The Egyptian football league system refers to the hierarchically interconnected
league system
A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport. They are often called pyramids, due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions further down the system. League systems of some sort are used in many sports in ...
(league pyramid) for
association football in Egypt. All divisions are bound together by the principle of
promotion and relegation
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues ...
. The system consists of just four levels with the top level being the only professional league and the only one that contains one division. Below this, the semi-professional and amateur levels have progressively more parallel divisions, which each cover progressively smaller geographic areas. Teams that finish at the top of their division at the end of each season can rise higher in the pyramid, while those that finish at the bottom find themselves sinking further down. In theory it is possible for even the lowest local amateur club to rise to the top of the system and become
Egyptian football champions one day. The number of teams promoted and relegated between the divisions varies, and promotion to the upper levels of the pyramid is usually contingent on meeting additional criteria, especially concerning appropriate facilities and finances.
Structure
The Egyptian football league system is held under the jurisdiction of the nationwide
Egyptian Football Association, along with its regional associations around the country.
On top of the system sit the level one
Egyptian Premier League, the only professional football league in the country. It's followed by level two
Egyptian Second Division, the highest semi-professional league that, as of the
2019–20 season, consist of three groups based on clubs geographic areas.
Level three
Egyptian Third Division
Egyptian Third Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثالثة المصري) is a football division in Egypt. It is the third level on the Egyptian football league system. Egyptian Third Division is the largest league of the Egyptian Fourth D ...
is the second highest semi-professional league in the system. The number of teams and groups in the league change every season due various reasons. The lowest football league system in Egypt is level four
Egyptian Fourth Division
Egyptian Fourth Division is a football division in Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa ...
, the only amateur league in the system. The number of teams and groups in the league also change every season due various reasons.
References
External links
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Egypt Development League
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Football in Egypt