Al Masry SC
ClubnameAl-Masry
GroundAl Masry Club Stadium
Capacity18,000
Current2024–25 Al Masry SC season
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FullnameAl Masry Sporting Club
Short nameMAS, MSC
Founded18 March 1920 (age 106)
ChairmanKamel Abou Ali
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
Season2024–25
PositionEgyptian Premier League, 4th
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Al-Masry Sporting Club (Arabic: النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team that competes in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest tier of the Egyptian football league system.

Al-Masry has never won the league, but won their one Egyptian Cup in 1998. The club used to play their home matches at the Port Said Stadium, with a capacity of 17,988.

History

Establishment and Early years

Founded on 18 March 1920 by a group of Egyptians in Port Said, it was the first club for Egyptians in a Cosmoplitan city that already had many clubs for the foreign communities living there.[1] The idea of creating a club for Egyptians was one of the manifestations of the 1919 Egyptian revolution against the British occupation. The first board of directors of the club was headed by Ahmed Hosni, Secretary General of the Municipal Council in Port Said. The board of directors comprised a group of Egyptians from the city’s notables, without any foreign member. It was taken into account that the formation of the board of directors reflected the representation of all Egyptians, both Muslims and Christians, to emphasize the nature of the club as a gathering entity for all spectrums of national identity, and the founding fathers of the club chose “Al Masry” which means in "The Egyptian" as a name for the club to emphasize this idea.

The founding members of Al Masry inspired the club's name from the famous national song Oum Ya Masry "Arise Egyptian" of Sayed Darwish. They also derived the color of Al Masry's green jersey from the green Flag of Egypt that the revolutionaries raised during the 1919 revolution for the first time. Al Masry began its activities by playing against Egyptian and foreign teams in the Canal region, the matches against foreign teams was full of enthusiasm that led to the increase of Al Masry's popularity to be the most popular team in Port Said. The club also contributed with some other Egyptian clubs to the establishment of the Egyptian Football Association in 1921.

In February 2012 the Port Said Stadium disaster took place, where rioting Masry fans caused the deaths of 72 rival fans, and hundreds of injuries. 69 Masry fans were convicted, with 26 receiving the death penalty, and numerous others receiving life sentences.

After the riots, 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 the 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) confirming the club's right to participate in the Egyptian Premier League and all other activities of the Egyptian Football Association.[2] 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 the 2013–14 season; the club suffered from inconsistent performance and results for two consecutive seasons, although it maintained its position in the Egyptian Premier League. Al Masry started the 2015–16 season under the coaching of the Egyptian former player of the team Hossam Hassan, who adopted a new policy depending on youth and unknown players. That season the team came in at 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

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.[3]

Stadiums

For more details on this topic, see Al Masry Club Stadium.

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 Al Masry Club Stadium in 1953 and was officially inaugurated in 1955.[4]

Sayed Metwally Complex

Sayed Metwally Complex
LocationPort Said, Egypt
Renovated2011
OwnerAl Masry SC
OperatorAl Masry SC
SurfaceGrass
CapacityNo Seats
TenantsAl 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 remained in the office for almost 26 years.[5]

Presidents

NameFromTo
/ Sir Ahmed Hosny[6]19201925
Mohamed El-Tobshy19251930
Sir Awad Fakosa19301935
Ibrahim Youssef Lehita19351940
// Abd El Rahman Pasha Lotfi19401964
Major General Khalil Tarman19641967
/ Abd El Hamid Hussien19711974
Mohamed Moussa19741978
Ahmed Fouad El-MakhzangyFeb 1978Dec 1979
Major General Ibrahim El-MorMay 1980Aug 1980
/ Sayed Metwaly19801988
Major General Ibrahim El-Mor19881989
Sayed Metwaly19891991
Adel El-GazarMarch 1991May 1991
Sayed Metwaly19911997
Kamel Abou-AlyAug 1997Dec 1997
Abd El wahab KoutaJan 19982002
Sayed MetwalySept 20022008
Aly Fragallah20082009
Kamel Abou-Aly20092013
Yasser Yehia2014July 2015
Samir Halabia23 July 20152022
Kamel Abou-Aly2022Present

Honours

Performance in CAF competitions

  • PR = Preliminary round
  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1999African Cup Winners' CupFRSudanAl Merrikh1–00–11–1 (4–3 p)
SRGhanaAsante Kotoko1–00–11–1 (4–2 p)
QFDR CongoAS Dragons3–00–13–1
SFTunisiaClub Africain0–40–00–4
2002CAF CupFRKenyaMathare United2–02–04–0
SRBOTBotswana Defence Force XI2–02–44–4 (a)
QFMADAS Adema2–01–03–0
SFAlgeriaJS Kabylie1–00–21–2
2017CAF Confederation CupPRNigeriaIfeanyi Ubah1–00–11–1 (3–0 p)
FRMaliDjolibaw/o0–2w/o[a]
POUgandaKCCA1–00–11–1 (3–4 p)
2018CAF Confederation CupPRZambiaGreen Buffaloes4–01–25–2
FRTanzaniaSimba0–02–22–2 (a)
POGABCF Mounana2–11–13–2
Group BMozambiqueUD Songo2–01–12nd
SudanAl Hilal2–01–1
MoroccoRS Berkane1–00–0
QFAlgeriaUSM Alger1–01–02–0
SFDR CongoAS Vita Club0–00–40–4
2018–19CAF Confederation CupFRBFASalitas0–20–00–2
2019–20CAF Confederation CupFRZANMalindi3–14–17–2
POSEYCôte d'Or2–04–06–0
Group AMTNFC Nouadhibou1–03–22nd
NigeriaEnugu Rangers4–21–1
EgyptPyramids1–20–2
QFMoroccoRS Berkane2–20–12–3
2021–22CAF Confederation CupSRUgandaURA1–00–01–0
PONigeriaRivers United1–01–22–2 (a)
Group CDR CongoTP Mazembe2–00–22nd
CameroonCoton Sport2–00–0
CongoAS Otohô1–00–1
QFMoroccoRS Berkane2–10–12–2 (a)
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.[11]

Performance in Arab competitions

1999 – Bronze Medalist
2008 – First Round

IFFHS rankings

Club world ranking

These are the footballdatabase club's points 3 June 2018.[7]

Pos.TeamPoints
381El Nacional1458
382Viitorul Constanţa1458
383Al Masry SC1457
384Motagua1457
385FC Ufa1457

These are the footballdatabase club's points 3 June 2018.

Pos.TeamPoints
21Club Africain1467
22Djoliba AC1463
23Al Masry SC1457
24Orlando Pirates1438
25DC Motema Pembe1437

National club rankings

These are the footballdatabase club's points 3 June 2018.

Pos.TeamPoints
2Zamalek1487
3Ismaily1483
4Al Masry1457
5Smouha1415
6Misr Lel Makkasa1413

Players

Current squad

[8]

Coaching staff

[9] [10]

Captains

Managers

Other sports

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

Al Masry FM Radio

Al Masry FM is the official radio station of the club; it was launched as an Internet radio station on 28 December, making it Egypt's first radio station belonging to a club.[citation needed]

Sponsors

See also

References

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  2. ^ "محكمة دولية تنتصر للمصري بـ"مجزرة بورسعيد"". CNN. 3 February 2011. Archived 19 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Club World Ranking by footballdatabase". footballdatabase. 2018-06-03. Archived 12 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Al Masry: Squad". Egyptian Premier League. Archived 31 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Yallakora.com". Archived 16 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Filgoal.com". 15 December 2018. Archived 16 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  11. ^ "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017. Archived 18 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 February 2018.