# 2018–19 in Egyptian football

The 2018–19 season was the 101st season of competitive association football in Egypt.

## National teams
### Egypt national football team
#### Results and fixtures
##### 2018 FIFA World Cup
###### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Russia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |
Matches

##### 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
###### Group J

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Tunisia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Egypt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 13 | Final tournament | 3–2 | — | 6–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Niger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Eswatini | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
* ↑ Egypt were named as hosts of the final tournament replacing Cameroon on 8 January 2019. At that time, they had already clinched a top two place in Group J and assured of qualification to the final tournament.
* ↑ The official name of Swaziland was changed to Eswatini in 2018 after they had played their first qualifying match, and since then both FIFA and CAF have used the name Eswatini for official use.

### Egypt national under-23 football team
#### Results and fixtures
##### Friendlies
## CAF competitions
### CAF Champions League
#### 2018 CAF Champions League
##### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Génération Foot | 2–0 | Misr Lel-Makkasa | 2–0 | 0–0 |

##### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Ahly | 7–1 | CF Mounana | 4–0 | 3–1 |

##### Group stage
###### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | EST | KCC | ROL |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Quarter-finals | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| 3 | KCCA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Township Rollers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |

##### Knockout phase
###### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Horoya | 0–4 | Al-Ahly | 0–0 | 0–4 |

###### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Ahly | 3–2 | ES Sétif | 2–0 | 1–2 |

###### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Ahly | 3–4 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–1 | 0–3 |

#### 2018–19 CAF Champions League
##### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Le Messager Ngozi | 1–3 | Ismaily | 0–1 | 1–2 |

##### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ismaily | 3–2 | Coton Sport | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Al-Ahly | 2–1 | Jimma Aba Jifar | 2–0 | 0–1 |

##### Group stage
###### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPM | CSC | CA | ISM |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Quarter-finals | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Club Africain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 10 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Ismaily | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 (awd.) | — |
* 1 2 Goal difference in all group matches: CS Constantine +2, Club Africain –4.
* ↑ The CAF announced on 23 January 2019 that Ismaily were disqualified for aggressive fans behaviors, including consistently throwing rocks and water bottles on the assistant referee and the away fans, and other incidents at their home match against Club Africain on 18 January 2019. All results of matches played by Ismaily were annulled and not taken into consideration according to the regulations. However, following an appeal by Ismaily, the CAF decided on 10 February 2019 to reinstate Ismaily to the competition.
* ↑ On 19 February 2019, following the suspension of the match involving Ismaily and Club Africain due to the aggressive behaviors Ismaily fans shown during the match, CAF decided to consider the match forfeited by Ismaily with a result of 3–0 in favour of Club Africain. The match was originally suspended on the 83rd minute with the score 1–2 for Club Africain.

###### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | SIM | JSS | VIT |
| 1 | Al-Ahly | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Quarter-finals | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Simba | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | Quarter-finals | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | AS Vita Club | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | — |

##### Knockout phase
###### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 5–1 | Al-Ahly | 5–0 | 0–1 |

### CAF Confederation Cup
#### 2018 CAF Confederation Cup
##### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Masry | 5–2 | Green Buffaloes | 4–0 | 1–2 |

##### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Simba | 2–2 (a) | Al-Masry | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Wolaitta Dicha | 3–3 (4–3 p) | Zamalek | 2–1 | 1–2 |

##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CF Mounana | 2–3 | Al-Masry | 1–1 | 1–2 |

##### Group stage
###### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSB | MAS | SON | HIL |
| 1 | RS Berkane | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Al-Masry | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | Quarter-finals | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | UD Songo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al-Hilal 2–2 UD Songo, UD Songo 1–1 Al-Hilal (UD Songo won on away goals).

##### Knockout phase
###### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Masry | 2–0 | USM Alger | 1–0 | 1–0 |

###### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Masry | 0–4 | AS Vita Club | 0–0 | 0–4 |

#### 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
##### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zamalek | 7–2 | AS CotonTchad | 7–0 | 0–2 |
| Al-Masry | 0–2 | Salitas | 0–2 | 0–0 |

##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ittihad Tanger | 1–3 | Zamalek | 0–0 | 1–3 |

##### Group stage
###### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZAM | GOR | NAH | PET |
| 1 | Zamalek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Gor Mahia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | Quarter-finals | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | NA Hussein Dey | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Petro de Luanda | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Zamalek +2, Gor Mahia –2.

##### Knockout phase
###### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hassania Agadir | 0–1 | Zamalek | 0–0 | 0–1 |

###### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zamalek | 1–0 | Étoile du Sahel | 1–0 | 0–0 |

###### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| RS Berkane | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Zamalek | 1–0 | 0–1 |

## UAFA competitions
### Arab Club Champions Cup
#### Play-off round
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITH | FUS | SAL | ADT |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 7 | Advance to First round | — | 1–1 | | 8–0 |
| 2 | FUS Rabat | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | | | — | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Al-Salmiya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | | 0–5 | | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | ASAS Djibouti Télécom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | | | 0–7 | | — |

#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zamalek | 1–1 (a) | Al-Qadsia | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Ismaily | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Al-Kuwait | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 3–3 (a) | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Al-Ahly | 4–1 | Al-Nejmeh | 0–0 | 4–1 |

#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Ahly | 3–3 (a) | Al-Wasl | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Ismaily | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Raja Casablanca | 0–0 | 0-0 |
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 1–0 (4–3 p) | Zamalek | 0–1 | 1–0 |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Hilal | 3–0 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 3–0 | 0–0 |

## Men's football
### Egyptian Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Zamalek | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Pyramids | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 70 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Al Masry | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 52 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 48 | |
| 6 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 46 | |
| 7 | Ismaily | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 43 | |
| 8 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 41 | |
| 9 | ENPPI | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 40 | |
| 10 | Wadi Degla | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 40 | |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 39 | |
| 12 | Smouha | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 38 | |
| 13 | El Entag El Harby | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 38 | |
| 14 | El Gouna | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 38 | |
| 15 | Haras El Hodoud | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 38 | |
| 16 | Petrojet (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 17 | El Dakhleya (R) | 34 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 27 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | Nogoom (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* ↑ Since the 2018–19 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 Masry.
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0), on head-to-head goals scored (3) and on head-to-head away goals scored (2). Overall goal difference: ENPPI –3, Wadi Degla –6.
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head points: Smouha 10, El Entag El Harby 8, El Gouna 7, Haras El Hodoud 5.

### Egyptian Second Division
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aswan (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 58 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Beni Suef | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 50 | |
| 3 | Media | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 43 | |
| 4 | Telephonat Beni Suef | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 43 | |
| 5 | El Minya | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 41 | |
| 6 | Al Aluminium | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 39 | |
| 7 | Dayrout | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Tahta | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 33 | |
| 9 | Sohag | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 33 | |
| 10 | Faiyum | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 31 | |
| 11 | Al Nasr Lel Taa'den (R) | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 31 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 12 | El Tahrir (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 26 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 13 | MS Naser Malawy (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 14 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 14 | Al Walideya (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 62 | −41 | 10 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Media 4, Telephonat Beni Suef 1.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Tahta 4, Sohag 1.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Faiyum 4, Al Nasr Lel Taa'den 1.

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Masr (C, P) | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 52 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 51 | |
| 3 | El Qanah | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 50 | |
| 4 | Tersana | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 48 | |
| 5 | Coca-Cola | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 47 | |
| 6 | Al Merreikh | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 36 | |
| 7 | Gomhoriat Shebin | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Al Nasr | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 33 | |
| 9 | Al Zarka | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Suez | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 | |
| 11 | El Shams (R) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 12 | Porto Suez (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 26 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 13 | Damietta (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 20 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 14 | Abou Sakal (R) | 26 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 70 | −57 | 5 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Al Zarka 8, Suez 5, El Shams 3.

#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tanta (C, P) | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 52 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | El Raja | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 45 | |
| 3 | Olympic Club | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 44 | |
| 4 | Abou Qir Fertilizers | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 44 | |
| 5 | Ghazl El Mahalla | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 42 | |
| 6 | Baladeyet El Mahalla | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Ala'ab Damanhour | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 42 | |
| 8 | El Mansoura | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 40 | |
| 9 | Pharco | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Al Hammam | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 32 | |
| 11 | Kafr El Sheikh (R) | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 12 | Al Jazeera (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 24 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 13 | MS Tala (R) | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 14 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 14 | Sidi Salem (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 8 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0), on head-to-head goals scored (1) and on head-to-head away goals scored (0). Overall goal difference: Olympic Club +14, Abou Qir Fertilizers +10.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Ghazl El Mahalla 8, Baladeyet El Mahalla 7, Ala'ab Damanhour 4.