2015–16 Egyptian Premier League

The 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League was the 57th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The fixtures were announced on 20 September 2015.[1] The season began on 20 October 2015 and concluded on 9 July 2016.[2]

Egyptian Premier League
Season2015–16
Dates20 October 2015 – 9 July 2016
ChampionsAl Ahly
38th Premier League title
RelegatedIttihad El Shorta
Haras El Hodoud
Ghazl El Mahalla
Champions LeagueAl Ahly
Zamalek
Confederation CupSmouha
Al Masry
Matches played306
Goals scored676 (2.21 per match)
Top goalscorerHossam Salama
(17 goals)
Biggest home winZamalek 5–0 Ghazl El Mahalla
(23 December 2015)
Biggest away winAl Ittihad 0–5 Ismaily
(12 November 2015)
Highest scoringAl Ahly 7–3 Ittihad El Shorta
(7 January 2016)
Longest winning runZamalek
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAl Ahly
(20 matches)
Longest winless runGhazl El Mahalla
(34 matches)
Longest losing runAl Ittihad
(8 matches)
All statistics correct as of 9 July 2016.

Zamalek began the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. Aswan, El Entag El Harby and Ghazl El Mahalla entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Egyptian Second Division.

On 24 June 2016, Al Ahly won the title with two games to spare after a 2–1 away win over Ismaily to secure their 38th Egyptian Premier League title.

Teams

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Unlike the previous season, a total of 18 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2014–15 season and 3 promoted from the Egyptian Second Division.

Stadium and location

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TeamLocationStadium
Al AhlyCairoBorg El Arab Stadium (Selected matches)
Petro Sport Stadium
AswanAswanAswan Stadium
El DakhleyaCairo30 June Stadium
El Entag El HarbyCairoAl Salam Stadium
ENPPICairoPetro Sport Stadium
Ghazl El MahallaEl MahallaGhazl El Mahalla Stadium
Haras El HodoudAlexandriaHarras El Hodoud Stadium
IsmailyIsmailiaIsmailia Stadium
Al IttihadAlexandriaAlexandria Stadium
Ittihad El ShortaCairoPolice Academy Stadium
Al MasryPort SaidIsmailia Stadium1
Misr Lel MakkasaFayoumFayoum Stadium
Al MokawloonCairoArab Contractors Stadium
PetrojetSuezSuez Stadium
SmouhaAlexandriaAlexandria Stadium
Tala'ea El GaishCairoCairo Military Academy Stadium
Wadi DeglaCairo30 June Stadium
ZamalekCairoPetro Sport Stadium
1 Al Masry's original stadium is Port Said Stadium in Port Said, but due to the Port Said Stadium riot in 2012 the Egyptian Football Association banned Al Masry from playing matches at Port Said Stadium until the end of the 2015–16 season, and instead they will play at Ismailia Stadium.[3]

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
El Entag El Harby Moamen SolimanMutual consent27 June 2015[4]Pre-season Shawky Gharieb22 July 2015[5]
Al Ahly Fathi MabroukSacked5 October 2015[6] José Peseiro9 October 2015[7]
Ghazl El Mahalla Mohamed Geneddy1 November 2015[8]18 Ahmed Hassan1 November 2015[8]
Smouha Mohamed Youssef1 November 2015[9]12 Mimi Abdel Razek1 November 2015[9]
Al Mokawloon Hassan ShehataResigned13 November 2015[10]16 Tarek El Ashry15 November 2015[11]
Al Ittihad Stoycho MladenovMutual consent15 November 2015[12]8 Leonel Pontes20 November 2015[13]
Haras El Hodoud Abdul-Hamid BassiounyResigned16 November 2015[14]17 Ahmed Ayoub16 November 2015[15]
Zamalek Jesualdo Ferreira21 November 2015[16]4 Marcos Paquetá13 December 2015[17]
Ittihad El Shorta Khaled El KamashSacked26 November 2015[18]15 Fathi Mabrouk26 November 2015[19]
Petrojet Ahmed HassanResigned11 December 2015[20]14 Talaat Youssef12 December 2015[21]
Ismaily Mido20 December 2015[22]5 Nasreddine Nabi27 December 2015[23]
Ghazl El Mahalla Ahmed Hassan24 December 2015[24]18 Mohamed Faiz1 January 2016[25]
Zamalek Marcos PaquetáSacked4 January 2016[26]5 Mido4 January 2016[26]
ENPPI Hany RamzyResigned9 January 2016[27]11 Hamada Sedki17 January 2016[28]
Wadi Degla Hamada Sedki14 January 2016[29]14 Patrice Carteron16 January 2016[30]
Al Ahly José Peseiro18 January 2016[31]3 Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi18 January 2016[31]
Al Mokawloon Tarek El AshrySacked20 January 2016[32]15 Mohamed Ouda22 January 2016[33]
Ghazl El Mahalla Mohamed Faiz20 January 2016[34]18 Khaled El Kamash20 January 2016[34]
Ismaily Nasreddine Nabi25 January 2016[35]11 Khaled El Kamash26 January 2016[36]
Ghazl El Mahalla Khaled El KamashSigned by Ismaily26 January 2016[36]17 Samir Kamouna2 February 2016[37]
Zamalek MidoSacked9 February 2016[citation needed]2 Mohamed Salah9 February 2016[citation needed]
Ittihad El Shorta Fathi Mabrouk12 February 2016[38]16 Hany Ramzy12 February 2016[38]
Smouha Mimi Abdel RazekResigned17 February 2016[39]8 Helmy Toulan19 February 2016[40]
Zamalek Mohamed SalahEnd of caretaker spell28 February 2016[41]2 Alex McLeish28 February 2016[41]
Al Ahly Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi1 March 2016[42]1 Martin Jol1 March 2016[42]
Haras El Hodoud Ahmed AyoubSacked1 March 2016[43]18 Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny1 March 2016[44]
Al Ittihad Leonel Pontes8 March 2016[45]14 Mokhtar Mokhtar9 March 2016[46]
ENPPI Hamada Sedki16 April 2016[47]12 Khaled Metwalli16 April 2016[47]
El Dakhleya Alaa Abdel AalResigned23 April 2016[48]7 Mohamed Yousry25 April 2016[49]
ENPPI Khaled MetwalliEnd of caretaker spell27 April 2016[50]13 Alaa Abdel Aal27 April 2016[50]
Zamalek Alex McLeishMutual consent2 May 2016[51]2 Mohamed Helmy2 May 2016[52]

Results

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al Ahly (C)3423746524+4176Qualification for the Champions League
2Zamalek3420954925+2469
3Smouha34131654537+855[a]Qualification for the Confederation Cup[b]
4Al Masry34131655037+1355[a]
5Wadi Degla34141283831+754
6Ismaily34158114736+1153
7El Entag El Harby34131383826+1252
8El Dakhleya341311103533+250
9ENPPI341211114239+347[c]
10Misr Lel Makkasa341211114741+647[c]
11Petrojet341210123531+446
12Tala'ea El Gaish34914113435−141[d]
13Al Mokawloon Al Arab341011133442−841[d]
14Al Ittihad34116172644−1839
15Aswan34811152844−1635
16Ittihad El Shorta (R)34316153048−1825Relegation to the Second Division
17Haras El Hodoud (R)3447231752−3519
18Ghazl El Mahalla (R)34013211651−3513
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goal scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goal scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Smouha ahead of Al Masry on head-to-head record; Smouha–Al Masry 1–0, Al Masry–Smouha 1–1.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Egypt Cup, Zamalek, qualified for African competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Confederation Cup) was passed to the fourth-placed team which were the next best teams in the table not already qualified for any African competition.
  3. ^ a b ENPPI ahead of Misr Lel Makkasa on head-to-head record; ENPPI–Misr Lel Makkasa 2–1, Misr Lel Makkasa–ENPPI 0–2.
  4. ^ a b Tala'ea El Gaish ahead of Al Mokawloon on head-to-head record; Tala'ea El Gaish–Al Mokawloon 2–1, Al Mokawloon–Tala'ea El Gaish 0–0.

Result table

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Home \ AwayAHLASWDKHENTENPGMHHRSISMITHITSMASMMKMOKPETSMOTGSWDGZAM
Al Ahly3–12–02–02–02–03–01–01–17–32–30–13–12–00–31–00–12–0
Aswan0–41–00–21–10–01–01–11–02–11–12–32–12–10–00–12–10–0
El Dakhleya1–11–12–14–41–02–00–12–01–02–31–32–01–00–10–02–00–0
El Entag El Harby0–12–02–20–01–03–03–00–10–00–02–12–10–01–12–11–13–1
ENPPI0–23–20–10–03–02–21–23–01–30–41–13–11–00–12–10–20–1
Ghazl El Mahalla1–10–11–10–10–00–12–20–10–02–20–10–11–10–11–10–20–2
Haras El Hodoud0–41–00–10–30–12–20–40–10–03–11–10–10–20–10–10–20–2
Ismaily1–22–00–12–02–23–11–00–12–21–11–41–01–02–22–00–11–0
Al Ittihad0–11–01–21–21–01–12–00–51–00–21–01–10–20–11–02–30–1
Ittihad El Shorta3–52–21–10–00–03–01–12–01–10–10–02–20–10–21–40–02–3
Al Masry2–23–21–10–01–21–03–21–01–11–01–13–23–11–13–32–00–1
Misr Lel Makkasa1–23–10–12–10–21–01–03–21–11–12–20–10–12–01–11–11–3
Al Mokawloon0–32–03–10–00–30–01–00–03–10–02–11–42–21–10–00–01–2
Petrojet0–11–10–03–10–02–01–21–03–13–00–03–20–23–10–00–11–1
Smouha1–30–01–11–11–14–22–23–32–01–11–04–30–20–32–22–01–1
Tala'ea El Gaish0–01–12–00–01–32–11–01–20–12–00–00–02–10–00–10–23–2
Wadi Degla0–01–01–01–32–31–10–00–23–12–10–01–01–13–01–13–31–1
Zamalek0–01–02–02–11–05–01–00–12–11–02–22–22–02–01–12–12–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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RankScorerClubGoals
1 Hossam SalamaSmouha17
2 Marwan MohsenIsmaily14
Nana PokuMisr Lel Makkasa
4 Ahmed RaoufAl Masry13
5 Mahmoud FathallaEl Entag El Harby12
Malick EvounaAl Ahly
Moamen ZakariaAl Ahly
8 Abdallah SaidAl Ahly11
Mahmoud KahrabaZamalek
Stanley OhawuchiWadi Degla

Source:[53] [dead link]

Hat-tricks

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PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Mahmoud FathallaEl Entag El HarbyHaras El Hodoud3–019 January 2016
GedoEl Entag El HarbyIsmaily3–011 February 2016
Ahmed RaoufAl MasryENPPI4–01 March 2016

Clean Sheets

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RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Sherif EkramyAl Ahly16
2 Essam El-HadaryWadi Degla15
3 Al-Mahdy Soliman

Mohamed El Shenawy

Smouha

Petrojet

13
4 Amir Abdelhamid

Ahmed El-Shenawy

Mahmoud El Gharabawy

El Entag El Harby

Zamalek

El Dakhleya

11
5 Emad Sayed

Mohamed Awaad

Tala'ea El Gaish

Ismaily

10

Source: yallakora Archived 2019-09-18 at the Wayback Machine

Team's progress

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Al AhlyWWWLLWDWWWWDWWWWDDDWWWWWWLWWWWLWDD
AswanLDDDDLLWLDLWWLWDDWLLWWLDDDLLDLLLWL
El DakhleyaWWWWDDWWDDDLDDLDDLWLWLWDDLWWLLLWLW
El Entag El HarbyLLLWWDLDDDDLWWWDDWWWDWLDDDDLDWWWWL
ENPPIDDWDWDWDLLLWWDLDWLWLLLLDWLDDLWWDWW
Ghazl El MahallaLLLDLDDLLLDDLLLDLLDDLLLLDDLLLDLDLD
Haras El HodoudDLDLLLDLLLDDLLLLLLLDLWLLLLLLWWWLDL
IsmailyWDLWWWLLWDLDLLWDLWWWWLWWDWDLLDDLWW
Al IttihadWWDLLWWWLDWDDLLLLLLLLWWWDLLWLWLLDL
Ittihad El ShortaDDDLLLDDDDLDLLDDLWDDLDLLDDDLWLLLWL
Al MasryWDLWWDWWDWDWDLDWDDDWWLLDDDLWDWWDDD
Misr Lel MakkasaDDWWDWWWLWDDDWLWDDDLLWLLWWLDLLWLDL
Al MokawloonLDDLLDWLLDLDLDLDWWLWLDWDWLDWWLDWLW
PetrojetLWLLDDLLWWDDWWWDWDWLLLWDDLWLDDLWLW
SmouhaWLLDWDDWWDDDDDWDDWLWWDWWLDDDLWDWDW
Tala'ea El GaishLDDLWDLWWDDDLWDDDLLWDDWLLLWWDDLWDL
Wadi DeglaLDWWDLLDDLLDWWDWDWLDWWWWDDWWWDDLLW
ZamalekWDWWWLWDDWWWWDLLDWWLWLDWWWWWWWWDDD
Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

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