Competition: | Egyptian Premier League |
Season: | 2017–18 |
Winners: | Al Ahly 40th Premier League title |
Relegated: | El Raja Tanta Al Nasr |
Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al Ahly Ismaily |
Continentalcup2: | Confederation Cup |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al Masry Zamalek (as Egypt Cup winners) |
League Topscorer: | Walid Azaro (18 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | (27 December 2017) (19 February 2018) |
Biggest Away Win: | (28 September 2017) (2 January 2018) |
Highest Scoring: | (28 December 2017) (23 April 2018) |
Matches: | 306 |
Total Goals: | 718 |
Longest Wins: | 16 games Al Ahly |
Longest Unbeaten: | 22 games Al Ahly |
Longest Winless: | 15 games Tanta Al Nasr |
Longest Losses: | 5 games Tala'ea El Gaish El Raja Tanta Al Nasr |
Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League (also known as the Telecom Egypt Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 8 September 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. Fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 30 August 2017.[1]
Al Ahly won and secured their record-extending fortieth Egyptian Premier League title with six games to spare, following Al Masry's 0–0 draw with El Entag El Harby on 12 March 2018.[2] The team broke numerous league records over the course of the season, including: most points (88), most wins (28) and most goals scored (75).[3] Al Ahly were the defending champions and successfully defended it, while Al Assiouty Sport, Al Nasr and El Raja have entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 Egyptian Second Division.
A total of eighteen teams will compete in the league - the top fifteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Second Division.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Location | Stadium | |
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Al Ahly | Cairo | Cairo International Stadium | |
Al Assiouty Sport | Assiut | Al Assiouty Sport Stadium | |
El Dakhleya | Cairo | Police Academy Stadium | |
ENPPI | Cairo | Petro Sport Stadium | |
El Entag El Harby | Cairo | Al Salam Stadium | |
Ismaily | Ismailia | Ismailia Stadium | |
Al Ittihad | Alexandria | Alexandria Stadium | |
Al Masry | Port Said | Borg El Arab Stadium | |
Misr Lel Makkasa | Fayoum | Fayoum Stadium | |
Al Mokawloon | Cairo | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | |
Al Nasr | Cairo | Cairo International Stadium | |
Petrojet | Suez | Suez Stadium | |
El Raja | Mersa Matruh | Tolip Stadium | |
Smouha | Alexandria | Alexandria Stadium | |
Tala'ea El Gaish | Cairo | Cairo Military Academy Stadium | |
Tanta | Tanta | Tanta Stadium | |
Wadi Degla | Cairo | 30 June Stadium | |
Zamalek | Cairo | Cairo International Stadium |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
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Hossam Ashour | Huawei, Vodafone, Juhayna, Royal Dutch Shell, Egyptian Steel | ||||
Ahmed Said | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Rashad Farouk | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Ramy Sabry | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Amer Mohamed | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Hosny Abd Rabo | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
El Hany Soliman | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Islam Salah | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Ahmed Samy | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Ramy Adel | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Mohamed Hassan | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Shimelis Bekele | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Mahmoud El Maghriby | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
El Sayed Farid | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Salah Amin | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
Mostafa Amin | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, SAIB, Universal, El Kasarawy Group | ||||
El Sayed Salem | Neopolis | ||||
Hazem Emam | Oppo, Telecom Egypt, Lactel, El Kasarawy Group |
1. On the back of shirt.
2. On the sleeves.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Al Assiouty Sport | Signed by FC Masr | 17 April 2017[4] | Pre-season | 4 May 2017[5] | ||
El Raja | Sacked | 8 June 2017[6] | 10 June 2017[7] | |||
Smouha | End of contract | 30 June 2017[8] | 22 July 2017[9] | |||
Al Ittihad | 30 June 2017[10] | 19 August 2017[11] | ||||
Ismaily | Mutual consent | 10 July 2017[12] | 10 July 2017[13] | |||
Zamalek | Sacked | 27 July 2017[14] | 28 August 2017[15] | |||
Misr Lel Makkasa | Mutual consent | 3 August 2017[16] | 3 August 2017[17] | |||
El Raja | Resigned | 27 September 2017[18] | 18th | 28 September 2017[19] | ||
ENPPI | 15 October 2017[20] | 16th | 15 October 2017[21] | |||
Misr Lel Makkasa | 19 October 2017[22] | 17th | 22 October 2017[23] | |||
Al Ittihad | Sacked | 21 October 2017[24] | 10th | 21 October 2017[25] | ||
Tala'ea El Gaish | Resigned | 27 November 2017[26] | 13th | 29 November 2017[27] | ||
Smouha | 30 November 2017[28] | (caretaker) | 30 November 2017[29] | |||
Tanta | 3 December 2017[30] | 14th | 3 December 2017[31] | |||
Wadi Degla | 3 December 2017[32] | 17th | 5 December 2017[33] | |||
Smouha | End of caretaker spell | 9 December 2017[34] | 9 December 2017[35] | |||
Al Ittihad | Sacked | 11 December 2017[36] | 11th | 16 December 2017[37] | ||
El Raja | 24 December 2017[38] | 18th | 24 December 2017[39] | |||
Ismaily | Signed by Uganda | 28 December 2017[40] | 30 December 2017[41] | |||
El Raja | Resigned | 30 December 2017[42] | 18th | 31 December 2017[43] | ||
Petrojet | Mutual consent | 31 December 2017[44] | 13th | 1 January 2018[45] | ||
Zamalek | Sacked | 3 January 2018[46] | 6 January 2018[47] | |||
ENPPI | Signed by Zamalek | 6 January 2018[48] | 6 January 2018[49] | |||
Ismaily | Resigned | 22 January 2018[50] | 25 January 2018[51] | |||
Ismaily | Appointed as assistant coach | 1 February 2018[52] | 1 February 2018[53] | |||
Al Ittihad | Sacked | 10 February 2018[54] | 14th | 11 February 2018[55] | ||
Smouha | Resigned | 11 February 2018[56] | 12 February 2018[57] | |||
ENPPI | 11 February 2018[58] | 12 February 2018[59] | ||||
Misr Lel Makkasa | 12 February 2018[60] | 13th | 17 February 2018[61] | |||
Tanta | Sacked | 28 February 2018[62] | 16th | 1 March 2018[63] | ||
Tala'ea El Gaish | Resigned | 8 March 2018[64] | 12th | 10 March 2018[65] | ||
Zamalek | Sacked | 12 April 2018[66] | 13 April 2018[67] | |||
Al Mokawloon | Resigned | 14 April 2018[68] | 10th | 14 April 2018[69] | ||
Al Ahly | 15 May 2018[70] | 1st | (caretaker) | 15 May 2018[71] |
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | |
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10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||
9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||
11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | ||
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | ||
17 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | ||
8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||
13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||
16 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | ||
15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | ||
14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Leader | ||
2018–19 CAF Champions League | ||
2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup | ||
Relegation to 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Walid Azaro | Al Ahly | 18 |
2 | John Antwi | Misr Lel Makkasa | 16 |
3 | Diego Calderón | Ismaily | 14 |
4 | Omar Said | El Entag El Harby/Wadi Degla | 13 |
5 | Ahmed Gomaa | Al Masry | 12 |
6 | Ahmed Ali | Al Mokawloon | 11 |
7 | Kabongo Kasongo | Zamalek | 10 |
Abdallah Said | Al Ahly | ||
9 | Junior Ajayi | Al Ahly | 9 |
Salah Amin | Tala'ea El Gaish | ||
Khaled Kamar | Zamalek/El Entag El Harby | ||
Salah Mohsen | ENPPI/Al Ahly | ||
Hussein El Shahat | Misr Lel Makkasa | ||
Ahmed Shoukry | Al Masry |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref | |
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3–3 (A) | [73] | |||||
3–3 (A) | [74] | |||||
4–1 (A) | [75] | |||||
3–6 (A) | [76] |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | Abdallah Said | Al Ahly | 11 |
2 | Junior Ajayi | Al Ahly | 10 |
3 | Mohamed Farouk | Al Mokawloon | 8 |
Ahmed Shoukry | Al Masry | ||
5 | Mohamed Antar | Al Assiouty Sport/Zamalek | 7 |
El Sayed Salem | Wadi Degla | ||
7 | John Antwi | Misr Lel Makkasa | 6 |
Ibrahim Hassan | Ismaily | ||
Mohamed Magdy | ENPPI | ||
Nasser Mansi | El Dakhleya | ||
Tarek Taha | Smouha |