Al-Masry SC

Al Masry
Full name Al-Masry Sporting Club
النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية
Nickname(s)
Short name MSC
Founded 18 March 1920 (1920-03-18)
Ground Al Masry Club Stadium
Capacity 18,000
Chairman Egypt Samir Halabia
Coach Egypt Hossam Hassan
League Egyptian Premier League
2017–18 Egyptian Premier League, 3rd
Website Club website
Al-Masry's active sections

Football
Handball
Athletics

Swimming
Field hockey

Al-Masry Sporting Club (Classical Arabic:النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية; Egyptian Arabic: النادي المصري‎, El Nady El Masry, English translation:The Egyptian Club) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt.[1] It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system. Founded on 18 March 1920 by a group of Egyptians in Port Said to be the first club for Egyptians in this coastal city which was full of many other clubs for the foreign communities which inhabited there.

Al-Masry has won 5 official titles and 17 local ones throughout its history. It is one of the five clubs that have the largest number of fans in Egypt, beside Al Ahly, Zamalek, Ismaily and El Ittihad El Sakandary.The club plays their home matches in the Port Said Stadium, with a capacity of 17,988.

History

Al-Masry was founded in 1920 after the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 not only to assert the Egyptian national identity facing the foreign communities clubs in Port Said, but also to resist the colonization in the sports field.

The club's name "Al-Masry" means "The Egyptian" originated from the patriotic song ("Qwm Ya Masry" – "Rise you Egyptian") sang and composed by the great musician Sayed Darwish who truly expressed national feelings against the British occupiers.

Al-Masry was one of the leading founder members of the Egyptian Football Association in 1921 which was considered a significant phase of the national struggle against colonization seeking independence and national liberation from foreign dominance in various fields.

The team witnessed a golden era since 1932 until 1948 as, it won many championships including three Sultan Hussein Cup in 1933, 1934 and 1937 before losing the final of 1938.[2] Meanwhile, Al-Masry won the Canal Zone League 17 consecutive times (from 1932 to 1948).

Al-Masry participated in the Egyptian Premier League since its inception in 1948. Throughout its history, Al-Masry has missed only two seasons of the Egyptian Premier League (1958–59 and 1959–60) as it was relegated to the Second Division for the only time in its history in 1957-1958 season due to the repercussions of the Suez Crisis on Port Said which affected the club severely and caused many key players to leave the team including the legendary striker El-Sayed El-Dhizui who moved to Al Ahly. Al-Masry was promoted back up to the top division after two seasons in the second division (1958–59 and 1959–60), since then it maintained its position in the Egyptian Premier League conquering the third rank in terms of participation in the Premier League after both Al Ahly and Zamalek. Nevertheless, Al-Masry has never won the Egyptian Premier League, it came in the third place for six times.

By the beginning the professional era, Al-Masry was among the first clubs to buy foreign players; in season 1983-1984 it bought the first foreign players, Iranians called Ebrahim Ghasempour and Abd al-Rida Brzkri who led the team under the coaching of the Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskás reaching the Egyptian Cup Final losing the match to Al Ahly of Cairo (1–3) in extra time.

Al-Masry won the Egyptian Federation Cup in 1992 but the greatest achievement for the team remains the winning of the Egypt Cup for the first time in 1998 after beating El Mokawloon in the final (4–3) in Cairo International Stadium.[3]

After the Port Said Stadium riots in February 2012, the remainder of the 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League season was cancelled by the Egyptian Football Association. Al-Masry decided to refrain from competing in 2012–13 season as a sign of respect to the relatives of the victims of the disaster, although it obtained a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirms the right of the club to participate in the Egyptian Premier League and all the other activities of the Egyptian Football Association.[4] Nevertheless, 2012–13 season was not completed and was cancelled due to the political situation in Egypt.

Al-Masry resumed participation in the Egyptian Premier League in 2013-2014 season, the club suffered from unstable performance and results for two consecutive seasons although it maintained its position in the Egyptian Premier League. Al-Masry started 2015-2016 season under the coaching of the Egyptian legend and former player of the team Hossam Hassan who adopted a new policy depending on youth and unknown players, the team made a great performance and results during this season, it came at the fourth place in the Egyptian Premier League and succeeded to qualify to the CAF Confederation Cup after 14 years of absence from African completions.

Colours and crest

The Egyptian flag (1922–1958).

Al-Masry's crest is composed of a green pharaonic Horus eagle that holds the Sun disk over its head in between its two upraised wings; the crest was inspired by the shape of Tutankhamun's pendants referring to challenge and strength, so the team 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.[5]

Stadiums

Al-Masry formerly played their home games at a small stadium in Port Said, 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.[6]

Sayed Metwally Complex

Sayed Metwally Complex
Location Port Said, Egypt
Owner Al-Masry SC
Operator Al-Masry SC
Capacity No Seats
Surface Grass
Construction
Renovated 2011
Tenants
Al-Masry SC
Al-Masry Juniors
and all other youth levels

The Sayed Metwally Complex is the training center of Egyptian multi-sport club Al-Masry SC. It has two grass pitches and is mainly used by the senior squad and the youth teams. It was renovated in 2011 to be ready to host the training sessions of the first team and its friendly matches. In November 2013 Al-Masry board of directors took a decision to name the Pitches after the club's late president Sayed Metwally who took the office for almost 26 years.[7]

Presidents

Name From To
Egypt/Egypt Sir Ahmed Hosny[8] 1920 1925
Egypt Mohamed El-Tobshy 1925 1930
Egypt Sir Awad Fakosa 1930 1935
Egypt Ibrahim Youssef Lehita 1935 1940
Egypt/Egypt/Egypt Abd El Rahman Pasha Lotfi 1940 1964
Egypt Major General Khalil Tarman 1964 1967
Egypt/Egypt Abd El Hamid Hussien 1971 1974
Egypt Mohamed Moussa 1974 1978
Egypt Ahmed Fouad El-Makhzangy Feb 1978 Dec 1979
Egypt Major General Ibrahim El-Mor May 1980 Aug 1980
Egypt/Egypt Sayed Metwaly 1980 1988
Egypt Major General Ibrahim El-Mor 1988 1989
Egypt Sayed Metwaly 1989 1991
Egypt Adel El-Gazar March 1991 May 1991
Egypt Sayed Metwaly 1991 1997
Egypt Kamel Abou Aly Aug 1997 Dec 1997
Egypt Abd El wahab Kouta Jan 1998 2002
Egypt Sayed Metwaly Sept 2002 2008
Egypt Aly Fragallah 2008 2009
Egypt Kamel Abou Aly 2009 2013
Egypt Yasser Yehia 2014 July 2015
Egypt Samir Halabia 23 July 2015 Present

Fans and Ultras group

Al-Masry is considered one of the popular teams in Egypt and the most popular in Port Said. Al-Masry's fans believe that they had the honor of forming the first organized fans group for a football team in the Middle East when they formed the "Association of Al-Masry Club Fans" in 1960 and registered it at the Egyptian ministry of social affairs under (No. 102 of 1960). An Ultras group was formed on 4 May 2007 for Al-Masry fans and was called Ultras Green Eagles or simply (UGE). Their slogan is "Descendants of 56" meant to highlight the historic role of Port Said residents in resisting the tripartite aggression on the city during the Suez Crisis in 1956. They sit in the north curve behind the goal they call "El Modarag El gharby" (Curva Nord section).

Honours

 : Winners (1) : 1998
 : Runners up (9) : 1927, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2017
 : Winners (3) : 1933, 1934, 1937
 : Runners up (1) : 1938
  • EFA Revitalization Cup
 : Winners (1) : 1992 (Shared record)
 : Runners up (1) : 1989

Regional

 : Winners (17) : 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 (record)

Performance in CAF competitions

  • PR = Preliminary round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1999 African Cup Winners' Cup 1 Sudan Al Merreikh 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–3 p)
2 Ghana Asante Kotoko 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–2 p)
QF Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Dragons 3–0 0–1 3–1
SF Tunisia Club Africain 0–4 0–0 0–4
2002 CAF Cup 1 Kenya Mathare United 2–0 2–0 4–0
2 Botswana Botswana Defence Force XI 2–0 2–4 4–4 (a)
QF Madagascar AS Adema 2–0 1–0 3–0
SF Algeria JS Kabylie 1–0 0–2 1–2
2017 CAF Confederation Cup PR Nigeria Ifeanyi Ubah 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–0 p)
1 Mali Djoliba w/o 0–2 w/o[lower-alpha 1]
PO Uganda KCCA 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–4 p)
2018 CAF Confederation Cup PR Zambia Green Buffaloes 4–0 1–2 5–2
1 Tanzania Simba 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
PO Gabon CF Mounana 2–1 1–1 3–2
Group B Mozambique UD Songo 2–0 1–1 2nd
Sudan Al Hilal Omdurman 2–0 1–1
Morocco RS Berkane 1–0 0–0
QF Algeria USM Alger 1–0 1–0 2–0
SF Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–0 – –
Notes
  1. ↑ FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017. As a result, Djoliba could not play the second leg, and Al Masry won on walkover.[9]

Performance in Arab competitions

1999 – Bronze Medalist
2008 – First Round

Club statistics and records

El-Sayed El-Dhizui is the all-time leading goalscorer for Al-Masry in the Egyptian Premier League, with 89 goals since 1948. Mosaad Nour, comes in second in the all-time topscorer for Al-Masry in the league with 87 goals.

The biggest ever victory recorded by Al-Masry in the Egyptian Premier League was 11–0 against Beni Suef FC on 31 January 1964, this score is the record for the heaviest ever victory and the biggest winning margin by a team in the Egyptian league throughout the history.

Al-Masry has contributed players to the Egyptian national team in its two appearances FIFA World Cup, as it contributed to the Egyptian national team in 1934 FIFA World Cup by two players; Abdulrahman Fawzi and Mohammed Hassan, it also contributed to Egypt's team in 1990 FIFA World Cup by Tarek Soliman.

Al-Masry star during the Thirtieth Abdulrahman Fawzi was the first African and Arab footballer to score in the FIFA World Cup when he scored twice for Egypt in their 2–4 loss against Hungary at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Two players from Al-Masry was the top Scorers of the Egyptian Premier League; the first was El-Sayed El-Dhizui who was the top scorer for three consecutive seasons in 1948-49, 1949–50 and 1950–51 while the second was Gamal Gouda who was the top scorer of the league in 1981-82 season.

IFFHS Rankings

Players and coaching staff

Current first team squad

As of 31 January 2017.

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Egypt GK Ahmed Busca
2 Ghana DF Akakpo Wilson
4 Burkina Faso DF Mohamed Koffi
5 Egypt MF Farid Shawqi
6 Egypt MF Mohamed Mostafa Shatta
8 Egypt MF Amr Moussa
9 State of Palestine FW Mahmoud Wadi
11 Egypt MF Omar Kamal Abdelwahed
12 Egypt DF Mostafa Marcelo
13 Egypt DF Islam Salah
14 Egypt MF Abdallah Samir Beka
15 Egypt FW Ahmed Gomaa
No. Position Player
16 Egypt GK Mahmoud El Sayed
20 Egypt MF Ahmed Salem Safi
21 Egypt FW Mohamed Grendo
22 Egypt MF Abd Elnasser Mohamed Di Maria
23 Egypt MF Sayed Abdelaal
24 Egypt DF Ahmed Abdel-Mawgod
25 Egypt MF Ahmed Shoukry
27 Egypt MF Mohamed Montaser
28 Egypt MF Mohamed Abou-Sheashaa
29 Egypt FW Hamada Naser
30 Egypt DF Islam Abou-Salima
31 Egypt GK Mohamed El Mogy
30 Egypt DF Karim El Eraki

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Egypt Hossam Hassan
General Coach Egypt Tarek Soliman
Assistant coach Egypt Hassan Mostafa
Goalkeeper Coach Egypt Emad Al-Mandouh
Football Director Egypt Ibrahim Hassan
Administrative Director Egypt Waleed Badr
Administrator Egypt Mahmoud Gaber
Club Doctor Egypt Dr. Mohamed Anan
Physiotherapist Egypt Ahmed Sameh
Masseur Egypt Yousry Sadek
Masseur Egypt Hussien Hassan
Masseur Egypt Mohamed Ayad

Source: [11]

Captains

Managers

Other sports

Al-Masry SC also competes in other sports such as handball, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, billiards, table tennis and field hockey.

Al-Masry FM Radio

Al-Masry FM is the official Radio station of the club which was launched as an Internet radio on 28 December to be the first ever Radio Station belonging to a club in Egypt.

Sponsors

  • Adidas
  • Presentation Sports
  • Obour Land
  • Atyab
  • SAIBBank
  • Chery

See also

References

  1. ↑ Khaled, Mahmoud (9 December 2016). "Al Masry see off Petrojet to continue winning streak". KingFut.Com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية :: تأسس عام 1920 :: المصري بطل كاس السلطان 3 مرات". Al Masry club. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "محكمة دولية تنتصر للمصري بـ"مجزرة بورسعيد"". CNN. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Al Masry Sporting Club :: الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية :: تأسس عام 1920 :: كيف و متى أصبح للمصري شعار؟". Al Masry club. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Al Masry Sporting Club: الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية :: تأسس عام 1920 ::استاد المصرى". Al Masry club. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Al-Masry board names the club's training pitch after Metwally". almasryclub.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Al Masry Sporting Club: الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية :: تأسس عام 1920 ::مجلس الإدارة الحالى السابق". Al Masry club. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Club World Ranking by footballdatabase". footballdatabase. 2018-06-03.
  11. ↑ "الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية -". Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  12. ↑ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.ahmed.refaat.60871.en.html
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