1962–63 Egyptian Premier League

The 1962–63 Egyptian Premier League, was the 13th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs. The league consisted of 2 groups made up of 12 clubs. The season started on 28 September 1962 and ended on 5 June 1963. Tersana won the league for the first time in the club's history.[1][2]

Egyptian Premier League
Season1962–63
Dates28 September 1962 – 5 June 1963
ChampionsTersana (1st title)
RelegatedEl Minya
Matches played280
Goals scored806 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerHassan El-Shazly
(29 goals)

League table

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (Q) 22 19 2 1 55 11 +44 59 Qualification to Championship play-off
2 El Qanah (Q) 22 12 2 8 44 19 +25 38 Qualification to 2nd place Playoff Tournament
3 Olympic 22 8 10 4 35 24 +11 34
4 Suez 22 9 8 5 30 23 +7 35
5 Tanta 22 9 8 5 28 22 +6 35
6 El Sekka El Hadid 22 9 4 9 29 22 +7 31
7 Damietta 22 7 8 7 26 28 −2 29
8 El Baharia 22 7 7 8 27 31 −4 28
9 Port Fouad 22 8 3 11 26 40 −14 27
10 Maleyat Kafr El Zayat 22 7 4 11 27 30 −3 25
11 Suez Petroleum 22 2 6 14 16 54 −38 12
12 El Minya (R) 22 2 4 16 12 51 −39 10 Qualification to Relegation play-off
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to Championship play-off; (R) Relegated

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zamalek (Q) 22 16 2 4 56 23 +33 50 Qualification to 2nd place Playoff Tournament
2 Tersana (Q) 22 16 2 4 58 36 +22 50
3 Ismaily 22 15 4 3 46 15 +31 49
4 Al Ittihad 22 15 3 4 51 33 +18 48
5 Al Masry 22 12 2 8 44 25 +19 38
6 Ghazl El Mahalla 22 8 8 6 32 25 +7 32
7 Suez 22 8 1 13 29 39 −10 25
8 Damanhour 22 6 3 13 25 49 −24 21
9 Beni Suef 22 5 2 15 21 37 −16 17
10 Aviation 22 3 6 13 17 41 −24 15
11 El Teram 22 4 4 14 22 61 −39 16
12 El Mansoura 22 2 7 13 12 29 −17 13 Qualification to Relegation play-off
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to Championship play-off

Final stage

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Championship play-off

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tersana (C) 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
2 Zamalek 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3 Al Ahly 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4 El Qanah 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion

Championship play-off matches

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10 May 1963 Tersana 2–0 Al Ahly
  • Tarek Selim   42' (o.g.)
  • El-Shazly   58'
24 May 1963 Zamalek 3–3 Tersana
  • Hamdi Abdel Fattah   33'
  • Hanafi El-Nazer   76'
  • El-Shazly   81'
25 May 1963 Al Ahly 1–1 El Qanah
  • Wahba   34'
31 May 1963 Zamalek 1–1 Al Ahly
2 June 1963 Tersana 2–1 El Qanah
  • Essmat   18'
5 June 1963 Zamalek 2–1 El Qanah
  • Said Titi   1'
  • Emam   3'
  • Adel Zain

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Hassan El-Shazly Tersana 29
2   Mohamed Seddeek Ismaily 20
3   Taha Ismail Al Ahly 20
4   Hamada Emam Zamalek 19
5   Adel Zain El Qanah 19

References

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  1. ^ ar:الدوري المصري الممتاز 1962–63
  2. ^ "1962–63 season".
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