| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 September 2017 – 21 May 2018 |
| Champions | Al Ahly 40th Premier League title |
| Relegated | El Raja Tanta Al Nasr |
| Champions League | Al Ahly Ismaily |
| Confederation Cup | Al Masry Zamalek (asEgypt Cup winners) |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 718 (2.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Walid Azaro (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ismaily 5–0El Raja (27 December 2017) Al Ahly 5–0Al Nasr (19 February 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Tala'ea El Gaish 0–4Al Masry (28 September 2017) Al Nasr 0–4Al Ahly (2 January 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Al Masry 6–3Tanta (28 December 2017) Tala'ea El Gaish 4–5Al Mokawloon (23 April 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 16 games Al Ahly |
| Longest unbeaten run | 22 games Al Ahly |
| Longest winless run | 15 games Tanta Al Nasr |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Tala'ea El Gaish El Raja Tanta Al Nasr |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 Egyptian Premier League (also known as theTelecom Egypt Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of theEgyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league forassociation football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 8 September 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. Fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 30 August 2017.[1]
Al Ahly won and secured their record-extending fortieth Egyptian Premier League title with six games to spare, followingAl Masry's 0–0 draw withEl Entag El Harby on 12 March 2018.[2] The team broke numerous league records over the course of the season, including: most points (88), most wins (28) and most goals scored (75).[3]Al Ahly were the defending champions and successfully defended it, whileAl Assiouty Sport,Al Nasr andEl Raja have entered as the promoted teams from the2016–17 Egyptian Second Division.
A total of eighteen teams will compete in the league - the top fifteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from theSecond Division.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Assiouty Sport | Signed byFC Masr | 17 April 2017[4] | Pre-season | 4 May 2017[5] | ||
| El Raja | Sacked | 8 June 2017[6] | 10 June 2017[7] | |||
| Smouha | End of contract | 30 June 2017[8] | 22 July 2017[9] | |||
| Al Ittihad | 30 June 2017[10] | 19 August 2017[11] | ||||
| Ismaily | Mutual consent | 10 July 2017[12] | 10 July 2017[13] | |||
| Zamalek | Sacked | 27 July 2017[14] | 28 August 2017[15] | |||
| Misr Lel Makkasa | Mutual consent | 3 August 2017[16] | 3 August 2017[17] | |||
| El Raja | Resigned | 27 September 2017[18] | 18th | 28 September 2017[19] | ||
| ENPPI | 15 October 2017[20] | 16th | 15 October 2017[21] | |||
| Misr Lel Makkasa | 19 October 2017[22] | 17th | 22 October 2017[23] | |||
| Al Ittihad | Sacked | 21 October 2017[24] | 10th | 21 October 2017[25] | ||
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Resigned | 27 November 2017[26] | 13th | 29 November 2017[27] | ||
| Smouha | 30 November 2017[28] | 6th | 30 November 2017[29] | |||
| Tanta | 3 December 2017[30] | 14th | 3 December 2017[31] | |||
| Wadi Degla | 3 December 2017[32] | 17th | 5 December 2017[33] | |||
| Smouha | End of caretaker spell | 9 December 2017[34] | 4th | 9 December 2017[35] | ||
| Al Ittihad | Sacked | 11 December 2017[36] | 11th | 16 December 2017[37] | ||
| El Raja | 24 December 2017[38] | 18th | 24 December 2017[39] | |||
| Ismaily | Signed byUganda | 28 December 2017[40] | 1st | 30 December 2017[41] | ||
| El Raja | Resigned | 30 December 2017[42] | 18th | 31 December 2017[43] | ||
| Petrojet | Mutual consent | 31 December 2017[44] | 13th | 1 January 2018[45] | ||
| Zamalek | Sacked | 3 January 2018[46] | 4th | 6 January 2018[47] | ||
| ENPPI | Signed byZamalek | 6 January 2018[48] | 5th | 6 January 2018[50] | ||
| Ismaily | Resigned | 22 January 2018[51] | 2nd | 25 January 2018[52] | ||
| Ismaily | Appointed as assistant coach | 1 February 2018[53] | 2nd | 1 February 2018[54] | ||
| Al Ittihad | Sacked | 10 February 2018[55] | 14th | 11 February 2018[56] | ||
| Smouha | Resigned | 11 February 2018[57] | 5th | 12 February 2018[58] | ||
| ENPPI | 11 February 2018[59] | 6th | 12 February 2018[60] | |||
| Misr Lel Makkasa | 12 February 2018[61] | 13th | 17 February 2018[62] | |||
| Tanta | Sacked | 28 February 2018[63] | 16th | 1 March 2018[64] | ||
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Resigned | 8 March 2018[65] | 12th | 10 March 2018[66] | ||
| Zamalek | Sacked | 12 April 2018[67] | 3rd | 13 April 2018[69] | ||
| Al Mokawloon | Resigned | 14 April 2018[70] | 10th | 14 April 2018[71] | ||
| Al Ahly | 15 May 2018[72] | 1st | 15 May 2018[73] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly(C) | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 19 | +56 | 88 | Qualification for theChampions League |
| 2 | Ismaily | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 68 | |
| 3 | Al Masry | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for theConfederation Cup[a] |
| 4 | Zamalek | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 61 | |
| 5 | Smouha | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 51 | |
| 6 | ENPPI | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 50 | |
| 7 | El Entag El Harby | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 47 | |
| 8 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Al Assiouty Sport | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 42[b] | |
| 10 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42[b] | |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | Petrojet | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38[c] | |
| 13 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 38[c] | |
| 14 | El Dakhleya | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 37 | |
| 15 | Wadi Degla | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 34 | |
| 16 | El Raja(R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 27 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 17 | Tanta(R) | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 26 | |
| 18 | Al Nasr(R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 22 |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ismaily | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Masry | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Zamalek | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Smouha | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| ENPPI | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| El Entag El Harby | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Misr Lel Makkasa | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Al Assiouty Sport | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Al Mokawloon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Al Ittihad | 17 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Petrojet | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| El Dakhleya | 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Wadi Degla | 16 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| El Raja | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Tanta | 15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Al Nasr | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Source:Soccerway
| Leader | |
| 2018–19 CAF Champions League | |
| 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup | |
| Relegation to2018–19 Egyptian Second Division |
| Home \ Away | AHL | ASY | DKH | ENP | ENT | ISM | ITH | MAS | MMK | MOK | NAS | PET | RAJ | SMO | TGS | TNT | WDG | ZAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Al Assiouty Sport | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| El Dakhleya | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| ENPPI | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| El Entag El Harby | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Ismaily | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Al Ittihad | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Al Masry | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Misr Lel Makkasa | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Al Mokawloon | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Al Nasr | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Petrojet | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| El Raja | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Smouha | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Tanta | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Wadi Degla | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 |
| Zamalek | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly | 18 | |
| 2 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 16 | |
| 3 | Ismaily | 14 | |
| 4 | El Entag El Harby/Wadi Degla | 13 | |
| 5 | Al Masry | 12 | |
| 6 | Al Mokawloon | 11 | |
| 7 | Zamalek | 10 | |
| Al Ahly | |||
| 9 | Al Ahly | 9 | |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | |||
| Zamalek/El Entag El Harby | |||
| ENPPI/Al Ahly | |||
| Misr Lel Makkasa | |||
| Al Masry |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misr Lel Makkasa | Tanta | 3–3 (A) | 26 October 2017 | [75] | |
| Misr Lel Makkasa | Wadi Degla | 3–3 (A) | 15 November 2017 | [76] | |
| Al Nasr | Misr Lel Makkasa | 4–1 (A) | 14 December 2017 | [77] | |
| Tanta | Al Masry | 3–6 (A) | 28 December 2017 | [78] |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly | 11 | |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 10 | |
| 3 | Al Mokawloon | 8 | |
| Al Masry | |||
| 5 | Al Assiouty Sport/Zamalek | 7 | |
| Wadi Degla | |||
| 7 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 6 | |
| Ismaily | |||
| ENPPI | |||
| El Dakhleya | |||
| Smouha |