2019–20 in Egyptian football

The 2019–20 season was the 102nd season of competitive association football in Egypt.

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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Egypt national football team edit

Results and fixtures edit

Friendlies edit
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)
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 edit
Group A edit
Pos Team 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
21 June 2019 Group A Egypt   1–0   Zimbabwe Cairo, Egypt
22:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 73,299
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
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)
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 edit
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 edit
Group G edit
Pos Team 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
14 November 2019 Group G Egypt   1–1   Kenya Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
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 edit

Results and fixtures edit

Friendlies edit
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)
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)
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)
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 edit
Group A edit

Pos Team 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
8 November 2019 Group A Egypt   1–0   Mali Cairo, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
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)
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 edit
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)
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 edit

Results and fixtures edit

2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification edit
Preliminary round edit
17 January 2020 First leg Egypt   3–5   Morocco Cairo, Egypt
14:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)
2 February 2020 Second leg Morocco   3–1
(8–4 agg.)
  Egypt Salé, Morocco
14:30 WAT (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Boubker Ammar
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

CAF competitions edit

CAF Champions League edit

Preliminary round edit

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

First round edit

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

Group stage edit

Group A edit

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

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

Quarter-finals edit

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

Semi-finals edit

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

Final edit

Zamalek  1–2  Al Ahly
Shikabala   31' Report

CAF Confederation Cup edit

Preliminary round edit

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

First round edit

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

Play-off round edit

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

Group stage edit

Group A edit

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

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

Quarter-finals edit

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

Semi-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pyramids   2–0   Horoya

Final edit

Pyramids  0–1  RS Berkane
Report

CAF Super Cup edit

Espérance de Tunis  1–3  Zamalek
Report (Soccerway)

UAFA competitions edit

Arab Club Champions Cup edit

First round edit

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

Second round edit

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

Quarter-finals edit

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

Semi-finals edit

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

Men's football edit

Egyptian Premier League edit

Pos Team 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 edit

Group A edit

Pos Team 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 edit

Pos Team 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 edit

Pos Team 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 edit

Egyptian Fourth Division edit

Cup competitions edit

Egypt Cup edit

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

Egyptian Super Cup edit

Al Ahly0–0Zamalek
Report
Penalties
3–4

Notable deaths edit

Notes edit

  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 edit

  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.