2022–23 Egyptian Premier League Explained

Competition:Egyptian Premier League
Season:2022–23
Winners:Al Ahly
(43rd title)
Relegated:Aswan
Ghazl El Mahalla
Haras El Hodoud
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Al Ahly
Pyramids
Continentalcup2:Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Zamalek
Future
Matches:306
Total Goals:657
League Topscorer:Mabululu
(16 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Mohamed El Shenawy[1]
Biggest Home Win:


Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:




Longest Wins:6 matches
Al Ahly
Longest Unbeaten:32 matches
Al Ahly
Longest Winless:15 matches
Tala'ea El Gaish
Longest Losses:6 matches
Haras El Hodoud
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 Egyptian Premier League was the 64th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top professional league for association football clubs in the Egyptian football league system, since its establishment in 1948. Fixtures for the 2022–23 season were announced on 9 October 2022.[2] [3] Zamalek were the defending champions.[4]

The season started on 18 October 2022, and concluded on 26 July 2023.[5]

Al Ahly secured the title on 10 July 2023, winning their 43rd league title.[6]

Decisions

Due to some clubs' participation in continental competitions, the league's start date was delayed by 48 hours.[7] A total of 6,000 spectators will be permitted, up from 2,000 at the start of the previous season.[8] Matches were played during the World Cup.[9] The league was suspended from 3 November through 18 November owing to the country hosting the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[10]

Teams

Aswan was the first team to be promoted on 10 May 2022 after a one-year absence.[11] On the same day, El Dakhleya returned to the top flight after a three-year absence.[12] The final team, Haras El Hodoud, won promotion on 13 May, after a two-year absence.[13] They replaced Eastern Company, El Gouna, and Misr Lel Makkasa.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Al AhlyCairoAl Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium
Cairo International Stadium

AswanAswanAswan Stadium
Ceramica CleopatraCairoOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium
El DakhleyaCairoPolice Academy Stadium
ENPPINew CairoPetro Sport Stadium
FutureCairoAl Salam Stadium
Ghazl El MahallaEl Mahalla El KubraGhazl El Mahalla Stadium
Haras El HodoudAlexandriaHaras El Hodoud Stadium
IsmailyIsmailiaIsmailia Stadium
Al IttihadAlexandriaAlexandria Stadium
Al MasryPort SaidAl Masry Club Stadium
Borg El Arab Stadium

Al Mokawloon Al ArabCairoOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium
National BankCairoCairo International Stadium[14]
AlexandriaAlexandria Stadium
PyramidsCairo30 June Stadium
SmouhaAlexandriaAlexandria Stadium
Tala'ea El GaishCairoGehaz El Reyada Stadium
ZamalekCairoCairo International Stadium

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Ismaily Hamza El-Gamal[15] Mutual consent29 August 2022Pre-season Juan Carlos Garrido[16] 20 September 2022
Al Masry Hossam Hassan[17] End of contract31 August 2022 Ehab Galal[18] 8 September 2022
Al Ahly Ricardo Soares[19] Sacked31 August 2022 Marcel Koller[20] 9 September 2022
Al Ittihad Mohamed Omar El-ZeerEnd of interim spell4 September 2022 Zoran Manojlović[21] 6 September 2022
Ghazl El Mahalla Mostafa Abdo[22] Resigned12 September 2022 Nikodimos Papavasiliou[23] 14 September 2022
ENPPI Jorvan Vieira[24] Mutual consent17 September 2022 Ahmed Koshary[25] 17 September 2022
Aswan Rabie Yassin[26] Resigned29 October 202218th Ayman El Ramady[27] 6 November 2022
Tala'ea El Gaish Alaa Abdel Aal[28] Sacked2 November 20228th Mohamed Youssef[29] 3 November 2022
National Bank Khaled Galal[30] Sacked1 December 20228th Helmy Toulan1 December 2022
Al Masry Ehab Galal[31] Sacked1 December 20229th Hossam Hassan[32] 14 December 2022
Ismaily Juan Carlos Garrido[33] Sacked9 December 202216th Ayman El-Gamal (caretaker)[34] 9 December 2022
Pharco Nuno Almeida[35] Sacked17 December 20229th Ehab Galal[36] 17 December 2022
ENPPI Ahmed Koshary[37] Sacked20 December 202215th Talaat Youssef25 December 2022
Ismaily Ayman El-GamalEnd of caretaker spell27 December 202216th Mido[38] 27 December 2022
Pyramids Takis Gonias[39] Sacked4 January 20234th Jaime Pacheco[40] 5 January 2023
Ghazl El Mahalla Nikodimos Papavasiliou[41] Sacked8 January 20237th Abdel Baqi Gamal8 January 2023
National Bank Helmy Toulan[42] Sacked11 January 202313th Amir Abdel Aziz (caretaker)[43] 11 January 2023
Zamalek Jesualdo Ferreira[44] Sacked24 January 20235th Osama Nabieh (caretaker)24 January 2023
Pharco Ehab Galal[45] Resigned24 January 202313th Tarek El Ashry[46] 27 January 2023
Ceramica Cleopatra Ahmed SamySacked25 January 202310th Moïne Chaâbani[47] 27 January 2023
Smouha Tarek El Ashry[48] Resigned25 January 202311th Ahmed Samy[49] 26 January 2023
National Bank Amir Abdel AzizEnd of caretaker spell26 January 202316th Nikodimos Papavasiliou[50] 26 January 2023
Zamalek Osama NabiehMutual consent1 February 20234th Jesualdo Ferreira1 February 2023[51]
Tala'ea El Gaish Mohamed Youssef[52] Resigned9 February 202313th Imad Al-Nahhas9 February 2023
Zamalek Jesualdo Ferreira[53] Sacked22 March 20235th Ahmed Abdulmaqsoud (caretaker)22 March 2023
Zamalek Ahmed Abdulmaqsoud[54] Sacked4 April 20235th Medhat Abdel-Hady6 April 2023
Zamalek Medhat Abdel-HadyEnd of interim spell13 April 20235th Juan Carlos Osorio[55] 13 April 2023

Standings

League table

Results

Fixtures and results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[56] Matches Played
1 Christopher MabululuAl Ittihad Alexandria1630
2 Ahmed Sayed ZizoZamalek1334
3 Mohamed Hamdy ZakyAswan1228
4 Mohamed SherifAl Ahly1128
5 Ahmed El SheikhGhazl El Mahalla1032
Ahmed AminENPPI26
7 Samir Fekri El-Dakhelya 932
John OkoliAl-Mokawoloon Al-Arab33
Mohamed Abdul-latif GrendoAl Masry SC31
Fagrie LakayPyramids28
11 Rezki HamrounePharco831
Ahmed Yasser RayyanCeramica Cleopatra29
Mostafa FathiPyramids31
Ali MaâloulAl Ahly24
Karim BamboNational Bank of Egypt SC27
Mohamed El ShamyIsmaily SC28
Rafik KabouENPPI33

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[57]
1 Ahmed Sayed ZizoZamalek13
2 Walid El-KhartiPyramids9
3 Ramadan SobhiPyramids7
Ilies Jelassi Al-Masry
5 Ahmed BelhadjiAswan6
Ali MaâloulAl-Ahly
Mohamed ShokryCeramica Cleopatra
Jonathan NgwemFuture
Gabriel OrokGhazl El Mahalla
10Smouha5
Hussein El ShahatAl Ahly
Al Ahly
Rafik KabouENPPI
Ahmed KhalefAswan

Awards

Team of the Season

PositionPlayer[58] Club
GoalkeeperAl Ahly
DefenderAl Ahly
DefenderAl Ahly
DefenderAl Ahly
DefenderAl Ahly
MidfielderAl Ahly
MidfielderAl Ahly
MidfielderPyramids
ForwardAl Ahly
ForwardZamalek
ForwardAl Ittihad Alexandria

Notes and References

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