2014–15 Egyptian Premier League
Football league season
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The 2014–15 Egyptian Premier League was the 56th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 15 September 2014 and concluded on 3 August 2015.
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 September 2014 – 3 August 2015 |
| Champions | Zamalek 12th Premier League title |
| Relegated | El Gouna El Raja Al Nasr Al Assiouty Sport Ala'ab Damanhour |
| Champions League | Zamalek Al Ahly |
| Confederation Cup | ENPPI Misr Lel-Makkasa |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 907 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hossam Salama (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Tala'ea El Geish 5–0 Al Nasr (15 September 2014) Zamalek 6–1 Tala'ea El Geish (21 September 2014) Al Ahly 5–0 Al Assiouty Sport (14 April 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Al Nasr 0–6 ENPPI (27 November 2014) |
| Highest scoring | Petrojet 3–6 Misr Lel-Makkasa (2 June 2015) |
| Longest winning run | Zamalek (8 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Zamalek (18 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Al Assiouty Sport (28 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Ala'ab Damanhour (11 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 20,000 for Zamalek[1] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
Teams
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and 3 promoted from the 2013–14 Egyptian Second Division. This includes the promotion play-off winners (Ala'ab Damanhour, Al Assiouty Sport and Al Nasr).[2][3]
Al Assiouty Sport and Al Nasr made their Premier League debut. Zamalek drew the highest attendance, 20,000 spectators in a match in February. [1]
Stadiums and locations
- 1 Al Masry's original stadium is Port Said Stadium, but due to the Port Said Stadium riot the Egyptian Football Association decided that Al Masry would not play their home matches at Port Said Stadium until 2016, and instead they will play at Ismailia Stadium.[4]
Results
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamalek (C) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 21 | +48 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 79 | |
| 3 | ENPPI | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 70 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup[a] |
| 4 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 64 | |
| 5 | Wadi Degla | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 57 | |
| 6 | Ismaily | 38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 55[b] | |
| 7 | Al Mokawloon | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 55 | |
| 8 | Haras El Hodoud | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 52 | |
| 9 | Tala'ea El Geish | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 52 | |
| 10 | Smouha | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 51 | |
| 11 | Al Masry | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 50 | |
| 12 | El Dakhleya | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 49 | |
| 13 | Petrojet | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 49 | |
| 14 | Al Ittihad | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 48 | |
| 15 | Ittihad El Shorta | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 47 | |
| 16 | El Gouna (R) | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 46 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 17 | El Raja (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 43 | |
| 18 | Al Nasr (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 70 | −36 | 29[c] | |
| 19 | Al Assiouty Sport (R) | 38 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 88 | −48 | 16 | |
| 20 | Ala'ab Damanhour (R) | 38 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 34 | 82 | −48 | 14 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2015 Egypt Cup, Zamalek, qualified for African competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Confederation Cup) was passed to the fourth-placed team which were the next best teams in the table not already qualified for any African competition.
- Ismaily were deducted 6 points for failing to pay over agent's wages.
- Al Nasr were deducted 3 points for refusing to play their away game against Al Mokawloon.
Result table
Notes:
- ^(1) Round 37 match between Al Mokawloon and Al Nasr was cancelled after Al Nasr's players refused to play the match due to the attack on some Egyptian army personnel in Sinai; the Egyptian Football Association's chairman of the competitions committee said that the match has considered as a 2–0 win for Al Mokawloon.[5][6]
Top goalscorers
- As of 3 August 2015.[7]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals (pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Dakhleya | 20 (3) | |
| 2 | Zamalek | 18 (2) | |
| 3 | Wadi Degla | 15 (1) | |
| 4 | Zamalek (7) Al Ahly (7) |
14 (1) | |
| 5 | Misr El Makasa | 13 | |
| 6 | Al Assiouty Sport | 12 (1) | |
| Tala'ea El Geish | |||
| Al Ahly | 12 (2) | ||
| Ismaily | |||
| Al Ittihad | |||
| Wadi Degla | 12 (3) |