| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 October 2022 – 26 July 2023 |
| Champions | Al Ahly (43rd title) |
| Relegated | Aswan Ghazl El Mahalla Haras El Hodoud |
| Champions League | Al Ahly Pyramids |
| Confederation Cup | Zamalek Future |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 657 (2.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mabululu (16 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Mohamed El Shenawy[1] |
| Biggest home win | Zamalek 4–0 Haras El Hodoud (20 December 2022) Pyramids 4–0 Ghazl El Mahalla (7 January 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Tala'ea El Gaish 0–4 Zamalek (7 December 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Tala'ea El Gaish 3–4Al Ittihad (27 February 2023) Smouha 4–3El Dakhleya (9 April 2023) Pyramids 5–2 Smouha (28 June 2023) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Al Ahly |
| Longest unbeaten run | 32 matches Al Ahly |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Tala'ea El Gaish |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Haras El Hodoud |
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The2022–23 Egyptian Premier League was the 64th season of theEgyptian Premier League, the top professional league forassociation football clubs in theEgyptian football league system, since its establishment in 1948. Fixtures for the 2022–23 season were announced on 9 October 2022.[2][3]Zamalek were the defending champions.[4]
The season started on 18 October 2022, and concluded on 26 July 2023.[5]
Al Ahly secured the title on 10 July 2023, winning their 43rd league title.[6]
Due to some clubs' participation in continental competitions, the league's start date was delayed by 48 hours.[7] A total of 6,000 spectators will be permitted, up from 2,000 at the start of the previous season.[8] Matches were played during theWorld Cup.[9] The league was suspended from 3 November through 18 November owing to the country hosting the2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[10]
Aswan was the first team to be promoted on 10 May 2022 after a one-year absence.[11] On the same day,El Dakhleya returned to the top flight after a three-year absence.[12] The final team,Haras El Hodoud, won promotion on 13 May, after a two-year absence.[13] They replacedEastern Company,El Gouna, andMisr Lel Makkasa.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaily | Mutual consent | 29 August 2022 | Pre-season | 20 September 2022 | ||
| Al Masry | End of contract | 31 August 2022 | 8 September 2022 | |||
| Al Ahly | Sacked | 31 August 2022 | 9 September 2022 | |||
| Al Ittihad | End of interim spell | 4 September 2022 | 6 September 2022 | |||
| Ghazl El Mahalla | Resigned | 12 September 2022 | 14 September 2022 | |||
| ENPPI | Mutual consent | 17 September 2022 | 17 September 2022 | |||
| Aswan | Resigned | 29 October 2022 | 18th | 6 November 2022 | ||
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Sacked | 2 November 2022 | 8th | 3 November 2022 | ||
| National Bank | Sacked | 1 December 2022 | 8th | 1 December 2022 | ||
| Al Masry | Sacked | 1 December 2022 | 9th | 14 December 2022 | ||
| Ismaily | Sacked | 9 December 2022 | 16th | 9 December 2022 | ||
| Pharco | Sacked | 17 December 2022 | 9th | 17 December 2022 | ||
| ENPPI | Sacked | 20 December 2022 | 15th | 25 December 2022 | ||
| Ismaily | End of caretaker spell | 27 December 2022 | 16th | 27 December 2022 | ||
| Pyramids | Sacked | 4 January 2023 | 4th | 5 January 2023 | ||
| Ghazl El Mahalla | Sacked | 8 January 2023 | 7th | 8 January 2023 | ||
| National Bank | Sacked | 11 January 2023 | 13th | 11 January 2023 | ||
| Zamalek | Sacked | 24 January 2023 | 5th | 24 January 2023 | ||
| Pharco | Resigned | 24 January 2023 | 13th | 27 January 2023 | ||
| Ceramica Cleopatra | Sacked | 25 January 2023 | 10th | 27 January 2023 | ||
| Smouha | Resigned | 25 January 2023 | 11th | 26 January 2023 | ||
| National Bank | End of caretaker spell | 26 January 2023 | 16th | 26 January 2023 | ||
| Zamalek | Mutual consent | 1 February 2023 | 4th | 1 February 2023[51] | ||
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Resigned | 9 February 2023 | 13th | 9 February 2023 | ||
| Zamalek | Sacked | 22 March 2023 | 5th | 22 March 2023 | ||
| Zamalek | Sacked | 4 April 2023 | 5th | 6 April 2023 | ||
| Zamalek | End of interim spell | 13 April 2023 | 5th | 13 April 2023 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly(C) | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 13 | +50 | 83 | Qualification for theChampions League second round |
| 2 | Pyramids | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 73 | |
| 3 | Zamalek | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 60 | Qualification for theConfederation Cup second round[a] |
| 4 | Future | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 58 | |
| 5 | Al Masry | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 48 | |
| 6 | ENPPI | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 45 | |
| 7 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 43 | |
| 9 | Pharco | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 42[b] | |
| 10 | Smouha | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 42[b] | |
| 11 | Ismaily | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 40 | |
| 12 | National Bank of Egypt | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 39 | |
| 13 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 37 | |
| 14 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 36 | |
| 15 | El Dakhleya | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 35 | |
| 16 | Aswan(R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 33[c] | Relegation toSecond Division A |
| 17 | Ghazl El Mahalla(R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 33[c] | |
| 18 | Haras El Hodoud(R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 25 |
| Home \ Away | AHL | ASW | CER | DAK | ENP | FUT | GHA | HAR | ISM | ITT | MAS | MOK | NAT | PHA | PYR | SMO | TAL | ZAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Aswan | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Ceramica Cleopatra | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| El Dakhleya | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| ENPPI | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Future | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Ghazl El Mahalla | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Haras El Hodoud | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Ismaily | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Al Ittihad | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Al Masry | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| National Bank | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Pharco | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Pyramids | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 5–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| Smouha | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–4 |
| Zamalek | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[58] | Matches Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 16 | 30 | |
| 2 | Zamalek | 13 | 34 | |
| 3 | Aswan | 12 | 28 | |
| 4 | Al Ahly | 11 | 28 | |
| 5 | Ghazl El Mahalla | 10 | 32 | |
| ENPPI | 26 | |||
| 7 | El-Dakhelya | 9 | 32 | |
| Al-Mokawoloon Al-Arab | 33 | |||
| Al Masry SC | 31 | |||
| Pyramids | 28 | |||
| 11 | Pharco | 8 | 31 | |
| Ceramica Cleopatra | 29 | |||
| Pyramids | 31 | |||
| Al Ahly | 24 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt SC | 27 | |||
| Ismaily SC | 28 | |||
| ENPPI | 33 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[59] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamalek | 13 | |
| 2 | Pyramids | 9 | |
| 3 | Pyramids | 7 | |
| Al-Masry | |||
| 5 | Aswan | 6 | |
| Al-Ahly | |||
| Ceramica Cleopatra | |||
| Future | |||
| Ghazl El Mahalla | |||
| 10 | Smouha | 5 | |
| Al Ahly | |||
| Al Ahly | |||
| ENPPI | |||
| Aswan |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Hussein El Shahat | Al Ahly |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Mabululu | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Marwan Attia | Al Ahly |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Abdelmonem | Al Ahly |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed El Shenawy | Al Ahly |
| Manager | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel Koller | Al Ahly |
| Position | Player[60] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Al Ahly | |
| Defender | Al Ahly | |
| Defender | Al Ahly | |
| Defender | Al Ahly | |
| Defender | Al Ahly | |
| Midfielder | Al Ahly | |
| Midfielder | Al Ahly | |
| Midfielder | Pyramids | |
| Forward | Al Ahly | |
| Forward | Zamalek | |
| Forward | Al Ittihad Alexandria |