The 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division was the 2009–10 season of the

Egyptian Second Division The Egyptian Second Division () was an Egyptian semi-professional football league representing the second tier of the Egyptian football league system until 2023. It was administered by the Egyptian Football Association. It was below the top profes ...

competition. A total of 48 teams are divided into 3 groups based on geographical distribution. The top team of each group promotes to the highest Egyptian football level (

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), The Season started on Wednesday 23 September 2009 and ended on Wednesday 12 May 2010. This season witnessed the promotion of three teams that will play in the Premier League for their first time ever. On 28 April 2010,

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became the first team to secure a promotion seat to the

2010–11 Egyptian Premier League The 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League was the fifty-fourth season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. It began on 5 August 2010 and ended on 11 July 2011. The league was suspended on 27 January 2011 due to the Egyptian ...

. Smouha earned promotion in style after an incredible 7-1 win against Abu Qair Semad. A week later, Misr El-Maqasha followed Smouha to the Premier league. It earned promotion after a 2-0 win against Wadi El Gedid FC at home ground. It was Wadi Degla that sealed the third promotion seat. Wadi Degla defeated

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3-1 in the last week of the competition. On the other hand,

, the oldest club in the

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, failed to avoid relegation to the

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Relegated from 2008–09 Egyptian Premier Division

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14th
Joined Group B *

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15th
Joined Group B *

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16th
Joined Group C

Promoted from 2008–09 Egyptian Third Division

Tanta FC was playing in Group B in 2008–09 Second Division, but in Group C 2009–10 Second Division, that's why we have 4 teams promoted to Group B and 2 teams promoted to Group C in 2009–10 Season.

Promoted and relegated after 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division

Promoted to 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League

* Misr El-Maqasha won the Egyptian Second Division (Group A) * Wadi Degla won the Egyptian Second Division (Group B) *

won the Egyptian Second Division (Group C)

Relegated to 2010–11 Egyptian Third Division

League tables

Group A

Group B

Gomhoreyat Shepin, the team with the fewest points among the three, relegated directly to Third Division, while a play-off match was scheduled to be played on May 19 at Sekka El Hadeed Stadium in

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between Banha and Suez Cement. The match ended in a 1-0 victory for Suez Cement, so Banha joined both Gomhoreyat Shepin and

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Group C

*Top 3 teams qualify for the

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. *Bottom 3 teams from each group are relegated to the

for the 2010–11 season.

Results

Group A

Group B

Group C

References

External links

The Egyptian Second Division Table 2009–10 Season

All About Egyptian football

All About Egyptian Players

Best site about Egyptian Football

Yallakora
Egyptian Premier League schedule, match results, and match downloads.
Filgoal
Egyptian Premier League Live. {{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 Egyptian Second Division Egyptian Second Division seasons 2009–10 in Egyptian football

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