Al Masry SC
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| Full name | Al Masry Sporting Club | ||
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| Short name | MAS, MSC | ||
| Founded | 18 March 1920 | ||
| Ground | Suez Stadium | ||
| Chairman | Kamel Abou Ali | ||
| Coach | Ali Maher | ||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | Egyptian Premier League, 5th | ||
| Website | http://www.al-masryclub.com/ | ||
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Al Masry Sporting Club (Arabic: النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team that competes in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest tier of the Egyptian football league system. Al Masry has never won the league, but won their one Egyptian Cup in 1998. The club used to play their home matches at the Port Said Stadium, with a capacity of 17,988.
History
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Establishment and Early years
Founded on 18 March 1920 by a group of Egyptians in Port Said, it was the first club for Egyptians in a Cosmoplitan city that already had many clubs for the foreign communities living there.[1] The idea of creating a club for Egyptians was one of the manifestations of the 1919 Egyptian revolution against the British occupation. The first board of directors of the club was headed by Ahmed Hosni, Secretary General of the Municipal Council in Port Said. The board of directors comprised a group of Egyptians from the city’s notables, without any foreign member. It was taken into account that the formation of the board of directors reflected the representation of all Egyptians, both Muslims and Christians, to emphasize the nature of the club as a gathering entity for all spectrums of national identity, and the founding fathers of the club chose “Al Masry” which means in "The Egyptian" as a name for the club to emphasize this idea. The founding members of Al Masry inspired the club's name from the famous national song Oum Ya Masry "Arise Egyptian" of Sayed Darwish. They also derived the color of Al Masry's green jersey from the green Flag of Egypt that the revolutionaries raised during the 1919 revolution for the first time. Al Masry began its activities by playing against Egyptian and foreign teams in the Canal region, the matches against foreign teams was full of enthusiasm that led to the increase of Al Masry's popularity to be the most popular team in Port Said. The club also contributed with some other Egyptian clubs to the establishment of the Egyptian Football Association in 1921.
In February 2012 the Port Said Stadium disaster took place, where rioting Masry fans caused the deaths of 72 rival fans, and hundreds of injuries. 69 Masry fans were convicted, with 26 receiving the death penalty, and numerous others receiving life sentences. After the riots, the remainder of the 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League season was cancelled by the Egyptian Football Association. Al Masry decided to refrain from competing in the 2012–13 season as a sign of respect to the relatives of the victims of the disaster, although it obtained a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirming the club's right to participate in the Egyptian Premier League and all other activities of the Egyptian Football Association.[2] Nevertheless, 2012–13 season was not completed and was cancelled due to the political situation in Egypt. Al Masry resumed participation in the Egyptian Premier League in the 2013–14 season; the club suffered from inconsistent performance and results for two consecutive seasons, although it maintained its position in the Egyptian Premier League. Al Masry started the 2015–16 season under the coaching of the Egyptian former player of the team Hossam Hassan, who adopted a new policy depending on youth and unknown players. That season the team came in at fourth place in the Egyptian Premier League and succeeded to qualify to the CAF Confederation Cup after 14 years of absence from African completions.
Colours and crest
File:Flag of Egypt 1922.svg Al Masry's crest is composed of a green pharaonic Horus eagle that holds the Sun disk over its head in between its two upraised wings; the crest was inspired by the shape of Tutankhamun's pendants referring to challenge and strength, so the team is nicknamed the green eagles. The club's main colours, green and white come from Egypt's flag after the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 as a symbol of patriotism.[3]
Stadiums
Al Masry formerly played their home games at a small stadium in Port Said, but its capacity was too small for the club's support. As a consequence, Al Masry built its own new stadium which is named Al Masry Club Stadium in 1953 and was officially inaugurated in 1955.[4]
Sayed Metwally Complex
| Location | Port Said, Egypt |
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| Owner | Al Masry SC |
| Operator | Al Masry SC |
| Capacity | No Seats |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| Al Masry SC Al Masry Juniors and all other youth levels | |
The Sayed Metwally Complex is the training center of Egyptian multi-sport club Al Masry SC. It has two grass pitches and is mainly used by the senior squad and the youth teams. It was renovated in 2011 to be ready to host the training sessions of the first team and its friendly matches. In November 2013 Al Masry board of directors took a decision to name the pitches after the club's late president Sayed Metwally who remained in the office for almost 26 years.[5]
Presidents
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Honours
- Egypt Cup
- Winners (1): 1998
- Runners-up (9): 1927, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2017
- Sultan Hussein Cup
- Winners (3): 1933, 1934, 1937
- Runners-up (1): 1938
- Egyptian Confederation Cup[clarification needed]
- Winners (1): 1992 (shared record)
- Runners-up (1): 1989
- Egyptian League Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2023
- Canal Zone League
- Winners (17): 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 (record)
Performance in CAF competitions
- PR = Preliminary round
- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
- PO = Play-off round
- QF = Quarter-final
- SF = Semi-final
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- Notes
- ↑ FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017. As a result, Djoliba could not play the second leg, and Al Masry won on walkover.[7]
Performance in Arab competitions
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
- 1999 – Bronze Medalist
- Arab Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2008 – First Round
IFFHS rankings
Club world rankingThese are the footballdatabase club's points 3 June 2018.[8]
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These are the footballdatabase club's points 3 June 2018.
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National club rankingsThese are the footballdatabase club's points 3 June 2018.
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Players
Current squad
- As of 31 January 2024[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Maher |
| General Coach | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Abdul-Kareem |
| Assistant coach | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Saif Dawood |
| Goalkeeper Coach | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Fathi |
| Football Director | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Vacant |
| Administrator | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud Gaber |
| Club Doctor | File:Flag of Egypt.svg |
| Physiotherapist | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Sameh |
| Masseur | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Yousry Sadek |
| Masseur | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hussien Hassan |
| Masseur | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Ayad |
Source: [10]
Captains
- 01- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Mabrouk
- 02- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hassan Al-Deeb
- 03- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Helmi Mostafa
- 04- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Abdulrahman Fawzi
- 05- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Hassan
- 06- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Gouda
- 07- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hamdeen Al-Zamek
- 08- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Helal
- 09- File:Flag of Egypt.svg El-Sayed El-Tabei
- 10- File:Flag of Egypt.svg El-Sayed Ali
- 11- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Munir Gerges (Al-lewy)
- 12- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Adel Al-Gazar
- 13- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Shahen
- 14- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Aboud El Khodary
- 15- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mosaad Nour
- 16- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Soliman
- 17- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Abu-Dahab
- 18- File:Flag of Egypt.svg El-Sayed Eid
- 19- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Al-Said
- 20- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Talaat Mansour
- 21- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ibrahim El-Masry
- 22- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Omar (Al-Ako)
- 23- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Al-Desoky
- 24- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Abdallah Ragab
- 25- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Hassan
- 26- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Zekri
- 27- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Gouda
- 28- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Ashour El-Adham
- 29- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Akwety Mensah
- 30- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Al-Desoky
- 31- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Ashour El-Adham
- 32- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Osama Azab
- 33- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Fawzi
- 34- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Zekri
- 35- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Ashour El-Adham
- 36- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Osama Azab
- 37- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Islam Salah
Managers
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud El-Gohary
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Puskás (1979–82)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Łazarek (1 July 1992 – 30 June 1993)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Rifaat (9 July 1996 – 26 Oct 1996)[13]
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krüger (1 Jan 1998 – 31 Oct 1998)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohsen Saleh (12 Oct 1998 – 10 Dec 1998)
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Zlatko Kranjčar (1 Feb 1999 – 30 June 2000)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud Abou-Regaila (1 Aug 2000 – 26 Nov 2001)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi (27 Nov 2001 – 1 July 2002)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Soliman (9 Dec 2001 – 28 Jan 2002)
- File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Fuad Muzurović (1 July 2002 – 30 Dec 2002)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Farouk Gaafar (1 July 2004 – 1 Dec 2004)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Otto Pfister (1 July 2005 – Sept 22, 2005)
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Moldovan (Aug 2006 – Sept 06)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Omar (Sept 28, 2006–07)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Soliman (interim) (1 April 2007 – 30 June 2007)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Helmy Toulan (1 July 2007 – 1 Nov 2007)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Hassan (29 Feb 2008 – 28 Dec 2008)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Soliman (interim) (28 Dec 2008 – 11 Feb 2009)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Bertalan Bicskei (11 Feb 2009 – 29 Aug 2009)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Anwar Salama (29 Aug 2009 – 24 Jan 2010)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Theo Bücker (29 Jan 2010 – 4 May 2010)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Helmy (4 May 2010 – 26 May 2010)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mokhtar Mokhtar (1 June 2010 – 26 Nov 2010)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Alaa Mayhoob (interim) (27 Nov 2010 – 16 Dec 2010)
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Geiger (16 Dec 2010 – 6 April 2011)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek El Sawy (6 April 2011 – 4 May 2011)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Taha Basry (4 May 2011 – 13 July 2011)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Talaat Youssef (17 July 2011 – 15 Jan 2012)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Hassan (15 Jan 2012 – 13 May)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Sabry El-Menyawy (18 Aug 2013 – 21 Jan 2014)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Anwar Salama (22 Jan 2014 – 14 May 2014)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Soliman (interim) (14 May 2014 – 13 July 2014)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Yehia (13 July 2014 – 16 Dec 2014)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Juan José Maqueda (20 Dec 2014 – 28 Apr 2015)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mokhtar Mokhtar (28 Apr 2015 – 24 July 2015)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Hassan (25 July 2015 – 28 October 2018)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ehab Galal (15 December 2018 – 20 February 2020)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek El Ashry (20 February 2020 – 31 August 2020)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Maher (31 August 2020 – 3 September 2021)
- File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Moïne Chaâbani (12 September 2021 – 29 May 2022)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Hassan (29 May 2022 – 31 August 2022)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ehab Galal (8 September 2022 – 3 December 2022)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Hassan (14 December 2022 – 7 May 2023)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mimi Abdelrazek (7 May 2023 – 23 July 2023)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Maher (27 July 2023 – )
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Other sports
Al Masry SC also competes in other sports, such as handball, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, billiards, table tennis and field hockey.[citation needed]
Al Masry FM Radio
Al Masry FM is the official radio station of the club; it was launched as an Internet radio station on 28 December,[year missing] making it Egypt's first radio station belonging to a club.[citation needed]
Sponsors
See also
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "محكمة دولية تنتصر للمصري بـ"مجزرة بورسعيد"". CNN. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Al Masry Sporting Club :: الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية :: تأسس عام 1920 :: كيف و متى أصبح للمصري شعار؟". Al Masry club. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Al Masry Sporting Club: الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية :: تأسس عام 1920 ::استاد المصرى". Al Masry club. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Al Masry board names the club's training pitch after Metwally". almasryclub.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "Al Masry Sporting Club: الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية :: تأسس عام 1920 ::مجلس الإدارة الحالى السابق". Al Masry club. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Club World Ranking by footballdatabase". footballdatabase. 3 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Al Masry: Squad". Egyptian Premier League. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية -". Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Yallakora.com". Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ "Filgoal.com". 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ "Ahmed Refaat - Stats and titles won". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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Independent websites
- Al Masry SC at Egyptian Premier League
