Al-Masry Club
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| Full name | Al-Masry Sporting Club النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية |
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| Nickname(s) | The Green Eagles The Boss of the Canal |
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| Founded | 1920 | ||
| Ground | Port Said Stadium Port Said, Egypt (Capacity: 18,000) |
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| Chairman |  Kamel Abou Aly |
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| Manager | Hossam Hassan |
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| League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
| 2010/11 | Egyptian Premier League, 7th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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| Al-Masry's active sections | ||
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 Football |
 Handball |
 Athletics |
 Field hockey |
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Al-Masry Sporting Club (Arabic: النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية), is an Egyptian sporting club (that is best known for its football team) based in Port Said. Founded in 1920 by a group of Egyptians in Port Said to be the first club for the Egyptians in the city which was full of many other clubs for the foreign communities which inhabited Port Said. Al-Masry, which means "The Egyptian" in Arabic, won 22 official titles along his history, It is one of the five clubs that have the largest number of fans in Egypt, beside Al-Ahly, Zamalek SC, Ismaily SC and Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary.The club's football team plays in the Egyptian Premier League.
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[edit] History
Al-Masry was founded in 1920 after the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 to assert the national identity of the people of Port Said against the clubs of the foreign communities in the city.
The team began its Golden Era in 1932 until 1948 and won a number of titles and succeeded during this period to win the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1933 and 1934 and 1937 and reached the final match and lost in 1930[1] meanwhile it won the Canal Zone League for 17 consecutive times, although the greatest achievement for the team remains the winning of the Egypt Cup in 1998 after beating Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab in the final (4-3).[2]
Al-Masry are arguably the only Egyptian club to turn professional in the 1983-1984 season and were from the first clubs to buy foreign players, the players brought were Iranians and were Port Qasim and Abd al-Rida Brzkri who led the team that season to reach the Cup final in Egypt before losing the match to Al-Ahly Cairo (1-3).
Al-Masry is one of the clubs which participated in the Egyptian Premier League since its launch in 1948, although Al-Masry is the team which is the most participated in the Egyptian Premier League after both Al-Ahly and Zamalek SC as it missed only two seasons during the fifties due to the repercussions of the Suez Crisis on Port Said, Al-Masry did not win the Egyptian league before, but it came the third for many times.
[edit] Colours and Crest
Al-Masry's Crest is composed of a green eagle that holds a green ball over its head in between its two flying wings, the crest was inspired by the shape of Tutankhamun's pendants referring to challenge and strength, so Al-Masry is nicknamed the green eagles. The club's main colours, green and white come from Egypt's flag after the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 as a symbol of patriotism.[3]
[edit] Stadiums
Al-Masry formerly played their home games at its former own ground, but its capacity was too small for the club's support. As a consequence, Al-Masry built its own new stadium which is named Port Said Stadium in 1953 and was officially inaugurated in 1955.[4]
[edit] Presidents
| Name | From | To |
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 / Sir Ahmed Hosny[5] |
1920 | 1925 |
| Mohamed Al-Tobshy |
1925 | 1930 |
| Sir Awad Fakosa |
1930 | 1935 |
| Ibrahim Youssef Lehita |
1935 | 1940 |
/ / Abdulrahman Pasha Lotfi |
1940 | 1964 |
| Major General Khalil Tarman |
1964 | 1967 |
/ Abdulhamid Hussien |
1971 | 1974 |
| Mohamed Moussa |
1974 | 1978 |
| Ahmed Fouad Al-Makhzangy |
February 1978 | December 1979 |
| Major General Ibrahim Al-Mor |
May 1980 | August 1980 |
| / Sayed Metwaly |
1980 | 1988 |
| Major General Ibrahim Al-Mor |
1988 | 1989 |
| Sayed Metwaly |
1989 | 1991 |
| Adel Al-Gazar |
March 1991 | May 1991 |
| Sayed Metwaly |
1991 | 1997 |
| Kamel Abou Aly |
August 1997 | December 1997 |
| Abdulwahab Kouta |
January 1998 | 2002 |
| Sayed Metwaly |
September 2002 | 2008 |
| Aly Fragallah |
2008 | 2009 |
| Kamel Abou Aly |
2009 | Present |
[edit] Honours
Total number of cups: 22
- Egypt Cup: 1
- Winners: 1998
- Runners-up: 1927, 1930, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1983, 1984, 1989
- Sultan Hussein Cup: 3
- Winners: 1933, 1934, 1937
- Runners-up: 1930
- Canal Zone League : 17
- Winners: 1932, 1933, 1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948 (Most successful team)
- Confederation Cup Refresher: 1
- Winners: 1992
- Runners-up: 1989
[edit] Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
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- 1999 - Semi-Finals
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2002 - Semi-Finals
- North African Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2009
[edit] Performance in Arab competitions
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
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- 1999 - Bronze Medalist
- Arab Champions League: 1 appearance
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- 2008 - First Round
[edit] Players and coaching staff
[edit] Current first team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Hossam Hassan[6] |
| Football Director | Ibrahim Hassan |
| General Coach | Tarek Soliman |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Emad El-Mandoh |
| Fitness, Strength & Conditioning Coach | Ahmed Abdellatif |
| Administrative Director | Waleed Badr |
| Administrator | Mahmoud Gaber |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Magdy Al-Alfy |
| Doctor | Dr. Yousry Sadek |
| Doctor | Dr. Medhat Mokhtar |
| Masseur | Alaa Salem |
Source:[citation needed]
[edit] Captains
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[edit] Notable former players
El-Sayed El-Dhizui- Ibrahim El-Masry
- Abdulrahman Fawzi
- Hossam Hassan
- Mohammed Hassan
- Mosaad Nour
- Mohamed Shawky
- Tarek Soliman
- Mohamed Zidan
Akwety Mensah- George Owu
- Razak Pimpong
Ebrahim Ghasempour
[edit] Other sports
Al-Masry club competes in different other sports. as Handball, Athletics and Field hockey.
[edit] Sponsors
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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