2022–23 Pyramids FC season

The 2022–23 Pyramids FC season was the club's 15th season in existence and the sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Pyramids participated in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup, the EFA Cup and the CAF Confederation Cup.

Pyramids FC
2022–23 season
OwnerSalem Al Shamsi
CEOMamdouh Eid
ManagerTakis Gonias
(until 4 January)
Jaime Pacheco
(from 5 January)
Stadium30 June Stadium
Egyptian Premier League2nd
Egypt CupSemi-finals
EFA CupRound of 16
CAF Confederation CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fagrie Lakay (10)

All:
Mostafa Fathi (15)
Biggest winPyramids 7–0 Hilal Alsahil
Biggest defeatAl Ahly 3–0 Pyramids

Overview edit

About eight months after being hired, Pyramids fired coach Takis Gonias following a third heavy defeat.[1]

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 29 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   EGY El Mahdy Soliman
3 DF   EGY Ahmed Ayman Mansour
4 DF   EGY Omar Gaber (vice-captain)
5 DF   EGY Ali Gabr (3rd captain)
6 DF   EGY Osama Galal
7 FW   BFA Eric Traoré
8 FW   EGY Islam Issa
9 FW   PLE Mahmoud Wadi
10 FW   EGY Ramadan Sobhi
11 MF   EGY Mohamed Sadek
12 DF   EGY Ahmed Tawfik
14 MF   EGY Nabil Emad
15 MF   BFA Blati Touré
16 GK   EGY Ahmed El Shenawy
17 MF   EGY Hesham Mohamed
18 MF   MAR Walid El Karti
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   EGY Abdallah El Said (captain)
20 FW   EGY Abdallah Magdy
21 DF   EGY Mohamed Hamdy
22 GK   EGY Sherif Ekramy
23 FW   RSA Fagrie Lakay
24 DF   EGY Ahmed Fathy
25 DF   EGY Ahmed Samy
26 FW   EGY Mohamed El Gabbas
27 DF   EGY Hussein El Sayed
28 FW   TUN Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
30 FW   EGY Ibrahim Adel
33 MF   EGY Mahmoud Saber
35 MF   EGY Ahmad Fawzi
39 DF   EGY Abdo Semida
MF   EGY Mostafa Fathi (on loan from Al-Taawoun)

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   EGY Ahmed Daadour (Eastern Company SC until 30 June 2022)
FW   GHA John Antwi (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2022)

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
11 MF   Mostafa Fathi   Al-Taawoun Loan 16 September 2022 [2]
13 MF   Mahmoud Abdel Aati   Ismaily Free 17 September 2022 [3]
DF   Abdel Rahman Gouda   Al Nasr Undisclosed 11 October 2022 [4]

Out edit

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
12 DF   Ahmed Tawfik   National Bank Free 1 September 2022 [5]
MF   Ibrahim Hassan   Al Ittihad €158,000 6 September 2022 [6]
27 DF   Hussein El Sayed   Al Masry Undisclosed 13 September 2022 [7]
4 DF   Omar Gaber   Zamalek Undisclosed 19 September 2022 [8]
14 MF   Nabil Emad   Zamalek Undisclosed 21 September 2022 [9]
FW   Salah El Deen Yehia   El Dakhleya 29 September 2022 [10]
7 MF   Eric Traoré   ENPPI Loan 10 October 2022 [11]
9 FW   Mahmoud Wadi   Tala'ea El Gaish Loan 15 January 2023 [12]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Pyramids held a training camp in Dubai, UAE from 24 September to 3 October.[13]

28 September 2022 Friendly Gulf United   0–3   Pyramids Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:45 Report
Stadium: The Sevens Stadium
2 October 2022 Friendly Royal FC   1–12   Pyramids Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Report
Stadium: The Sevens Stadium
9 October 2022 Friendly Pyramids   4–0   Qutour Cairo, Egypt
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
16 November 2022 Friendly Pyramids   1–0   Ceramica Cleopatra Cairo, Egypt
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 19 October 2022 23 July 2023 Matchday 1 2nd 34 22 7 5 58 24 +34 064.71
Egypt Cup 17 May 2023 8 November 2023 Round of 32 Semi-finals 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 075.00
EFA Cup 26 March 2023 Round of 16 Round of 16 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
CAF Confederation Cup 8 October 2022 30 April 2023 Second round Quarter-finals 12 6 3 3 24 8 +16 050.00
Total 51 31 12 8 92 36 +56 060.78

Source: Soccerway

Egyptian Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 25 8 1 63 13 +50 83 Qualification for the Champions League first or second round
2 Pyramids 34 22 7 5 58 24 +34 73
3 Zamalek 34 17 9 8 52 36 +16 60 Qualification for the Confederation Cup first or second round[a]
4 Future 34 15 13 6 34 23 +11 58
5 Al Masry 34 11 15 8 34 33 +1 48
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off.[15]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2022–23 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in next season's African competitions, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup first or second round) was passed to the fourth-placed team in the league.[14]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 22 7 5 58 24  +34 73 14 3 0 39 9  +30 8 4 5 19 15  +4

Source: worldfootball

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLWWWWWLWLWDWWDWWDDLWDWWWWWWWWWLW
Position610129655454444332222232322222222222
Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 9 October 2022.[16]

19 October 2022 1 ENPPI 1–1 Pyramids Cairo
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Petrosport Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
23 October 2022 2 Pyramids 0–0 Al Masry Cairo
16:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
23 November 2022 4 Pyramids 2–0 National Bank Cairo
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
30 November 2022 5 Haras El Hodoud 0–1 Pyramids Alexandria
14:45 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Ghazi
7 December 2022 6 Pyramids 2–0 Al Mokawloon Al Arab Cairo
14:45 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salama
11 December 2022 3 Zamalek 1–0 Pyramids Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
16 December 2022 7 Ismaily 1–2 Pyramids Ismailia
14:45 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Abdelaziz El Sayed
19 December 2022 8 Pyramids 2–1 Aswan Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Wael Farhan
23 December 2022 9 El Dakhleya 2–1 Pyramids Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Petrosport Stadium
Referee: Sobhy El Amrawi
27 December 2022 10 Pyramids 3–0 Al Ittihad Cairo
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Yousef
2 January 2023 11 Al Ahly 3–0 Pyramids Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Note: The match originally scheduled to be played at Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium was moved at the request of Al Ahly.[17]
7 January 2023 12 Pyramids 4–0 Ghazl El Mahalla Cairo
14:45 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salama
11 January 2023 13 Future 1–1 Pyramids Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
19 January 2023 14 Pyramids 3–0 Pharco Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
24 January 2023 15 Smouha 1–2 Pyramids Alexandria
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafi
29 January 2023 16 Pyramids 2–2 Ceramica Cleopatra Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Sobhy El Amrawi
7 February 2023 17 Tala'ea El Gaish 0–1 Pyramids Cairo
17:00 EST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
16 February 2023 18 Pyramids 2–1 ENPPI Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Abdelaziz El Sayed
22 February 2023 19 Al Masry 0–0 Pyramids Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Wael Farhan
3 March 2023 20 Pyramids 0–0 Zamalek Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
13 March 2023 21 National Bank 2–1 Pyramids Cairo
18:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Kalawy
5 April 2023 23 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0–0 Pyramids Cairo
21:15 EST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Hamdi
14 April 2023 25 Aswan 0–3 Pyramids Aswan
21:15 EST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Aswan Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
18 April 2023 26 Pyramids 2–0 El Dakhleya Cairo
21:15 EST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
9 May 2023 24 Pyramids 3–1 Ismaily Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
Note: The game, which was initially slated for 10 April 2023, was postponed.
21 May 2023 29 Ghazl El Mahalla 0–2 Pyramids El Mahalla El Kubra
21:30 EST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium
Referee: Hisham Al-Falal
24 May 2023 22 Pyramids 1–0 Haras El Hodoud Cairo
21:30 EST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
Note: The game, which was initially slated for 14 March 2023, was postponed.
29 May 2023 27 Al Ittihad 1–2 Pyramids Alexandria
18:00 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Abdelaziz El Sayed
Note: The game, which was initially slated for 25 April 2023, was postponed. Rescheduled for 5 May but postponed again due to the 2021–22 Super Cup.
2 June 2023 30 Pyramids 1–0 Future Cairo
21:30 EST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
6 June 2023 31 Pharco 0–1 Pyramids Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafi
28 June 2023 32 Pyramids 5–2 Smouha Cairo
21:30 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Kalawy
10 July 2023 33 Ceramica Cleopatra 2–1 Pyramids Cairo
20:30 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
14 July 2023 34 Pyramids 4–2 Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo
20:30 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Nader Qamar Al-Dawla
23 July 2023 28 Pyramids 3–0 Al Ahly Cairo
20:30 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Nagi
Note: The game, which was initially slated for 13 May 2023, was postponed.

Egypt Cup edit

17 May 2023 Round of 32 Pyramids 2–0 Raya Ghazl Cairo
18:00 EST (UTC+3)
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Hosni Sultan
22 June 2023 Round of 16 Al Ittihad 0–1 Pyramids Alexandria
18:30 EST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Youssef
3 July 2023 Quarter-finals National Bank 0–3 Pyramids Cairo
20:30 EST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny
8 November 2023 Semi-finals Zamalek 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Pyramids Cairo
19:00 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al Ghandour

EFA Cup edit

26 March 2023 Round of 16 Pyramids 1–1
(5–6 p)
ENPPI Cairo
21:15 EST (UTC+2)
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Atabani
Penalties
Note: The match was postponed for one day due to the 30 June stadium hosting the Egypt and Malawi match in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.[18]

CAF Confederation Cup edit

Qualifying rounds edit

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022.

Second round edit
8 October 2022 First leg Hilal Alsahil   0–2   Pyramids Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
15 October 2022 Second leg Pyramids   7–0
(9–0 agg.)
  Hilal Alsahil Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Play-off round edit
2 November 2022 First leg ASN Nigelec   1–0   Pyramids Niamey, Niger
16:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
9 November 2022 Second leg Pyramids   3–0
(3–1 agg.)
  ASN Nigelec Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 12 December 2022.[19]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAR PFC ASK FUT
1   ASFAR 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 5–1 2–0
2   Pyramids 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 2–2 1–0 3–0[a]
3   ASKO Kara 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4[b] 1–1 1–4 0–3[c]
4   Future 6 1 1 4 4 12 −8 4[b] 0–3[d] 1–1 0–3[e]
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Awarded
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: ASKO Kara 3, Future 3. Head-to-head goal difference: ASKO Kara 0, Future 0. Head-to-head goals scored: ASKO Kara 3, Future 3. Head-to-head away goals scored: ASKO Kara 3, Future 3. Goal difference: ASKO Kara -8, Future -8. Goals scored: ASKO Kara 6, Future 4
  3. ^ Awarded
  4. ^ Awarded
  5. ^ Awarded
12 February 2023 1 Pyramids   2–2   ASFAR Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
19 February 2023 2 Future   1–1   Pyramids Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
26 February 2023 3 Pyramids   1–0   ASKO Kara Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou (Congo)
8 March 2023 4 ASKO Kara   1–4   Pyramids Lomé, Togo
16:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade de Kégué
Referee: Celso Armindo Alvação (Mozambique)
19 March 2023 5 ASFAR   1–0   Pyramids Rabat, Morocco
19:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
2 April 2023 6 Pyramids   2–1   Future Cairo, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Note: Due to a mistake in Ahmed Refaat registration, Future was ruled forfeited in all matches in which this player participated.

Quarter-finals edit

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 5 April 2023.

23 April 2023 First leg Pyramids   1–1   Marumo Gallants Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
30 April 2023 Second leg Marumo Gallants   1–0
(2–1 agg.)
  Pyramids Johannesburg, South Africa
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Goalscorers edit

Updated as of 23 July 2023.

Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League Cup League Cup Confederation Cup Total
1 FW 11   Mostafa Fathi 9 2 0 4 15
2 FW 23   Fagrie Lakay 10 1 0 1 12
3 FW 28   Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 4 1 0 5 10
4 FW 8   Islam Issa 5 2 0 2 9
5 MF 10   Ramadan Sobhi 6 0 0 2 8
Total 58 6 1 24 89

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