1962–63 Egyptian Premier League

The 1962–63 Egyptian Premier League, was the 13th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.The league consisted of 2 groups each of 12 clubs. The season started on 28 September 1962 and concluded on 5 June 1963. Tersana managed to win the league for the first time in the club's history.[1][2]

Egyptian Premier League
Season1962–63
Dates28 September 1962 – 5 June 1963
ChampionsTersana (1st title)
RelegatedEl Minya
Matches played280
Goals scored806 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerHassan El-Shazly
(29 goals)

League table

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (Q) 22 19 2 1 55 11 +44 59 Qualification to Championship play-off
2 El Qanah (Q) 22 12 2 8 44 19 +25 38 Qualification to 2nd place Playoff Tournament
3 Olympic 22 8 10 4 35 24 +11 34
4 Suez 22 9 8 5 30 23 +7 35
5 Tanta 22 9 8 5 28 22 +6 35
6 El Sekka El Hadid 22 9 4 9 29 22 +7 31
7 Damietta 22 7 8 7 26 28 −2 29
8 El Baharia 22 7 7 8 27 31 −4 28
9 Port Fouad 22 8 3 11 26 40 −14 27
10 Maleyat Kafr El Zayat 22 7 4 11 27 30 −3 25
11 Suez Petroleum 22 2 6 14 16 54 −38 12
12 El Minya (R) 22 2 4 16 12 51 −39 10 Qualification to Relegation play-off
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to Championship play-off; (R) Relegated

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zamalek (Q) 22 16 2 4 56 23 +33 50 Qualification to 2nd place Playoff Tournament
2 Tersana (Q) 22 16 2 4 58 36 +22 50
3 Ismaily 22 15 4 3 46 15 +31 49
4 Al Ittihad 22 15 3 4 51 33 +18 48
5 Al Masry 22 12 2 8 44 25 +19 38
6 Ghazl El Mahalla 22 8 8 6 32 25 +7 32
7 Suez 22 8 1 13 29 39 −10 25
8 Damanhour 22 6 3 13 25 49 −24 21
9 Beni Suef 22 5 2 15 21 37 −16 17
10 Aviation 22 3 6 13 17 41 −24 15
11 El Teram 22 4 4 14 22 61 −39 16
12 El Mansoura 22 2 7 13 12 29 −17 13 Qualification to Relegation play-off
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to Championship play-off

Final stage

Championship play-off
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tersana (C) 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
2 Zamalek 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3 Al Ahly 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4 El Qanah 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion

Championship play-off matches
10 May 1963 Tersana 2–0 Al Ahly
  • Tarek Selim 42' (o.g.)
  • El-Shazly 58'
24 May 1963 Zamalek 3–3 Tersana
  • Hamdi Abdel Fattah 33'
  • Hanafi El-Nazer 76'
  • El-Shazly 81'
25 May 1963 Al Ahly 1–1 El Qanah
  • Wahba 34'
31 May 1963 Zamalek 1–1 Al Ahly
2 June 1963 Tersana 2–1 El Qanah
  • Essmat 18'
5 June 1963 Zamalek 2–1 El Qanah
  • Said Titi 1'
  • Emam 3'
  • Adel Zain

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Hassan El-Shazly Tersana 29
2 Mohamed Seddeek Ismaily 20
3 Taha Ismail Al Ahly 20
4 Hamada Emam Zamalek 19
5 Adel Zain El Qanah 19

References
  1. ar:الدوري المصري الممتاز 1962–63
  2. "1962–63 season".
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