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 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 53 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 51 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 3 | Al Ahly SC | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 50 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Ceramica Cleopatra FC | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 44 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Al-Masry Club | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 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 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wadi Degla SC | 10 | 5 -4-1 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | ZED FC | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | National Bank of Egypt SC | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 43 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 4 | Petrojet SC | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | El Gouna FC | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Modern Sport FC | 10 | 2 -6-2 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 -4-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| 8 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC | 10 | 3 -6-1 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 9 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 10 | 2 -6-2 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 -5-1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 10 | Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | 10 | 2 -6-2 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 -4-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Kahraba Ismailia SC | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 7 | 0 -5-2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Haras El Hodoud SC | 10 | 0 -6-4 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 7 | 0 -5-2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 13 | Pharco FC | 10 | 1 -4-5 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 14 | Ismaily SC | 10 | 1 -5-4 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | -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
Sun - 17 May 2026
 | El Gouna FC | Cairo International Stadium |
 | ZED FC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
 | Modern Sport FC | Suez Stadium |
Mon - 18 May 2026
 | Pharco FC | Gehaz El Reyada Stadium |
 | Haras El Hodoud SC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
 | Wadi Degla SC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium |
Wed - 20 May 2026
 | Al Ahly SC | Suez Stadium |
 | Smouha SC | 30 June Stadium |
 | Ceramica Cleopatra FC | Cairo International Stadium |
Fri - 22 May 2026
| Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Khaled Bichara Stadium |
| National Bank of Egypt SC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | Al Salam Stadium |
Sun - 24 May 2026
| ZED FC | Petrosport Stadium |
| Ismaily SC | Alexandria Stadium |
| Petrojet SC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
Wed - 27 May 2026
| Wadi Degla SC | Gehaz El Reyada Stadium |
| Kahraba Ismailia SC | Cairo International Stadium |
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria | Cairo International Stadium |
Results
Wed - 13 May 2026
| 23 | Petrojet SC | Cairo International Stadium |
| 10 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Alexandria Stadium |
| 00 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| 32 | Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | Cairo International Stadium |
Tue - 12 May 2026
| 21 | Ismaily SC | Petrosport Stadium |
| 01 | Modern Sport FC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| 01 | Kahraba Ismailia SC | Khaled Bichara Stadium |
Fri - 8 May 2026
| 00 | Pharco FC | Ismaïlia Stadium |
| 00 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | Al Salam Stadium |
| 10 | El Gouna FC | Suez Stadium |
| 22 | Wadi Degla SC | Suez Stadium |
Thu - 7 May 2026
| 00 | Ismaily SC | Cairo International Stadium |
| 12 | ZED FC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |
| 10 | Ghazl El-Mehalla SC | Gehaz El Reyada Stadium |
Tue - 5 May 2026
| 11 | Pyramids FC | Suez Stadium |
| 30 | ENPPI SC | Cairo International Stadium |
| 01 | Zamalek SC | Alexandria Stadium |
Mon - 4 May 2026
| 12 | Petrojet SC | Alexandria Stadium |
| 12 | Kahraba Ismailia SC | Petrosport Stadium |
| 11 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC | Harras El Hodoud Stadium |