El-Entag El-Harby Sporting Club (), sometimes referred to as Military Production, is an Egyptian sports club based in

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. The club is mainly known for its

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team, which currently plays in the

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, the top tier in the

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. The club is owned by the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production. Founded in 2004, the club managed to reach the

for the first time in their history in 2009 after they were promoted from the 2008–09 Egyptian Second Division by finishing first in their group.

History

After a long race with Al Nasr and El Dakhleya in 2008–09, El Entag El Harby secured its first appearance ever in the

. The team needed their last match that season (2–2 tie with GASCO) to win promotion. In preparation for its premier league campaign, El Entag El Harby appointed

Tarek Yehia Tarek Mohamed Yehia Abdel Hamid (; born 10 September 1961) is an Egyptian former football player and Zamalek former international left winger. He worked as caretaker at Zamalek for many terms. Playing career Early career Yehia was born in Kaf ...

as the new manager. Yehia quickly looked for the option of signing experienced Egyptian players that could lead the team to prevent relegation. He signed players such as Mohamed Aboul Ela (

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former captain), Mostafa Kamal (Veteran Goal Keeper), Hassan Mousa, and others. Tarek Yehia enjoyed great success with his team. Surprisingly, El-Entag El-Harby finished 7th in its first season at the Premier League level ( 2009–10). However, Yehia's era at the club lasted for only that season. He preferred to move to newly promoted

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replaced him.Tarek, Sheri
"Production install Orabi as new boss"
Filgoal, 2010-06-06. Retrieved on 6 June 2010.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Managers

(May 5, 2009 – June 6, 2010) * Osama Oraby (July 1, 2010 – July 13, 2011) *

Mohamed Helmy Mohamed Helmy (born 29 October 1962) is an Egyptian football manager and former football player who spent the majority of his playing career with Zamalek. He is currently Zamalek's Head of Junior Sector. He also competed with Egypt in the men's ...

(Jan 8, 2011 – June 25, 2012) * Osama Oraby (July 3, 2012 – April 24, 2013) * Ismail Youssef (April 24, 2013 – 2014) * Mo'men Soliman (March 3, 2015 – July 22, 2015) *

Shawky Gharieb Shawky Gharieb Bayoumi () (born 26 February 1959) is a former football midfielder who played for Ghazl El-Mehalla and the Egypt national football team. He managed the Egypt side that won the bronze medal at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championshi ...

(2015 – 20 March 2017) * Mokhtar Mokhtar (2017 – 2021) * Ahmed Abdel Moneim (2021–present)

References

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