The 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League was the 57th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The fixtures were announced on 20 September 2015. The season began on 20 October 2015 and concluded on 9 July 2016.
Zamalek began the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. Aswan, El Entag El Harby and Ghazl El Mahalla entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Egyptian Second Division.
On 24 June 2016, Al Ahly won the title with two games to spare after a 2–1 away win over Ismaily to secure their 38th Egyptian Premier League title.
Teams
Unlike the previous season, a total of 18 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2014–15 season and 3 promoted from the Egyptian Second Division.
Stadium and location Team Location Stadium Al Ahly Cairo Borg El Arab Stadium (Selected matches)Petro Sport Stadium Aswan Aswan Aswan Stadium El Dakhleya Cairo 30 June Stadium El Entag El Harby Cairo Al Salam Stadium ENPPI Cairo Petro Sport Stadium Ghazl El Mahalla El Mahalla Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium Haras El Hodoud Alexandria Harras El Hodoud Stadium Ismaily Ismailia Ismailia Stadium Al Ittihad Alexandria Alexandria Stadium Ittihad El Shorta Cairo Police Academy Stadium Al Masry Port Said Ismailia Stadium1 Misr Lel Makkasa Fayoum Fayoum Stadium Al Mokawloon Cairo Arab Contractors Stadium Petrojet Suez Suez Stadium Smouha Alexandria Alexandria Stadium Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo Cairo Military Academy Stadium Wadi Degla Cairo 30 June Stadium Zamalek Cairo Petro Sport Stadium
1 Al Masry's original stadium is Port Said Stadium in Port Said, but due to the Port Said Stadium riot in 2012 the Egyptian Football Association banned Al Masry from playing matches at Port Said Stadium until the end of the 2015–16 season, and instead they will play at Ismailia Stadium.
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentEl Entag El Harby Mutual consent27 June 2015Pre-season 22 July 2015Al Ahly Sacked5 October 2015 9 October 2015Ghazl El Mahalla 1 November 201518 1 November 2015Smouha 1 November 201512 1 November 2015Al Mokawloon Resigned13 November 201516 15 November 2015Al Ittihad Mutual consent15 November 20158 20 November 2015Haras El Hodoud Resigned16 November 201517 16 November 2015Zamalek 21 November 20154 13 December 2015Ittihad El Shorta Sacked26 November 201515 26 November 2015Petrojet Resigned11 December 201514 12 December 2015Ismaily 20 December 20155 27 December 2015Ghazl El Mahalla 24 December 201518 1 January 2016Zamalek Sacked4 January 20165 4 January 2016ENPPI Resigned9 January 201611 17 January 2016Wadi Degla 14 January 201614 16 January 2016Al Ahly 18 January 20163 18 January 2016Al Mokawloon Sacked20 January 201615 22 January 2016Ghazl El Mahalla 20 January 201618 20 January 2016Ismaily 25 January 201611 26 January 2016Ghazl El Mahalla Signed by Ismaily26 January 201617 2 February 2016Zamalek Sacked9 February 20162 9 February 2016Ittihad El Shorta 12 February 201616 12 February 2016Smouha Resigned17 February 20168 19 February 2016Zamalek End of caretaker spell28 February 20162 28 February 2016Al Ahly 1 March 20161 1 March 2016Haras El Hodoud Sacked1 March 201618 1 March 2016Al Ittihad 8 March 201614 9 March 2016ENPPI 16 April 201612 16 April 2016El Dakhleya Resigned23 April 20167 25 April 2016ENPPI End of caretaker spell27 April 201613 27 April 2016Zamalek Mutual consent2 May 20162 2 May 2016
Results
League table
Result table
Season statistics
Top goalscorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Hossam SalamaSmouha172 Marwan MohsenIsmaily14 Nana PokuMisr Lel Makkasa4 Ahmed RaoufAl Masry135 Mahmoud FathallaEl Entag El Harby12 Malick EvounaAl Ahly Moamen ZakariaAl Ahly8 Abdallah SaidAl Ahly11 Mahmoud KahrabaZamalek Stanley OhawuchiWadi Degla
Hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Mahmoud Fathalla El Entag El Harby Haras El Hodoud 3–0 Gedo El Entag El Harby Ismaily 3–0 Ahmed Raouf Al Masry ENPPI 4–0
Clean Sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1Sherif EkramyAl Ahly162Essam El-HadaryWadi Degla153Al-Mahdy Soliman Mohamed El ShenawySmouha Petrojet134Amir Abdelhamid Ahmed El-Shenawy
Mahmoud El GharabawyEl Entag El Harby Zamalek
El Dakhleya115Emad Sayed Mohamed AwaadTala'ea El Gaish Ismaily10 Source: yallakora
Team's progress
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