2021–22 Egyptian Premier League

The 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE Egyptian Premier League for sponsorship purposes, was the 63rd season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 25 October 2021 and is concluded on 30 August 2022. Fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced on 12 October 2021.[1]

Egyptian Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates25 October 2021 – 30 August 2022
ChampionsZamalek
(14th title)
RelegatedMisr Lel Makkasa
Eastern Company
El Gouna
Champions LeagueZamalek
Al Ahly
Confederation CupPyramids
Future
Matches played306
Goals scored673 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorerAhmed Sayed
(19 goals)
Biggest home winCeramica Cleopatra 5–0 Al Ittihad
(14 July 2022)
Biggest away winIsmaily 0–4 Al Ahly
(27 October 2021)
Highest scoringSmouha 4–4 Al Ittihad
(25 October 2021)
Zamalek 3–5 Al Ahly
(5 November 2021)
Al Ittihad 4–4 Ceramica Cleopatra
(20 December 2021)
Longest winning run9 matches
Zamalek SC
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Tala'ea El Gaish
Longest winless run16 matches
Misr Lel Makkasa
Longest losing run6 matches
Eastern Company

Zamalek are the defending champions, having won their 13th league title in the previous season.

Teams edit

Eighteen teams are competing in the league - the top fifteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Egyptian Second Division.

Venues edit

A total of 12 stadiums in 5 governorates were selected by clubs to host their 2021–22 home fixtures. Each club has the option to submit a reserve home venue in case of unavailability for their main home stadium.

Due to security concerns, selected matches are played on neutral ground due to high intensity. For example, fixtures between Al Ahly and Ismaily are played in Alexandria. All matches involving Al Masry are also played in the same city.

Al AhlyCeramica CleopatraEastern Company
Al Salam StadiumOsman Ahmed Osman StadiumPetro Sport Stadium
Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 16,000
ENPPIFutureGhazl El Mahalla
Petro Sport StadiumAl Salam StadiumGhazl El Mahalla Stadium
Capacity: 16,000Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 14,564
El GounaIsmailyAl Ittihad
Khaled Bichara StadiumIsmailia StadiumAlexandria Stadium
Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 18,525Capacity: 19,676
Al MasryMisr Lel MakkasaAl Mokawloon Al Arab
Borg El Arab Stadium[a]Cairo Military Academy Stadium[b]Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity: 86,000Capacity: 28,500Capacity: 35,000
National Bank of EgyptPharcoPyramids
Petro Sport StadiumAlexandria Stadium30 June Stadium
Capacity: 16,000Capacity: 19,676Capacity: 30,000
SmouhaTala'ea El GaishZamalek
Alexandria StadiumGehaz El Reyada StadiumCairo International Stadium
Capacity: 19,676Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 75,000
Notes
  1. ^ Al Masry play their home matches at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, instead of their regular stadium Al Masry Club Stadium in Port Said, which is under demolition process ahead of a redevelopment project.
  2. ^ Misr Lel Makkasa play their home matches at Cairo Military Academy Stadium in Cairo, instead of their regular stadium Faiyum Stadium in Faiyum, due to VAR unavailability.

Personnel and kits edit

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Al Ahly Ricardo Soares Mohamed El Shenawy UmbroWE, SAIB Bank, Royal Dutch Shell1, Tiger Chips1, GLC Paints2
Future FC Ali Maher Saad Samir NikePapa John's1
Ceramica Cleopatra Ahmed Samy Amer Mohamed KelmeCeramica Cleopatra Group
ENPPI Jorvan Vieira Ibrahim Yehia NikeWE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Pharco Fc Nuno Almeida Ramy Sabry KelmeWE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Ghazl El Mahalla Mohamed Odah Abdo Yehia UhlsportMisr Life Insurance
El Gouna Reda Shehata Nour El Sayed AdidasOrascom Group
Ismaily Hamza El-Gamal Shoukry Naguib JakoWE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Al Ittihad Emad El Nahhas Khaled El Ghandour XtepWE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Al Masry Hossam Hassan Amr Moussa NikeWE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair
Eastern Company Alaa Abdelaal Ahmed Temsah Umbro
Al Mokawloon Mohamed Ouda Mohamed Hamdy Zaky KelmeArab Contractors
El Geish [[]] Mohamed Bassam AdidasWE, Oppo, Egyptair
Misr El Makassa Eid Maraziq Hossam Abdel Wahed JomaWE, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair, Misr Life Insurance
National Bank of Egypt Khaled Galal Asem Salah KelmeNational Bank of Egypt
Pyramids Ehab Galal Abdallah El Said Puma (brand)Whoosh
Smouha Abdel Hamid Bassiouny Mahmoud Abdelhalim Adidas
Zamalek Jesualdo Ferreira Shikabala Tempo sportMolto, Oppo, SAIB Bank, Egyptair, Misr Life Insurance

Managerial changes edit

ClubPrevious ManagerNew Manager
Ismaily SC Talaat Youssef Juan Brown
Eastern Company SC Alaa Nouh Alaa Abdel Aal
Pharco FC Magdy Abdelaty Nuno Almeida
Ismaily SC Juan Brown Hamza El-Gamal
Al Ittihad Alexandria Hossam Hassan Emad El Nahhas
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Emad El Nahhas Mohamed Ouda
Smouha SC Ahmed Samy Abdel Hamid Bassiouny
Misr El Makasa Tamer Mostafa Eid Maraziq
Al Masry SC Moïne Chaâbani Hossam Hassan
ENPPI SC Helmi Toulan Jorvan Vieira
Al Ahly SC Pitso Mosimane Ricardo Soares

Foreign players edit

Club1st2nd3rd4th5th6thLoaned Out
Al Ahly SC Ali Maâloul Aliou Dieng Badr Benoun Luís Miquissone Percy Tau Aliou Badji

Walter Bwalya

Al Ittihad Alexandria Damion Lowe Saïdou Simporé Moro Salifu Mabululu Benjamin Boateng Abdullah Naseeb
Al Masry SC Emeka Ezeugo Austin Amutu Ilies Jelassi
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Luis Hinestroza Farouck Kabore Mamadou Niass Oussama Romdhani John Okoli
Cleopatra FC Evans Mensah Kwame Bonsu Seif Teka Fabrice Ngah Bilel Saidani Musab Al-Battat
Eastern Company Stephen Sey Benjamin Afutu Firas Iffia Mohamed Trabelsi
Tala'ea El Gaish Franck Engonga Kazadi Kasengu John Antwi Mohamed Jouini Khalid Hachadi
El Gouna FC Allan Kyambadde Shimelis Bekele
ENPPI SC John Okoye Ebuka Dinopeter Judy
Future FC Jonathan Ngwem Anicet Abel Ayman Sfaxi Diawisie Taylor
Ghazl El Mahalla Ibrahim Koné Paulin Voavy Malick Touré Himid Mao
Ismaily SC Benson Shilongo Marouane Sahraoui Mohamed Tarhoni Justin Shonga Ary Papel
Misr Lel Makkasa John Avire Eric Serge Joseph Atola David Cameron
National Bank of Egypt Mohamed Methnani Issah Yakubu Maarouf Youssef Moussa Diawara
Pharco FC Azmi Ghouma Seif Teiri Kingsley Sokari Rezki Hamroune
Pyramids FC Eric Traoré Mahmoud Wadi Fakhreddine Ben Youssef Walid El Karti John Antwi
Smouha SC Abdelkabir El Ouadi Ather El Tahir Sikiru Olatunbosun Alia Sylla Sodiq Ougola Garcia Dasfaa
Zamalek SC Achraf Bencharki Mohamed Ounajem Hamza Mathlouthi Seifeddine Jaziri Razzak Cisse

Results edit

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Zamalek[a] (C)3424556229+3377Qualification for the Champions League
2Pyramids[a]3422575625+3171Qualification for the Confederation Cup
3Al Ahly[a]34201046221+4170Qualification for the Champions League
4Tala'ea El Gaish34141462724+356[b]
5Future[a]34168104934+1556[b]Qualification for the Confederation Cup
6Smouha34111494445−147
7National Bank of Egypt341113104041−146
8Pharco34915102122−142
9ENPPI34815113739−239
10Al Mokawloon Al Arab34814123031−138[c]
11Ismaily34911142739−1238[c]
12Al Ittihad34911144052−1238[c]
13Al Masry34814124041−138[c]
14Ceramica Cleopatra34716113441−737
15Ghazl El Mahalla34715122637−1136[d]
16El Gouna (R)3499163346−1336[d]Relegation to Second Division
17Eastern Company (R)34712153356−2333
18Misr Lel Makkasa (R)3429231250−3815
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d The 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Zamalek and Al Ahly, who were at first and second place after 24 rounds respectively, represented Egypt in the 2022–23 CAF Champions League. Meanwhile, Future and Pyramids FC, who were at third and fourth place after 24 rounds respectively, represented Egypt in the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-Head points: Tala'ea El Gaish 6, Future 0.
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-Head points: Al Mokawloon Al Arab 12, Ismaily 11, Al Ittihad 5, Al Masry 4.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-Head points: Ghazl El Mahalla 4, El Gouna 1.

Fixtures and results edit

Home \ AwayAHLCCLEASENPFUTGMHGOUISMITHMASMMKMOKNBEPHAPYRSMOTGSZAM
Al Ahly4–04–12–04–02–12–00–01–02–04–01–01–00–03–04–10–02–2
Ceramica Cleopatra1–10–10–00–30–03–22–15–01–44–12–21–01–10–21–11–10–1
Eastern Company0–01–00–21–42–30–20–22–22–22–11–12–30–30–32–20–01–2
ENPPI1–20–01–21–22–22–22–01–01–10–03–22–20–11–11–10–10–2
Future1–11–11–11–22–13–21–24–31–11–01–02–01–01–04–00–10–1
Ghazl El Mahalla2–30–01–03–00–02–10–01–11–11–01–11–11–10–21–00–10–2
El Gouna0–01–12–31–12–10–00–31–00–30–11–21–21–01–21–02–11–4
Ismaily0–42–01–10–20–00–00–11–03–21–00–02–20–00–41–00–10–2
Al Ittihad0–34–41–12–13–23–01–01–20–01–00–13–01–21–02–51–10–2
Al Masry1–01–11–22–20–11–11–04–10–13–20–21–30–02–20–00–00–0
Misr Lel Makkasa0–10–00–00–20–30–12–02–20–00–20–31–20–00–20–00–00–1
Al Mokawloon Al Arab0–00–11–02–20–11–00–01–11–12–11–11–12–00–20–01–11–2
National Bank of Egypt0–00–02–11–11–42–11–11–01–12–21–02–10–10–11–23–01–2
Pharco1–41–01–11–01–01–10–00–00–10–12–01–02–21–20–00–10–1
Pyramids2–00–13–01–00–01–01–31–03–03–12–11–01–00–05–13–02–3
Smouha3–21–13–01–11–12–02–22–14–42–11–01–10–10–00–21–02–0
Tala'ea El Gaish1–01–01–11–11–00–00–11–02–11–00–01–01–11–02–23–30–2
Zamalek3–53–21–20–23–24–02–12–11–12–15–01–01–10–03–02–00–1
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

As of 31 August 2022[2]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 ZizoZamalek19
2 Marwan HamdySmouha15
3 John Okoye EbukaENPPI13
MabululuAl Ittihad
5 Mostafa ShalabyENPPI11
6 Shady HusseinCeramica Cleopatra10
Ahmed RefaatFuture
7 Seifeddine JaziriZamalek9
Nasser MansiPyramids National Bank of Egypt
Ahmet AtefFuture
Mohamed HelalNational Bank of Egypt

Top assists edit

noNameClubAppearanceAssists
1 Mohamed MagdyAhly SC54
1 Ahmed MadboulyIsmaily SC54
2 Jonathan NgwemFuture FC53
Mohamed HamdyPyramids FC5
4 Abdelkabir El OuadiSmouha SC12
5 Hussein FaisalSmouha SC42
6 Ahmed SayedZamalek SC52
Ali MaloulZamalek SC5
Saïdou SimporéIttihad Alex5
Walid El KartiPyramids FC5

Hat-tricks edit

Clean sheets edit

noNameClubAppearanceCL SH
1 Mohamed MajdiMakassa FC53
2 Ali LotfiAhly SC22
4 Mohamed Abou GabalZamalek SC32
Amr ShaabanGhazl El Mahala FC32
Sherif EkramyPyramids FC32
5 El Hany SolimanSmouha SC42
Mahmoud El ZonfoulyNBE SC5
7 Mohamed SobhyPharco FC52
Amer MohamedCleopatra FC52
Mohamed Abdel MonsefIttihad Alex52
Ahmed MasoudAl Masry52

Discipline edit

Player edit

Club edit

Number of teams by governorate edit

Number of teamsGovernorateTeam(s)
7 CairoAl Ahly, ENPPI, Future, Al Mokawloon Al Arab,
National Bank of Egypt, Pyramids and Tala'ea El Gaish
3 AlexandriaAl Ittihad, Pharco and Smouha
GizaCeramica Cleopatra, Eastern Company and Zamalek
1 FaiyumMisr Lel Makkasa
El GharbiaGhazl El Mahalla
IsmailiaIsmaily
Port SaidAl Masry
Red SeaEl Gouna

References edit

  1. ^ "Egyptian PL draw: Al Ahly handed tough start, early Cairo Derby set". KingFut. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ Flashscore