Petrojet Sporting Club () is an Egyptian sports club based in

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, Egypt. The club is related to Petrojet, a construction company that specializes in oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Petrojet is mainly known for its

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team, which currently plays in the

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, the second-highest league in the

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. Petrojet was promoted to the

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for the first time in their history only six years after their foundation, as they were promoted from the

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during the 2005–06 season.

History

Petrojet's history in The Egyptian Premier League

Stadium

Petrojet formerly played their home games at

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. They now play in Suez Stadium.

Technical staff

Squad

Current first team squad

Egyptian Football Association (EFA) rules are that a team may only have 3 foreign born players in the squad.

Performance in Egyptian competitions

: 5 appearances :: 2006–07 – Seventh Place :: 2007–08 – Fifth Place :: 2008–09 – Third Place :: 2009–10 – Fourth Place ::

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– Tenth Place *

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: 7 appearances :: 2002–03 – Round of 32 :: 2004–05 – Round of 16 :: 2006–07 – Round of 16 :: 2007–08 – Quarter-finals :: 2008–09 – Semi-finals :: 2009–10 – Quarter-finals ::

– Quarter-finals

Performance in CAF competitions

*PR = Preliminary round *FR = First round *SR = Second round

Best achievements

Domestic

::2008–09 – Third *

::2008–09 – Semi-Finals ::2014–15 – Semi-Finals

Individual honours

Top Goal Scorer in the Egyptian Premier league :The following players have won Top Goal Scorer award in the Egyptian league while playing for PetroJet : * 2007–08 : Alaa Ibrahim – 15 Goals :The following players have won Second Top Goal Scorer award in the Egyptian league while playing for PetroJet : * 2009–10 : Eric Bekoe – 13 Goals

Managers

* Fathi Mabrouk (2004–05) * Mokhtar Mokhtar (July 1, 2005 – May 31, 2010) * Helmy Toulan (June 8, 2010 – May 26, 2011) * Mohamed Omar (May 26, 2011 – July 12, 2011) * Taha Basry (July 19, 2011 – May 16, 2012) * Ramadan El Sayed (May 21, 2012 – May 2, 2013) * Mokhtar Mokhtar (May 2, 2013–?) * Ahmed Hassan (2015–2015) *

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(2015–present)

Notable players

References

External links

Official Website

Official Page of Facebook

Official Group of Facebook

PetroJet Club Channel
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