The 2023–24 Egyptian Second Division A season was the inaugural edition of the

Egyptian Second Division A The Egyptian Second Division A (), also known locally as the Professionals League (), is the second tier of the Egyptian football league system since the 2023–24 season. It is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. It is below the t ...

, the new second-highest level in the

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. It succeeded the old

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, which was abolished and replaced with the new Second Division A and Second Division B as the new second and third-tier leagues, respectively, with the latter retaining the format used by the abolished league. Fixtures for the 2023–24 season were announced on 22 August 2023. The season started on 24 September 2023, and concluded on 26 June 2024. Petrojet were crowned champions of the first edition of the league with three matches to spare, following a 3–0 win over Raya Ghazl Kafr El Dawar on 16 April 2024, and secured promotion back to the

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after a four-year absence. They were joined by Ghazl El Mahalla (runners-up) and Haras El Hodoud (promotion play-offs winners), who both suffered an immediate return to the league after getting relegated in the previous season.

Format

The league consist of 20 teams in one group. The final format was confirmed by

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board member Ehab El Komy on 8 August 2023, after changes were made to the initial format announced on 19 June 2023. The season is separated into two phases: In the first phase, teams face each other only once in a single-leg tie, then the league split into two groups. Phase two consist of a promotion group for teams finishing from first to tenth, and a relegation group for teams finishing from 11th to 20th in the first phase. The top two teams in the promotion group earn promotion to the

, while the third-placed team play against the three play-off winners from the 2023–24 Egyptian Second Division B in a four-team play-off round, to decide the third promoted team to the Premier League. This means that there's a chance for Second Division B sides to skip a level and earn promotion directly to the Premier League without playing in the Second Division A. Teams finishing in the bottom six in the relegation group face relegation to the Second Division B. Later, it was announced that this season's format is exceptional, and will change in the next season.

Teams

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. *Team name followed with ^↔ indicates the team was promoted from the

2022–23 Egyptian Second Division The 2022–23 Egyptian Second Division was the 43rd and last edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for Association football, football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 11 Octob ...

. *Team name followed with ^↑ indicates the team was promoted from the 2022–23 Egyptian Third Division. Three teams were relegated from the Premier League, three teams were promoted from the third division through promotion play-offs, while the remaining 14 teams secured their spot through the second division.

Stadiums and locations

League table

Results

Regular season

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Promotion round

Relegation round

Positions by round

The following tables list the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological involvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 11, but then postponed and played between matchdays 14 and 15, it will be added to the standings for day 14.

Play-offs

The draw for the play-off round was held on 15 May 2024, 13:00 local time (

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headquarters, to decide the order of the fixtures. The play-offs consist of the third-placed team in the league, alongside the three winners of the Second Division B promotion play-offs. Teams play each other twice, home and away.

Standings

Matches

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Number of teams by governorate

Notes

References

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