2025–26 Egyptian Premier League

2025–26 Egyptian Premier League

The 2025–26 Egyptian Premier League season is the 67th edition of the Egyptian Premier League, the top professional league for association football clubs in the Egyptian football league system, since its establishment in 1948.

Format

2025–26 Egyptian Premier League

On 18 May 2025, the Egyptian Pro League Association announced the cancellation of relegation for the 2024–25 season. Three teams were promoted to the Premier League, increasing the size of the league from 18 to 21 teams.

The league consists of 21 teams in a single group and is played in two phases. In the first phase, teams face each other once in a single-leg tie, after which the league splits into two groups. Phase two features a championship group for the teams finishing first to seventh and a relegation group for teams placed eighth to twenty-first. The first-place team in the championship group is crowned league champion and qualifies for the CAF Champions League alongside the runner-up, while the third-place team qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup. Four of the teams in the relegation group get relegated to the Egyptian Second Division A at the end of the season.

Teams

2025–26 Egyptian Premier League

A total of three teams were promoted to the league from the 2024–25 Egyptian Second Division A. The first team was champions Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, who secured promotion back to the Egyptian Premier League who reached an immediate return to the league. They were joined by Wadi Degla SC, who returned to the league after a five-year absence by clinching the second promotion spot. Kahraba Ismailia SC were the last team to earn promotion, who got promoted to the league for the first time in their history, after coming third.

All 18 teams from the prior season's Premier League returned for 2025–26.

Stadiums and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Al Ahly</td><td>Gezira</td><td>Cairo International Stadium</td><td>75,000</td></tr><tr><td>Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC</td><td>Abageyah</td><td>Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium</td><td>35,000</td></tr><tr><td>Ceramica Cleopatra</td><td>6th of October</td><td>Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium</td><td>35,000</td></tr><tr><td>ENPPI</td><td>New Cairo</td><td>Petrosport Stadium</td><td>16,000</td></tr><tr><td>Ghazl El Mahalla</td><td>El Mahalla El Kubra</td><td>Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium</td><td>14,564</td></tr><tr><td>El Gouna</td><td>El Gouna</td><td>Khaled Bichara Stadium</td><td>12,000</td></tr><tr><td>Haras El Hodoud</td><td>Alexandria</td><td>Haras El Hodoud Stadium</td><td>22,000</td></tr><tr><td>Ismaily</td><td>Ismailia (Sheikh Zayed)</td><td>Ismailia Stadium</td><td>18,525</td></tr><tr><td>Kahraba Ismailia SC</td><td>Ismailia (Sheikh Zayed)</td><td>Kahrabaa Ismailia Stadium</td><td>6,000</td></tr><tr><td>Al Ittihad</td><td>Alexandria</td><td>Alexandria Stadium</td><td>19,676</td></tr><tr><td>Al Masry</td><td>Port Said (Al Dawahy)</td><td>Suez Stadium</td><td>27,000</td></tr><tr><td>Modern Sport</td><td>Mokattam</td><td>Cairo International Stadium</td><td>75,000</td></tr><tr><td>National Bank of Egypt</td><td>Agouza</td><td>Cairo International Stadium</td><td>75,000</td></tr><tr><td>Petrojet</td><td>Suez (Faisal)</td><td>Cairo Military Academy Stadium</td><td>28,500</td></tr><tr><td>Pharco</td><td>Alexandria</td><td>Haras El Hodoud Stadium</td><td>22,000</td></tr><tr><td>Pyramids</td><td>New Cairo</td><td>30 June Stadium</td><td>30,000</td></tr><tr><td>Smouha</td><td>Alexandria</td><td>Borg El Arab Stadium</td><td>86,000</td></tr><tr><td>Tala'ea El Gaish</td><td>Al Waili</td><td>Gehaz El Reyada Stadium</td><td>20,000</td></tr><tr><td>Wadi Degla SC</td><td>Zahraa El Maadi</td><td>Petrosport Stadium</td><td>16,000</td></tr><tr><td>Zamalek</td><td>Mit Okba</td><td>Cairo International Stadium</td><td>75,000</td></tr><tr><td>ZED</td><td>Sheikh Zayed City</td><td>Cairo International Stadium</td><td>75,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Al Ahly	José Riveiro	Mutual Consent	31 August 2025	12th	Jess Thorup	8 October 2025

Regular season

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<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Zamalek</td><td>20</td><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>32</td><td>13</td><td>+19</td><td>43</td><td>Qualification for the championship play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Pyramids</td><td>20</td><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>33</td><td>15</td><td>+18</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Al Ahly</td><td>20</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>33</td><td>19</td><td>+14</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Ceramica Cleopatra</td><td>20</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>29</td><td>16</td><td>+13</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Al Masry</td><td>20</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>29</td><td>20</td><td>+9</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Smouha</td><td>20</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>21</td><td>13</td><td>+8</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>ENPPI</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>20</td><td>16</td><td>+4</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>ZED</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>21</td><td>16</td><td>+5</td><td>29</td><td>Qualification for the relegation play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Wadi Degla</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>23</td><td>20</td><td>+3</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>El Gouna</td><td>20</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>16</td><td>15</td><td>+1</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>National Bank of Egypt</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>18</td><td>14</td><td>+4</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Petrojet</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>21</td><td>23</td><td>−2</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Modern Sport</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>24</td><td>−6</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Tala'ea El Gaish</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>14</td><td>24</td><td>−10</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Al Ittihad</td><td>20</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>15</td><td>24</td><td>−9</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Ghazl El Mahalla</td><td>20</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>12</td><td>15</td><td>−3</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Al Mokawloon Al Arab</td><td>20</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>21</td><td>−8</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Haras El Hodoud</td><td>20</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>15</td><td>29</td><td>−14</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Kahraba Ismailia</td><td>20</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>22</td><td>37</td><td>−15</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Pharco</td><td>20</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>22</td><td>−14</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Ismaily</td><td>20</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>11</td><td>28</td><td>−17</td><td>11</td></tr></tbody></table>

Championship play-offs

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zamalek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	Qualification for the Champions League first or second round
2	Pyramids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43
3	Al Ahly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	Qualification for the Confederation Cup first or second round
4	Ceramica Cleopatra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
5	Al Masry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32
6	Smouha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
7	ENPPI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30

Relegation play-offs

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<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>ZED</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>+1</td><td>32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Wadi Degla</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>El Gouna</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>National Bank of Egypt</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Petrojet</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Modern Sport</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Tala'ea El Gaish</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>−1</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Al Ittihad</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Ghazl El Mahalla</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Al Mokawloon Al Arab</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Haras El Hodoud</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>18</td><td>Relegation to Second Division A</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Kahraba Ismailia</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Pharco</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Ismaily</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table>

Number of teams by governorate

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<table><thead><tr><th>Number of teams</th><th>Governorate</th><th>Team(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7</td><td>Cairo</td><td>Al Ahly, Al Mokawloon Al Arab, ENPPI, Modern Sport, Pyramids, Tala'ea El Gaish and Wadi Degla</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Alexandria</td><td>Haras El Hodoud, Al Ittihad, Pharco and Smouha</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Giza</td><td>Ceramica Cleopatra, National Bank of Egypt, Zamalek and ZED</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ismailia</td><td>Ismaily and Kahraba Ismailia</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Gharbia</td><td>Ghazl El Mahalla</td></tr><tr><td>Port Said</td><td>Al Masry</td></tr><tr><td>Red Sea</td><td>El Gouna</td></tr><tr><td>Suez</td><td>Petrojet</td></tr></tbody></table>

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Salah Mohsen	Al Masry	5
2	Abderrahim Deghmoum	Al Masry	4
Omar El Saaiy	Al Masry
Mahmoud Trézéguet	Al Ahly
Ahmed Farouk	Wadi Degla
6	Ahmed Shousha	Ghazl El Mahalla	3
Sodiq Awujoola	Ceramica Cleopatra
Ahmed Yasser Rayyan	National Bank of Egypt
Mohamed Shika	Kahraba Ismailia
Osama Faisal	National Bank of Egypt
Pape Badji	Smouha

Player

• Most yellow cards: 5 • Nabil Donga • Hossam Hassan

• Most red cards: 2 • Essam El Fayoumi

Club

• Most yellow cards: 29 • Modern Sport FC • Ismaily SC

• Fewest yellow cards: 12 • Petrojet SC

• Most red cards: 5 • Ismaily SC

• Fewest red cards: 0 • Modern Sport FC • National Bank of Egypt SC