2016–17 Egyptian Second Division
The 2016–17 Egyptian Second Division (also known as dmc League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season began on 17 October 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 26 September 2016.[1]
Season | 2016–17 |
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Dates | 17 October 2016 – 21 May 2017 |
Champions | |
Promoted | |
Relegated | |
Matches played | 886 |
Goals scored | 2,023 (2.28 per match) |
Biggest home win | Ceramica Cleopatra 7–0 Manshiyat El Shohada (28 October 2016) Sohag 7–0 MS Tamya (25 April 2017) |
Biggest away win | Al Wasta 0–5 Al Assiouty Sport (28 October 2016) Dikernis 0–5 El Raja (30 April 2017) |
Highest scoring | National Bank 4–5 FC Masr (14 May 2017) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
On 6 April 2017, Al Assiouty Sport were the first team to secure the promotion to the 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League from Group A, after defeating Beni Seuf 2–1.[2]
On 28 April 2017, Al Nasr were officially promoted from Group B, after FC Masr, the second placed team, failed to defeat El Qanah as the match ended 0–0.[3]
On 5 May 2017, the last day of Group C matches, El Raja managed to defeat Baladeyet El Mahalla 1–0 with a goal in the 95th minute in a dramatic match and secured the promotion to the Egyptian Premier League;[4] had Baladeyet El Mahalla won or drawn, they would have promoted instead.
Teams
A total of fifty-four teams competed in the league, including forty-two sides from the 2015–16 season, three relegated from the 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League and nine promoted from the 2015–16 Egyptian Third Division.
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A
Group B
Ceramica Cleopatra
Coca-Cola
Eastern Company
FC Masr
Ittihad El Shorta
Al Nasr
National Bank
Nogoom El Mostakbal
El Sekka El Hadid
Telecom Egypt
Tersana
Group C
Results
League tables
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Assiouty Sport (C, P) | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 79 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Sohag | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 60 | |
3 | El Gouna | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 58 | |
4 | Al Aluminium | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 54 | |
5 | Telephonat Beni Suef | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 51 | |
6 | Beni Suef | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 49 | |
7 | El Minya | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 43 | |
8 | Fayoum | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 41 | |
9 | Al Madina Al Monawara | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 40 | |
10 | KIMA Aswan | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 39 | |
11 | Dayrout | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 38 | |
12 | Qena | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 37 | |
13 | Naser El Fekreia (R) | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 36 | Relegation to the Third Division |
14 | Tahta (R) | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 36 | |
15 | Al Badari (R) | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 25 | |
16 | Al Wasta (R) | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 25 | |
17 | MS Tamya (R) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goal scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Nasr (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 79 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | FC Masr | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 64 | |
3 | Suez | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 59 | |
4 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 57 | |
5 | Coca-Cola | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 56 | |
6 | El Qanah | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 51 | |
7 | Gomhoriat Shebin | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 50 | |
8 | Nogoom El Mostakbal | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 47 | |
9 | Tersana | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 46 | |
10 | Kahrabaa Ismailia | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 46 | |
11 | Ittihad El Shorta | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 45 | |
12 | Al Merreikh | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 44 | |
13 | Al Zarka | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 43 | |
14 | National Bank | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 42 | |
15 | El Sekka El Hadid (R) | 36 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 42 | Relegation to the Third Division |
16 | Damietta (R) | 36 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 37 | |
17 | Eastern Company (R) | 36 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 37 | |
18 | Telecom Egypt (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 32 | |
19 | Manshiyat El Shohada (R) | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 70 | −35 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goal scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | El Raja (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 76 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Baladeyet El Mahalla | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 74 | |
3 | Haras El Hodoud | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 71 | |
4 | Pharco | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 65 | |
5 | Ghazl El Mahalla | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 56 | |
6 | El Mansoura | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 47 | |
7 | MS Koum Hamada | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 47 | |
8 | Ittihad Nabarouh | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 47 | |
9 | Ala'ab Damanhour | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 46 | |
10 | Olympic Club | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 46 | |
11 | Al Hammam | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 44 | |
12 | Kafr El Sheikh | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 43 | |
13 | Sherbeen | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 42 | |
14 | El Horreya (R) | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 36 | Relegation to the Third Division |
15 | BWADC (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 27 | |
16 | Badr (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 25 | |
17 | Dikernis (R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 18 | |
18 | Said El Mahalla (R) | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goal scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Results tables
Group A
Group B
Group C
References
- "قرعة دوري القسم الثاني موسم 2016/17" [Draw results for the 2016/17 Second Division]. efa.com.eg (in Arabic). Egyptian Football Association. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- "الأسيوطي يصعد رسميا للدوري الممتاز" [Al Assiouty Sport officially promoted to the Egyptian Premier League]. goal.com (in Arabic). Perform Group. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- "رسميا.. نادى النصر يصعد للدورى الممتاز" [Al Nasr promoted to the Egyptian Premier League]. youm7.com (in Arabic). Youm7. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- "رأسية حمبوزو تعيد الرجاء للممتاز" [Hambozo's "golden head" sends El Raja back to the Egyptian Premier League]. youm7.com (in Arabic). Youm7. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.