[1] Two clubs have also won the CAF Confederation Cup. The Egyptian Premier League once had among highest average stadium attendance in Africa and the Middle East until the Port Said Stadium riot occurred on 1 February 2012 after a league match involving Al Masry and Al Ahly, where 74 people were killed and more than 500 were injured. [2] Since that date, all domestic football matches were played behind closed doors until 2017, when the local security authorities started to allow fans to attend selected matches with gradually increasing numbers starting from 100 attendance only and in 2021, the league started to welcome back thousands of supporters. History[edit] Association football was introduced to Egypt while it was occupied by the British.
Number Seasons 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17, 2019–20 1959–60, 1987–88, 2014–15, 2020–21 Statistics[edit] All seasons top goalscorers[edit] Zamalek star Alaa El-Hamouly, who also helped Egypt to win the first ever African Cup of Nations. Ali Mohsen, the first non-Egyptian topscorer of the Egyptian Premier League. Mahmoud El Khatib, twice topscorer of the Egyptian Premier League. 1987–88 topscorer Gamal Abdel-Hamid, who won titles with both Zamalek and Al Ahly.
2012–13 Not finished due to the 30th of June revolution 55 Al Ahly (37) Smouha 56 Zamalek (12) 57 Al Ahly (38) 58 Al Ahly (39) Misr Lel Makasa 59 Al Ahly (40) 60 Al Ahly (41) Pyramids 61 Al Ahly (42) 62 Zamalek (13) 63 2021–22 Zamalek (14) Performance[edit] Performance by club[edit] Club Winners Third places Winning Seasons 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 Zamelek 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22 1966–67, 1990–91, 2001–02 – Performance by city[edit] Club(s) Al Ahly (42) and Al Mokawloon (1) Giza Zamalek (14) and Tersana (1) El Mahalla El Kubra Doubles[edit] Two teams have won the double of the Egyptian Premier League and the Egypt Cup.
John Utaka, first non-Arab topscorer. 2005–06 topscorer Mohamed Aboutrika, who scored the eighth-most goals in the Egyptian Premier League. Abdallah El Said has scored the most goals of any active player and the 4th-most of all time. Player Goals Mohamed Diab El-Attar "Diba" El Ittihad El Sakandary El-Sayed El-Dhizui Ahmed Mekawi Abdel Nabi Sayed Saleh Alaa El-Hamouly Hamdi Abdel Fattah Ali Mohsen Moustafa Reyadh Hassan El-Shazly Ali Abo Greisha Omasha Omasha Ossama Khalil Ali Khalil Hassan Shehata Mahmoud El Khatib Gamal Gouda Mahmoud El-Mashaqui Ayman Shawky Koroum Mohamed Hazem Emad Soliman Gamal Abdel-Hameed Mohamed Ramadan Ahmed El-Kass Bashir Abdel Samad Abdullah El-Sawy Ahmed Sary Mohamed Salah Abo Greisha Ayman Moheb Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny Hossam Hassan John Utaka Tarek El-Said Ahmad Belal Abdel Halim Ali Emad Moteab Mohamed Aboutrika Flávio Amado Alaa Ibrahim Ernest Papa Arko Tala'ea El Gaish Minusu Buba Ittihad El Shorta Ahmed Abd El-Zaher Shikabala John Antwi Hossam Salama El-Dakhleya Ahmed El Sheikh Walid Azaro Ahmed Ali Abdallah El Said Mohamed Sherif Ahmed Sayed All time top goalscorers[edit] Last updated 22 November 2021.
5 109. 5 Media coverage[edit] As the two most powerful clubs, Al Ahly and Zamalek were, before 2014, allowed to negotiate their own television deals. This allowed them to gain the largest television revenue of any club. In 2014, the league negotiated a £E 70, 000, 000 ($10, 160, 000) deal with the state-owned Nile Sport Network. However, the deal still guaranteed a great deal of money for Al Ahly and Zamalek, with 10% of revenue going to the team that had won the most Egyptian Premier Leagues (which is, comfortably, Al Ahly), and 10% going to the teams who appeared on television most frequently. Still, the deal did break the tradition of allowing the two clubs to negotiate deals that produced far more profit than the rest of the clubs in the league. [23] In 2016, ON Sport TV was granted the rights to televise Egyptian Premier League games. The network is part of the state-owned Egyptian Media Group, which also controls EPL sponsor Presentation Sports.
Egyptian Premier League - WikipediaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Egyptian Premier LeagueOrganising bodyEgyptian Football AssociationFounded22 October 1948; 74 years agoCountryEgyptConfederationCAFNumber of teams18Level on pyramid1Relegation toEgyptian Second DivisionDomestic cup(s)Egypt CupEFA League Cup Egyptian Super CupInternational cup(s)CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupAfrica Super LeagueCurrent championsZamalek (14th title) (2021–22)Most championshipsAl Ahly SC (42 titles)Most appearancesMohamed Abdel Monsef (458)Top goalscorerHassan El-Shazly (176)TV partnersONTime Sports and Time Sports(live matches and highlights)Websiteefa. egCurrent: 2022–23 Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League (Arabic: الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after the addition of title sponsor WE, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the top level of the Egyptian football league system.