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El Sekka El Hadid Sporting Club (), is an Egyptian football club based in
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, Egypt. The club currently plays in the
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, the third -highest tier of the
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. Founded in 1903, the club is the oldest football club in Egypt, and the
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. Among the former club players is Hussein Hegazi, Dulwich Hamlet's former player.


History

In 1903, El Sekka El Hadid Club formed the first football team in
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.El-Sayed, Mohame
"When life began "
. Al-Ahram Weekly, 2004-2-18, Retrieved on 9 May 2010.
The team was mainly formed of British and Italian engineers working in the maintenance workshops affiliated to the Railway Authority of the time. When it was necessary to have a national football competition in Egypt, El Sekka El Hadid became one of the
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 ...
founders. The team earned the 8th place (out of 11) in the league's first season; 1948–49 Season. As of 2010, El Sekka El Hadid participated in 23 seasons of the Egyptian Premier League; 1992–93 season being the team's last. The team is currently competing in the
Egyptian third Division The Egyptian Third Division () is an Egyptian professional football league that represented the third tier of the Egyptian football league system until 2023. It is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. It is below the Egyptian Seco ...
. However, the fans of this historic team were shocked to see their team fall to the
Egyptian second Division ''Egyptian'' describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years ...
. By the end of
2009–10 Egyptian Second Division The 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division was the 2009–10 season of the Egyptian Second Division 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 Egyp ...
, Al-Sekka Al-Hadid occupied the last place in Group B and relegation to third division became a reality.


Honours

*
Cairo League The Cairo League was an Official Egyptian football tournament. Before the start of Egyptian Premier League in its current form, the main competition was the Egypt Cup which started in 1922. The first season was played in 1922–23 and was won by Z ...
** Winners (2): 1923–24, 1925–26 *
Sultan Hussein Cup The Sultan Hussein Cup (1917–1938) was the first local Egyptian football competition. It preceded the Egypt Cup and the regional leagues in the areas of Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary and Canal Canals or artificial waterways are wat ...
** Winners (2): 1923–24, 1935–36 *
Egypt Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Al A ...
**Runners-up (7): 1922–23, 1923–24, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1945–46, 1950–51, 1963–64


References

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