2023–24 Egyptian Second Division B

Egyptian Second Division B
Season2023–24
Dates11 October 2023 – 13 May 2024
PromotedDayrout
Tersana
Suez
Kahraba Ismailia
El Mansoura
Sporting Alexandria
RelegatedMallawi
MS Maghagha
MS Arish
Porto Suez
Bilqas
Alexandria Petroleum
Matches played468
Goals scored1,031 (2.2 per match)
Biggest home winSinai Star 7–0 MS Arish
(15 February 2024)
Alo Egypt 7–0 Porto Suez
(25 April 2024)
Biggest away winMS Arish 0–8 El Shams
(18 April 2024)
Highest scoringQus 2–6 Muslim Youths (Qena)
(20 October 2023)
Kahraba Ismailia 5–3 Misr Insurance
(26 October 2023)
Ittihad Nabarouh 4–4 Maleyat Kafr El Zayat
(7 February 2024)
MS Arish 0–8 El Shams
(18 April 2024)
(Note: All statistics do not include play-offs round)

The 2023–24 Egyptian Second Division B season was the inaugural edition of the Egyptian Second Division B, the new third level in the Egyptian football league system. It took place of the Egyptian Third Division, which became level four, and succeeded the old Egyptian Second Division, which was abolished and replaced with the new Second Division A and Second Division B leagues, with the latter retaining the format used by the abolished league.[1] Fixtures for the 2023–24 season were announced on 14 September 2023.[2]

The season started on 11 October 2023, and concluded on 13 May 2024.

Format

The league consist of 56 teams divided into six groups; four groups of 9 teams, and two groups of 10 teams, with each group covering different parts of Egypt:

  • Group A and B for teams from Upper Egypt and eastern governorates.
  • Group C and D for teams from Greater Cairo, and central and north-eastern governorates.
  • Group E and F for teams from Alexandria and northern governorates.

The final format was confirmed by Egyptian Football Association board member Ehab El Komy on 8 August 2023, after changes were made to the initial format announced on 19 June 2023.[3][4]

All group winners secure promotion to Second Division A, and advance to a play-off round to decide the three teams participating in the Premier League promotion play-off round from the league, alongside the third-placed team in Second Division A. This means that a chance is given for Second Division B sides to earn promotion directly to the Premier League without playing in Second Division A.

The last-placed in each group face relegation to Third Division, for a total of six teams.

Teams

Group Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
Teams

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dayrout (P) 16 10 5 1 27 11 +16 35[a] Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Al Aluminium 16 10 5 1 24 12 +12 35[a]
3 Asyut Cement 16 7 6 3 31 16 +15 27
4 Tahta 16 8 1 7 18 13 +5 25
5 KIMA Aswan 16 5 5 6 17 22 −5 20
6 Luxor 16 4 6 6 16 22 −6 18
7 Muslim Youths (Qena) 16 4 5 7 17 26 −9 17
8 Qus 16 3 2 11 13 29 −16 11
9 Mallawi (R) 16 1 5 10 10 22 −12 8 Relegation to Third Division
Source: Kooora
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 tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Dayrout 4, Al Aluminium 1.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tersana (O, P) 16 13 3 0 35 5 +30 42 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Faiyum 16 6 9 1 16 10 +6 27
3 El Minya 16 6 6 4 19 16 +3 24
4 Egypt Stars 16 6 3 7 20 13 +7 21
5 Telephonat Beni Suef 16 6 1 9 18 25 −7 19
6 Al Wasta 16 3 7 6 17 22 −5 16[a]
7 MS Tamya 16 4 4 8 15 31 −16 16[a]
8 Beni Mazar 16 3 5 8 18 27 −9 14[b]
9 MS Maghagha (R) 16 2 8 6 13 22 −9 14[b] Relegation to Third Division
Source: Kooora
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 tie.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Al Wasta +1, MS Tamya −1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Beni Mazar 4, MS Maghagha 1.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Suez (O, P) 16 9 6 1 25 9 +16 33 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Al Obour 16 8 8 0 24 15 +9 32
3 Al Nasr 16 7 8 1 28 13 +15 29
4 El Shams 16 8 2 6 29 16 +13 26[a]
5 Al Merreikh 16 7 5 4 27 16 +11 26[a]
6 Al Mostaqbal 16 6 5 5 18 18 0 23
7 South Sinai 16 4 4 8 18 29 −11 16
8 Sinai Star 16 3 2 11 19 31 −12 11
9 MS Arish (R) 16 0 0 16 4 45 −41 0 Relegation to Third Division
Source: Kooora
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 tie.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3) and on head-to-head goal difference (0). Overall goal difference: El Shams +13, Al Merreikh +11.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kahraba Ismailia (P) 16 9 6 1 20 10 +10 33 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Team FC 16 8 6 2 17 8 +9 30[a]
3 El Entag El Harby 16 8 6 2 25 12 +13 30[a]
4 Port Fouad 16 6 5 5 17 16 +1 23
5 Misr Insurance 16 4 6 6 14 19 −5 18
6 Alo Egypt 16 3 8 5 15 11 +4 17
7 Ittihad El Shorta 16 2 9 5 11 12 −1 15
8 Eastern Company 16 3 5 8 13 18 −5 14
9 Porto Suez (R) 16 3 1 12 9 35 −26 10 Relegation to Third Division
Source: Kooora
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 tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Team FC 4, El Entag El Harby 1.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Mansoura (P) 18 9 9 0 20 5 +15 36[a] Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 MS El Kazazin 18 10 6 2 21 8 +13 36[a]
3 Maleyat Kafr El Zayat 18 8 8 2 24 16 +8 32
4 Pioneers 18 6 10 2 19 13 +6 28[b]
5 Ittihad Nabarouh 18 7 7 4 19 16 +3 28[b]
6 Said El Mahalla 18 5 6 7 17 18 −1 21
7 Kafr El Sheikh 18 5 4 9 18 22 −4 19
8 Beni Ebeid 18 4 6 8 13 19 −6 18
9 MS Tala 18 3 2 13 12 32 −20 11
10 Bilqas (R) 18 2 4 12 7 21 −14 10 Relegation to Third Division
Source: Kooora
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 tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (2) and on head-to-head goal difference (0). Overall goal difference: El Mansoura +15, MS El Kazazin +13.
  2. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (2) and on head-to-head goal difference (0). Overall goal difference: Pioneers +6, Ittihad Nabarouh +3.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting Alexandria (O, P) 18 10 5 3 28 18 +10 35 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Olympic Club 18 8 6 4 19 14 +5 30
3 Al Hilal (El Dabaa) 18 8 5 5 17 12 +5 29
4 Al Hammam 18 8 4 6 24 25 −1 28
5 Fleet Club 18 7 3 8 21 22 −1 24
6 Delphi 18 5 8 5 19 18 +1 23[a]
7 Ala'ab Damanhour 18 6 5 7 15 17 −2 23[a]
8 Al Magd 18 5 7 6 10 10 0 22
9 MS Koum Hamada 18 5 3 10 18 24 −6 18
10 Alexandria Petroleum (R) 18 2 6 10 13 24 −11 12 Relegation to Third Division
Source: Kooora
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 tie.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Delphi 4, Ala'ab Damanhour 1.

Play-offs

All six teams who reached the play-offs were at least assured of a place in Second Division A.

The two group winners from each three regions played each other, which means that the match-ups was the winner of Group A vs B, C vs D, and E vs F. The three winning teams from this round advanced to the Premier League promotion play-offs, alongside the third-placed team from Second Division A, for a chance to earn direct promotion to the Premier League.

Matches

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dayrout 1–1 (3–4 p) Tersana
Suez 1–0 Kahraba Ismailia
El Mansoura 0–0 (3–4 p) Sporting Alexandria

Details

All times are CAST (UTC+3).

Dayrout1–1Tersana
  • Farouk 43'
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny

Tersana advanced to Premier League play-offs, Dayrout promoted to Second Division A.

Suez1–0Kahraba Ismailia
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy

Suez advanced to Premier League play-offs, Kahraba Ismailia promoted to Second Division A.

Sporting Alexandria advanced to Premier League play-offs, El Mansoura promoted to Second Division A.

References

  1. ^ "تطبيق دوري المحترفين! نظام الصعود والهبوط في الدرجة الثانية" [New professional league! EFA announce second division new promotion and relegation rules]. Yalla Kora (in Arabic). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "تحديد مباريات الجولة الأولى لـ مجموعات القسم الثاني ب" [First round dates announced for all Second Division B groups]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ^ @efa (August 7, 2023). "بيان رسمي" [Official statement] (Tweet). Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "عضو اتحاد الكرة يكشف عن نظام دوري المحترفين والقسم الثاني «ب»" [EFA board member explains new Second Division A and B format]. Al Masry Al Youm (in Arabic). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.