1965–66 Egyptian Premier League

Egyptian Premier League

Season	1965–66
Dates	1 October 1965 – 10 May 1966
Champions	Olympic Club (1st title)
Relegated	Suez El Qanah
Matches played	131
Goals scored	314 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hassan El-Shazly (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Tersana 5–1 Al Ahly
← 1964–65 1966–67 →

The 1965–66 Egyptian Premier League, was the 16th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 1 October 1965 and concluded on 10 May 1966. Olympic Club won the league for the first time in the club's history. ^{[1] [2]}

League table

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Olympic Club (C)	21	13	4	4	40	21	30
2	Zamalek	21	10	6	5	37	19	26
3	Ismaily	21	9	7	5	32	27	25
4	Tersana	21	9	5	7	37	27	23
5	Ghazl El Mahalla	21	7	8	6	20	17	22
6	Al Ahly	21	7	7	7	27	25	21
7	Al Masry	21	8	4	9	23	28	20
8	El Sekka El Hadid	21	5	9	7	25	29	19
9	Al Ittihad	21	6	6	9	21	25	18
10	Aviation	21	2	10	9	8	30	14
11	Ittihad Suez (R)	21	4	5	12	16	38	13
12	El Qanah (R)	11	4	3	4	11	11	11

(C)= Champion, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

El Qanah were relegated, and 2nd round results were cancelled after withdrawal in their last match.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Hassan El-Shazly	Tersana	18
2	Ezz El-Din Yaqoub	Olympic Club	16
3	Mohamed Shahin	Al Masry	13
4	Hamada Emam	Zamalek	11
5	Moustafa Reyadh	Tersana	10

Teams

Ismaily

El Qanah

Olympic

Al Ittihad

Ghazl El Mahalla

Al Masry

Ittihad Suez

Cairo/Giza

Cairo and Giza teams
Al Ahly
Tersana
El Sekka El Hadid
Aviation
Zamalek

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Locations of the 1965–66 Egyptian Premier League teams

References

1. ar:الدوري المصري الممتاز 1965–66
2. "1965–66 season". Archived from the original on November 22, 2020.

External links

• All Egyptian Competitions Info