The 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League was the fifty-fifth season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. The season began on 14 October 2011, with a total of 19 teams contesting the league. Al Ahly won the last seven league titles.
This season, the league increased from 16 to 19 teams due to no relegation in the 2010–11 season as a result of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Three teams were promoted from the second division.
Following the Port Said Stadium disaster on 1 February 2012, the season was suspended. At that time, teams had played between 14 and 17 games out of 30. Haras El-Hodood was in first place with a 12–1–1 record. This result was considered a significant surprise by Al Ahram. On 10 March 2012, a decision was reached to cancel the remainder of the season.
Teams Al Ittihad Al Sakandary, Smouha and Al Mokawloon Al Arab were the worst three teams in 2010–11 but were not relegated to the 2011–12 Egyptian Second Division. Three teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Egyptian Second Division – El Dakhleya, Ghazl El Mahalla, and Telephonat Bani Sweif – bringing the league up to 19 teams total.
Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity Al Ahly Cairo Cairo International Stadium 74,100 Al Ittihad Al Sakandary Alexandria Alexandria Stadium 13,660 Al Masry Port Said Port Said Stadium 17,988 Al Mokawloon Al Arab Cairo Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium 35,000 El Dakhleya Cairo El Sekka El Hadeed Stadium 20,000 El Entag El Harby Cairo Al-Salam Stadium 30,000 El Gouna Hurghada El Gouna Stadium 30,000 Enppi Cairo Petro Sport Stadium 25,000 Ghazl El Mahalla El Mahalla El Kubra El Mahalla Stadium 29,000 Haras El Hodood Alexandria Haras El Hedood Stadium 22,000 Ismaily Ismailia Ismailia Stadium 18,525 Ittihad El Shorta Cairo Police Academy Stadium 22,000 Misr El Makasa Fayoum Fayoum Stadium 10,000 Petrojet Suez Suez Stadium 25,000 Smouha Alexandria Alexandria Stadium 13,660 Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo Gehaz El Reyada Stadium 22,000 Telephonat Bani Sweif Bani Sweif Bani Sweif Stadium 10,000 Wadi Degla Cairo Cairo Military Academy Stadium 22,000 Zamalek Giza Cairo International Stadium 74,100
Personnel and kits TeamChairmanManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Al Ahly Hassan Hamdy Hossam El Badry Hossam Ghaly Adidas Etisalat Al Ittihad Al Sakandary Effat El Sadat José Maceda Ibrahim El Shayeb Diadora McDonald's Al Masry Kamel Abou Aly Talaat Youssef Ahmed Fawzi Umbro MTS Egypt Al Mokawloon Al Arab Ibrahim Mahlab Mohammed Radwan Mohammed El Akabawy Diadora McDonald's El Dakhleya Magdy Altohamy Alaa Abdelaal Mostafa Nasr Diadora McDonald's El Entag El Harby Abdelmonem Hassan Osama Orabi Hazem Fathi Diadora McDonald's El Gouna Samih Sawiris Anwar Salama Nour El-Sayed Umbro Mobinil Enppi Maged Nagaty Mokhtar Mokhtar Adel Moustafa Nike McDonald's Ghazl El Mahalla Ahmed Maher Salah El Nahi Ibrahim Farag Diadora McDonald's Haras El Hodood Abdel Rehim Mohamed Tarek El Ashry Mohamed Halim Diadora McDonald's Ismaily Yehia Al-Komi Mahmoud Gaber Mohamed Homos BURRDA Ittihad El Shorta Mahmoud Sharaf Helmy Toulan Mohamad Hanafy Nike McDonald's Misr El Makasa Mohammed Abdelsalam Tarek Yehia Hassan Kondi Legea McDonald's Petrojet Mohamed Abdul Hafez Taha Basry Amr Hassan Umbro McDonald's Smouha Mohammad Farag Amer Shawky Gharib Ahmed Hamodi Diadora McDonald's Tala'ea El Gaish Mostafa Kamel Farouk Gaafar Ernest Papa Arko Diadora McDonald's Telephonat Bani Sweif Mohamed Abdul Rahim Hamza El-Gamal Saber Hussein Diadora McDonald's Wadi Degla Maged Samy Walter Meeuws Mohamed Kawarshy Jako WADI DEGLA Zamalek Mamdouh Abbas Hassan Shehata Abdelwahed El-Sayed Adidas York ACs
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Hosni Abd RaboIsmaily72 Ahmed HassanZamalek6 Minusu BubaEl Gouna6 Oussou KonanMisr El Makasa65 Ahmed Hassan MekkyHaras El Hodood5 Emad MotebAl Ahly5 Khaled KamarEl-Shorta58 Abdoulaye CisséAl Masry4 Ahmed Abd El-ZaherEnppi4 Ernest Papa ArkoTala'ea El Gaish4 Fouad SalamaMisr El Makasa4 Mohamed KoffiPetrojet4 Salah AshourEl-Shorta4
Own goals PlayerClubScored ForResultOwn GoalsDate Moatasem SalemIsmailyEl Gouna1–4119 October 2011 Ahmed Said OukaHaras El HodoodWadi Degla2–1123 October 2011 Mohamed IbrahimMisr El MakasaAl Ahly1–2123 December 2011
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Oussou KonanMisr El MakasaAl Ittihad Al Sakandary5–23 November 2011
Scoring First goal of the season: Hosni Abd Rabo for Ismaily against Petrojet (14 October 2011) Fastest goal of the season: 38 seconds – Ashour El Takky for Wadi Degla against Telephonat Bani Sweif (19 October 2011) Widest winning margin: 5 goals Zamalek 6–1 Ghazl El Mahalla (19 October 2011) Highest scoring game: 7 goals Zamalek 6–1 Ghazl El Mahalla (19 October 2011) Misr El Makasa 5–2 Al Ittihad Al Sakandary (3 November 2011) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals Zamalek 6–1 Ghazl El Mahalla (19 October 2011) Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 2 goals Misr El Makasa 2–3 Petrojet (23 October 2011) Enppi 3–2 El Dakhleya (24 October 2011) Misr El Makasa 5–2 Al Ittihad Al Sakandary (3 November 2011) Enppi 2–3 Al Ahly (7 November 2011) Al Mokawloon Al Arab 2–3 Haras El Hodood (22 December 2011) Most goals scored in a match by a single player: 3 goals Oussou Konan for Misr El Makasa against Al Ittihad Al Sakandary (3 November 2011)
Clean sheets Most clean sheets: 5 Al Ittihad Al Sakandary Fewest clean sheets: 0 Enppi Tala'ea El Gaish
Cancellation On 10 March 2012, a decision was reached to cancel the remainder of the season. A spokesperson for the Egyptian Football Association said the decision was made because there was insufficient time to play the remaining games before the national team was scheduled to compete in the 2012 Olympics and qualifiers for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Farouk Ga’afar, coach of El-Gaish strongly criticized the decision saying the decision would cost the country a lot of money and that "people sitting in coffee shops could make a better decision." It was the fifth time that Egypt has cancelled a season of football; previously 1954–55, 1970–71, 1973–74, and 1989–90 were cancelled for a variety of reasons.
At the same time, it was announced that 18 teams would compete in a friendly tournament "Martyrs Cup" to raise money for families of those killed in Port Said incident. Al Masry, the home team whose fans rioted in Port Said, leaving 72 people dead and 150 injured, was barred from the tournament. Al Ahly, the visiting team during the attack, has been invited but has not confirmed whether they will participate or not. The tournament is scheduled to commence on 29 March with round robin play. The league will be divided into two groups, and the games will take place in empty stadiums owned by the Egyptian Army. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals for a single elimination event. The final is scheduled for 18 May. The Egypt Cup is expected to take place as normal, with Al Masry barred from competition.
Under normal circumstances, the league's top two teams get to participate in the African Champions League. It was not immediately clear if league leaders El-Hodood and Al-Ahly would be declared as the league's top two teams and invited to participate in the Champions League. "I am not against the league cancellation but I want to know: Will we be considered as the league champions?" asked El-Hodoud coach Tarek El-Ashry. In the end, Al-Ahly and Zamalek, who were the 2010-11 League Champions and runners-up, were selected to represent Egypt. Al-Ahly went on to win the tournament.
References
External links
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