# 2023–24 Egyptian Premier League

The 2023–24 Egyptian Premier League was the 65th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top professional league for association football clubs in the Egyptian football league system, since its establishment in 1948. Fixtures for the 2023–24 season were announced on 11 September 2023. Al Ahly were the defending champions.
The season started on 18 September 2023, and concluded on 18 August 2024.
Al Ahly successfully defended their title and won the league on 8 August 2024 following a 1–0 away win against Smouha, winning a record-extending 44th league title.

## Format

The league consist of 18 teams in one group. All teams play each other twice, home and away, for a total of thirty-four matches. The first-placed team is crowned champions of the league, and qualify for the CAF Champions League alongside the runners-up. The third-placed team qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup, while the bottom three teams face relegation to the Egyptian Second Division A.

## Teams

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 edition of the Egyptian Premier League.
The first team to earn promotion to the league was ZED, who were promoted on 9 June 2023 after securing first place in Second Division Group B following a 3–1 win against Wadi Degla. This was the second time in the club's history to reach the Premier League, with the first time being in 2019 when the club was known as FC Masr.
The second team to promote to the Premier League was Baladiyat El Mahalla, who were promoted to the league as Group C winners following a 4–0 away win against promotion-rivals Dikernis on 14 June 2023; ending the club's absence from the top tier that lasted 15 years.
The third and last team to earn promotion was El Gouna, who returned to the top flight immediately after getting relegated in 2022. Their promotion was secured on 15 June 2023, following a 2–1 away win against Muslim Youths (Qena) that secured Group A first place with just one point above the runners-up La Viena.
The first team to be relegated from the league was Haras El Hodoud, who suffered an immediate return to the second tier following a 3–0 defeat against Al Ahly on 22 June 2023 that confirmed the relegation of the Alexandria-based side.
The second team to be relegated was Ghazl El Mahalla, whose stay in the top flight came to an end after three seasons, following a 2–1 defeat against already-relegated side Haras El Hodoud on 14 July 2023.
The third and last team to be relegated was Aswan, another team that suffered an immediate return to the second tier, after losing 4–2 on home ground against El Dakhleya on 14 July 2023. El Dakhleya survived relegation thanks to this win.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al Ahly | Gezira | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |
| Baladiyat El Mahalla | El Mahalla El Kubra | Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium | 14,564 |
| Ceramica Cleopatra | 6th of October | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | 35,000 |
| El Dakhleya | El Nozha | Al Salam Stadium | 30,000 |
| ENPPI | New Cairo | Petrosport Stadium | 16,000 |
| El Gouna | El Gouna | Khaled Bichara Stadium | 12,000 |
| Ismaily | Ismailia (Sheikh Zayed) | Ismailia Stadium | 18,525 |
| Al Ittihad | Shatby | Alexandria Stadium | 19,676 |
| Al Masry | Port Said (Al Dawahy) | Borg El Arab Stadium | 86,000 |
| Modern Future | Mokattam | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Abageyah | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | 35,000 |
| National Bank of Egypt | Agouza | Al Salam Stadium | 30,000 |
| Pharco | Amreya | Borg El Arab Stadium | 86,000 |
| Pyramids | New Cairo | 30 June Stadium | 30,000 |
| Smouha | Smouha | Alexandria Stadium | 19,676 |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Al Waili | Gehaz El Reyada Stadium | 20,000 |
| Zamalek | Mit Okba | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |
| ZED | Sheikh Zayed City | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor(s) |
| Al Ahly | Marcel Koller | Mohamed El Shenawy | Adidas | Etisalat, FAB Misr |
| Baladiyat El Mahalla | Mohamed Mekky | Hossam Hassan II | Curva | |
| Ceramica Cleopatra | Ayman El Ramadi | Mohamed Ibrahim | Puma | Ceramica Cleopatra Group |
| El Dakhleya | Eid Maraziq | Abdel Aziz El Sayed | Adidas | |
| ENPPI | Sayed Yassin | Abdel Aziz El Balouti | Kelme | |
| El Gouna | Alaa Abdel Aal | Nour El Sayed | Adidas | |
| Ismaily | Ehab Galal | Emad Hamdy | Copa | |
| Al Ittihad | Ahmed Sary | Khaled El Ghandour | Kelme | |
| Al Masry | Ali Maher | Amr Moussa | Zat Outfit | Neverland Resort |
| Modern Future | Talaat Youssef | Mahmoud Genish | Umbro | MTI University |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Talaat Moharram (caretaker) | Mahmoud Abou El Saoud | Nike | |
| National Bank of Egypt | Tarek Mostafa | Mahmoud Kaoud | Nike | National Bank of Egypt |
| Pharco | Ahmed Khattab | Ramy Sabry | Nike | RANI-F |
| Pyramids | Krunoslav Jurčić | Ahmed El Shenawy | Puma | MyWhoosh |
| Smouha | Ahmed Samy | Hossam Hassan I | Nike | |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Abdel Hamid Bassiouny | Khaled Stouhi | Adidas | |
| Zamalek | José Gomes | Shikabala | Tempo | Nile Developments, Pasta Regina |
| ZED | Magdy Abdel Aati | Mohamed Samir | Umbro | ORA, Emirates NBD |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| El Gouna | Ahmed Mostafa | End of contract | 16 June 2023 | Pre-season | Alaa Abdel Aal | 31 July 2023 |
| Ceramica Cleopatra | Helmy Toulan | Mutual consent | 16 July 2023 | Pre-season | Ayman El Ramadi | 19 July 2023 |
| Al Ittihad | Zoran Manojlović | Mutual consent | 17 July 2023 | Pre-season | Tarek El Ashry | 21 July 2023 |
| Modern Future | Ali Maher | End of contract | 26 July 2023 | Pre-season | Ricardo Formosinho | 16 August 2023 |
| Ismaily | Hamza El Gamal | End of contract | 26 July 2023 | Pre-season | Ehab Galal | 7 August 2023 |
| Al Masry | Mimi Abdel Razek | End of contract | 26 July 2023 | Pre-season | Ali Maher | 27 July 2023 |
| El Dakhleya | Alaa Abdel Aal | Resigned | 27 July 2023 | Pre-season | Haitham Gabriel (caretaker) | 27 July 2023 |
| El Dakhleya | Haitham Gabriel | End of caretaker spell | 8 August 2023 | Pre-season | Mimi Abdel Razek | 8 August 2023 |
| Pharco | Bruno Romão | Mutual consent | 10 October 2023 | 17th | Khaled Galal | 10 October 2023 |
| El Dakhleya | Mimi Abdel Razek | Resigned | 20 October 2023 | 13th | Hany Abdel Baqi (caretaker) | 22 October 2023 |
| National Bank of Egypt | Nikodimos Papavasiliou | Sacked | 31 October 2023 | 18th | Tarek Mostafa | 31 October 2023 |
| Zamalek | Juan Carlos Osorio | Sacked | 6 November 2023 | 9th | Motamed Gamal (caretaker) | 6 November 2023 |
| El Dakhleya | Hany Abdel Baqi | End of caretaker spell | 10 November 2023 | 16th | Haitham Shaaban | 10 November 2023 |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Shawky Gharieb | Resigned | 9 December 2023 | 17th | Talaat Moharram (caretaker) | 9 December 2023 |
| Pharco | Khaled Galal | Resigned | 27 December 2023 | 18th | Ahmed Khattab | 30 December 2023 |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Talaat Moharram | End of caretaker spell | 16 January 2024 | 16th | Mohamed Ouda | 16 January 2024 |
| El Dakhleya | Haitham Shaaban | Signed by Al Karkh | 18 January 2024 | 17th | Amr Hassan (caretaker) | 18 January 2024 |
| Modern Future | Ricardo Formosinho | Sacked | 26 January 2024 | 11th | Hossam Hassan | 28 January 2024 |
| Zamalek | Motamed Gamal | End of caretaker spell | 1 February 2024 | 10th | José Gomes | 1 February 2024 |
| ENPPI | Tamer Mostafa | Resigned | 2 February 2024 | 2nd | Sayed Yassin | 3 February 2024 |
| Pyramids | Jaime Pacheco | Sacked | 4 February 2024 | 4th | Mahmoud Fathalla (caretaker) | 4 February 2024 |
| Modern Future | Hossam Hassan | Signed by Egypt | 6 February 2024 | 11th | Tamer Mostafa | 8 February 2024 |
| Pyramids | Mahmoud Fathalla | End of caretaker spell | 7 February 2024 | 4th | Krunoslav Jurčić | 7 February 2024 |
| El Dakhleya | Amr Hassan | End of caretaker spell | 14 March 2024 | 18th | Ahmed Koshary | 14 March 2024 |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Mohamed Ouda | Resigned | 21 April 2024 | 17th | Motamed Gamal | 22 April 2024 |
| El Dakhleya | Ahmed Koshary | Resigned | 11 May 2024 | 18th | Eid Maraziq | 12 May 2024 |
| Modern Future | Tamer Mostafa | Resigned | 12 May 2024 | 11th | Talaat Youssef | 12 May 2024 |
| Al Ittihad | Tarek El Ashry | Resigned | 24 June 2024 | 9th | Ahmed Sary | 25 June 2024 |
| Baladiyat El Mahalla | Ahmed Abdel Raouf | Sacked | 24 June 2024 | 16th | Ahmed Koshary | 24 June 2024 |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Motamed Gamal | Resigned | 28 June 2024 | 18th | Emad El Nahhas | 29 June 2024 |
| Baladiyat El Mahalla | Ahmed Koshary | Resigned | 23 July 2024 | 16th | Mohamed Mekky | 24 July 2024 |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Emad El Nahhas | Resigned | 5 August 2024 | 17th | Talaat Moharram (caretaker) | 5 August 2024 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 28 | +47 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 2 | Pyramids | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 3 | Zamalek | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 56 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round |
| 4 | Al Masry | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round |
| 5 | Modern Future | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 54 | |
| 6 | Smouha | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 54 | |
| 7 | ZED | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 51 | |
| 8 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 46 | |
| 9 | ENPPI | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 45 | |
| 10 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 42 | |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 41 | |
| 12 | El Gouna | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 39 | |
| 13 | National Bank of Egypt | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 36 | |
| 14 | Ismaily | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 33 | |
| 15 | Pharco | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 33 | |
| 16 | Baladiyat El Mahalla (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division A |
| 17 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 26 | Relegation to Second Division A |
| 18 | El Dakhleya (R) | 34 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 20 | Relegation to Second Division A |
* ↑ Al Ahly qualified for the Champions League second round by winning the 2023–24 CAF Champions League.
* ↑ Zamalek were deducted three points for refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly, scheduled to be played on 25 June 2024.
* ↑ Zamalek qualified for the Confederation Cup second round by winning the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.
* ↑ The league was not finished by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in next season's CAF competitions. As a result, Al Masry, who finished the first half of the season at third place (and were also at third place by the time of the draw) qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Modern Future 4, Smouha 1.
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Ismaily +1, Pharco –1.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AHL | BMH | CER | DKH | ENP | GOU | ISM | ITH | MAS | MOF | MOK | NBE | PHA | PYR | SMO | TGS | ZAM | ZED |
| Al Ahly | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Baladiyat El Mahalla | 1–2 | — | 3–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Ceramica Cleopatra | 1–2 | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| El Dakhleya | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| ENPPI | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| El Gouna | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Ismaily | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Al Ittihad | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Al Masry | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Modern Future | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| National Bank of Egypt | 4–3 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Pharco | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Pyramids | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Smouha | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Zamalek | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 |
| ZED | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | — |
Notes:
* ↑ Awarded.
* ↑ On 28 June 2024, the match involving Smouha and Pyramids was abandoned in the 49th minute after a fire broke out in the stadium, whilst the scoreline was 1–1. The match was resumed on 2 July 2024.

## Season statistics

* First goal of the season: Youssry Wahid for Tala'ea El Gaish against National Bank of Egypt (18 September 2023)
* Last goal of the season: Ahmed Yasser Rayyan for Ceramica Cleopatra against ZED (18 August 2024)

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Wessam Abou Ali | Al Ahly | 18 |
| 2 | Fiston Mayele | Pyramids | 17 |
| 3 | Hossam Ashraf | Baladiyat El Mahalla | 14 |
| 5 | Hossam Hassan | Smouha | 12 |
| 5 | Mostafa Ziko | ZED | 12 |
| 6 | Yaw Annor | Ismaily/National Bank of Egypt | 11 |
| 6 | Sodiq Awujoola | Ceramica Cleopatra | 11 |
| 6 | Mabululu | Al Ittihad | 11 |
| 6 | Mohamed Salem | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 11 |
| 10 | Shady Hussein | ZED | 9 |
| 10 | Ahmed Yasser Rayyan | Ceramica Cleopatra | 9 |
| 10 | Ahmed Sayed | Zamalek | 9 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Osama Faisal | National Bank of Egypt | Al Masry | 4–0 (A) | 5 November 2023 |
| Hossam Ghanem | El Gouna | National Bank of Egypt | 3–2 (A) | 14 December 2023 |
| Mahmoud Kaoud | National Bank of Egypt | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 3–1 (H) | 30 December 2023 |
| Wessam Abou Ali | Al Ahly | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 4–0 (H) | 4 August 2024 |
| Fiston Mayele | Pyramids | Tala'ea El Gaish | 5–2 (A) | 11 August 2024 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Mohamed Chibi | Pyramids | 9 |
| 2 | Sodiq Awujoola | Ceramica Cleopatra | 7 |
| 2 | Omar Kamal | Modern Future/Al Ahly | 7 |
| 2 | Walid El Karti | Pyramids | 7 |
| 5 | Omar Gaber | Zamalek | 6 |
| 5 | Mohamed Hamdy | Pyramids | 6 |
| 5 | Mohamed Ibrahim | Ceramica Cleopatra | 6 |
| 5 | Jonathan Ngwem | Modern Future | 6 |
| 5 | Hussein El Shahat | Al Ahly | 6 |
| 10 | Yaw Annor | Ismaily/National Bank of Egypt | 5 |
| 10 | Emam Ashour | Al Ahly | 5 |
| 10 | Karim El Deeb | Al Ittihad | 5 |
| 10 | Ali Fawzi | ENPPI | 5 |
| 10 | Ahmed Kendouci | Ceramica Cleopatra | 5 |
| 10 | Mohamed Magdy | Al Ahly | 5 |
| 10 | Fiston Mayele | Pyramids | 5 |
| 10 | Ahmed Meteb | Tala'ea El Gaish | 5 |
| 10 | Ayman Moka | El Gouna | 5 |
| 10 | Taher Mohamed | Al Ahly | 5 |
| 10 | Abdelkabir El Ouadi | Modern Future | 5 |
| 10 | Blati Touré | Pyramids | 5 |
| 10 | Issahaku Yakubu | National Bank of Egypt | 5 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Ahmed El Shenawy | Pyramids | 14 |
| 2 | El Hany Soliman | Smouha | 12 |
| 3 | Mohamed Shaaban | Tala'ea El Gaish | 10 |
| 3 | El Mahdy Soliman | Al Ittihad | 10 |
| 5 | Mahmoud Gad | Al Masry | 9 |
| 5 | Abdel Rahman Samir | ENPPI | 9 |
| 7 | Mohamed Bassam | Ceramica Cleopatra | 8 |
| 7 | Mohamed El Shenawy | Al Ahly | 8 |
| 9 | Mahmoud Hamdy | Modern Future | 7 |
| 9 | Ali Lotfi | ZED | 7 |

## Number of teams by governorate

| Number of teams | Governorate | Team(s) |
| 7 | Cairo | Al Ahly, El Dakhleya, ENPPI, Modern Future, Al Mokawloon Al Arab, Pyramids and Tala'ea El Gaish |
| 4 | Giza | Ceramica Cleopatra, National Bank of Egypt, Zamalek and ZED |
| 3 | Alexandria | Al Ittihad, Pharco and Smouha |
| 1 | Gharbia | Baladiyat El Mahalla |
| 1 | Ismailia | Ismaily |
| 1 | Port Said | Al Masry |
| 1 | Red Sea | El Gouna |