1998–99 Egyptian Premier League

Egyptian Premier League
Season1998–99
ChampionsAl Ahly
Relegated
CAF Champions LeagueAl Ahly (1st)
African Cup Winners' CupZamalek (Egypt Cup winners)
CAF CupIsmaily (3rd)
Top goalscorerHossam Hassan (15 goals)

The 1998–99 Egyptian Premier League was contested by 14 teams. The first team in the league, Al Ahly was the champion and qualified for the 2000 CAF Champions League.[1] Second placed team Zamalek qualified for the 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup via winning the Egypt Cup.[2] Third placed team Ismaily qualified for the 2000 CAF Cup.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 26 21 5 0 46 8 +38 68 2000 CAF Champions League
2 Zamalek 26 16 5 5 39 17 +22 53 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup[a]
3 Ismaily 26 10 10 6 37 27 +10 40 2000 CAF Cup
4 Al Masry 26 12 4 10 34 30 +4 40
5 El Mansoura 26 8 8 10 25 25 0 32
6 Mazarea Dina 26 7 10 9 19 21 −2 31
7 El Ittihad El Skandary 26 7 10 9 25 36 −11 31
8 El Mokawloon 26 7 9 10 20 23 −3 30
9 El Sharkia 26 8 6 12 23 33 −10 30
10 El Qanah 26 8 6 12 21 31 −10 30
11 El Koroum (O) 26 8 5 13 28 34 −6 29 Relegation play-off
12 Ghazl El Mahalla (R) 26 6 11 9 18 23 −5 29
13 Aswan (R) 26 7 6 13 30 48 −18 27 Relegation to Egyptian Second Division
14 Baladeyet El Mahalla (R) 26 5 9 12 17 26 −9 24
Source: Global Sports Archive
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Zamalek qualified by winning the Egypt Cup.

Relegation play-off

El Koroum3–2Ghazl El Mahalla
  • Ashraf Khamis 6'
  • Ahmed Mustapha 10'
  • Hamada Abdullah 30'
Report
  • Mohamed Youssouf 41'
  • Ekrami Abdulaziz 60'

Ghazl El Mahalla were relegated to the Egyptian Second Division.

References

  1. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (2009-07-09). "African Club Competitions 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  2. ↑ Hassanin, Amro; King, Ian; Qayed, Mohammed (1999-09-27). "Egypt 1998/99". RSSSF. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  3. ↑ "Egypt - Egyptian Premier League 1998/1999 - Standings, Fixtures & Stats - Soccer". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2026-08-06.