List of Egyptian Premier League clubs

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The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Egyptian Premier League since its formation in 1948 to the current season. All statistics here refer to time in the Egyptian Premier League only, with the exception of 'Most Recent Finish' (which refers to all levels of play) and 'Last Promotion' (which refers to the club's last promotion from the second tier of Egyptian football). Egyptian Premier League teams playing in the 2018–19 season are indicated in bold, while founding members of the Egyptian Premier League are shown in italics. If the longest spell is the current spell, this is shown in bold, and if the highest finish is that of the most recent season, then this is also shown in bold.[1]

As of the 2018–19 season, sixty-nine teams have played in the Egyptian Premier League. Five of the eleven founder members of the Egyptian Premier League are competing in the 2018–19 season. Two (Al Ahly and Zamalek) have contested every season of the Egyptian Premier League. Three (Ismaily, Al Ittihad, and Al Masry) were also founder members, though each team has been relegated at least once in the past.

As of the 2018–19 season, eight clubs, El Dakhleya, ENPPI, Misr Lel Makkasa, Nogoom, Petrojet, Smouha, Tala'ea El Gaish and Wadi Degla, are not founding members of the Egyptian Premier League, but have never been relegated since their debut in the Egyptian Premier League.

Table[]

Club Governorate Total
seasons[a] 		Total
spells 		Longest
spell 		Most recent
promotion 		Most recent
relegation 		Total
seasons
absent 		Seasons[b] Most recent
finish 		Highest
finish
Al Ahly Cairo 60 1 60 Founding
member,
no promotion 		Never
relegated 		0 1948– 1st 1st
Ala'ab Damanhour El Beheira 6 4 2 2014–15 54 1962–1964
1978–1980
1991–1992
2014–2015 		Second Division
Group C
11th 		8th[c]
Al Aluminium Qena 5 4 2 2007–08 55 1995–1997
1999–2000
2005–2006
2007–2008 		Second Division
Group A
5th 		12th
Asyut 2 1 2 2005–06 58 2004–2006 Fourth Division
Group C
1st
(promoted) 		11th
Asyut Petroleum Asyut 3 2 2 2007–08 2009–10 57 2006–2007
2008–2010 		Third Division
Group B
2nd 		13th
Aswan Aswan 9 5 3 2014–15 2016–17 51 1990–1991
1994–1995
1996–1999
2002–2004
2015–2017 		Second Division
Group A
3rd 		9th
Athletic Union of
Greek Alexandria 		Alexandria 2 1 2 Founding
member,
no promotion 		1949–50 58 1948–1950 Club dissolved 10th
Cairo 9 2 6 1977–78 51 1962–1964
1965–1977 		Third Division
Group D
6th 		7th[d]
Alexandria 2 1 2 1963–64 58 1962–1964 Club dissolved 8th[e]
Baladeyet El Mahalla El Gharbia 12 3 7 2007–08 48 1992–1999
2001–2005
2007–2008 		Second Division
Group C
3rd 		5th
Belkas El Dakahlia 1 1 1 1975–76 59 1975–1976 Third Division
Group D
4th 		11th[f]
Beni Suef Beni Suef 4 2 2 1975–76 56 1962–1964
1974–1976 		Second Division
Group A
4th 		9th[g]
El Dakhleya Cairo 6 1 6 2010–11 Never
relegated 		54 2013– 14th 6th[h]
Damietta Damietta 8 4 4 1995–96 52 1962–1964
1966–1976
1982–1983
1995–1996 		Third Division
Group F
1st
(promoted) 		7th[i]
Dina Farms[j] Cairo 6 2 5 2000–01 54 1994–1995
1996–2001 		Club dissolved 6th
ENPPI Cairo 15 1 15 Never
relegated 		45 2002– 6th 2nd
El Entag El Harby Cairo 7 2 4 2014–15 2013–14 53 2009–2014
2015– 		7th 7th
Cairo 6 2 3 54 1975–1978
1979–1982 		Third Division
Group D
5th 		5th
Cairo 3 3 1 57 1975–1976
1977–1978
1979–1980 		Club dissolved 10th[k]
Damietta 5 3 2 1987–88 55 1981–1983
1984–1985
1986–1988 		Third Division
Group F
6th 		9th
Ghazl El Mahalla El Gharbia 47 5 33 2014–15 2015–16 13 1956–1996
1997–1999
2000–2010
2013–2014
2015–2016 		Second Division
Group C
7th 		1st
Suez 2 2 1 2001–02 58 1997–1998
2001–2002 		Third Division
Group E
9th 		12th
Goldi[l] Cairo 4 1 4 2002–03 56 1998–2003 Third Division
Group C
2nd 		6th
Gomhoriat Shebin El Monufia 6 2 5 1996–97 54 1990–1991
1992–1997 		Second Division
Group B
9th 		7th
El Gouna Red Sea 5 2 4 2017–18 2014–15 55 2009–2015
2018– 		Second Division
Group A
1st
(promoted) 		5th[m]
Haras El Hodoud[n] Alexandria 15 3 12 2017–18 2015–16 45 1963–1965
2002–2016
2018– 		Second Division
Group C
1st
(promoted) 		3rd
Ismaily Ismailia 56 2 48 1957–58 4 1948–1958
1962– 		2nd 1st
Al Ittihad Alexandria 58 3 49 1959–60 2 1948–1958
1959–1960
1961– 		11th 3rd
Ittihad El Shorta[o] Cairo 7 2 6 2007–08 2015–16 53 1975–1976
2008–2016 		Second Division
Group B
13th
(relegated) 		4th
Ittihad Suez Suez 10 2 9 1965–66 50 1955–1964
1965–1966 		Club dissolved[p] 5th
El Sharkia 1 1 1 1977–78 59 1977–1978 Club dissolved 14th
Kafr El Sheikh Kafr El Sheikh 2 1 2 1976–77 58 1975–1977 Second Division
Group C
2nd 		5th[q]
El Koroum Alexandria 11 7 3 2005–06 49 1979–1981
1982–1984
1990–1991
1996–1997
1998–2001
2003–2004
2005–2006 		Club dissolved 7th
Maleyat Kafr El Zayat El Gharbia 3 2 2 1963–64 57 1957–1958
1962–1964 		Third Division
Group H
2nd 		8th[r]
El Mansoura El Dakahlia 30 8 10 2008–09 2009–10 30 1955–1958
1962–1964
1974–1982
1984–1987
1990–1992
1993–1994
1995–2005
2009–2010 		Second Division
Group C
5th 		3rd
Al Masry Port Said 57 3 48 1960–61 3 1948–1958
1960–1961
1962– 		3rd 3rd
Al Merreikh Port Said 8 2 7 1996–97 52 1986–1994
1996–1997 		Second Division
Group B
7th 		9th
El Minya El Minya 14 7 6 2012–13 2013–14 46 1962–1963
1974–1976
1980–1986
1988–1991
1992–1993
1997–1998
2013–2014 		Second Division
Group A
2nd 		7th
Misr Lel Makkasa Faiyum 7 1 7 2009–10 Never
relegated 		53 2010– 8th 2nd
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Cairo 35 3 13 2002–03 25 1978–1992
1993–2003
2005– 		10th 1st
Montakhab Suez Suez 15 5 6 1999–2000 45 1974–1980
1985–1987
1988–1991
1994–1998
1999–2000 		Second Division
Group B
8th 		6th
Cairo 1 1 1 1987–88 59 1987–1988 Club dissolved 12th
Al Nasr Cairo 2 2 1 2016–17 2017–18 58 2014–2015
2017–2018 		18th
(relegated) 		18th
Al Nasr Lel Taa'den Aswan 1 1 1 2015–16 2016–17 59 2016–2017 Second Division
Group A
7th 		17th
Nogoom Cairo 1 1 1 2017–18 Never
relegated 		59 2018– Second Division
Group B
1st
(promoted) 		N/A[s]
Olympic Club Alexandria 39 4 29 2007–08 2008–09 21 1948–1985
1987–1996
2006–2007
2008–2009 		Second Division
Group C
8th 		1st
Petrojet Suez 11 1 11 2005–06 Never
relegated 		49 2006– 12th 2nd[t]
Port Said 7 3 4 53 1948–1953
1962–1964
1990–1991 		Third Division
Group F
2nd 		6th
Pyramids[u] Cairo[v] 3 2 2 2016–17 2014–15 57 2014–2015
2017– 		9th 9th
El Qanah Suez 28 5 12 2012–13 2013–14 32 1953–1966
1972–1976
1991–2002
2003–2004
2013–2014 		Second Division
Group B
5th 		2nd[w]
El Raja Matruh 3 2 2 2016–17 2017–18 57 2013–2015
2017–2018 		16th
(relegated) 		9th[x]
Sohag 1 1 1 2000–01 59 2000–2001 Club dissolved 14th
El Sekka El Hadid Cairo 23 5 11 1992–93 37 1948–1954
1956–1967
1974–1977
1980–1981
1990–1993 		Third Division
Group D
1st 		3rd[y]
El Shams Cairo 1 1 1 1997–98 59 1997–1998 Second Division
Group B
6th 		16th
El Sharkia El Sharkia 5 3 2 2015–16 2016–17 55 1974–1976
1998–2000
2016–2017 		Second Division
Group B
11th
(relegated) 		9th
[z] El Qalyubia 8 4 5 52 1972–1978
1981–1982
1983–1984
1985–1986 		Third Division
Group D
2nd 		7th[aa]
Smouha Alexandria 7 1 7 2009–10 Never
relegated 		53 2010– 5th 2nd
Sohag Sohag 1 1 1 2001–02 59 2001–2002 Second Division
Group A
9th 		14th
Suez Suez 5 3 3 1966–67 55 1957–1958
1962–1965
1966–1967 		Club dissolved[ab] 5th[ac]
Suez Cement Suez 4 1 4 2007–08 56 2004–2008 Club dissolved 5th
Suez 2 1 2 1963–64 58 1962–1964 Club dissolved 11th[ad]
Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo 13 1 13 Never
relegated 		47 2004– 13th 4th
Tanta El Gharbia 14 6 8 2015–16 2017–18 46 1956–1964
1975–1976
1979–1980
1992–1993
2006–2007
2016–2018 		17th
(relegated) 		5th
Telecom Egypt Cairo 2 1 2 2008–09 58 2007–2009 Third Division
Group D
3rd 		13th
Telephonat Beni Suef Beni Suef 1 1 1 2010–11 2013–14 59 2013–2014 Second Division
Group A
6th 		9th[ae]
Alexandria 10 3 7 1963–64 50 1948–1949
1950–1959
1962–1964 		Third Division
Group M
3rd 		3rd[af]
Tersana Giza 44 6 26 2005–06 2008–09 16 1948–1982
1983–1992
1993–1994
2000–2005
2006–2009 		Second Division
Group B
2nd 		1st
Wadi Degla Cairo 7 1 7 2009–10 Never
relegated 		53 2010– 15th 5th
Zamalek[ag] Giza 60 1 60 Founding
member,
no promotion 		Never
relegated 		0 1948– 2nd 1st

El Mansoura have had the most separate spells in the Egyptian Premier League, with eight; two of their spells lasted a single season. The club were relegated for the first time during the 1957–58 season after losing the relegation play-offs, but managed to reach the top tier again after four seasons. This was one of the few seasons that the league had a relegation play-off competition instead of direct relegation. Their second spell in the Egyptian Premier League lasted only two years, finishing last in both seasons. They finished last in Group B of the 1962–63 season but won the relegation play-offs after they won against El Minya, who were last in Group A. In the 1963–64 season, they were automatically relegated and no relegation play-off competition was held. The club promoted again in 1974 and managed to stay at the top tier until the ; they finished second from bottom and relegated with four points away from the safe spot. Three years later, managed to promote to the Egyptian Premier League again but they were relegated during the after finishing last again, but with only two points away from the safe spot. They gained promotion again in 1990 and stayed at the top tier for two years, until they got relegated after finishing last again in the 1991–92 season. They were promoted in the next season, but then suffered from an immediate relegation in the 1993–94 season, but managed to return to the Egyptian Premier League again after only season; which was the start of their best spell. They remained in the Egyptian Premier League for 10 consecutive seasons, with the 1996–97 season being their best by finishing third. They were relegated at the end of the 2004–05 season after finishing last. After spending four seasons in the Egyptian Second Division, they managed to gain promotion to the Egyptian Premier League; but suffered an immediate return to the Egyptian Second Division as they finished second from bottom on goal difference in the 2009–10 season.

Ittihad Suez and Suez were both members of the Egyptian Premier League during the fifties and sixties, but later merged with Montakhab Suez to form one club representing the governorate, which played in the Egyptian Premier League for fifteen seasons.

Location of all clubs who have competed in the Egyptian Premier League[]

References[]

  1. ^ Tarek Said. "Egyptian football - List of clubs". anglefire.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

Notes[]

  1. ^ All appearances made in any suspended or not completed season are not included.
  2. ^ The following seasons has been cancelled or suspended due to different reasons: 1951–52, 1954–55, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1989–90, 2011–12, and 2012–13.
  3. ^ 8th in Group B, 18th on overall standings.
  4. ^ 7th in Group B, 15th on overall standings.
  5. ^ 8th in Group A, 14th on overall standings.
  6. ^ 11th in Group A, 20th on overall standings.
  7. ^ 9th in Group B, 19th on overall standings.
  8. ^ 6th in Group A, 11th on overall standings.
  9. ^ 7th in Group A, 13th on overall standings.
  10. ^ The club played as Ittihad Osman during the 1994–95 and 1996–97 seasons.
  11. ^ 10th in Group B, 21st on overall standings.
  12. ^ The club played as El Maa'den during the 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons.
  13. ^ 5th in Group A, 9th on overall standings.
  14. ^ The club played as Khafr El Sawahel during the 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons.
  15. ^ The club played as El Shorta during the 1975–76 season.
  16. ^ Club merged with Montakhab Suez.
  17. ^ 5th in Group B, 13th on overall standings.
  18. ^ 8th in Group B, 16th on overall standings.
  19. ^ First ever season in the Egyptian Premier League.
  20. ^ 2nd in Group B, 4th on overall standings.
  21. ^ The club played as Al Assiouty Sport during the 2014–15 and 2017–18 seasons.
  22. ^ The club headquarters was located in Assiut until it was sold in 2018. Later it was moved to Cairo.
  23. ^ 2nd in Group A, 6th on overall standings.
  24. ^ 9th in Group A, 19th on overall standings.
  25. ^ 3rd in Group B, 6th on overall standings.
  26. ^ The club played as Plastic during all of their seasons in the Egyptian Premier League.
  27. ^ 7th in Group A, 10th on overall standings.
  28. ^ Club merged with Montakhab Suez.
  29. ^ 5th in Group B, 10th on overall standings.
  30. ^ 11th in Group A, 23rd on overall standings.
  31. ^ 9th in Group B, 17th on overall standings.
  32. ^ 3rd in Group A, 5th on overall standings.
  33. ^ The club played as Farouk during the 1948–49, 1949–50 and 1950–51 seasons.
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