Wadi Degla SC
29°57′26″N 31°18′49″E / 29.95722°N 31.31361°E
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| Full name | Wadi Degla Sporting Club نادي وادي دجلة الرياضي | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Community of Champions (مجتمع الأبطال) | ||
| Short name | WDG | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | 30 June Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman | Maged Samy | ||
| Manager | Patrice Carteron | ||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
| 2015–16 | Egyptian Premier League, 5th | ||
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Wadi Degla Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي وادي دجلة الرياضي) is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo. In 2009–10, it was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for its first time in its history.
History
In 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division, Wadi Degla made history. The team defeated Al-Sekka Al-Hadid 3–1 in the last week of the competition to seal promotion to the highest level of football in Egypt, Egyptian Premier League, for the first time in its history.[1][2] It took Wadi Degla only one season to promote from the second division to the premier league. This is a historical achievement that was only reached once before by Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab (a.k.a. Arab Contractors) in 1981.[1]
Satellite clubs
Wadi Degla is known to have a large youth football academy.[3] It is a similar project to that of ASEC Mimosas. The club has a close relationship with England's Arsenal Football Club.[4]
The following clubs are affiliated with Wadi Degla:
Honours & Achievements
Domestic
Cup
Performance in CAF competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2014 | CAF Confederation Cup | 1 | 
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AS Douanes Lomé | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
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Djoliba | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (2–3 p) |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Managers
Hesham Zakaria (July 1, 2007 – May 23, 2010)
Walter Meeuws (May 24, 2010 – June 30, 2012)- Hesham Zakaria (July 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012)
- Mohamed Gamal (Jan 1, 2013 – April 5, 2013)
- Hany Ramzy (April 6, 2013 – Jan 12, 2014)
- Hesham Zakaria (Jan 13, 2014– Oct 1, 2014)
- Hamada Sedki (Oct 1, 2014– Jan 14, 2016)
Patrice Carteron (Jan 15, 2016–)
References
- ^ a b Maher, Hatem "Wadi Degla promoted to Premier League". Filgoal, 2010-5-12. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Wadi Degla in 1st Division..." Wadi Degla Official Web site. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
- ^ Arsenal Soccer School
- ^ BBC.co.uk Arsenal set up shop in Cairo
- ^ K.Lierse S.K. – A Belgian Football Club under Wadi Degla’s ownership
- ^ among us
