2021–22 Egyptian Premier League

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Egyptian Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates25 October 2021 – August 2022
Matches played111
Goals scored255 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorerAhmed Sayed
(8 goals)
Biggest home winZamalek 4–0 Ghazl El Mahalla
(25 December 2021)
Al Ahly 4–0 Misr Lel Makkasa
(22 February 2022)
Future 4–0 Smouha
(15 March 2022)
Biggest away winIsmaily 0–4 Al Ahly
(27 October 2021)
Highest scoringSmouha 4–4 Al Ittihad
(25 October 2021)
Zamalek 3–5 Al Ahly
(5 November 2021)
Al Ittihad 4–4 Ceramica Cleopatra
(20 December 2021)
Longest winning run6 matches
Al Ahly
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Al Ahly
Pyramids
Longest winless run12 matches
Ismaily
Longest losing run6 matches
Eastern Company
→
All statistics correct as of 17 March 2022.

The 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE Egyptian Premier League for sponsorship purposes, is the 63rd season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 25 October 2021 and is expected to conclude in August 2022. Fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced on 12 October 2021.[1]

Zamalek are the defending champions, having won their 13th league title in the previous season.

Teams[]

2021–22 Egyptian Premier League is located in Egypt
Ghazl
El Gouna
El Gouna
Ismaily
Ismaily
Al Ittihad
Al Masry
Al Masry
Makkasa
Makkasa
Pharco
Pharco
Smouha
Cairo/Giza
Cairo/Giza
Cairo and Giza teams Al Ahly Ceramica Cleopatra Eastern Company ENPPI Future Al Mokawloon Al Arab National Bank of Egypt Pyramids Tala'ea El Gaish Zamalek
Cairo and Giza teams
Al Ahly
Ceramica Cleopatra
Eastern Company
ENPPI
Future
Al Mokawloon Al Arab
National Bank of Egypt
Pyramids
Tala'ea El Gaish
Zamalek
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Locations of the 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League teams

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

Venues[]

A total of 12 stadiums in 5 governorates were selected by clubs to host their 2021–22 home fixtures. Each club has the option to submit a reserve home venue in case of unavailability for their main home stadium.

Due to security concerns, selected matches are played on neutral ground due to high intensity. For example, fixtures between Al Ahly and Ismaily are played in Alexandria. All matches involving Al Masry are also played in the same city.

Al Ahly Ceramica Cleopatra Eastern Company
Al Salam Stadium Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Petro Sport Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 16,000
Al Ahly Stadium.jpg Osman Ahmad Osman Stadium.jpg Petro Sport Stadium Cairo 2018.jpg
ENPPI Future Ghazl El Mahalla
Petro Sport Stadium Al Salam Stadium Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium
Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 14,564
Petro Sport Stadium Cairo 2018.jpg Al Ahly Stadium.jpg No image available.svg
El Gouna Ismaily Al Ittihad
Khaled Bichara Stadium Ismailia Stadium Alexandria Stadium
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 18,525 Capacity: 19,676
No image available.svg Ismailia Stadium.jpg Al Ittihad Alexandria vs. Porto Suez, Alexandria Stadium.jpg
Al Masry Misr Lel Makkasa Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Borg El Arab Stadium[a] Cairo Military Academy Stadium[b] Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity: 86,000 Capacity: 28,500 Capacity: 35,000
Borg El Arab Stadium, 2017.jpg Min zamalek2.jpg Osman Ahmad Osman Stadium.jpg
National Bank of Egypt Pharco Pyramids
Petro Sport Stadium Alexandria Stadium 30 June Stadium
Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 19,676 Capacity: 30,000
Petro Sport Stadium Cairo 2018.jpg Alexandria stadium.JPG 30 June Stadium Cairo.jpg
Smouha Tala'ea El Gaish Zamalek
Alexandria Stadium Gehaz El Reyada Stadium Cairo International Stadium
Capacity: 19,676 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 75,000
GD-EG-Alex-Stade002.JPG No image available.svg Cairo International Stadium 2019.jpg
Notes
  1. ^ Al Masry play their home matches at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, instead of their regular stadium Al Masry Club Stadium in Port Said, which is under demolition process ahead of a redevelopment project.
  2. ^ Misr Lel Makkasa play their home matches at Cairo Military Academy Stadium in Cairo, instead of their regular stadium Faiyum Stadium in Faiyum, due to VAR unavailability.

Personnel and kits[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al Ahly South Africa Pitso Mosimane Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy England Umbro WE, SAIB Bank, Royal Dutch Shell1, Tiger Chips1, GLC Paints2
Future FC Egypt Ali Maher Egypt Saad Samir United States Nike Papa John's1
Ceramica Cleopatra Egypt Egypt Amer Mohamed Spain Kelme Ceramica Cleopatra Group
ENPPI Egypt Helmy Toulan Egypt Ibrahim Yehia United States Nike WE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Pharco Fc Egypt Egypt Ramy Sabry Spain Kelme WE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Ghazl El Mahalla Egypt Egypt Germany Uhlsport Misr Life Insurance
El Gouna Egypt Reda Shehata Egypt Nour El Sayed Germany Adidas Orascom Group
Ismaily Argentina Juan Brown Egypt Germany Jako WE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Al Ittihad Egypt Hossam Hassan Egypt Khaled El Ghandour China Xtep WE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Al Masry Tunisia Moïne Chaâbani Egypt Amr Moussa United States Nike WE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Eastern Company Egypt Egypt Ahmed Temsah England Umbro
Al Mokawloon Egypt Emad El Nahhas Egypt Mohamed Hamdy Zaky Spain Kelme Arab Contractors
El Geish Egypt Abdel Hamid Bassiouny Egypt Mohamed Bassam Germany Adidas WE, Oppo, Egyptair
Misr El Makassa Egypt Egypt Spain WE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair,
National Bank of Egypt Egypt Khaled Galal Egypt Spain Kelme National Bank of Egypt
Pyramids Egypt Ehab Galal Egypt Abdallah El Said Germany Puma (brand) Whoosh
Smouha Egypt Ahmed Samy Egypt Germany Adidas
Zamalek France Patrice Carteron Egypt Youssef Obama Austria Molto, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair,

Managerial changes[]

Club Previous Manager New Manager
Ismaily SC Egypt Talaat Youssef Argentina Juan Brown
Eastern Company SC Egypt Egypt

Foreign players[]

Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Loaned Out
Al Ahly SC Tunisia Ali Maâloul Mali Aliou Dieng Morocco Badr Benoun Mozambique Luís Miquissone South Africa Percy Tau Senegal Aliou Badji

Democratic Republic of the Congo Walter Bwalya

Al Ittihad Alexandria Jamaica Damion Lowe Burkina Faso Saïdou Simporé Ghana Moro Salifu Angola Mabululu Ghana Benjamin Boateng
Al Masry SC Nigeria Emeka Ezeugo Nigeria Austin Amutu Tunisia Ilies Jelassi
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Colombia Luis Hinestroza Burkina Faso Mauritania Mamadou Niass Tunisia Oussama Romdhani Nigeria John Okoli
Cleopatra FC Ghana Evans Mensah Ghana Kwame Bonsu Tunisia Seif Teka Cameroon Fabrice Ngah Tunisia Bilel Saidani State of Palestine Musab Al-Battat
Eastern Company Ghana Ghana Benjamin Afutu Tunisia Tunisia Mohamed Trabelsi
Tala'ea El Gaish Gabon Franck Engonga Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazadi Kasengu Ghana John Antwi Tunisia Morocco Khalid Hachadi
El Gouna FC Uganda Allan Kyambadde Ethiopia Shimelis Bekele
ENPPI SC Nigeria John Okoye Ebuka Nigeria Ghana Masahudu Alhassan Tunisia Zied Boughattas Niger Victorien Adebayor
Future FC Cameroon Jonathan Ngwem Madagascar Anicet Abel Tunisia Ghana Diawisie Taylor
Ghazl El Mahalla Ivory Coast Ibrahim Koné Madagascar Paulin Voavy Mali Malick Touré Tanzania Himid Mao
Ismaily SC Namibia Benson Shilongo Tunisia Marouane Sahraoui Libya Zambia Justin Shonga Angola Ary Papel
Misr Lel Makkasa Kenya John Avire Ivory Coast Nigeria Cameroon
National Bank of Egypt Tunisia Ghana Issah Yakubu Nigeria Maarouf Youssef Guinea Moussa Diawara
Pharco FC Tunisia Sudan Seif Teiri Nigeria Kingsley Sokari Algeria Rezki Hamroune
Pyramids FC Burkina Faso Eric Traoré State of Palestine Mahmoud Wadi Tunisia Fakhreddine Ben Youssef Morocco Walid El Karti Ghana John Antwi
Smouha SC Morocco Abdelkabir El Ouadi Sudan Ather El Tahir Mali Sikiru Olatunbosun Guinea Alia Sylla Nigeria Angola
Zamalek SC Morocco Achraf Bencharki Morocco Mohamed Ounajem Tunisia Hamza Mathlouthi Tunisia Seifeddine Jaziri Ivory Coast

Results[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly 10 9 1 0 30 8 +22 28 Qualification for the
2 Pyramids 11 8 2 1 20 8 +12 26
3 Zamalek 11 8 1 2 22 12 +10 25 Qualification for the
4 Smouha 13 6 5 2 19 16 +3 23
5 Future 13 5 4 4 19 12 +7 19
6 National Bank of Egypt 13 5 3 5 14 13 +1 18
7 Pharco 13 5 2 6 13 13 0 17
8 Al Masry 12 3 7 2 16 13 +3 16
9 ENPPI 13 3 6 4 12 16 −4 15
10 Ceramica Cleopatra 13 2 8 3 12 13 −1 14
11 Al Ittihad 12 3 5 4 17 20 −3 14
12 El Gouna 12 4 2 6 10 14 −4 14
13 Tala'ea El Gaish 13 3 5 5 5 12 −7 14
14 Ghazl El Mahalla 12 2 7 3 11 14 −3 13
15 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 13 2 5 6 12 17 −5 11
16 Eastern Company 13 2 4 7 9 23 −14 10 Relegation to the Second Division
17 Misr Lel Makkasa 12 1 6 5 7 14 −7 9
18 Ismaily 13 1 5 7 7 17 −10 8
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2022. Source: Soccerway
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.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).

Results table[]

Home \ Away AHL CCL EAS ENP FUT GMH GOU ISM ITH MAS MMK MOK NBE PHA PYR SMO TGS ZAM
Al Ahly — 13 Apr 6 Apr 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–1 a
Ceramica Cleopatra — 15 Apr 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1
Eastern Company 1–0 — 1–4 2–3 0–2 2–2 0–3 0–0
ENPPI 0–0 1–2 — 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1
Future 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–0
Ghazl El Mahalla 2–3 3–0 0–0 — 15 Apr 1–1 1–1 1–1
El Gouna 14 Feb 1–1 1–1 — 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–0
Ismaily 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 — 13 Apr 0–0 0–2
Al Ittihad 4–4 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 — 1–2 1–1
Al Masry 9 Apr 1–1 2–2 a 0–1 — 3–2 2–2 0–0
Misr Lel Makkasa 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 — 0–0 9 Apr
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 1–0 1–1 14 Apr — 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2
National Bank of Egypt 1–0 14 Apr 1–0 2–1 — 0–1 1–2 3–0
Pharco 1–4 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 — 1–2
Pyramids 3–0 9 Apr 1–0 3–0 2–1 — 3–0 6 Apr
Smouha 3–0 2–0 2–1 4–4 13 Apr — 1–0 2–0
Tala'ea El Gaish 14 Apr 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 — 0–2
Zamalek 3–5 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 13 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2022. Source: Flashscore
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[]

Scoring[]

Top scorers[]

As of 17 March 2022[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Egypt Ahmed Sayed Zamalek 8
2 Egypt Marwan Hamdy Smouha 6
Egypt Mohamed Helal National Bank of Egypt
Angola Mabululu Al Ittihad
5 Egypt Mohamed Sherif Al Ahly 5
Nigeria John Okoye Ebuka ENPPI
South Africa Percy Tau Al Ahly
State of Palestine Mahmoud Wadi Pyramids
9 Egypt Mohamed Magdy Al Ahly 4
Morocco Walid El Karti Pyramids
Tunisia Ali Maâloul Al Ahly
Egypt Nasser Maher Future
Egypt Ahmed Refaat Future
Egypt Ibrahim Adel Pyramids
Egypt Mostafa Fathi Zamalek
Mauritania Mamadou Niass Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Egypt Karim El Deeb Al Ittihad
Egypt Shady Hussein Ceramica Cleopatra
Egypt Khaled Kamar El Gouna
Nigeria Sodiq Ougola Smouha

Top assists[]

no Name Club Appearance Assists
1 Egypt Mohamed Magdy Ahly SC 5 4
2 Cameroon Jonathan Ngwem Future FC 5 3
Egypt Mohamed Hamdy Pyramids FC 5
4 Morocco Abdelkabir El Ouadi Smouha SC 1 2
5 Egypt Hussein Faisal Smouha SC 4 2
6 Egypt Ahmed Sayed Zamalek SC 5 2
Tunisia Ali Maâloul Ahly SC 5
Burkina Faso Saïdou Simporé Ittihad Alex 5
Morocco Walid El Karti Pyramids FC 5

Hat-tricks[]

Clean sheets[]

no Name Club Appearance CL SH
1 Egypt Makassa FC 5 3
2 Egypt Ali Lotfi Ahly SC 2 2
4 Egypt Mohamed Abou Gabal Zamalek SC 3 2
Egypt Ghazl El Mahala FC 3 2
Egypt Sherif Ekramy Pyramids FC 3 2
5 Egypt El Hany Soliman Smouha SC 4 2
Egypt Mahmoud El Zonfouly NBE SC 5
7 Egypt Mohamed Sobhy Pharco FC 5 2
Egypt Amer Mohamed Cleopatra FC 5 2
Egypt Mohamed Abdel Monsef Ittihad Alex 5 2
Egypt Ahmed Masoud Al Masry 5 2

Discipline[]

Player[]

Club[]

Number of teams by governorate[]

Number of teams Governorate Team(s)
7 Cairo Al Ahly, ENPPI, Future, Al Mokawloon Al Arab,
National Bank of Egypt, Pyramids and Tala'ea El Gaish
3 Alexandria Al Ittihad, Pharco and Smouha
Giza Ceramica Cleopatra, Eastern Company and Zamalek
1 Faiyum Misr Lel Makkasa
El Gharbia Ghazl El Mahalla
Ismailia Ismaily
Port Said Al Masry
Red Sea El Gouna

References[]

  1. ^ "Egyptian PL draw: Al Ahly handed tough start, early Cairo Derby set". KingFut. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ Flashscore
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