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 and 4th place 2025-2026 EGY1 teams

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 - 31 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.


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1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Ceramica Cleopatra FC 1510 -2-332-2291376 -0-118124884 -2-2141055
2Zamalek SC 148 -4-228-25111474 -3-015113874 -1-2131486
3Pyramids FC 148 -4-228-23111286 -1-1191441062 -3-19972
4Al Ahly SC 147 -6-127-2415975 -1-116126672 -5-0111293
5Smouha SC 156 -7-225-159684 -3-11594572 -4-110651
6Al-Masry Club 146 -6-224-2214874 -2-114169772 -4-110651
7ZED FC 166 -6-424-1713483 -3-21276183 -3-2121073
8Wadi Degla SC 156 -5-423-1916383 -3-21298173 -2-2111082
9National Bank of Egypt SC 154 -9-221-148670 -6-1645-184 -3-1151037
10Modern Sport FC 145 -5-420-1515082 -4-21099063 -1-210660
11ENPPI SC 134 -7-219-129363 -2-11153271 -5-18761
12El Gouna FC 144 -7-319-1111060 -4-2437-484 -3-115844
13Petrojet SC 154 -7-419-1618-272 -4-11099082 -3-3979-2
14Ghazl El-Mehalla SC 152 -11-217-97271 -6-0921181 -5-28761
15Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC 162 -7-713-916-780 -4-4438-582 -3-3968-2
16Haras El Hodoud SC 153 -4-813-1121-1072 -2-38710-381 -2-55411-7
17Pharco FC 152 -6-712-516-1181 -4-3715-471 -2-45411-7
18Tala'ea El Gaish SC 152 -6-712-719-1271 -3-3648-481 -3-46311-8
19Al-Ittihad Alexandria 153 -2-1011-1122-1182 -1-57611-571 -1-54511-6
20Kahraba Ismailia SC 163 -2-1111-1632-1680 -0-80821-1383 -2-311811-3
21Ismaily SC 153 -1-1110-819-1182 -1-57712-571 -0-6317-6
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Fixtures

Thu - 5 Feb 2026
 Haras El Hodoud SC   Pharco FCHarras El Hodoud Stadium
Fri - 6 Feb 2026
 El Gouna FC   Modern Sport FCKhaled Bichara Stadium
 Petrojet SC   ENPPI SCSuez Stadium
 Tala'ea El Gaish SC   Al-Ittihad AlexandriaGehaz El Reyada Stadium
Tue - 10 Feb 2026
 ENPPI SC   Pyramids FCPetrosport Stadium
Wed - 11 Feb 2026
 Al Ahly SC   Ismaily SCCairo International Stadium
Thu - 12 Feb 2026
 Zamalek SC   Smouha SCCairo International Stadium
Wed - 18 Feb 2026
 Al-Ittihad Alexandria   Smouha SCAlexandria Stadium
 ENPPI SC   National Bank of Egypt SCPetrosport Stadium
Thu - 19 Feb 2026
 Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC   Al-Masry ClubOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium
 Al Ahly SC   El Gouna FCCairo International Stadium
 Pharco FC   Petrojet SCHarras El Hodoud Stadium
Fri - 20 Feb 2026
 Zamalek SC   Haras El Hodoud SCCairo International Stadium
 Ghazl El-Mehalla SC   ZED FCGhazl El Mahalla Stadium
 Ismaily SC   Wadi Degla SCIsmaïlia Stadium

Results

Wed - 4 Feb 2026
 Kahraba Ismailia SC 25 Zamalek SCIsmaïlia Stadium
 ZED FC 11 Al-Masry ClubCairo International Stadium
 Smouha SC 21 Pyramids FCAlexandria Stadium
Tue - 3 Feb 2026
 National Bank of Egypt SC 11 Al Ahly SCCairo International Stadium
Fri - 30 Jan 2026
 Pharco FC 02 ZED FCHarras El Hodoud Stadium
Thu - 29 Jan 2026
 Ghazl El-Mehalla SC 00 Tala'ea El Gaish SCGhazl El Mahalla Stadium
 Modern Sport FC 10 Ismaily SCAl Salam Stadium
 ENPPI SC 12 Smouha SCPetrosport Stadium
Wed - 28 Jan 2026
 Pyramids FC 11 El Gouna FC30 June Stadium
 Zamalek SC 20 Petrojet SCCairo International Stadium
Tue - 27 Jan 2026
 Al Ahly SC 31 Wadi Degla SCCairo International Stadium
Thu - 22 Jan 2026
 Haras El Hodoud SC 12 Kahraba Ismailia SCHarras El Hodoud Stadium
 Wadi Degla SC 32 Ghazl El-Mehalla SCPetrosport Stadium
Wed - 21 Jan 2026
 Smouha SC 20 Pharco FCAlexandria Stadium
Sat - 6 Dec 2025
 Petrojet SC 22 Pyramids FCSuez Stadium