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2008–09 Egyptian Premier League
The 2008–09 Egyptian Premier League was the fifty-second season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. The league is composed of sixteen teams. Al Ahly SC became the defending champions for the fourth year in a row and the thirty-third time in the league's history. This season began on 8 August 2008 and ended on 24 May 2009. Television Multiple television channels broadcast the league: *Egyptian Channel 2 *Egyptian Channel 3 *Nile Sport *Egyptian Satellite TV *Modern Sport *Dream 1 *A-R-T Sports (1, 2, 3, 4) *Al-Riyadiyah (Orbit) *Al-Hayat TV (1, 2) *Egyptian Channel 5 (Alexandria Teams) Special matches In Egypt, the most anticipated matches are among the "triangle of power": Al Ahly SC, Zamalek SC, and Ismaily SC. Al Ahly versus Zamalek SC is one of the top derbies in the region, referred to as the "Egyptian Derby," the "Cairo Derby," or "Africa's Derby." It is a match between the two big clubs, as they have 13 Champions League titles distributed amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Premier League
The Egyptian Premier League (), also known as the Nile League () for sponsorship reasons, after the addition of title sponsor Nile Developments, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the highest level of the Egyptian football league system. The league comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Egyptian Second Division A. Seasons mostly run from August to May. Unlike most other leagues, games are played on all days of the week. The Egyptian Premier League was founded in 1948, unifying the local leagues that existed previously. List of Egyptian Premier League clubs, 70 clubs have competed in the league since its founding. Al Ahly SC, Al Ahly have won the title 45 times, more than any other club. Their closest rivals, Zamalek SC, Zamalek, have won the league 14 times. Only five other clubs have won the league; those clubs are Ghazl El Mahalla SC, Ghazl El Mahalla, Ismaily SC, Ismaily, Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, Al Mokawloon Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suez
Suez (, , , ) is a Port#Seaport, seaport city with a population of about 800,000 in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. It is the capital and largest city of the Suez Governorate. It has three ports: the Suez Port (Port Tewfik), al-Adabiya, and al-Zaytiya, and extensive port facilities. Together, the three cities form the Suez metropolitan area, located mostly in Africa with a small portion in Asia. Railway lines and highways connect the city with Cairo, Port Said, and Ismailia. Suez has a petrochemical plant, and its oil refineries have pipelines carrying the finished product to Cairo. These are represented in the flag of the governorate: the blue background refers to the sea, the gear refers to Suez's status as an industrial governorate, and the flame refers to the petroleum firms of Suez. The modern city of Suez is a successor of the ancient city of Clysma, a major Red Sea port and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Wasl
Al Wasl Sports Club () is a multi-sports club in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. It is best known for its football team. Current Board of Directors See also * Al Wasl FC Al Wasl Football Club () is an Emirati professional football club based in Zabeel, Dubai that competes in the UAE Pro League. The club plays its home games at Zabeel Stadium. Al-Wasl is amongst the most successful teams in the UAE, winning e ... — association football club References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alwasl Club Al Wasl F.C. Multi-sport clubs in the United Arab Emirates Sport in Dubai Sports clubs and teams established in 1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham Forest F
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and Smoking in the United Kingdom, tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census, Nottingham had a reported population of 323,632. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midlands. Its Functional Urban Area, the largest in the East Midlands, has a population of 919,484. The population of the Nottingham/Derby metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Agogo
Manuel "Junior" Agogo (1 August 1979 – 22 August 2019) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Ghana but spent most of his childhood in the UK. He then moved back to Ghana during his years in secondary school. He began his youth career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, moving up to the senior squad in 1997. He played for fifteen different clubs over the next fifteen years, before retiring from professional football in 2012. He spent most of his playing career in England, with additional spells in the US, Egypt, Cyprus and Scotland. His longest spell was at Bristol Rovers (2003–2006), where he made 140 appearances and scored over 40 goals before moving to Nottingham Forest. Agogo played for the Ghana national team between 2006 and 2009. His three goals in the final stages of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations helped Ghana to a third-place finish, adding to the three club honours he earned during his career. Agogo scored a total of 143 goals d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Hassan (footballer, Born 1975)
Ahmed Hassan Kamel Hussein (; born 2 May 1975) is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing. He is the fourth most capped international male footballer in history, having made 184 appearances for the Egypt national team. Hassan is regarded as one of the best players in African football history. Club career Early career Ahmed Hassan started his professional football career as a right-back at Aswan Club in the Egyptian lower divisions. After one season there, he moved to the more successful Ismaily. He was 20 when he was selected for the first time to play in the Egyptian national team's friendly match against Ghana on 29 December 1995. After his impressive performances with the national team in the African Cup of Nations 1998, including scoring a goal from a long range shot against South Africa in the final that helped Egypt win the tournament, Hassan joined Turkish side Kocaelispor at the age of 22. In 2000, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PAOK FC In European Football
PAOK FC history and statistics in UEFA#Competitions, UEFA competitions. Match table European Cup / UEFA Champions League 1: The first leg finished 2–1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv but was awarded 3–0 against PAOK for fielding the suspended player Liasos Louka. 2: Metalist Kharkiv were removed from the Champions League following their win over PAOK, after UEFA found them guilty of match fixing in the Ukrainian league in contravention of UEFA regulations. As a result, PAOK were reinstated in the Champions League. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 1: The game was 2–0 to PSG at half-time. Due to fightings in Toumba Stadium between PAOK fans and police, Dutch referee John Blankenstein decided to stop game. On October 4 UEFA awarded 3–0 to PSG. UEFA Conference League European Cup Winners' Cup Scorers Opponents per country and per season Last update: 31 January 2025 Team statistics By competition Last updated: 20 February 2025 *Biggest home win: 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Royal Belgian Football Association, Belgium, Danish Football Union, Denmark, Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, France, German Football Association, Germany, the Royal Dutch Football Association, Netherlands, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spain (represented by Real Madrid CF), Swedish Football Association, Sweden, and Swiss Football Association, Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises List of FIFA Member Associations, 211 national associations. These national associations must also be members of one of the six regional confederations: Confederation of African Football, CAF (Africa), Asian Football Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikabala
Mahmoud Abdelrazek Hassan Fadlala ( ; born 5 March 1986), nicknamed Shikabala ( ), is an Egyptian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC, Zamalek as a Forward (association football), forward. He was part of the Egypt national football team, Egyptian squad that won the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and also played for the Pharaohs at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. His nickname originates from Zambian striker Webster Chikabala. Club career Early career Shikabala joined the youth academy of Zamalek SC at 8 and made his first team appearance in a cup match early in 2002, scoring the winning goal at the age of 16. He remained with the first team squad since then but had very limited playing time and no professional contract, which is why he was able to leave Zamalek and join PAOK FC in January 2005 for no transfer fee. He enjoyed one relatively successful season with PAOK; however, despite the Greek club being adamant that he would r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emad El Nahhas
Emad El Nahhas (; born 15 February 1976) is an Egyptian football coach and former player. El-Nahhas finished his career at Al-Ahly Club after retiring, undertaking training several times. Playing career Aswan SC El Nahhas began his football career at the Maghagha Youth Center, where he played alongside players such as Ahmed Hassan. In 1996, at age 21, he moved to Aswan SC after being approved by coach Mohamed Amer. Ismaily SC After two successful seasons with Aswan, El Nahhas joined Ismaily SC in 1998, despite interest from other clubs including Al Ahly, Zamalek, and Al-Masry. His move was approved by German coach Frank Engel. El Nahhas helped Ismaily win the Egyptian Premier League title in the 2001–02 season, scoring five goals that season. As a result, Ismaily qualified for the 2003 CAF Champions League and reached the final. El Nahhas captained the team in the first leg of the final against Nigerian club Enyimba, which ended in a 2–0 defeat. Ismaily won the return leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam El-Shater
Islam Mahmoud Mohamed El-Sayed El-Shater () (born November 16, 1976) is a retired Egyptian footballer. Honours ;Ismaily * Egyptian Premier League: 2001–02 * Egypt Cup: 2000 ;Zamalek * Egyptian Premier League: 2003–04 ;Al Ahly * Egyptian Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 * Egypt Cup: 2006, 2007 * Egyptian Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2007 * CAF Champions League: 2005, 2006 * CAF Super Cup: 2006, 2007 ;Haras El Hodood * Egypt Cup: 2009, 2009–10 * Egyptian Super Cup The Egyptian Super Cup is Football in Egypt, Egyptian football's annual match contested between the champions of the Egyptian Premier League season and the holders of the Egypt Cup. If the Egyptian Premier League champions also won the Egypt Cup ...: 2009 References External links * * 1976 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Zamalek SC players Ismaily SC players Al Ahly SC players Hara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
