Egyptian Premier League
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2025-2026
Location
Egypt
Abbreviation
EGY1
Summary
The Egyptian Premier League (EGY1) is the top football league in Egypt's football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 EGY1 season, the EGY1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2027 CAF Champions League:
- 1st and 2nd place 2025-2026 EGY1 teams
- 2027 CAF Confederation Cup:
- 3rd place 2025-2026 EGY1 team
The winner of the 2025-2026 Egypt Cup, typically an EGY1 team, also receives a berth in the 2027 CAF Confederation Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Egypt
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| EGY1 | Egyptian Premier League | 18 |
| EGY2 | Egyptian Second Division A | 20 |
| EGY3 | Egyptian Second Division B | 56 |
| EGY3 | Egyptian Third Division | 142 |
| EGY4 | Egyptian Fourth Division | 48 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 8 Aug 2025 - 29 May 2026 | 21: EGY1 (18), EGY2 (3) | ||
Season Format
The 2025-2026 EGY1 season consist of 2 phases. In the 1st Phase, each EGY1 team plays the other 20 EGY1 teams once. In the 2nd Phase, the top 7 teams play each other once (26 total matches per team) in the Championship Playoffs), and the bottom 14 1st Phase teams play each other once (34 total matches per team) in the Relegation Playoffs). 1st Phase table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored. 2nd Phase table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, then (3) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 EGY1 season, the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th place EGY1 Relegation Playoffs teams will be relegated to the EGY2.
More Info...
2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Zamalek SC | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 56 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 54 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 3 | Al Ahly SC | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 53 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Ceramica Cleopatra FC | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 44 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Al-Masry Club | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | ENPPI SC | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 7 | Smouha SC | 6 | 0 -0-6 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wadi Degla SC | 13 | 6 -6-1 | 53 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 -4-0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | ZED FC | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | National Bank of Egypt SC | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 48 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | El Gouna FC | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Petrojet SC | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 45 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC | 13 | 4 -8-1 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 -4-0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 -4-1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | 13 | 4 -7-2 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 -4-0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Modern Sport FC | 13 | 2 -8-3 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 | 0 -5-1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 | 2 -3-2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 | 4 -0-2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 -3-4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| 10 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 13 | 3 -7-3 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 -6-2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| 11 | Kahraba Ismailia SC | 13 | 3 -7-3 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 9 | 0 -6-3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haras El Hodoud SC | 13 | 1 -6-6 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 8 | 0 -5-3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 13 | Pharco FC | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| 14 | Ismaily SC | 13 | 1 -6-6 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
2026-2027 CAFCL 2026-2027 CAFCC Relegation to EGY2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Zamalek SC | 20 | 13 -4-3 | 43 | - | 32 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 7 -3-0 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 20 | 13 -4-3 | 43 | - | 33 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 7 -1-2 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 -3-1 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | Al Ahly SC | 20 | 11 -7-2 | 40 | - | 33 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 -2-1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 -5-1 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 4 | Ceramica Cleopatra FC | 20 | 11 -5-4 | 38 | - | 29 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 -2-1 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Al-Masry Club | 20 | 8 -8-4 | 32 | - | 29 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 6 -3-1 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 6 | Smouha SC | 20 | 8 -7-5 | 31 | - | 21 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | ENPPI SC | 20 | 7 -9-4 | 30 | - | 20 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 -6-2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | ZED FC | 20 | 7 -8-5 | 29 | - | 21 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Wadi Degla SC | 20 | 7 -8-5 | 29 | - | 23 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | El Gouna FC | 20 | 6 -10-4 | 28 | - | 16 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 -7-2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | National Bank of Egypt SC | 20 | 5 -11-4 | 26 | - | 18 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 -6-3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 10 | 4 -5-1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | Petrojet SC | 20 | 5 -10-5 | 25 | - | 21 | 23 | -2 | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 13 | Modern Sport FC | 20 | 5 -8-7 | 23 | - | 18 | 24 | -6 | 10 | 2 -6-2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 3 -2-5 | 11 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| 14 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | 20 | 5 -7-8 | 22 | - | 14 | 24 | -10 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -7 |
| 15 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 20 | 6 -2-12 | 20 | - | 15 | 24 | -9 | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| 16 | Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | 20 | 2 -13-5 | 19 | - | 12 | 15 | -3 | 10 | 1 -8-1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 | 1 -5-4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 17 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC | 20 | 3 -9-8 | 18 | - | 13 | 21 | -8 | 10 | 0 -5-5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodoud SC | 20 | 4 -5-11 | 17 | - | 15 | 29 | -14 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 | 1 -2-7 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
| 19 | Kahraba Ismailia SC | 20 | 4 -4-12 | 16 | - | 22 | 37 | -15 | 10 | 0 -1-9 | 1 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 20 | Pharco FC | 20 | 2 -9-9 | 15 | - | 8 | 22 | -14 | 10 | 1 -5-4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 10 | 1 -4-5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -8 |
| 21 | Ismaily SC | 20 | 3 -2-15 | 11 | - | 11 | 28 | -17 | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 10 | 1 -1-8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Fri - 29 May 2026
 | 42 | Haras El Hodoud SC | Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium |
 | 31 | Modern Sport FC | Suez Stadium |
 | 22 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | Cairo International Stadium |
 | 11 | Kahraba Ismailia SC | Cairo International Stadium |
Thu - 28 May 2026
 | 12 | Pharco FC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
 | 02 | Wadi Degla SC | Gehaz El Reyada Stadium |
 | 12 | El Gouna FC | Suez Stadium |
Sat - 23 May 2026
| 22 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
| 03 | Petrojet SC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| 30 | Ismaily SC | Alexandria Stadium |
| 00 | Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | Al Salam Stadium |
Fri - 22 May 2026
| 01 | National Bank of Egypt SC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| 21 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Khaled Bichara Stadium |
Thu - 21 May 2026
| 22 | ZED FC | Petrosport Stadium |
Wed - 20 May 2026
 | 10 | Ceramica Cleopatra FC | Cairo International Stadium |
 | 21 | Smouha SC | 30 June Stadium |
 | 02 | Al Ahly SC | Suez Stadium |
Mon - 18 May 2026
| 10 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium |
| 11 | Wadi Degla SC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
| 02 | Haras El Hodoud SC | Ismaïlia Stadium |