# 2020–21 Egyptian Handball League

The 2020–21 Egyptian Handball League was the 65th edition of the Egyptian Handball League, which Zamalek crowned for the third time in a row.

## League system

The 2020–21 Egyptian Handball League system was held in two phases, the first phase divided the 18 teams into two groups, with the first four teams from each group advancing to the next round. The next round, a stage of one group, wins the most points, and when the points are equal, a play-off is played between them.

## The first stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Zamalek | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 192 | +97 | 24 | Advance to the final stage |
| 2 | Tallaa Elgish | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 202 | +33 | 22 | Advance to the final stage |
| 3 | Heliopolis | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 197 | +35 | 20 | Advance to the final stage |
| 4 | Elteran | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 163 | 182 | −19 | 17 | Advance to the final stage |
| 5 | Gezira | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 214 | 196 | +18 | 16 | |
| 6 | Smouha | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 213 | 222 | −9 | 14 | |
| 7 | Al Ahram | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 185 | 235 | −50 | 12 | |
| 8 | Asyut Petroleum | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 219 | −55 | 10 | |
| 9 | Asyut Sport | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 178 | 228 | −50 | 9 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 176 | +78 | 24 | Advance to the final stage |
| 2 | Sporting | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 196 | +40 | 22 | Advance to the final stage |
| 3 | Al Zohour | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 214 | 215 | −1 | 17 | Advance to the final stage |
| 4 | Olympic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 194 | 197 | −3 | 17 | Advance to the final stage |
| 5 | El Maady | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 184 | 195 | −11 | 15 | |
| 6 | Al Shams | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 199 | 208 | −9 | 14 | |
| 7 | Bank Al Ahli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 181 | 204 | −23 | 14 | |
| 8 | Port Said | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 193 | 236 | −43 | 12 | |
| 9 | Ashab Aljead | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 181 | 209 | −28 | 10 | |

## The final stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Zamalek | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 446 | 379 | +67 | 39 | Qualified for the play-off |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 471 | 359 | +112 | 39 | Qualified for the play-off |
| 3 | Sporting | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 366 | 344 | +22 | 31 | |
| 4 | Tallaa Elgish | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 372 | 366 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Heliopolis | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 386 | 407 | −21 | 26 | |
| 6 | Olympic | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 354 | 378 | −24 | 26 | |
| 7 | Elteran | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 338 | 420 | −82 | 18 | |
| 8 | Al Zohour | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 369 | 449 | −80 | 17 | |

### notes

Zamalek and Al Ahly qualified for a play-off match to determine the League champion, according to the regulations, after equal points.

## League Champion Match

| Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Zamalek | 18–17 | Al Ahly | Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, cairo |
| Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:00 CAT (UTC+2) | | (11–10) | | Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, cairo |

## Cairo Derby

The first round match of the final stage Thursday 18 February 2021
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Zamalek | 28–27 | Al Ahly SC |
The second round match of the final stage Friday 16 April 2021
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Zamalek | 28–28 | Al Ahly SC |
League Champion Match Monday 19 April 2021
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Zamalek | 18–17 | Al Ahly SC |

## Resources

* 1 2 3 "Zamalek handball champions - Sports - Al-Ahram Weekly".
* 1 2 "Al Ahly and Zamalek face off in handball league final". 16 April 2021.
* ↑ "Handball: Zamalek beat rivals al Ahly in Cairo Derby". 18 February 2021.