Al-Masry SC



























































Al Masry
Al Masry SC logo.png
Full name Al Masry Sporting Club
النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية
Nickname(s)


  • Boss of the Canal
    (Zaeem Al Qanāh)


  • The Green Eagles
    (El Nosour El Khodr)
    The Pharaonic Horus


Short name MSC
Founded 18 March 1920; 98 years ago (1920-03-18)
Ground Al Masry Club Stadium
Capacity 18,000
Chairman
Egypt Samir Halabia
Coach
Egypt Ehab Galal
League Egyptian Premier League
2017–18 Egyptian Premier League, 3rd
Website Club website

















Home colours














Away colours




Current season













Al-Masry's active sections

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Football

Handball pictogram.svg
Handball

Athletics pictogram.svg
Athletics

Swimming pictogram.svg
Swimming

Field hockey pictogram.svg
Field hockey


Al Masry Sporting Club (Classical Arabic:النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية; Egyptian Arabic: النادي المصري‎, El Nady El Masry, English translation:The Egyptian Club) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt.[1] It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system. Founded on 18 March 1920 by a group of Egyptians in Port Said to be the first club for Egyptians in this coastal city which was full of many other clubs for the foreign communities which inhabited there.


Al-Masry has won 5 official titles and 17 local ones throughout its history. It is one of the five clubs that have the largest number of fans in Egypt, beside Al Ahly, Zamalek, Ismaily and El Ittihad El Sakandary.The club plays their home matches in the Port Said Stadium, with a capacity of 17,988.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Colours and crest


  • 3 Stadiums


    • 3.1 Sayed Metwally Complex




  • 4 Presidents


  • 5 Fans and Ultras group


  • 6 Honours


    • 6.1 Regional




  • 7 Performance in CAF competitions


  • 8 Performance in Arab competitions


  • 9 Club statistics and records


  • 10 IFFHS Rankings


    • 10.1 Club world ranking


    • 10.2 CAF club rankings


    • 10.3 National club rankings




  • 11 Players and coaching staff


    • 11.1 Current first team squad


    • 11.2 Out on loan


    • 11.3 Coaching staff




  • 12 Captains


  • 13 Managers


  • 14 Other sports


  • 15 Al-Masry FM Radio


  • 16 Sponsors


  • 17 See also


  • 18 References


  • 19 External links





History


Al-Masry was founded in 1920 after the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 not only to assert the Egyptian national identity facing the foreign communities clubs in Port Said, but also to resist the colonization in the sports field.


The club's name "Al-Masry" means "The Egyptian" originated from the patriotic song ("Qwm Ya Masry" – "Rise you Egyptian") sang and composed by the great musician Sayed Darwish who truly expressed national feelings against the British occupiers.


Al-Masry was one of the leading founder members of the Egyptian Football Association in 1921 which was considered a significant phase of the national struggle against colonization seeking independence and national liberation from foreign dominance in various fields.


The team witnessed a golden era since 1932 until 1948 as, it won many championships including three Sultan Hussein Cup in 1933, 1934 and 1937 before losing the final of 1938.[2] Meanwhile, Al-Masry won the Canal Zone League 17 consecutive times (from 1932 to 1948).


Al-Masry participated in the Egyptian Premier League since its inception in 1948. Throughout its history, Al-Masry has missed only two seasons of the Egyptian Premier League (1958–59 and 1959–60) as it was relegated to the Second Division for the only time in its history in 1957-1958 season due to the repercussions of the Suez Crisis on Port Said which affected the club severely and caused many key players to leave the team including the legendary striker El-Sayed El-Dhizui who moved to Al Ahly. Al-Masry was promoted back up to the top division after two seasons in the second division (1958–59 and 1959–60), since then it maintained its position in the Egyptian Premier League conquering the third rank in terms of participation in the Premier League after both Al Ahly and Zamalek. Nevertheless, Al-Masry has never won the Egyptian Premier League, it came in the third place for six times.


By the beginning the professional era, Al-Masry was among the first clubs to buy foreign players; in season 1983-1984 it bought the first foreign players, Iranians called Ebrahim Ghasempour and Abd al-Rida Brzkri who led the team under the coaching of the Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskás reaching the Egyptian Cup Final losing the match to Al Ahly of Cairo (1–3) in extra time.


Al-Masry won the Egyptian Federation Cup in 1992 but the greatest achievement for the team remains the winning of the Egypt Cup for the first time in 1998 after beating El Mokawloon in the final (4–3) in Cairo International Stadium.[3]


After the Port Said Stadium riots in February 2012, 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 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) confirms the right of the club to participate in the Egyptian Premier League and all the other activities of the Egyptian Football Association.[4] 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 2013-2014 season, the club suffered from unstable performance and results for two consecutive seasons although it maintained its position in the Egyptian Premier League. Al-Masry started 2015-2016 season under the coaching of the Egyptian legend and former player of the team Hossam Hassan who adopted a new policy depending on youth and unknown players, the team made a great performance and results during this season, it came at the 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




The Egyptian flag (1922–1958).


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.[5]



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 Port Said Stadium in 1953 and was officially inaugurated in 1955.[6]



Sayed Metwally Complex

































Sayed Metwally Complex
Location
Port Said, Egypt
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 took the office for almost 26 years.[7]



Presidents






















































































































Name
From
To

Egypt/Egypt Sir Ahmed Hosny[8]
1920
1925

Egypt Mohamed El-Tobshy
1925
1930

Egypt Sir Awad Fakosa
1930
1935

Egypt Ibrahim Youssef Lehita
1935
1940

Egypt/Egypt/Egypt Abd El Rahman Pasha Lotfi
1940
1964

Egypt Major General Khalil Tarman
1964
1967

Egypt/Egypt Abd El Hamid Hussien
1971
1974

Egypt Mohamed Moussa
1974
1978

Egypt Ahmed Fouad El-Makhzangy
Feb 1978
Dec 1979

Egypt Major General Ibrahim El-Mor
May 1980
Aug 1980

Egypt/Egypt Sayed Metwaly
1980
1988

Egypt Major General Ibrahim El-Mor
1988
1989

Egypt Sayed Metwaly
1989
1991

Egypt Adel El-Gazar
March 1991
May 1991

Egypt Sayed Metwaly
1991
1997

Egypt Kamel Abou Aly
Aug 1997
Dec 1997

Egypt Abd El wahab Kouta
Jan 1998
2002

Egypt Sayed Metwaly
Sept 2002
2008

Egypt Aly Fragallah
2008
2009

Egypt Kamel Abou Aly
2009
2013

Egypt Yasser Yehia
2014
July 2015

Egypt Samir Halabia
23 July 2015
Present


Fans and Ultras group


Al-Masry is considered one of the popular teams in Egypt and the most popular in Port Said. Al-Masry's fans believe that they had the honor of forming the first organized fans group for a football team in the Middle East when they formed the "Association of Al-Masry Club Fans" in 1960 and registered it at the Egyptian ministry of social affairs under (No. 102 of 1960). An Ultras group was formed on 4 May 2007 for Al-Masry fans and was called Ultras Green Eagles or simply (UGE). Their slogan is "Descendants of 56" meant to highlight the historic role of Port Said residents in resisting the tripartite aggression on the city during the Suez Crisis in 1956. They sit in the north curve behind the goal they call "El Modarag El gharby" (Curva Nord section).



Honours


  • Egypt Cup



Cup Winner.png : Winners (1) : 1998


Cup Finalist.png : Runners up (9) : 1927, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2017


  • Sultan Hussein Cup



Cup Winner.png : Winners (3) : 1933, 1934, 1937


Cup Finalist.png : Runners up (1) : 1938


  • EFA Revitalization Cup



Cup Winner.png : Winners (1) : 1992 (Shared record)


Cup Finalist.png : Runners up (1) : 1989



Regional


  • Canal Zone League


Cup Winner.png : 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


  • PO = Play-off round


  • QF = Quarter-finals


  • SF = Semi-finals



















































































































































































Season
Competition
Round
Country
Club
Home
Away
Aggregate

1999

African Cup Winners' Cup
1

Sudan

Al Merreikh
1–0
0–1
1–1 (4–3 p)
2

Ghana

Asante Kotoko
1–0
0–1
1–1 (4–2 p)
QF

Democratic Republic of the Congo

AS Dragons
3–0
0–1
3–1
SF

Tunisia

Club Africain
0–4
0–0
0–4

2002

CAF Cup
1

Kenya

Mathare United
2–0
2–0
4–0
2

Botswana

Botswana Defence Force XI
2–0
2–4
4–4 (a)
QF

Madagascar

AS Adema
2–0
1–0
3–0
SF

Algeria

JS Kabylie
1–0
0–2
1–2

2017

CAF Confederation Cup
PR

Nigeria

Ifeanyi Ubah
1–0
0–1
1–1 (3–0 p)
1

Mali

Djoliba

w/o
0–2

w/o[a]
PO

Uganda

KCCA
1–0
0–1
1–1 (3–4 p)

2018
CAF Confederation Cup
PR

Zambia

Green Buffaloes
4–0
1–2
5–2
1

Tanzania

Simba
0–0
2–2
2–2 (a)
PO

Gabon

CF Mounana
2–1
1–1
3–2
Group B

Mozambique

UD Songo
2–0
1–1

2nd

Sudan

Al Hilal Omdurman
2–0
1–1

Morocco

RS Berkane
1–0
0–0
QF

Algeria

USM Alger
1–0
1–0
2–0
SF

Democratic Republic of the Congo

AS Vita Club
0–0
0–4
0–4

2018–19
CAF Confederation Cup
1

Burkina Faso

Salitas
0–2
0–0
0–2

Notes




  1. ^ 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.[9]




Performance in Arab competitions


  • Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1999 – Bronze Medalist

  • Arab Champions League: 1 appearance

2008 – First Round


Club statistics and records


El-Sayed El-Dhizui is the all-time leading goalscorer for Al-Masry in the Egyptian Premier League, with 89 goals since 1948. Mosaad Nour, comes in second in the all-time topscorer for Al-Masry in the league with 87 goals.


The biggest ever victory recorded by Al-Masry in the Egyptian Premier League was 11–0 against Beni Suef FC on 31 January 1964, this score is the record for the heaviest ever victory and the biggest winning margin by a team in the Egyptian league throughout the history.


Al-Masry has contributed players to the Egyptian national team in its two appearances FIFA World Cup, as it contributed to the Egyptian national team in 1934 FIFA World Cup by two players; Abdulrahman Fawzi and Mohammed Hassan, it also contributed to Egypt's team in 1990 FIFA World Cup by Tarek Soliman.


Al-Masry star during the Thirtieth Abdulrahman Fawzi was the first African and Arab footballer to score in the FIFA World Cup when he scored twice for Egypt in their 2–4 loss against Hungary at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.


Two players from Al-Masry was the top Scorers of the Egyptian Premier League; the first was El-Sayed El-Dhizui who was the top scorer for three consecutive seasons in 1948-49, 1949–50 and 1950–51 while the second was Gamal Gouda who was the top scorer of the league in 1981-82 season.



IFFHS Rankings












Players and coaching staff



Current first team squad


As of 31 January 2017.

Egyptian Football Association (EFA) rules are that a team may only have 3 foreign born players in the squad.


Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.






















































































No.

Position
Player
1

Egypt

GK

Ahmed Busca
2

Ghana

DF

Akakpo Wilson
4

Burkina Faso

DF

Mohamed Koffi
5

Egypt

MF

Farid Shawqi
6

Egypt

MF

Mohamed Mostafa Shatta
8

Egypt

MF

Amr Moussa
9

State of Palestine

FW

Mahmoud Wadi
11

Egypt

MF

Omar Kamal Abdelwahed
12

Egypt

DF

Mostafa Marcelo
13

Egypt

DF

Islam Salah
14

Egypt

MF

Abdallah Samir Beka
15

Egypt

FW

Ahmed Gomaa
























































































No.

Position
Player
16

Egypt

GK

Mahmoud El Sayed
20

Egypt

MF

Ahmed Salem Safi
21

Egypt

FW

Mohamed Grendo
22

Egypt

MF

Abd Elnasser Mohamed Di Maria
23

Egypt

MF

Sayed Abdelaal
24

Egypt

DF

Ahmed Abdel-Mawgod
25

Egypt

MF

Ahmed Shoukry
27

Egypt

MF

Mohamed Montaser
28

Egypt

MF

Mohamed Abou-Sheashaa
29

Egypt

FW

Hamada Naser
30

Egypt

DF

Islam Abou-Salima
31

Egypt

GK

Mohamed El Mogy
30

Egypt

DF

Karim El Eraki



Out on loan


Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.








No.

Position
Player



Coaching staff



















































Position
Staff
Manager

Egypt Ehab Galal
General Coach

Egypt Hammad Ibrahim
Assistant coach

Egypt Saif Dawood
Goalkeeper Coach

Egypt Mostafa Kamal
Football Director

Egypt
Administrator

Egypt Mahmoud Gaber
Club Doctor

Egypt
Physiotherapist

Egypt Ahmed Sameh
Masseur

Egypt Yousry Sadek
Masseur

Egypt Hussien Hassan
Masseur

Egypt Mohamed Ayad

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Captains












Managers











Other sports


Al-Masry SC also competes in other sports such as handball, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, billiards, table tennis and field hockey.



Al-Masry FM Radio


Al-Masry FM is the official Radio station of the club which was launched as an Internet radio on 28 December to be the first ever Radio Station belonging to a club in Egypt.



Sponsors



  • Adidas

  • Presentation Sports

  • Obour Land

  • Atyab

  • SAIBBank

  • Chery



See also



  • Egyptian Premier League

  • Egypt Cup

  • Sultan Hussein Cup



References





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  10. ^ "Club World Ranking by footballdatabase". footballdatabase. 2018-06-03.


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  12. ^ Yallakora.com


  13. ^ Filgoal.com


  14. ^ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.ahmed.refaat.60871.en.html




External links



  • Official website

  • El-Masry fans official website

  • Website (in arabic)

  • Masry Club FU

  • Masry Lovers

  • Masry Eagles












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