2013–14 Egyptian Premier League

Egyptian Premier League
Season	2013–14
Dates	26 December 2013 – 7 July 2014
Champions	Al Ahly; 37th Premier League title
Relegated	Telephonat Beni Suef; El Qanah; Ghazl El Mahalla; El Entag El Harby; El Minya
Champions League	Al Ahly; Smouha
Confederation Cup	Zamalek; Petrojet
Matches played	227
Goals scored	467 (2.06 per match)
Top goalscorer	John Antwi; (11 Goals)
Biggest home win	Wadi Degla 6–0 El Minya; (29 December 2013)
Biggest away win	El Qanah 0–4 Zamalek; (5 February 2014)
Highest scoring	El Dakhleya 5–2 El Raja; (7 May 2014); Zamalek 4–3 Ittihad El Shorta; (14 June 2014)
Longest winning run	Al Ahly, Smouha; (4 Matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Al Ittihad Al Sakandary; (11 Matches)
Longest winless run	El Gaish; (9 Matches)
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The 2013–14 Egyptian Premier League was the fifty-seventh season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. It started on December 26, 2013 and ended on July 7, 2014

Clubs

A total of 65 clubs have played in the Egyptian Premier League from its inception in 1948–49 up to and including the 2013–14 season. But only two clubs have been members of the Egyptian Premier League for every season since its inception. They are Al Ahly and Zamalek.

The league consists of 2 groups each of 11 clubs. Al Ahly tops the first group, and Zamalek tops the second. The first two teams of each group will advance to the competition playoff, while the ninth team of each group will advance to the relegation play-off. The last two teams of each group will be relegated directly to the Egyptian Second Division.

The following 22 clubs are competing in the Egyptian Premier League during the 2013–14 season.

League table

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Ahly (Q)	20	12	4	4	30	10	+20	40	Qualification to Championship play-off
2	Smouha (Q)	20	10	5	5	24	20	+4	35	Qualification to Championship play-off
3	Al Ittihad	20	7	10	3	20	17	+3	31
4	Al Mokawloon	20	7	9	4	27	17	+10	30
5	El Gouna	20	7	5	8	17	16	+1	26
6	El Dakhleya	20	5	10	5	18	19	−1	25
7	Misr Lel Makkasa	20	5	9	6	17	22	−5	24
8	ENPPI	20	4	10	6	19	19	0	22
9	El Raja (O)	20	5	6	9	23	34	−11	21	Qualification to Relegation play-off
10	Ghazl El Mahalla (R)	20	3	10	7	13	21	−8	19	Relegation to Second Division
11	El Entag El Harby (R)	20	2	8	10	15	28	−13	14	Relegation to Second Division

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(O) Relegation play-off winner; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Zamalek (Q)	20	10	5	5	35	21	+14	35	Qualification to Championship play-off
2	Petrojet (Q)	20	9	8	3	28	17	+11	35	Qualification to Championship play-off
3	Ittihad El Shorta	20	9	8	3	25	16	+9	35
4	Ismaily	20	8	8	4	24	16	+8	32
5	Tala'ea El Gaish	20	5	10	5	19	17	+2	25
6	Wadi Degla	20	6	6	8	26	24	+2	24
7	Al Masry	20	5	9	6	17	20	−3	24
8	Haras El Hodoud	20	6	6	8	11	15	−4	24
9	Telephonat Beni Suef (R)	20	4	10	6	16	22	−6	22	Qualification to Relegation play-off
10	El Qanah (R)	20	5	7	8	14	24	−10	22	Relegation to Second Division
11	El Minya (R)	20	3	3	14	15	38	−23	12	Relegation to Second Division

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Final stage

Championship play-off

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Ahly (C)	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7	Qualification to Champions League
2	Smouha	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Qualification to Champions League
3	Zamalek	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3	Qualification to Confederation Cup^[a]
4	Petrojet	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0	Qualification to Confederation Cup^[a]

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:

^ Since the winners of the 2014 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.

Relegation play-off

26 June 2014

18:00 UTC+2

El Raja	1–0	Telephonat Beni Suef
Salem 66'

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Gehad Grisha

Telephonat Beni Suef relegated to the Second Division.

[table_note_res_CCC0.14058251964887-1] Since the winners of the 2014 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.

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