2017–18 Egyptian Premier League
The 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League was the 59th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 8 September 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. Fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 30 August 2017.
Al Ahly won and secured their record-extending fortieth Egyptian Premier League title with six games to spare, following Al Masry's 0–0 draw with El Entag El Harby on 12 March 2018. The team broke numerous league records over the course of the season, including: most points, most wins and most goals scored. Al Ahly were the defending champions and successfully defended it, while Al Assiouty Sport, Al Nasr and El Raja have entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 Egyptian Second Division.
Teams
A total of eighteen teams will compete in the league - the top fifteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Second Division.Stadia
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Al Ahly | Cairo | Cairo International Stadium |
| Al Assiouty Sport | Assiut | Al Assiouty Sport Stadium |
| El Dakhleya | Cairo | Police Academy Stadium |
| ENPPI | Cairo | Petro Sport Stadium |
| El Entag El Harby | Cairo | Al Salam Stadium |
| Ismaily | Ismailia | Ismailia Stadium |
| Al Ittihad | Alexandria | Alexandria Stadium |
| Al Masry | Port Said | Borg El Arab Stadium |
| Misr Lel Makkasa | Fayoum | Fayoum Stadium |
| Al Mokawloon | Cairo | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium |
| Al Nasr | Cairo | Cairo International Stadium |
| Petrojet | Suez | Suez Stadium |
| El Raja | Mersa Matruh | Tolip Stadium |
| Smouha | Alexandria | Alexandria Stadium |
| Tala'ea El Gaish | Cairo | Cairo Military Academy Stadium |
| Tanta | Tanta | Tanta Stadium |
| Wadi Degla | Cairo | 30 June Stadium |
| Zamalek | Cairo | Cairo International Stadium |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
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League table
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Team \ Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
| 17 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| 16 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
| 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Source:
| Leader | |
| 2018–19 CAF Champions League | |
| 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup | |
| Relegation to 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division |
Results table
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Walid Azaro | Al Ahly | 18 |
| 2 |  John Antwi | Misr Lel Makkasa | 16 |
| 3 |  Diego Calderón | Ismaily | 14 |
| 4 |  Omar Said | El Entag El Harby/Wadi Degla | 13 |
| 5 | Ahmed Gomaa | Al Masry | 12 |
| 6 | Ahmed Ali | Al Mokawloon | 11 |
| 7 |  Kabongo Kasongo | Zamalek | 10 |
| 7 | Abdallah Said | Al Ahly | 10 |
| 9 |  Junior Ajayi | Al Ahly | 9 |
| 9 | Salah Amin | Tala'ea El Gaish | 9 |
| 9 | Khaled Kamar | Zamalek/El Entag El Harby | 9 |
| 9 | Salah Mohsen | ENPPI/Al Ahly | 9 |
| 9 | Hussein El Shahat | Misr Lel Makkasa | 9 |
| 9 | Ahmed Shoukry | Al Masry | 9 |
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Hat-tricks
;Note– Home ; – Away
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Abdallah Said | Al Ahly | 11 |
| 2 |  Junior Ajayi | Al Ahly | 10 |
| 3 | Mohamed Farouk | Al Mokawloon | 8 |
| 3 | Ahmed Shoukry | Al Masry | 8 |
| 5 | Mohamed Antar | Al Assiouty Sport/Zamalek | 7 |
| 5 | El Sayed Salem | Wadi Degla | 7 |
| 7 | John Antwi | Misr Lel Makkasa | 6 |
| 7 | Ibrahim Hassan | Ismaily | 6 |
| 7 | Mohamed Magdy | ENPPI | 6 |
| 7 | Nasser Mansi | El Dakhleya | 6 |
| 7 | Tarek Taha | Smouha | 6 |
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