2018–19 Egyptian Premier League Explained

Competition:	Egyptian Premier League
Season:	2018–19
Winners:	Al Ahly 41st title
Relegated:	Petrojet El Dakhleya Nogoom
Continentalcup1:	Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Al Ahly Zamalek
Continentalcup2:	Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Pyramids Al Masry
League Topscorer:	Ahmed Ali (18 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:	Mohamed El Shenawy (13 clean sheets)
Biggest Home Win:	(7 November 2018)
Biggest Away Win:	(8 August 2018) (1 September 2018) (24 January 2019) (10 May 2019) (27 May 2019)
Highest Scoring:	(11 September 2018)
Matches:	306
Total Goals:	729
Longest Wins:	9 games Al Ahly Zamalek
Longest Unbeaten:	20 games Zamalek
Longest Winless:	23 games El Dakhleya
Longest Losses:	6 games Smouha
Prevseason:	2017–18
Nextseason:	2019–20

The 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE League for sponsorship purposes, was the 60th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 31 July 2018 and concluded on 28 July 2019. Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 8 July 2018.^[1]

El Gouna, Nogoom and Haras El Hodoud entered as the promoted teams from the 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division. They replaced El Raja, Tanta and Al Nasr who were relegated to the 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division.

Defending champions Al Ahly won their 4th consecutive and 41st overall Egyptian Premier League title on 24 July 2019, following their 3–1 away win against Al Mokawloon Al Arab.

Overview

Fans return to the stadiums

From this season on, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) officially allowed the fans to attend league matches again, after they showed great discipline while attending non-league matches in the previous years.^{[2] [3] [4]} The EFA banned all fans from attending all matches back in February 2012, where the Port Said Stadium riot occurred during Al Masry and Al Ahly match in the 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League, which resulted in the death of 72 Al Ahly fans, 1 Al Masry fan and 1 police officer.^[5] All Egyptian Premier League fixtures since then was played behind closed doors, and sometimes with a group of people who were invited by the clubs involving in a match.

Al Masry return to Port Said

From this season on, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) was supposed to allow Al Masry to play all local home matches at Al Masry Club Stadium (previously known as Port Said Stadium) in Port Said, after the club successfully acquired the stadium from the Governorate of Port Said on 5 January 2016.^[6] However the local security authorities refused this decision, and the club ended up playing their home matches at various stadiums in different cities. The EFA banned Al Masry Club Stadium from hosting all football or sport activities after the Port Said Stadium riot occurred in 2012, and Al Masry played all of their local matches, both home and away, at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria and at Ismailia Stadium in Ismailia for CAF matches since then.

Al Assiouty Sport takeover

On 18 June 2018, Mahmoud Al Assiouty, president of Al Assiouty Sport, announced that the club was officially sold to two investors from Saudi Arabia. The club name was changed to Pyramids Football Club, and the deal was later confirmed on 27 June 2018.^[7]

Nogoom El Mostakbal rebranding

On 29 July 2018, just two days before the start of the season, Nogoom El Mostakbal announced on their official Facebook page that the club name has been changed to Nogoom Football Club. Club president Mohamed El Tawila stated that the decision to rename the club came after they reached their goal by promoting to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time. The old name, Nogoom El Mostakbal, in Arabic, means "Future Stars", and the new name, Nogoom, means "Stars".^{[8] [9]}

Teams

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

Teams promoted to the Egyptian Premier League
The first team to be promoted was Haras El Hodoud from Group C, following their 1–0 away win against Al Hammam on 10 April 2018. The Alexandrian side returned to the Premier League after staying only two season in the Second Division, and participated in the top flight for the fifteenth time in their history.^[10]

The second team to be promoted was El Gouna from Group A, following their 1–0 away win against Al Salam on 11 April 2018. El Gouna earned a spot in the Premier League for the fifth time in the club's history, having played four seasons in the top flight before with the 2014–15 season being the most recent.^[11]

The third team to be promoted was Nogoom (which was known as Nogoom El Mostakbal during that time) from Group B, following their 1–0 home win against Montakhab Suez on 18 April 2018. Nogoom managed to secure the promotion spot after a fierce contest that lasted until the last day of the league with Tersana, who lost 1–0 to Gomhoriat Shebin on the same day to confirm the promotion of Nogoom El Mostakbal to the Premier League for the first time in the club's history.^[12]

Teams relegated to the Egyptian Second Division
The first club to be relegated was Al Nasr, who suffered an immediate return to the Second Division following a 2–1 away defeat to Al Masry on 12 April 2018.^[13]

The second club to be relegated was Tanta, their stay in the Premier League came to an end after spending only two season in the top flight following a 1–2 home defeat to Al Masry on 21 April 2018.^[14]

The third club to be relegated was El Raja, who also suffered an immediate return to the Second Division after Wadi Degla secured the last safe spot in the Premier League following a 2–1 home win against El Entag El Harby on 21 April 2018.^[14]

Venues

Al Ahly	El Dakhleya	ENPPI
Al Salam Stadium	Police Academy Stadium	Petro Sport Stadium
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 16,000
El Entag El Harby	El Gouna	Haras El Hodoud
Al Salam Stadium	El Gouna Stadium	Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 22,000
Ismaily	Al Ittihad	Al Masry
Ismailia Stadium	Alexandria Stadium	Borg El Arab Stadium
Capacity: 18,525	Capacity: 19,676	Capacity: 86,000
Misr Lel Makkasa	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	Nogoom
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium	Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium	Petro Sport Stadium
Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 16,000
Petrojet	Pyramids	Smouha
Suez Stadium	30 June Stadium	Borg El Arab Stadium
Capacity: 27,000	Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 86,000
Tala'ea El Gaish	Wadi Degla	Zamalek
Gehaz El Reyada Stadium	Cairo Military Academy Stadium	Petro Sport Stadium
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 28,500	Capacity: 16,000

Notes

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
		Hossam Ashour	Umbro	WE, Lava, Royal Dutch Shell, Tiger Chips, Uber, GLC Paints
		Rashad Farouk	Kone	N/A
		Ramy Sabry	Nike	N/A
		Mahmoud El Badry	Uhlsport	N/A
		Ahmed Said	Adidas	Orascom
		Mostafa Gamal	Uhlsport	N/A
		Mahmoud Metwalli	Adidas	N/A
		El Hany Soliman	Uhlsport	N/A
		Islam Salah	Adidas	N/A
		Mido Gaber	Nike	N/A
		Mahmoud Abou El Saoud	Adidas	N/A
		Mahmoud Fathalla	Macron	N/A
		Hossam Hassan	Uhlsport	N/A
		Abdallah El Said	Kappa	Saudia, Swyp
		El Sayed Farid	Uhlsport	N/A
		Mohamed Bassam	Macron	N/A
		Hossam Arafat	Joma	Neopolis
		Hazem Emam	Puma	N/A

1. On the back of shirt.

2. On the sleeves.

3. Al Ahly used previous season's kits made by Sporta until January 2019.

4. Ismaily's captain, Hosny Abd Rabo, announced his retirement from football in January 2019.

5. Misr Lel Makkasa's captain, Mahmoud Wahid, transferred to Al Ahly during the winter transfer window.

6. Petrojet's captain, Shimelis Bekele, transferred to Misr Lel Makkasa during the winter transfer window.

7. Pyramids's captain, Hamada Tolba, transferred to Petrojet during the winter transfer window.

8. Wadi Degla's captain, El Sayed Salem, transferred to Al Ittihad during the winter transfer window.

9. Zamalek used previous season's kits made by Joma until October 2018.

• WE, Oppo, El Kasrawy Group, SAIB Bank, EgyptAir and GLC Paints are the league's main sponsors, and their logos are printed on most of the teams' kits.
• Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Nogoom		Signed by Pharco	26 April 2018^[15]	Pre-season		22 May 2018^[16]
Haras El Hodoud		Sacked	14 May 2018^[17]			16 May 2018^[18]
Smouha		Mutual consent	18 May 2018^[19]			21 May 2018^[20]
Wadi Degla		Resigned	21 May 2018^[21]			12 June 2018^[22]
Pyramids		Signed by Smouha	21 May 2018^[23]			1 June 2018^[24]
Ismaily		Mutual consent	23 May 2018^[25]			24 May 2018^[26]
Al Ahly		End of caretaker spell	12 June 2018^[27]			12 June 2018^[28]
Pyramids		Sacked	18 June 2018^[29]			28 June 2018^[30]
Zamalek			3 July 2018^[31]			3 July 2018^[32]
Nogoom		Mutual consent	23 July 2018^[33]		(caretaker)	29 July 2018^[34]
Nogoom		End of caretaker spell	11 August 2018^[35]	13th		11 August 2018^[36]
Pyramids		Mutual consent	16 August 2018^[37]	4th		17 August 2018^[38]
Nogoom		Resigned	14 September 2018^[39]	14th	(caretaker)	14 September 2018^[40]
Haras El Hodoud			20 September 2018^[41]	18th		20 September 2018^[42]
Al Ittihad			22 September 2018^[43]	14th		24 September 2018^[44]
Ismaily		Mutual consent	23 September 2018^[45]	9th	(caretaker)	23 September 2018^[46]
Nogoom		End of caretaker spell	23 September 2018^[47]	16th		25 September 2018^[48]
Ismaily			4 October 2018^[49]	14th		4 October 2018^[50]
Al Mokawloon Al Arab		Resigned	24 October 2018^[51]	18th		24 October 2018^[52]
Al Masry			29 October 2018^[53]	14th		30 October 2018^[54]
Pyramids		Mutual consent	29 October 2018^[55]	4th		29 October 2018^[56]
Petrojet		Resigned	6 November 2018^[57]	17th	(caretaker)	6 November 2018^[58]
Petrojet		End of caretaker spell	13 November 2018^[59]	18th		13 November 2018^[60]
Smouha		Resigned	13 November 2018^[61]	3rd		14 November 2018^[62]
Al Masry		Sacked	22 November 2018^[63]	16th	(caretaker)	22 November 2018^[64]
Tala'ea El Gaish		Resigned	22 November 2018^[65]	7th		23 November 2018^[66]
Al Ahly		Sacked	22 November 2018^[67]	18th	(caretaker)	22 November 2018^[68]
El Gouna		Resigned	27 November 2018^[69]	10th		29 November 2018^[70]
ENPPI			29 November 2018^[71]	16th		1 December 2018^[72]
Ismaily			11 December 2018^[73]	18th		15 December 2018^[74]
Al Masry			15 December 2018^[75]	11th		15 December 2018^[76]
Al Ahly		End of caretaker spell	29 December 2018^[77]	6th		30 December 2018^[78]
Smouha		Sacked	17 January 2019^[79]	9th		17 January 2019^[80]
Pyramids			24 January 2019^[81]	2nd	(caretaker)	26 January 2019^[82]
Petrojet			31 January 2019^[83]	18th		31 January 2019^[84]
Pyramids		End of caretaker spell	5 February 2019^[85]	2nd		5 February 2019^[86]
Smouha		Sacked	21 February 2019^[87]	12th		22 February 2019^[88]
Nogoom		Resigned	27 February 2019^[89]	17th		27 February 2019^[90]
Misr Lel Makkasa			19 April 2019^[91]	6th	(caretaker)	20 April 2019^[92]
Nogoom		Sacked	20 April 2019^[93]	18th		23 April 2019^[94]
Ismaily			26 April 2019^[95]	7th		26 April 2019^[96]
El Dakhleya		Resigned	13 May 2019^[97]	17th		13 May 2019^[98]
Al Ittihad			22 May 2019^[99]	13th		22 May 2019^[100]
Zamalek		Sacked	28 May 2019^[101]	3rd		31 May 2019^[102]
Tala'ea El Gaish		Resigned	28 May 2019^[103]	8th		11 July 2019^[104]
Pyramids			31 May 2019^[105]	2nd		8 July 2019^[106]
Misr Lel Makkasa		End of caretaker spell	9 June 2019^[107]	6th		9 June 2019^[108]
El Gouna		Mutual consent	10 June 2019^[109]	15th	(caretaker)	19 July 2019^[110]

Notes

Foreign players

Clubs could have a maximum of four foreign players registered during the season. Clubs could not sign foreign players unless these players had played in the first or second tier in their countries. Clubs also could not sign any foreign goalkeepers. In addition, each club could register a total of two players from Palestine or Syria; those players were treated as Egyptians, and did not count as foreign players.^[111]

• Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
• Players name in ITALICS indicates the player have left the club during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Palestine/Syria Player(s)	Former Player(s)
Al Ahly	Geraldo	Walid Azaro	Junior Ajayi	Ali Maâloul		Salif Coulibaly Phakamani Mahlambi
El Dakhleya	Emmanuel Agbettor	Anousa Isha	Yaro Zakari	Kevin Muhire		John Lennon Saïdou Simporé Cédric Ondo Biyoghé Uche Ihuarulam
ENPPI	Chadrack Lukombe	Wilfried Yessoh	Aboubacar Diarra	Shiza Kichuya		Brian Ferreira Yaya Sanou Marlon Ramírez Odah Marshall Noah Sadaoui
El Entag El Harby	Abdulwahab Annan	Moussa Diawara	James Owoboskini		Hamed Hamdan	Emeka Eze Solomon Okuruket Abbas Amidu
El Gouna	Jonathan Ngwem	Gatoch Panom	Serge Aka	Ousseynou Boye		Abdoulaye Coulibaly Chisom Chikatara Ramzi Saleh
Haras El Hodoud	Cyrille Ndaney	Ibrahim Koné	Amadaiya Rennie	Edu Moses		Pampa Lissian Daouda Bangoura Isaac Muleme
Ismaily	Richard Baffour	Benson Shilongo	Odah Marshall	Yahya Zayd		Christopher Mendouga Diego Calderón Thomas Abbey Moussa Camara Okiki Afolabi Taro Godswill Lassaâd Jaziri
Al Ittihad	Wallace da Silva	Toni Silva	Razack Cissé	Derick Ogbu		Emmanuel Banahene Didier Koré Manucho Wilson Akakpo Mohamed Ali Moncer
Al Masry	Saïdou Simporé	Austin Amutu	Ezekiel Bassey	Emeka Eze	Mohammed Saleh Mahmoud Wadi	Aristide Bancé Mohamed Koffi Issouf Ouattara Cheick Moukoro Torric Jebrin Abdullah Al Shami
Misr Lel Makkasa	Shimelis Bekele	John Antwi	Paulin Voavy			Eric Traoré Kevin Muhire Arouna Sene
Al Mokawloon Al Arab	Farouck Kabore	Luis Hinestroza	Seifeddine Jaziri			Júnior Edgar Silva Saikou Conteh Torric Jebrin Didier Koré Solomon Okuruket
Nogoom	Joël Lamah	Didier Koré	Michael Azekhumen	Tosin Omoyele		Aubrey Chirwa
Petrojet	Chris Gadi	Santi Corre	Mohamed Vieira	Himid Mao		Shimelis Bekele Benjamin Acheampong Omar Najdi
Pyramids	Keno	Eric Traoré	Jhon Cifuente	Cristian Benavente	Omar Kharbin Omar Midani	Arthur Carlos Eduardo Ribamar Rodriguinho Moussa Dao Dani Schahin Benson Shilongo Azubuike Okechukwu Hamed Hamdan Gift Links Isaac Muleme
Smouha	Eddy Ngoyi	Oumed Oukri	Cheikh Bamba	Derrick Nsibambi		Patrick Malo Hans Kwofie Augustine Okrah Stephen Sarfo Yamodou Touré Mansou Kouakou Benson Shilongo
Tala'ea El Gaish	Franck Engonga	Chisom Chikatara	Talla N'Diaye	Richard Boro		Jérôme Ouiya David Ofei Hassan Wasswa
Wadi Degla	Issahaku Yakubu	Vasilis Bouzas	Yaya Soumahoro	Ibrahima Ndiaye		Patrick Malo Boubacar Traoré Richard Boro
Zamalek	Hamid Ahaddad	Khalid Boutaïb	Hamdi Nagguez	Ferjani Sassi		Maarouf Youssef Kabongo Kasongo Benjamin Acheampong Nana Poku Moayad Ajan

Results

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were 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 was scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it was 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
	8	3	2	1	1	4	4	7	7	9	12	12	14	17	18	5	6	7	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1
	14	2	1	5	3	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2
	4	6	5	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	4	3	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	3
	3	11	10	10	10	6	8	8	10	12	14	13	15	15	16	12	11	12	14	7	7	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
	6	14	8	13	14	10	12	15	16	17	18	18	16	13	8	6	5	4	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
	16	10	13	15	15	11	6	4	5	5	7	5	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6
	5	12	14	9	8	8	9	11	14	14	11	11	12	14	15	18	18	18	17	11	11	8	8	8	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
	13	15	17	16	12	15	11	10	13	8	8	10	7	7	7	9	8	6	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	12	10	12	9	13	14	8	8	8
	17	8	12	6	9	12	14	9	11	11	10	9	11	12	14	17	16	15	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	14	16	15	15	15	10	9	9
	7	17	18	18	18	18	17	18	15	16	13	14	10	10	10	14	15	13	10	17	17	17	18	15	12	13	12	11	13	11	12	12	12	10
	10	16	11	12	13	13	13	14	9	6	5	8	8	11	6	8	9	10	13	15	15	12	13	14	14	7	8	9	10	14	8	9	13	11
	1	7	3	3	4	7	5	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	5	7	7	8	9	9	9	10	12	13	15	15	17	15	14	12	10	14	10	12
	2	5	4	4	5	2	3	5	2	2	1	2	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	8	9	8	8	8	11	11	11	13
	18	9	7	8	6	5	7	6	6	7	6	7	9	8	9	15	14	16	15	12	12	13	10	10	8	10	11	10	11	9	9	13	14	14
	15	18	16	17	17	17	18	16	17	18	17	17	18	16	13	10	10	9	8	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	16	16	16	15	15	15
	12	1	6	7	7	9	10	13	12	13	15	15	17	18	17	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	15	12	13	14	15	14	12	10	13	16	16	16
	9	4	9	14	16	16	16	12	8	10	9	6	6	9	12	11	13	11	12	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
	11	13	15	11	11	14	15	17	18	15	16	16	13	6	11	13	12	14	11	13	13	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Source: Soccerway

	Leader
	2019–20 CAF Champions League
	2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup
	Relegation to 2019–20 Egyptian Second Division

Results table

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season:
  Emmanuel Banahene for Al Ittihad against Al Mokawloon Al Arab (31 July 2018)^[112]
• Last goal of the season:
  Ali Maâloul for Al Ahly against Zamalek (28 July 2019)^[113]

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[114]
1	Ahmed Ali	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	18
2	Mahmoud Alaa	Zamalek	15
3	Khaled Kamar	Al Ittihad	14
4	Salah Amin	Nogoom	13
	Eric Traoré	Misr Lel Makkasa/Pyramids
6	Mostafa Mohamed	Tala'ea El Gaish	12
	Hossam Salama	El Dakhleya
8	John Antwi	Misr Lel Makkasa	11
	Mahmoud Kahraba	Zamalek
	Ibrahima Ndiaye	Wadi Degla

Notes

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
			3–0 (H)		^[115]
			5–0 (H)		^[116]
			4–3 (H)		^[117]
			3–2 (A)		^[118]

Note(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists^[119]
1	Mahmoud Kahraba	Zamalek	10
2	Luis Hinestroza	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	8
	Abdallah El Said	Pyramids
4	Razack Cissé	Al Ittihad	7
	Ali Maâloul	Al Ahly
	Jonathan Ngwem	El Gouna
	Ahmed Shedid	El Entag El Harby
8	Mohamed Bassiouny	ENPPI	6
	Geraldo	Al Ahly
	Keno	Pyramids
	Mohamed Magdy	Pyramids
	El Sayed Salem	Wadi Degla/Al Ittihad
	Benson Shilongo	Smouha/Ismaily
	Mahmoud Wahid	Misr Lel Makkasa/Al Ahly

Notes

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Mohamed El Shenawy	Al Ahly	13
2	Ahmed Adel	Misr Lel Makkasa	11
	Mohamed Bassam	Tala'ea El Gaish
	Ahmed Masoud	Al Masry
5	Mohamed Abou Gabal	Smouha	10
	Mohamed Fawzy	Ismaily
	Mahmoud Genesh	Zamalek
	Ahmed El Shenawy	Pyramids
9	Mohamed Abou El Naga	Petrojet	8
	Ahmed El Saadani	Haras El Hodoud

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		Reference
	Player	Club
August	Keno	Pyramids	^[120]
September	Mahmoud Alaa	Zamalek	^[121]
October	Razack Cissé	Al Ittihad	^[122]
November	Mahmoud Kahraba	Zamalek	^[123]
December	Ahmed El Sheikh	Al Ahly
January	Abdallah El Said	Pyramids
February	Omar Kharbin	Pyramids
March	Khaled Kamar	Al Ittihad
April	El Sayed Farid	Smouha
May	Mostafa Mohamed	Tala'ea El Gaish

Number of teams by governorate

Number of teams	Governorate	Team(s)
8		Al Ahly, El Dakhleya, ENPPI, El Entag El Harby, Al Mokawloon Al Arab, Pyramids, Tala'ea El Gaish and Wadi Degla
3		Haras El Hodoud, Al Ittihad and Smouha
2		Nogoom and Zamalek
1		Misr Lel Makkasa
		Ismaily
		Al Masry
		El Gouna
		Petrojet

Notes and References

1. Web site: Egyptian Premier League 2018/19 fixtures: Ahly clash with Ismaily, Zamalek face Petrojet in opener . . 8 July 2018 . 17 July 2018.
2. Web site: رسميا.. الاتحاد المصري يؤجل عودة الجماهير إلى المدرجات للموسم المقبل . Egyptian Football Association postpones the return of fans to the stadiums to next season . ar . . 18 January 2018 . 24 March 2018.
3. Web site: ثروت سويلم: الدولة حريصة على عودة الجماهير فى المدرجات . Tharwat Swelam: We all want to make sure to bring fans to the stadiums again . ar . . 20 February 2018 . 24 March 2018.
4. Web site: تفاصيل عودة الجماهير للملاعب وعقوبات المشاغبين . Everything you want to know about fans return to the stadiums . ar . . 11 February 2018 . 24 March 2018.
5. Web site: Egypt football match violence: dozens dead and hundreds injured . . 1 February 2012 . 24 March 2018.
6. Web site: محطات مهمة في تاريخ ستاد الدوري المصري . History of Al Masry Club Stadium . ar . Al Masry Online . 10 February 2018 . 24 March 2018.
7. Web site: الأسيوطى يعلن بيع النادى وتغيير اسمه للأهرام رسمياً . ar . Mahmoud Al Assiouty, president of Al Assiouty Sport, announces the selling of the club and confirms renaming it to Pyramids FC . . 18 June 2018 . 8 July 2018.
8. Web site: بيان من النادي . ar . Club statement . . 29 July 2018 . 31 July 2018.
9. Web site: Nogoom El Mostakbal changes name and logo after promotion . . 30 July 2018 . 31 July 2018.
10. Web site: Haras El Hodoud clinch promotion back to Egyptian Premier League . . 10 April 2018 . 10 April 2018.
11. Web site: El Gouna seal Egyptian Premier League promotion . . 11 April 2018 . 12 April 2018.
12. Web site: Nogoom El Mostakbal clinch promotion to Premier League for first time in history . . 18 April 2018 . 18 April 2018.
13. Web site: Al Nasr mathematically relegated from the Egyptian Premier League . . 12 April 2018 . 12 April 2018.
14. Web site: El Raja, Tanta relegated as Wadi Degla clinches safety . . 21 April 2018 . 22 April 2018.
15. News: رسميا – محمد صلاح يترك نجوم المستقبل ويتولى تدريب فاركو . ar . Mohamed Salah quits Nogoom El Mostakbal to join Second Division side Pharco . . 26 April 2018 . 9 July 2018.
16. News: Diaa El Sayed appointed as Nogoom El Mostakbal new manager . . 22 May 2018 . 9 July 2018.
17. News: إقالة سامي قمصان من تدريب حرس الحدود . ar . Samy Komsan sacked as Haras El Hodoud manager despite leading them to the Premier League . . 14 May 2018 . 9 July 2018.
18. News: عماد سليمان يتولى تدريب الحدود رسميًا . ar . Emad Soliman announced as Haras El Hodoud new manager . . 16 May 2018 . 9 July 2018.
19. News: ميمى عبدالرازق: عدت لمكانى بقطاع الناشئين ولن أعتزل التدريب بسبب مباراة مشكوك بأمرها ! . ar . Mimi Abdel Razek: I'll continue as head of youth sector with Smouha, and i won't retire from managing because of a controversial match . . 18 May 2018 . 9 July 2018.
20. News: Ali Maher named as Smouha coach . Sada El Balad . 9 May 2018 . 9 July 2018.
21. News: Tarek El Ashry to step down as Wadi Degla manager at the end of the season . . 28 April 2018 . 17 July 2018.
22. News: Wadi Degla appoint Takis Gonias as new head coach . . 12 June 2018 . 17 July 2018.
23. News: علي ماهر يرحل عن الأسيوطي بنهاية الموسم . ar . Ali Maher set to leave Al Assiouty Sport at the end of the season, negotiating with Smouha . . 17 April 2018 . 9 July 2018.
24. News: الاسيوطي: سامى الشيشيني مديرا فنيا خلفا لعلى ماهر . ar . Samy El Sheshini set to replace Ali Maher as new Al Assiouty Sport manager . . 30 April 2018 . 9 July 2018.
25. News: Ismaily part ways with Portuguese coach Pedro Barny . . 23 May 2018 . 9 July 2018.
26. News: Ismaily hire Kheïreddine Madoui as coach . . 24 May 2018 . 9 July 2018.
27. News: رسميًا.. الأهلي يقبل اعتذار حسام البدري ويعين أيوب خلفا له . ar . Al Ahly accepts Hossam El Badry's resignation, and announces Ahmed Ayoub as caretaker manager . Btolat . 15 May 2018 . 9 July 2018.
28. News: Carteron appointed as new coach of Egyptian giants Al Ahly . . 12 June 2018 . 9 July 2018.
29. News: الأسيوطي يستغني عن سامي الشيشيني وجهازه المعاون بعد بيع النادي . ar . Al Assiouty Sports confirms the departure of Samy El Sheshini and coaching staff shortly after announcing the selling of the club . Veto Gate . 18 June 2018 . 16 July 2018.
30. News: Brazilian manager Alberto Valentim named Pyramids FC head coach . . 28 June 2018 . 16 July 2018.
31. News: لاعبو الزمالك يكرمون خالد جلال في يومه الأخير مع الفريق . ar . Zamalek players honours Khaled Galal at his last day with the team . . 3 July 2018 . 16 July 2018.
32. News: Swiss coach Christian Gross agrees deal with Zamalek after all . . 3 July 2018 . 16 July 2018.
33. News: Diaa El Sayed leaves Nogoom El Mostakbal by mutual consent . . 23 July 2018 . 27 July 2018.
34. News: الدوري المصري.. علاء حسب الله يقود "نجوم المستقبل" أمام "الطلائع" . ar . Alaa Hasaballah to lead Nogoom FC against Tala'ea El Gaish in the Egyptian Premier League . Al Bawabah News . 30 July 2018 . 4 August 2018.
35. News: الطويلة يوضح موقف حسب الله بعد التعاقد مع كالديرون . ar . Nogoom FC president Mahmoud El Tawila discusses Alaa Hasaballah future at the club . El Watan News . 10 August 2018 . 16 August 2018.
36. News: رسمياً.. كالديرون مديراً فنياً للنجوم . ar . Antonio Calderón announced as new Nogoom FC manager . . 11 August 2018 . 16 August 2018.
37. News: Valentim leaves Pyramids over Ribamar dispute . . 16 August 2018 . 24 August 2018.
38. News: Pyramids FC name Ricardo La Volpe as new head coach . . 17 August 2018 . 24 August 2018.
39. News: كالديرون يعتذر عن عدم الاستمرار في قيادة النجوم ويعود إلي اسبانيا . ar . Antonio Calderón resigns from Nogoom FC and flies back to Spain . . 14 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
40. News: علاء حسب الله مديرًا فنيًا للنجوم خلفًا لكالديرون . ar . Alaa Hasaballah replaces Antonio Calderón as Nogoom FC caretaker manager . . 14 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
41. News: رسميًا.. ثالث الراحلين.. عماد سليمان يرحل عن الحدود والعشري بديلاً . ar . Number three.. Emad Soliman resigns from Haras El Hodoud, and Tarek El Ashry expected to replace him . . 20 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
42. News: رسمياً.. طارق العشرى مديراً فنياً لحرس الحدود . ar . Tarek El Ashry announced as new Haras El Hodoud manager . . 20 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
43. News: الاتحاد السكندري يُعلن رحيل مدربه محمد عمر . ar . Al Ittihad Alexandria announces the departure of their manager Mohamed Omar . Yalla Kora . 22 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
44. News: Ittihad of Alexandria appoint Helmy Toulan as new head coach . . 24 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
45. News: Ismaily manager Kheïreddine Madoui leaves by mutual consent . . 23 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
46. News: 6 معلومات عن أبو جريشة مدرب الإسماعيلي المؤقت. ar . 6 facts about new Ismaily caretaker manager Mohamed Abou Grisha . . 23 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
47. News: الطويلة يُعيد علاء حسب الله لمنصبه ويبحث عن مدير فنى جديد للنجوم . ar . Nogoom FC president Mohamed El Tawila reassigns caretaker manager Alaa Hasaballah to his original role at the club ahead of a potential new announcement . . 23 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
48. News: Nogoom FC appoint Ahmed Samy as their new manager . . 25 September 2018 . 28 September 2018.
49. News: الولاية الثانية مع الدراويش.. فييرا مديرا فنيا لـ الإسماعيلي . ar . The second stint with the Daraweesh.. Jorvan Vieira announced as the new manager of Ismaily, Mohamed Abou Grisha set to continue as assistant manager . . 4 October 2018 . 10 October 2018.
50. News: Egypt's Ismaily appoints Vieira as new manager . . 4 October 2018 . 10 October 2018.
51. News: المقاولون يعلن عبر في الجول: قبلنا استقالة علاء نبيل.. وعماد النحاس مديرا فنيا . ar . Al Mokawloon accepts Alaa Nabil resignation, Emad El Nahhas closing to become their new manager . . 24 October 2018 . 16 November 2018.
52. News: عماد النحاس مديرا فنيا للمقاولون العرب . ar . Emad El Nahhas confirmed as Al Mokawloon Al Arab new manager . . 24 October 2018 . 16 November 2018.
53. News: حسام حسن يتقدم باستقالته من تدريب المصرى البورسعيدى . ar . Hossam Hassan resigns from Al Masry . . 29 October 2018 . 30 October 2018.
54. News: عبد الرازق مديرا فنيا لـ المصري . ar . Mimi Abdel Razek confirmed as Al Masry new manager . . 31 October 2018 . 31 October 2018.
55. News: Ricardo La Volpe deja de ser DT del Pyramids FC . es . Ricardo La Volpe is no longer the manager of Pyramids FC . . 29 October 2018 . 30 October 2018.
56. News: Hossam Hassan appointed as Pyramids FC manager . . 29 October 2018 . 30 October 2018.
57. News: Tarek Yehia quits as Petrojet manager following Nogoom FC defeat . . 6 November 2018 . 16 November 2018.
58. News: بتروجت يضم 20 لاعباً لقائمة مباراة إنبى . ar . Ahmed Abdel Fattah announces Petrojet 20-man squad for ENPPI match . . 10 November 2018 . 16 November 2018.
59. News: مؤمن سليمان مديرًا فنيًا لـ بتروجت . ar . Ahmed Abdel Fattah to return to his original role as Petrojet announce Moamen Soliman as their new manager . . 13 November 2018 . 16 November 2018.
60. News: Petrojet name Moamen Soliman as new head coach . . 13 November 2018 . 16 November 2018.
61. News: على ماهر يعتذر عن تدريب سموحة بسبب الطبيب . ar . Ali Maher resigns from Smouha because of the team's doctor! . . 13 November 2018 . 16 November 2018.
62. News: Smouha name Tarek Yehia as new manager to replace Ali Maher . . 14 November 2018 . 16 November 2018.
63. News: Al Masry sack Mimi Abdel Razek after heavy loss to Haras El Hodoud . . 22 November 2018 . 2 December 2018.
64. News: مصطفى يونس لـ في الجول: أقود المصري أمام الإنتاج.. ومدرب أجنبي عقب اللقاء . ar . Mostafa Younis accepts caretaker manager role at Al Masry until the signing of a foreign manager . . 22 November 2018 . 2 December 2018.
65. News: Mohamed Helmy resigns from Tala’ea El Gaish . . 22 November 2018 . 2 December 2018.
66. News: Former Free State Stars coach Luc Eymael finds new home in Egypt . . 22 November 2018 . 2 December 2018.
67. News: Al Ahly sack French manager Patrice Carteron . . 23 November 2018 . 2 December 2018.
68. News: الأهلي يقيل كارتيرون.. ويوسف مدرب مؤقت . ar . Al Ahly sacks Carteron.. announces Mohamed Youssef as caretaker manager . . 23 November 2018 . 2 December 2018.
69. News: Hesham Zakaria quits as El-Gouna manager . . 27 November 2018 . 2 December 2018.
70. News: El Gouna hire Hamada Sedky as head coach . . 29 November 2018 . 2 December 2018.
71. News: خالد متولى يرحل عن قيادة إنبى بعد الخسارة من المصرى . ar . Khaled Metwalli resigns from ENPPI following their lose to Al Masry in the league . . 29 November 2018 . 2 December 2018.
72. News: Former Smouha coach Ali Maher takes over ENPPI job . . 1 December 2018 . 2 December 2018.
73. News: Jorvan Vieira steps down as Ismaily coach after Raja loss . . 12 December 2018 . 16 December 2018.
74. News: Ismaily appoint Čedomir Janevski as new manager . . 15 December 2018 . 16 December 2018.
75. News: المصري يقرر قبول استقالة مصطفى يونس . ar . Al Masry accepts Mostafa Younis' resignation from leading the first team . Yalla Kora . 15 December 2018 . 16 December 2018.
76. News: المصري يعلن عبر في الجول إتمام الاتفاق مع إيهاب جلال . ar . Al Masry announces Ehab Galal as their new manager . . 15 December 2018 . 16 December 2018.
77. News: كشف حساب محمد يوسف بعد انتهاء توليه قيادة الأهلى مؤقتا . ar . Check Mohamed Youssef's statistics after his caretaker spell ended . . 29 December 2018 . 30 December 2018.
78. News: Al Ahly confirm appointment of Martín Lasarte as new manager . . 16 December 2018 . 30 December 2018.
79. News: Smouha sack Tarek Yehia after seven games in charge . . 17 January 2019 . 13 February 2019.
80. News: Smouha announce Adel Abdel Rahman as new manager . . 17 January 2019 . 13 February 2019.
81. News: Pyramids sack manager Hossam Hassan following Zamalek draw . . 25 January 2019 . 13 February 2019.
82. News: بعد اختياره مديرا فنيا.. أحمد حسن يقود تدريبات بيراميدز استعدادا للداخلية . ar . After being selected as caretaker manager.. Ahmed Hassan leads Pyramids training for El Dakhleya match . . 26 January 2019 . 13 February 2019.
83. News: Momen Soliman sacked as Petrojet coach following Al Masry defeat . . 31 January 2019 . 13 February 2019.
84. News: محمد عودة مديراً فنياً لبتروجت خلفاً لمؤمن سليمان . ar . Petrojet announce Mohamed Ouda as their new manager . . 31 January 2019 . 13 February 2019.
85. News: أحمد حسن يقود بيراميدز أمام الداخلية مؤقتا حتى تولي رامون دياز المهمة . ar . Ahmed Hassan set to lead Pyramids until the arrival of Ramón Díaz . Sada El Balad . 26 January 2019 . 13 February 2019.
86. News: Pyramids FC appoint Argentina's Ramon Diaz as new manager . . 26 January 2019 . 13 February 2019.
87. News: سموحة يكشف تفاصيل المفاوضات مع العميد ومصير عبدالرحمن . ar . Smouha sack Adel Abdel Rahman, negotiating with Hossam Hassan to lead the team . El Mwatin. 21 February 2019 . 16 April 2019.
88. News: Smouha appoint Hassan twins as new head coach, director of football . . 23 February 2019 . 16 April 2019.
89. News: أحمد سامي لـ في الجول: تقدمت بالاستقالة من النجوم لأسباب خاصة.. نجحت في 17 نقطة من 21 . ar . Ahmed Samy confirms to FilGoal that his resignation was for personal reasons only . . 27 February 2019 . 16 April 2019.
90. News: Moamen Soliman replaces Ahmed Samy as Nogoom FC boss . . 27 February 2019 . 16 April 2019.
91. News: Talaat Youssef resigns as Misr Lel Makkasa manager . . 19 April 2019 . 22 May 2019.
92. News: جمال عمر مديرًا فنيًا لمصر المقاصة بشكل مؤقت . ar . Gamal Omar appointed as Misr Lel Makkasa caretaker manager . Welad El Balad . 20 April 2019 . 22 May 2019.
93. News: رئيس النجوم يُعلن إقالة مؤمن سليمان . ar . Nogoom FC manager Moamen Soliman sacked by club president . Yalla Kora . 20 April 2019 . 22 May 2019.
94. News: Nogoom FC appoint Ramadan El Sayed as new manager . . 23 April 2019 . 22 May 2019.
95. News: إقالة يانوفيسكي من تدريب الإسماعيلي وأزمة جديدة بسبب الشرط الجزائي . ar . Čedomir Janevski sacked by Ismaily board, but the release cause might bring even more troubles to the club . Sada El Balad . 27 April 2019 . 22 May 2019.
96. News: الإسماعيلى يعين محمود جابر .. تعرف على تشكيل الجهاز الجديد . ar . Ismaily assign manager role to Mahmoud Gaber . Ismaily Online . 26 April 2019 . 22 May 2019.
97. News: Alaa Abdel Aal resigns as El Dakhleya manager following relegation . . 13 May 2019 . 22 May 2019.
98. News: ضياء عبد الصمد مديراً فنياً للداخلية خلفاً لعلاء عبد العال . ar . Diaa Abdel Samad announced as Alaa Abdel Aal replacement at El Dakhleya . . 13 May 2019 . 22 May 2019.
99. News: استقالة حلمى طولان من تدريب الاتحاد السكندرى . ar . Helmy Toulan resign from Al Ittihad Alexandria . . 22 May 2019 . 23 May 2019.
100. News: Talaat Youssef replaces Helmy Toulan as Ittihad of Alexandria manager . . 22 May 2019 . 23 May 2019.
101. News: Mortada Mansour: Christian Gross’ time at Zamalek is over . . 27 May 2019 . 10 August 2019.
102. News: Mansour names Zamalek's new manager, lashes out at Christian Gross . . 31 May 2019 . 10 August 2019.
103. News: Belgium's Luc Eymael to quit Tala'ea El Gaish after Misr Lel Makkasa clash . . 26 May 2019 . 10 August 2019.
104. News: البرازيلي سيرجيو فارياس مدربا لطلائع الجيش . ar . Brazilian Sérgio Farias appointed as new Tala'ea El Gaish manager . . 11 July 2019 . 10 August 2019.
105. News: Ramón Diaz announces departure from Pyramids . . 28 May 2019 . 10 August 2019.
106. News: Sébastien Desabre unveiled as new Pyramids FC manager . . 8 July 2019 . 10 August 2019.
107. News: جمال عمر مستمر في تدريب الفريق لنهاية الموسم . ar . Gamal Omar to take charge of Misr Lel Makkasa until the end of the season or the signing of a new manager . . 9 June 2019 . 10 August 2019.
108. News: Ahmed Hossam Mido named new Misr Lel Makkasa manager . . 9 June 2019 . 10 August 2019.
109. News: حمادة صدقي يرحل عن تدريب الجونة . ar . Hamada Sedki set to leave El Gouna . Yalla Kora . 10 June 2019 . 10 August 2019.
110. News: رضا شحاتة مدربًا للجونة أمام الزمالك . ar . Reda Shehata appointed as El Gouna caretaker manager for their match against Zamalek . . 20 July 2019 . 10 August 2019.
111. Web site: أعلنت لجنة شئون اللاعبين بالاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم تعليمات القيد وانتقالات اللاعبين للموسم الجديد 2018 / 2019 على النحو التالي . Players registration rules for the 2018–19 season . ar . . 22 May 2018 . 14 August 2018.
112. Web site: Al Ittihad vs. Al Mokawloon - 31 July 2018 . Soccerway . 1 June 2019.
113. Web site: Al Ahly vs. Zamalek - 28 July 2019 . Soccerway . 28 July 2019.
114. Web site: هدافي بطولة الدوري المصري . ar . Egyptian Premier League top goalscorers . . 1 August 2018.
115. Web site: Mahmoud Alaa nets a hat-trick as Zamalek down Tala'ea El Geish 3–0 . . 13 September 2018 . 13 September 2018.
116. Web site: هاتريك كابوريا يقود طلائع الجيش لإكتساح الجونة.. وتعادل سموحة والداخلية . Egyptian Premier League: Ahmed Kabouria's hat-trick leads Tala'ea El Gaish to thrash El Gouna 5–0, while Smouha v El Dakhleya match ends as a draw . ar . Yalla Kora . 7 November 2018 . 8 November 2018.
117. Web site: John Antwi becomes all-time foreign top goalscorer in Egyptian Premier League history . . 25 November 2018 . 25 November 2018.
118. Web site: هاتريك تراوري يحبط ثورة الاتحاد ويقود بيراميدز للفوز بعشرة لاعبين . The title race is on.. A hat-trick by Eric Traoré helps 10-men Pyramids to defeat brave Al Ittihad . ar . . 11 April 2019 . 11 April 2019.
119. Web site: صانعي الأهداف في بطولة الدوري المصري . ar . Egyptian Premier League top assists . Yalla Kora . 2 August 2018.
120. News: كينو لاعب الشهر في جائزة "ON Sport" لأفضل لاعب بالدوري المصري . ar . Keno wins ON Sport Egyptian Premier League player of the month award . . 4 September 2018 . 5 October 2018.
121. News: محمود علاء لاعب الشهر في جائزة "ON Sport" لأفضل لاعب بالدوري المصري . ar . Mahmoud Alaa wins ON Sport Egyptian Premier League player of the month award . . 5 October 2018 . 5 October 2018.
122. News: رزاق سيسيه لاعب الشهر في جائزة ON Sport لأفضل لاعب بالدوري المصري . ar . Razack Cissé wins ON Sport Egyptian Premier League player of the month award . . 4 November 2018 . 5 November 2018.
123. News: جوائز شهر نوفمبر المقدمة من أون سبورت للأفضل في الدوري . ar . ON Sport Egyptian Premier League player of the month award results for November . . 1 December 2018 . 5 December 2018.