Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in

Port Said Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Med ...

. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the

Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after the addition of title sponsor WE, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the top level of th ...

, the highest division of the

Egyptian football league system The Egyptian football league system refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system (league pyramid) for association football in Egypt. All divisions are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. The system consists o ...

. Al Masry has never won the league, but won their one Egyptian Cup in 1998. The club plays their home matches at the

Port Said Stadium Al Masry Club Stadium (), formerly known as Port Said Stadium (), was a multi-use all-seated stadium in Al Manakh, Port Said, Egypt, which was mostly used for football and was the home of Al Masry between 1958 and 2012. The stadium, which had a ...

, with a capacity of 17,988.

History

Founded on 18 March 1920 by a group of Egyptians in

, it was the first club for Egyptians in a city that already had many clubs for the foreign communities living there. In February 2012 the Port Said Stadium disaster took place, where rioting Masry fans caused the deaths of 72 rival fans, and hundreds of injuries. 69 Masry fans were convicted, with 26 receiving the death penalty, and numerous others receiving life sentences. After the riots, the remainder of the

2011–12 Egyptian Premier League The 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League was the fifty-fifth season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. The season began on 14 October 2011, with a total of 19 teams contesting the league. Al Ahly won the last seven leag ...

season was cancelled by the Egyptian Football Association. Al Masry decided to refrain from competing in the 2012–13 season as a sign of respect to the relatives of the victims of the disaster, although it obtained a decision from the

Court of Arbitration for Sport The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and its c ...

(CAS) confirming the club's right to participate in the Egyptian Premier League and all other activities of the Egyptian Football Association. Nevertheless, 2012–13 season was not completed and was cancelled due to the political situation in Egypt. Al Masry resumed participation in the Egyptian Premier League in the 2013–14 season; the club suffered from unstable performance and results for two consecutive seasons, although it maintained its position in the Egyptian Premier League. Al Masry started the 2015–16 season under the coaching of the

ian former player of the team

Hossam Hassan Hossam Hassan Hussein ( ar, حسام حسن حسين; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian professional football coach and former player who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 83 goals in 176 appea ...

, who adopted a new policy depending on youth and unknown players. That season the team came in at fourth place in the Egyptian Premier League and succeeded to qualify to the

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and org ...

after 14 years of absence from African completions.

Colours and crest

Al Masry's crest is composed of a green

pharaonic Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: ''pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the ...

Horus eagle that holds the Sun disk over its head in between its two upraised wings; the crest was inspired by the shape of Tutankhamun's

pendants A pendant is a loose-hanging piece of jewellery, generally attached by a small loop to a necklace, which may be known as a "pendant necklace". A pendant earring is an earring with a piece hanging down. Its name stems from the Latin word ' ...

referring to challenge and strength, so the team is nicknamed ''the green eagles''. The club's main colours, green and white come from Egypt's flag after the

Egyptian Revolution of 1919 The Egyptian Revolution of 1919 ( ''Thawra 1919'') was a countrywide revolution against the British occupation of Egypt and Sudan. It was carried out by Egyptians from different walks of life in the wake of the British-ordered exile of the ...

as a symbol of

patriotism Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one's country. This attachment can be a combination of many different feelings, language relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or histor ...

Stadiums

Al Masry formerly played their home games at a small stadium in Port Said, but its capacity was too small for the club's support. As a consequence, Al Masry built its own new stadium which is named

in 1953 and was officially inaugurated in 1955.

Sayed Metwally Complex

The Sayed Metwally Complex is the training center of

ian multi-sport club Al Masry SC. It has two grass pitches and is mainly used by the senior squad and the youth teams. It was renovated in 2011 to be ready to host the training sessions of the first team and its friendly matches. In November 2013 Al Masry board of directors took a decision to name the Pitches after the club's late president Sayed Metwally who took the office for almost 26 years.

Presidents

Honours

Egypt Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as Egyptian FA Cup, formerly King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. List of finals The following table provides a summary of seasons: Notes: * The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 E ...

:: Winners (1): 1998 :: Runners-up (9): 1927, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2017 * Sultan Hussein Cup :: Winners (3): 1933, 1934, 1937 :: Runners-up (1): 1938 * EFA Revitalization Cup :: Winners (1): 1992 (shared record) :: Runners-up (1): 1989

Regional

* Canal Zone League :: Winners (17): 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 (record)

Performance in CAF competitions

*PR = Preliminary round *FR = First round *SR = Second round *PO = Play-off round *QF = Quarter-final *SF = Semi-final ;Notes

Performance in Arab competitions

Arab Cup Winners' Cup The Arab Cup Winners' Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس) was a football competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in Arab nations. It started in 1989 and merged with the Arab ...

: 1 appearance ::1999 – Bronze Medalist *

Arab Champions League The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by eli ...

: 1 appearance ::2008 – First Round

IFFHS rankings

Club world ranking

These are th
footballdatabase
club's points 3 June 2018.

CAF club rankings

These are th
footballdatabase
club's points 3 June 2018.

National club rankings

These are th
footballdatabase
club's points 3 June 2018.

Players

Current squad

Coaching staff

Captains

* 01- Ali Mabrouk * 02- Hassan Al-Deeb * 03- Helmi Mostafa * 04- Abdulrahman Fawzi * 05- Mohammed Hassan * 06- Mohammed Gouda * 07- Hamdeen Al-Zamek * 08- Aly Helal * 09- El-Sayed El-Tabei * 10- El-Sayed Ali * 11- Munir Gerges (Al-lewy) * 12- Adel Al-Gazar * 13- Mohamed Shahen * 14- Aboud El Khodary * 15-

Mosaad Nour Mosaad Nour ( ar, مسعد نور) (born 23 April 1951—23 April 2011 - Arabic) popularly nicknamed Kastan, is a former Egyptian football player and the historic star for Al-Masry Club. Career *"Kastan" played for Al-Masry Club between 1972 ...

* 16- Tarek Soliman * 17- Mostafa Abu-Dahab * 18- El-Sayed Eid * 19- Ali Al-Said * 20- Talaat Mansour * 21- Ibrahim El-Masry * 22- Mohamed Omar (Al-Ako) * 23- Amr Al-Desoky * 24-

Abdallah Ragab Abdallah Ragab ( ar, عبد الله رجب) is a defensive (left) midfielder for Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after t ...

* 25-

* 26-

Karim Zekri Karim Zekri ( ar, كريم ذكري) was an Egyptian footballer. Career Zekri is currently the club captain of Al-Masry. Zekri made his name at Al-Masry, and became renowned for his good heading and marking ability. As the captain of the Egy ...

* 27-

Mohamed Gouda Mohamed Gouda ( ar, محمد جودة ; born 15 August 1979) is a former Egyptian footballer. Club career Gouda had a spell with Ankaragücü in the Turkish Super Lig. International career Gouda has made 10 appearances for the senior Egypt n ...

* 28- Mohamed Ashour El-Adham * 29- Akwety Mensah * 30- Amr Al-Desoky * 31- Mohamed Ashour El-Adham * 32- Osama Azab * 33- Ahmed Fawzi * 34-

* 35- Mohamed Ashour El-Adham * 36- Osama Azab * 37- Islam Salah

Managers

Mahmoud El-Gohary Mahmoud Nuseir Youssef El-Gohary ( ar, محمود نصير يوسف الجوهري; 20 February 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Egyptian footballer and football coach. Career As a player, El-Gohary had a short-lived career. A persistent knee in ...

Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskás (, ; born Ferenc Purczeld; 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian football player and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar. A forwar ...

(1979–82) * Wojciech Łazarek (1 July 1992 – 30 June 1993) * Ahmed Rifaat (9 July 1996 – 26 Oct 1996) *

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(1 Jan 1998 – 31 Oct 1998) * Mohsen Saleh (12 Oct 1998 – 10 Dec 1998) *

Zlatko Kranjčar Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar (; 15 November 1956 – 1 March 2021) was a Croatian professional football manager and player. Kranjčar started his career as a player with Dinamo Zagreb where he won the Yugoslav First League in 1981–82, then Yugosl ...

(1 Feb 1999 – 30 June 2000) * Mahmoud Abou-Regaila (1 Aug 2000 – 26 Nov 2001) * Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi (27 Nov 2001 – 1 July 2002) * Tarek Soliman (9 Dec 2001 – 28 Jan 2002) * Fuad Muzurović (1 July 2002 – 30 Dec 2002) * Farouk Gaafar (1 July 2004 – 1 Dec 2004) *

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(1 July 2005 – Sept 22, 2005) *

Alexandru Moldovan Alexandru Moldovan (born 23 August 1950, in Ocna Mureș) is a Romanian football manager and former midfielder. Career Playing career Moldovan played for Dinamo Bucharest, Crişul Oradea, Jiul Petroșani, Progresul București, Victoria Bucure� ...

(Aug 2006 – Sept 06) * Mohamed Omar (Sept 28, 2006–07) * Tarek Soliman ''(interim)'' (1 April 2007 – 30 June 2007) * Helmy Toulan (1 July 2007 – 1 Nov 2007) *

(29 Feb 2008 – 28 Dec 2008) * Tarek Soliman ''(interim)'' (28 Dec 2008 – 11 Feb 2009) * Bertalan Bicskei (11 Feb 2009 – 29 Aug 2009) * Anwar Salama (29 Aug 2009 – 24 Jan 2010) *

Theo Bücker Johannes Theodor "Theo" Bücker (born 10 July 1948) is a German football manager and a former player, who is the current coach of the under-15 team of Lebanese club Athletico SC. Coaching career Return to Lebanon On 8 August 2011, Bücker w ...

(29 Jan 2010 – 4 May 2010) * Mohammed Helmy (4 May 2010 – 26 May 2010) *

Mokhtar Mokhtar Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar ( ar, مختار علي مختار; born 17 August 1954) is an Egyptian football coach and former player who is the manager of the El-Entag El-Harby. Playing career Al Ahly SC "Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar" started his football caree ...

(1 June 2010 – 26 Nov 2010) *

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''(interim)'' (27 Nov 2010 – 16 Dec 2010) * Alain Geiger (16 Dec 2010 – 6 April 2011) *

Tarek El Sawy Tariq ( ar, طارق) is an Arabic word and given name. Etymology The word is derived from the Arabic verb , ('), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive conjugated doer form , ('), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after Tari ...

(6 April 2011 – 4 May 2011) *

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(4 May 2011 – 13 July 2011) * Talaat Youssef (17 July 2011 – 15 Jan 2012) *

(15 Jan 2012 – 13 May) *

Sabry El-Menyawy Sabry is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Mohammed al-Sabry, Yemeni politician and an opposition leader * Sabry Mohammed, held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps since January 2002 *Hassan Sabry Pasha (1879– ...

(18 Aug 2013 – 21 Jan 2014) * Anwar Salama (22 Jan 2014 – 14 May 2014) * Tarek Soliman ''(interim)'' (14 May 2014 – 13 July 2014) *

Tarek Yehia Tarek Yehia ( ar, طارق يحيى, 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 He was born in Ka ...

(13 July 2014 – 16 Dec 2014) *

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(20 Dec 2014 – 28 Apr 2015) *

(28 Apr 2015 – 24 July 2015) *

(25 July 2015 – 28 October 2018) * Ehab Galal (15 December 2018 – 20 February 2020) * Tarek El Ashry (20 February 2020 – 31 August 2020) * Ali Maher (31 August 2020 – 3 September 2021) * Moïne Chaâbani (12 September 2021 – 29 May 2022) *

(29 May 2022 – 31 August 2022) * Ehab Galal (8 September – present)

Other sports

Al Masry SC also competes in other sports, such as handball, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, billiards, table tennis and field hockey.

Al Masry FM Radio

Al Masry FM is the official

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

of the club; it was launched as an

Internet radio Online radio (also web radio, net radio, streaming radio, e-radio, IP radio, Internet radio) is a digital audio service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting on the Internet is usually referred to as webcasting since it is not transmitte ...

station on 28 December, making it Egypt's first radio station belonging to a club.

References

External links

Official website

El-Masry fans official website

Website (in arabic)

Masry Club FU

Masry Lovers

Masry Eagles
{{Egyptian Premier League Football clubs in Egypt Football clubs in Port Said Association football clubs established in 1920 Port Said 1920 establishments in Egypt Sports clubs in Egypt Clubs and societies in Egypt

History

Colours and crest

Stadiums

Sayed Metwally Complex

Presidents

Honours

Regional

Performance in CAF competitions

Performance in Arab competitions

IFFHS rankings

Club world ranking

CAF club rankings

National club rankings

Players

Current squad

Coaching staff

Captains

Managers

Other sports

Al Masry FM Radio

Sponsors

See also

References

External links