  5. Head-to-head points: Ismaily 6, Tala'ea El Gaish 0.
  6. Head-to-head points: El Gouna 4, Aswan 1.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team \ Round 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Al Ahly5211132111111111111111111111111111
Zamalek8344354446433453432223322222222222
Pyramids1122245775655535323432233433333333
Al Mokawloon Al Arab6533421332222222244344444344444444
Smouha13128101166554577888666677666765666555
ENPPI181718181816121088899796777766777687555666
Al Masry104711581112131091011111112101011121515161616161313141315977
El Entag El Harby291381011108677886678888810139991211111191388
Misr Lel Makkasa361177101314141416161315151716141513111112888787777119
Al Ittihad1285561322334434455555555555688881210
Ismaily41069912869911111010799999988101010101212121010911
Tala'ea El Gaish161514151515161315151213141616131415161613141112141111109911111012
El Gouna15181213141717161113141212141211121110111416141411131515131514151313
Aswan111417171314151818171718181817141313131512131515151299101012121414
Wadi Degla1413161616181817171818171612131517171414161291312141616161413141515
Haras El Hodoud9111068779101110669101011121210109101113151414151616161616
Tanta779121299111212151517131416151617171718181818181818181818181817
FC Masr17161514171314151616131415171818181818181817171717171717171717171718

Source: Soccerway

Leader
2020–21 CAF Champions League
2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division

Results table
Home \ Away AHL ASW ENP ENT FCM GOU HRS ISM ITH MAS MMK MOK PYR SMO TGS TNT WDG ZAM
Al Ahly — 3–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 2–0[lower-alpha 1]
Aswan 1–5 — 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–0
ENPPI 0–3 1–1 — 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
El Entag El Harby 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–4 0–0
FC Masr 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–3 — 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
El Gouna 0–4 1–0 1–4 0–0 0–1 — 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2
Haras El Hodoud 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–3 0–0 2–2 — 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–2
Ismaily 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 — 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–2
Al Ittihad 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 — 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1
Al Masry 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 — 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–1
Misr Lel Makkasa 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–3 1–0 — 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–1
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 6–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1
Pyramids 1–2 2–2 4–0 3–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 — 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–2
Smouha 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 2–1 3–0 2–3 3–3
Tala'ea El Gaish 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 4–1 0–3 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–0 1–0 3–2
Tanta 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 — 0–0 2–3
Wadi Degla 0–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 — 1–1
Zamalek 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes
  1. Al Ahly were awarded a 2–0 win after Zamalek did not show up for the match.

Season statistics
As of 31 October 2020

Scoring

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[62]
1 Egypt Abdallah El Said Pyramids 17[lower-alpha 1]
2 Egypt Mohamed Sherif ENPPI 14
3 Zambia Walter Bwalya El Gouna 13
4 Tunisia Seifeddine Jaziri Al Mokawloon Al Arab 11
Egypt Mostafa Mohamed Zamalek
6 Egypt Mahmoud Alaa Zamalek 10
Egypt Hossam Hassan Smouha
8 Ghana John Antwi Pyramids 9
Egypt Walid Soliman Al Ahly
10 Egypt Amr El Halwani Haras El Hodoud 8
Egypt Abdel Rahman Magdy Ismaily
Egypt Basem Morsy El Entag El Harby
Egypt Fady Farid Aswan
Notes
  1. 17 goals according to the Egyptian Football Association, and 16 goals according to Soccerway.

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Egypt Walid SolimanAl AhlyEl Gouna4–0 (A)25 November 2019[63]
Egypt Mohamed GrendoHaras El HodoudTala'ea El Gaish3–0 (A)8 January 2020[64]
Egypt Abdallah El SaidPyramidsTanta3–0 (H)10 August 2020[65]
Egypt Mohamed Abdel MaguidAswanSmouha3–3 (H)5 September 2020[66]
Tunisia Rafik KabouWadi DeglaEl Entag El Harby4–1 (A)28 September 2020[67]
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Top assists
Rank Player Club Assists[68]
1 Egypt Nasser Maher Smouha 10
2 Egypt Mohamed Magdy Al Ahly 7
Egypt Youssef Obama Zamalek
Egypt Ahmed Shedid El Entag El Harby
Egypt Karim Tarek Tala'ea El Gaish
6 Tunisia Ali Maâloul Al Ahly 6
Cameroon Jonathan Ngwem El Gouna
Egypt Ahmed Refaat Al Ittihad
Egypt Abdallah El Said Pyramids
Ghana Issahaku Yakubu Wadi Degla

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy Al Ahly 25
2 Egypt Amer Mohamed El Entag El Harby 12
3 Egypt Mohamed Bassam Tala'ea El Gaish 11
Egypt Mahmoud Gad ENPPI
5 Egypt Mohamed Abou Gabal Zamalek 10
Egypt El Mahdy Soliman Pyramids
Egypt El Hany Soliman Smouha
8 Egypt Mahmoud Abou El Saoud Al Mokawloon Al Arab 9
Egypt Ahmed Masoud Al Masry

Player

Club

Number of teams by governorate
Number of teams Governorate Team(s)
9 Cairo Al Ahly, ENPPI, El Entag El Harby, FC Masr, Al Mokawloon Al Arab,
Pyramids, Tala'ea El Gaish, Wadi Degla and Zamalek
3 Alexandria Haras El Hodoud, Al Ittihad and Smouha
1 Aswan Aswan
Faiyum Misr Lel Makkasa
El Gharbia Tanta
Ismailia Ismaily
Port Said Al Masry
Red Sea El Gouna

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