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

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, the new third level in the

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. It took place of the

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, which became level four, and succeeded the old

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, which was abolished and replaced with the new Second Division A and Second Division B leagues, with the latter retaining the format used by the abolished league. Fixtures for the 2023–24 season were announced on 14 September 2023. The season started on 11 October 2023, and concluded on 13 May 2024.

Format

The league consist of 56 teams divided into six groups; four groups of 9 teams, and two groups of 10 teams, with each group covering different parts of Egypt: *Group A and B for teams from

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and eastern governorates. *Group C and D for teams from

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

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and northern governorates. 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. All group winners secure promotion to Second Division A, and advance to a play-off round to decide the three teams participating in the Premier League promotion play-off round from the league, alongside the third-placed team in Second Division A. This means that a chance is given for Second Division B sides to earn promotion directly to the Premier League without playing in Second Division A. The last-placed in each group face relegation to Third Division, for a total of six teams.

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

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League tables

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Play-offs

All six teams who reached the play-offs were at least assured of a place in Second Division A. The two group winners from each three regions played each other, which means that the match-ups was the winner of Group A vs B, C vs D, and E vs F. The three winning teams from this round advanced to the Premier League promotion play-offs, alongside the third-placed team from Second Division A, for a chance to earn direct promotion to the

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Matches

Details

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).'' ''Tersana advanced to Premier League play-offs, Dayrout promoted to Second Division A.'' ---- ''Suez advanced to Premier League play-offs, Kahraba Ismailia promoted to Second Division A.'' ---- ''Sporting Alexandria advanced to Premier League play-offs, El Mansoura promoted to Second Division A.''

References

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