1948–49 Egyptian Premier League

1948–49 Egyptian Premier League
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates22 October 1948
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Al Ahly (1st title)
Runners-up Tersana
Third place Al-Ismaily
Fourth place Al-Masry
Tournament statistics
Matches played220
Goals scored310 (1.41 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ad-Diba (15 goals) El-Dhizui (15 goals)

The 1948–49 Egyptian Premier League started on 22 October 1948. Al Ahly were crowned champions for the first time.

Clubs

No. Club
1 Al Ahly
2 Tersana
3 Ismaily
4 Al-Masry
5 Farouk Club
6 Ittihad
7 Al-Olympi
8 Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
9 Younan Alexandria
10 Teram
11 Port Fouad

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al Ahly (C) 20 13 3 4 48 21 +27 29
2 Tersana 20 10 5 5 30 22 +8 25
3 Ismaily 20 10 5 5 25 23 +2 25
4 Al-Masry 20 8 7 5 30 28 +2 23
5 Zamalek 20 9 5 6 26 22 +4 23
6 Ittihad 20 10 2 8 42 32 +10 22
7 Al-Olympi 20 6 7 7 24 29 −5 19
8 Al-Sekka Al-Hadid 20 7 4 9 32 36 −4 18
9 Younan 20 5 7 8 20 30 −10 17
10 Teram 20 2 6 12 20 34 −14 10
11 Port Fouad 20 3 3 14 13 33 −20 9
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Top goalscorers

Place Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Mohamed Diab El-Attar "Diba"  Egypt Al-Ittihad Al-Iskandary 15
- El-Dhizui  Egypt Al-Masry 15

Al-Ahly Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Ahly Vs. Younan 5–0 3–0
Al Ahly Vs. Zamalek 2–2 0–1
Al Ahly Vs. Tersana 2–2 1–1
Al Ahly Vs. Olympic 5–2 2–0
Al Ahly Vs. Al-Masry 3–0 3–1
Al Ahly Vs. Ittihad 1–2 1–0
Al Ahly Vs. Ismaily 2–0 1–2
Al Ahly Vs. Al-Sekka Al-Hadid 7–0 4–2
Al Ahly Vs. Teram 2–1 2–1
Al Ahly Vs. Port Fouad 2–1 2–0
Egyptian Premier League 1948-49 Winners

Al Ahly
First title