2019–20 Pyramids FC season

The 2019–20 Pyramids season is the 11th season in the football club's history and 3rd consecutive and 4th overall season in the top flight of Egyptian football, the Egyptian Premier League, having been promoted from the Egyptian Second Division in 2017. In addition to the domestic league, Pyramids are also participating in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the Egypt Cup and the second-tier African cup, the CAF Confederation Cup. The season covers a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Pyramids
2019–20 season
OwnerSalem Al Shamsi
PresidentMamdouh Eid
ManagerSébastien Desabre
(8 July – 19 December 2019)
Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy (caretaker)
(19–27 December 2019)
Ante Čačić
(27 December 2019 – present)
Stadium30 June Stadium
Egyptian Premier League3rd
Egypt CupQuarter-finals
CAF Confederation Cupfinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Abdallah El Said
(12 goals)

All: Abdallah El Said
(14 goals)
All statistics correct as of 21 February 2020.

Kit information edit

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsors: Swyp

Home
Away
Third

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 1 February 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  EGYEl Mahdy Soliman
2DF  EGYAhmed Ayman Mansour
3DF  EGYAbdallah Bakry
4DF  EGYOmar Gaber (Vice-captain)
5DF  EGYAli Gabr (3rd captain)
6MF  EGYMohamed Fathy
7FW  BFAEric Traoré
8FW  EGYIslam Issa
9FW  GHAJohn Antwi
10FW  EGYIbrahim Hassan
11DF  EGYTarek Taha
12MF  EGYAhmed Tawfik
13DF  EGYRagab Bakar
14MF  EGYNabil Emad
15MF  EGYMahmoud Hamada
No.Pos. NationPlayer
16GK  EGYAhmed El Shenawy
17FW  EGYMohamed Farouk
18FW  TUNAmor Layouni
19MF  EGYAbdallah El Said (Captain)
20DF  EGYMohamed Atwa
21DF  EGYMohamed Hamdy
22FW  UGALumala Abdu
24DF  CIVWilfried Kanon
25GK  EGYAhmed Daador
26FW  EGYMohamed El Gabbas
33DF  EGYMahmoud Abdel Kader
35FW  EGYIbrahim Adel
37FW  EGYHossam Ghanem
FW  EGYAhmed Hamoudi

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  NGAAzubuike Okechukwu (at İstanbul Başakşehir until 30 June 2020)
FW  EGYAhmed Ali (at ENPPI until 30 June 2020)
FW  PERCristian Benavente (at Nantes until 30 June 2020)
FW  BRAKeno (at Al Jazira until 30 June 2020)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
FW  EGYNasser Mansi (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2020)
FW  EGYAmr Marey (at Misr Lel Makkasa until 30 June 2020)
FW  BRARibamar (at Vasco da Gama until 31 December 2020)
FW  EGYMahmoud Salah (at ENPPI until 30 June 2020)

Transfers edit

Competitions edit

Overview edit

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Egyptian Premier League21 September 2019May 2020Matchday 12613674128+13050.00
Egypt Cup5 December 2019Round of 32220071+6100.00
CAF Confederation Cup10 August 2019Preliminary round151212297+22080.00
Total4327797736+41062.79

Last updated: 13 September 2020
Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League edit

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al Ahly (C)342851748+6689Qualification for the Champions League
2Zamalek3421855027+2368[a]
3Pyramids3419875433+2165Qualification for the Confederation Cup[b]
4Al Mokawloon Al Arab34159104534+1154
5Smouha34111854433+1151
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As a result of Zamalek refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly on 24 February 2020, the club was subject to a 3-point deduction following the conclusion of the season.[1]
  2. ^ Since the 2019–20 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, Al Mokawloon Al Arab.

Results summary edit

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2613674128 +13456342213 +97331915 +4

Last updated: 13 September 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDDWDLLDWLWDWWLW
Position11222457756555353
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2020. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 12 September 2019.[2]

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 1 Pyramids 4–0 ENPPI Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
3 October 2019 (2019-10-03) 2 Tanta 1–2 Pyramids Tanta
15:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Tanta Club Stadium
Referee: Tarek Samy
6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) 3 Tala'ea El Gaish 2–2 Pyramids Cairo
17:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
17 October 2019 (2019-10-17) 4 Pyramids 0–0 Smouha Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Sabahy
21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) 5 El Entag El Harby 2–3 Pyramids Cairo
17:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27)[A] 6 Pyramids 2–2 Aswan Cairo
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Mahgoub
12 December 2019 (2019-12-12) 7 Zamalek 2–0 Pyramids Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
17 December 2019 (2019-12-17) 8 Pyramids 2–3 El Gouna Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 9 Al Masry 1–1 Pyramids Suez[B]
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium[B]
Referee: Mohamed Adel
25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) 10 Pyramids 1–0 Wadi Degla Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salama
2 January 2020 (2020-01-02) 11 Haras El Hodoud 1–0 Pyramids Alexandria
14:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Referee: Walid Abdel Razek
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) 12 Pyramids 1–0 Ismaily Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) 13 Al Ittihad 1–1 Pyramids Alexandria
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium[C]
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
Note: Pyramids' goal is also accredited as an own goal by Emad El Sayed of Al Ittihad.
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 14 Pyramids 3–1 Misr Lel Makkasa Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) 15 FC Masr 1–2 Pyramids Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) 16 Pyramids 1–2 Al Ahly Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 17 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0–2 Pyramids Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) 18 ENPPI 0–1 Pyramids Cairo
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
10 August 2020 (2020-08-10) 19 Pyramids 3–0 Tanta Cairo
18:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
20 March 2020 (2020-03-20) 20 Pyramids 2–2 Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
21 August 2020 (2020-08-21) 21 ENPPI 1–2 Pyramids Alexandria
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium

Egypt Cup edit

Pyramids entered the competition from the round of 32 and were given a home tie against Egyptian Second Division side Nogoom.[3] The bracket of the tournament was also decided at the time of the round of 32 draw; meaning that the path to the final for each time was decided prior to playing any matches. Also, all matches are played on stadiums selected by the Egyptian Football Association starting from the round of 16.

5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) Round of 32 Pyramids 6–1 Nogoom Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Amr Ayed
21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) Round of 16 Ismaily 0–1 Pyramids Alexandria
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
 ()TBD Quarter-finals Tala'ea El Gaish v Pyramids
--:-- CAT (UTC+2)

CAF Confederation Cup edit

Pyramids entered the competition for the first time in their history after finishing 3rd in the previous season of the league. Since it was the club's first appearance, Pyramids entered the competition from the preliminary round.

Preliminary round edit

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 21 July 2019. Pyramids were drawn against Étoile du Congo from Congo.[4]

v Étoile du Congo
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) First leg Pyramids 4–1 Étoile du Congo Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Lyes Bekouassa (Algeria)

First round edit

The draw for the first round was held on 21 July 2019 (after the preliminary round draw). Pyramids were drawn against the winner of the tie involving CR Belouizdad from Algeria and AS CotonTchad from Chad, which was won by the former.[4]

v CR Belouizdad
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) First leg Pyramids 1–1 CR Belouizdad Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
v Pyramids
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) Second leg CR Belouizdad 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Pyramids Algiers, Algeria
17:45 WAT (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Play-off round edit

The draw for the play-off round was held on 9 October 2019. Pyramids were drawn against Young Africans from Tanzania, who were transferred to the CAF Confederation Cup from the CAF Champions League after losing their tie in the first round.[5]

v Pyramids
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) First leg Young Africans 1–2 Pyramids Mwanza, Tanzania
16:00 EAT (UTC+3)
ReportStadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
v Young Africans
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) Second leg Pyramids 3–0
(5–1 agg.)
Young Africans Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 12 November 2019. Pyramids were drawn in Group A alongside FC Nouadhibou from Mauritania, Enugu Rangers from Nigeria and fellow Egyptian side Al Masry.[6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pyramids6501143+1115Advance to knockout stage
2 Al-Masry6312109+110
3 Enugu Rangers613269−36
4 FC Nouadhibou6024312−92
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
v Pyramids
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 1 Enugu Rangers 1–3 Pyramids Enugu, Nigeria
14:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
v FC Nouadhibou
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 2 Pyramids 6–0 FC Nouadhibou Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
v Pyramids
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 3 Al Masry 1–2 Pyramids Alexandria, Egypt[D]
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium[D]
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
v Al Masry
12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 4 Pyramids 2–0 Al Masry Cairo, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
v Enugu Rangers
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) 5 Pyramids 0–1 Enugu Rangers Cairo, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium[E]
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros)
v Pyramids
2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 6 FC Nouadhibou 0–1 Pyramids Cairo, Egypt[F]
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium[F]
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

Quarter-finals edit

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 5 February 2020. Pyramids were drawn against Zanaco from Zambia.[7]

v Pyramids
1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) First leg Zanaco 0–3 Pyramids National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
13:00 (15:00 UTC+2)Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 21 February 2020
No.PosPlayerEgyptian Premier LeagueEgypt CupCAF Confederation CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK El Mahdy Soliman1101040160
2DF Ahmed Ayman Mansour90008+10180
3DF Abdallah Bakry9+20217+10211
4DF Omar Gaber1510010+20271
5DF Ali Gabr1011080191
6MF Mohamed Fathy5+20104+10130
7FW Eric Traoré10+120+1096218
8FW Islam Issa7+51007+22213
9FW John Antwi12+421+126+462810
10FW Ibrahim Hassan8+21214+30192
11DF Tarek Taha401+102080
12MF Ahmed Tawfik7+40204+20190
13DF Ragab Bakar8+300011+10230
14MF Nabil Emad12+21109+11252
15MF Mahmoud Hamada4+10101+30100
16GK Ahmed El Shenawy601080150
17FW Mohamed Farouk7+330+105+25188
18FW Amor Layouni2+70102+21141
19MF Abdallah El Said14+112108+122514
20DF Mohamed Atwa00000000
21DF Mohamed Hamdy12+12208+10242
22FW Lumala Abdu2+10000030
24DF Wilfried Kanon10+102031161
25GK Ahmed Daador00000000
26FW Mohamed El Gabbas3+1011+123+51234
33MF Mahmoud Abdel Kader00000000
35MF Ibrahim Adel00100+2030
37FW Hossam Ghanem00000000
Players transferred out during the season
23FW Ahmed Ali0+10001+1131

Goalscorers edit

As of 21 February 2020
RankPositionNameEgyptian Premier LeagueEgypt CupCAF Confederation CupTotal
1MF Abdallah El Said120214
2FW John Antwi22610
3FW Mohamed Farouk3058
FW Eric Traoré2068
5FW Mohamed El Gabbas1214
6FW Islam Issa1023
7MF Nabil Emad1012
DF Mohamed Hamdy2002
FW Ibrahim Hassan1102
10FW Ahmed Ali0011
DF Abdallah Bakry0101
DF Omar Gaber1001
DF Ali Gabr1001
DF Wilfried Kanon0011
FW Amor Layouni0011
Own goal0101
Total2772660

Clean sheets edit

As of 21 February 2020
RankNameEgyptian Premier LeagueEgypt CupCAF Confederation CupTotal
1 El Mahdy Soliman3137
2 Ahmed El Shenawy2035
Total51612

References edit

  1. ^ "EFA impose penalties on Zamalek following Cairo derby incident". KingFut. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Cairo Derby in fourth round as 2019/20 Egyptian Premier League draw conducted". KingFut. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "قرعة كأس مصر - الزمالك يواجه الشرقية.. والأهلي ضد بني سويف" [Egypt Cup draw: Main competition draw concludes with Al Ahly drawing against Beni Suef and El Sharkia traveling to Zamalek]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Fixtures for 2019/20 Interclubs preliminary rounds released". CAF. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Results of the CC draw". CAF. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Group Phase draw for Total CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 set for 12 November". CAF. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Results of Quarter-finals draw". CAF. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

Notes edit

  1. ^ All Egyptian Premier League fixtures scheduled to be played between 23 October and 22 November 2019 were postponed due to Egypt U-23 team's involvement in the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.
  2. ^ a b The Al Masry v Pyramids match was played at Suez Stadium in Suez instead of Al Masry Club Stadium in Port Said due to renovation process.
  3. ^ The Al Ittihad v Pyramids match was played at Haras El Hodoud Stadium instead of Alexandria Stadium, both in Alexandria, due to poor pitch condition.
  4. ^ a b The Al Masry v Pyramids match was played at Alexandria Stadium in Alexandria instead of Al Masry Club Stadium in Port Said due to renovation process.
  5. ^ The Pyramids v Enugu Rangers match, originally scheduled to be played at 30 June Stadium, was played at Cairo International Stadium, both in Cairo, due to the former hosting the first African Para Games.
  6. ^ a b The FC Nouadhibou v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played at Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya in Nouakchott, Mauritania, was played at 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, following request made by both clubs.