1956–57 Egyptian Premier League

Football league season

Egyptian Premier League
Season	1956–57
Dates	31 August 1956 – 9 June 1957
Champions	Al Ahly (7th title)
Relegated	Relegation was cancelled
Matches played	185
Goals scored	534 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hamdi Abdel Fattah (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Al Ahly 6–0 El Sekka El Hadid (16 September 1956)
Biggest away win	El Mansoura 0–6 Tanta (19 October 1956)
Highest scoring	Ismaily 5–4 Tersana (5 October 1956)
← 1955–56 1957–58 → All statistics correct as of 2 January 2021.

The 1956–57 Egyptian Premier League, was the seventh season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 31 August 1956 and concluded on 9 June 1957. Defending champions Al Ahly won their 7th consecutive and 7th overall Egyptian Premier League title in the club history.^[1]

League table

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Al Ahly (C)	26	18	4	4	55	21	40
2	Zamalek	26	13	5	8	51	36	31
3	Ismaily	26	11	8	7	45	38	30
4	Olympic	26	11	6	9	47	43	28
5	Al Masry	26	11	6	9	30	30	28
6	Tanta	26	9	7	10	39	30	25
7	Tersana	26	9	7	10	36	39	25
8	El Qanah	26	8	8	10	26	29	24
9	Teram	26	7	9	10	32	31	23
10	El Sekka El Hadid	26	9	5	12	32	41	23
11	Al Ittihad	26	8	7	11	40	54	23
12	Ghazl El Mahalla	26	7	8	11	26	39	22
13	Suez	26	7	7	12	28	38	21
14	El Mansoura	26	7	7	12	37	55	21

(C)= Champions, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

References

^ ar:الدوري المصري الممتاز 1956–57^{[circular reference]}

External links

All Egyptian Competitions Info
season info

Football in Egypt

Egyptian Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Premier League Second Division (A B) Third Division Fourth Division defunct: Second Division Zone League (Alexandria Cairo Canal)
Women	W-Premier League W-Second Division