The 2019–20 Pyramids season is the 11th season in the football club's history and 3rd consecutive and 4th overall season in the top flight of Egyptian football, the Egyptian Premier League, having been promoted from the Egyptian Second Division in 2017. In addition to the domestic league, Pyramids are also participating in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the Egypt Cup and the second-tier African cup, the CAF Confederation Cup. The season covers a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
| 2019–20 season | ||||
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| Owner | Salem Al Shamsi | |||
| President | Mamdouh Eid | |||
| Manager | Sébastien Desabre (8 July – 19 December 2019) Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy (caretaker) (19–27 December 2019) Ante Čačić (27 December 2019 – present) | |||
| Stadium | 30 June Stadium | |||
| Egyptian Premier League | 3rd | |||
| Egypt Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| CAF Confederation Cup | final | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Abdallah El Said (12 goals) All: Abdallah El Said (14 goals) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 21 February 2020. | ||||
Kit information edit
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Sponsors: Swyp
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Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 1 February 2020
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Out on loan edit
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Transfers edit
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Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Egyptian Premier League | 21 September 2019 | May 2020 | Matchday 1 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 50.00 |
| Egypt Cup | 5 December 2019 | Round of 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 | |
| CAF Confederation Cup | 10 August 2019 | Preliminary round | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 80.00 | |
| Total | 43 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 62.79 | |||
Last updated: 13 September 2020
Source: Competitions
Egyptian Premier League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 8 | +66 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Zamalek | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 68[a] | |
| 3 | Pyramids | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 65 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup[b] |
| 4 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 54 | |
| 5 | Smouha | 34 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 51 |
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.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions
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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.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ As a result of Zamalek refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly on 24 February 2020, the club was subject to a 3-point deduction following the conclusion of the season.[1]
- ^ Since the 2019–20 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, Al Mokawloon Al Arab.
Results summary edit
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 |
Last updated: 13 September 2020.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2020. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
The fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 12 September 2019.[2]
| 21 September 2019 1 | Pyramids | 4–0 | ENPPI | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf |
| 3 October 2019 2 | Tanta | 1–2 | Pyramids | Tanta |
| 15:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Tanta Club Stadium Referee: Tarek Samy |
| 6 October 2019 3 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 2–2 | Pyramids | Cairo |
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Report | Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium Referee: Amin Omar |
| 17 October 2019 4 | Pyramids | 0–0 | Smouha | Cairo |
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Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Sabahy |
| 21 October 2019 5 | El Entag El Harby | 2–3 | Pyramids | Cairo |
| 17:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Ashour |
| 27 November 2019[A] 6 | Pyramids | 2–2 | Aswan | Cairo |
| 17:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Mahgoub |
| 12 December 2019 7 | Zamalek | 2–0 | Pyramids | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Ashour |
| 17 December 2019 8 | Pyramids | 2–3 | El Gouna | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Nagy |
| 21 December 2019 9 | Al Masry | 1–1 | Pyramids | Suez[B] |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Suez Stadium[B] Referee: Mohamed Adel |
| 25 December 2019 10 | Pyramids | 1–0 | Wadi Degla | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Mohamed Salama |
| 2 January 2020 11 | Haras El Hodoud | 1–0 | Pyramids | Alexandria |
| 14:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium Referee: Walid Abdel Razek |
| 7 January 2020 12 | Pyramids | 1–0 | Ismaily | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf |
| 16 January 2020 13 | Al Ittihad | 1–1 | Pyramids | Alexandria |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium[C] Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din | ||
| Note: Pyramids' goal is also accredited as an own goal by Emad El Sayed of Al Ittihad. | ||||
| 21 January 2020 14 | Pyramids | 3–1 | Misr Lel Makkasa | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
| 29 January 2020 15 | FC Masr | 1–2 | Pyramids | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy |
| 6 February 2020 16 | Pyramids | 1–2 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din |
| 11 February 2020 17 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 0–2 | Pyramids | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel |
| 11 March 2020 18 | ENPPI | 0–1 | Pyramids | Cairo |
| 17:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium |
| 10 August 2020 19 | Pyramids | 3–0 | Tanta | Cairo |
| 18:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Stadium: 30 June Stadium |
| 20 March 2020 20 | Pyramids | 2–2 | Tala'ea El Gaish | Cairo |
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Stadium: 30 June Stadium |
| 21 August 2020 21 | ENPPI | 1–2 | Pyramids | Alexandria |
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Stadium: Alexandria Stadium |
Egypt Cup edit
Pyramids entered the competition from the round of 32 and were given a home tie against Egyptian Second Division side Nogoom.[3] The bracket of the tournament was also decided at the time of the round of 32 draw; meaning that the path to the final for each time was decided prior to playing any matches. Also, all matches are played on stadiums selected by the Egyptian Football Association starting from the round of 16.
| 5 December 2019 Round of 32 | Pyramids | 6–1 | Nogoom | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Amr Ayed |
| 21 February 2020 Round of 16 | Ismaily | 0–1 | Pyramids | Alexandria |
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Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Amin Omar |
| TBD Quarter-finals | Tala'ea El Gaish | v | Pyramids | |
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CAF Confederation Cup edit
Pyramids entered the competition for the first time in their history after finishing 3rd in the previous season of the league. Since it was the club's first appearance, Pyramids entered the competition from the preliminary round.
Preliminary round edit
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 21 July 2019. Pyramids were drawn against Étoile du Congo from Congo.[4]
| 10 August 2019 First leg | Pyramids  | 4–1 |  Étoile du Congo | Cairo, Egypt |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Lyes Bekouassa (Algeria) |
| 25 August 2019 Second leg | Étoile du Congo | 0–1 (1–5 agg.) | Pyramids | Brazzaville, Congo |
| 16:30 WAT (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic) |
First round edit
The draw for the first round was held on 21 July 2019 (after the preliminary round draw). Pyramids were drawn against the winner of the tie involving CR Belouizdad from Algeria and AS CotonTchad from Chad, which was won by the former.[4]
| 14 September 2019 First leg | Pyramids | 1–1 |  CR Belouizdad | Cairo, Egypt |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
| 29 September 2019 Second leg | CR Belouizdad | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | Pyramids | Algiers, Algeria |
| 17:45 WAT (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) |
Play-off round edit
The draw for the play-off round was held on 9 October 2019. Pyramids were drawn against Young Africans from Tanzania, who were transferred to the CAF Confederation Cup from the CAF Champions League after losing their tie in the first round.[5]
| 27 October 2019 First leg | Young Africans  | 1–2 | Pyramids | Mwanza, Tanzania |
| 16:00 EAT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast) |
| 3 November 2019 Second leg | Pyramids | 3–0 (5–1 agg.) | Young Africans | Cairo, Egypt |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon) |
Group stage edit
The draw for the group stage was held on 12 November 2019. Pyramids were drawn in Group A alongside FC Nouadhibou from Mauritania, Enugu Rangers from Nigeria and fellow Egyptian side Al Masry.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pyramids
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Masry
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Enugu Rangers
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  FC Nouadhibou
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 |
| 1 December 2019 1 | Enugu Rangers | 1–3 | Pyramids | Enugu, Nigeria |
| 14:00 WAT (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti) |
| 8 December 2019 2 | Pyramids | 6–0 | FC Nouadhibou | Cairo, Egypt |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia) |
| 29 December 2019 3 | Al Masry | 1–2 | Pyramids | Alexandria, Egypt[D] |
| 18:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium[D] Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) |
| 12 January 2020 4 | Pyramids | 2–0 | Al Masry | Cairo, Egypt |
| 18:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso) |
| 26 January 2020 5 | Pyramids | 0–1 | Enugu Rangers | Cairo, Egypt |
| 18:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium[E] Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros) |
| 2 February 2020 6 | FC Nouadhibou | 0–1 | Pyramids | Cairo, Egypt[F] |
| 18:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium[F] Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea) |
Quarter-finals edit
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 5 February 2020. Pyramids were drawn against Zanaco from Zambia.[7]
| 1 March 2020 First leg | Zanaco  | 0–3 | Pyramids | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka |
| 13:00 (15:00 UTC+2) | Report (Soccerway) | Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar) |
| 8 March 2020 Second leg | Pyramids | 0–1 | Zanaco | 30 June Stadium, Cairo |
| 13:00 (15:00 UTC+2) | Report (Soccerway) |
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Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- As of 21 February 2020
| No. | Pos | Player | Egyptian Premier League | Egypt Cup | CAF Confederation Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | El Mahdy Soliman
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11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Ahmed Ayman Mansour
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Abdallah Bakry
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9+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Omar Gaber
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15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Ali Gabr
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10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Mohamed Fathy
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5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |  Eric Traoré
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10+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 8 |
| 8 | FW | Islam Issa
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7+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
| 9 | FW |  John Antwi
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12+4 | 2 | 1+1 | 2 | 6+4 | 6 | 28 | 10 |
| 10 | FW | Ibrahim Hassan
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8+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | Tarek Taha
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4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Ahmed Tawfik
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7+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Ragab Bakar
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8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Nabil Emad
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12+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9+1 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Mahmoud Hamada
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4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Ahmed El Shenawy
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6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Mohamed Farouk
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7+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 5 | 18 | 8 |
| 18 | FW |  Amor Layouni
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2+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Abdallah El Said
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14+1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8+1 | 2 | 25 | 14 |
| 20 | DF | Mohamed Atwa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Mohamed Hamdy
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12+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 22 | FW |  Lumala Abdu
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2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  Wilfried Kanon
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10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | Ahmed Daador
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Mohamed El Gabbas
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3+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 3+5 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| 33 | MF | Mahmoud Abdel Kader
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Ibrahim Adel
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Hossam Ghanem
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 23 | FW | Ahmed Ali
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0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Goalscorers edit
- As of 21 February 2020
| Rank | Position | Name | Egyptian Premier League | Egypt Cup | CAF Confederation Cup | Total |
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| 1 | MF | Abdallah El Said
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12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | John Antwi
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2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | Mohamed Farouk
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3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| FW | Eric Traoré
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2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 5 | FW | Mohamed El Gabbas
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1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | Islam Issa
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1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Nabil Emad
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DF | Mohamed Hamdy
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | Ibrahim Hassan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | Ahmed Ali
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Abdallah Bakry
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Omar Gaber
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Ali Gabr
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Wilfried Kanon
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | Amor Layouni
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 26 | 60 | ||
Clean sheets edit
- As of 21 February 2020
| Rank | Name | Egyptian Premier League | Egypt Cup | CAF Confederation Cup | Total |
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| 1 | El Mahdy Soliman
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3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Ahmed El Shenawy
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2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
References edit
- ^ "EFA impose penalties on Zamalek following Cairo derby incident". KingFut. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Cairo Derby in fourth round as 2019/20 Egyptian Premier League draw conducted". KingFut. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "قرعة كأس مصر - الزمالك يواجه الشرقية.. والأهلي ضد بني سويف" [Egypt Cup draw: Main competition draw concludes with Al Ahly drawing against Beni Suef and El Sharkia traveling to Zamalek]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Fixtures for 2019/20 Interclubs preliminary rounds released". CAF. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Results of the CC draw". CAF. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Group Phase draw for Total CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 set for 12 November". CAF. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Results of Quarter-finals draw". CAF. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
Notes edit
- ^ All Egyptian Premier League fixtures scheduled to be played between 23 October and 22 November 2019 were postponed due to Egypt U-23 team's involvement in the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.
- ^ a b The Al Masry v Pyramids match was played at Suez Stadium in Suez instead of Al Masry Club Stadium in Port Said due to renovation process.
- ^ The Al Ittihad v Pyramids match was played at Haras El Hodoud Stadium instead of Alexandria Stadium, both in Alexandria, due to poor pitch condition.
- ^ a b The Al Masry v Pyramids match was played at Alexandria Stadium in Alexandria instead of Al Masry Club Stadium in Port Said due to renovation process.
- ^ The Pyramids v Enugu Rangers match, originally scheduled to be played at 30 June Stadium, was played at Cairo International Stadium, both in Cairo, due to the former hosting the first African Para Games.
- ^ a b The FC Nouadhibou v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played at Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya in Nouakchott, Mauritania, was played at 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, following request made by both clubs.