List of Egyptian Premier League clubs

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Egyptian Premier League since its formation in 1948 to the current season. All statistics here refer to time in the Egyptian Premier League only, with the exception of 'Most Recent Finish' (which refers to all levels of play) and 'Last Promotion' (which refers to the club's last promotion from the second tier of Egyptian football). Egyptian Premier League teams playing in the 2018–19 season are indicated in bold, while founding members of the Egyptian Premier League are shown in italics. If the longest spell is the current spell, this is shown in bold, and if the highest finish is that of the most recent season, then this is also shown in bold.[1]

As of the 2018–19 season, sixty-nine teams have played in the Egyptian Premier League. Five of the eleven founder members of the Egyptian Premier League are competing in the 2018–19 season. Two (Al Ahly and Zamalek) have contested every season of the Egyptian Premier League. Three (Ismaily, Al Ittihad, and Al Masry) were also founder members, though each team has been relegated at least once in the past.

As of the 2018–19 season, eight clubs, El Dakhleya, ENPPI, Misr Lel Makkasa, Nogoom, Petrojet, Smouha, Tala'ea El Gaish and Wadi Degla, are not founding members of the Egyptian Premier League, but have never been relegated since their debut in the Egyptian Premier League.

Table

Club	Governorate	Total seasons[lower-alpha 1]	Total spells	Longest spell	Most recent promotion	Most recent relegation	Total seasons absent	Seasons[lower-alpha 2]	Most recent finish	Highest finish
Al Ahly	Cairo	60	1	60	Founding member, no promotion	Never relegated	0	1948–	1st	1st
Ala'ab Damanhour	El Beheira	6	4	2	2013–14	2014–15	54	1962–1964 1978–1980 1991–1992 2014–2015	Second Division Group C 11th	8th[lower-alpha 3]
Al Aluminium	Qena	5	4	2	2006–07	2007–08	55	1995–1997 1999–2000 2005–2006 2007–2008	Second Division Group A 5th	12th
Asyut Cement	Asyut	2	1	2	2003–04	2005–06	58	2004–2006	Fourth Division Group C 1st (promoted)	11th
Asyut Petroleum	Asyut	3	2	2	2007–08	2009–10	57	2006–2007 2008–2010	Third Division Group B 2nd	13th
Aswan	Aswan	9	5	3	2014–15	2016–17	51	1990–1991 1994–1995 1996–1999 2002–2004 2015–2017	Second Division Group A 3rd	9th
Athletic Union of Greek Alexandria	Alexandria	2	1	2	Founding member, no promotion	1949–50	58	1948–1950	Club dissolved	10th
Aviation Club	Cairo	9	2	6	1964–65	1977–78	51	1962–1964 1965–1977	Third Division Group D 6th	7th[lower-alpha 4]
El Baharia	Alexandria	2	1	2	1961–62	1963–64	58	1962–1964	Club dissolved	8th[lower-alpha 5]
Baladeyet El Mahalla	El Gharbia	12	3	7	2006–07	2007–08	48	1992–1999 2001–2005 2007–2008	Second Division Group C 3rd	5th
Belkas	El Dakahlia	1	1	1	1974–75	1975–76	59	1975–1976	Third Division Group D 4th	11th[lower-alpha 6]
Beni Suef	Beni Suef	4	2	2	1973–74	1975–76	56	1962–1964 1974–1976	Second Division Group A 4th	9th[lower-alpha 7]
El Dakhleya	Cairo	6	1	6	2010–11	Never relegated	54	2013–	14th	6th[lower-alpha 8]
Damietta	Damietta	8	4	4	1994–95	1995–96	52	1962–1964 1966–1976 1982–1983 1995–1996	Third Division Group F 1st (promoted)	7th[lower-alpha 9]
Dina Farms[lower-alpha 10]	Cairo	6	2	5	1995–96	2000–01	54	1994–1995 1996–2001	Club dissolved	6th
ENPPI	Cairo	15	1	15	2001–02	Never relegated	45	2002–	6th	2nd
El Entag El Harby	Cairo	7	2	4	2014–15	2013–14	53	2009–2014 2015–	7th	7th
Esco	Cairo	6	2	3	1978–79	1981–82	54	1975–1978 1979–1982	Third Division Group D 5th	5th
Factory 36	Cairo	3	3	1	1978–79	1979–80	57	1975–1976 1977–1978 1979–1980	Club dissolved	10th[lower-alpha 11]
Ghazl Damietta	Damietta	5	3	2	1985–86	1987–88	55	1981–1983 1984–1985 1986–1988	Third Division Group F 6th	9th
Ghazl El Mahalla	El Gharbia	47	5	33	2014–15	2015–16	13	1956–1996 1997–1999 2000–2010 2013–2014 2015–2016	Second Division Group C 7th	1st
Ghazl Suez	Suez	2	2	1	2000–01	2001–02	58	1997–1998 2001–2002	Third Division Group E 9th	12th
Goldi[lower-alpha 12]	Cairo	4	1	4	1998–99	2002–03	56	1998–2003	Third Division Group C 2nd	6th
Gomhoriat Shebin	El Monufia	6	2	5	1991–92	1996–97	54	1990–1991 1992–1997	Second Division Group B 9th	7th
El Gouna	Red Sea	5	2	4	2017–18	2014–15	55	2009–2015 2018–	Second Division Group A 1st (promoted)	5th[lower-alpha 13]
Haras El Hodoud[lower-alpha 14]	Alexandria	15	3	12	2017–18	2015–16	45	1963–1965 2002–2016 2018–	Second Division Group C 1st (promoted)	3rd
Ismaily	Ismailia	56	2	48	1961–62	1957–58	4	1948–1958 1962–	2nd	1st
Al Ittihad	Alexandria	58	3	49	1960–61	1959–60	2	1948–1958 1959–1960 1961–	11th	3rd
Ittihad El Shorta[lower-alpha 15]	Cairo	7	2	6	2007–08	2015–16	53	1975–1976 2008–2016	Second Division Group B 13th (relegated)	4th
Ittihad Suez	Suez	10	2	9	1964–65	1965–66	50	1955–1964 1965–1966	Club dissolved[lower-alpha 16]	5th
Jute Bilbeis	El Sharkia	1	1	1	1976–77	1977–78	59	1977–1978	Club dissolved	14th
Kafr El Sheikh	Kafr El Sheikh	2	1	2	1974–75	1976–77	58	1975–1977	Second Division Group C 2nd	5th[lower-alpha 17]
El Koroum	Alexandria	11	7	3	2004–05	2005–06	49	1979–1981 1982–1984 1990–1991 1996–1997 1998–2001 2003–2004 2005–2006	Club dissolved	7th
Maleyat Kafr El Zayat	El Gharbia	3	2	2	1961–62	1963–64	57	1957–1958 1962–1964	Third Division Group H 2nd	8th[lower-alpha 18]
El Mansoura	El Dakahlia	30	8	10	2008–09	2009–10	30	1955–1958 1962–1964 1974–1982 1984–1987 1990–1992 1993–1994 1995–2005 2009–2010	Second Division Group C 5th	3rd
Al Masry	Port Said	57	3	48	1961–62	1960–61	3	1948–1958 1960–1961 1962–	3rd	3rd
Al Merreikh	Port Said	8	2	7	1995–96	1996–97	52	1986–1994 1996–1997	Second Division Group B 7th	9th
El Minya	El Minya	14	7	6	2012–13	2013–14	46	1962–1963 1974–1976 1980–1986 1988–1991 1992–1993 1997–1998 2013–2014	Second Division Group A 2nd	7th
Misr Lel Makkasa	Faiyum	7	1	7	2009–10	Never relegated	53	2010–	8th	2nd
Al Mokawloon Al Arab	Cairo	35	3	13	2004–05	2002–03	25	1978–1992 1993–2003 2005–	10th	1st
Montakhab Suez	Suez	15	5	6	1998–99	1999–2000	45	1974–1980 1985–1987 1988–1991 1994–1998 1999–2000	Second Division Group B 8th	6th
Naseg Helwan	Cairo	1	1	1	1986–87	1987–88	59	1987–1988	Club dissolved	12th
Al Nasr	Cairo	2	2	1	2016–17	2017–18	58	2014–2015 2017–2018	18th (relegated)	18th
Al Nasr Lel Taa'den	Aswan	1	1	1	2015–16	2016–17	59	2016–2017	Second Division Group A 7th	17th
Nogoom	Cairo	1	1	1	2017–18	Never relegated	59	2018–	Second Division Group B 1st (promoted)	N/A[lower-alpha 19]
Olympic Club	Alexandria	39	4	29	2007–08	2008–09	21	1948–1985 1987–1996 2006–2007 2008–2009	Second Division Group C 8th	1st
Petrojet	Suez	11	1	11	2005–06	Never relegated	49	2006–	12th	2nd[lower-alpha 20]
Port Fouad	Port Said	7	3	4	1989–90	1990–91	53	1948–1953 1962–1964 1990–1991	Third Division Group F 2nd	6th
Pyramids[lower-alpha 21]	Cairo[lower-alpha 22]	3	2	2	2016–17	2014–15	57	2014–2015 2017–	9th	9th
El Qanah	Suez	28	5	12	2012–13	2013–14	32	1953–1966 1972–1976 1991–2002 2003–2004 2013–2014	Second Division Group B 5th	2nd[lower-alpha 23]
El Raja	Matruh	3	2	2	2016–17	2017–18	57	2013–2015 2017–2018	16th (relegated)	9th[lower-alpha 24]
Sekak Hadid Sohag	Sohag	1	1	1	1999–2000	2000–01	59	2000–2001	Club dissolved	14th
El Sekka El Hadid	Cairo	23	5	11	1989–90	1992–93	37	1948–1954 1956–1967 1974–1977 1980–1981 1990–1993	Third Division Group D 1st	3rd[lower-alpha 25]
El Shams	Cairo	1	1	1	1996–97	1997–98	59	1997–1998	Second Division Group B 6th	16th
El Sharkia	El Sharkia	5	3	2	2015–16	2016–17	55	1974–1976 1998–2000 2016–2017	Second Division Group B 11th (relegated)	9th
Shubra El Kheima[lower-alpha 26]	El Qalyubia	8	4	5	1984–85	1985–86	52	1972–1978 1981–1982 1983–1984 1985–1986	Third Division Group D 2nd	7th[lower-alpha 27]
Smouha	Alexandria	7	1	7	2009–10	Never relegated	53	2010–	5th	2nd
Sohag	Sohag	1	1	1	2000–01	2001–02	59	2001–2002	Second Division Group A 9th	14th
Suez	Suez	5	3	3	1965–66	1966–67	55	1957–1958 1962–1965 1966–1967	Club dissolved[lower-alpha 28]	5th[lower-alpha 29]
Suez Cement	Suez	4	1	4	2003–04	2007–08	56	2004–2008	Club dissolved	5th
Suez Petroleum	Suez	2	1	2	1961–62	1963–64	58	1962–1964	Club dissolved	11th[lower-alpha 30]
Tala'ea El Gaish	Cairo	13	1	13	2003–04	Never relegated	47	2004–	13th	4th
Tanta	El Gharbia	14	6	8	2015–16	2017–18	46	1956–1964 1975–1976 1979–1980 1992–1993 2006–2007 2016–2018	17th (relegated)	5th
Telecom Egypt	Cairo	2	1	2	2006–07	2008–09	58	2007–2009	Third Division Group D 3rd	13th
Telephonat Beni Suef	Beni Suef	1	1	1	2010–11	2013–14	59	2013–2014	Second Division Group A 6th	9th[lower-alpha 31]
El Teram	Alexandria	10	3	7	1961–62	1963–64	50	1948–1949 1950–1959 1962–1964	Third Division Group M 3rd	3rd[lower-alpha 32]
Tersana	Giza	44	6	26	2005–06	2008–09	16	1948–1982 1983–1992 1993–1994 2000–2005 2006–2009	Second Division Group B 2nd	1st
Wadi Degla	Cairo	7	1	7	2009–10	Never relegated	53	2010–	15th	5th
Zamalek[lower-alpha 33]	Giza	60	1	60	Founding member, no promotion	Never relegated	0	1948–	4th	1st

El Mansoura have had the most separate spells in the Egyptian Premier League, with eight; two of their spells lasted a single season. The club were relegated for the first time during the 1957–58 season after losing the relegation play-offs, but managed to reach the top tier again after four seasons. This was one of the few seasons that the league had a relegation play-off competition instead of direct relegation. Their second spell in the Egyptian Premier League lasted only two years, finishing last in both seasons. They finished last in Group B of the 1962–63 season but won the relegation play-offs after they won against El Minya, who were last in Group A. In the 1963–64 season, they were automatically relegated and no relegation play-off competition was held. The club promoted again in 1974 and managed to stay at the top tier until the 1981–82 season; they finished second from bottom and relegated with four points away from the safe spot. Three years later, managed to promote to the Egyptian Premier League again but they were relegated during the 1986–87 season after finishing last again, but with only two points away from the safe spot. They gained promotion again in 1990 and stayed at the top tier for two years, until they got relegated after finishing last again in the 1991–92 season. They were promoted in the next season, but then suffered from an immediate relegation in the 1993–94 season, but managed to return to the Egyptian Premier League again after only season; which was the start of their best spell. They remained in the Egyptian Premier League for 10 consecutive seasons, with the 1996–97 season being their best by finishing third. They were relegated at the end of the 2004–05 season after finishing last. After spending four seasons in the Egyptian Second Division, they managed to gain promotion to the Egyptian Premier League; but suffered an immediate return to the Egyptian Second Division as they finished second from bottom on goal difference in the 2009–10 season.

Ittihad Suez and Suez were both members of the Egyptian Premier League during the fifties and sixties, but later merged with Montakhab Suez to form one club representing the governorate, which played in the Egyptian Premier League for fifteen seasons.

References

1. Tarek Said. "Egyptian football - List of clubs". anglefire.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

Notes

1. All appearances made in any suspended or not completed season are not included.
2. The following seasons has been cancelled or suspended due to different reasons: 1951–52, 1954–55, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1989–90, 2011–12, and 2012–13.
3. 8th in Group B, 18th on overall standings.
4. 7th in Group B, 15th on overall standings.
5. 8th in Group A, 14th on overall standings.
6. 11th in Group A, 20th on overall standings.
7. 9th in Group B, 19th on overall standings.
8. 6th in Group A, 11th on overall standings.
9. 7th in Group A, 13th on overall standings.
10. The club played as Ittihad Osman during the 1994–95 and 1996–97 seasons.
11. 10th in Group B, 21st on overall standings.
12. The club played as El Maa'den during the 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons.
13. 5th in Group A, 9th on overall standings.
14. The club played as Khafr El Sawahel during the 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons.
15. The club played as El Shorta during the 1975–76 season.
16. Club merged with Montakhab Suez.
17. 5th in Group B, 13th on overall standings.
18. 8th in Group B, 16th on overall standings.
19. First ever season in the Egyptian Premier League.
20. 2nd in Group B, 4th on overall standings.
21. The club played as Al Assiouty Sport during the 2014–15 and 2017–18 seasons.
22. The club headquarters was located in Assiut until it was sold in 2018. Later it was moved to Cairo.
23. 2nd in Group A, 6th on overall standings.
24. 9th in Group A, 19th on overall standings.
25. 3rd in Group B, 6th on overall standings.
26. The club played as Plastic during all of their seasons in the Egyptian Premier League.
27. 7th in Group A, 10th on overall standings.
28. Club merged with Montakhab Suez.
29. 5th in Group B, 10th on overall standings.
30. 11th in Group A, 23rd on overall standings.
31. 9th in Group B, 17th on overall standings.
32. 3rd in Group A, 5th on overall standings.
33. The club played as Farouk during the 1948–49, 1949–50 and 1950–51 seasons.