Egyptian Second Division
Season2021–22
Dates30 September 2021 – 4 June 2022
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played720
Goals scored1,644 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorerRafik Kabou
(18 goals)

The 2021–22 Egyptian Second Division was the 42nd edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 30 September 2021 and concluded on 4 June 2022. Fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced on 12 September 2021.[1]

Aswan, El Dakhleya and Haras El Hodoud won Group A, Group B and Group C respectively and secured the promotion to the 2022–23 Egyptian Premier League.[2][3]

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 Upper Egypt and eastern governorates.
  • Group B for teams from Greater Cairo, and central and north-eastern governorates.
  • Group C for teams from Alexandria and northern governorates.

The top team from each group earns promotion to the next season of the Egyptian Premier League, while the bottom 4 teams from each group get relegated to the Egyptian Third Division.

Teams

  • Team name followed with ↓ indicates the team was relegated from the 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League.
  • Team name followed with ↑ indicates the team was promoted from the 2020–21 Egyptian Third Division.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Results

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Aswan (P) 30 21 7 2 54 23 +31 70 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Al Aluminium 30 14 12 4 53 27 +26 54
3 KIMA Aswan 30 14 11 5 42 27 +15 53
4 Asyut Petroleum 30 14 10 6 45 22 +23 52
5 El Minya 30 12 13 5 43 28 +15 49
6 Telephonat Beni Suef 30 12 8 10 34 32 +2 44
7 MS Tamya 30 10 8 12 40 38 +2 38
8 Al Madina Al Monawara 30 9 10 11 36 35 +1 37[lower-alpha 1]
9 Faiyum 30 9 10 11 28 34 −6 37[lower-alpha 1]
10 Media 30 8 13 9 25 28 −3 37[lower-alpha 1]
11 Mallawi 30 8 11 11 32 38 −6 35[lower-alpha 2]
12 Dayrout 30 9 8 13 25 37 −12 35[lower-alpha 2]
13 Beni Suef (R) 30 7 12 11 33 39 −6 33[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to the Third Division
14 Sohag (R) 30 7 12 11 30 38 −8 33[lower-alpha 3]
15 Qena (R) 30 3 8 19 30 65 −35 17
16 Al Badari (R) 30 3 7 20 18 57 −39 16
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Al Madina Al Monawara 8, Faiyum 3, Media 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Faiyum +1, Media –3.
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Mallawi 4, Dayrout 1.
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Beni Suef 4, Sohag 1.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 El Dakhleya (P) 30 22 3 5 48 25 +23 69 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Petrojet 30 15 11 4 42 26 +16 56
3 Wadi Degla 30 13 9 8 46 36 +10 48
4 ZED 30 12 11 7 28 22 +6 47
5 El Qanah 30 11 13 6 29 21 +8 46
6 Tersana 30 12 9 9 43 36 +7 45[lower-alpha 1]
7 Porto Suez 30 12 9 9 49 48 +1 45[lower-alpha 1]
8 El Sekka El Hadid 30 11 11 8 33 31 +2 44
9 Telecom Egypt 30 10 12 8 33 24 +9 42
10 El Entag El Harby 30 9 13 8 34 32 +2 40
11 Suez 30 9 12 9 24 27 −3 39
12 Al Nasr 30 9 10 11 33 36 −3 37
13 Al Merreikh (R) 30 5 11 14 25 36 −11 26 Relegation to the Third Division
14 Port Fouad (R) 30 4 11 15 26 45 −19 23
15 Belbeis (R) 30 4 9 17 26 43 −17 21
16 Benha (R) 30 1 8 21 15 46 −31 11
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Tersana +1, Porso Suez –1.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Haras El Hodoud (P) 30 16 12 2 43 15 +28 60 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dikernis 30 14 14 2 41 20 +21 56
3 Olympic Club 30 15 9 6 44 31 +13 54
4 Abou Qir Fertilizers 30 13 12 5 46 28 +18 51[lower-alpha 1]
5 Baladeyet El Mahalla 30 15 6 9 39 24 +15 51[lower-alpha 1]
6 El Magd 30 12 11 7 32 21 +11 47
7 Kafr El Sheikh 30 11 12 7 36 25 +11 45
8 Sporting Alexandria 30 10 13 7 42 29 +13 43[lower-alpha 2]
9 Al Masry (Al Saloum) 30 11 10 9 37 22 +15 43[lower-alpha 2]
10 Pioneers 30 9 13 8 37 31 +6 40
11 El Mansoura 30 10 9 11 27 29 −2 39
12 Al Hammam 30 7 14 9 31 31 0 35
13 Ala'ab Damanhour (R) 30 5 13 12 29 38 −9 28 Relegation to the Third Division
14 Al Zarka (R) 30 5 7 18 25 49 −24 22
15 Said El Mahalla (R) 30 3 8 19 27 53 −26 17
16 El Raja (R) 30 0 5 25 6 96 −90 5
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw of lots (only if needed to decide teams for promotion or teams for relegation).
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Abou Qir Fertilizers 6, Baladeyet El Mahalla 0.
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Sporting Alexandria 4, Al Masry (Al Saloum) 1.

Number of teams by governorate

Number of teams Governorate Team(s)
7 Cairo El Dakhleya, El Entag El Harby, Al Nasr, El Sekka El Hadid, Telecom Egypt, Wadi Degla and ZED
5 Alexandria Abou Qir Fertilizers, Haras El Hodoud, El Magd, Olympic Club and Sporting Alexandria
3 Asyut Asyut Petroleum, Al Badari and Dayrout
El Dakahlia Dikernis, El Mansoura and Pioneers
Matruh Al Hammam, Al Masry (Al Saloum) and El Raja
Suez Petrojet, Porto Suez and Suez
2 Aswan Aswan and KIMA Aswan
Beni Suef Beni Suef and Telephonat Beni Suef
Faiyum Faiyum and MS Tamya
El Gharbia Baladeyet El Mahalla and Said El Mahalla
Giza Media and Tersana
El Minya Mallawi and El Minya
Port Said Al Merreikh and Port Fouad
Qena Al Aluminium and Qena
1 El Beheira Ala'ab Damanhour
Damietta Al Zarka
Ismailia El Qanah
Kafr El Sheikh Kafr El Sheikh
Luxor Al Madina Al Monawara
El Qalyubia Benha
El Sharkia Belbeis
Sohag Sohag

References

  1. ↑ "اتحاد الكرة يسحب قرعة دوري القسم الثاني" [Second Division draw results]. Sada El Balad (in Arabic). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Aswan & El Dakhleya top their groups and return to Egyptian Premier League". KingFut. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "حرس الحدود يعود للدورى الممتاز بعد غياب عامين ويلحق بالداخلية وأسوان" [Haras El Hodoud returns to the Premier League after just two years to join Aswan and EL Dakhleya]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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