2004–05 Egyptian Premier League

In the 2004–05 Egyptian Premier League, 14 teams participated. The first-placed team was the champion, and qualified to the CAF Champions League 2006 along with the team finishing in second place. The third-placed team qualified to the CAF Confederation Cup. Finally, the bottom three in the league are relegated to play the next season in the second division.

Egyptian Premier League
Season2004–05
ChampionsAl Ahly
RelegatedBaladeyet El-Mahalla
Tersana
Mansoura
CAF Champions LeagueAl Ahly (1st),
ENNPI (2nd)
CAF Confederation CupAl-Ittihad Al-Sakndary (Cup 2nd),
Haras El Hodood (3rd)
Top goalscorerEmad Moteab (15)
Longest unbeaten runAl Ahly
26 matches (all)

Each team played 26 matches from September 2004 to April 2005. Al Ahly were crowned champions by a 31-point margin and did not lose a game during the campaign (only dropping four points via two draws), a feat they repeated the following season.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 26 24 2 0 59 13 +46 74 2006 CAF Champions League
2 ENPPI 26 11 10 5 43 26 +17 43
3 Haras El Hodood 26 10 9 7 42 33 +9 39 2006 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Ismaily 26 10 9 7 30 25 +5 39
5 Suez Cement 26 10 7 9 29 31 −2 37
6 Zamalek 26 9 9 8 37 30 +7 36
7 Al Masry 26 7 11 8 29 22 +7 32
8 Ghazl Al Mehalla 26 8 7 11 25 28 −3 31
9 Al Itthad Al Sakandary 26 9 4 13 25 37 −12 31 2006 CAF Confederation Cup
10 El-Gaish 26 7 9 10 23 33 −10 30
11 Asmant Asyut 26 7 8 11 24 36 −12 29
12 Baladeyet El-Mahalla 26 6 8 12 27 42 −15 26 Relegation to Egyptian Second Division
13 Tersana 26 6 7 13 25 42 −17 25
14 Mansoura 26 4 8 14 18 38 −20 20
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

References

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