2014–15_Egyptian_Premier_League

2014–15 Egyptian Premier League

2014–15 Egyptian Premier League

Football league season


The 2014–15 Egyptian Premier League was the 56th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 15 September 2014 and concluded on 3 August 2015.

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Teams

A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and 3 promoted from the 2013–14 Egyptian Second Division. This includes the promotion play-off winners (Ala'ab Damanhour, Al Assiouty Sport and Al Nasr).[2][3]

Al Assiouty Sport and Al Nasr made their Premier League debut. Zamalek drew the highest attendance, 20,000 spectators in a match in February. [1]

Stadiums and locations

1 Al Masry's original stadium is Port Said Stadium, but due to the Port Said Stadium riot the Egyptian Football Association decided that Al Masry would not play their home matches at Port Said Stadium until 2016, and instead they will play at Ismailia Stadium.[4]

Results

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2015 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.
  2. Ismaily were deducted 6 points for failing to pay over agent's wages.
  3. Al Nasr were deducted 3 points for refusing to play their away game against Al Mokawloon.

Result table

More information Home \ Away, AHL ...
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2015. Source: FIFA.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Notes:

  • ^(1) Round 37 match between Al Mokawloon and Al Nasr was cancelled after Al Nasr's players refused to play the match due to the attack on some Egyptian army personnel in Sinai; the Egyptian Football Association's chairman of the competitions committee said that the match has considered as a 20 win for Al Mokawloon.[5][6]

Top goalscorers

As of 3 August 2015.[7]

References

  1. "FEATURE: Disappointing Attendance in Egypt After AFCON". 21 October 2019.
  2. "نادي المصري سوف يخوض مبارياته على ملعب الإسماعيلية". gn4me.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

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