# 2015–16 Egyptian Second Division

The 2015–16 Egyptian Second Division was the 36th edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season began on 29 October 2015 and concluded on 21 April 2016.
Al Nasr Lel Taa'en, El Sharkia and Tanta won the Promotion play-offs and secured the promotion to the 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League.

## Teams
### Group A

| Club | City |
| Al Aluminium | Nag Hammadi |
| Asyut Petroleum | Asyut |
| Gharb Sohel | Sohel Island |
| El Gouna | El Gouna |
| Al Madina Al Monawara | Luxor |
| Al Maragha | Al Maragha |
| Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | Aswan |
| Qena | Qena |
| Ras Gharib | Ras Gharib |
| Sohag | Sohag |
| Tahta | Tahta |

### Group B

| Club | City |
| Al Assiouty Sport | Asyut |
| Beni Mazar | Beni Mazar |
| Beni Suef | Beni Suef |
| Dayrout | Dayrout |
| Fayoum | Fayoum |
| El Minya | El Minya |
| MS Ebshway | El Gharbia |
| MS Samalout | Samalout |
| MS Tamya | Tamya |
| Telephonat Beni Suef | Beni Suef |
| Al Wasta | Beni Suef |

### Group C

| Club | City |
| Eastern Company | Giza |
| Egypt Insurance | Cairo |
| FC Masr | Cairo |
| Mit Khakan | El Monufia |
| Al Nasr | Cairo |
| National Bank | Giza |
| Nogoom El Mostakbal | Giza |
| Sokar El Hawamdia | Giza |
| El Sekka El Hadid | Cairo |
| Telecom Egypt | Cairo |
| Tersana | Giza |

### Group D

| Club | City |
| Damietta | Damietta |
| Ghazl Port Said | Port Said |
| Al Merreikh | Port Said |
| MS Abou Souyer | Ismailia |
| Manshiyat El Shohada | Ismailia |
| Port Fouad | Port Said |
| El Qanah | Ismailia |
| Al Rebat & Al Anwar | Port Said |
| El Sharkia | El Sharkia |
| Suez | Suez |
| Al Zarka | Al Zarka |

### Group E

| Club | City |
| Baladeyet El Mahalla | El Mahalla |
| Dikernis | Dikernis |
| Gomhoriat Shebin | Shebin El Koum |
| Kahraba Talkha | Talkha |
| El Mansoura | El Mansoura |
| Samanoud | Samanoud |
| El Senbellawein | El Senbellawein |
| Sherbeen | Sherbeen |
| Said El Mahalla | El Mahalla |
| Sers El Layan | Shebin El Koum |
| Tanta | Tanta |

### Group F

| Club | City |
| Ala'ab Damanhour | Damanhour |
| Abou Qir Fertilizers | Abou Qir |
| Badr | El Beheira |
| Al Hammam | Al Hammam |
| Kafr El Sheikh | Kafr El Sheikh |
| Maleyat Kafr El Zayat | El Gharbia |
| MS Koum Hamada | El Beheira |
| Olympic Club | Alexandria |
| Pharco | Alexandria |
| El Raja | Marsa Matruh |
| Shabab El Daba'a | El Daba'a |

## Standings
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al Nasr Lel Taa'den (O, P) | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 40 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Al Aluminium | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 40 | |
| 3 | Qena | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 35 | |
| 4 | El Gouna | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 33 | |
| 5 | Al Madina Al Monawara | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 31 | |
| 6 | Tahta | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Sohag | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Asyut Petroleum (R) | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 19 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Ras Gharib (R) | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 18 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 10 | Al Maragha (R) | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 17 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 11 | Gharb Sohel (R) | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 12 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al Nasr Lel Taa'den 1–0 Al Aluminium, Al Aluminium 2–2 Al Nasr Lel Taa'den.
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al Madina Al Monawara 0–0 Tahta, Tahta 0–1 Al Madina Al Monawara.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al Assiouty Sport | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 50 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 2 | El Minya | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 44 | |
| 3 | Beni Suef | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 | MS Tamya | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 27 | |
| 5 | Fayoum | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Dayrout | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 25 | |
| 7 | Telephonat Beni Suef | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 23 | |
| 8 | Al Wasta (O) | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 23 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Beni Mazar (R) | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 23 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 10 | MS Ebshway (R) | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 14 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 11 | MS Samalout (R) | 20 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 6 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Telephonat Beni Suef 7 pts, Al Wasta 5 pts, Beni Mazar 4 pts.

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tersana | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 44 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 2 | FC Masr | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 43 | |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 36 | |
| 4 | Nogoom El Mostakbal | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 32 | |
| 5 | Eastern Company | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 30 | |
| 6 | National Bank | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | El Sekka El Hadid | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 25 | |
| 8 | Telecom Egypt (O) | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 21 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Mit Khakan (R) | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 19 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 10 | Egypt Insurance (R) | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 18 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 11 | Sokar El Hawamdia (R) | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 58 | −42 | 6 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Sharkia (O, P) | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 50 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Damietta | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 48 | |
| 3 | Suez | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 40 | |
| 4 | El Qanah | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 38 | |
| 5 | Al Merreikh | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Al Zarka | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 26 | |
| 7 | Manshiyat El Shohada | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 20 | |
| 8 | Port Fouad (R) | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 19 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | MS Abou Souyer (R) | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 16 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 10 | Ghazl Port Said (R) | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 41 | −29 | 11 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 11 | Al Rebat & Al Anwar (R) | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 42 | −33 | 11 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Ghazl Port Said 0–1 Al Rebat & Al Anwar, Al Rebat & Al Anwar 0–3 Ghazl Port Said (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on head-to-head goal difference).

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tanta (O, P) | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 42 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 2 | El Mansoura | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | |
| 3 | Baladeyet El Mahalla | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 32 | |
| 4 | Said El Mahalla | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 29 | |
| 5 | Dikernis | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 28 | |
| 6 | Sherbeen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Gomhoriat Shebin | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 27 | |
| 8 | El Senbellawein (R) | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 24 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Samanoud (R) | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 16 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 10 | Sers El Layan (R) | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 15 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 11 | Kahraba Talkha (R) | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 10 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Dikernis 1–0 Sherbeen, Sherbeen 0–0 Dikernis.

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ala'ab Damanhour | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 44 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Pharco | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 42 | |
| 3 | Olympic Club | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 32 | |
| 4 | El Raja | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 31 | |
| 5 | Badr | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 28 | |
| 6 | MS Koum Hamada | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Kafr El Sheikh | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 26 | |
| 8 | Al Hammam (O) | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 23 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Maleyat Kafr El Zayat (R) | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 21 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 10 | Abou Qir Fertilizers (R) | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 15 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 11 | Shabab El Daba'a (R) | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 12 | Relegation to the Third Division |

## Play-offs
### Promotion play-offs
#### Summary

The first legs were played on 16 April, and the second legs were played on 21 April 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al Nasr Lel Taa'den | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Al Assiouty Sport | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Tersana | 0–0 (5–6 p) | El Sharkia | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Tanta | 1–0 | Ala'ab Damanhour | 1–0 | 0–0 |

#### Matches

2–2 on aggregate. Al Nasr Lel Taa'den won 3–2 on penalties and promoted to the Egyptian Premier League.
0–0 on aggregate. El Sharkia won 6–5 on penalties and promoted to the Egyptian Premier League.
Tanta won 1–0 on aggregate and promoted to the Egyptian Premier League.

### Relegation play-offs
#### Summary

The matches were played on 17 and 21 April 2016.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Asyut Petroleum | 1–2 | Al Wasta |
| Telecom Egypt | 1–0 | Port Fouad |
| El Senbellawein | 0–1 | Al Hammam |

#### Matches

El Senbellawein relegated to the Egyptian Third Division.
Port Fouad relegated to the Egyptian Third Division.
Asyut Petroleum relegated to the Egyptian Third Division.