2020–21 Egyptian Premier League
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The 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE Egyptian Premier League for sponsorship purposes, was the 62nd season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 11 December 2020 and is concluded on 28 August 2021. Fixtures for the 2020–21 season was announced one week before the start of the competition.
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 11 December 2020 – 28 August 2021 |
Champions | Zamalek 13th title |
Relegated | Wadi Degla El Entag El Harby Aswan |
Champions League[lower-alpha 1] | Zamalek Al Ahly |
Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Pyramids Al Masry |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 765 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mohamed Sherif (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | Pyramids 6–0 Ghazl El Mahalla (28 August 2021) |
Biggest away win | Misr Lel Makkasa 0–5 Pyramids (25 August 2021) |
Highest scoring | National Bank of Egypt 5–3 Misr Lel Makkasa (18 August 2021) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Zamalek |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches Zamalek |
Longest winless run | 14 matches El Entag El Harby |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Misr Lel Makkasa |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The season was initially scheduled to start in July, but was delayed to November and later to December due to effects and consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.[2]
Al Ahly were the defending champions, having won their 5th consecutive and 42nd overall league title in the previous season. Zamalek secured their 13th league title and their first since 2015 with two games to spare; ending Al Ahly's five-year dominance.