Al Masry SC


Al-Masry Sporting Club, is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
Founded on 18 March 1920 by a group of Egyptians in Port Said, it was the first club for Egyptians in a city that already had many clubs for the foreign communities living there.
Al Masry has won 5 official titles and 17 local ones throughout its history. It is one of the five clubs with the most fans in Egypt, alongside Al Ahly, Zamalek, Ismaily and El Ittihad El Sakandary. The club plays their home matches in Port Said Stadium, with a capacity of 17,988.

History

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 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 confirming the club's right to participate in the Egyptian Premier League and all other activities of the Egyptian Football Association. 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 unstable 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.

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.

Sayed Metwally Complex

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.

Presidents

Honours

Club world ranking

These are the club's points 3 June 2018.
Pos.TeamPoints
381 El Nacional1458
382 Viitorul Constanţa1458
383 Al Masry SC1457
384 Motagua1457
385 FC Ufa1457

CAF club rankings

These are the club's points 3 June 2018.
Pos.TeamPoints
21 Club Africain1467
22 Djoliba AC1463
23 Al Masry SC1457
24 Orlando Pirates1438
25 DC Motema Pembe1437

National club rankings

These are the club's points 3 June 2018.
Pos.TeamPoints
2 Zamalek1487
3 Ismaily1483
4 Al Masry1457
5 Smouha1415
6 Misr Lel Makkasa1413

Players

Current Squad

Coaching staff

Captains

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; it was launched as an Internet radio station on 28 December, making it Egypt's first radio station belonging to a club.

Sponsors