Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club (), commonly known as Makkassa, is an Egyptian sports club based in

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, Egypt. The club is related to Misr lel-Makkasa Company (Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry). Misr lel-Makkasa is mainly known for its professional

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team, which currently plays in the

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, the second highest league in the Egyptian football league system. The club was formerly known as Hweidi Club and El-Fara'na before the current name was adopted.

History

Football record

After few attempts, Misr eventually gained promotion to the

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from the

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in 2009–10 for the first time in its history. It earned promotion after a 2–0 win against Wadi El Gedid FC at home ground. Misr Lel Makasa came top on its group ahead of Telephonaat Bani Suweif FC."Egypt 2009/10"
.

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. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. El Mekkasa finished

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in the second position to be the second time for the team to finish in the top four and first time to qualify to the

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Performance in CAF competitions

*PR = Preliminary round *FR = First round *SR = Second round *PO = Play-off round

Current squad

Managers

* Ahmed Abdel Halim (July 1, 2009 – May 23, 2010) *

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(June 6, 2010 – Oct 3, 2012) * Mohamed Abdel-Galil (Oct 6, 2012 – Feb 27, 2013) *

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(Feb 26, 2013 – May 28, 2013) *

(May 27, 2013 – 2014) *

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(July 19, 2014 – 2017) *

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(Feb 17, 2019 – April 20, 2019) *

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(April 22, 2019 – June 9, 2019) * Mido (June 10, 2019 – Jan 21, 2020) *

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(caretaker) (Jan 21, 2020 – Jan 31, 2020) *

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(Jan. 31, 2020 – Feb. 29, 2020) *

(Feb. 29, 2020 – Sept. 22, 2020) * Ali Ashour (Sept. 22, 2020 – Oct. 12, 2020) *

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(caretaker) (Oct. 12, 2020 – Nov. 26, 2020) *

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(Mar. 24, 2021 – Jun. 28, 2021) * Mohamed Abdel-Galil (Jun. 29, 2021 – ''present'')

References

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