Egyptian league's new season to include 21 clubs after cancelling relegation - Egyptian Football
The 2025/2026 Egyptian League will feature 21 teams instead of the usual 18, following the Egyptian Pro League's approval of a vote by clubs to cancel relegation for this season.
The Egyptian Pro League held a meeting with representatives from the league's clubs on Sunday to determine the format for the upcoming season, which is set to begin in mid-August 2025 and run until the end of May 2026.
Pyramids FC, Zamalek, and Harras El-Hodoud were absent from the meeting.
Relegation-threatened clubs requested the Pro League to cancel relegation this season, citing the exceptional format being applied for the first time.
The proposal was put to a vote, and all the clubs agreed to cancel relegation this season.
As a result, the new season will feature the 18 existing clubs along with the three promoted teams from the second division.
Arab Contractors and Wadi Degla have secured their places in the Premier League, while the third promoted side has yet to be determined.
According to the Egyptian Pro League, the new season will adopt a single-round format, with all 21 clubs participating.
The top seven teams will then proceed to compete for the title in another single round.
The remaining clubs will battle it out to determine which four teams will be relegated.
Finally, the current number of foriegn players for each club {eight players} won't be changed despite some calls to increase it.
President of the Pro League Ahmed Diab also said to Egyptian media that their will be a two-year transitional period after which the domestic league will return to its normal format with 18 clubs.
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