Egyptian Premier League

Egyptian Premier League
Full name	Etisalat Egyptian Premier League
abbreviation	EPL
Association	Egyptian Football Association
First edition	1948/49
Teams	18th
master	al Ahly SC
Record champions	al Ahly SC (41)
Website	www.efa.com.eg
Qualification for	CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
↓ Egyptian Second Division

The Egyptian Premier League ( Arabic الدوري المصري الممتاز, DMG ad-Dawrī al-Miṣrī al-Mumtāz ) is a professional football league and the top division in Egyptian football.

The three most famous clubs are al Ahly SC , al Zamalek SC and Ismaily SC . The league consists of 18 teams. The champion and the runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League , the third and the cup winners take part in the CAF Confederation Cup . The teams in places 16 to 18 are relegated to the second division (Division One).

At the moment the league is officially called Etisalat Egyptian Premier League after the Emirati Communications Company negotiated a contract with the national association. No more than three foreign players are allowed to play for one club.

The 2010/11 season was suspended from January 27, 2011 to April 13, 2011 due to the revolution in Egypt . This season there were no relegations, but since three clubs were promoted from the second division, the number of clubs in the following season increased to 19. That was after the stadium riots in Port Said at the game between al-Masry and al Ahly on February 1, 2012 initially interrupted and later, on March 10, canceled. At the time, the teams had played 14 to 17 games. The 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons were also canceled.

Teams of the 2019/20 season

al Ahly SC (master) al-Masry SC Aswan SC (promoted) El-Entag El-Harby el Gouna FC Tala'ea El-Gaish SC Haras El-Hodood SC al-Mokawloon al-Arab al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary

ENPPI Club Ismaily SC FC Masr (promoted) Misr El-Makasa Pyramids FC Smouha SC Tanta SC (promoted) Wadi Degla SC al Zamalek SC (cup winner)

Championships

1948/49 al Ahly SC 1949/50 al Ahly SC 1950/51 al Ahly SC 1951/52 not held 1952/53 al Ahly SC 1953/54 al Ahly SC Canceled in 1954/55 1955/56 al Ahly SC 1956/57 al Ahly SC 1957/58 al Ahly SC 1958/59 al Ahly SC 1959/60 al Zamalek SC 1960/61 al Ahly SC 1961/62 al Ahly SC 1962/63 Tersana

1963/64 al Zamalek SC 1964/65 al Zamalek SC 1965/66 el-Olympi 1966/67 Ismaily SC 1967/68 not held 1968/69 not held 1969/70 not held 1970/71 not held Canceled in 1971/72 1972/73 Ghazl El-Mehalla Canceled in 1973/74 1974/75 al Ahly SC 1975/76 al Ahly SC 1976/77 al Ahly SC 1977/78 al Zamalek SC

1978/79 al Ahly SC 1979/80 al Ahly SC 1980/81 al Ahly SC 1981/82 al Ahly SC 1982/83 al-Mokawloon al-Arab 1983/84 al Zamalek SC 1984/85 al Ahly SC 1985/86 al Ahly SC 1986/87 al Ahly SC 1987/88 al Zamalek SC 1988/89 al Ahly SC 1989/90 canceled 1990/91 Ismaily SC 1991/92 al Zamalek SC 1992/93 al Zamalek SC

1993/94 al Ahly SC 1994/95 al Ahly SC 1995/96 al Ahly SC 1996/97 al Ahly SC 1997/98 al Ahly SC 1998/99 al Ahly SC 1999/00 al Ahly SC 2000/01 al Ahly SC 2001/02 al Zamalek SC 2002/03 Ismaily SC 2003/04 al Zamalek SC 2004/05 al Zamalek SC 2005/06 al Ahly SC 2006/07 al Ahly SC 2007/08 al Ahly SC

2008/09 al Ahly SC 2009/10 al Ahly SC 2010/11 al Ahly SC Canceled in 2011/12 Canceled in 2012/13 2013/14 al Ahly SC 2014/15 al Zamalek SC 2015/16 al Ahly SC 2016/17 al Ahly SC 2017/18 al Ahly SC 2018/19 al Ahly SC

Title holder

space	society	title
1.	al Ahly SC	41
2.	al Zamalek SC	12
3.	Ismaily SC	03
4th	el-Olympi	01
	Ghazl El-Mehalla
	al-Mokawloon al-Arab
	Tersana

See also

• Egyptian soccer cup
• Egyptian soccer supercup
• List of the highest national soccer divisions

Web links

• Premier League at Soccerway.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Egyptian Premier League table. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .