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 - 28 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 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 49 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Al Ahly SC | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 44 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 4 | Ceramica Cleopatra FC | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 43 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | ENPPI SC | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Al-Masry Club | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Smouha SC | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wadi Degla SC | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 41 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | El Gouna FC | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | National Bank of Egypt SC | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 36 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 4 | ZED FC | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 5 | Petrojet SC | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 6 | Modern Sport FC | 6 | 1 -4-1 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | 6 | 2 -4-0 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| 9 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 6 | 1 -5-0 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 -4-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 11 | Kahraba Ismailia SC | 6 | 1 -4-1 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 0 -4-1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Pharco FC | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 13 | Haras El Hodoud SC | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 14 | Ismaily SC | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Mon - 27 Apr 2026
 | Al-Masry Club | Alexandria Stadium |
 | ENPPI SC | Cairo International Stadium |
 | Al Ahly SC | 30 June Stadium |
Tue - 28 Apr 2026
 | Ismaily SC | Suez Stadium |
 | Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | Cairo International Stadium |
 | National Bank of Egypt SC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
Wed - 29 Apr 2026
 | Haras El Hodoud SC | Khaled Bichara Stadium |
 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | Petrosport Stadium |
 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Al Salam Stadium |
Fri - 1 May 2026
| ENPPI SC | 30 June Stadium |
 | Al-Masry Club | Suez Stadium |
| Al Ahly SC | Cairo International Stadium |
Sun - 3 May 2026
| Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
 | El Gouna FC | Cairo International Stadium |
| Ismaily SC | Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium |
| Modern Sport FC | Cairo International Stadium |
Mon - 4 May 2026
 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| Kahraba Ismailia SC | Petrosport Stadium |
| Petrojet SC | Alexandria Stadium |
Results
Sat - 25 Apr 2026
| 01 | Wadi Degla SC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
Fri - 24 Apr 2026
| 12 | Kahraba Ismailia SC | Gehaz El Reyada Stadium |
| 02 | Modern Sport FC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
| 01 | El Gouna FC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| 21 | ZED FC | Cairo International Stadium |
Thu - 23 Apr 2026
| 11 | Petrojet SC | Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium |
| 10 | Pyramids FC | Cairo International Stadium |
| 00 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | Suez Stadium |
Wed - 22 Apr 2026
| 02 | Ceramica Cleopatra FC | Alexandria Stadium |
| 22 | ENPPI SC | Suez Stadium |
Sun - 19 Apr 2026
| 13 | Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
| 13 | ZED FC | Al Salam Stadium |
| 22 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| 10 | Ismaily SC | Khaled Bichara Stadium |
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
| 20 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Petrosport Stadium |
| 20 | National Bank of Egypt SC | Petrosport Stadium |
| 10 | Pharco FC | Suez Stadium |
Tue - 14 Apr 2026
| 11 | Ismaily SC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
| 21 | ZED FC | Alexandria Stadium |
| 00 | El Gouna FC | Al Salam Stadium |