It consists of eighteen teams. The teams compete in a home and away league system. The league is known as the Presentation Egyptian Premier League. The highest attendance in the history of the league is 120,000 (in a match betwwen Al Ahly and Zamalek). The Egyptian League was established for the first time in 1948. Al-Ahly Club leads the most winning teams in the championship with 41 titles, followed by Zamalek Club with 12 titles, while the Ismaili Club occupies third place with 3 championships.
The five most popular Egyptian clubs are Al-Ahly, Zamalek SC, Ismaili, Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary and Al-Masry. Also there is a historically established club named Tersana.
Stadiums
Locations of the 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League teams
Current stadiums
Stadium | City | Number of seats |
Borg El Arab Stadium | Alexandria | 86,000 |
Cairo International Stadium | Cairo | 74,100 |
Egyptian Army Stadium | Suez | 45,000 |
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | Cairo | 35,000 |
El Salam Stadium | Cairo | 30,000 |
Fayoum Stadium | Fayoum | 20,000 |
Suez Stadium | Suez | 27,000 |
Cairo Military Academy Stadium | Cairo | 28,500 |
Petrosport Stadium | Cairo | 25,000 |
Harras El-Hedoud Stadium | Alexandria | 22,500 |
30th of June Stadium | Cairo | 30,000 |
El Mansoura Stadium | Mansura | 20,000 |
El Mahalla Stadium | Mahalla | 29,000 |
Ismailia Stadium | Ismaïlia | 18,525 |
Port Said Stadium | Port Said | 17,988 |
Asiut University Stadium | Asyut | 16,000 |
Tersana Stadium | Giza | 15,000 |
El-Shams Stadium | Cairo | 15,000 |
Alexandria Stadium | Alexandria | 13,660 |
El Gouna Stadium | El Gouna | 13,000 |
List of seasons
This is a summary of seasons:
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third places | Winning Seasons |
Al Ahly | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 |
Zamalek | 12 | 32 | 9 | 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15 |
Ismaily | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1966–67, 1990–91, 2001–02 |
Tersana | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1962–63 |
Ghazl El Mahalla | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1972–73 |
El Olympi | 1 | – | 2 | 1965–66 |
El Mokawloon | 1 | – | 1 | 1982–83 |
ENPPI | – | 1 | 2 |
Smouha | – | 1 | 1 |
Misr Lel Makasa | – | 1 | – |
Al-Masry | – | – | 5 |
El Qannah | – | – | 2 |
El Ittihad El Sakndary | – | – | 2 |
El Mansoura | – | – | 1 |
Haras El-Hodood | – | – | 1 |
Petrojet | – | – | 1 |
Doubles
Club | Number | Seasons |
Al Ahly | 14 | 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17 |
Zamalek | 3 | 1959–60, 1987–88, 2014–15 |
Top goalscorers
All Seasons Top Goalscorers
Season | Player | Club | Goals |
1948–49 | Mohamed Diab El-Attar "Diba" | El Ittihad El Sakandary | 15 |
El-Sayed El-Dhizui | Al-Masry |
1949–50 | El-Sayed El-Dhizui | Al-Masry | 13 |
1950–51 | El-bin laden El-Dhizui | Al-Masry | 12 |
1952–53 | Ahmed Mekawi | Al Ahly | 12 |
1953–54 | Abdel Nabi | Tersana | 18 |
1955–56 | Sayed Saleh | Al Ahly | 12 |
1956–57 | Alaa El-Hamouly | Zamalek | 16 |
1957–58 | Hamdi Abdel Fattah | Tersana | 19 |
1958–59 | El-Sayed El-Dhizui | Al Ahly | 16 |
1959–60 | Hamdi Abdel Fattah | Tersana | 15 |
1960–61 | Ali Mohsen | Zamalek | 16 |
1961–62 | Moustafa Reyadh | Tersana | 18 |
1962–63 | Hassan El-Shazly | Tersana | 32 |
1963–64 | Moustafa Reyadh | Tersana | 27 |
1964–65 | Hassan El-Shazly | Tersana | 23 |
1965–66 | Hassan El-Shazly | Tersana | 16 |
1966–67 | Ali Abo Greisha | Ismaily | 15 |
1972–73 | Omasha Omasha | Ghazl El Mahalla | 11 |
1974–75 | Hassan El-Shazly | Tersana | 34 |
1975–76 | Ossama Khalil | Ismaily | 17 |
1976–77 | Ali Khalil | Zamalek | 17 |
Hassan Shehata | Zamalek |
1977–78 | Mahmoud El Khatib | Al Ahly | 11 |
1978–79 | Ali Khalil | Zamalek | 12 |
1979–80 | Hassan Shehata | Zamalek | 14 |
1980–81 | Mahmoud El Khatib | Al Ahly | 11 |
1981–82 | Gamal Gouda | Al-Masry | 8 |
1982–83 | Mahmoud El-Mashaqui | Ghazl El Mahalla | 9 |
1983–84 | Ayman Shawky | Koroum | 8 |
1984–85 | Mohamed Hazem | Ismaily | 11 |
1985–86 | Mohamed Hazem | Ismaily | 11 |
1986–87 | Emad Soliman | Ismaily | 11 |
1987–88 | Gamal Abdel-Hameed | Zamalek | 11 |
1988–89 | Mahmoud El-Mashaqui | Ghazl El Mahalla | 11 |
1990–91 | Mohamed Ramadan | Al Ahly | 14 |
1991–92 | Ahmed El-Kass | El Olympi | 14 |
1992–93 | Ahmed El-Kass | El Olympi | 16 |
1993–94 | Ahmed El-Kass | El Olympi | 15 |
Bashir Abdel Samad | Ismaily |
1994–95 | Abdullah El-Sawy | El-Qanah | 10 |
Ahmed Sary | El Ittihad El Sakandary |
1995–96 | Mohamed Salah Abo Greisha | Ismaily | 14 |
1996–97 | Ayman Moheb | El Mansoura | 17 |
1997–98 | Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny | Zamalek | 15 |
1998–99 | Hossam Hassan | Al Ahly | 15 |
1999–00 | John Utaka | Ismaily | 17 |
2000–01 | Tarek El-Said | Zamalek | 13 |
2001–02 | Hossam Hassan | Zamalek | 18 |
2002–03 | Ahmad Belal | Al Ahly | 19 |
2003–04 | Abdel Halim Ali | Zamalek | 14 |
2004–05 | Emad Moteab | Al Ahly | 15 |
2005–06 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al Ahly | 18 |
2006–07 | Flávio Amado | Al Ahly | 17 |
2007–08 | Alaa Ibrahim | Petrojet | 15 |
2008–09 | Ernest Papa Arko | Tala'ea El Gaish | 12 |
Flávio Amado | Al Ahly |
2009–10 | Minusu Buba | Ittihad El Shorta | 14 |
2010–11 | Ahmed Abd El-Zaher | ENPPI | 13 |
Shikabala | Zamalek |
2013–14 | John Antwi | Ismaily | 11 |
2014–15 | Hossam Salama | El-Dakhleya | 20 |
2015–16 | Hossam Salama | Smouha | 17 |
2016–17 | Ahmed El Sheikh | Misr Lel Makasaa | 17 |
All Time Top Goalscorers
No. | Player | Teams | Goals |
1 | Hassan El-Shazly | Tersana | 176 |
2 | Hossam Hassan | Al Ahly / Zamalek / Al-Masry / Tersana / El Ittihad El Sakandary | 168 |
3 | Moustafa Reyadh | Tersana | 123 |
4 | El-Sayed El-Dhizui | Al-Masry / Al Ahly | 112 |
5 | Mahmoud El Khatib | Al Ahly | 109 |
6 | Ahmed El-Kass | El Olympi / Zamalek / El Ittihad El Sakandary | 107 |
7 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Tersana / Al Ahly | 105 |
8 | Gamal Abdel-Hameed | Al Ahly / Zamalek | 101 |
References
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