2020–21 Egyptian Premier League

Aswan

El Gouna

Ismaily

Al Ittihad

Al Masry

Makkasa

Smouha

Ghazl El Mahalla

Cairo/Giza

Cairo and Giza teams
Al Ahly
Ceramica Cleopatra
ENPPI
El Entag El Harby
Al Mokawloon Al Arab
National Bank of Egypt
Pyramids
Tala'ea El Gaish
Wadi Degla
Zamalek

Locations of the 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League teams

Eighteen teams will compete in the league - the top fifteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Egyptian Second Division.

Teams promoted to the Egyptian Premier League
On 12 October 2020, National Bank of Egypt secured promotion for the first time in their history following a 1–1 draw with Asyut Petroleum in the final round, in which they finished the season at the top of Group A with equal points with second-placed Beni Suef, but they beat them on head-to-head points.[2]

Ghazl El Mahalla became the second team to be promoted on 13 October, after spending four years in the Second Division, as they ended their season at the top of Group C, winning in the last round 2–1 against Olympic Club, thus having a two-point lead ahead of Pharco.[3]

Ceramica Cleopatra were promoted for the first time in their history on 15 October, as they finished their season at the top of Group B, following a goalless draw with Gomhoriat Shebin in the last round, thus they were one point ahead of second-placed Petrojet.[4]

Teams relegated to the Egyptian Second Division
The first club to be relegated was Tanta, who suffered an immediate return to the Egyptian Second Division following Wadi Degla's 4–1 away win against El Entag El Harby on 28 September 2020, which assured the relegation of the El Gharbia-based side. Despite having a decent start early in the previous season, Tanta's performance was progressively worsened and eventually led the club to go on a 17-game winless run and finish on bottom of the table.[5]

The second club to be relegated was FC Masr, who also suffered an immediate return to the Egyptian Second Division following a 1–1 home draw with ENPPI on 3 October 2020 that confirmed the club's relegation. The club did not enjoy a good success in their first-ever season in top flight as they managed to win only 3 matches and conceded more goals that any other club in the league.[6]

Haras El Hodoud became the last club to be relegated on 12 October, as they lost 1–2 to Zamalek in the 33rd round; thus returning to the Second Division after only two seasons in the top tier.[7]

Venues

Al Ahly	Aswan	Ceramica Cleopatra
Al Salam Stadium	Aswan Stadium	Suez Stadium
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 27,000
ENPPI	El Entag El Harby	Ghazl El Mahalla
Petro Sport Stadium	Al Salam Stadium	Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium
Capacity: 16,000	Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 14,564
El Gouna	Ismaily	Al Ittihad
Khaled Bichara Stadium	Ismailia Stadium	Alexandria Stadium
Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 18,525	Capacity: 19,676
Al Masry	Misr Lel Makkasa	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
TBD[lower-alpha 1]	TBD[lower-alpha 2]	Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity: TBD	Capacity: TBD	Capacity: 35,000
National Bank of Egypt	Pyramids	Smouha
TBD[lower-alpha 3]	30 June Stadium	Alexandria Stadium
Capacity: TBD	Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 19,676
Tala'ea El Gaish	Wadi Degla	Zamalek
Gehaz El Reyada Stadium	Petro Sport Stadium	Cairo International Stadium
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 16,000	Capacity: 75,000

Notes

1. Al Masry's home stadium, Al Masry Club Stadium, will be unavailable for the 2020–21 season as it's undergoing renovation, and as a result will be required to choose another stadium to be used as their home venue for the 2020–21 season.
2. Misr Lel Makkasa's home stadium, Faiyum Stadium, did not receive approval from local authorities to host the club's home matches for the 2020–21 season yet, and as a result the club might be required to choose another stadium to be used as their home venue for this season.
3. National Bank of Egypt's home stadium, National Bank of Egypt Stadium, did not meet the EFA requirements to host Egyptian Premier League matches, and as a result will be required to choose another stadium to be used as their home venue for the 2020–21 season.

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Al Ahly	Pitso Mosimane	Mohamed El Shenawy	Umbro	WE, SAIB Bank, Royal Dutch Shell1, Tiger Chips1, GLC Paints2
Aswan	Sami El-Sheshini			WE
Ceramica	Haytham Shaaban
ENPPI	Helmy Toulan	Ramy Sabry	Nike	N/A
El Entag	Mokhtar Mokhtar			WE
Ghazl El Mahalla	Khaled Eid
El Gouna	Reda Shehata			Orascom
Ismaily	ahmed el agoz			WE
Al Ittihad	Hossam Hassan			WE
Al Masry	Ali Maher			WE
El Makkassa	Ehab Galal			WE
Al Mokawloon Al Arab	Emad El Nahhas	Mahmoud Abou El Saoud	Kelme	N/A
National Bank	Mohamed Youssef
Pyramids	Rodolfo Arruabarrena	Abdallah El Said	Puma	Swyp2
Smouha	Ahmed Samy	Ahmed Homos	Nike	WE
El Geish	Tarek El Ashry			WE
Wadi Degla	Nikodimos Papavasiliou			Wadi Degla Devoplements
Zamalek	Jaime Pacheco	Mahmoud Shikabala	Puma	SAIB

1. ^ On the back of shirt.

2. ^ On the sleeves.

• WE, Oppo, El Kasrawy Group, SAIB Bank, EgyptAir and GLC Paints are the league's main sponsors, and their logos are printed on most teams' kits.
• Referee kits are made by Puma.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Number of Matches	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
National Bank of Egypt	Eid Maraziq	Resigned		15 October 2020[8]	Pre-season	Mohamed Youssef	19 October 2020[9]
Pyramids	Ante Čačić	Sacked		1 November 2020[10]	Pre-season	Rodolfo Arruabarrena
Ismaily	Heron Ferreira	Sacked	3 Matches	21 December 2020	8th	Talaat Youssef	22 December 2020
Ismaily	Talaat Youssef	Resigned	0 Matches	24 December 2020	8th	Saafan El-Sagheer	24 December 2020
Tala'ea El Gaish	Tarek El Ashry	Resigned	5 Matches	2 January 2021		Abdel Hamid Bassiouny	4 January 2021
Aswan	Sami El-Sheshini	Sacked	6 Matches	10 January 2021		Alaa Abdelaal	10 January 2021

Foreign players

Clubs can have a maximum of four foreign players registered during the season. Clubs cannot sign foreign players unless these players have played in the first or second tier in their countries. Clubs also cannot sign any foreign goalkeepers. In addition, each club can register a player from Palestine, Syria, or the UNAF region; those players are not counted as foreign players. Also, any foreign player who holds Egyptian nationality is not considered a foreign player and will be registered as a local player. For example, Al Masry's player Mahmoud Wadi of Palestine holds both Palestinan and Egyptian nationalities, and as a result he is not registered as a foreign player.

• Players name followed with indicates the player is playing out on loan.
• Players name followed with ^§ indicates the player is playing for the club on loan.
• Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
• Players name in ITALICS indicates the player has left the club during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Under contract	Former players
Al Ahly	Walter Bwalya	Aliou Dieng	Junior Ajayi	Badr Benoun	Ali Maâloul	Geraldo Aliou Badji
Aswan	Solomon Mensah	John Avire					Moussa Dao Jean-Claude Iranzi
Ceramica	Kwame Bonsu	Winnful Cobbina	Fonsinho	Maxwell Baakoh	Seif Teka
ENPPI	Fiston Abdul Razak	Tonia Tisdell	Himid Mao		Ziad Boughettas
El Entag El Harby	Mohamed Sanogo Vieira	Abdul Wahab Hanan	Mamadou Ndioko Niass		Badr Mousa Rafik Kamergi		Aymen Trabelsi Moussa Diawara
Ghazl El Mahalla	Emmanuel Karbogi	Moses Odo
El Gouna	Serge Arnaud Aka	Allan Kyambadde		Joseph Ngwem	Mohamed Lahbib Yeken		Walter Bwalya
Ismaily	Marouane Sahraoui	Ary Papel	Benson Shilongo	Humam Tariq	Redouane Cherifi Fakhreddine Ben Youssef		Piqueti Patrick Kaddu
Ittihad	Damion Lowe		Emmanuel Okwi	Razack Cissé	Omar Midani		Wilson Akakpo Mohamed Anis Saltou
Al Masry	Saïdou Simporé	Austin Amutu	Emeka Christian Eze	Kazadi Kasengu	Mohammed Saleh		Muftah Taktak Cheick Moukoro Mahmoud Wadi
Misr El Makasa	Shimelis Bekele	Kevin Muhire	Muftah Taktak	Paulin Voavy	Ahmed Marchuh
Al Mokawloon Al Arab	Farouck Kabore	Luis Hinestroza					Maarouf Youssef Jacob Njoku
National Bank of Egypt	Mohamed Koffi	Estrela	Maarouf Youssef	Moussa Diawara	Mohamed Methnani
Pyramids	Eric Traoré	John Antwi	Wilfried Kanon	Lumala Abdu	Amor Layouni Mahmoud Wadi	Ribamar Hamed Hamdan Cristian Benavente	Keno Azubuike Okechukwu
Smouha	Rafik Kabou	Eddy Ngoyi	Maguette Diop	Derrick Nsibambi	Mohamed Al Tarhoni
Tala'ea El Gaish	Franck Engonga Obame	Ibrahim Kone	Toni Gomes	Talla N'Diaye
Wadi Degla	Issahaku Yakubu	Jorginho	Rodney Antwi	Diego Calderón	Iheb Mbarki
Zamalek	Hamid Ahadad	Achraf Bencharki	Seifeddine Jaziri	Ferjani Sassi	Hamza Mathlouthi	Mohamed Ounajem