2023–24 Egyptian Premier League

The 2023–24 Egyptian Premier League is the 65th 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 2023–24 season were announced on 11 September 2023.[1][2] Al Ahly are the defending champions.[3]

Egyptian Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates18 September 2023 – 18 August 2024
Champions LeagueAl Ahly
Confederation CupZamalek
Matches played227
Goals scored540 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerHossam Ashraf
(12 goals)
Biggest home winNational Bank of Egypt 5–0 Baladiyat El Mahalla
(24 June 2024)
Biggest away winAl Masry 0–4 National Bank of Egypt
(5 November 2023)
El Gouna 0–4 Pyramids
(9 April 2024)
National Bank of Egypt 1–5 ENPPI
(5 May 2024)
Highest scoringBaladiyat El Mahalla 3–5 Ceramica Cleopatra
(23 February 2024)
Longest winning run12 matches
Pyramids
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Pyramids
Longest winless run22 matches
El Dakhleya
Longest losing run5 matches
National Bank of Egypt
Baladiyat El Mahalla
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 24 June 2024.

The season started on 18 September 2023, and will conclude on 18 August 2024.[4]

Format

The league consists of 18 teams in one group. All teams play each other twice, home and away, for a total of thirty-four matches. The first-placed team is crowned champions of the league, and qualify for the CAF Champions League alongside the runners-up. The third-placed and forth-placed teams qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup, while the bottom three teams will be relegated to the Egyptian Second Division A.

Teams
Locations of the 2023–24 Egyptian Premier League teams
Locations of Egyptian Premier League teams from Greater Cairo (Cairo and Giza)

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 edition of the Egyptian Premier League.

The first team to earn promotion to the league was ZED, who were promoted on 9 June 2023 after securing first place in Second Division Group B following a 3–1 win against Wadi Degla.[5] This was the second time in the club's history to reach the Premier League, with the first time being in 2019 when the club was known as FC Masr.

The second team to promote to the Premier League was Baladiyat El Mahalla, who were promoted to the league as Group C winners following a 4–0 away win against promotion-rivals Dikernis on 14 June 2023; ending the club's absence from the top tier that lasted 15 years.[6]

The third and last team to earn promotion was El Gouna, who returned to the top flight immediately after getting relegated in 2022. Their promotion was secured on 15 June 2023, following a 2–1 away win against Muslim Youths (Qena) that secured Group A first place with just one point above the runners-up La Viena.[7]

The first team to be relegated from the league was Haras El Hodoud, who suffered an immediate return to the second tier following a 3–0 defeat against Al Ahly on 22 June 2023 that confirmed the relegation of the Alexandria-based side.[8]

The second team to be relegated was Ghazl El Mahalla, whose stay in the top flight came to an end after three seasons, following a 2–1 defeat against already-relegated side Haras El Hodoud on 14 July 2023.[9]

The third and last team to be relegated was Aswan, another team that suffered an immediate return to the second tier, after losing 4–2 on home ground against El Dakhleya on 14 July 2023. El Dakhleya survived relegation thanks to this win.[9]

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium[note 1] Capacity
Al Ahly Cairo Cairo International Stadium 75,000
Baladiyat El Mahalla El Mahalla El Kubra Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium 14,564
Ceramica Cleopatra 6th of October Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium 35,000
El Dakhleya El Nozha Al Salam Stadium 30,000
ENPPI New Cairo Petrosport Stadium 16,000
El Gouna El Gouna Khaled Bichara Stadium 12,000
Ismaily Ismailia (Sheikh Zayed) Ismailia Stadium 18,525
Al Ittihad Shatby Alexandria Stadium 19,676
Al Masry Port Said (Al Dawahy) Borg El Arab Stadium 86,000
Modern Future Mokattam Cairo International Stadium 75,000
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Abageyah Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium 35,000
National Bank of Egypt Agouza Al Salam Stadium 30,000
Pharco Amreya Borg El Arab Stadium 86,000
Pyramids New Cairo 30 June Stadium 30,000
Smouha Smouha Alexandria Stadium 19,676
Tala'ea El Gaish Al Waili Gehaz El Reyada Stadium 20,000
Zamalek Mit Okba Cairo International Stadium 75,000
ZED Sheikh Zayed City Cairo International Stadium 75,000

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor(s)
Al Ahly Marcel Koller Mohamed El Shenawy Adidas Etisalat, FAB Misr
Baladiyat El Mahalla Ahmed Koshary Hossam Hassan Curva
Ceramica Cleopatra Ayman El Ramadi Mohamed Ibrahim Puma Ceramica Cleopatra Group
El Dakhleya Eid Maraziq Abdel Aziz El Sayed Adidas
ENPPI Sayed Yassin Abdel Aziz El Balouti Kelme
El Gouna Alaa Abdel Aal Mohamed Anwar Adidas
Ismaily Ehab Galal Emad Hamdy Copa
Al Ittihad Ahmed Sary Khaled El Ghandour Kelme
Al Masry Ali Maher Amr Moussa Zat Outfit Neverland Resort
Modern Future Talaat Youssef Mahmoud Genish Umbro MTI University
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Motamed Gamal Mahmoud Abou El Saoud Nike
National Bank of Egypt Tarek Mostafa Mahmoud Kaoud Nike National Bank of Egypt
Pharco Ahmed Khattab Ramy Sabry Nike RANI-F
Pyramids Krunoslav Jurčić Ahmed El Shenawy[note 2] Puma MyWhoosh
Smouha Ahmed Samy Ahmed Gamal Nike
Tala'ea El Gaish Abdel Hamid Bassiouny Khaled Stouhi Adidas
Zamalek José Gomes Shikabala Tempo Nile Developments, Pasta Regina
ZED Magdy Abdel Aati Mohamed Samir Umbro ORA, Emirates NBD

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
El Gouna Ahmed Mostafa End of contract 16 June 2023 Pre-season Alaa Abdel Aal 31 July 2023
Ceramica Cleopatra Helmy Toulan Mutual consent 16 July 2023 Ayman El Ramadi 19 July 2023
Al Ittihad Zoran Manojlović 17 July 2023 Tarek El Ashry 21 July 2023
Modern Future Ali Maher End of contract 26 July 2023 Ricardo Formosinho 16 August 2023
Ismaily Hamza El Gamal Ehab Galal 7 August 2023
Al Masry Mimi Abdel Razek Ali Maher 27 July 2023
El Dakhleya Alaa Abdel Aal Resigned 27 July 2023 Haitham Gabriel (caretaker)
Haitham Gabriel End of caretaker spell 8 August 2023 Mimi Abdel Razek 8 August 2023
Pharco Bruno Romão Mutual consent 10 October 2023 17th Khaled Galal 10 October 2023
El Dakhleya Mimi Abdel Razek Resigned 20 October 2023 13th Hany Abdel Baqi (caretaker) 22 October 2023
National Bank of Egypt Nikodimos Papavasiliou Sacked 31 October 2023 18th Tarek Mostafa 31 October 2023
Zamalek Juan Carlos Osorio 6 November 2023 9th Motamed Gamal (caretaker) 6 November 2023
El Dakhleya Hany Abdel Baqi End of caretaker spell 10 November 2023 16th Haitham Shaaban 10 November 2023
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Shawky Gharieb Resigned 9 December 2023 17th Talaat Moharram (caretaker) 9 December 2023
Pharco Khaled Galal 27 December 2023 18th Ahmed Khattab 30 December 2023
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Talaat Moharram End of caretaker spell 16 January 2024 16th Mohamed Ouda 16 January 2024
El Dakhleya Haitham Shaaban Signed by Al Karkh 18 January 2024 17th Amr Hassan (caretaker) 18 January 2024
Modern Future Ricardo Formosinho Sacked 26 January 2024 11th Hossam Hassan 28 January 2024
Zamalek Motamed Gamal End of caretaker spell 1 February 2024 10th José Gomes 1 February 2024
ENPPI Tamer Mostafa Resigned 2 February 2024 2nd Sayed Yassin 3 February 2024
Pyramids Jaime Pacheco Sacked 4 February 2024 4th Mahmoud Fathalla (caretaker) 4 February 2024
Modern Future Hossam Hassan Signed by  Egypt 6 February 2024 11th Tamer Mostafa 8 February 2024
Pyramids Mahmoud Fathalla End of caretaker spell 7 February 2024 4th Krunoslav Jurčić 7 February 2024
El Dakhleya Amr Hassan 14 March 2024 18th Ahmed Koshary 14 March 2024
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Mohamed Ouda Resigned 21 April 2024 17th Motamed Gamal 22 April 2024
El Dakhleya Ahmed Koshary 11 May 2024 18th Eid Maraziq 12 May 2024
Modern Future Tamer Mostafa 12 May 2024 11th Talaat Youssef
Al Ittihad Tarek El Ashry 24 June 2024 9th Ahmed Sary 25 June 2024
Baladiyat El Mahalla Ahmed Abdel Raouf Sacked 16th Ahmed Koshary 24 June 2024

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pyramids 25 19 5 1 42 15 +27 62 Qualification for the Champions League first or second round
2 Al Ahly (Q) 19 14 3 2 42 18 +24 45 Qualification for the Champions League second round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Al Masry 26 12 6 8 34 34 0 42 Qualification for the Confederation Cup first or second round
4 Modern Future 27 10 11 6 28 20 +8 41
5 ENPPI 26 11 7 8 32 24 +8 40
6 Smouha 26 10 9 7 29 27 +2 39
7 ZED 25 9 11 5 32 23 +9 38
8 Ceramica Cleopatra 26 10 7 9 40 30 +10 37
9 Al Ittihad 27 9 9 9 28 34 −6 36
10 Tala'ea El Gaish 25 8 10 7 22 22 0 34
11 Zamalek (X) 21 10 4 7 31 21 +10 31[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round[lower-alpha 3]
12 Ismaily 27 7 10 10 28 31 −3 31
13 El Gouna 28 7 10 11 27 39 −12 31
14 National Bank of Egypt 28 8 6 14 44 42 +2 30
15 Pharco 27 5 10 12 26 38 −12 25
16 Baladiyat El Mahalla 26 6 4 16 24 53 −29 22 Relegation to Second Division A
17 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 26 4 7 15 24 44 −20 19
18 El Dakhleya 27 3 9 15 14 32 −18 18
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2024. 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 tie.[12]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Confederation Cup qualification, but may still qualify for Champions League.
Notes:
  1. Al Ahly qualified for the Champions League by winning the 2023–24 CAF Champions League.
  2. Zamalek were deducted 3 points for refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly, scheduled to be played on 25 June 2024.[11]
  3. Zamalek qualified for the Confederation Cup by winning the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.

Results
Home \ Away AHL BMH CER DKH ENP GOU ISM ITH MAS MOF MOK NBE PHA PYR SMO TGS ZAM ZED
Al Ahly — 5–1 29 Jul 4 Jul 2–2 3–0 3–1 4–1 4–0 17 Aug 4 Aug 1 Aug 2–1 12 Jul 0–0 8 Jul 2–0[lower-alpha 1] 11 Aug
Baladiyat El Mahalla 1–2 — 3–5 1–0 29 Jun 1–2 30 Jul 2–2 7 Jul 1–0 2–0 0–2 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 17 Aug 0–3
Ceramica Cleopatra 1–2 20 Jul — 4–0 4–2 1–1 3 Jul 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 12 Aug 2–1 1–2 1–1
El Dakhleya 1–2 0–0 1–3 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 18 Aug 1–1 0–2 0–0 30 Jul 21 Jul 1–0
ENPPI 14 Aug 3–0 3–2 0–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 2 Jul 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 21 Jul
El Gouna 1–1 13 Aug 7 Jul 2–0 1–2 — 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–0 0–0 3–2 0–1
Ismaily 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 22 Jul — 3–1 27 Jun 1–1 13 Aug 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–2
Al Ittihad 0–1 2–1 1–0 29 Jun 31 Jul 2–2 1–1 — 18 Aug 0–0 3–2 0–0 3–1 8 Jul 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–0
Al Masry 26 Jul 3–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1 Jul 1–1 2–3 — 1–2 21 Jul 0–4 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 14 Aug
Modern Future 16 Jul 3 Jul 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 12 Aug 0–0 — 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 22 Jul 0–0 0–2 0–0
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 1–2 0–2 1 Aug 0–0 0–1 18 Aug 1–1 0–1 0–1 6 Jul — 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 29 Jul 3–3
National Bank of Egypt 4–3 5–0 0–1 1–0 1–5 2–3 2–2 20 Jul 5–2 1–2 3–1 — 13 Aug 0–1 2 Jul 0–1 1–2 1–1
Pharco 1–2 1–0 2–2 8 Jul 17 Aug 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 — 30 Jul 1–1 1–1 3 Jul 1–2
Pyramids 22 Jul 2–2 2–1 14 Aug 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 — 3–0 0–0 2–2 2 Jul
Smouha 8 Aug 4–0 1–0 3–2 6 Jul 1–1 16 Aug 0–1 1 Aug 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 28 Jun — 1–0 1–0 1–2
Tala'ea El Gaish 1 Jul 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 4 Jul 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 20 Jul 17 Aug 2–2 — 11 Jul 1–0
Zamalek 2–1 15 Jul 29 Jun 1–0 5 Aug 2 Aug 7 Jul 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 26 Jul 5–1 14 Aug — 1–2
ZED 0–1 3–3 18 Aug 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 31 Jul 0–1 6 Jul 2–2 0–0 1–1 27 Jun 8 Aug —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2024. Source: Soccerway
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.
Notes
  1. Awarded.

Season statistics
As of 24 June 2024

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1 Hossam Ashraf Baladiyat El Mahalla 12
2 Fiston Mayele Pyramids 11
3 Mabululu Al Ittihad 10
4 Yaw Annor[note 3] Ismaily/National Bank of Egypt 9
Hossam Hassan Smouha
6 Sodiq Awujoola Ceramica Cleopatra 8
Ahmed Belhadji[note 4] El Gouna/Ceramica Cleopatra
Mohamed Salem Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Mostafa Ziko ZED
10 Ibrahim Adel Pyramids 7
Karim Bambo National Bank of Egypt
Mido Gaber Al Masry
Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Ceramica Cleopatra
Ahmed Sayed Zamalek

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Osama Faisal National Bank of Egypt Al Masry 4–0 (A)[17] 5 November 2023
Hossam Ghanem El Gouna National Bank of Egypt 3–2 (A)[18] 14 December 2023
Mahmoud Kaoud National Bank of Egypt Al Mokawloon Al Arab 3–1 (H)[19] 30 December 2023

Top assists
Rank Player Club Assists[20]
1 Mohamed Chibi Pyramids 7
2 Mohamed Ibrahim Ceramica Cleopatra 6
Jonathan Ngwem Modern Future
4 Sodiq Awujoola Ceramica Cleopatra 5
Karim El Deeb Al Ittihad
Mohamed Hamdy Pyramids
Walid El Karti Pyramids
Ahmed Kendouci Ceramica Cleopatra
Ahmed Meteb Tala'ea El Gaish
Ayman Moka El Gouna

Number of teams by governorate
Number of teams Governorate Team(s)
7 Cairo Al Ahly, El Dakhleya, ENPPI, Modern Future, Al Mokawloon Al Arab, Pyramids and Tala'ea El Gaish
4 Giza Ceramica Cleopatra, National Bank of Egypt, Zamalek and ZED
3 Alexandria Al Ittihad, Pharco and Smouha
1 Gharbia Baladiyat El Mahalla
Ismailia Ismaily
Port Said Al Masry
Red Sea El Gouna

Notes
    1. Main stadiums for the 2023–24 season are listed only. Clubs are allowed to play selected matches at alternative venues; whether due to unavailability, security concerns, or other reasons. For example, Al Ittihad, a team from Alexandria, may play some home games at Borg El Arab Stadium, instead of their regular home stadium, Alexandria Stadium.
    2. Following the departure of Pyramids' captain, Abdallah El Said, to Zamalek during the January 2024 transfer window, vice-captain Ahmed El Shenawy was announced as the new club captain.[10]
    3. Yaw Annor scored 3 goals for Ismaily, before joining National Bank of Egypt in the January 2024 transfer window.[15]
    4. Ahmed Belhadji scored 7 goals for El Gouna, while playing on loan from Ceramica Cleopatra. He was recalled by his parent club in the January 2024 transfer window.[16]

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