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2004–05 Egyptian Premier League
In the 2004–05 Egyptian Premier League, 14 teams participated. The first-placed team was the champion, and qualified to the CAF Champions League 2006 along with the team finishing in second place. The third-placed team qualified to the CAF Confederation Cup. Finally, the bottom three in the league are relegated to play the next season in the second division.
| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Ahly |
| Relegated | Baladeyet El-Mahalla Tersana Mansoura |
| CAF Champions League | Al Ahly (1st), ENNPI (2nd) |
| CAF Confederation Cup | Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary (Cup 2nd), Haras El Hodood (3rd) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Al Ahly 26 matches (all) |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
Each team played 26 matches from September 2004 to April 2005. Al Ahly were crowned champions by a 31-point margin and did not lose a game during the campaign (only dropping four points via two draws), a feat they repeated the following season.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 13 | +46 | 74 | 2006 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | ENNPI | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 43 | |
| 3 | Haras El Hodood | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 39 | 2006 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Ismaily | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 39 | |
| 5 | Suez Cement | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 37 | |
| 6 | Zamalek | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 36 | |
| 7 | Al Masry | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 32 | |
| 8 | Ghazl Al Mehalla | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Al Itthad Al Sakandary | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 31 | 2006 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 10 | El-Gaish | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 30 | |
| 11 | Asmant Asyut | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 29 | |
| 12 | Baladeyet El-Mahalla | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 26 | Relegation to Egyptian Second Division |
| 13 | Tersana | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 25 | |
| 14 | Mansoura | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 20 |