Al Ittihad Alexandria Club

Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club (Arabic: نادي الإتحاد السكندري‎), simply known as Al- Ittihad, is an Egyptian football club that plays in the Egyptian Premier League. They were founded in 1914 in Alexandria. It has the third largest number of fans in Egypt, after Al Ahly, Zamalek. The club is the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921 which contributed to increased popularity in Alexandria. Often referred to as "sid el balad"(الاتحاد سيد البلد) meaning Masters of the City.

For the basketball team, see Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball).

Al-Ittihad
Full nameAl Ittihad Alexandria Club
Nickname(s)
  • Masters of the City
    (سيد البلد)
  • El Thagher's Leaders
    (زعيم الثغر)
Short nameITT
Founded4 August 1914 (1914-08-04)
GroundAlexandria Stadium
Capacity13,660
Chairman Mohamed Mouselhy
Manager Talaat Youssef
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2018–19Egyptian Premier League, 11th
WebsiteClub website

Highlights
  • 1906 Establishment of a club under the name of the club of the Union headed by Hassan Ismail.
  • 1908 Change the name of the club from Union club to the Union National Club .
  • 1910 Creation of United Champions Club headed by Abu Zeidi.
  • 1912 Abdo El-Hamami heads the United Champions Club.
  • 1912The merger of the National Union Club with El-Haditha club under the name of the modern club headed by Hassan Rasmi, and this club became the strongest football club in Alexandria.
  • 1914 The merger of El-Haditha club with the United Champions Club under the name of Al-Ittihad Club and so the name of Al-Ittihad Club reappeared.
  • 1918 The merger of Al Ittihad Club with the Alexandria Club under the name of Al Ittihad Club of Alexandria headed by Mohammed Shaheen.
  • 2014 as al ittihad club was celebrating their year number (100) A match was held for Al Ittihad Club of Alexandria in the Alexandria Stadium against Sporting Lisbon, Portugal, and ended the match with a positive draw 2–2.[1]

Honors
1926, 1936, 1948, 1963, 1973, 1976
1935

Regional
From 1927 to 1953

Performance in CAF competitions
  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1975 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Ethiopia Saint George 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 4–0 w/o w/o[lower-alpha 1]
1977 African Cup Winners' Cup SR  Algeria MO Constantine 3–1 0–1 3–2
QF  Tanzania Rangers International 2–0 0–0 2–0
SF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 1–0 0–2 1–2
1979 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Kenya Gor Mahia w/o[lower-alpha 2]
2006 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Rwanda Rayon Sports 3–0 0–1 3–1
SR  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–4 p)
Notes
  1. The second leg was abandoned in the second half with Tonnerre Yaoundé leading 3–0 after Al Ittihad players walked off to protest the officiating and the improper match atmosphere. Al Ittihad were disqualified from the competition by CAF and the tie was awarded to Tonnerre Yaoundé. After coming back to Egypt, Al Ittihad players said that they were attacked by both the fans and the local police officers during the match after protesting against the match officials.[2]
  2. Gor Mahia won on walkover after Al Ittihad withdrew.

Performance in domestic competitions
Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year League Position Egypt Cup Super Cup
2003–04Egyptian Premier League5Round of 16
2004–05Egyptian Premier League9Runner Up
2005–06Egyptian Premier League7Round of 16
2006–07Egyptian Premier League13Round of 32
2007–08Egyptian Premier League10Quarter Final
2008–09Egyptian Premier League11Round of 32
2009–10Egyptian Premier League10Quarter-finals
2010–11Egyptian Premier League14Round of 16
2011–12Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishednot held
2012–13Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishedRound of 16
2013–14Egyptian Premier League3 (Group 1)Round of 32
2014–15Egyptian Premier League14Quarter Final
2015–16Egyptian Premier League14Quarter Final
2016–17Egyptian Premier League8Round of 16
2017–18Egyptian Premier League11Round of 16
2018–19Egyptian Premier League11Semi Final

Players

Current squad
As of 1 January 2020

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Emad El Sayed
2 DF Wilson Akakpo
4 DF Mahmoud Rizk
5 DF Islam Gamal
6 DF Sabry Raheel
7 FW Ahmed Refaat (on loan from Zamalek)
8 MF Ahmed Nabil
9 FW Khaled Kamar
10 MF Khaled El Ghandour
11 FW Ayman El Ghobashy (on loan from Nogoom)
12 DF Osama El Azab
13 DF El Sayed Salem
14 MF Nour El Sayed (Captain)
No. Position Player
15 FW Gedo (4th captain)
16 GK Mahmoud El Zonfouly
17 DF Karim El Deeb
19 FW Ahmed Heggy
20 FW Razack Cissé (on loan from Zamalek)
21 DF Mahmoud Shaaban (Vice-captain)
22 FW Ahmed Rashed
23 GK Amr Khalil
24 MF Hesham Mohamed
25 DF Mohamed Anwar
27 FW Emmanuel Okwi
28 MF Marwan Attia
30 DF Marwan El Nagar (3rd captain)

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
DF Hesham Salah (at El Raja until 30 June 2020)
No. Position Player
FW Karim Mamdouh (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2020)

All time top Egyptian Premier League Scorers
Goalscorers[3]
# Player Goals
1Mohamed Diab Al-Attar81
2Ahmed Sary40
3Eid Ahmed38
4Abdel Fattah El-Garm36
5Shehta (Abdel Rehim Younes)31
6Raafat Attia26
7Youssef Hamdy26
8Gaber El-Khawaga25
9Ahmed Saleh24
10Fouad Morsi24

Managers

See also

References
  1. https://alexnews.wordpress.com/2014/08/05/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AC-%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A8/
  2. Shafey, Sherif (11 January 2019). "ذكرياتى مع مشوار الاتحاد فى افريقيا 75 و مأساة مباراة الرعد الكاميرونى - جزء من الحلقة 15" [Episode 15 - My memories with Al Ittihad journey in the 1975 African Cup Winners' Cup and Tonnerre Yaoundé match disaster]. youtube.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. http://drtareksaid.net/IthadLeagueScorers.pdf
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