2021–22 Egyptian Premier League
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 25 October 2021 – 30 August 2022 |
Champions | Zamalek (14th title) |
Relegated | Misr Lel Makkasa Eastern Company El Gouna |
Champions League | Zamalek Al Ahly |
Confederation Cup | Pyramids Future |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 673 (2.2 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ahmed Sayed (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Ceramica Cleopatra 5–0 Al Ittihad (14 July 2022) |
Biggest away win | Ismaily 0–4 Al Ahly (27 October 2021) |
Highest scoring | Smouha 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 run | 9 matches Zamalek SC |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Tala'ea El Gaish |
Longest winless run | 16 matches Misr Lel Makkasa |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Eastern Company |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
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]
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 Ahly | Ceramica Cleopatra | Eastern Company |
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Al Salam Stadium | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | Petro Sport Stadium |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 16,000 |
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ENPPI | Future | Ghazl El Mahalla |
Petro Sport Stadium | Al Salam Stadium | Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium |
Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 14,564 |
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El Gouna | Ismaily | Al Ittihad |
Khaled Bichara Stadium | Ismailia Stadium | Alexandria Stadium |
Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 18,525 | Capacity: 19,676 |
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Al Masry | Misr Lel Makkasa | Al Mokawloon Al Arab |
Borg El Arab Stadium[a] | Cairo Military Academy Stadium[b] | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium |
Capacity: 86,000 | Capacity: 28,500 | Capacity: 35,000 |
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National Bank of Egypt | Pharco | Pyramids |
Petro Sport Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | 30 June Stadium |
Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 19,676 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Smouha | Tala'ea El Gaish | Zamalek |
Alexandria Stadium | Gehaz El Reyada Stadium | Cairo International Stadium |
Capacity: 19,676 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 75,000 |
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- Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]Managerial changes
[edit]Foreign players
[edit]Results
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Zamalek[a] (C) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Pyramids[a] | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 71 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
3 | Al Ahly[a] | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League |
4 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 56[b] | |
5 | Future[a] | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 56[b] | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
6 | Smouha | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 47 | |
7 | National Bank of Egypt | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 46 | |
8 | Pharco | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 42 | |
9 | ENPPI | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 39 | |
10 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 38[c] | |
11 | Ismaily | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 38[c] | |
12 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 38[c] | |
13 | Al Masry | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 38[c] | |
14 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 37 | |
15 | Ghazl El Mahalla | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 36[d] | |
16 | El Gouna (R) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 36[d] | Relegation to Second Division |
17 | Eastern Company (R) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 33 | |
18 | Misr Lel Makkasa (R) | 34 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 50 | −38 | 15 |
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:
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Head-to-Head points: Tala'ea El Gaish 6, Future 0.
- ^ a b c d Head-to-Head points: Al Mokawloon Al Arab 12, Ismaily 11, Al Ittihad 5, Al Masry 4.
- ^ a b Head-to-Head points: Ghazl El Mahalla 4, El Gouna 1.
Fixtures and results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 31 August 2022[2]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Zamalek | 19 |
2 | ![]() | Smouha | 15 |
3 | ![]() | ENPPI | 13 |
![]() | Al Ittihad | ||
5 | ![]() | ENPPI | 11 |
6 | ![]() | Ceramica Cleopatra | 10 |
![]() | Future | ||
7 | ![]() | Zamalek | 9 |
![]() | Pyramids National Bank of Egypt | ||
![]() | Future | ||
![]() | National Bank of Egypt |
Top assists
[edit]no | Name | Club | Appearance | Assists |
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1 | ![]() | Ahly SC | 5 | 4 |
1 | ![]() | Ismaily SC | 5 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | Future FC | 5 | 3 |
![]() | Pyramids FC | 5 | ||
4 | ![]() | Smouha SC | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | Smouha SC | 4 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | Zamalek SC | 5 | 2 |
![]() | Ahly SC | 5 | ||
![]() | Ittihad Alex | 5 | ||
![]() | Pyramids FC | 5 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Clean sheets
[edit]no | Name | Club | Appearance | CL SH |
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1 | ![]() | Makassa FC | 5 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | Ahly SC | 2 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | Zamalek SC | 3 | 2 |
![]() | Ghazl El Mahala FC | 3 | 2 | |
![]() | Pyramids FC | 3 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() | Smouha SC | 4 | 2 |
![]() | NBE SC | 5 | ||
7 | ![]() | Pharco FC | 5 | 2 |
![]() | Cleopatra FC | 5 | 2 | |
![]() | Ittihad Alex | 5 | 2 | |
![]() | Al Masry | 5 | 2 |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]Club
[edit]Number of teams by governorate
[edit]Number of teams | Governorate | Team(s) |
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7 | ![]() | Al Ahly, ENPPI, Future, Al Mokawloon Al Arab, National Bank of Egypt, Pyramids and Tala'ea El Gaish |
3 | ![]() | Al Ittihad, Pharco and Smouha |
![]() | Ceramica Cleopatra, Eastern Company and Zamalek | |
1 | ![]() | Misr Lel Makkasa |
![]() | Ghazl El Mahalla | |
![]() | Ismaily | |
![]() | Al Masry | |
![]() | El Gouna |
References
[edit]- ^ "Egyptian PL draw: Al Ahly handed tough start, early Cairo Derby set". KingFut. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Flashscore