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1959–60 Egyptian Premier League

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Egyptian Premier League
Season1959–60
Dates11 September 1959 – 17 June 1960
ChampionsZamalek (1st title)
RelegatedAl Ittihad
Matches played92
Goals scored245 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerHamdi Abdel Fattah
(14 goals)
Biggest home winTersana 6–1 Suez
(29 May 1960)
Biggest away win
Al Ittihad 1–4 Zamalek
(25 September 1959)
Highest scoringZamalek 6–2 Olympic
(16 October 1959)

The 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League, was the tenth season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 11 September 1959 and concluded on 17 June 1960. Zamalek won the league for the first time.[1][2]

League table

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Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts
1
Zamalek (C)
18
12
4
2
38
14
28
2
Tersana
18
11
5
2
39
20
27
3
Al Ahly
18
8
6
4
29
16
22
4
El Qanah
18
4
11
3
22
20
19
5
Ghazl El Mahalla
18
5
7
6
16
17
17
6
Tanta
18
5
6
7
18
25
16
7
Suez
18
4
7
7
19
24
15
8
Olympic
18
5
4
9
24
38
14
9
El Sekka El Hadid
18
3
5
10
21
38
11
10
Al Ittihad (R)
18
4
3
11
16
31
11

(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.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 United Arab Republic Hamdi Abdel Fattah Tersana 14
2 United Arab Republic Raafat Attia Zamalek 10
3 United Arab Republic Badawi Abdel Fattah Tersana 10
4 United Arab Republic Abou Sereaa El Sekka El Hadid 10
5 United Arab Republic Essam Baheeg Zamalek 8

Teams

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Locations of the 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League teams

References

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  1. ^ ar:الدوري المصري الممتاز 1959–60[circular reference]
  2. ^ "1959–60 season".
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