Eastern Company Sporting Club () is an Egyptian football club based in

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, Egypt. The club is related to the tobacco company, Eastern Company (El Sharkia Lel Dokhan). The club currently plays in the

Egyptian Second Division The Egyptian Second Division () was an Egyptian semi-professional football league representing the second tier of the Egyptian football league system until 2023. It was administered by the Egyptian Football Association. It was below the top profes ...

, the second highest in the

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. Eastern Company SC also has a

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team that plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League as of the 2023–24 season.

History

The club used to play in the

, the second-highest league in the

. However, Eastern Company were promoted to the

2021–22 Egyptian Premier League The 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE Egyptian Premier League for sponsorship purposes, was the 63rd season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its estab ...

for the first time in their history, as they finished top of their group in the

2020–21 Egyptian Second Division The 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division was the 41st edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 25 November 2020 and concluded on 3 Jul ...

Current squad

References

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