2022–23 Egyptian Third Division

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The 2022–23 Egyptian Third Division was the 43rd edition of the Egyptian Third Division, the second Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 10 October 2022, and concluded on 3 June 2023.

Season2022–23
Dates10 October 2022 – 3 June 2023
Matches1,550
Goals3,705 (2.39 per match)
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Egyptian Third Division
Season2022–23
Dates10 October 2022 – 3 June 2023
Matches1,550
Goals3,705 (2.39 per match)
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This was the last season for the league to represent the third-tier league of the Egyptian football league system. Starting from the 2023–24 season, two new leagues, Second Division A (professional league, second tier) and Second Division B (semi-professional league, third tier) replaced the existing Egyptian Second Division; which meant that the Third Division would be level four starting from that season.[1]

Makadi, Nogoom, and Raya Ghazl Kafr El Dawar won the promotion play-offs, and promoted to the inaugural edition of the Egyptian Second Division A.[2][3][4]

Teams

Format

The league consists of 142 teams divided geographically into 13 groups, with each group containing a different number of teams, depending on clubs' hometowns:[5]

  • Group A, B, C and D for teams from Upper Egypt.
  • Group E and F for teams from Greater Cairo.
  • Group G for teams from north-eastern governorates.
  • Group H for teams from Sinai Peninsula.
  • Group I, J and K for teams from central and northern governorates.
  • Group L for teams from Alexandria and Matruh.

The number of promoted and relegated teams differs from a group to another, according to the competition's regulation for the 2022–23 season.[6]

The top team from each group advance to the promotion play-offs, to decide the three promoted teams to the inaugural Egyptian Second Division A season. Teams that lose the play-offs, alongside teams finishing second (and third in some groups) in the regular season, will participate in the first-ever Egyptian Second Division B season, which will represent the third-tier league of the Egyptian football league system starting from the following season. Teams finishing in last place (and second from bottom in some groups) will be relegated to the Egyptian Fourth Division.

Group H is divided into two groups, H1 for teams from North Sinai, and H2 for teams from South Sinai. The top team from H1 advance to the promotion play-offs, while the second-placed team in that group face the first-placed team from H2 to decide the promoted team to the second division B. The last placed team in both groups face each other to decide the relegated team to the fourth division.

League tables

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Qus (Z) 16 10 5 1 32 15 +17 35[a] Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Luxor (Z) 16 11 2 3 29 13 +16 35[a] Promotion to Second Division B
3 Qena 16 10 4 2 23 8 +15 34
4 MS Edfu 16 5 3 8 14 19 −5 18
5 El Tahrir (Aswan) 16 5 3 8 15 22 −7 18
6 MS Esna 16 3 6 7 13 18 −5 15
7 Abou El Reesh 16 4 3 9 14 25 −11 15
8 Qeft 16 3 5 8 10 17 −7 14
9 Al Hilal (Aswan) (R) 16 2 7 7 14 27 −13 13 Relegation to Fourth Division
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Source: EFA - Luxor branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(R) Relegated; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Makadi (O, P) 14 10 2 2 28 10 +18 32 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Tahta (Z) 14 8 3 3 18 7 +11 27 Promotion to Second Division B
3 MS Sohag 14 8 1 5 15 14 +1 25
4 Shoban Al Maragha 14 5 4 5 15 15 0 19
5 MS Abou Tisht 14 6 0 8 14 23 −9 18
6 Sohag 14 3 7 4 18 16 +2 16
7 Al Maragha 14 2 7 5 12 15 −3 13
8 Al Ahly (El Monshah) (R) 14 1 2 11 8 28 −20 5 Relegation to Fourth Division
Close
Source: Shoban Al Maragha SC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted to Second Division A; (R) Relegated; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 MS Maghagha (Z) 14 7 5 2 21 15 +6 26 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Beni Mazar (Z) 14 6 7 1 18 8 +10 25[a] Promotion to Second Division B
3 El Qusiya 14 7 4 3 24 14 +10 25[a]
4 Naser El Fekreia 14 6 3 5 18 18 0 21
5 MS Naser Mallawi 14 4 4 6 15 16 −1 16
6 Asyut 14 3 4 7 17 21 −4 13
7 Al Badari 14 3 4 7 14 19 −5 13
8 Abou Tig 14 3 3 8 8 24 −16 12 Reprieved from relegation to Fourth Division[b]
Close
Source: El Qusiya SC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Z) Promoted to Second Division B.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.
  2. [b]
    On 8 August 2023, the EFA announced that the first leg match involving Abou Tig and Naser El Fekreia was awarded as a 2–0 win to the latter, after Abou Tig fielded an illegible player, with the original scoreline being 1–1. This resulted in Al Badari, who were bottom of the table by the end of the season, leaving the relegation zone and being replaced by Abou Tig.[7] Abou Tig later submitted an appeal against the decision, stating that it violated the fifth article of the competition's regulations, which stipulate that any complaint regarding a match must be made within only 48 hours afterward.[8] On 7 September, Abou Tig won the appeal and were reprieved from relegation, and remained in the Third Division for the next season.[9]

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al Wasta (Z) 16 11 3 2 34 13 +21 36 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Egypt Stars (Z) 16 11 2 3 31 15 +16 35 Promotion to Second Division B
3 Beni Suef 16 11 1 4 31 16 +15 34
4 MS Faiyum 16 8 2 6 20 12 +8 26
5 MS Sinnuris 16 6 3 7 25 34 −9 21
6 MS Atsa 16 4 4 8 18 24 −6 16
7 Abou Kasah 16 3 5 8 19 34 −15 14
8 MS Ibshaway 16 4 1 11 20 37 −17 13
9 Matar Taris 16 1 5 10 17 30 −13 8 Reprieved from relegation to Fourth Division[a]
Close
Source: Mr. Ragab El Wagih
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Z) Promoted to Second Division B.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Matar Taris were reprieved from relegation to the Fourth Division, in order to balance the number of teams in Group D of the Third Division in the following season.[citation needed]

Group E

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nogoom (O, P) 24 21 1 2 56 12 +44 64 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Misr Insurance (Z) 24 16 5 3 51 18 +33 53 Promotion to Second Division B
3 Team FC (Z) 24 15 5 4 39 20 +19 50
4 Helwan El Aam 24 10 5 9 24 25 −1 35
5 MS Abou El Namras 24 10 4 10 33 42 −9 34
6 Manshiyat Naser 24 9 6 9 24 29 −5 33
7 Al Maadi & Al Yacht 24 8 6 10 25 30 −5 30
8 MS Sol 24 7 7 10 26 27 −1 28
9 El Said (Giza) 24 8 4 12 24 32 −8 28
10 Cascada 24 6 6 12 28 35 −7 24
11 Pyramids Gardens 24 6 6 12 21 32 −11 24
12 Guinness (R) 24 5 6 13 21 43 −22 21 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 MS Abou Ragwan (R) 24 3 3 18 19 46 −27 12
Close
Source: Mr. Mahmoud Salah
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted to Second Division A; (R) Relegated; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Group F

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ittihad El Shorta (Z) 24 16 5 3 39 13 +26 53 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Alo Egypt (Z) 24 15 7 2 36 19 +17 52 Promotion to Second Division B
3 El Shams (Z) 24 13 6 5 43 22 +21 45
4 Benha 24 12 7 5 33 18 +15 43
5 Esco 24 9 10 5 24 20 +4 37
6 El Marg 24 8 6 10 28 27 +1 30
7 Bahtim 24 8 4 12 19 30 −11 28
8 MS Toukh 24 6 8 10 27 32 −5 26
9 Plastic Shubra El Kheima 24 7 4 13 30 39 −9 25
10 Almaza 24 6 6 12 27 37 −10 24
11 MS Batta 24 6 6 12 22 40 −18 24
12 HFC (R) 24 6 4 14 29 46 −17 22 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Shebin El Qanater (R) 24 5 5 14 21 35 −14 20
Close
Source: EFA - Cairo branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(R) Relegated; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Group G

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al Merreikh (Z) 20 13 5 2 34 14 +20 44 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Port Fouad (Z) 20 11 6 3 34 16 +18 39 Promotion to Second Division B
3 El Sharkia 20 11 5 4 26 15 +11 38
4 El Gamarek 20 8 6 6 24 23 +1 30
5 Al Rebat & Al Anwar 20 6 8 6 17 14 +3 26
6 Borussia Egypt 20 6 8 6 23 23 0 26
7 El Nuba 20 6 7 7 23 20 +3 25
8 Belbeis 20 5 8 7 19 23 −4 23
9 Manshiyat El Shohada 20 6 5 9 16 26 −10 23
10 Faqous 20 3 6 11 17 28 −11 15
11 El Sekka El Hadid (Ismailia) (R) 20 1 4 15 17 48 −31 7 Relegation to Fourth Division
Close
Source: Port Fouad SC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(R) Relegated; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Group H

H1 (North)

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sinai Star (Z) 20 14 4 2 38 11 +27 46 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 MS Arish (Z) 20 13 6 1 45 16 +29 45 Qualification for Second Division B play-off
3 6th of October 20 13 4 3 46 18 +28 43
4 Al Nasr (Arish) 20 11 6 3 43 20 +23 39
5 MS El Kherba 20 7 5 8 25 29 −4 26
6 Abou Sakal 20 6 7 7 27 25 +2 25
7 MS Martyr Ahmed El Mansi 20 7 3 10 37 33 +4 24
8 MS Salem El Hersh 20 5 4 11 21 44 −23 19
9 Bir Al Abd 20 3 8 9 23 41 −18 17
10 Al Fayrouz 20 4 4 12 28 45 −17 16
11 MS Masr 20 1 1 18 13 64 −51 4 Qualification for relegation play-off
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Source: EFA - North Sinai branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

H2 (South)

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 South Sinai (O, Z) 8 5 2 1 26 4 +22 17 Qualification for Second Division B play-off
2 MS El Wadi 8 3 4 1 15 9 +6 13
3 MS El Tour 8 2 3 3 8 16 −8 9
4 Sharm El Sheikh 8 2 2 4 7 15 −8 8
5 MS Abou Zenima (O) 8 1 3 4 3 15 −12 6 Qualification for relegation play-off
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Source: South Sinai SC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(O) Play-off winners; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Group I

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bilqas (Z) 26 17 6 3 44 18 +26 57[a] Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Beni Ebeid (Z) 26 16 9 1 31 12 +19 57[a] Promotion to Second Division B
3 MS El Kazazin (Z) 26 13 7 6 29 20 +9 46
4 Belqas City 26 11 11 4 29 17 +12 44
5 Damietta 26 11 9 6 32 24 +8 42
6 Al Zarka 26 10 9 7 29 25 +4 39
7 Ras El Bar 26 8 8 10 22 21 +1 32
8 MS Aga 26 8 5 13 22 27 −5 29
9 Sherbeen 26 7 7 12 29 35 −6 28
10 MS El Serw 26 6 9 11 25 30 −5 27
11 Minyat El Nasr 26 6 9 11 24 29 −5 27
12 Shoban Badaway 26 6 6 14 16 33 −17 24
13 MS Minyat Samanoud 26 5 6 15 22 39 −17 21
14 Ghazl Damietta (R) 26 5 5 16 17 41 −24 20 Relegation to Fourth Division
Close
Source: EFA - El Dakahlia branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(R) Relegated; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group J

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Raya Ghazl Kafr El Dawar (O, P) 28 21 5 2 63 19 +44 68 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Ala'ab Damanhour (Z) 28 17 6 5 46 19 +27 57 Promotion to Second Division B
3 MS Koum Hamada (Z) 28 16 3 9 34 17 +17 51
4 MS El Delengat 28 14 8 6 36 25 +11 50
5 MS Abou El Matamir 28 11 9 8 25 20 +5 42
6 Badr 28 10 8 10 24 29 −5 38
7 Desouk 28 9 10 9 28 28 0 37
8 Baltim 28 9 9 10 23 26 −3 36
9 Sidi Salem 28 9 7 12 32 31 +1 34
10 BWADC 28 8 10 10 23 30 −7 34
11 MS Itay El Baroud 28 8 8 12 33 33 0 32
12 Biyala 28 8 7 13 27 36 −9 31
13 Sakha 28 5 12 11 29 37 −8 27
14 El Zaafran (R) 28 4 7 17 29 57 −28 19 Relegation to Fourth Division
15 Koum Hamada (R) 28 3 7 18 9 54 −45 16
Close
Source: EFA - El Beheira branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted to Second Division A; (R) Relegated; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Group K

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Maleyat Kafr El Zayat (Z) 24 14 8 2 39 17 +22 50 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Said El Mahalla (Z) 24 13 7 4 33 18 +15 46 Promotion to Second Division B
3 MS Tala (Z) 24 11 11 2 31 18 +13 44
4 Samanoud 24 12 5 7 28 19 +9 41
5 Othmason Tanta 24 11 6 7 31 25 +6 39
6 Sers Al Layanah 24 7 8 9 21 24 −3 29
7 Mit Khalaf 24 6 10 8 24 26 −2 28
8 Sporting Castle 24 6 9 9 23 30 −7 27
9 Ashmoun 24 5 9 10 21 25 −4 24
10 Menouf 24 4 12 8 23 31 −8 24
11 MS Qutur 24 4 9 11 28 45 −17 21
12 Quesna (R) 24 4 8 12 12 23 −11 20 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Ghazl Shebin (R) 24 3 10 11 18 31 −13 19
Close
Source: EFA - El Monufia branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(R) Relegated; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Group L

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Delphi (Z) 24 18 5 1 49 14 +35 59 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
2 Fleet Club (Z) 24 13 7 4 34 18 +16 46 Promotion to Second Division B
3 Alexandria Petroleum (Z) 24 11 8 5 34 24 +10 41
4 El Zohour 24 10 7 7 35 31 +4 37
5 El Montaza 24 10 7 7 31 28 +3 37
6 El Raja 24 10 4 10 38 35 +3 34
7 MS El Dabaa 24 8 8 8 21 26 −5 32
8 Horse Owners' Club 24 6 10 8 19 26 −7 28
9 El Salloum 24 7 4 13 26 29 −3 25
10 Al Jazeera 24 5 9 10 19 24 −5 24[a]
11 Matruh 24 5 9 10 23 29 −6 24[a]
12 MS El Obour (R) 24 5 9 10 23 33 −10 24[a] Relegation to Fourth Division
13 El Horreya (R) 24 2 5 17 19 54 −35 11
Close
Source: EFA - Alexandria branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(R) Relegated; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Play-offs

The draw for the Second Division A/B play-offs was held on 21 March 2023, 12:00 local time (UTC+2), at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters, to decide the order of the fixtures.[10]

The first placed teams from groups A, B, C and D played in Promotion Group A, the winners of groups E, F, G and H1 were put in Promotion Group B, while Promotion Group C consisted of groups I, J, K and L winners.

No draw was held for the Second Division B and relegation play-offs fixtures between teams from groups H1 and H2, as both matches were played at a neutral ground.

Second Division A/B play-offs

Promotion Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Makadi (P) 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 Promotion to Second Division A
2 Qus (Z) 6 3 2 1 11 10 +1 11 Promotion to Second Division B
3 Al Wasta (Z) 6 2 2 2 11 9 +2 8
4 MS Maghagha (Z) 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1
Close
Source: Mr. Mahmoud Salah
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(P) Promoted to Second Division A; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Promotion Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Nogoom (P) 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Promotion to Second Division A
2 Ittihad El Shorta (Z) 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Promotion to Second Division B
3 Al Merreikh (Z) 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8
4 Sinai Star (Z) 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1
Close
Source: Mr. Mahmoud Salah
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(P) Promoted to Second Division A; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Promotion Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Raya Ghazl Kafr El Dawar (P) 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13 Promotion to Second Division A
2 Delphi (Z) 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 Promotion to Second Division B
3 Maleyat Kafr El Zayat (Z) 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
4 Bilqas (Z) 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2
Close
Source: Mr. Mahmoud Salah
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(P) Promoted to Second Division A; (Z) Promoted to Second Division B.

Second Division B play-off

More information MS Arish, 0–1 ...
MS Arish0–1South Sinai
Report
Close
El Noubi Club Stadium, Ismailia

Both teams promoted to Second Division B.[note 1]

Relegation play-off

More information MS Masr, 0–0 ...
MS Masr0–0MS Abou Zenima
Report
Penalties
4–5
Close
El Noubi Club Stadium, Ismailia

Both teams remained in Third Division.[note 2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Originally, per the match result, South Sinai were promoted to Second Division B, and MS Arish remained in Third Division. However, on 9 July 2023, the Egyptian Football Association included MS Arish in the list of participating clubs in the 2023–24 Egyptian Second Division B season without announcing a reason for this decision.[11]
  2. [2]
    Originally, per the match result, MS Abou Zenima remained in Third Division, and MS Masr were relegated to Fourth Division. However, on 7 September 2023, the Egyptian Football Association included MS Masr in the list of participating clubs in the 2023–24 Egyptian Third Division season without announcing a reason for this decision.[12]

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