Pyramids FC
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| Full name | Pyramids Football Club | |||
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| Short name | PYR, PFC | |||
| Founded | 2008 (as Al Assiouty Sport) 2018 (as Pyramids FC) | |||
| Ground | 30 June Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 30,000 | |||
| Owner | Salem Al Shamsi | |||
| Chairman | Mamdouh Eid | |||
| Manager | Ante Čačić | |||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | |||
| 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League, 3rd | |||
| Website | http://www.pyramidsfc.com | |||
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Pyramids Football Club (Arabic: نادي بيراميدز لكرة القدم), is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.[1]
History
Al Assiouty Sport era: 2008–2018
Al Assiouty Sport was formed in 2008 in Assiut. The club was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in its history in 2014, after winning the promotion play-offs.[2]
Pyramids FC era: 2018–present
In the summer of 2018 the Chairman of the Saudi Sports Authority Turki Al Sheikh took over the team. The team's name was changed from Al Assiouty Sport to Pyramids FC and the money he invested in the club went on to affect the Egyptian Premier League.[3] On 28 June 2018, former Al Ahly’s coach, Hossam El Badry was announced as chairman of the club, Ahmed Hassan as spokesman and football team supervisor, Hady Khashaba as football director and former Botafogo coach Alberto Valentim as the new manager.[4]
On 4 July 2019, the Emirati businessman Salem Al Shamsi managed to acquire the ownership of Pyramids FC.[5]
Kits
Kits supplier and shirt's sponser
| Years | Supplier | Sponsor |
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| 2018-19 | Kappa | Saudia |
| 2019- | Adidas | Swyp |
Statistics
Domestic competitions
| Year | Premier League | Egypt Cup | Super Cup |
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| 2018-2019 | Third place | Runner-up | Did not enter |
Performance in CAF competitions
- PR = Preliminary round
- FR = First round
- PO = Play-off round
- QF = Quarter-final
- SF = Semi-final
User:Ben5218/Egyptian clubs in African competitions
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2020
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Notes |
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| Alberto Valentim |  Brazil
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1 July 2018 | 16 August 2018 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | [6] |
| Ricardo La Volpe |  Argentina
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18 August 2018 | 29 October 2018 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86 | [7] |
| Hossam Hassan |  Egypt
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29 October 2018 | 25 January 2019 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55 | [8] |
| Ramón Díaz | Argentina
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26 January 2019 | 6 July 2019 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 66.67 | [9] |
| Sébastien Desabre |  France
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7 July 2019 | 18 December 2019 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 64.00 | [10] |
| Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy (Caretaker) | Egypt
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18 December 2019 | 26 December 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | .[11] |
| Ante Čačić |  Croatia
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26 December 2019 | ""Present"" | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 64.29 | .[12] |
References
- ^ "Pyramids FC | نادي الأهرام الرياضي".
- ^ "الأسيوطي سبورت يتأهل للدوري الممتاز" [Al Assiouty Sport promoted to the Egyptian Premier League] (in Arabic). FilGoal. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Egyptian football revolution to take Africa by storm". ESPN.com. 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Pyramids FC announces their chairman, coach and new signings". EgyptToday.
- ^ "UAE businessman Salem Al Shamsi acquires Egyptian football team Pyramids FC". The National. 6 July 2019.
- ^ "KingFut - Egyptian Football News, Opinion and Scores". KingFut.
- ^ "Pyramids FC name Ricardo La Volpe as new head coach". Seif Soliman. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Hossam Hassan appointed as Pyramids FC manager". kingfut.com. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Pyramids FC appoint Argentina's Ramon Diaz as new manager". kingfut.com. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Exclusive: Desabre to join Egyptian money bags". football-256.com. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "زيزو مديرًا فنيًا مؤقتًا لبيراميدز.. وفتح الله مساعدًا" [Zizou is a temporary technical director for Pyramids ... and Fathallah is his assistant]. Mohamed El-Sweify (in Arabic). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "الكرواتي شاشيتش مدربًا جديدًا لبيراميدز" [Croatian Cacic new coach for Pyramids]. Mohamed El-Sweify (in Arabic). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
