# 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League

The 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League (also known as the Obour Land Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 58th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season began on 15 September 2016 and concluded on 17 July 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 22 August 2016.
On 29 May 2017, Al Ahly won a record thirty-ninth title and successfully defended their title with four games in hand following their 2–2 draw with Misr Lel Makkasa.
Al Nasr Lel Taa'den, El Sharkia and Tanta have entered as the three promoted teams from the 2015–16 Egyptian Second Division.

## Teams

A total of eighteen teams will compete in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season, as well as three teams promoted from the Second Division.

### Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Al Ahly | Cairo | Al Salam Stadium |
| Aswan | Aswan | Aswan Stadium |
| El Dakhleya | Cairo | Police Academy Stadium |
| ENPPI | Cairo | Petro Sport Stadium |
| El Entag El Harby | Cairo | Al Salam Stadium |
| Ismaily | Ismailia | Ismailia Stadium |
| Al Ittihad | Alexandria | Borg El Arab Stadium |
| Al Masry | Port Said | Borg El Arab Stadium |
| Misr Lel Makkasa | Fayoum | Fayoum Stadium |
| Al Mokawloon | Cairo | Arab Contractors Stadium |
| Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | Aswan | Aswan Stadium |
| Petrojet | Suez | Suez Stadium |
| El Sharkia | Zagazig | Zagazig Stadium |
| Smouha | Alexandria | Borg El Arab Stadium |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Cairo | Cairo Military Academy Stadium |
| Tanta | Tanta | Tanta Stadium |
| Wadi Degla | Cairo | Cairo International Stadium |
| Zamalek | Cairo | Petro Sport Stadium |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Al Ahly | Hossam El Badry | Sporta | Vodafone, Huawei (front) Juhayna, Royal Dutch Shell (back) |
| Aswan | Osama Orabi | Uhlsport | |
| El Dakhleya | Alaa Abd El Aal | Nike | SAIB Bank (back) |
| ENPPI | Tarek El Ashry | Nike | McDonald's |
| El Entag El Harby | Shawky Gharieb | Uhlsport | |
| Ismaily | Ashraf Khedr | Lotto | Sinai University (front) Atyab (back) |
| Al Ittihad | Juan José Maqueda | Adidas | Obour Land (front) Atyab (back) |
| Al Masry | Hossam Hassan | Adidas | |
| Misr Lel Makkasa | Ehab Galal | Adidas | |
| Al Mokawloon | Mohamed Ouda | Adidas | Obour Land (front) SAIB Bank (back) |
| Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | Osama Orabi | Lotto | |
| Petrojet | Talaat Youssef | Uhlsport | Obour Land |
| El Sharkia | Emad El Nahas | Legea | Obour Land (front) Atyab (back) |
| Smouha | Moamen Soliman | Erreà | McDonald's (front) SAIB Bank (back) |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Tarek Yehia | Macron | McDonald's |
| Tanta | Khaled Eid | Uhlsport | McDonald's (front) Atyab, SAIB Bank (back) |
| Wadi Degla | Mido | Leap | Wadi Degla |
| Zamalek | Augusto Inácio | Joma | SAIB Bank (front) Lactel, Gionee (back) |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Tarek Yehia | Resigned | 10 July 2016 | Pre-season | Hassan Shehata | 11 July 2016 |
| Smouha | Helmy Toulan | Mutual consent | 11 July 2016 | Pre-season | Jorvan Vieira | 11 July 2016 |
| Zamalek | Mohamed Helmy | Resigned | 27 July 2016 | Pre-season | Moamen Soliman (caretaker) | 28 July 2016 |
| El Dakhleya | Farouk Gaafar | Resigned | 3 August 2016 | Pre-season | Diaa Abdel Samad | 5 August 2016 |
| El Sharkia | Ayman El Mezaien | Resigned | 3 August 2016 | Pre-season | Tarek Yehia | 15 August 2016 |
| Ismaily | Khaled El Kamash | Sacked | 3 August 2016 | Pre-season | Ayman El Gamal (caretaker) | 6 August 2016 |
| Al Ahly | Martin Jol | Resigned | 18 August 2016 | Pre-season | Hossam El Badry | 24 August 2016 |
| Ismaily | Ayman El Gamal | End of caretaker spell | 19 August 2016 | Pre-season | Emad Soliman | 19 August 2016 |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Hassan Shehata | Resigned | 11 September 2016 | Pre-season | Ahmed El Agoz (caretaker) | 11 September 2016 |
| Ismaily | Emad Soliman | Resigned | 14 October 2016 | 8th | Ashraf Khedr (caretaker) | 14 October 2016 |
| Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | Hamada Raslan | Sacked | 22 October 2016 | 18th | Ashraf Arab (caretaker) | 22 October 2016 |
| Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | Ashraf Arab | End of caretaker spell | 27 October 2016 | 18th | Osama Orabi | 27 October 2016 |
| Smouha | Jorvan Vieira | Sacked | 1 November 2016 | 2nd | Helmy Toulan | 1 November 2016 |
| El Sharkia | Tarek Yehia | Resigned | 4 November 2016 | 18th | Ahmed El Agoz | 12 November 2016 |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Ahmed El Agoz | Sacked | 4 November 2016 | 6th | Ahmed Samy | 9 November 2016 |
| Wadi Degla | Patrice Carteron | Mutual consent | 8 November 2016 | 9th | Mido | 8 November 2016 |
| Aswan | Emad El Nahas | Resigned | 17 November 2016 | 16th | Mohamed Amer | 26 November 2016 |
| ENPPI | Alaa Abdel Aal | Resigned | 18 November 2016 | 12th | Tarek El Ashry | 26 November 2016 |
| Zamalek | Moamen Soliman | Resigned | 19 November 2016 | 6th | Mohamed Salah (caretaker) | 19 November 2016 |
| El Dakhleya | Diaa Abdel Samad | Resigned | 26 November 2016 | 16th | Ashraf Kasem | 4 December 2016 |
| Zamalek | Mohamed Salah | End of caretaker spell | 30 November 2016 | 6th | Mohamed Helmy | 30 November 2016 |

## Results
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 62 | 14 | +48 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Zamalek | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Al Masry | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 62 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Smouha | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 57 | |
| 6 | Ismaily | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 54 | |
| 7 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 45 | |
| 8 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 44 | |
| 9 | Al Mokawloon | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 44 | |
| 10 | Petrojet | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 43 | |
| 11 | ENPPI | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 43 | |
| 12 | Wadi Degla | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 38 | |
| 13 | El Entag El Harby | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 33 | |
| 14 | El Dakhleya | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 31 | |
| 15 | Tanta | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 31 | |
| 16 | Aswan (R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 29 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 17 | Al Nasr Lel Taa'den (R) | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 66 | −39 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | El Sharkia (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 23 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* ↑ Zamalek was deducted three points as they did not show up to their home match against Misr Lel Makkasa.
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Egypt Cup, Al Ahly, qualified for African competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Confederation Cup) was given to the Cup runners-up, Al Masry.
* 1 2 Al Ittihad ahead of Al Mokawloon on head-to-head record; Al Ittihad–Al Mokawloon 3–1; Al Mokawloon–Al Ittihad 0–1.
* 1 2 Petrojet ahead of ENPPI on head-to-head away goal scored; ENPPI–Petrojet 1–1; Petrojet–ENPPI 0–0.
* 1 2 El Dakhleya ahead of Tanta on head-to-head record; Tanta–El Dakhleya 0–1; El Dakhleya–Tanta 1–0.
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### Positions by round

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 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Misr Lel Makkasa | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Zamalek | 10 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Al Masry | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Smouha | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ismaily | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Al Ittihad | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Al Mokawloon | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Petrojet | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| ENPPI | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Wadi Degla | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| El Entag El Harby | 9 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| El Dakhleya | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Tanta | 17 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Aswan | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| El Sharkia | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Source: Soccerway
* Leader
* 2018 CAF Champions League
* 2018 CAF Confederation Cup
* Relegation to 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division

### Results table

| Home \ Away | AHL | ASW | DKH | ENP | ENT | ISM | ITH | MAS | MMK | MOK | NLT | PET | SHA | SMO | TGS | TNT | WDG | ZAM |
| Al Ahly | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Aswan | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| El Dakhleya | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 |
| ENPPI | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| El Entag El Harby | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 |
| Ismaily | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Al Ittihad | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Al Masry | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Misr Lel Makkasa | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Al Mokawloon | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Petrojet | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| El Sharkia | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Smouha | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Tanta | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Wadi Degla | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Zamalek | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ahmed El Sheikh | Misr Lel Makkasa | 17 |
| 2 | Kabongo Kasongo | Al Ittihad | 12 |
| 3 | John Antwi | Al Ahly (1) Misr Lel Makkasa (10) | 11 |
| 3 | Ahmed Gomaa | Al Masry | 11 |
| 3 | Oumed Oukri | El Entag El Harby | 11 |
| 6 | Benjamin Acheampong | El Dakhleya | 10 |
| 6 | Amr Marey | ENPPI | 10 |
| 6 | Abdallah Said | Al Ahly | 10 |
| 9 | Nana Poku† | Misr Lel Makkasa | 9 |
| 9 | Ahmed Raouf | Smouha | 9 |
| 9 | Walid Soliman | Al Ahly | 9 |
†Nana Poku moved to UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al Shabab during the January transfer window.

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Ibrahim Hassan | Ismaily | 9 |
| 2 | Ahmed Fathy | Al Ahly | 8 |
| 2 | Ahmed Gomaa | Al Masry | 8 |
| 2 | Abdallah Said | Al Ahly | 8 |
| 2 | Ahmed Samir | El Dakhleya | 8 |
| 6 | Ahmed El Sheikh | Misr Lel Makkasa | 7 |
| 7 | Mahmoud Shikabala | Zamalek | 6 |
| 7 | Ahmed Shoukry | Al Masry | 6 |
| 7 | Ahmed Temsah | Smouha | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
| Abdallah Said | Al Ahly | Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | 4–0 | 8 May 2017 |
| John Antwi | Misr Lel Makkasa | Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | 4–1 | 29 June 2017 |