Montakhab El Suez Petrojet begin historic Egyptian Premier League campaign against Petrol Asyut

Montakhab El Suez Petrojet will make their Egyptian Premier League debut against Petrol Asyut after the two clubs were merged, with the newly formed side’s full first-phase fixture list now confirmed.

The Egyptian Premier League is scheduled to start on 21 August, with the first phase due to finish on 20 February. The second phase is set to begin on 8 March and conclude on 28 May, although the May schedule could be altered because of the finals of continental competitions, according to Taha Ezzat, chairman of the competitions committee.

Montakhab El Suez Petrojet’s opening match will take place on Saturday, 22 August, when they visit Petrol Asyut at Asmant Asyut Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 17:00.

Their first home fixture will come four days later against Tala’ea El Gaish at Suez Stadium, before a demanding third-round trip to Zamalek at Cairo International Stadium on Monday, 31 August.

The club’s first-phase schedule is:

– Round one: Petrol Asyut v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Saturday, 22 August, Asmant Asyut Stadium, 17:00 – Round two: Montakhab El Suez Petrojet v Tala’ea El Gaish Wednesday, 26 August, Suez Stadium, 20:00 – Round three: Zamalek v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Monday, 31 August, Cairo International Stadium, 20:00 – Round four: Montakhab El Suez Petrojet v Al Masry Monday, 7 September, New Suez Stadium, 20:00 – Round five: El Gouna v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Wednesday, 16 September, Khaled Bichara Stadium, 17:00 – Round six: Montakhab El Suez Petrojet v Wadi Degla Tuesday, 13 October, New Suez Stadium, 20:00 – Round seven: Ceramica Cleopatra v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Wednesday, 21 October, Suez Canal Authority Stadium, 20:00 – Round eight: Montakhab El Suez Petrojet v Smouha Saturday, 31 October, New Suez Stadium, 20:00 – Round nine: Ghazl El Mahalla v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Wednesday, 25 November, El Mahalla Stadium, 20:00 – Round 10: Montakhab El Suez Petrojet v Pyramids Wednesday, 9 December, New Suez Stadium, 17:00 – Round 11: ZED v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Monday, 14 December, Cairo International Stadium, 20:00 – Round 12: Montakhab El Suez Petrojet v Modern Thursday, 24 December, Alexandria Stadium, 20:00 – Round 13: El Qanah v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Tuesday, 29 December, Suez Canal Authority Stadium, 17:00 – Round 14: Montakhab El Suez Petrojet v El Sharkia Enppi Tuesday, 5 January, New Suez Stadium, 20:00 – Round 15: Al Ahly v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Thursday, 28 January, Cairo International Stadium, 20:00 – Round 16: Montakhab El Suez Petrojet v El Mokawloon Monday, 1 February, New Suez Stadium, 17:00 – Round 17: Al Ittihad v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Friday, 5 February, Alexandria Stadium, 17:00 – Round 18: Abu Qair Semad v Montakhab El Suez Petrojet Thursday, 11 February, Alexandria Stadium, 21:30 – Round 19: Montakhab El Suez Petrojet v National Bank of Egypt Friday, 19 February, New Suez Stadium, 21:30

The first phase will be played as a single round-robin competition involving 20 teams, meaning each club will complete 19 matches.

At the end of that stage, the six highest-ranked teams will enter a championship group to compete for the title. The remaining 14 teams, occupying positions seven to 20, will form the relegation group and compete to avoid dropping into the Professional League.

Each club will carry its points total from the first phase into the final phase. The standings in the second stage will then be determined separately within each group, with both groups also playing a single round-robin format.

If two or more clubs finish level on points, their positions will be decided in accordance with Article 15 of the competition regulations.

The bottom four teams in the second-phase relegation group will be relegated to the Professional League, the division immediately below the Egyptian Premier League.