2020–21 Egyptian Second Division

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Egyptian Second Division
Season2020–21
Dates25 November 2020 – 3 July 2021
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played720
Goals scored1,417 (1.97 per match)
Biggest home winMedia 5–0 Qena
(30 January 2021)
Pharco 6–1
(25 February 2021)
Baladeyet El Mahalla 5–0
(1 July 2021)
Eastern Company 5–0 Tahta
(3 July 2021)
Biggest away winEl Raja 1–7 Al Hammam
(1 July 2021)
Highest scoringFaiyum 6–2 Tahta
(17 May 2021)
El Raja 1–7 Al Hammam
(1 July 2021)
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The 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division was the 41st edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 25 November 2020 and concluded on 3 July 2021. Fixtures for the 2020–21 season were announced on 11 November 2020, two weeks before the start of the competition.[1]

Eastern Company, Coca-Cola and Pharco won Group A, Group B and Group C respectively and secured the promotion to the 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League; all of them earning a place in the top flight for the first time in their history.[2]

All teams that earned promotion this season are owned and named after corporations, which caused wide controversies in the football scene in Egypt because the number of teams in the next season's premier league could rise up to 12 teams, which is two third of the total number of sides in the league. The Egyptian Football Association was also heavily criticized for not applying a club naming policy that prevents companies and corporations names from being included in club's name, similar to the rule applied by the German Football Association.[3]

Teams[]

Team changes[]

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.

To Second Division[]

Promoted from

Relegated from Premier League

From Second Division[]

Originally relegated to , later reprieved due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt

Promoted to Premier League

Stadiums and locations[]

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Group A[]

Locations of the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division Group A teams

3 teams from Asyut, 3 teams from Beni Suef, 3 teams from Qena, 2 teams from Giza, 2 teams from Sohag, 1 team from Aswan, 1 team from Faiyum and 1 team from El Minya.

Club Governorate Stadium 2019–20 season
Al Aluminium Qena Al Aluminium Stadium 3rd in Second Division Group A
Asyut
Asyut Petroleum Asyut 5th in Second Division Group A
Beni Suef Beni Suef Beni Suef Stadium 2nd in Second Division Group A
Dayrout Asyut 11th in Second Division Group A
Eastern Company Giza
Faiyum Faiyum [b] 10th in Second Division Group A
KIMA Aswan Aswan
Media Giza 9th in Second Division Group A
El Minya El Minya 6th in Second Division Group A
Beni Suef [c]
Qena 4th in Second Division Group A
Qena Qena
Sohag Sohag Sohag Stadium 8th in Second Division Group A
Tahta Sohag 12th in Second Division Group A
Telephonat Beni Suef Beni Suef [d] 7th in Second Division Group A

Group B[]

Locations of the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division Group B teams

5 teams from Cairo, 3 teams from Suez, 2 teams from Giza, 2 teams from El Monufia, 1 team from Damietta, 1 team from El Gharbia, 1 team from Ismailia, and 1 team from Port Said.

Club Governorate Stadium 2019–20 season
Coca-Cola Cairo 30 June Stadium subfield 10th in Second Division Group B
El Dakhleya Cairo Police Academy Stadium 3rd in Second Division Group B
Gomhoriat Shebin El Monufia [e] 7th in Second Division Group B
Al Merreikh Port Said 9th in Second Division Group B
Al Nasr Cairo 6th in Second Division Group B
Nogoom Giza 8th in Second Division Group B
Petrojet Suez Petro Sport Stadium[f] 2nd in Second Division Group B
Porto Suez Suez Egyptian Army Stadium[g]
El Qanah Ismailia 4th in Second Division Group B
El Sekka El Hadid Cairo El Sekka El Hadid Stadium
El Monufia
Suez Suez Egyptian Army Stadium 5th in Second Division Group B
Tanta El Gharbia 17th in Premier League
Tersana Giza Hassan El Shazly Stadium 11th in Second Division Group B
Al Zarka Damietta [h] 12th in Second Division Group B
ZED[a] Cairo 18th in Premier League

Group C[]

Locations of the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division Group C teams

5 teams from Alexandria, 3 teams from El Dakahlia, 3 teams from Matruh, 2 teams from El Gharbia, 2 teams from Kafr El Sheikh, and 1 team from El Beheira.

Club Governorate Stadium 2019–20 season
Abou Qir Fertilizers Alexandria 6th in Second Division Group C
Ala'ab Damanhour El Beheira Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium 4th in Second Division Group C
Baladeyet El Mahalla El Gharbia 10th in Second Division Group C
Beni Ebeid El Dakahlia Beni Ebeid Stadium
Kafr El Sheikh [i] 12th in Second Division Group C
Dikernis El Dakahlia 3rd in Second Division Group C
Al Hammam Matruh 8th in Second Division Group C
Haras El Hodoud Alexandria Haras El Hodoud Stadium 16th in Premier League
Al Jazeera Matruh [j]
Kafr El Sheikh Kafr El Sheikh
Maleyat Kafr El Zayat El Gharbia 11th in Second Division Group C
El Mansoura El Dakahlia El Mansoura Stadium 5th in Second Division Group C
Olympic Club Alexandria Ezzedin Yacoub Stadium 9th in Second Division Group C
Pharco Alexandria Alexandria Stadium[k] 2nd in Second Division Group C
El Raja Matruh [l] 7th in Second Division Group C
Sporting Alexandria Alexandria
Notes
  1. ^ a b The club was known as FC Masr until November 2020, when ZED Egypt acquired the club and renamed it to ZED FC.
  2. ^ Faiyum played their home matches at instead of their regular stadium Faiyum Stadium.
  3. ^ MS Samasta played their home matches at instead of their regular stadium .
  4. ^ Telephonat Beni Suef played their home matches at instead of their regular stadium .
  5. ^ Gomhoriat Shebin played selected matches at .
  6. ^ Petrojet played selected matches at Suez Stadium.
  7. ^ Porto Suez played selected matches at .
  8. ^ Al Zarka played their home matches at instead of their regular stadium .
  9. ^ Biyala played their home matches at and instead of their regular stadium .
  10. ^ Al Jazeera played their home matches at instead of their regular stadium .
  11. ^ Pharco played their home matches at Alexandria Stadium instead of their regular stadium Tolip Stadium.
  12. ^ El Raja played their home matches at instead of their regular stadium .

Results[]

League tables[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Eastern Company (P) 30 17 8 5 50 29 +21 59 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Al Aluminium 30 17 6 7 40 23 +17 57
3 El Minya 30 14 13 3 38 23 +15 55
4 Media 30 12 10 8 35 28 +7 46
5 Beni Suef 30 11 10 9 28 28 0 43[a]
6 Faiyum 30 11 10 9 30 25 +5 43[a]
7 Asyut Petroleum 30 10 13 7 26 21 +5 43[a]
8 Sohag 30 10 10 10 22 21 +1 40
9 Dayrout 30 10 8 12 45 43 +2 38
10 Qena 30 9 9 12 29 32 −3 36[b]
11 KIMA Aswan 30 8 12 10 27 30 −3 36[b]
12 Telephonat Beni Suef 30 8 11 11 24 25 −1 35
13 (R) 30 8 9 13 29 37 −8 33[c] Relegation to the
14 (R) 30 7 12 11 20 26 −6 33[c]
15 (R) 30 6 11 13 21 36 −15 29
16 Tahta (R) 30 3 6 21 27 64 −37 15
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Beni Suef 6, Faiyum 5, Asyut Petroleum 3.
  2. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (2), on head-to-head goal difference (0), on head-to-head goals scored (0), on head-to-head away goals scored (0) and on overall goal difference (–3). Overall goals scored: Qena 29, KIMA Aswan 27.
  3. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Asyut Cement +1, Muslim Youths (Qena) –1.

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Coca-Cola (P) 30 15 7 8 33 22 +11 52 Promotion to the Premier League
2 El Dakhleya 30 12 14 4 30 23 +7 50
3 Porto Suez 30 11 13 6 28 25 +3 46
4 Al Nasr 30 12 8 10 44 36 +8 44
5 El Qanah 30 10 13 7 30 23 +7 43[a]
6 Petrojet 30 11 10 9 28 21 +7 43[a]
7 Suez 30 10 11 9 22 24 −2 41
8 Tersana 30 10 9 11 27 24 +3 39[b]
9 ZED 30 9 12 9 26 27 −1 39[b]
10 Al Merreikh 30 7 18 5 22 20 +2 39[b]
11 El Sekka El Hadid 30 9 11 10 25 28 −3 38
12 Al Zarka 30 9 9 12 22 33 −11 36
13 Gomhoriat Shebin (R) 30 8 11 11 29 30 −1 35 Relegation to the
14 (R) 30 8 9 13 24 34 −10 33
15 Nogoom (R) 30 7 10 13 23 31 −8 31
16 Tanta (R) 30 4 11 15 21 33 −12 23
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Petrojet +1, El Qanah –1.
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Tersana 6, ZED 5, Al Merreikh 3.

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Pharco (P) 30 19 7 4 57 19 +38 64[a] Promotion to the Premier League
2 Haras El Hodoud 30 19 7 4 43 14 +29 64[a]
3 Baladeyet El Mahalla 30 13 12 5 36 18 +18 51[b]
4 Abou Qir Fertilizers 30 14 9 7 44 27 +17 51[b]
5 Olympic Club 30 12 14 4 41 29 +12 50
6 El Mansoura 30 10 11 9 23 23 0 41
7 Dikernis 30 8 14 8 30 27 +3 38[c]
8 El Raja 30 8 14 8 27 31 −4 38[c]
9 Al Hammam 30 8 11 11 30 34 −4 35
10 Sporting Alexandria 30 8 10 12 26 32 −6 34
11 Ala'ab Damanhour 30 7 12 11 25 37 −12 33
12 Kafr El Sheikh 30 6 14 10 25 31 −6 32
13 Maleyat Kafr El Zayat (R) 30 6 13 11 25 33 −8 31 Relegation to the
14 Al Jazeera (R) 30 7 9 14 25 46 −21 30
15 Beni Ebeid (R) 30 2 14 14 18 36 −18 20
16 (R) 30 2 11 17 17 55 −38 17
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0) and on head-to-head goals scored (2). Head-to-head away goals scored: Pharco 1, Haras El Hodoud 0.
  2. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (2), on head-to-head goal difference (0) and on head-to-head goals scored (2). Head-to-head away goals scored: Baladeyet El Mahalla 2, Abou Qir Fertilizers 0.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Dikernis 4, El Raja 1.

Results tables[]

Group A[]

Home \ Away ALU ASP BSU DAY EAS FAY KIM MED MIN QEN SOH THT TBS
Al Aluminium — 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0
0–1 — 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0
Asyut Petroleum 1–0 1–1 — 0–0 4–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Beni Suef 1–0 1–0 0–0 — 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–2
Dayrout 1–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 — 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1
Eastern Company 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 — 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 2–3
Faiyum 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 6–2 0–0
KIMA Aswan 2–3 2–3 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 — 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0
Media 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 3–0 0–0
El Minya 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 — 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0
1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 — 0–0 0–5 1–1 3–0 0–0
0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 — 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0
Qena 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 0–0
Sohag 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 1–0
Tahta 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–4 2–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 — 0–1
Telephonat Beni Suef 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 —
Source: Kooora
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.

Group B[]

Home \ Away COC DKH GOM MER NAS NOG PET POR QAN SKH SUE TNT TER ZAR ZED
Coca-Cola — 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–1
El Dakhleya 1–0 — 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Gomhoriat Shebin 3–3 0–0 — 0–0 4–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1
Al Merreikh 0–0 1–0 0–0 — 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Al Nasr 0–2 2–0 4–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 1–4 1–2 1–1 3–0
Nogoom 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1
Petrojet 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 — 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 0–0 0–2 2–0
Porto Suez 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–1
El Qanah 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 — 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0
El Sekka El Hadid 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–3 — 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0
0–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–1
Suez 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 — 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
Tanta 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 — 0–1 2–0 0–0
Tersana 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–1
Al Zarka 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 — 1–2
ZED 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 —
Source: Kooora
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.

Group C[]

Home \ Away AQF ADM BMH BEB DIK HAM HRS JAZ KSH MKZ MAN OLY PHA RAJ SPO
Abou Qir Fertilizers — 0–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Ala'ab Damanhour 1–4 — 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–5 1–1 1–1
Baladeyet El Mahalla 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0
Beni Ebeid 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1
0–3 0–0 1–4 1–4 — 0–4 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–0
Dikernis 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 — 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–3
Al Hammam 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 — 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0
Haras El Hodoud 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 — 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1
Al Jazeera 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 — 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–0
Kafr El Sheikh 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 4–0 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1
Maleyat Kafr El Zayat 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 — 0–0 3–2 0–2 0–0 2–1
El Mansoura 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–3 1–0 — 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1
Olympic Club 0–0 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–2 0–0 2–2 — 1–0 3–2 0–0
Pharco 3–1 4–2 2–1 3–0 6–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 3–1
El Raja 3–2 2–1 0–3 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–7 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 — 1–0
Sporting Alexandria 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 —
Source: Kooora
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.

Number of teams by governorate[]

Number of teams Governorate Team(s)
5 Alexandria Abou Qir Fertilizers, Haras El Hodoud,
Olympic Club, Pharco and Sporting Alexandria
Cairo Coca-Cola, El Dakhleya, Al Nasr,
El Sekka El Hadid and ZED
4 Giza Eastern Company, Media, Nogoom and Tersana
3 Asyut , Asyut Petroleum and Dayrout
Beni Suef Beni Suef,
and Telephonat Beni Suef
El Dakahlia Beni Ebeid, Dikernis and El Mansoura
El Gharbia Baladeyet El Mahalla,
Maleyat Kafr El Zayat and Tanta
Matruh Al Hammam, Al Jazeera and El Raja
Qena Al Aluminium, and Qena
Suez Petrojet, Porto Suez and Suez
2 Kafr El Sheikh and Kafr El Sheikh
El Monufia Gomhoriat Shebin and
Sohag Sohag and Tahta
1 Aswan KIMA Aswan
El Beheira Ala'ab Damanhour
Damietta Al Zarka
Faiyum Faiyum
Ismailia El Qanah
El Minya El Minya
Port Said Al Merreikh

References[]

  1. ^ "نتائج قرعة دوري القسم الثاني" [Second Division draw result]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ "تعرف على الصاعدين للممتاز والهابطين للدرجة الثالثة" [Second Division promoted and relegated teams confirmed]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ "هل سيطرت أندية الشركات على الدوري؟" [Clubs owned by corporations are taking over the Premier League?]. Yalla Kora (in Arabic). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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