2011–12 Egyptian Premier League

The 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League was the fifty-fifth season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. The season began on 14 October 2011, with a total of 19 teams contesting the league. Al Ahly won the last seven league titles.

Egyptian Premier League
Season2011–12
Matches played78
Goals scored191 (2.45 per match)
Average goals/game2.448
Top goalscorerHosny Abd Rabo
(7 goals)
Biggest home winZamalek 6–1 Ghazl El Mahalla
Biggest away winGhazl El Mahalla 0–3 Al Masry
Ghazl El Mahalla 0–3 Telephonat Bani Sweif
Highest scoringZamalek 6–1 Ghazl El Mahalla
Misr El Makasa 5–2 Al Ittihad Al Sakandary
Longest winning run7 games
Haras El Hodood
Longest unbeaten run9 games
El Gouna
Longest winless run8 games
Al Mokawloon Al Arab
El Dakhleya
Ghazl El Mahalla
Smouha
Longest losing run4 games
Al Mokawloon Al Arab
El Dakhleya
Ghazl El Mahalla

This season, the league increased from 16 to 19 teams due to no relegation in the 2010–11 season as a result of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Three teams were promoted from the second division.

Following the Port Said Stadium disaster on 1 February 2012, the season was suspended.[1] At that time, teams had played between 14 and 17 games out of 30. Haras El-Hodood was in first place with a 12–1–1 record. This result was considered a significant surprise by Al Ahram.[2] On 10 March 2012, a decision was reached to cancel the remainder of the season.

Teams

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Al Ittihad Al Sakandary, Smouha and Al Mokawloon Al Arab were the worst three teams in 2010–11 but were not relegated to the 2011–12 Egyptian Second Division. Three teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Egyptian Second DivisionEl Dakhleya, Ghazl El Mahalla, and Telephonat Bani Sweif – bringing the league up to 19 teams total.

Stadiums and locations

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ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Al AhlyCairoCairo International Stadium74,100
Al Ittihad Al SakandaryAlexandriaAlexandria Stadium13,660
Al MasryPort SaidPort Said Stadium17,988
Al Mokawloon Al ArabCairoOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium35,000
El DakhleyaCairoEl Sekka El Hadeed Stadium20,000
El Entag El HarbyCairoAl-Salam Stadium30,000
El GounaHurghadaEl Gouna Stadium30,000
EnppiCairoPetro Sport Stadium25,000
Ghazl El MahallaEl Mahalla El KubraEl Mahalla Stadium29,000
Haras El HodoodAlexandriaHaras El Hedood Stadium22,000
IsmailyIsmailiaIsmailia Stadium18,525
Ittihad El ShortaCairoPolice Academy Stadium22,000
Misr El MakasaFayoumFayoum Stadium10,000
PetrojetSuezSuez Stadium25,000
SmouhaAlexandriaAlexandria Stadium13,660
Tala'ea El GaishCairoGehaz El Reyada Stadium22,000
Telephonat Bani SweifBani SweifBani Sweif Stadium10,000
Wadi DeglaCairoCairo Military Academy Stadium22,000
ZamalekGizaCairo International Stadium74,100

Personnel and kits

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TeamChairmanManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Al Ahly Hassan Hamdy Hossam El Badry Hossam GhalyAdidasEtisalat
Al Ittihad Al Sakandary Effat El Sadat José Maceda Ibrahim El ShayebDiadoraMcDonald's
Al Masry Kamel Abou Aly Talaat Youssef Ahmed FawziUmbroMTS Egypt
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Ibrahim Mahlab Mohammed Radwan Mohammed El AkabawyDiadoraMcDonald's
El Dakhleya Magdy Altohamy Alaa Abdelaal Mostafa NasrDiadoraMcDonald's
El Entag El Harby Abdelmonem Hassan Osama Orabi Hazem FathiDiadoraMcDonald's
El Gouna Samih Sawiris Anwar Salama Nour El-SayedUmbroMobinil
Enppi Maged Nagaty Mokhtar Mokhtar Adel MoustafaNikeMcDonald's
Ghazl El Mahalla Ahmed Maher Salah El Nahi Ibrahim FaragDiadoraMcDonald's
Haras El Hodood Abdel Rehim Mohamed Tarek El Ashry Mohamed HalimDiadoraMcDonald's
Ismaily Yehia Al-Komi Mahmoud Gaber Mohamed HomosBURRDA
Ittihad El Shorta Mahmoud Sharaf Helmy Toulan Mohamad HanafyNikeMcDonald's
Misr El Makasa Mohammed Abdelsalam Tarek Yehia Hassan KondiLegeaMcDonald's
Petrojet Mohamed Abdul Hafez Taha Basry Amr HassanUmbroMcDonald's
Smouha Mohammad Farag Amer Shawky Gharib Ahmed HamodiDiadoraMcDonald's
Tala'ea El Gaish Mostafa Kamel Farouk Gaafar Ernest Papa ArkoDiadoraMcDonald's
Telephonat Bani Sweif Mohamed Abdul Rahim Hamza El-Gamal Saber HusseinDiadoraMcDonald's
Wadi Degla Maged Samy Walter Meeuws Mohamed KawarshyJakoWADI DEGLA
Zamalek Mamdouh Abbas Hassan Shehata Abdelwahed El-SayedAdidasYork ACs

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Haras El Hodoud141211259+1637
2Al Ahly 1511312812+1636
3Zamalek1410222711+1632
4Al Masry157531710+726
5Ittihad El Shorta157531610+626
6Ismaily147431713+425
7Misr El Makasa156632919+1024
8Enppi167362825+324
9El Gouna165742218+422
10Wadi Degla144731715+219
11Telephonat Bani Sweif166191621−519
12Tala'ea El Gaish163851921−217
13Al Ittihad Al Sakandary163671421−715
14Smouha153481523−813
15Petrojet141851221−911
16Ghazl El Mahalla142571129−1811
17Al Mokawloon Al Arab152491724−710
18El Entag El Harby171610826−189
19El Dakhleya151591222−108
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2012. Source: Egyptian League Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Qualifications/regulations based on rules agreed to preseason; an official decision about whether these rules still apply now that the season has been cancelled has not been made.

Results

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Home \ AwayAHLITHMASMOKDKHENTGOUENPGMHHRSISMITSMMKPETSMOTGSTBSWDGZAM
Al Ahly2–03–11–11–01–03–13–0a
Al Ittihad0–23–00–13–31–00–00–2
Al Masry3–12–01–01–01–11–11–0
Al Mokawloon0–24–10–04–12–30–12–21–3
El Dakhleya1–12–00–01–11–20–10–1
El Entag El Harby1–10–01–10–21–20–01–21–02–3
El Gouna3–02–24–10–01–13–12–1
ENPPI2–33–03–23–32–23–32–1
Ghazl El Mahalla0–20–00–32–02–12–20–30–0
Haras El Hodoud2–13–01–01–02–01–1
Ismaily1–10–02–11–10–03–1
Ittihad El Shorta0–11–00–00–12–02–02–0
Misr Lel Makkasa1–25–22–02–15–11–12–33–0
Petrojet2–21–10–30–01–10–1
Smouha1–12–10–11–22–13–10–1
Tala'ea El Gaish2–11–11–13–00–11–21–11–1
Telephonat Beni Suef2–11–01–20–02–12–11–20–2
Wadi Degla0–00–01–20–13–32–02–2
Zamaleka2–12–13–11–06–11–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2012. Source: Egyptian League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Clean sheets

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Cancellation

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On 10 March 2012, a decision was reached to cancel the remainder of the season.[4] A spokesperson for the Egyptian Football Association said the decision was made because there was insufficient time to play the remaining games before the national team was scheduled to compete in the 2012 Olympics and qualifiers for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[4] Farouk Ga’afar, coach of El-Gaish strongly criticized the decision saying the decision would cost the country a lot of money and that "people sitting in coffee shops could make a better decision."[5] It was the fifth time that Egypt has cancelled a season of football; previously 1954–55, 1970–71, 1973–74, and 1989–90 were cancelled for a variety of reasons.[4]

At the same time, it was announced that 18 teams would compete in a friendly tournament "Martyrs Cup" to raise money for families of those killed in Port Said incident.[4] Al Masry, the home team whose fans rioted in Port Said, leaving 74 people dead and 150 injured, was barred from the tournament.[4] Al Ahly, the visiting team during the attack, has been invited but has not confirmed whether they will participate or not.[6] The tournament is scheduled to commence on 29 March with round robin play. The league will be divided into two groups, and the games will take place in empty stadiums owned by the Egyptian Army.[6][7] The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals for a single elimination event.[6] The final is scheduled for 18 May.[4] The Egypt Cup is expected to take place as normal, with Al Masry barred from competition.[7]

Under normal circumstances, the league's top two teams get to participate in the African Champions League. It was not immediately clear if league leaders El-Hodood and Al-Ahly would be declared as the league's top two teams and invited to participate in the Champions League.[2] "I am not against the league cancellation but I want to know: Will we be considered as the league champions?" asked El-Hodoud coach Tarek El-Ashry.[2]In the end, Al-Ahly and Zamalek, who were the 2010-11 League Champions and runners-up, were selected to represent Egypt. Al-Ahly went on to win the tournament.

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