2024–25 Egyptian Second Division A

Egyptian Second Division A
Season	2024–25
Dates	September 2024 – May 2025
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Egyptian Second Division A season will be the second edition of the Egyptian Second Division A, the second-highest professional level in the Egyptian football league system, since its formation in 2023.

The season is expected to start in September 2024, and to conclude in May 2025.

Format[edit]

Per the Egyptian Football Association decision made on 9 August 2023, the 2024–25 edition will differ from the previous season. The league will consist of 20 teams in one group, with all teams playing each other twice, home and away, for a total of thirty-eight matches. The first-placed team is crowned champions of the league, and earns promotions to the Egyptian Premier League alongside the runners-up and third-placed team. The bottom three teams will be relegated to the Egyptian Second Division B.^[1]

Teams[edit]

Greater Cairo teams
El Sekka El Hadid
Tersana
Wadi Degla

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Locations of the 2024–25 Egyptian Second Division A teams

Locations of Egyptian Second Division A teams from Greater Cairo (Cairo and Giza)

Team name followed with ^↓ indicates the team was relegated from the 2023–24 Egyptian Premier League.
Team name followed with ^↑ indicates the team was promoted from the 2023–24 Egyptian Second Division B.

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Team	Location	Stadium^{[note 1]}	Capacity	2023–24 season
Abou Qir Fertilizers	Abou Qir	Abou Qir Fertilizers Stadium	3,000	11th/12th/13th in Second Division A
Asyut Petroleum	Manfalut	Asyut Petroleum Stadium	6,000	11th/12th/13th/14th in Second Division A
Dayrout^↑	Dayrout	Dayrout Stadium	7,000	1st in Second Division B Group A^{[note 2]}
Kahraba Ismailia^↑	Ismailia (Abou Sultan)	Kahraba Ismailia Stadium	6,000	1st in Second Division B Group D^{[note 2]}
El Mansoura^↑	El Mansoura	El Mansoura Stadium	18,000	1st in Second Division B Group E^{[note 2]}
Proxy	Abou El Matamir	Proxy Work Stadium	4,000	6th/7th/8th/9th/10th in Second Division A
El Qanah	Ismailia (Sheikh Zayed)	Suez Canal Stadium	22,000	8th/9th/10th in Second Division A
Raya Ghazl Kafr El Dawar	Kafr El Dawar	Haras El Hodoud Stadium	22,000	6th/7th/8th/9th/10th in Second Division A
El Sekka El Hadid	Nasr City	El Sekka El Hadid Stadium	25,000	6th/7th/8th/9th/10th in Second Division A
Sporting Alexandria^↑	Sporting	Alexandria Sporting Club Stadium	6,000	1st in Second Division B Group F^{[note 2]}
Suez^↑	Suez	Suez Stadium	27,000	1st in Second Division B Group C^{[note 2]}
Tanta	Tanta	Tanta Club Stadium	9,000	6th/7th/8th/9th in Second Division A
Tersana^↑	Mit Okba	Hassan El Shazly Stadium	15,000	1st in Second Division B Group B^{[note 2]}
Wadi Degla	Zahraa El Maadi	Al Salam Stadium	30,000	4th/5th in Second Division A

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Promotion or relegation
1	Abou Qir Fertilizers	Promotion to Premier League
2	Asyut Petroleum
3	Dayrout
4	Kahraba Ismailia
5	El Mansoura
6	Proxy
7	El Qanah
8	Raya Ghazl Kafr El Dawar
9	El Sekka El Hadid
10	Sporting Alexandria
11	Suez
12	Tanta
13	Tersana
14	Wadi Degla
15	TBD
16	TBD
17	TBD
18	TBD	Relegation to Second Division B
19	TBD
20	TBD

First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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.
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)

Number of teams by governorate[edit]

Number of teams	Governorate	Team(s)
2	Alexandria	Abou Qir Fertilizers and Sporting Alexandria
	Asyut	Asyut Petroleum and Dayrout
	Beheira	Proxy and Raya Ghazl Kafr El Dawar
	Cairo	El Sekka El Hadid and Wadi Degla
	Ismailia	Kahraba Ismailia and El Qanah
1	Dakahlia	El Mansoura
	Gharbia	Tanta
	Giza	Tersana
	Suez	Suez

Notes[edit]

^ Main home stadiums are listed only. Clubs may play their home matches at alternative venues if their main home stadiums failed to reach EFA requirements.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Club may still earn direct promotion to the 2024–25 Egyptian Premier League in case they win the 2023–24 Egyptian Second Division A play-offs.

References[edit]

^ "تعديل جديد في نظام دوري المحترفين بداية من موسم 2024-2025" [Professionals League format to be adjusted starting from the 2024–25 season]. Shorouk News (in Arabic). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

[2] Main home stadiums are listed only. Clubs may play their home matches at alternative venues if their main home stadiums failed to reach EFA requirements.

[PPO-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Club may still earn direct promotion to the 2024–25 Egyptian Premier League in case they win the 2023–24 Egyptian Second Division A play-offs.

[1] "تعديل جديد في نظام دوري المحترفين بداية من موسم 2024-2025" [Professionals League format to be adjusted starting from the 2024–25 season]. Shorouk News (in Arabic). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

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