2019–20 in Egyptian football

The 2019–20 season is the 102nd season of competitive association football in Egypt.

Football in Egypt

Season	2019–20
Men's football
Super Cup	Zamalek
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National teams

Kits

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Egypt national football team

Friendlies

14 October 2019 International Friendly	Egypt	1–0	Botswana	Alexandria, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)	H. Fathy  74' Hegazi  85'	Report	Ditshupo  32' Kobe  70' Gaolaolwe  90'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

7 November 2019 International Friendly	Egypt	1–0	Liberia	Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)	M. Hamdy  77' H. Fathy  84'	Report	Jackson  33'  86' Doe  37' Beniah  73' Vaikainah  76'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt (H)	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uganda	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	DR Congo	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

21 June 2019 Group A	Egypt	1–0	Zimbabwe	Cairo, Egypt
22:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Trézéguet  41'	Report	Chawapiwa  88'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 73,299 Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

26 June 2019 Group A	Egypt	2–0	DR Congo	Cairo, Egypt
22:00 CAT (UTC+2)	A. El Mohamady  25' Salah  43' El Neny  68' Alaa  81' Ghazal  87'	Report	Bokadi  30' Muzinga  59'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 74,219 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

30 June 2019 Group A	Uganda	0–2	Egypt	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Kyambadde  59' Lwanga  89'	Report	Salah  36' A. El Mohamady  45+1',  61'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 74,566 Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Knockout stage

6 July 2019 Round of 16	Egypt	0–1	South Africa	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Ashraf  68'	Report	Hlanti  44' Zungu  79' Lorch  85' Hlatshwayo  90+4'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3	8	Qualify for final tournament		—	30 Mar	1–1	1–0
2	Comoros	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2	8			0–0	—	2–1	22 Mar
3	Kenya	4	0	3	1	4	5	−1	3			22 Mar	1–1	—	1–1
4	Togo (E)	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4	1			1–3	0–1	30 Mar	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2020. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated.

14 November 2019 Group G	Egypt	1–1	Kenya	Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Alaa  40' Kahraba  42'	Report	Juma  49' Olunga  67' Olwande  90+3'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

18 November 2019 Group G	Comoros	0–0	Egypt	Moroni, Comoros
16:00 EAT (UTC+3)	Bachirou  49' Abdou  56'	Report	Kahraba  10' Ashraf  26' El Shahat  82' El Solia  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Egypt national under-23 football team

Friendlies

7 September 2019 International Friendly	Egypt	4–1	Saudi Arabia	Suez, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Taher  3' (pen.) Ramadan  13' (pen.) Abou El Fotouh  26' A. Hamdy  36' S. Mohsen  49'	Report	Al Amri  30'	Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

10 September 2019 International Friendly	Egypt	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Galal  6' Abou El Fotouh  26'	Report	Al Shamlan  26' Al Omran  45+2'	Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

11 October 2019 International Friendly	Egypt	1–1	South Africa	Ismailia, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Rayyan  10'	Report	Malepe  16' (pen.)	Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

13 October 2019 International Friendly	Egypt	1–0	South Africa	Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Ramadan  9',  29' (pen.) Ashour  90+1'	Report	Ngezana  71'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt (H)	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ghana	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
3	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Mali	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

8 November 2019 Group A	Egypt	1–0	Mali	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Mostafa  29' A. Hamdy  84'	Report	Kanoute  35'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

11 November 2019 Group A	Ghana	2–3	Egypt	Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Yeboah  6' Fobi  33' Obeng  46' Baah  70'	Report	A. Hamdy  16' Mostafa  17' Ramadan  82' Rayyan  88'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

14 November 2019 Group A	Egypt	2–1	Cameroon	Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Galal  17' Mostafa  28', 51' Ramadan  61'	Report	Ayuk  38' Tchamba  48' Zobo  90+1'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Knockout stage

19 November 2019 Semi-finals	Egypt	3–0	South Africa	Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)	Ramadan  59' (pen.) Abdel Salam  72' Magdy  84', 89'	Report	Mahlatsi  51' Mukumela  58' Malepe  85'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

22 November 2019 Final	Egypt	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast	Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)	El Eraky  37',  37' Abou El Fotouh  87' Ramadan  114',  116'	Report	Lazare  50' Dakoi  77' Doumbia  89' Dabila  118'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

Preliminary round

17 January 2020 First leg	Egypt	3–5	Morocco	Cairo, Egypt
14:30 CAT (UTC+2)	Ghazi  32' (pen.) Emad  52' Nada  66'	Report	Barchi  6' Redouani  37' (pen.) Brima  38' Banouk  50' Ahmamou  90'	Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)

2 February 2020 Second leg	Morocco	3–1 (8–4 agg.)	Egypt	Salé, Morocco
14:30 WAT (UTC+1)	Ahmamou  5', 50' Tayar  37'	Report	Ghazi  72'	Stadium: Stade Boubker Ammar Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

CAF competitions

CAF Champions League

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlabara	0–13	Al Ahly	0–4	0–9
Dekedaha	0–13	Zamalek	0–7	0–6

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cano Sport	0–6	Al Ahly	0–2	0–4
Génération Foot	2–2 (a)	Zamalek	2–1	0–1

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TPM	ZAM	AGO	ZES
1	TP Mazembe	6	4	2	0	11	4	+7	14	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–0	2–1	3–1
2	Zamalek	6	2	3	1	5	4	+1	9			0–0	—	2–0	2–0
3	1º de Agosto	6	0	4	2	4	7	−3	4			1–1	0–0	—	1–1
4	ZESCO United	6	0	3	3	5	10	−5	3			1–2	1–1	1–1	—

Source: CAF

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ESS	AHL	HIL	PLA
1	Étoile du Sahel	6	4	0	2	8	3	+5	12	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–0	0–1	2–0
2	Al-Ahly	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	11			1–0	—	2–1	2–0
3	Al-Hilal	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10			1–2	1–1	—	2–1
4	FC Platinum	6	0	1	5	2	11	−9	1			0–3	1–1	0–1	—

Source: CAF

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al Ahly	3–1	Mamelodi Sundowns	2–0	1–1
Zamalek	3–2	Espérance de Tunis	3–1	0–1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Raja Casablanca	1–4	Zamalek	0–1	1–3
Wydad Casablanca	1–5	Al Ahly	0–2	1–3

Final

27 November 2020

19:00 (21:00 UTC+2)

Zamalek	1–2	Al-Ahly
Shikabala  31'	Report	El Solia  5' Magdy  86'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 0[note 1]

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

CAF Confederation Cup

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pyramids	5–1	Étoile du Congo	4–1	1–0

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Malindi	2–7	Al Masry	1–4	1–3
Pyramids	2–1	CR Belouizdad	1–1	1–0

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Young Africans	1–5	Pyramids	1–2	0–3
Côte d'Or	0–6	Al Masry	0–4	0–2

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PYR	MAS	RAN	FCN
1	Pyramids	6	5	0	1	14	3	+11	15	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–0	0–1	6–0
2	Al-Masry	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	10			1–2	—	4–2	1–0
3	Enugu Rangers	6	1	3	2	6	9	−3	6			1–3	1–1	—	1–1
4	FC Nouadhibou	6	0	2	4	3	12	−9	2			0–1	2–3	0–0	—

Source: CAF

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PYR	MAS	RAN	FCN
1	Pyramids	6	5	0	1	14	3	+11	15	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–0	0–1	6–0
2	Al-Masry	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	10			1–2	—	4–2	1–0
3	Enugu Rangers	6	1	3	2	6	9	−3	6			1–3	1–1	—	1–1
4	FC Nouadhibou	6	0	2	4	3	12	−9	2			0–1	2–3	0–0	—

Source: CAF

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zanaco	1–3	Pyramids	0–3	1–0
Al Masry	2–3	RS Berkane	2–2	0–1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Pyramids	2–0	Horoya

Final

25 October 2020

19:00 (20:00 UTC+1)

Pyramids	0–1	RS Berkane
	Report	Dayo  15'

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Attendance: Behind closed doors[note 2]

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

CAF Super Cup

14 February 2020

16:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Espérance de Tunis	1–3	Zamalek
Benguit  54' (pen.)	Report (Soccerway)	Obama  2' Bencharki  58', 90+5'

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 19,398

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

UAFA competitions

Arab Club Champions Cup

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ismaily	4–3	Al Ahly Benghazi	4–2	0–1
Al Arabi	0–3	Al Ittihad	0–1	0–2

Second round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al Ittihad	3–0	Al Muharraq	2–0	1–0
Ismaily	4–0	Al Jazira	2–0	2–0

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al Ittihad	0–1	Ismaily	0–1	0–0

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ismaily	SF2	Raja Casablanca	1–0	6 Dec

Men's football

Egyptian Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Ahly (C)	34	28	5	1	74	8	+66	89	Qualification for the Champions League
2	Zamalek	34	21	8	5	50	27	+23	68[lower-alpha 1]
3	Pyramids	34	19	8	7	54	33	+21	65	Qualification for the Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 2]
4	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	34	15	9	10	45	34	+11	54
5	Smouha	34	11	18	5	44	33	+11	51
6	ENPPI	34	12	12	10	34	33	+1	48[lower-alpha 3]
7	Al Masry	34	13	9	12	36	35	+1	48[lower-alpha 3]
8	El Entag El Harby	34	11	11	12	35	38	−3	44
9	Misr Lel Makkasa	34	10	12	12	40	39	+1	42[lower-alpha 4]
10	Al Ittihad	34	9	15	10	36	36	0	42[lower-alpha 4]
11	Ismaily	34	11	8	15	38	48	−10	41[lower-alpha 5]
12	Tala'ea El Gaish	34	9	14	11	32	37	−5	41[lower-alpha 5]
13	El Gouna	34	10	7	17	32	45	−13	37[lower-alpha 6]
14	Aswan	34	9	10	15	39	50	−11	37[lower-alpha 6]
15	Wadi Degla	34	8	11	15	32	43	−11	35
16	Haras El Hodoud (R)	34	7	12	15	31	41	−10	33	Relegation to the Second Division
17	Tanta (R)	34	3	13	18	22	55	−33	22
18	FC Masr (R)	34	3	12	19	18	57	−39	21

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. As a result of Zamalek refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly on 24 February 2020, the club was subject to a 3-point deduction following the conclusion of the season.[2]
2. Since the 2019–20 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, Al Mokawloon Al Arab.
3. Head-to-head points: ENPPI 4, Al Masry 1.
4. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Misr Lel Makkasa +1, Al Ittihad –1.
5. Head-to-head points: Ismaily 6, Tala'ea El Gaish 0.
6. Head-to-head points: El Gouna 4, Aswan 1.

Egyptian Second Division

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	National Bank of Egypt (C, P)	22	12	8	2	29	12	+17	44[lower-alpha 1]	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Beni Suef	22	13	5	4	31	12	+19	44[lower-alpha 1]
3	Al Aluminium	22	13	4	5	33	17	+16	43
4	Muslim Youths (Qena)	22	9	8	5	18	19	−1	35
5	Asyut Petroleum	22	9	6	7	25	24	+1	33
6	El Minya	22	9	5	8	29	23	+6	32
7	Telephonat Beni Suef	22	7	9	6	22	21	+1	30
8	Sohag	22	7	7	8	18	17	+1	28	Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division[lower-alpha 2]
9	Media	22	5	7	10	20	32	−12	22
10	Faiyum	22	6	3	13	18	25	−7	21
11	Dayrout	22	4	3	15	21	42	−21	15
12	Tahta	22	2	7	13	16	36	−20	13

Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: National Bank of Egypt 6, Beni Suef 0.
2. The EFA announced on 26 October 2020 that there would be no relegation in the Second Division and the Third Division for the 2019–20 season due to the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ceramica Cleopatra (C, P)	22	11	10	1	29	13	+16	43	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Petrojet	22	12	6	4	22	10	+12	42
3	El Dakhleya	22	11	8	3	32	16	+16	41
4	El Qanah	22	8	9	5	20	16	+4	33[lower-alpha 1]
5	Suez	22	8	9	5	18	14	+4	33[lower-alpha 1]
6	Al Nasr	22	9	6	7	27	22	+5	33[lower-alpha 1]
7	Gomhoriat Shebin	22	5	11	6	12	11	+1	26
8	Nogoom	22	6	7	9	25	24	+1	25	Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division[lower-alpha 2]
9	Al Merreikh	22	4	9	9	22	33	−11	21
10	Coca-Cola	22	4	8	10	16	28	−12	20
11	Tersana	22	3	8	11	13	30	−17	17
12	Al Zarka	22	2	7	13	15	34	−19	13

Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: El Qanah 6, Suez 5, Al Nasr 4.
2. The EFA announced on 26 October 2020 that there would be no relegation in the Second Division and the Third Division for the 2019–20 season due to the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ghazl El Mahalla (C, P)	22	14	5	3	32	11	+21	47	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Pharco	22	12	9	1	28	10	+18	45
3	Dikernis	22	10	7	5	27	17	+10	37[lower-alpha 1]
4	Ala'ab Damanhour	22	11	4	7	28	24	+4	37[lower-alpha 1]
5	El Mansoura	22	9	8	5	25	21	+4	35
6	Abou Qir Fertilizers	22	9	6	7	28	17	+11	33
7	El Raja	22	8	7	7	32	29	+3	31
8	Al Hammam	22	8	6	8	25	28	−3	30	Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division[lower-alpha 2]
9	Olympic Club	22	7	6	9	20	18	+2	27
10	Baladeyet El Mahalla	22	7	4	11	25	32	−7	25
11	Maleyat Kafr El Zayat	22	1	5	16	19	40	−21	8
12	Biyala	22	0	5	17	10	52	−42	5

Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0), on head-to-head goals scored (2) and on head-to-head away goals scored (2). Overall goal difference: Dikernis +10, Ala'ab Damanhour +4.
2. The EFA announced on 26 October 2020 that there would be no relegation in the Second Division and the Third Division for the 2019–20 season due to the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

Egypt Cup

Final

5 December 2020

20:00 CAT

Al Ahly	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Tala'ea El Gaish
Kahraba  65'	Report	Mansi  90+2'
Penalties
Maâloul El Solia Benoun Ashraf Magdy	3–2	Mohareb Mansi Sotohi Gamal El Sayed

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy

Egyptian Super Cup

20 February 2020

21:00 GST (UTC+4)

Al Ahly	0–0	Zamalek
	Report
Penalties
Maâloul El Solia Metwalli Hany Badji	3–4	Alaa Sassi Bencharki Hamed Gomaa

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 33,790

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Notable deaths

• 11 November 2019: Alaa Ali, 31, Zamalek, Telephonat Beni Suef, Smouha, Tala'ea El Gaish, Wadi Degla, Al Masry and Petrojet attacking midfielder/winger.[3]
• 23 February 2020: Amr Fahmy, 36, former CAF Secretary General.[4]
• 29 February 2020: Mohamed El Essawy, 19, Egypt U20 and Ghazl El Mahalla defensive midfielder.[5]

Notes

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.[1]
2. Final match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco.

References

1. "CAF and EFA: Total CAF Champions League final behind closed doors". CAF. 25 November 2020.
2. "EFA impose penalties on Zamalek following Cairo derby incident". KingFut. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
3. "Former Zamalek winger Alaa Ali dies at 31". Al Ahram Online. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
4. "Former CAF Secretary General Amr Fahmy dies at 36". Egypt Today. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
5. "وفاة المصري محمد العيسوي لاعب مريخ الفاشر" [Al Merreikh Al Fasher Egyptian midfielder Mohamed El Essawy dies]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.