2018–19 Egyptian Premier League
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The 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE League for sponsorship purposes, was the 60th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 31 July 2018 and concluded on 28 July 2019. Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 8 July 2018.[1]
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 31 July 2018 – 28 July 2019 |
Champions | Al Ahly 41st title |
Relegated | Petrojet El Dakhleya Nogoom |
Champions League | Al Ahly Zamalek |
Confederation Cup | Pyramids Al Masry |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 729 (2.38 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ahmed Ali (18 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Mohamed El Shenawy (13 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Tala'ea El Gaish 5–0 El Gouna (7 November 2018) |
Biggest away win | Tala'ea El Gaish 0–3 ENPPI (8 August 2018) ENPPI 1–4 Zamalek (1 September 2018) Misr Lel Makkasa 0–3 Al Ahly (24 January 2019) El Gouna 1–4 Al Mokawloon Al Arab (10 May 2019) El Dakhleya 0–3 Al Masry (27 May 2019) |
Highest scoring | Al Masry 5–3 Nogoom (11 September 2018) |
Longest winning run | 9 games Al Ahly Zamalek |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 games Zamalek |
Longest winless run | 23 games El Dakhleya |
Longest losing run | 6 games Smouha |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
El Gouna, Nogoom and Haras El Hodoud entered as the promoted teams from the 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division. They replaced El Raja, Tanta and Al Nasr who were relegated to the 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division.
Defending champions Al Ahly won their 4th consecutive and 41st overall Egyptian Premier League title on 24 July 2019, following their 3–1 away win against Al Mokawloon Al Arab.