2023–24 Egyptian Premier League Explained

Competition:Egyptian Premier League
Season:2023–24
Dates:18 September 2023 – 18 August 2024
Winners:Al Ahly
Relegated:Baladiyat El Mahalla
Al Mokawloon Al Arab
El Dakhleya
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Al Ahly
Pyramids
Continentalcup2:Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Zamalek
Al Masry
Matches:306
Total Goals:730
League Topscorer:Wessam Abou Ali
Best Goalkeeper:Ahmed El Shenawy
Biggest Home Win:
Biggest Away Win:








Highest Scoring:
Longest Wins:21 matches
Al Ahly
Longest Unbeaten:22 matches
Al Ahly
Longest Winless:22 matches
El Dakhleya
Longest Losses:5 matches
National Bank of Egypt
Baladiyat El Mahalla
El Dakhleya
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

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

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

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

TeamLocationStadium[11] Capacity
GeziraCairo International Stadium75,000
Baladiyat El MahallaGhazl El Mahalla Stadium14,564
Ceramica Cleopatra6th of OctoberOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium35,000
30,000
ENPPINew CairoPetrosport Stadium16,000
Khaled Bichara Stadium12,000
IsmailyIsmailia Stadium18,525
ShatbyAlexandria Stadium19,676
Borg El Arab Stadium86,000
Modern FutureMokattamCairo International Stadium75,000
AbageyahOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium35,000
National Bank of EgyptAgouza30,000
PharcoAmreyaBorg El Arab Stadium86,000
PyramidsNew Cairo30 June Stadium30,000
SmouhaSmouhaAlexandria Stadium19,676
Tala'ea El GaishGehaz El Reyada Stadium20,000
ZamalekMit OkbaCairo International Stadium75,000
ZEDSheikh Zayed CityCairo International Stadium75,000

Personnel and kits

!Team!Manager!Captain!Kit manufacturer!Kit sponsor(s)
Marcel Koller Mohamed El Shenawy AdidasEtisalat, FAB Misr
Baladiyat El Mahalla Mohamed Mekky Hossam Hassan II Curva
Ceramica Cleopatra Ayman El Ramadi Mohamed Ibrahim PumaCeramica Cleopatra Group
Eid Maraziq Abdel Aziz El Sayed Adidas
ENPPI Sayed Yassin Abdel Aziz El Balouti Kelme
Alaa Abdel Aal Nour El Sayed Adidas
Ismaily Ehab Galal Emad Hamdy Copa
Ahmed Sary Khaled El Ghandour Kelme
Ali Maher Amr Moussa Zat OutfitNeverland Resort
Modern Future Talaat Youssef Mahmoud Genish UmbroMTI University
Talaat Moharram (caretaker) Mahmoud Abou El Saoud Nike
National Bank of Egypt Tarek Mostafa Mahmoud Kaoud NikeNational Bank of Egypt
Pharco Ahmed Khattab Ramy Sabry NikeRANI-F
Pyramids Krunoslav Jurčić Ahmed El Shenawy PumaMyWhoosh
Smouha Ahmed Samy Hossam Hassan I Nike
Tala'ea El Gaish Abdel Hamid Bassiouny Khaled Stouhi Adidas
Zamalek José Gomes Shikabala TempoNile Developments, Pasta Regina
ZED Magdy Abdel Aati Mohamed Samir UmbroORA, Emirates NBD

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Ahmed MostafaEnd of contract16 June 2023align=center rowspan=8Pre-season Alaa Abdel Aal31 July 2023
Ceramica Cleopatra Helmy Toulanalign=center rowspan=2Mutual consent16 July 2023 Ayman El Ramadi19 July 2023
Zoran Manojlović17 July 2023 Tarek El Ashry21 July 2023
Modern Future Ali Maheralign=center rowspan=3End of contractalign=center rowspan=326 July 2023 Ricardo Formosinho16 August 2023
Ismaily Hamza El Gamal Ehab Galal7 August 2023
Mimi Abdel Razek Ali Maheralign=center rowspan=227 July 2023
Alaa Abdel AalResigned27 July 2023 Haitham Gabriel (caretaker)
Haitham GabrielEnd of caretaker spell8 August 2023 Mimi Abdel Razek8 August 2023
Pharco Bruno RomãoMutual consent10 October 202317th Khaled Galal10 October 2023
Mimi Abdel RazekResigned20 October 202313th Hany Abdel Baqi (caretaker)22 October 2023
National Bank of Egypt Nikodimos Papavasilioualign=center rowspan=2Sacked31 October 202318th Tarek Mostafa31 October 2023
Zamalek Juan Carlos Osorio6 November 20239th Motamed Gamal (caretaker)6 November 2023
Hany Abdel BaqiEnd of caretaker spell10 November 202316th Haitham Shaaban10 November 2023
Shawky Ghariebalign=center rowspan=2Resigned9 December 202317th Talaat Moharram (caretaker)9 December 2023
Pharco Khaled Galal27 December 202318th Ahmed Khattab30 December 2023
Talaat MoharramEnd of caretaker spell16 January 202416th Mohamed Ouda16 January 2024
Haitham ShaabanSigned by Al Karkh18 January 202417th Amr Hassan (caretaker)18 January 2024
Modern Future Ricardo FormosinhoSacked26 January 202411th Hossam Hassan28 January 2024
Zamalek Motamed GamalEnd of caretaker spell1 February 202410th José Gomes1 February 2024
ENPPI Tamer MostafaResigned2 February 20242nd Sayed Yassin3 February 2024
Pyramids Jaime PachecoSacked4 February 20244th Mahmoud Fathalla (caretaker)4 February 2024
Modern Future Hossam HassanSigned by 6 February 202411th Tamer Mostafa8 February 2024
Pyramids Mahmoud Fathallaalign=center rowspan=2End of caretaker spell7 February 20244th Krunoslav Jurčić7 February 2024
Amr Hassan14 March 202418th Ahmed Koshary14 March 2024
Mohamed Oudaalign=center rowspan=4Resigned21 April 202417th Motamed Gamal22 April 2024
Ahmed Koshary11 May 202418th Eid Maraziqalign=center rowspan=212 May 2024
Modern Future Tamer Mostafa12 May 202411th Talaat Youssef
Tarek El Ashryalign=center rowspan=224 June 20249th Ahmed Sary25 June 2024
Baladiyat El Mahalla Ahmed Abdel RaoufSacked16th Ahmed Koshary24 June 2024
Motamed Gamalalign=center rowspan=3Resigned28 June 202418th Emad El Nahhas29 June 2024
Baladiyat El Mahalla Ahmed Koshary23 July 202416th Mohamed Mekky24 July 2024
Emad El Nahhas5 August 202417th Talaat Moharram (caretaker)5 August 2024

League table

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[14]
1 Wessam Abou AliAl Ahly18
2 Fiston MayelePyramids17
3 Hossam AshrafBaladiyat El Mahalla14
5 Hossam HassanSmouha12
Mostafa ZikoZED
6 Yaw AnnorIsmaily/National Bank of Egypt11
Sodiq AwujoolaCeramica Cleopatra
MabululuAl Ittihad
Mohamed SalemAl Mokawloon Al Arab
10 Shady HusseinZED9
Ahmed Yasser RayyanCeramica Cleopatra
Ahmed SayedZamalek

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Osama FaisalNational Bank of EgyptAl Masry4–0 (A)[15] 5 November 2023
Hossam GhanemEl GounaNational Bank of Egypt3–2 (A)[16] 14 December 2023
Mahmoud KaoudNational Bank of EgyptAl Mokawloon Al Arab3–1 (H)[17] 30 December 2023
Wessam Abou AliAl AhlyAl Mokawloon Al Arab4–0 (H)[18] 4 August 2024
Fiston MayelePyramidsTala'ea El Gaish5–2 (A)[19] 11 August 2024

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[20]
1 Mohamed ChibiPyramids9
2 Sodiq AwujoolaCeramica Cleopatra7
Omar KamalModern Future/Al Ahly
Walid El KartiPyramids
5 Omar GaberZamalek6
Mohamed HamdyPyramids
Mohamed IbrahimCeramica Cleopatra
Jonathan NgwemModern Future
Hussein El ShahatAl Ahly
10 Yaw AnnorIsmaily/National Bank of Egypt5
Emam AshourAl Ahly
Karim El DeebAl Ittihad
Ali FawziENPPI
Ahmed KendouciCeramica Cleopatra
Mohamed MagdyAl Ahly
Fiston MayelePyramids
Ahmed MetebTala'ea El Gaish
Ayman MokaEl Gouna
Taher MohamedAl Ahly
Abdelkabir El OuadiModern Future
Blati TouréPyramids
Issahaku YakubuNational Bank of Egypt

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Ahmed El ShenawyPyramids14
2 El Hany SolimanSmouha12
3 Mohamed ShaabanTala'ea El Gaish10
El Mahdy SolimanAl Ittihad
5 Mahmoud GadAl Masry9
Abdel Rahman SamirENPPI
7 Mohamed BassamCeramica Cleopatra8
Mohamed El ShenawyAl Ahly
9 Mahmoud HamdyModern Future7
Ali LotfiZED

Number of teams by governorate

Number of teamsGovernorateTeam(s)
7 CairoAl Ahly, El Dakhleya, ENPPI, Modern Future, Al Mokawloon Al Arab, Pyramids and Tala'ea El Gaish
4 GizaCeramica Cleopatra, National Bank of Egypt, Zamalek and ZED
3 AlexandriaAl Ittihad, Pharco and Smouha
1 GharbiaBaladiyat El Mahalla
IsmailiaIsmaily
Port SaidAl Masry
Red SeaEl Gouna

Notes

  1. Web site: Egyptian Premier League 2023-2024 Draw Scheduled for September 11 . . 7 September 2023 . 10 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Ahly to host Masry, Zamalek clash with Pyramids FC in EPL opener . . 11 September 2023 . 12 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Ahly crowned 2022-23 Egyptian Premier League champions . . 10 July 2023 . 6 May 2024.
  4. Web site: رابطة الأندية تعلن مواعيد مؤجلات الدوري.. والنهاية 18 أغسطس . EPL announce new date for league's postponed fixture, season to conclude on 18 August . . Arabic . 25 June 2024 . 25 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Al Ahly crowned Egyptian Premier League champions for 44th time . . 8 August 2024 . 9 August 2024.
  6. Web site: ZED FC make history with promotion to Egyptian Pro League . . 9 June 2023 . 10 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Baladeyet El Mahalla returns to Egyptian Premier League after 15 years . . 14 June 2023 . 14 June 2023.
  8. Web site: Gouna FC promoted to Egypt top-flight after final round 'hard-fought' win . . 15 June 2023 . 15 June 2023.
  9. Web site: Ahly regain league top spot; Haras El Hodoud relegated to second division . . 23 June 2023 . 28 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Dakhleya and El-Geish survive Premier League; Aswan and Ghazl El Mahalla suffer relegation . . 14 July 2023 . 14 July 2023.
  11. 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.
  12. Web site: افتتاح الدوري المصري.. طلائع الجيش يفوز على البنك الأهلي بهدفين . Tala'ea El Gaish beats National Bank 2–0 in new season's opener . . Arabic . 18 September 2023 . 13 March 2024.
  13. Web site: زد يتعادل مع سيراميكا 2-2 فى ختام الدورى . ZED draw with Ceramica 2-2 in the final match of the league . . Arabic . 18 August 2024 . 18 August 2024.
  14. Web site: دوري نايل 2023/24 - ترتيب الهدافين . 2023/24 Nile League - Top goalscorers . Arabic . EPL . 13 March 2024.
  15. Web site: أسامة فيصل يسجل أول هاتريك وأسرع هدف هذا الموسم . Osama Faisal scores first hat-trick and fastest goal of the season . Veto Gate . Arabic . 5 November 2023 . 13 March 2024.
  16. Web site: حسام غانم لاعب الجونة أفضل لاعب في مباراة البنك بعد تسجيل هاتريك . El Gouna's Hossam Ghanem wins MOTM award following his hat-trick against National Bank . . Arabic . 14 December 2023 . 13 March 2024.
  17. Web site: هاتريك قاعود يقود البنك الأهلي لفوز مثير على المقاولون العرب في الدوري المصري . Kaoud's hat-trick earns National Bank a dramatic win over Al Mokawloon in the league . . Arabic . 30 December 2023 . 13 March 2024.
  18. Web site: Top scorer Abou Ali hits hat-trick to put Ahly one point short of the league title . . 4 August 2024 . 4 August 2024.
  19. Web site: هاتريك مايلي يقود بيراميدز للفوز على طلائع الجيش في الدوري . Mayele's hat-trick guides Pyramids to victory against Tala'ea El Gaish in the league . Kora Plus . Arabic . 11 August 2024 . 11 August 2024.
  20. Web site: Egyptian Premier League - Players' Statistics . Soccerway . 28 September 2023.