Alright folks, buckle up. Wanted to see who’s bossing the Egyptian league right now, but man, finding a clean table was harder than scoring against Ahly. Here’s the slog:
Step 1: Opening the Can of Worms
First thing I did was jump onto my go-to soccer sites. Slammed the keyboard searching “Egyptian League table today”. Big mistake. Pages loading slower than a dial-up connection. Finally get in, and bam! Ads everywhere. Pop-ups trying to sell me fake jerseys and some betting junk. Had to smack the ‘X’ like ten times just to see the actual page. Annoying.
Found a site that looked decent. Scrolled down… and what? The table was all outta whack. Teams listed, but points missing for some. Some teams had played more games than others, obviously messing up the rankings. Like looking at a puzzle with half the pieces missing. Felt like slamming my coffee down right there.
Step 2: Getting My Hands Dirty
Fine, time to roll up sleeves. Grabbed a pen and paper like a caveman. Figured I’d just hunt down the data point by point, team by team. Visited the official league site, some news sites, and a couple other fan pages. Took forever. My scribbles looked like a doctor’s prescription:
- Al Ahly: Found it quick, they’re always near the top. Big numbers.
- Zamalek: Yep, usually chasing Ahly. Found their spot.
- Pyramids FC: Weird. Different positions on different sites. Had to triple-check.
- Smaller Teams: Man, this was the real headache. Sites barely gave them any love. Digging for points, wins, draws… it was scavenger hunt nonsense.
Cross-referenced every single point. Like, “Okay, this page says Ismaily got 10 points from 7 games, but this other page says 11 points? Which is it?!”. Cue mild desk thumping. Had to find a third source to break the tie.
Step 3: Finally Building the Thing
Once I had my scratched-up list, figured it was spreadsheet time. Fired up Excel, still kinda grumpy. Started typing:
- Made columns: Position, Team, Played, Won, Drawn, Lost, Points.
- Sorted that list by points. High to low.
- Double-checked my scribbles against the spreadsheet entries. Yawned twice.
- Highlighted the top spots. Al Ahly sitting pretty, naturally. Zamalek right on their heels. Usual suspects doing their thing.
Took a sip of cold coffee. Victory tasted kinda bitter, to be honest.
Step 4: What’s Actually Going On Up There?
Looking at my Frankenstein table:
- Al Ahly: Yeah, no shocker. Good team, loads of points. They win a lot.
- Zamalek: Always breathing down Ahly’s neck. Classic rivalry playing out again.
- Pyramids, Ceramica Cleopatra: These guys seem decent this season? Hanging around the top half, trying to make noise.
- The Middle Bit: Big clump of teams all kinda similar. One win or loss shakes it up.
- Bottom Dwellers: Ouch. Low points, lots of Ls. Gonna be a long season.
No big Cinderella stories jumping out. Feels predictable up top, messy in the middle.
Overall? Success! Got the table. But man, it was way harder than finding the Premier League table. Egyptian league data online is patchy and needs some serious elbow grease to make sense of. Wonder why it’s always this much work?
