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