2019–20 in Egyptian football
# 2019–20 in Egyptian football

The 2019–20 season was the 102nd season of competitive association football in Egypt.

## National teams

### Kits

| Home | Home alt. | Home alt. 2 | Away | Away alt. |
| - | - | - | - | - |

### Egypt national football team

**Results and fixtures**

**2019 Africa Cup of Nations**

**Group A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |

**Results and fixtures**

**2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification**

**Group G**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Final tournament | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Comoros | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 9 | Final tournament | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Kenya | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Togo | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Egypt national under-23 football team

**Results and fixtures**

**2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations**

**Group A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |

## CAF competitions

### CAF Champions League

**Preliminary round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlabara | 0–13 | Al Ahly | 0–4 | 0–9 |
| Dekedaha | 0–13 | Zamalek | 0–7 | 0–6 |

**First round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Cano Sport | 0–6 | Al Ahly | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Génération Foot | 2–2 (a) | Zamalek | 2–1 | 0–1 |

**Group stage**

**Group A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPM | ZAM | AGO | ZES |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Zamalek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | 1º de Agosto | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | ZESCO United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

**Group stage**

**Group B**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESS | AHL | HIL | PLA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Étoile du Sahel | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Al-Ahly | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | FC Platinum | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |

**Quarter-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Ahly | 3–1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Zamalek | 3–2 | Espérance de Tunis | 3–1 | 0–1 |

**Semi-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Raja Casablanca | 1–4 | Zamalek | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Wydad Casablanca | 1–5 | Al Ahly | 0–2 | 1–3 |

### CAF Confederation Cup

**Preliminary round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Pyramids | 5–1 | Étoile du Congo | 4–1 | 1–0 |

**First round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Malindi | 2–7 | Al Masry | 1–4 | 1–3 |
| Pyramids | 2–1 | CR Belouizdad | 1–1 | 1–0 |

**Play-off round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Young Africans | 1–5 | Pyramids | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Côte d'Or | 0–6 | Al Masry | 0–4 | 0–2 |

**Group stage**

**Group A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PYR | MAS | RAN | FCN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pyramids | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Al-Masry | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | FC Nouadhibou | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PYR | MAS | RAN | FCN |
| 1 | Pyramids | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Al-Masry | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | FC Nouadhibou | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — |

**Quarter-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Zanaco | 1–3 | Pyramids | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Al Masry | 2–3 | RS Berkane | 2–2 | 0–1 |

**Semi-finals**

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Pyramids | 2–0 | Horoya |

## UAFA competitions

### Arab Club Champions Cup

**First round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ismaily | 4–3 | Al Ahly Benghazi | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Al Arabi | 0–3 | Al Ittihad | 0–1 | 0–2 |

**Second round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Ittihad | 3–0 | Al Muharraq | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ismaily | 4–0 | Al Jazira | 2–0 | 2–0 |

**Quarter-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Ittihad | 0–1 | Ismaily | 0–1 | 0–0 |

**Semi-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ismaily | 1–3 | Raja Casablanca | 1–0 | 0–3 |

## Men's football

### Egyptian Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 8 | +66 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Zamalek | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Pyramids | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 65 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 54 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Smouha | 34 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 51 | |
| 6 | ENPPI | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 48 | |
| 7 | Al Masry | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 48 | |
| 8 | El Entag El Harby | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 44 | |
| 9 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 42 | |
| 10 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 42 | |
| 11 | Ismaily | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 | |
| 12 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 41 | |
| 13 | El Gouna | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 37 | |
| 14 | Aswan | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 37 | |
| 15 | Wadi Degla | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 35 | |
| 16 | Haras El Hodoud (R) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 17 | Tanta (R) | 34 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 22 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | FC Masr (R) | 34 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 57 | −39 | 21 | Relegation to the Second Division |

* ↑ As a result of Zamalek refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly on 24 February 2020, the club was subject to a 3-point deduction following the conclusion of the season.
* ↑ Since the 2019–20 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, Al Mokawloon Al Arab.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: ENPPI 4, Al Masry 1.
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Misr Lel Makkasa +1, Al Ittihad –1.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Ismaily 6, Tala'ea El Gaish 0.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: El Gouna 4, Aswan 1.

### Egyptian Second Division

**Group A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | National Bank of Egypt (C, P) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 44 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Beni Suef | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 44 | |
| 3 | Al Aluminium | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 43 | |
| 4 | Muslim Youths (Qena) | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 35 | |
| 5 | Asyut Petroleum | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | El Minya | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 32 | |
| 7 | Telephonat Beni Suef | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Sohag | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 28 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 9 | Media | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 22 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 10 | Faiyum | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 21 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 11 | Dayrout | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 15 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 12 | Tahta | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 13 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |

* 1 2 Head-to-head points: National Bank of Egypt 6, Beni Suef 0.
* ↑ The EFA announced on 26 October 2020 that there would be no relegation in the Second Division and the Third Division for the 2019–20 season due to the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

**Group B**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ceramica Cleopatra (C, P) | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 43 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Petrojet | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 42 | |
| 3 | El Dakhleya | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 41 | |
| 4 | El Qanah | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 33 | |
| 5 | Suez | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 33 | |
| 7 | Gomhoriat Shebin | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 26 | |
| 8 | Nogoom | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 9 | Al Merreikh | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 21 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 10 | Coca-Cola | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 20 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 11 | Tersana | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 17 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 12 | Al Zarka | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 13 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: El Qanah 6, Suez 5, Al Nasr 4.
* ↑ The EFA announced on 26 October 2020 that there would be no relegation in the Second Division and the Third Division for the 2019–20 season due to the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

**Group C**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ghazl El Mahalla (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 47 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Pharco | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 45 | |
| 3 | Dikernis | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 37 | |
| 4 | Ala'ab Damanhour | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 37 | |
| 5 | El Mansoura | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 35 | |
| 6 | Abou Qir Fertilizers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 33 | |
| 7 | El Raja | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 31 | |
| 8 | Al Hammam | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 30 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 9 | Olympic Club | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 27 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 10 | Baladeyet El Mahalla | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 25 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 11 | Maleyat Kafr El Zayat | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 8 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |
| 12 | Biyala | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 52 | −42 | 5 | Reprieved from relegation to the Third Division |

* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0), on head-to-head goals scored (2) and on head-to-head away goals scored (2). Overall goal difference: Dikernis +10, Ala'ab Damanhour +4.
* ↑ The EFA announced on 26 October 2020 that there would be no relegation in the Second Division and the Third Division for the 2019–20 season due to the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

## Notable deaths

* 11 November 2019: Alaa Ali, 31, Zamalek, Telephonat Beni Suef, Smouha, Tala'ea El Gaish, Wadi Degla, Al Masry and Petrojet attacking midfielder/winger.
* 23 February 2020: Amr Fahmy, 36, former CAF Secretary General.
* 29 February 2020: Mohamed El Essawy, 19, Egypt U20 and Ghazl El Mahalla defensive midfielder.
