2024-2025 Egyptian Second Division B, Group B
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Season |
2024-2025 |
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Dates |
10 October 2024 – May 2025 |
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Champions Qualified to play-offs |
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Promoted |
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Relegated |
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Matches played |
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Goals scored |
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Biggest home win |
Telephonat – M.S. Tamya 5-1 (round 4, 28 October 2024) Al Badari – M.S. Tamya 4-0 (round 12, 20 December 2024) |
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Biggest away win |
Misr Lel Makkasa – Asyut Cement 0-3 (round 9, 22 November 2024) Tamya – FC Masar 1-4 (round 13, 3 January 2025) |
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Highest scoring |
Telephonat – M.S. Tamya 5-1 (round 4, 28 October 2024) |
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Longest winning run |
FC Masar – 5 matches (rounds 11-15) |
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Longest unbeaten run |
Asyut Cement – 9 matches (rounds 2-11) |
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Longest winless run |
Beni Mazar – 7 matches (rounds 7-13) |
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Longest losing run |
Fayoum SC – 4 matches (rounds 2-5) Beni Mazar – 4 matches (rounds 8-11) |
Competition details and format
The Egyptian Second Division B is the third tier in the Egyptian football system, having been established as such in 2023. The 2024-2025 season is the second season of the Second Division B and is organized by the Egyptian Football Association. Just like in the first season, teams are distributed across six groups, but the number of teams increased from 56 to 65, and therefore each group includes either 10 teams (groups A and C), 11 teams (groups B, D, and F) or 12 teams (group E). The teams are distributed according to their geographical location: groups A and B include teams from Upper Egypt, groups C and D – teams from Greater Cairo and the North-East, and groups E and F – teams from Alexandria and the North-West.
The format for the 2024-2025 season was adjusted from the previous season, changes being confirmed and released on 26 September 2024. While last year the winners of each group gained promotion to the next year Second Division, this season the top three classified in each group will qualify for the promotion play-offs, forming three groups of six teams: the first group with the top three teams from groups A and B, the second group with the top teams from groups C and D, and the third group with the top three teams from groups E and F. The winners of each of these three groups will promote to the Second Division, meaning that there will be only three teams promoted, instead of previous season’s six. Teams classified bottom in each of the original six groups are to be relegated to the Third Division, just like before.
The competition format was established as a double (home and away) round-robin championship, each team playing all other teams twice, once at home and once away, a total of 18 to 22 rounds, depending on the group. In groups A and C there are 5 matches in a round, in groups B, D and F there are also 5 matches in each round, and one team receives a bye in each round, because there are 11 teams in each group, while in group E there are six matches in a round. The competition started on 9 October 2024, with matches in groups E and F. In Group B, the season started on 10 October 2024. The season is scheduled to end in May 2025 with the promotion play-offs. Games in Group B are played usually on Fridays afternoon, rarely in other days.
In Group B, the main contenders for promotion are considered newly-promoted FC Masar, along with Misr Lel Makkasa, which had just been relegated from the Second Division. Other teams, such as Asyut Cement, El Minya, and Egypt Stars are also expected to compete well and to try to reach the top three and to qualify for the promotion play-offs. At half-season, FC Masar were in top position, two points ahead of Asyut Cement and seven points ahead of Misr Lel Makasa. Egypt Stars and Telephonat Beni Suef came in fourth and fifth place respectively, even farther away from the leaders, but maintaining certain chances to get to the final top three.
The fight to avoid the only one relegation spot involves most of the other teams. Newly-promoted Al Badari, along with Beni Mazar, Tamya, Al Wasta, and Fayoum are among the most vulnerable. At half-season, Beni Mazar were bottom of the table, two points behind Fayoum and three points behind Al Wasta and Al Badari.
Team changes from the 2023-2024
To the Second Division B, Group B
Promoted from the Third Division
FC Masar
Al Badari
Relegated from the Second Division
Misr Lel Makkasa
Transferred from Second Division B, Group A
Asyut Cement
From the Second Division B
Promoted to the Second Division
Tersana
Relegated to the Third Division
M.S. Maghagha
Teams
Note that some of the teams play their home games outside their home town.
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Team |
Home town |
Governorate |
Stadium |
Town |
2023-2024 |
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Misr Lel Makkasa |
Fayoum |
Fayoum |
Alassiouty Sport Resort |
Beni Suef |
20th (last) in the Second Division, relegated |
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Fayoum SC |
Fayoum |
Fayoum |
College of Agriculture |
Giza |
2nd in the Second Division B, Gr. B |
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El Minya SC |
Minya |
Minya |
Minya |
Minya |
3rd in the Second Division B, Gr. B |
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Asyut Cement |
Asyut |
Asyut |
Asyut Cement |
Asyut |
3rd in the Second Division B, Gr. A |
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Egypt Stars |
Al Wasta |
Beni Suef |
Egypt Stars |
Al Wasta |
4th in the Second Division B, Gr. B |
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Telephonat |
Beni Suef |
Beni Suef |
ESCO |
Giza |
5th in the Second Division B, Gr. B |
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Al Wasta SC |
Al Wasta |
Beni Suef |
Al Wasta |
Al Wasta |
6th in the Second Division B, Gr. B |
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M.S. Tamya |
Tamya |
Fayoum |
Egypt Stars |
Al Wasta |
7th in the Second Division B, Gr. B |
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Beni Mazar SC |
Beni Mazar |
Minya |
Matay |
Matay |
8th in the Second Division B, Gr. B |
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Al Badari |
Al Badari |
Asyut |
Al Badari |
Al Badari |
1st in the Third Division, Group C, promoted |
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FC Masar |
6th of October |
Giza |
Right to Dream |
6th of October |
1st in the Third Division, Group D, promoted[1] |
Geographical distribution of the teams
Teams in Group B are located in the governorates of Asyut, Minya, Beni Suef, and Fayoum, and there is one team from Giza Governorate.
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Location of teams |
No. of teams |
Name of teams |
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Beni Suef Governorate |
3 |
Telephonat Beni Suef, Al Wasta, Egypt Stars |
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Fayoum Governorate |
3 |
Misr Lel Makkasa, Fayoum, M.S. Tamya |
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Minya Governorate |
2 |
El Minya, Beni Mazar |
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Asyut Governorate |
2 |
Asyut Cement, Al Badari |
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Giza Governorate |
1 |
FC Masar |
Round 1 (10-12 October 2024)
Asyut Cement – FC Masar 1-2
Egypt Stars – Misr Lel Makkasa 0-1
Telephonat – Al Wasta 2-2
Beni Mazar – El Minya 0-2
Tamya – Al Badari 2-0 (awarded because Al Badari used a suspended player; initially 1-1 on the field)
Fayoum bye
Round 2 (18 October 2024)
El Minya – Telephonat 0-0
FC Masar – Tamya 2-0
Al Wasta – Asyut Cement 0-2
Misr Lel Makkasa – Beni Mazar 3-0
Al Badari – Fayoum 2-1
Egypt Stars bye
Round 3 (25-26 October 2024)
Asyut Cement – Telephonat 1-0
Fayoum – FC Masar 1-2
Misr Lel Makkasa – El Minya 1-0
Egypt Stars – Al Badari 2-0
Tamya – Al Wasta 1-1
Beni Mazar bye
Round 4 (28-29 October 2024)
El Minya – Asyut Cement 0-1
Telephonat – Tamya 5-1
Al Wasta – Fayoum 2-0
FC Masar – Egypt Stars 2-0
Al Badari – Beni Mazar 1-1
Misr Lel Makkasa bye
Round 5 (1-2 November 2024)
Egypt Stars – Al Wasta 3-0
Fayoum – Telephonat 1-2
Misr Lel Makkasa – Al Badari 1-0
Beni Mazar – FC Masar 1-1
Tamya – Asyut Cement 0-1
El Minya bye
Round 6 (8 November 2024)
FC Masar – Misr Lel Makkasa 1-0
El Minya – Tamya 2-1
Telephonat – Egypt Stars 0-0
Al Wasta – Beni Mazar 1-2
Asyut Cement – Fayoum 0-0
Al Badari bye
Round 7 (15 November 2024)
Misr Lel Makkasa – Al Wasta 1-0
Al Badari – El Minya 1-0
Egypt Stars – Asyut Cement 1-1
Fayoum – Tamya 3-2
Beni Mazar – Telephonat 0-0
FC Masar bye
Round 8 (18 November 2023)
Egypt Stars – Tamya 2-3
El Minya – Fayoum 0-0
Asyut Cement – Beni Mazar 3-0
FC Masar – Al Badari 2-1
Telephonat – Misr Lel Makkasa 3-0
Al Wasta bye
Round 9 (22 November 2024)
Misr Lel Makkasa – Asyut Cement 0-3
FC Masar – El Minya 3-2
Egypt Stars – Fayoum 1-0
Al Badari – Al Wasta 0-0
Beni Mazar – Tamya 2-3
Telephonat bye
Round 10 (29 November 2024)
Al Wasta – FC Masar 2-1
El Minya – Egypt Stars 1-1
Tamya – Misr Lel Makkasa 2-1
Fayoum – Beni Mazar 1-0
Telephonat – Al Badari 2-2
Asyut Cement bye
Round 11 (6 December 2024)
FC Masar – Telephonat 3-0
Misr Lel Makkasa – Fayoum 1-0
Beni Mazar – Egypt Stars 2-3
El Minya – Al Wasta 3-1
Al Badari – Asyut Cement 1-3
Tamya bye
Table at half-season
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1 |
FC Masar |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
19-8 |
25 |
Qualification to promotion play-offs |
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2 |
Asyut Cement |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
16-4 |
23 |
Qualification to promotion play-offs |
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3 |
Misr Lel Makkasa |
10 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
9-9 |
18 |
Qualification to promotion play-offs |
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4 |
Egypt Stars |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
13-10 |
15 |
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5 |
Telephonat |
10 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
14-10 |
14 |
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6 |
Tamya |
10 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
15-19 |
13 |
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7 |
El Minya |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10-9 |
12 |
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8 |
Al Badari |
10 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8-14 |
9 |
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9 |
Al Wasta |
10 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
9-15 |
9 |
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10 |
Fayoum |
10 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
7-12 |
8 |
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11 |
Beni Mazar |
10 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
8-18 |
6 |
Relegation to the Third Division |
In case that two or more teams are equal on points, the goal difference is the main ranking criterion.
Round 12 (20-21 December 2024)
Misr Lel Makkasa – Egypt Stars 3-0
Al Wasta – Telephonat 1-1
El Minya – Beni Mazar 1-1
Al Badari – Tamya 4-0
FC Masar – Asyut Cement 2-0
Fayoum bye
Round 13 (3 January 2025)
Telephonat – El Minya 1-1
Tamya – FC Masar 1-4
Asyut Cement – Al Wasta 0-1
Beni Mazar – Misr Lel Makkasa 0-1
Fayoum – Al Badari 2-1
Egypt Stars bye
Round 14 (10 January 2025)
Telephonat – Asyut Cement 1-1
FC Masar – Fayoum 1-0
El Minya – Misr Lel Makkasa 1-1
Al Badari – Egypt Stars 0-1
Al Wasta – Tamya 0-2 (awarded because the home side failed to provide security)
Beni Mazar bye
Round 15 (17 January 2025)
Asyut Cement – El Minya 2-1
Tamya – Telephonat 0-2
Fayoum – Al Wasta 3-2
Egypt Stars – FC Masar 0-2
Beni Mazar – Al Badari 1-0
Misr Lel Makkasa bye
Table
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1 |
FC Masar |
14 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
28-9 |
37 |
Qualification to promotion play-offs |
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2 |
Asyut Cement |
14 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
19-9 |
27 |
Qualification to promotion play-offs |
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3 |
Misr Lel Makkasa |
13 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
14-10 |
25 |
Qualification to promotion play-offs |
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4 |
Telephonat |
14 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
19-13 |
20 |
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5 |
Egypt Stars |
13 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
14-15 |
18 |
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6 |
Tamya |
14 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
18-29 |
16 |
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7 |
El Minya |
14 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
14-14 |
15 |
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8 |
Fayoum |
13 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
12-16 |
14 |
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9 |
Al Wasta |
14 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
13-21 |
13 |
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|
10 |
Al Badari |
14 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
13-18 |
12 |
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|
11 |
Beni Mazar |
13 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
10-20 |
10 |
Relegation to the Third Division |
In case that two or more teams are equal on points, the goal difference is the main ranking criterion.
Round 16 (24-25 January 2025)
Al Wasta – Egypt Stars
Telephonat – Fayoum
Al Badari – Misr Lel Makkasa
Asyut Cement – Tamya
FC Masar – Beni Mazar
El Minya bye
[1] FC Masar played under the name Tutankhamon in the Third Division, changing the name in summer 2024.
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