2022–23 Egyptian Premier League

Egyptian Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates18 October 2022 – 26 July 2023
ChampionsAl Ahly
(43rd title)
RelegatedAswan
Ghazl El Mahalla
Haras El Hodoud
Champions LeagueAl Ahly
Pyramids
Confederation CupZamalek
Future
Matches played306
Goals scored657 (2.15 per match)
Top goalscorerMabululu
(16 goals)
Best goalkeeperMohamed El Shenawy[1]
Biggest home winZamalek 4–0 Haras El Hodoud
(20 December 2022)
Pyramids 4–0 Ghazl El Mahalla
(7 January 2023)
Biggest away winTala'ea El Gaish 0–4 Zamalek
(7 December 2022)
Highest scoringTala'ea El Gaish 3–4 Al Ittihad
(27 February 2023)
Smouha 4–3 El Dakhleya
(9 April 2023)
Pyramids 5–2 Smouha
(28 June 2023)
Longest winning run6 matches
Al Ahly
Longest unbeaten run32 matches
Al Ahly
Longest winless run15 matches
Tala'ea El Gaish
Longest losing run6 matches
Haras El Hodoud

The 2022–23 Egyptian Premier League was the 64th 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 2022–23 season were announced on 9 October 2022.[2][3] Zamalek were the defending champions.[4]

The season started on 18 October 2022, and concluded on 26 July 2023.[5]

Al Ahly secured the title on 10 July 2023, winning their 43rd league title.[6]

Decisions

Due to some clubs' participation in continental competitions, the league's start date was delayed by 48 hours.[7] A total of 6,000 spectators will be permitted, up from 2,000 at the start of the previous season.[8] Matches were played during the World Cup.[9] The league was suspended from 3 November through 18 November owing to the country hosting the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[10]

Teams

Aswan was the first team to be promoted on 10 May 2022 after a one-year absence.[11] On the same day, El Dakhleya returned to the top flight after a three-year absence.[12] The final team, Haras El Hodoud, won promotion on 13 May, after a two-year absence.[13] They replaced Eastern Company, El Gouna, and Misr Lel Makkasa.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Al Ahly Cairo Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium
Cairo International Stadium
30,000
75,000
Aswan Aswan Aswan Stadium 11,000
Ceramica Cleopatra Cairo Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium 35,000
El Dakhleya Cairo Police Academy Stadium 12,000
ENPPI New Cairo Petro Sport Stadium 16,000
Future Cairo Al Salam Stadium 30,000
Ghazl El Mahalla El Mahalla El Kubra Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium 20,000
Haras El Hodoud Alexandria Haras El Hodoud Stadium 22,000
Ismaily Ismailia Ismailia Stadium 30,000
Al Ittihad Alexandria Alexandria Stadium 20,000
Al Masry Port Said Al Masry Club Stadium
Borg El Arab Stadium
18,000
86,000
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Cairo Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium 35,000
National Bank Cairo Cairo International Stadium[14] 75,000
Pharco Alexandria Alexandria Stadium 20,000
Pyramids Cairo 30 June Stadium 30,000
Smouha Alexandria Alexandria Stadium 20,000
Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo Gehaz El Reyada Stadium 20,000
Zamalek Cairo Cairo International Stadium 75,000

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Ismaily Egypt Hamza El-Gamal[15] Mutual consent 29 August 2022 Pre-season Spain Juan Carlos Garrido[16] 20 September 2022
Al Masry Egypt Hossam Hassan[17] End of contract 31 August 2022 Egypt Ehab Galal[18] 8 September 2022
Al Ahly Portugal Ricardo Soares[19] Sacked 31 August 2022 Switzerland Marcel Koller[20] 9 September 2022
Al Ittihad Egypt Mohamed Omar El-Zeer End of interim spell 4 September 2022 Serbia Zoran Manojlović[21] 6 September 2022
Ghazl El Mahalla Egypt Mostafa Abdo[22] Resigned 12 September 2022 Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou[23] 14 September 2022
ENPPI Brazil Jorvan Vieira[24] Mutual consent 17 September 2022 Egypt Ahmed Koshary[25] 17 September 2022
Aswan Egypt Rabie Yassin[26] Resigned 29 October 2022 18th Egypt Ayman El Ramady[27] 6 November 2022
Tala'ea El Gaish Egypt Alaa Abdel Aal[28] Sacked 2 November 2022 8th Egypt Mohamed Youssef[29] 3 November 2022
National Bank Egypt Khaled Galal[30] Sacked 1 December 2022 8th Egypt Helmy Toulan[30] 1 December 2022
Al Masry Egypt Ehab Galal[31] Sacked 1 December 2022 9th Egypt Hossam Hassan[32] 14 December 2022
Ismaily Spain Juan Carlos Garrido[33] Sacked 9 December 2022 16th Egypt Ayman El-Gamal (caretaker)[34] 9 December 2022
Pharco Portugal Nuno Almeida[35] Sacked 17 December 2022 9th Egypt Ehab Galal[36] 17 December 2022
ENPPI Egypt Ahmed Koshary[37] Sacked 20 December 2022 15th Egypt Talaat Youssef 25 December 2022
Ismaily Egypt Ayman El-Gamal End of caretaker spell 27 December 2022 16th Egypt Mido[38] 27 December 2022
Pyramids Greece Takis Gonias[39] Sacked 4 January 2023 4th Portugal Jaime Pacheco[40] 5 January 2023
Ghazl El Mahalla Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou[41] Sacked 8 January 2023 7th Egypt Abdel Baqi Gamal[41] 8 January 2023
National Bank Egypt Helmy Toulan[42] Sacked 11 January 2023 13th Egypt Amir Abdel Aziz (caretaker)[43] 11 January 2023
Zamalek Portugal Jesualdo Ferreira[44] Sacked 24 January 2023 5th Egypt Osama Nabieh (caretaker)[44] 24 January 2023
Pharco Egypt Ehab Galal[45] Resigned 24 January 2023 13th Egypt Tarek El Ashry[46] 27 January 2023
Ceramica Cleopatra Egypt Ahmed Samy Sacked 25 January 2023 10th Tunisia Moïne Chaâbani[47] 27 January 2023
Smouha Egypt Tarek El Ashry[48] Resigned 25 January 2023 11th Egypt Ahmed Samy[49] 26 January 2023
National Bank Egypt Amir Abdel Aziz End of caretaker spell 26 January 2023 16th Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou[50] 26 January 2023
Zamalek Egypt Osama Nabieh Mutual consent 1 February 2023 4th Portugal Jesualdo Ferreira 1 February 2023[51]
Tala'ea El Gaish Egypt Mohamed Youssef[52] Resigned 9 February 2023 13th Egypt Imad Al-Nahhas[52] 9 February 2023
Zamalek Portugal Jesualdo Ferreira[53] Sacked 22 March 2023 5th Egypt Ahmed Abdulmaqsoud (caretaker) 22 March 2023
Zamalek Egypt Ahmed Abdulmaqsoud[54] Sacked 4 April 2023 5th Egypt Medhat Abdel-Hady 6 April 2023
Zamalek Egypt Medhat Abdel-Hady End of interim spell 13 April 2023 5th Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio[55] 13 April 2023

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 25 8 1 63 13 +50 83 Qualification for the Champions League second round
2 Pyramids 34 22 7 5 58 24 +34 73
3 Zamalek 34 17 9 8 52 36 +16 60 Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round[a]
4 Future 34 15 13 6 34 23 +11 58
5 Al Masry 34 11 15 8 34 33 +1 48
6 ENPPI 34 13 6 15 34 40 −6 45
7 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 34 9 17 8 35 33 +2 44
8 Al Ittihad 34 12 7 15 36 43 −7 43
9 Pharco 34 9 15 10 31 34 −3 42[b]
10 Smouha 34 10 12 12 36 43 −7 42[b]
11 Ismaily 34 9 13 12 35 38 −3 40
12 National Bank of Egypt 34 9 12 13 35 40 −5 39
13 Ceramica Cleopatra 34 7 16 11 31 32 −1 37
14 Tala'ea El Gaish 34 8 12 14 33 45 −12 36
15 El Dakhleya 34 7 14 13 32 43 −11 35
16 Aswan (R) 34 8 9 17 31 45 −14 33[c] Relegation to Second Division A
17 Ghazl El Mahalla (R) 34 8 9 17 26 47 −21 33[c]
18 Haras El Hodoud (R) 34 5 10 19 21 45 −24 25
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off.[57]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2022–23 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in next season's African competitions, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup first or second round) was passed to the fourth-placed team in the league.[56]
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Pharco 6, Smouha 0.
  3. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3) and on head-to-head goal difference (0). Overall goal difference: Aswan −14, Ghazl El Mahalla −21.

Results

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away AHL ASW CER DAK ENP FUT GHA HAR ISM ITT MAS MOK NAT PHA PYR SMO TAL ZAM
Al Ahly 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 4–1
Aswan 0–3 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–1
Ceramica Cleopatra 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–2
El Dakhleya 1–4 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
ENPPI 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1
Future 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–3
Ghazl El Mahalla 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–1
Haras El Hodoud 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–3 0–3
Ismaily 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1
Al Ittihad 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 0–0
Al Masry 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–2
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 1–4 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0
National Bank 0–3 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–1
Pharco 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0
Pyramids 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 5–2 4–2 0–0
Smouha 0–2 1–2 2–2 4–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–3
Tala'ea El Gaish 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–4 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–4
Zamalek 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0
Source: worldfootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[58] Matches Played
1 Angola Christopher Mabululu Al Ittihad Alexandria 16 30
2 Egypt Ahmed Sayed Zizo Zamalek 13 34
3 Egypt Mohamed Hamdy Zaky Aswan 12 28
4 Egypt Mohamed Sherif Al Ahly 11 28
5 Egypt Ahmed El Sheikh Ghazl El Mahalla 10 32
Egypt Ahmed Amin ENPPI 26
7 Egypt Samir Fekri El-Dakhelya 9 32
Nigeria John Okoli Al-Mokawoloon Al-Arab 33
Egypt Mohamed Abdul-latif Grendo Al Masry SC 31
South Africa Fagrie Lakay Pyramids 28
11 Algeria Rezki Hamroune Pharco 8 31
Egypt Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Ceramica Cleopatra 29
Egypt Mostafa Fathi Pyramids 31
Tunisia Ali Maâloul Al Ahly 24
Egypt Karim Bambo National Bank of Egypt SC 27
Egypt Mohamed El Shamy Ismaily SC 28
Tunisia Rafik Kabou ENPPI 33

Top assists

As of 15 July 2023
Rank Player Club Assists[59]
1 Egypt Ahmed Sayed Zizo Zamalek 13
2 Morocco Walid El-Kharti Pyramids 9
3 Egypt Ramadan Sobhi Pyramids 7
Tunisia Ilies Jelassi Al-Masry
5 Morocco Ahmed Belhadji Aswan 6
Tunisia Ali Maâloul Al-Ahly
Egypt Mohamed Shokry Ceramica Cleopatra
Cameroon Jonathan Ngwem Future
Nigeria Gabriel Orok Ghazl El Mahalla
10 Egypt Hossam Hassan Smouha 5
Egypt Hussein El Shahat Al Ahly
Egypt Afsha Al Ahly
Tunisia Rafik Kabou ENPPI
Egypt Ahmed Khalef Aswan

Awards

Player of the Season

Player Nationality Club
Hussein El Shahat Egypt Egypt Al Ahly

Striker of the Season

Player Nationality Club
Mabululu Angola Angola Al Ittihad Alexandria

Midfielder of the Season

Player Nationality Club
Marwan Attia Egypt Egypt Al Ahly

Defender of the Season

Player Nationality Club
Mohamed Abdelmonem Egypt Egypt Al Ahly

Goalkeeper of the Season

Player Nationality Club
Mohamed El Shenawy Egypt Egypt Al Ahly

Manager of the Season

Manager Nationality Club
Marcel Koller SwitzerlandSwitzerland Al Ahly

Team of the Season

Position Player[60] Club
Goalkeeper Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy Al Ahly
Defender Egypt Mohamed Hany Al Ahly
Defender Egypt Yasser Ibrahim Al Ahly
Defender Egypt Mohamed Abdelmonem Al Ahly
Defender Tunisia Ali Maâloul Al Ahly
Midfielder Egypt Marwan Attia Al Ahly
Midfielder Egypt Hamdy Fathy Al Ahly
Midfielder Egypt Abdallah El Said Pyramids
Forward Egypt Hussein El Shahat Al Ahly
Forward Egypt Ahmed Zizo Zamalek
Forward Angola Christopher Mabululu Al Ittihad Alexandria

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