2017–18 Egyptian Second Division

The 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division was the 38th edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season began on 14 September 2017 and concluded on 19 April 2018. Fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 30 August 2017.

Egyptian Second Division
Season2017–18
Dates14 September 2017 – 19 April 2018
Champions
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played690
Goals scored1,578 (2.29 per match)
Biggest home winTersana 6–0 Al Fanar
(6 October 2017)
Fayoum 6–0 Qena
(14 October 2017)
Biggest away winIttihad El Shorta 0–4 Tersana
(29 September 2017)
Dayrout 0–4 Fayoum
(2 December 2017)
Al Fanar 0–4 Ittihad El Shorta
(7 January 2018)
Sohag 0–4 El Gouna
(3 February 2018)
Highest scoringKafr El Sheikh 5–3 Pharco
(25 November 2017)
Ittihad El Shorta 4–4 Suez
(10 February 2018)
Longest winning run9 games
Kafr El Sheikh
Longest unbeaten run22 games
El Minya
Longest winless run28 games
Al Fanar
Longest losing run15 games
Al Fanar

El Gouna, Nogoom El Mostakbal and Haras El Hodoud won Group A, Group B and Group C respectively and secured the promotion to the 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.

To Second Division

Promoted from Third Division

Relegated from Premier League

From Second Division

Relegated to Third Division

Promoted to Premier League

Teams

A total of forty-eight teams competed in the league, including thirty-six sides from the 2016–17 season, three relegated from the 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League and nine promoted from the 2016–17 Egyptian Third Division.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Group A
Locations of the 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division Group A teams
Club City Stadium 2016–17 season
Al Aluminium Nag Hammadi Aluminium Stadium 4th in Second Division Group A
Aswan Aswan Aswan Stadium 16th in Premier League
Beni Mazar Beni Mazar Matai Stadium 1st in Third Division Group C
Beni Suef Beni Suef Beni Suef Club Stadium 6th in Second Division Group A
Dayrout Dayrout MS Abnub Stadium 11th in Second Division Group A
Fayoum Fayoum Fayoum Stadium 8th in Second Division Group A
El Gouna El Gouna El Gouna Stadium 3rd in Second Division Group A
KIMA Aswan Aswan KIMA Aswan Stadium 10th in Second Division Group A
Al Madina Al Monawara Luxor Luxor Stadium 9th in Second Division Group A
El Minya El Minya El Minya University Stadium 7th in Second Division Group A
Al Nasr Lel Taa'den Aswan Aswan Stadium 17th in Premier League
Qena Qena Qena Stadium 12th in Second Division Group A
Al Salam Esna Luxor Stadium 1st in Third Division Group A
Sohag Sohag Sohag Stadium 2nd in Second Division Group A
Telephonat Beni Suef Beni Suef Al Assiouty Sport Stadium 5th in Second Division Group A
Al Walideya Asyut Al Walideya Stadium 1st in Third Division Group B

Group B
Locations of the 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division Group B teams
Club City Stadium 2016–17 season
Abou Sakal Arish Arish Stadium 1st in Third Division Group F
Ceramica Cleopatra Cairo Cairo International Stadium 4th in Second Division Group B
Al Fanar Port Said Al Rebat & Al Anwar Stadium 1st in Third Division Group E
FC Masr Cairo Cairo International Stadium 2nd in Second Division Group B
Gomhoriat Shebin Shebin El Koum Banha Stadium 7th in Second Division Group B
Ittihad El Shorta Cairo Police Academy Stadium 11th in Second Division Group B
Kahrabaa Ismailia Ismailia Kahrabaa Ismailia Stadium 10th in Second Division Group B
Al Merreikh Port Said Al Merreikh Stadium 12th in Second Division Group B
National Bank Cairo National Bank of Egypt Stadium 14th in Second Division Group B
Nogoom El Mostakbal Cairo Nogoom El Mostakbal Stadium 8th in Second Division Group B
El Qanah Suez Suez Canal Stadium 6th in Second Division Group B
El Shams Cairo El Shams Stadium 1st in Third Division Group D
El Sharkia Zagazig Zagazig University Stadium 18th in Premier League
Suez Suez Suez Stadium 3rd in Second Division Group B
Tersana Cairo 30 June Stadium 9th in Second Division Group B
Al Zarka Al Zarka Al Zarka Stadium 13th in Second Division Group B

Group C
Locations of the 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division Group C teams
Club City Stadium 2016–17 season
Abou Qir Fertilizers Abou Qir Abou Qir Fertilizers Stadium 1st in Third Division Group I
Ala'ab Damanhour Damanhour Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium 9th in Second Division Group C
Baladeyet El Mahalla El Mahalla Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium 2nd in Second Division Group C
Beni Ebeid Beni Ebeid Beni Ebeid Stadium 1st in Third Division Group G
Coca-Cola Cairo Cairo International Stadium 5th in Second Division Group B
Ghazl El Mahalla El Mahalla Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium 5th in Second Division Group C
Al Hammam Mersa Matruh MS Al Hammam Stadium 11th in Second Division Group C
Haras El Hodoud Alexandria Haras El Hodoud Stadium 3rd in Second Division Group C
Ittihad Nabarouh Nabarouh Ittihad Nabarouh Stadium 8th in Second Division Group C
Kafr El Sheikh Kafr El Sheikh Kafr El Sheikh Stadium 12th in Second Division Group C
El Mansoura El Mansoura El Mansoura Stadium 6th in Second Division Group C
MS Koum Hamada Koum Hamada MS Koum Hamada Stadium 7th in Second Division Group C
MS Minyat Samanoud Samanoud El Mansoura Stadium 1st in Third Division Group H
Olympic Club Alexandria Ezzedin Yacoub Stadium 10th in Second Division Group C
Pharco Alexandria Borg El Arab Stadium 4th in Second Division Group C
Sherbeen Sherbeen Sherbeen Stadium 13th in Second Division Group C

Results

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 El Gouna (C, P) 30 21 8 1 63 22 +41 71 Promotion to the Premier League
2 El Minya 30 19 8 3 58 27 +31 65
3 Aswan 30 14 10 6 33 20 +13 52
4 Beni Suef 30 14 8 8 37 30 +7 50
5 Al Aluminium 30 12 12 6 43 27 +16 48
6 Telephonat Beni Suef 30 13 6 11 30 28 +2 45
7 Al Nasr Lel Taa'den 30 10 12 8 36 31 +5 42
8 Faiyum 30 9 12 9 42 35 +7 39
9 Sohag 30 10 9 11 34 36 −2 39
10 Dayrout 30 9 10 11 36 42 −6 37
11 Al Walideya 30 9 9 12 39 49 −10 36
12 KIMA Aswan (R) 30 9 6 15 35 45 −10 33 Relegation to the Third Division
13 Beni Mazar (R) 30 7 5 18 52 73 −21 26
14 Qena (R) 30 6 8 16 25 47 −22 26
15 Al Madina Al Monawara (R) 30 5 8 17 31 54 −23 23
16 Al Salam (R) 30 4 7 19 27 55 −28 19
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goal scored; 4) Head-to-Head points (only if needed to decide champion, teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nogoom El Mostakbal (C, P) 28 17 8 3 32 16 +16 59 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Tersana 28 17 6 5 45 19 +26 57
3 Ceramica Cleopatra 28 14 8 6 35 17 +18 50
4 FC Masr 28 12 9 7 31 24 +7 45
5 El Qanah 28 12 7 9 35 26 +9 43
6 El Shams 28 13 4 11 30 31 −1 43
7 Al Merreikh 28 9 10 9 29 23 +6 37
8 Suez 28 10 6 12 34 32 +2 36
9 Gomhoriat Shebin 28 9 8 11 27 34 −7 35[lower-alpha 1]
10 Al Zarka 28 9 8 11 24 33 −9 35[lower-alpha 1]
11 El Sharkia (R) 28 9 8 11 27 29 −2 35[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to the Third Division[lower-alpha 2]
12 National Bank (R) 28 8 8 12 24 30 −6 32
13 Ittihad El Shorta (R) 28 6 13 9 33 36 −3 31
14 Kahrabaa Ismailia (R) 28 8 7 13 29 36 −7 31
15 Al Fanar (R) 28 0 4 24 10 59 −49 4
16 Abou Sakal (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 3]
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goal scored; 4) Head-to-Head points (only if needed to decide champion, teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Gomhoriat Shebin 7 pts, Al Zarka 5 pts, El Sharkia 4 pts.
  2. Since the 16th placed team, Abou Sakal, will play in the 2018–19 season of the Second Division; the Egyptian Football Association decided that the 11th placed team in Group B of the 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division will relegate to the 2018–19 Egyptian Third Division to fill the vacant spot that was created due to reassigning Abou Sakal to the 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division.
  3. On 19 September 2017, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Abou Sakal, a team from Arish in North Sinai, would play their home games at Ismailia Stadium instead of their regular stadium Arish Stadium due to the insurgency in Sinai. Three days later, the club announced on its official Facebook page that the club 'refuses' to play their home games outside Arish as the home area and stadium 'are completely safe' to host matches.[1] On 1 October 2017, the club officially announced its withdrawal from the league after no agreement was reached with the EFA.[2] The EFA later accepted the resignation and the club league results were expunged.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Haras El Hodoud (C, P) 30 23 4 3 44 17 +27 73 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Kafr El Sheikh 30 18 8 4 39 17 +22 62
3 Baladeyet El Mahalla 30 13 10 7 42 28 +14 49
4 Coca-Cola 30 12 10 8 39 26 +13 46
5 El Mansoura 30 11 10 9 32 26 +6 43
6 Pharco 30 11 10 9 35 30 +5 43
7 Ghazl El Mahalla 30 9 11 10 36 32 +4 38
8 Olympic Club 30 8 14 8 27 25 +2 38
9 Al Hammam 30 10 7 13 34 37 −3 37
10 Abou Qir Fertilizers 30 7 15 8 30 34 −4 36
11 Ala'ab Damanhour 30 8 11 11 26 30 −4 35
12 Sherbeen (R) 30 7 11 12 28 42 −14 32 Relegation to the Third Division
13 MS Minyat Samanoud (R) 30 7 10 13 23 46 −23 31
14 Ittihad Nabarouh (R) 30 7 8 15 23 40 −17 29
15 Beni Ebeid (R) 30 6 9 15 25 39 −14 27
16 MS Koum Hamada (R) 30 6 6 18 29 43 −14 24
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goal scored; 4) Head-to-Head points (only if needed to decide champion, teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Group A
Home \ Away ALU ASW BMZ BSU DAY FAY GOU KIM MAD MIN NLT QEN SAL SOH TBS WAL
Al Aluminium — 1–0 4–2 0–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Aswan 1–1 — 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
Beni Mazar 2–3 1–4 — 2–0 4–3 2–0 1–3 4–2 3–2 3–3 0–2 4–1 3–2 1–2 0–3 2–4
Beni Suef 3–2 0–0 2–2 — 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Dayrout 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 — 0–4 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0
Fayoum 0–0 1–1 3–2 3–3 3–3 — 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 6–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
El Gouna 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 — 1–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 3–1 6–1
KIMA Aswan 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 — 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–1
Al Madina Al Monawara 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 3–3 — 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 3–2
El Minya 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 — 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1
Al Nasr Lel Taa'den 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 — 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–2
Qena 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 — 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–2
Al Salam 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 — 0–0 2–3 2–3
Sohag 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–4 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 5–2 — 1–1 0–0
Telephonat Beni Suef 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–0
Al Walideya 1–0 1–0 5–2 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 —
Source: Kooora
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B
Home \ Away ABS CCL FAN FCM GOM ITS KIS MER NBE NOG QAN SHM SHR SUE TER ZAR
Abou Sakal — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Ceramica Cleopatra — — 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–4 0–1 3–0
Al Fanar — 0–1 — 1–1 0–3 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–0
FC Masr — 1–1 1–0 — 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 3–0
Gomhoriat Shebin — 1–1 3–1 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
Ittihad El Shorta — 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 — 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 4–4 0–4 0–1
Kahrabaa Ismailia — 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–1 0–1 — 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–2
Al Merreikh — 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 — 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0
National Bank — 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 — 0–1 0–0 2–3 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–1
Nogoom El Mostakbal — 0–0 3–0 0–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
El Qanah 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 — 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 3–4
El Shams — 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 — 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2
El Sharkia — 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 — 0–0 0–2 0–1
Suez — 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 1–0 3–1
Tersana — 0–2 6–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 — 3–2
Al Zarka — 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 —
Source: Kooora
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group C
Home \ Away AQF ADM BMH BEB COC GMH HAM HRS ITN KSH MAN MSK MSM OLY PHA SHE
Abou Qir Fertilizers — 2–2 1–2 5–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–1
Ala'ab Damanhour 0–0 — 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Baladeyet El Mahalla 0–0 5–2 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
Beni Ebeid 0–0 1–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–2
Coca-Cola 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 0–1 1–0 5–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–0
Ghazl El Mahalla 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
Al Hammam 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 — 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–2
Haras El Hodoud 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 — 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–2
Ittihad Nabarouh 1–2 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 — 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1
Kafr El Sheikh 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 5–3 3–0
El Mansoura 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 — 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–2
MS Koum Hamada 3–0 1–3 0–2 3–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 3–0 — 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–0
MS Minyat Samanoud 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 2–1
Olympic Club 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 4–0 — 1–0 2–0
Pharco 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–4 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–0 — 2–2
Sherbeen 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 —
Source: Kooora
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. "نادي أبي صقل يرفض قرار اتحاد الكرة بنقل مبارياته خارج العريش" [Abou Sakal Club refuses the EFA decision to move their home games to Ismailia]. Veto Gate (in Arabic). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ""أبي صقل" يعلن انسحابه من دوري المظاليم بسبب الملعب" [Abou Sakal announce the resignation from the Egyptian Second Division because of the "home ground"]. Veto Gate (in Arabic). 1 October 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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