El Gouna FC
El-Gouna Football Club (Arabic: نادي الجونة لكرة القدم), is an Egyptian association football club based in El Gouna, Hurghada, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
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| Full name | El Gouna Football Club نادي الجونة لكرة القدم | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Gounies | ||
| Short name | GOU, GFC | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | El Gouna Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 14,000 | ||
| Chairman | Samih Sawiris | ||
| Manager | Pedro Barny | ||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
| 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League, 14th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club's first league season was in the Egyptian Fourth Division in 2003–04, where they achieved their first title and secured the promotion to the Egyptian Third Division. In the next season of the Third Division, 2004–05, El Gouna accomplished the same feat and promoted to the Egyptian Second Division. In the 2008–09 season of the Second Division the club managed to promote to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in the club's history.
The team ended the 2017-18 campaign finishing top of the Egyptian Second Division (Group A) after their 1–0 away win against Al Salam on 11 April 2018. El Gouna will play in the Premier League for the fifth time in the club's history, having played four seasons in the top flight before with the 2014–15 season being the most recent.
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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