Tersana Sporting Club () is an Egyptian

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based in Meet Okba,

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, Egypt. It is best known for its professional

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team, which plays in the

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, the second-highest tier in the

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. Tersana's most important accomplishments include winning the Egypt Cup title six times and the Egyptian league title once. On the continental side, Tersana also participated in the

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once in 1987 and was eliminated in the second round by Tunisian Espérance. The first leg, played in Cairo, ended with a draw, while the second leg, played in Tunisia ended in a 0–2 loss.

History

The Tersana SC was established in 1921, when Egypt was a

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, by English Major E.W. Slaughter. He became the first president of the club which was based first in

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, then to

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, and to its current headquarters in Mit Okba in 1958. The main reason for its establishment was to serve the staff of the Maritime Administration (currently the Ministry of Irrigation), so it was called ''Tersana''. Blue uniforms were chosen to represent the sea. There are different explanations for the nickname 'Hammers', typically signifying the hardness of the team. The most famous legend involves the team recruiting a number of former

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The nickname was popularized by sports critics

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and

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after the intervention of defender Fouad Gouda, causing injury on foot

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Record

Top scorers in Egyptian Premier League

By season

Total goals for Tersana

Egyptian caps

Formal records

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** Tersana holds the record for highest goals in a single season with 71 in 1963–64. **

Hassan El-Shazly Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly (; 13 November 1943 – 20 April 2015) was an Egyptian footballer. He is considered as a historic player of Tersana. He was described as a "devastating shooter" and "lethal with both feet". He also played for Egypt nation ...

has the highest goals by a player with 34 in 1974–75. ** Hassan El-Shazly has the most

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with ten. ** Hassan El-Shazly is top league scorer with 173 goals. ** Hassan El-Shazly won top scorer in record four seasons *

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** Hassan El-Shazly has the most hat-tricks with two, in Nigeria 1963 and Ivory Coast 1970. ** Hassan El-Shazly is

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in 1963. ** Hassan El-Shazly is top scorer in 1963 with six goals ** Hassan El-Shazly is top Egyptian scorer and fourth top scorer with 12 goals *

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Moustafa Reyadh Moustafa Reyadh (; born 5 April 1941), born as Ibrahim Mohammed Reyadh (), is a retired Egyptian football player. He played in Tersana and Egypt. Career Reyadh played club football for Tersana Club. He is the fourth all-time scorer in the Eg ...

is second top scorer with 8 goals ** Moustafa Reyadh is the only Egyptian player to score 6 goals in one match

Rivalry

The Mit Okba Derby is a

match between Tersana SC and

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...

. The two Egyptian clubs have been rivals since their creations, and have both contested in the Egyptian Premier League, the country's top-flight football league. Tersana SC won the league title in the 1962–63 season, while Zamalek won the title 14 times. The largest winning margin in this derby was 7–3 for Zamalek, in the 1962–63 season.

Statistics

Honours

** Winners (1): 1962–63 ** Runners up (5): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1974–75 *

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** Winners (6): 1923, 1929, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1986 ** Runners up (3): 1950, 1956, 1966 *

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** Winners (2): 1928, 1930 ** Runners up (2): 1926, 1931 *

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** Winners (1): 1932–33 ** Runners up (4): 1930–31, 1933–34, 1947–48, 1949–50

Performance in the Egyptian Premier League

Performance in CAF competitions

*FR = First round *SR = Second round ;Notes

Performance in Arab competitions

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: 1 appearance **

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– Fourth place

Board of directors

Current squad

Current technical staff

Notable players

* Abdel Halim El-Hamalawi * Abdel Kader Mohamed * Abdel Khair Saleh *

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* Ahmed Nagui * Ali Maher * Ali Mohamed Riad *

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* Hamdeto Ahmed *

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* Hamza Abdel Mawla * Hassan Ali * Hassan Allouba *

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* Raafat Mekki *

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References

External links

Tersana History
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