The Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian football league. It is considered the highest league in Egypt. It is supervised by the Egyptian Football Association. It is held in a round robin system. The champion and runner-up qualify for the African Champions League, while third and sometimes fourth place qualify for the African Confederation Cup, and the last three teams are relegated. The league standings go to the second division, while the group winners in the second division qualify for the Premier League. The first edition of the tournament was held in the 1948-49 season, and Al-Ahly Club won it. This would be the first team to win the tournament, and since then, 7 clubs have won the title successively, and Al-Ahly holds the record for the number of times the tournament has been won with 42 titles, followed by Zamalek with 13 titles, then Al-Ismaily with 3 titles, then Ghazl El-Mahalla, Al-Tersana, Al-Olympic and the Arab Contractors with a single title. . Zamalek won its first league in the 1959-60 season, while Al-Ismaily won its first league in the 1966-67 season, Al-Tersana Club won its only title in the 1962-63 season, the Olympic Club won its only title in the 1965-66 season, and the Arab Contractors won its only title in the 1982 season. -83, while Ghazl El Mahalla won its only title in the 1972-73 season, and Zamalek holds the record for the number of times it achieved league runner-up, as it won 34 times, while Ismaily holds the record for the number of times it achieved third place, as it won 17. Once, Al-Ismaili also holds the record for the number of times it achieved fourth place in the league, as it achieved it 11 times, and Al-Masry holds the record for the number of times it achieved fifth place, as it achieved it 8 times, and Al-Ahly and Zamalek are considered the only two clubs in Egypt to They have not been relegated to the second division since the start of the tournament. The current defending champion is Zamalek SC after winning the title in the 2020-21 season.