2006–07 Egyptian Premier League

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Egyptian Premier League
Season2006–07
ChampionsAl Ahly
RelegatedTanta
Petrol Asyut
El-Olympi
CAF Champions
League
Al Ahly (1st),
Al Zamalek (2nd)
CAF Confederation
Cup
Haras El Hodood
Top goalscorerAngolaFlávio Amado (Al Ahly) (17 Goals)

The 2006–07 Egyptian Premier League started on 3 August 2006, and the season ended on 25 May 2007. Al Ahly were crowned champions for the third year in a row and for the thirty-second time in total since the league start in 1948.

Clubs[edit]

Stadiums[edit]

Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria opened recently and it will be the home of majority of the Alexandria clubs. The stadium has a capacity of 80,000. In 2007, Damanhour Stadium in the city of Damanhour will go into construction. Its capacity will be 60,000. In 2009, Mubarak International Stadium will go into construction in Six October City & its capacity will be 65,000. In 2009 the Cairo Military Academy Stadium will be rebuilt and its capacity will be 65,000. As well Ismailia has future plans for expansion or a new venue with a capacity of a minimum of 45,000.

Stadium City Capacity
Borg El Arab Alexandria 80,000
Cairo Stadium Cairo 74,100
Osman Ahmed Osman Cairo 60,000
Military Academy Stadium Cairo 28,500
Port Said Stadium Port Said 24,060
Haras el Hodood Alexandria 22,500
El Mahalla Mahalla 20,000
Alexandria Stadium Alexandria 19,676
Ismailia Stadium Ismaïlia 16,500
Tersana Stadium Cairo 15,000
Enppi Stadium Cairo 10,000

Final league table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 30 23 4 3 64 17 +47 73 CAF Champions League
2 Al Zamalek 30 21 5 4 58 23 +35 68
3 Ismaily 30 20 7 3 64 23 +41 67
4 El-Gaish 30 11 11 8 31 29 +2 44
5 Haras El Hedood 30 12 8 10 36 39 −3 44 CAF Confederation Cup
6 Ghazl Al Mehalla 30 12 6 12 33 28 +5 42
7 Petrojet 30 9 13 8 36 39 −3 40
8 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 30 9 10 11 21 30 −9 37
9 ENPPI 30 8 11 11 21 26 −5 35
10 Al Masry 30 9 8 13 23 33 −10 35
11 Asmant El-Suweis 30 9 6 15 25 39 −14 33
12 Tersana 30 6 13 11 26 28 −2 31
13 Al Itthad Al Sakandary 30 7 10 13 27 40 −13 31
14 Tanta 30 5 11 14 20 37 −17 26 Relegation to 2007–08 Egyptian Second Division
15 Petrol Asyut 30 4 10 16 21 44 −23 22
16 El-Olympi 30 5 7 18 22 53 −31 22
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
  • Top 2 qualify to CAF African Champions League.
  • Egyptian Cup winner & 3rd place qualify to CAF Cup.

Top goal scorers[edit]

Pos Scorer Team Goals
1st
Flavio Amado Al Ahly
17
2nd
Emad Moteab Al Ahly
16
3rd
Mohamed Fadl Al-Ismaili
14
4th
Ahmed Hassan Farag Ghazl Al-Mehalla
12
5th
Abdel Halim Ali Al-Zamalek
11