2008–09 Egyptian Premier League

Multiple television channels broadcast the league:

• Egyptian Channel 2
• Egyptian Channel 3
• Nile Sport
• Egyptian Satellite TV
• Modern Sport
• Dream 1
• A-R-T Sports (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Al-Riyadiyah (Orbit)
• Al-Hayat TV (1, 2)
• Egyptian Channel 5 (Alexandria Teams)

In Egypt, the most anticipated matches are among the "triangle of power": Al Ahly SC, Zamalek SC, and Ismaily SC.

Al Ahly versus Zamalek SC is one of the top derbies in the region, referred to as the "Egyptian Derby," the "Cairo Derby," or "Africa's Derby." It is a match between the two big clubs, as they have 13 Champions League titles distributed among them, five for Zamalek SC and ten for Al Ahly SC.

The Cairo–Ismailia rivalry is another challenging competition in Egyptian football, as Cairo-based clubs Al Ahly SC and Zamalek SC have mixed relations with the city of Ismailia, home to the Ismaily Sports Club, the third most decorated team in Egypt. The Zamalek SC–Ismaily SC games are usually peaceful as the clubs' boards and fans have had traditionally good relations with each other, while the relationship between Al Ahly SC and Ismaily SC fans have typically not been well.

The reason for the conflict between Al Ahly SC and Ismaily SC fans is not clear, but possibly stems back to the 1967 Six-Day War. Israeli troops forced the people of Ismailia and most of the people living on the Suez Canal to evacuate and leave their homes, going westwards towards the inside of Egypt. Ismaily SC asked Al Ahly SC to host them, but the team refused. This spoiled the relationship between the clubs. During Al Ahly SC's reconstruction period in 2004, Al Ahly SC signed a group of former Ismaily SC players including Mohamed Barakat, Islam El-Shater, and Emad El Nahhas, further destroying the relationship between fans.

• Mahmoud "Shikabala" Abd El Razek, the Zamalek SC play-maker, was given a 6-month ban by FIFA due to irregularities in his transfer to Zamalek SC from Greek team PAOK FC on July 23 and fined 990.000Euros. He made his comeback on November 7th during a match against Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC.
• Ahmed Hassan, Egypt's National Team captain, makes his first entrance to the Egyptian Premier League since 1998 with his new club Al Ahly SC from R.S.C. Andelecht for an undisclosed amount.
• Ghanaian player "Junior" Agogo was transferred from Nottingham Forest FC to Zamalek SC for a reported 800,000 Euros, a record signing of an African player in Egypt.
• Former PetroJet SC's Ivorian forward Zika Jori stirred Egyptian news with his flight to UAE to complete a transfer to Al-Wasl through buying out the remainder of his contract with the Suez-based club amounting to US$350,000. At the time he was the Egyptian Premier League's top goalscorer.
• Al Masry SC's general manager Hossam Hassan was given a 6 match touchline ban by the Egyptian FA and fined 50,000 Egyptian Pounds in Week 5 due to his arguments with the referee and the fourth official in Al Masry SC's away match with Egyptian Telecom.
• Al Ismaili managed to re-enter former forward Mohamed Mohsen Abo Greisha into their ranks after returning from a one-year loan spell in Zhejiang Lucheng of the Chinese Super League. They contracted the striker to a 3 and a half year contract.
• El-Masry Chairman and Port Said businessman Sayed Metwally died during Week 10 due to Cardiac arrest. As such in the second set of matches of the week, teams wore black armbands. He was 68.
• Zamalek SC contained Al Ahly SC in the 2nd leg Cairo derby and drew 0–0. Emerging as the star of the night was Hazem Mohamed Emam, 21-year-old full-back as he passed AL Ahly SC defenses early on in the game.
• The draw with Zamalek SC and Ismaily SC with Zamalek SC winning meant Al Ahly SC needed to win against ENPPI SC at home to maintain a 2-point, but stiff opposition and several refereeing arguments ensured that AL Ahly SC drew 2–2. The trophy had a hand in red and a hand in yellow.
• The last match of the season saw Ismaili SC facing Tersana SC and AL Ahly SC facing Tala'ea El Gaish SC simultaneously . Ismaily SC played their game and won 3–0 and had to wait for AL Ahly SC's match to end. They had suffered a setback with Tala'ea El Gaish SC drawing first blood with a 1–0 lead. Al Ahly SC pushed on during one of the team's most tense moments in the league. In the 88th minute Abo Trika scored a header into the top corner of the goal drawing the game and AL Ahly SC pushed on for the second. That came during the 93rd minute through Ahmed Fathi to score AL Ahly SC's second goal of the game. 19-year-old striker Mohamed Talaat scored his first-ever goal for Al Ahly SC since his transfer to the team a moment later with a goal above the opposing goalkeeper to confirm Al Ahly SC's win and the league ends with tie-breaking match in Al Max Stadium in Alexandria.
• 12,000 fans rallied in the 18,000 capacity Al Max Stadium in Alexandria, home of Haras El Hodoud SC. Al Ahly SC faced Ismaily SC in a 1-leg play-off final after both teams scored the same number of points. Al Ahly SC managed a 1–0 victory over their opponents through Angolan pair Gilberto and Flavio. The Angolan winger made a pass inside the box for Flavio to score his 12th goal of the season.

Pos	Prg	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	=	Al Ahly SC (C)	30	18	9	3	52	25	+27	63	2010 CAF Champions League
1	=	Ismaily SC	30	20	3	7	52	31	+21	63
3		Petrojet SC	30	13	12	5	47	38	+9	51	2010 CAF Confederation Cup
4		Haras El Hodoud SC	30	14	8	8	34	22	+12	50
5		ENPPI SC	30	13	10	7	49	39	+10	49
6	=	Zamalek SC	30	11	9	10	34	29	+5	42
7	=	Tala'ea El Gaish SC	30	10	8	12	40	50	−10	38
8		Al Masry SC	30	9	10	11	36	34	+2	37
9		Ittihad El Shorta	30	9	10	11	28	29	−1	37
10		Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC	30	8	13	9	35	37	−2	37
11		Al Ittihad Alexandria Club	30	10	7	13	29	35	−6	37
12		Ghazl El Mahalla SC	30	8	9	13	20	26	−6	33
13		Asyut Petroleum SC	30	9	6	15	25	39	−14	33
14	=	Telecom Egypt SC (R)	30	7	11	12	43	46	−3	32	Relegation to 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division
15	=	Tersana SC (R)	30	5	9	16	28	45	−17	24
16	=	Olympic Club (R)	30	6	7	17	30	57	−27	24[lower-alpha 1]

• Top 2 qualify to CAF African Champions League.
• Egyptian Cup winner & 3rd place qualify to CAF Cup.
• Bottom 3 relegate to 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division.

Rank	Scorer	Team	Goals
1	Ernest Papa Arko	Tala'ea El Gaish SC	12
	Flavio Amado	Al Ahly SC
2	Ahmed Gaafar	Telecom Egypt SC	11
	Mostafa Karim	Ismaily SC
	Ihab El-Masry	Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
3	Mohamed Barakat	Al Ahly SC	10
	Mohamed Aboutrika	Al Ahly SC
	Adel Moustafa	ENPPI SC
4	Mohamed El-Gabbas	Al Masry SC	9
	Ahmed Raouf	ENPPI SC
	Abdallah Said	Ismaily SC
	Ahmed Omran	Telecom Egypt SC

Top Scorer by Field Position

POS	Scorer	Team	Goals
FW	Ernest Papa Arko	Tala'ea El Gaish SC	12
	Flavio Amado	Al Ahly SC
MF	Mohamed Barakat	Al Ahly SC	10
	Mohamed Aboutraika	Al Ahly SC
	Adel Moustafa	ENPPI SC
DF	Mahmoud Fathalla	Zamalek SC	5

Last updated May 24, 2009, 11:59 AM UTC.

• Event: Week 30 is over.
• Postponed Games: None

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