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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2nd Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Championship
1Zamalek SC 2013 -4-343-321319107 -3-02415312106 -1-31917107
2Pyramids FC 2013 -4-343-331518107 -1-22215510106 -3-12118108
3Al Ahly SC 2011 -7-240-331914107 -2-1231679104 -5-11717125
4Ceramica Cleopatra FC 2011 -5-438-291613107 -2-1231899104 -3-3151174
5Al-Masry Club 208 -8-432-29209106 -3-121201010102 -5-311910-1
6Smouha SC 208 -7-531-21138105 -3-2181257103 -4-313981
7ENPPI SC 207 -9-430-20164105 -3-2181073102 -6-2121091
Relegation
1Wadi Degla SC 217 -9-530-23203113 -5-31410100104 -4-21613103
2ZED FC 207 -8-529-21165104 -3-3151082103 -5-2141183
3El Gouna FC 216 -11-429-16151101 -7-21069-3115 -4-2191064
4National Bank of Egypt SC 215 -12-427-19154101 -6-3969-3114 -6-1181367
5Petrojet SC 215 -11-526-2325-2103 -5-21412120112 -6-3121113-2
6Modern Sport FC 205 -8-723-1824-6102 -6-21211110103 -2-511713-6
7Tala'ea El Gaish SC 205 -7-822-1424-10103 -3-412710-3102 -4-410714-7
8Ghazl El-Mehalla SC 212 -14-520-1316-3111 -9-11245-1101 -5-48911-2
9Al-Ittihad Alexandria 206 -2-1220-1524-9104 -1-513911-2102 -1-77613-7
10Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC 213 -10-819-1523-8110 -6-56714-7103 -4-31389-1
11Haras El Hodoud SC 214 -6-1118-1529-14113 -4-4131115-4101 -2-75414-10
12Kahraba Ismailia SC 204 -4-1216-2237-15100 -1-911125-14104 -3-3151112-1
13Pharco FC 202 -9-915-822-14101 -5-4828-6101 -4-57614-8
14Ismaily SC 213 -3-1512-1128-17102 -1-77916-7111 -2-85212-10
2026-2027 CAFCL
2026-2027 CAFCC
Relegation to EGY2

1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Zamalek SC 2013 -4-343-321319107 -3-02415312106 -1-31917107
2Pyramids FC 2013 -4-343-331518107 -1-22215510106 -3-12118108
3Al Ahly SC 2011 -7-240-331914107 -2-1231679104 -5-11717125
4Ceramica Cleopatra FC 2011 -5-438-291613107 -2-1231899104 -3-3151174
5Al-Masry Club 208 -8-432-29209106 -3-121201010102 -5-311910-1
6Smouha SC 208 -7-531-21138105 -3-2181257103 -4-313981
7ENPPI SC 207 -9-430-20164105 -3-2181073102 -6-2121091
8ZED FC 207 -8-529-21165104 -3-3151082103 -5-2141183
9Wadi Degla SC 207 -8-529-23203103 -4-31310100104 -4-21613103
10El Gouna FC 206 -10-428-16151101 -7-21069-3105 -3-2181064
11National Bank of Egypt SC 205 -11-426-18144101 -6-3969-3104 -5-1171257
12Petrojet SC 205 -10-525-2123-2103 -5-21412120102 -5-311911-2
13Modern Sport FC 205 -8-723-1824-6102 -6-21211110103 -2-511713-6
14Tala'ea El Gaish SC 205 -7-822-1424-10103 -3-412710-3102 -4-410714-7
15Al-Ittihad Alexandria 206 -2-1220-1524-9104 -1-513911-2102 -1-77613-7
16Ghazl El-Mehalla SC 202 -13-519-1215-3101 -8-11134-1101 -5-48911-2
17Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC 203 -9-818-1321-8100 -5-55512-7103 -4-31389-1
18Haras El Hodoud SC 204 -5-1117-1529-14103 -3-4121115-4101 -2-75414-10
19Kahraba Ismailia SC 204 -4-1216-2237-15100 -1-911125-14104 -3-3151112-1
20Pharco FC 202 -9-915-822-14101 -5-4828-6101 -4-57614-8
21Ismaily SC 203 -2-1511-1128-17102 -1-77916-7101 -1-84212-10
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Fixtures

Sun - 22 Mar 2026
 ZED FC   Tala'ea El Gaish SCCairo International Stadium
 Al-Ittihad Alexandria   Pharco FCAlexandria Stadium
Fri - 3 Apr 2026
 Al-Masry Club   Zamalek SCSuez Stadium
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
 Pharco FC   Ghazl El-Mehalla SCHarras El Hodoud Stadium
 El Gouna FC   Al-Ittihad AlexandriaKhaled Bichara Stadium
 Modern Sport FC   Wadi Degla SCAl Salam Stadium
Sun - 5 Apr 2026
 National Bank of Egypt SC   Haras El Hodoud SCCairo International Stadium
 Ismaily SC   Tala'ea El Gaish SCIsmaïlia Stadium
Mon - 6 Apr 2026
 Kahraba Ismailia SC   Petrojet SCIsmaïlia Stadium
 ZED FC   Al Mokawloon Al Arab SCCairo International Stadium
Tue - 7 Apr 2026
 Pyramids FC   Al-Masry Club30 June Stadium
 ENPPI SC   Ceramica Cleopatra FCPetrosport Stadium
 Al Ahly SC   Smouha SCCairo International Stadium
Wed - 8 Apr 2026
 Wadi Degla SC   Pharco FCPetrosport Stadium
 Haras El Hodoud SC   Modern Sport FCHarras El Hodoud Stadium
 Ghazl El-Mehalla SC   El Gouna FCGhazl El Mahalla Stadium
Thu - 9 Apr 2026

Results

Sat - 21 Mar 2026
 Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC 22 Petrojet SCPetrosport Stadium
Fri - 20 Mar 2026
 Wadi Degla SC 00 El Gouna FCPetrosport Stadium
 Haras El Hodoud SC 00 Ismaily SCHarras El Hodoud Stadium
Wed - 11 Mar 2026
 ZED FC 20 Modern Sport FCCairo International Stadium
 ENPPI SC 10 Zamalek SCPetrosport Stadium
Tue - 10 Mar 2026
 El Gouna FC 10 Al-Masry ClubKhaled Bichara Stadium
Mon - 9 Mar 2026
 National Bank of Egypt SC 01 Pyramids FCCairo International Stadium
 Tala'ea El Gaish SC 21 Al Ahly SCGehaz El Reyada Stadium
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
 Kahraba Ismailia SC 12 ENPPI SCIsmaïlia Stadium
 Ghazl El-Mehalla SC 00 Pharco FCGhazl El Mahalla Stadium
 Smouha SC 30 Modern Sport FCAlexandria Stadium
Fri - 6 Mar 2026
 El Gouna FC 00 Wadi Degla SCKhaled Bichara Stadium
 Zamalek SC 10 Al-Ittihad AlexandriaCairo International Stadium
 Al-Masry Club 20 Ismaily SCSuez Stadium
Thu - 5 Mar 2026
 Haras El Hodoud SC 13 Pyramids FCHarras El Hodoud Stadium
 Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC 13 Al Ahly SCOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Mon - 2 Mar 2026
 Pharco FC 02 Kahraba Ismailia SCHarras El Hodoud Stadium