Beni Ebeid Sporting Club (), also spelt Bani Ebaid, is an Egyptian

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based in

Beni Ebeid Beni Ebeid () is a city in the Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. Its population is 45,157 people as of 2020. The older name of the city is Disa (). Sport There is a Beni Ebeid stadium which has a capacity of 30,000 and the local football club Beni Eb ...

Dakahlia Dakahlia ( ', ) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo, Egypt. Its area is approximately 3,500 km2. Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura, it got its name from the ancient town of Daqahlah (, from ) which is locat ...

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. The club is mainly known for its

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team, which plays in the

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, the third-highest league in the

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. In 2008, the club gained widespread fame for eliminating

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giants and defending champions

Zamalek Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, wit ...

from the 2008–09 Egypt Cup round of 32, whilst being a member of the

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at that time; causing one of the biggest upsets in Egyptian football history.

History

The club was founded in 1990 by Hermas Radwan, a businessman from

, who helped to establish the club and funded the building process of the club's new stadium Beni Ebeid Stadium. Beni Ebeid spent most of their history playing in the

, and made only six appearances in the second tier of Egyptian football, most recently during the 2020–21 season, where they suffered an immediate return to the Third Division after finishing second from bottom in their group. In the 2008–09 edition

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, the club reached the round of 32 for the first time in their history, after beating Kahraba Talkha on penalties in the third preliminary round. They were drawn at home against defending champions

, and managed to produce one of the biggest upsets in Egyptian football history as they won the match by a single goal scored by El Sayed El Mandouh in the 80th minute. However, the club's journey in the competition came to an end in the next round, as they lost to local rivals El Mansoura on penalties. Two seasons later, the club reached the Egypt Cup round of 32 again, and for the second time were drawn against Zamalek, but failed to recreate the upset as Zamalek comfortably won the tie 6–0. Beni Ebeid were one of the founding members of the newly created

in 2023, the new third-tier league in Egyptian football; having secured their place in the inaugural season of the competition after finishing second in Group I of the

2022–23 Egyptian Third Division The 2022–23 Egyptian Third Division was the 43rd edition of the Egyptian Third Division, the second Egyptian semi-professional level for Association football, football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 10 October 2022, ...

season. The club's victory against Zamalek is considered as their biggest achievement. In December 2018, the club celebrated the 10th anniversary of the match.

Notable players

* Nabil Emad * Khaled El Ghandour * El Said Maher

References

External links

Official Facebook page
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