# 2023–24 Egyptian Second Division B

The 2023–24 Egyptian Second Division B season was the inaugural edition of the Egyptian Second Division B, the new third level in the Egyptian football league system. It took place of the Egyptian Third Division, which became level four, and succeeded the old Egyptian Second Division, which was abolished and replaced with the new Second Division A and Second Division B leagues, with the latter retaining the format used by the abolished league. Fixtures for the 2023–24 season were announced on 14 September 2023.
The season started on 11 October 2023, and concluded on 13 May 2024.

## Format

The league consist of 56 teams divided into six groups; four groups of 9 teams, and two groups of 10 teams, with each group covering different parts of Egypt:
* Group A and B for teams from Upper Egypt and eastern governorates.
* Group C and D for teams from Greater Cairo, and central and north-eastern governorates.
* Group E and F for teams from Alexandria and northern governorates.
The final format was confirmed by Egyptian Football Association board member Ehab El Komy on 8 August 2023, after changes were made to the initial format announced on 19 June 2023.
All group winners secure promotion to Second Division A, and advance to a play-off round to decide the three teams participating in the Premier League promotion play-off round from the league, alongside the third-placed team in Second Division A. This means that a chance is given for Second Division B sides to earn promotion directly to the Premier League without playing in Second Division A.
The last-placed in each group face relegation to Third Division, for a total of six teams.

## Teams

* Team name followed with $^↓$ indicates the team was relegated from the 2022–23 Egyptian Second Division.
* Team name followed with $^↑$ indicates the team was promoted from the 2022–23 Egyptian Third Division.
| Group | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F |
| Teams | Al Aluminium$^↓$ Asyut Cement$^↓$ Dayrout$^↓$ KIMA Aswan$^↓$ Luxor$^↑$ Mallawi$^↓$ Muslim Youths (Qena)$^↓$ Qus$^↑$ Tahta$^↑$ | Beni Mazar$^↑$ Egypt Stars$^↑$ Faiyum$^↓$ MS Maghagha$^↑$ MS Tamya$^↓$ El Minya$^↓$ Telephonat Beni Suef$^↓$ Tersana$^↓$ Al Wasta$^↑$ | MS Arish$^↑$ Al Merreikh$^↑$ Al Mostaqbal$^↓$ Al Nasr$^↓$ Al Obour$^↓$ El Shams$^↑$ Sinai Star$^↑$ South Sinai$^↑$ Suez$^↓$ | Alo Egypt$^↑$ Eastern Company$^↓$ El Entag El Harby$^↓$ Ittihad El Shorta$^↑$ Kahraba Ismailia$^↓$ Misr Insurance$^↑$ Port Fouad$^↑$ Porto Suez$^↓$ Team FC$^↑$ | Beni Ebeid$^↑$ Bilqas$^↑$ Ittihad Nabarouh$^↓$ Kafr El Sheikh$^↓$ MS El Kazazin$^↑$ MS Tala$^↑$ Maleyat Kafr El Zayat$^↑$ El Mansoura$^↓$ Pioneers$^↓$ Said El Mahalla$^↑$ | Ala'ab Damanhour$^↑$ Alexandria Petroleum$^↑$ Delphi$^↑$ Fleet Club$^↑$ Al Hammam$^↓$ Al Hilal (El Dabaa)$^↓$ Al Magd$^↓$ MS Koum Hamada$^↑$ Olympic Club$^↓$ Sporting Alexandria$^↓$ |

## League tables
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dayrout (P) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 35 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Al Aluminium | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 35 | |
| 3 | Asyut Cement | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 27 | |
| 4 | Tahta | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 25 | |
| 5 | KIMA Aswan | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 20 | |
| 6 | Luxor | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 18 | |
| 7 | Muslim Youths (Qena) | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 17 | |
| 8 | Qus | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 11 | |
| 9 | Mallawi (R) | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 8 | Relegation to Third Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Dayrout 4, Al Aluminium 1.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tersana (O, P) | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 42 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Faiyum | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 27 | |
| 3 | El Minya | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 24 | |
| 4 | Egypt Stars | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 21 | |
| 5 | Telephonat Beni Suef | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 19 | |
| 6 | Al Wasta | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 16 | |
| 7 | MS Tamya | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 16 | |
| 8 | Beni Mazar | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 14 | |
| 9 | MS Maghagha (R) | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 14 | Relegation to Third Division |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Al Wasta +1, MS Tamya −1.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Beni Mazar 4, MS Maghagha 1.

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Suez (O, P) | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 33 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Al Obour | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 32 | |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 29 | |
| 4 | El Shams | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 26 | |
| 5 | Al Merreikh | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 26 | |
| 6 | Al Mostaqbal | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | South Sinai | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 16 | |
| 8 | Sinai Star | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 11 | |
| 9 | MS Arish (R) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 45 | −41 | 0 | Relegation to Third Division |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3) and on head-to-head goal difference (0). Overall goal difference: El Shams +13, Al Merreikh +11.

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kahraba Ismailia (P) | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 33 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Team FC | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 30 | |
| 3 | El Entag El Harby | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 30 | |
| 4 | Port Fouad | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 23 | |
| 5 | Misr Insurance | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 18 | |
| 6 | Alo Egypt | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Ittihad El Shorta | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 15 | |
| 8 | Eastern Company | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 14 | |
| 9 | Porto Suez (R) | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 10 | Relegation to Third Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Team FC 4, El Entag El Harby 1.

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Mansoura (P) | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 36 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | MS El Kazazin | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 36 | |
| 3 | Maleyat Kafr El Zayat | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 32 | |
| 4 | Pioneers | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Ittihad Nabarouh | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Said El Mahalla | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 21 | |
| 7 | Kafr El Sheikh | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 19 | |
| 8 | Beni Ebeid | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 18 | |
| 9 | MS Tala | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 11 | |
| 10 | Bilqas (R) | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 10 | Relegation to Third Division |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (2) and on head-to-head goal difference (0). Overall goal difference: El Mansoura +15, MS El Kazazin +13.
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (2) and on head-to-head goal difference (0). Overall goal difference: Pioneers +6, Ittihad Nabarouh +3.

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting Alexandria (O, P) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 35 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Olympic Club | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 30 | |
| 3 | Al Hilal (El Dabaa) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 29 | |
| 4 | Al Hammam | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 28 | |
| 5 | Fleet Club | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Delphi | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Ala'ab Damanhour | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Al Magd | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | MS Koum Hamada | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 18 | |
| 10 | Alexandria Petroleum (R) | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 12 | Relegation to Third Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Delphi 4, Ala'ab Damanhour 1.

### Play-offs

All six teams who reached the play-offs were at least assured of a place in Second Division A.
The two group winners from each three regions played each other, which means that the match-ups was the winner of Group A vs B, C vs D, and E vs F. The three winning teams from this round advanced to the Premier League promotion play-offs, alongside the third-placed team from Second Division A, for a chance to earn direct promotion to the Premier League.

#### Matches

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Dayrout | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Tersana |
| Suez | 1–0 | Kahraba Ismailia |
| El Mansoura | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Sporting Alexandria |

#### Details

All times are CAST (UTC+3).
Tersana advanced to Premier League play-offs, Dayrout promoted to Second Division A.
Suez advanced to Premier League play-offs, Kahraba Ismailia promoted to Second Division A.
Sporting Alexandria advanced to Premier League play-offs, El Mansoura promoted to Second Division A.