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Al-Ahram Weekly
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
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. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Egypt Independent
17-03-2025
- Sport
- Egypt Independent
The EPL validates Zamalek's win over Ahly, with 6 point deduction from The Reds
The Egyptian Pro League (EPL), headed by Ahmed Diab, announced that it has validated the results of the Al-Ahly and Zamalek match in the football summit for the first round of the Egyptian Premier League (Nile League), with Zamalek as the 3-0 winner in accordance with the competition regulations. The association also approved the deduction of three points from Ahly, in addition to the points for the match in which it was deemed defeated for a six point total deduction. Ahly will bear all losses resulting from the loss of income from commercial and broadcast contracts, as well as all other expenses incurred by participating in competition matches prior to the withdrawal. Ahly's board of directors, headed by Mahmoud al-Khatib, filed an official complaint with the Egyptian Olympic Committee against both the Egyptian Football Association and the EPL, citing a violation of regulations governing the summit match between Ahly and Zamalek. The board's official statement explained that its complaint stems from the appointment of an Egyptian refereeing team to officiate the match. The club considered this a violation of the previous decision issued by the Egyptian Professional League, which stipulated the appointment of a foreign refereeing team for the match to ensure fairness between competing teams. The Olympic Committee referred Ahly's complaint to the relevant committee, which will respond as soon as possible.
