1956–57 Egyptian Premier League

Egyptian Premier League
Season1956–57
Dates31 August 1956 – 9 June 1957
ChampionsAl Ahly (7th title)
RelegatedRelegation was cancelled
Matches played185
Goals scored534 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerHamdi Abdel Fattah
(22 goals)
Biggest home winAl Ahly 6–0 El Sekka El Hadid
(16 September 1956)
Biggest away win
El Mansoura 0–6 Tanta
(19 October 1956)
Highest scoringIsmaily 5–4 Tersana
(5 October 1956)
All statistics correct as of 2 January 2021.

The 1956–57 Egyptian Premier League, was the seventh season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 31 August 1956 and concluded on 9 June 1957. Defending champions Al Ahly won their 7th consecutive and 7th overall Egyptian Premier League title in the club history.[1]

League table

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts
1
 Al Ahly (C)
26
18
4
4
55
21
40
2
 Zamalek
26
13
5
8
51
36
31
3
 Ismaily
26
11
8
7
45
38
30
4
 Olympic
26
11
6
9
47
43
28
5
 Al Masry
26
11
6
9
30
30
28
6
 Tanta
26
9
7
10
39
30
25
7
 Tersana
26
9
7
10
36
39
25
8
 El Qanah
26
8
8
10
26
29
24
9
 Teram
26
7
9
10
32
31
23
10
 El Sekka El Hadid
26
9
5
12
32
41
23
11
 Al Ittihad
26
8
7
11
40
54
23
12
 Ghazl El Mahalla
26
7
8
11
26
39
22
13
 Suez
26
7
7
12
28
38
21
14
 El Mansoura
26
7
7
12
37
55
21

(C)= Champions, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

References

  1. ^ ar:الدوري المصري الممتاز 1956–57[circular reference]

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