2022–23 Egyptian Second Division

The 2022–23 Egyptian Second Division is the 43rd and last edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 11 October 2022, and is expected to conclude on 30 June 2023. Fixtures for the 2022–23 season were announced on 2 October 2022.[1][2][3]

Egyptian Second Division
Season2022–23
Dates11 October 2022 – 30 June 2023
Matches played600
Goals scored1,233 (2.06 per match)
2023–24 2nd Div. A →
2023–24 2nd Div. B →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023.

In 2021, the Egyptian Football Association announced that the 2022–23 season will be the last edition of the competition, and that it will be replaced with 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.

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 will earn promotion to the next edition of the Egyptian Premier League. Teams finishing from 2nd to 5th place in each group will qualify to the newly-created Egyptian Second Division A, and teams that finish from 7th to 15th place in all groups will be relegated to the new third-tier league Egyptian Second Division B, while the last-placed team from each group will be relegated to the Egyptian Third Division.

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 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League.
  • 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

Group B

Group C

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 La Viena (X) 25 17 5 3 42 16 +26 56 Promotion to Premier League
2 El Gouna (X) 25 16 6 3 39 20 +19 54 Qualification to Second Division A
3 Asyut Petroleum 25 15 5 5 34 15 +19 50
4 Al Nasr Lel Taa'den 25 13 8 4 34 19 +15 47
5 Misr Lel Makkasa 25 11 10 4 38 30 +8 43
6 KIMA Aswan 25 10 8 7 29 26 +3 38 Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
7 El Minya 25 9 8 8 23 20 +3 35 Relegation to Second Division B
8 Al Aluminium 25 9 6 10 28 21 +7 33
9 Asyut Cement 25 9 6 10 26 30 −4 33
10 Dayrout 25 8 8 9 30 24 +6 32
11 Muslim Youths (Qena) 25 6 8 11 25 31 −6 26
12 Faiyum (Y) 25 5 7 13 21 32 −11 22
13 MS Tamya (Y) 25 3 10 12 17 33 −16 19[lower-alpha 1]
14 Al Madina Al Monawara (Y) 25 4 7 14 25 47 −22 19[lower-alpha 1]
15 Mallawi (Y) 25 4 6 15 19 43 −24 18[lower-alpha 2]
16 Telephonat Beni Suef (Y) 25 4 6 15 19 42 −23 18[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Third Division
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. 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) Play-offs (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).
(X) Assured of Second Division A qualification, but may still promote to Premier League; (Y) Cannot avoid relegation to lower tiers.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: MS Tamya 4, Al Madina Al Monawara 1.
  2. Head-to-head points: Mallawi 6, Telephonat Beni Suef 0.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 ZED 25 13 11 1 31 15 +16 50 Promotion to Premier League
2 El Sekka El Hadid 25 14 7 4 36 20 +16 49 Qualification to Second Division A
3 Wadi Degla 25 15 2 8 36 27 +9 47
4 El Qanah 25 14 4 7 29 22 +7 46
5 Petrojet 25 11 9 5 30 18 +12 42
6 Telecom Egypt 25 11 6 8 34 25 +9 39[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
7 Tersana 25 10 9 6 25 18 +7 39[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Second Division B
8 Suez 25 10 6 9 32 27 +5 36
9 Al Obour 25 10 6 9 16 19 −3 36
10 Porto Suez 25 11 3 11 24 28 −4 36
11 El Entag El Harby 25 7 7 11 19 24 −5 28
12 Kahraba Ismailia (Z) 25 6 8 11 29 30 −1 26
13 Al Mostaqbal (Z) 25 6 6 13 29 33 −4 24
14 Eastern Company (Z) 25 6 6 13 21 32 −11 24
15 Al Nasr (Y) 25 5 4 16 16 36 −20 19
16 Media (Y) 25 2 4 19 11 44 −33 10 Relegation to Third Division
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. 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) Play-offs (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).
(Y) Cannot avoid relegation to lower tiers; (Z) Can only avoid relegation through play-offs.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Telecom Egypt 6, Tersana 0.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tanta 26 13 9 4 33 16 +17 48 Promotion to Premier League
2 Abou Qir Fertilizers 26 13 8 5 36 26 +10 47 Qualification to Second Division A
3 Baladeyet El Mahalla 26 12 10 4 36 16 +20 46
4 Dikernis 26 12 10 4 29 19 +10 46
5 Gomhoriat Shebin 26 11 12 3 21 12 +9 45
6 Proxy 25 9 10 6 31 23 +8 37[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Second Division A/B play-offs
7 El Mansoura 26 8 13 5 25 20 +5 37[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Second Division B
8 Kafr El Sheikh 25 9 10 6 23 20 +3 37[lower-alpha 1]
9 Olympic Club 26 7 13 6 22 20 +2 34
10 Al Hammam (Z) 26 7 11 8 24 31 −7 32
11 Sporting Alexandria (Z) 25 6 10 9 16 19 −3 28
12 Ittihad Nabarouh (Z) 26 7 5 14 15 27 −12 26
13 Al Magd (Y) 26 4 12 10 20 33 −13 24
14 Al Hilal (El Dabaa) (Y) 26 5 7 14 19 32 −13 22
15 Pioneers (Y) 26 2 12 12 12 26 −14 18
16 Al Masry (Al Saloum) (Y) 25 2 6 17 20 42 −22 12 Relegation to Third Division
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. 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) Play-offs (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).
(Y) Cannot avoid relegation to lower tiers; (Z) Can only avoid relegation through play-offs.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Proxy 8, El Mansoura 4, Kafr El Sheikh 4. Head-to-head record between El Mansoura and Kafr El Sheikh: Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0) and on head-to-head goals scored. Head-to-head away goals scored: El Mansoura 2, Kafr El Sheikh 1.

Play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Group A 6th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Second Division A
2 Group B 6th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Group C 6th placed team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Second Division B
Source:
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) Play-offs (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).

Number of teams by governorate
Number of teams Governorate Team(s)
7 Cairo El Entag El Harby, Al Mostaqbal, Al Nasr, El Sekka El Hadid, Telecom Egypt, Wadi Degla and ZED
4 Alexandria Abou Qir Fertilizers, Al Magd, Olympic Club and Sporting Alexandria
El Dakahlia Dikernis, Ittihad Nabarouh, El Mansoura and Pioneers
3 Asyut Asyut Cement, Asyut Petroleum and Dayrout
Faiyum Faiyum, Misr Lel Makkasa and MS Tamya
Giza Eastern Company, Media and Tersana
Matruh Al Hammam, Al Hilal (El Dabaa) and Al Masry (Al Saloum)
Suez Petrojet, Porto Suez and Suez
2 Aswan KIMA Aswan and Al Nasr Lel Taa'den
Beni Suef La Viena and Telephonat Beni Suef
El Gharbia Baladeyet El Mahalla and Tanta
Ismailia Kahraba Ismailia and El Qanah
El Minya Mallawi and El Minya
Qena Al Aluminium and Muslim Youths (Qena)
1 El Beheira Proxy
Kafr El Sheikh Kafr El Sheikh
Luxor Al Madina Al Monawara
El Monufia Gomhoriat Shebin
El Qalyubia Al Obour
Red Sea El Gouna

References
  1. "تعرف على جدول مباريات دوري القسم الثاني.. المجموعة الأولى" [Revealed: All fixtures dates and locations for football second division - Group A]. Kora Plus (in Arabic). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. "تعرف على جدول مباريات دوري القسم الثاني.. المجموعة الثانية" [Revealed: All fixtures dates and locations for football second division - Group B]. Kora Plus (in Arabic). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. "تعرف على جدول مباريات دوري القسم الثاني.. المجموعة الثالثة" [Revealed: All fixtures dates and locations for football second division - Group C]. Kora Plus (in Arabic). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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