The 2022–23 Egyptian Second Division was the 43rd and last edition of the

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, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for

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clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 11 October 2022, and concluded on 9 July 2023. Fixtures for the 2022–23 season were announced on 2 October 2022. In 2021, the

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announced that the 2022–23 season would be the last edition of the competition, and that it would be replaced by two leagues called Second Division A (professional league, second tier) and Second Division B (semi-professional league, third tier) starting from the 2023–24 season.

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, ZED and Baladiyat El Mahalla won Group A, B and C, respectively and secured promotion to the

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Format

The league consists of 48 teams divided into 3 groups of 16 teams each, with each group covering different parts of Egypt: *Group A for teams from

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and eastern governorates. *Group B for teams from

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, and central and north-eastern governorates. *Group C for teams from

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and northern governorates. The top team from each group will earn promotion to the next edition of the

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. Teams finishing from 2nd to 5th place in each group will qualify to the newly created

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, and teams that finish from 7th to 15th place in all groups will be relegated to the new third-tier league

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, while the last-placed team from each group will be relegated to the

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. A special one-leg play-offs consisting of teams finishing 6th in each group will be held on neutral grounds, where the top two teams will qualify to the Second Division A and the last team will drop to the Second Division B.

Teams

*Team name followed with ^↓ indicates the team was relegated from the

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. *Team name followed with ^↑ indicates the team was promoted from the 2021–22 Egyptian Third Division. *Team name followed with ^↔ indicates the team was transferred to a different group from the previous season. Group A * Al Aluminium * Asyut Cement^↑ *

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* Dayrout *

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^↓ * KIMA Aswan * La Viena^↑ * Al Madina Al Monawara *

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* El Minya * Misr Lel Makkasa^↓ * MS Tamya * Muslim Youths (Qena)^↑ * Al Nasr Lel Taa'den^↑ * Telephonat Beni Suef Group B * Eastern Company^↓ * El Entag El Harby * Kahraba Ismailia^↑ *

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^↔ * Al Mostaqbal^↑ * Al Nasr * Al Obour^↑ *

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* Porto Suez * El Qanah * El Sekka El Hadid *

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* Tersana * Wadi Degla * ZED Group C * Abou Qir Fertilizers * Baladiyat El Mahalla * Dikernis * Gomhoriat Shebin^↑ * Al Hammam * Al Hilal (El Dabaa)^↑ * Ittihad Nabarouh^↑ *

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* Al Magd * El Mansoura * Al Masry (El Salloum) *

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* Pioneers * Proxy^↑ *

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League tables

Group A

Group B

Group C

Play-offs

The draw for the play-off round was held on 18 June 2023, 14:00 local time (

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), at the

headquarters, to decide the order of the fixtures. All matches were played at a neutral venue; specifically at

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Standings

Matches

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Number of teams by governorate

Notes

References

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