The 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League was the fifty-fifth season of the
Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. The season began on 14 October 2011, with a total of 19 teams contesting the league.
Al Ahly
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won the last seven league titles.
This season, the league increased from 16 to 19 teams due to no relegation in the
2010–11
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season as a result of the
2011 Egyptian revolution
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. Three teams were promoted from the
second division
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.
Following the
Port Said Stadium disaster
On 1 February 2012, a massive riot occurred at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt, following an 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League, Egyptian Premier League Association football, football match between Al Masry SC, Masry and Al Ahly SC, Ahly. S ...
on 1 February 2012, the season was suspended. At that time, teams had played between 14 and 17 games out of 30.
Haras El-Hodood was in first place with a 12–1–1 record. This result was considered a significant surprise by ''
Al Ahram''.
On 10 March 2012, a decision was reached to cancel the remainder of the season.
Teams
Al Ittihad Al Sakandary,
Smouha
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and
Al Mokawloon Al Arab were the worst three teams in
2010–11
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but were not relegated to the 2011–12
Egyptian Second Division. Three teams were promoted from the
2010–11 Egyptian Second Division –
El Dakhleya
El Dakhleya Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الداخلية الرياضي), is an Egyptian sports club based in Abbassia, Cairo
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,
Ghazl El Mahalla, and
Telephonat Bani Sweif
Telephonat Beni Suef Sporting Club ( ar, نادي تليفونات بني سويف الرياضي), sometimes referred to as TE Beni Suef, is an Egyptian sports club based in Beni Suef, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Divis ...
– bringing the league up to 19 teams total.
Stadiums and locations
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Personnel and kits
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Own goals
Hat-tricks
Scoring
*First goal of the season:
Hosni Abd Rabo for
Ismaily
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against
Petrojet
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Petrojet is mainly ...
(
''14 October 2011'')
*Fastest goal of the season: 38 seconds –
Ashour El Takky for
Wadi Degla against
Telephonat Bani Sweif
Telephonat Beni Suef Sporting Club ( ar, نادي تليفونات بني سويف الرياضي), sometimes referred to as TE Beni Suef, is an Egyptian sports club based in Beni Suef, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Divis ...
(
''19 October 2011'')
*Widest winning margin: 5 goals
**
Zamalek
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6–1
Ghazl El Mahalla (
''19 October 2011'')
*Highest scoring game: 7 goals
**
Zamalek
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6–1
Ghazl El Mahalla (
''19 October 2011'')
**
Misr El Makasa
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5–2
Al Ittihad Al Sakandary (
''3 November 2011'')
*Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
**
Zamalek
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6–1
Ghazl El Mahalla (
''19 October 2011'')
*Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 2 goals
**
Misr El Makasa
Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club ( ar, نادي مصر للمقاصة الرياضي), simply known as Makkassa, is an Egyptian sports club based in Faiyum, Egypt. The club is related to Misr lel-Makkasa Company (Misr for Central Clearing, Deposito ...
2–3
Petrojet
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Petrojet is mainly ...
(
''23 October 2011'')
**
Enppi 3–2
El Dakhleya
El Dakhleya Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الداخلية الرياضي), is an Egyptian sports club based in Abbassia, Cairo
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(
''24 October 2011'')
**
Misr El Makasa
Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club ( ar, نادي مصر للمقاصة الرياضي), simply known as Makkassa, is an Egyptian sports club based in Faiyum, Egypt. The club is related to Misr lel-Makkasa Company (Misr for Central Clearing, Deposito ...
5–2
Al Ittihad Al Sakandary (
''3 November 2011'')
**
Enppi 2–3
Al Ahly
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* Al (''Fullmetal ...
(
''7 November 2011'')
**
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 2–3
Haras El Hodood
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(
''22 December 2011'')
*Most goals scored in a match by a single player: 3 goals
**
Oussou Konan for
Misr El Makasa
Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club ( ar, نادي مصر للمقاصة الرياضي), simply known as Makkassa, is an Egyptian sports club based in Faiyum, Egypt. The club is related to Misr lel-Makkasa Company (Misr for Central Clearing, Deposito ...
against
Al Ittihad Al Sakandary (
''3 November 2011'')
Clean sheets
*Most
clean sheets
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: 5
**
Al Ittihad Al Sakandary
*Fewest clean sheets: 0
**
Enppi
**
Tala'ea El Gaish
Cancellation
On 10 March 2012, a decision was reached to cancel the remainder of the season.
A spokesperson for the
Egyptian Football Association said the decision was made because there was insufficient time to play the remaining games before the
national team
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was scheduled to compete in the
2012 Olympics and qualifiers for the
2013 Africa Cup of Nations
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.
Farouk Ga’afar, coach of
El-Gaish strongly criticized the decision saying the decision would cost the country a lot of money and that "people sitting in coffee shops could make a better decision."
It was the fifth time that Egypt has cancelled a season of football; previously 1954–55, 1970–71, 1973–74, and 1989–90 were cancelled for a variety of reasons.
At the same time, it was announced that 18 teams would compete in a friendly tournament "Martyrs Cup" to raise money for families of those killed in Port Said incident.
Al Masry, the home team whose fans rioted in Port Said, leaving 74 people dead and 150 injured, was barred from the tournament.
Al Ahly, the visiting team during the attack, has been invited but has not confirmed whether they will participate or not.
The tournament is scheduled to commence on 29 March with
round robin
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play. The league will be divided into two groups, and the games will take place in empty stadiums owned by the Egyptian Army.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals for a single elimination event.
The final is scheduled for 18 May.
The
Egypt Cup
The Egypt Cup (also known as Egyptian FA Cup, formerly King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt.
List of finals
The following table provides a summary of seasons:
Notes:
* The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Eg ...
is expected to take place as normal, with Al Masry barred from competition.
Under normal circumstances, the league's top two teams get to participate in the
African Champions League
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. It was not immediately clear if league leaders El-Hodood and Al-Ahly would be declared as the league's top two teams and invited to participate in the Champions League.
"I am not against the league cancellation but I want to know: Will we be considered as the league champions?" asked El-Hodoud coach
Tarek El-Ashry.
In the end, Al-Ahly and
Zamalek
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, who were the 2010-11 League Champions and runners-up, were selected to represent Egypt. Al-Ahly went on to win the tournament.
References
External links
Seasonat soccerway.com
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