Egyptian Premier League 2008-09

The 2008–09 Egyptian Premier League is the current season of the hightest-level football league in Egypt; the season began on 8 August 2008, and ends on 22 May 2009. Al Ahly were crowned champions in the previous season for the fourth year in a row and for the thirty-third time in total since the league start in 1948.

Channels broadcasting the League matches

*Egyptian Channel 2
*Nile Al Riyadiya
*Dream Sport
*Egyptian Satellite TV
*Modern Sport
*Dream 1
*A-R-T Sports (1,2,3,4)
*Al-Riyadiyah (Orbit)

Special Matches

As always, in any league, there are certain matches that are the highlight matches of the season. In Egypt, the matches that are anticipated the most are those among the triangle of power in Egypt, which consists of Ahly, Zamalek and Ismaily.

Whether one refers to it as the "Egyptian Derby," the "Cairo Derby" or "Africa's Derby," Al Ahly v. Zamalek is one of the top derbies in the world. It is a match between Africa's most successful clubs, as they have 10 Champions League titles between them, five each.

The Cairo-Ismailia Rivalry is another clash of the titans in Egyptian football, as Cairo-based clubs Ahly and Zamalek have mixed relations with the city of Ismailia, home to the Ismaily Sports Club, the third most decorated side in Egypt. The Zamalek-Ismaily games are usually peaceful as the clubs' boards and fans have had traditionally good relations with each other, unlike the relationship between Ahly and Ismaily fans.

The reason for the hatred between Ahly and Ismaily fans is not clear, but most agree that the main conflict stems back to the 1967 Six Day War. Israeli troops forced the people of Ismailia and most of the people living on the Suez Canal to evacuate and leave their homes, going westwards towards the inside of Egypt. Ismaily SC asked Al Ahly to host them, but the Cairo giants refused. This was a bitter blow to the relationship between both sides, and has always been a touchy point ever since. Also, during Ahly's reconstruction period in 2004, Ahly managed to sign a host of former Ismaily star players including Mohamed Barakat, Islam Al Shater and Emad Al Nahhas.

=The Governorates=

tadiums

Cairo International Stadium is home to Cairo giants Ahly and Zamalek. Ismailia Stadium is home to Ismaily SC. The recently opened Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria (capacity: 80,000) is currently mainly used for international competition, as it was constructed as part of Egypt's failed bid to land the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, there is speculation that League sides from Alexandria will eventually call it their home grounds.

=Clubs Staduims= :"For a full list of clubs see List of football clubs in Egypt."

ee also

*Egypt Cup
*Egyptian Super Cup
*List of football clubs in Egypt
*Cairo derby

External links

* [http://www.socceregypt.com all about Egyptian football]
* [http://www.egplayers.blogspot.com ALL ABOUT EGYTIAN PLAYERS]
* [http://www.egyptianfootball.net] best site about egyptianfootball
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/egychamp.html RSSSF]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/egychamp.html RSSSF competition history]
* [http://www.yallakora.com] Egyptian Premier League schedule, match results, and match downloads

* [http://www.filgoal.com/English/] Filgoal.com Egyptian Premier League Live And It is very fast scoreboard