Egyptian Premier League

The Egyptian Premier League is league competition of Egyptian football. It consists of eighteen teams. The teams compete in a home and away league system. The league is known as the Presentation Egyptian Premier League. The highest attendance in the history of the league is 120,000 (in a match betwwen Al Ahly and Zamalek).^[1] The Egyptian League was established for the first time in 1948. Al-Ahly Club leads the most winning teams in the championship with 41 titles, followed by Zamalek Club with 12 titles, while the Ismaili Club occupies third place with 3 championships.^[2]

The five most popular Egyptian clubs are Al-Ahly, Zamalek SC, Ismaili, Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary and Al-Masry. Also there is a historically established club named Tersana.^[3]

1. ↑ Rose, Gary (2014-09-26). "Five great football derbies of the world you may not know about – BBC Sport". Bbc.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
2. ↑ "Egyptian league standings in the world". Retrieved 2021-11-14.
3. ↑ "Egyptian Premier League". Football Wiki. Retrieved 2021-11-14.