The 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division was the 41st edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 25 November 2020 and concluded on 3 July 2021. Fixtures for the 2020–21 season were announced on 11 November 2020, two weeks before the start of the competition.
Eastern Company, Coca-Cola and Pharco won Group A, Group B and Group C respectively and secured the promotion to the 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League; all of them earning a place in the top flight for the first time in their history.
All teams that earned promotion this season are owned and named after corporations, which caused wide controversies in the football scene in Egypt because the number of teams in the next season's premier league could rise up to 12 teams, which is two third of the total number of sides in the league. The Egyptian Football Association was also heavily criticized for not applying a club naming policy that prevents companies and corporations names from being included in club's name, similar to the rule applied by the German Football Association.
Promoted clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityEastern Company SCFuture FC (Egypt)CairoAl Salam Stadium30,000Pharco FCBorg el-ArabBorg El Arab Stadium86,000
Teams Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.
To Second Division Promoted from Third Division
KIMA Aswan Qena Asyut Cement MS Samasta Eastern Company El Sekka El Hadid Porto Suez Kafr El Sheikh Beni Ebeid Sers El Layan Sporting Alexandria Al Jazeera
Relegated from Premier League
Haras El Hodoud Tanta ZED
From Second Division Originally relegated to Third Division, later reprieved due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
Sohag Media Faiyum Dayrout Tahta Nogoom Al Merreikh Coca-Cola Tersana Al Zarka Al Hammam Olympic Club Baladeyet El Mahalla Maleyat Kafr El Zayat Biyala
Promoted to Premier League
National Bank of Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra Ghazl El Mahalla
Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A
3 teams from Asyut, 3 teams from Beni Suef, 3 teams from Qena, 2 teams from Giza, 2 teams from Sohag, 1 team from Aswan, 1 team from Faiyum and 1 team from El Minya.
Club Governorate Stadium 2019–20 season Qena Asyut Cement Asyut Asyut Cement Stadium Asyut Petroleum Asyut Asyut Petroleum Stadium Beni Suef Beni Suef Beni Suef Stadium Dayrout Asyut Dayrout Stadium Eastern Company Giza Eastern Company Stadium Faiyum Faiyum KIMA Aswan Aswan KIMA Aswan Stadium Media Giza Media Club Stadium MS Samasta Beni Suef MS Biba Stadium Muslim Youths (Qena) Qena Muslim Youths Stadium Qena Qena Qena Stadium Sohag Sohag Sohag Stadium Tahta Sohag Tahta Stadium Telephonat Beni Suef Beni Suef
Group B
5 teams from Cairo, 3 teams from Suez, 2 teams from Giza, 2 teams from El Monufia, 1 team from Damietta, 1 team from El Gharbia, 1 team from Ismailia, and 1 team from Port Said.
Club Governorate Stadium 2019–20 season Coca-Cola Cairo 30 June Stadium subfield Cairo Police Academy Stadium Gomhoriat Shebin Port Said Cairo Nogoom Giza Nogoom Stadium Petrojet Suez Petro Sport Stadium Porto Suez Suez Egyptian Army Stadium Ismailia Cairo Sers El Layan Sers El Layan Stadium Suez Suez Egyptian Army Stadium Tanta Tanta Club Stadium Tersana Giza Hassan El Shazly Stadium Damietta ZED Cairo ZED Park
Group C
5 teams from Alexandria, 3 teams from El Dakahlia, 3 teams from Matruh, 2 teams from El Gharbia, 2 teams from Kafr El Sheikh, and 1 team from El Beheira.
Club Governorate Stadium 2019–20 season Abou Qir Fertilizers Alexandria Abou Qir Fertilizers Stadium Ala'ab Damanhour Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium Baladeyet El Mahalla Baladeyet El Mahalla Stadium Beni Ebeid Beni Ebeid Stadium Biyala Kafr El Sheikh Sakha Stadium Dikernis Dikernis Stadium Matruh MS Al Hammam Stadium Haras El Hodoud Alexandria Haras El Hodoud Stadium Matruh MS Mersa Matruh Stadium Kafr El Sheikh Kafr El Sheikh Kafr El Sheikh Stadium Maleyat Kafr El Zayat Maleyat Kafr El Zayat Stadium Olympic Club Alexandria Ezzedin Yacoub Stadium Pharco Alexandria Alexandria Stadium Matruh MS Mersa Matruh Stadium Sporting Alexandria Alexandria Alexandria Sporting Club Stadium Notes
Results League tables Group A
Group B
Group C
Results tables Group A
Group B
Group C
Number of teams by governorate Number of teams Governorate Team(s)5 AlexandriaAbou Qir Fertilizers, Haras El Hodoud,Olympic Club, Pharco and Sporting Alexandria CairoCoca-Cola, El Dakhleya, Al Nasr,El Sekka El Hadid and ZED4 GizaEastern Company, Media, Nogoom and Tersana3 AsyutAsyut Cement, Asyut Petroleum and Dayrout Beni SuefBeni Suef, MS Samastaand Telephonat Beni Suef El DakahliaBeni Ebeid, Dikernis and El Mansoura El GharbiaBaladeyet El Mahalla,Maleyat Kafr El Zayat and Tanta MatruhAl Hammam, Al Jazeera and El Raja QenaAl Aluminium, Muslim Youths (Qena) and Qena SuezPetrojet, Porto Suez and Suez2 Kafr El SheikhBiyala and Kafr El Sheikh El MonufiaGomhoriat Shebin and Sers El Layan SohagSohag and Tahta1 AswanKIMA Aswan El BeheiraAla'ab Damanhour DamiettaAl Zarka FaiyumFaiyum IsmailiaEl Qanah El MinyaEl Minya Port SaidAl Merreikh
References