The 2020–21 Egyptian Handball League was the 65th edition of the Egyptian Handball League, which Zamalek crowned for the third time in a row. [1]
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 September 2020 – 19 April 2021 |
| Champions | Zamalek (18th title) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
League system
editThe 2020–21 Egyptian Handball League system was held in two phases, the first phase divided the 18 teams into two groups, with the first four teams from each group advancing to the next round. The next round, a stage of one group, wins the most points, and when the points are equal, a play-off is played between them.
The first stage
editGroup 1
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamalek | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 192 | +97 | 24 | Advance to the final stage |
| 2 | Tallaa Elgish | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 202 | +33 | 22 | |
| 3 | Heliopolis | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 197 | +35 | 20 | |
| 4 | Elteran | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 163 | 182 | −19 | 17 | |
| 5 | Gezira | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 214 | 196 | +18 | 16 | |
| 6 | Smouha | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 213 | 222 | −9 | 14 | |
| 7 | Al Ahram | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 185 | 235 | −50 | 12 | |
| 8 | Asyut Petroleum | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 219 | −55 | 10 | |
| 9 | Asyut Sport | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 178 | 228 | −50 | 9 |
Group 2
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 176 | +78 | 24 | Advance to the final stage |
| 2 | Sporting | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 196 | +40 | 22 | |
| 3 | Al Zohour | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 214 | 215 | −1 | 17 | |
| 4 | Olympic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 194 | 197 | −3 | 17 | |
| 5 | El Maady | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 184 | 195 | −11 | 15 | |
| 6 | Al Shams | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 199 | 208 | −9 | 14 | |
| 7 | Bank Al Ahli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 181 | 204 | −23 | 14 | |
| 8 | Port Said | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 193 | 236 | −43 | 12 | |
| 9 | Ashab Aljead | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 181 | 209 | −28 | 10 |
The final stage
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamalek | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 446 | 379 | +67 | 39 | Qualified for the play-off |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 471 | 359 | +112 | 39 | |
| 3 | Sporting | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 366 | 344 | +22 | 31 | |
| 4 | Tallaa Elgish | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 372 | 366 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Heliopolis | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 386 | 407 | −21 | 26 | |
| 6 | Olympic | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 354 | 378 | −24 | 26 | |
| 7 | Elteran | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 338 | 420 | −82 | 18 | |
| 8 | Al Zohour | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 369 | 449 | −80 | 17 |
notes
editZamalek and Al Ahly qualified for a play-off match to determine the League champion, according to the regulations, after equal points. [2]
League Champion Match
edit| Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
Zamalek 
|
18–17 | Al Ahly
|
Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, cairo |
| (11–10) | ||||
Cairo Derby
editThe first round match of the final stage Thursday 18 February 2021 [3]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zamalek
|
28–27 | Al Ahly SC
|
The second round match of the final stage Friday 16 April 2021 [2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zamalek
|
28–28 | Al Ahly SC
|
League Champion Match Monday 19 April 2021 [1]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zamalek
|
18–17 | Al Ahly SC
|
Resources
edit- ^ a b c "Zamalek handball champions - Sports - Al-Ahram Weekly".
- ^ a b "Al Ahly and Zamalek face off in handball league final". 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Handball: Zamalek beat rivals al Ahly in Cairo Derby". 18 February 2021.