The 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE Egyptian Premier League for sponsorship purposes, is the 63rd season of the

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, the top Egyptian professional league for

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clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 25 October 2021 and is expected to conclude in August 2022. Fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced on 12 October 2021.

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are the defending champions, having won their 13th league title in the previous season.

Teams

Eighteen teams are competing in the league - the top fifteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the

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Venues

A total of 12 stadiums in 5 governorates were selected by clubs to host their 2021–22 home fixtures. Each club has the option to submit a reserve home venue in case of unavailability for their main home stadium. Due to security concerns, selected matches are played on neutral ground due to high intensity. For example, fixtures between

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and

Ismaily Ismaily Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الإسماعيلي الرياضي) is an Egyptian professional football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club ( ar, جمعية نهضة الشباب المصري ) ( Egyptian pronunci ...

are played in

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. All matches involving Al Masry are also played in the same city. ;Notes

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Foreign players

Results

League table

Results table

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Flashscore
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Top assists

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

Club

Number of teams by governorate

References

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