2019–20 in Egyptian football

Football in Egypt
Season2019–20
Men's football
Premier LeagueAl Ahly
Second DivisionNone[note 1]
Third DivisionNone[note 1]
Fourth DivisionNone[note 1]
CupAl Ahly
Super CupZamalek
Women's football
Premier LeagueWadi Degla
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The 2019–20 season was the 102nd season of competitive association football in Egypt.

National teams

Kits

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Egypt national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
Egypt  v  Botswana
14 October 2019 International Friendly Egypt  1–0  Botswana Alexandria, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
Egypt  v  Liberia
7 November 2019 International Friendly Egypt  1–0  Liberia Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Group A
Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt (H) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uganda 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  DR Congo 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Egypt  v  Zimbabwe
21 June 2019 Group A Egypt  1–0  Zimbabwe Cairo, Egypt
22:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Trézéguet 41'
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 73,299
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Egypt  v  DR Congo
26 June 2019 Group A Egypt  2–0  DR Congo Cairo, Egypt
22:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 74,219
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Uganda  v  Egypt
30 June 2019 Group A Uganda  0–2  Egypt Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 74,566
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Knockout stage
Egypt  v  South Africa
6 July 2019 Round of 16 Egypt  0–1  South Africa Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Group G
Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 Final tournament 4–0 1–1 1–0
2  Comoros 6 2 3 1 4 6 −2 9 0–0 2–1 0–0
3  Kenya 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7 1–1 1–1 1–1
4  Togo 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2 1–3 0–1 1–2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Egypt  v  Kenya
14 November 2019 Group G Egypt  1–1  Kenya Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Alaa Yellow card 40'
  • Kahraba 42'
Report
  • Juma Yellow card 49'
  • Olunga 67'
  • Olwande Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Comoros  v  Egypt
18 November 2019 Group G Comoros  0–0  Egypt Moroni, Comoros
16:00 EAT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Egypt national under-23 football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
Egypt  v  Saudi Arabia
7 September 2019 International Friendly Egypt  4–1  Saudi Arabia Suez, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Egypt  v  Saudi Arabia
10 September 2019 International Friendly Egypt  1–0  Saudi Arabia Cairo, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Egypt  v  South Africa
11 October 2019 International Friendly Egypt  1–1  South Africa Ismailia, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
Egypt  v  South Africa
13 October 2019 International Friendly Egypt  1–0  South Africa Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Group A

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt (H) 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Mali 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Egypt  v  Mali
8 November 2019 Group A Egypt  1–0  Mali Cairo, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Kanoute Yellow card 35'
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Ghana  v  Egypt
11 November 2019 Group A Ghana  2–3  Egypt Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Egypt  v  Cameroon
14 November 2019 Group A Egypt  2–1  Cameroon Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Knockout stage
Egypt  v  South Africa
19 November 2019 Semi-finals Egypt  3–0  South Africa Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Egypt  v  Ivory Coast
22 November 2019 Final Egypt  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Egypt women's national under-20 football team

Results and fixtures

2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Preliminary round
Egypt  v  Morocco
17 January 2020 First leg Egypt  3–5  Morocco Cairo, Egypt
14:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Ghazi 32' (pen.)
  • Emad 52'
  • Nada 66'
Report
  • Barchi 6'
  • Redouani 37' (pen.)
  • Brima 38'
  • Banouk 50'
  • Ahmamou 90'
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)
Morocco  v  Egypt
2 February 2020 Second leg Morocco  3–1
(8–4 agg.)
 Egypt Salé, Morocco
14:30 WAT (UTC+1)
  • Ahmamou 5', 50'
  • Tayar 37'
Report
  • Ghazi 72'
Stadium: Stade Boubker Ammar
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

CAF competitions

CAF Champions League

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlabara South Sudan 0–13 Egypt Al Ahly 0–4 0–9
Dekedaha Somalia 0–13 Egypt Zamalek 0–7 0–6

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cano Sport Equatorial Guinea 0–6 Egypt Al Ahly 0–2 0–4
Génération Foot Senegal 2–2 (a) Egypt Zamalek 2–1 0–1

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TPM ZAM AGO ZES
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 2–1 3–1
2 Egypt Zamalek 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 0–0 2–0 2–0
3 Angola 1º de Agosto 6 0 4 2 4 7 −3 4 1–1 0–0 1–1
4 Zambia ZESCO United 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3 1–2 1–1 1–1
Source: CAF
Group B

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESS AHL HIL PLA
1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 4 0 2 8 3 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–1 2–0
2 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 1–0 2–1 2–0
3 Sudan Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–2 1–1 2–1
4 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 6 0 1 5 2 11 −9 1 0–3 1–1 0–1
Source: CAF

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Ahly Egypt 3–1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–0 1–1
Zamalek Egypt 3–2 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3–1 0–1

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Raja Casablanca Morocco 1–4 Egypt Zamalek 0–1 1–3
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 1–5 Egypt Al Ahly 0–2 1–3

Final

Zamalek Egypt1–2Egypt Al Ahly
Shikabala 31' Report

CAF Confederation Cup

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pyramids Egypt 5–1 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 4–1 1–0

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malindi Zanzibar 2–7 Egypt Al Masry 1–4 1–3
Pyramids Egypt 2–1 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–1 1–0

Play-off round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Africans Tanzania 1–5 Egypt Pyramids 1–2 0–3
Côte d'Or Seychelles 0–6 Egypt Al Masry 0–4 0–2

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PYR MAS RAN FCN
1 Egypt Pyramids 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 0–1 6–0
2 Egypt Al-Masry 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 1–2 4–2 1–0
3 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 1–3 1–1 1–1
4 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 6 0 2 4 3 12 −9 2 0–1 2–3 0–0
Source: CAF

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PYR MAS RAN FCN
1 Egypt Pyramids 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 0–1 6–0
2 Egypt Al-Masry 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 1–2 4–2 1–0
3 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 1–3 1–1 1–1
4 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 6 0 2 4 3 12 −9 2 0–1 2–3 0–0
Source: CAF

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zanaco Zambia 1–3 Egypt Pyramids 0–3 1–0
Al Masry Egypt 2–3 Morocco RS Berkane 2–2 0–1

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pyramids Egypt 2–0 Guinea Horoya

Final

Pyramids Egypt0–1Morocco RS Berkane
Report

CAF Super Cup

Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–3Egypt Zamalek
Report (Soccerway)

UAFA competitions

Arab Club Champions Cup

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ismaily Egypt 4–3 Libya Al Ahly Benghazi 4–2 0–1
Al Arabi Kuwait 0–3 Egypt Al Ittihad 0–1 0–2

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Ittihad Egypt 3–0 Bahrain Al Muharraq 2–0 1–0
Ismaily Egypt 4–0 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira 2–0 2–0

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Ittihad Egypt 0–1 Egypt Ismaily 0–1 0–0

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ismaily Egypt 1–3 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–0 0–3

Men's football

Egyptian Premier League

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 28 5 1 74 8 +66 89 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Zamalek 34 21 8 5 50 27 +23 68[a]
3 Pyramids 34 19 8 7 54 33 +21 65 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[b]
4 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 34 15 9 10 45 34 +11 54
5 Smouha 34 11 18 5 44 33 +11 51
6 ENPPI 34 12 12 10 34 33 +1 48[c]
7 Al Masry 34 13 9 12 36 35 +1 48[c]
8 El Entag El Harby 34 11 11 12 35 38 −3 44
9 Misr Lel Makkasa 34 10 12 12 40 39 +1 42[d]
10 Al Ittihad 34 9 15 10 36 36 0 42[d]
11 Ismaily 34 11 8 15 38 48 −10 41[e]
12 Tala'ea El Gaish 34 9 14 11 32 37 −5 41[e]
13 El Gouna 34 10 7 17 32 45 −13 37[f]
14 Aswan 34 9 10 15 39 50 −11 37[f]
15 Wadi Degla 34 8 11 15 32 43 −11 35
16 Haras El Hodoud (R) 34 7 12 15 31 41 −10 33 Relegation to the Second Division
17 Tanta (R) 34 3 13 18 22 55 −33 22
18 FC Masr (R) 34 3 12 19 18 57 −39 21
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. ^ 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.[2]
  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.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: ENPPI 4, Al Masry 1.
  4. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Misr Lel Makkasa +1, Al Ittihad –1.
  5. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Ismaily 6, Tala'ea El Gaish 0.
  6. ^ a b Head-to-head points: El Gouna 4, Aswan 1.

Egyptian Second Division

Group A

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 National Bank of Egypt (C, P) 22 12 8 2 29 12 +17 44[a] Promotion to the Premier League
2 Beni Suef 22 13 5 4 31 12 +19 44[a]
3 Al Aluminium 22 13 4 5 33 17 +16 43
4 Muslim Youths (Qena) 22 9 8 5 18 19 −1 35
5 Asyut Petroleum 22 9 6 7 25 24 +1 33
6 El Minya 22 9 5 8 29 23 +6 32
7 Telephonat Beni Suef 22 7 9 6 22 21 +1 30
8 Sohag 22 7 7 8 18 17 +1 28 Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division[b]
9 Media 22 5 7 10 20 32 −12 22
10 Faiyum 22 6 3 13 18 25 −7 21
11 Dayrout 22 4 3 15 21 42 −21 15
12 Tahta 22 2 7 13 16 36 −20 13
Source: Kooora
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; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: National Bank of Egypt 6, Beni Suef 0.
  2. ^ The EFA announced on 26 October 2020 that there would be no relegation in the Second Division and the Third Division for the 2019–20 season due to the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

Group B

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ceramica Cleopatra (C, P) 22 11 10 1 29 13 +16 43 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Petrojet 22 12 6 4 22 10 +12 42
3 El Dakhleya 22 11 8 3 32 16 +16 41
4 El Qanah 22 8 9 5 20 16 +4 33[a]
5 Suez 22 8 9 5 18 14 +4 33[a]
6 Al Nasr 22 9 6 7 27 22 +5 33[a]
7 Gomhoriat Shebin 22 5 11 6 12 11 +1 26
8 Nogoom 22 6 7 9 25 24 +1 25 Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division[b]
9 Al Merreikh 22 4 9 9 22 33 −11 21
10 Coca-Cola 22 4 8 10 16 28 −12 20
11 Tersana 22 3 8 11 13 30 −17 17
12 Al Zarka 22 2 7 13 15 34 −19 13
Source: Kooora
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; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: El Qanah 6, Suez 5, Al Nasr 4.
  2. ^ The EFA announced on 26 October 2020 that there would be no relegation in the Second Division and the Third Division for the 2019–20 season due to the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

Group C

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ghazl El Mahalla (C, P) 22 14 5 3 32 11 +21 47 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Pharco 22 12 9 1 28 10 +18 45
3 Dikernis 22 10 7 5 27 17 +10 37[a]
4 Ala'ab Damanhour 22 11 4 7 28 24 +4 37[a]
5 El Mansoura 22 9 8 5 25 21 +4 35
6 Abou Qir Fertilizers 22 9 6 7 28 17 +11 33
7 El Raja 22 8 7 7 32 29 +3 31
8 Al Hammam 22 8 6 8 25 28 −3 30 Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division[b]
9 Olympic Club 22 7 6 9 20 18 +2 27
10 Baladeyet El Mahalla 22 7 4 11 25 32 −7 25
11 Maleyat Kafr El Zayat 22 1 5 16 19 40 −21 8
12 Biyala 22 0 5 17 10 52 −42 5
Source: Kooora
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; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0), on head-to-head goals scored (2) and on head-to-head away goals scored (2). Overall goal difference: Dikernis +10, Ala'ab Damanhour +4.
  2. ^ The EFA announced on 26 October 2020 that there would be no relegation in the Second Division and the Third Division for the 2019–20 season due to the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

Egyptian Third Division

Egyptian Fourth Division

Cup competitions

Egypt Cup

Final
Al Ahly1–1 (a.e.t.)Tala'ea El Gaish
  • Kahraba 65'
Report
Penalties
3–2
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy

Egyptian Super Cup

Al Ahly0–0Zamalek
Report
Penalties
3–4

Notable deaths

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The league consists of multiple regional groups, with the winners of each group earning promotion to the next higher league or advancing to a further round to decide promoted teams. There are no official champions for these leagues recognized by the Egyptian Football Association as of the 2019–20 season.
  2. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.[1]
  3. ^ Final match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco.

References

  1. ^ "CAF and EFA: Total CAF Champions League final behind closed doors". CAF. 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ "EFA impose penalties on Zamalek following Cairo derby incident". KingFut. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Zamalek winger Alaa Ali dies at 31". Al Ahram Online. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Former CAF Secretary General Amr Fahmy dies at 36". Egypt Today. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ "وفاة المصري محمد العيسوي لاعب مريخ الفاشر" [Al Merreikh Al Fasher Egyptian midfielder Mohamed El Essawy dies]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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