Wadi Degla FC

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Coordinates: 29°57′34″N 31°19′54″E / 29.95944°N 31.33167°E / 29.95944; 31.33167

Wadi Degla
نادى وادى دجلة
Full name Wadi Degla Football Club
نادى وادى دجلة لكرة القدم
Founded 2002 (2002)
Ground Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Ground Capacity 22,000
Chairman Egypt Maged Samy
Manager Egypt Hesham Zakaria
League Egyptian Premier League
2010-11 12th
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours

Wadi Degla FC (Arabic: نادي وادي دجلة‎) is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo. In 2009-10, it promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for its first time in its history.

History

In 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division, Wadi Degla made history. The team defeated Al-Sekka Al-Hadid 3-1 in the last week of the competition to seal promotion to the highest level of football in Egypt, Egyptian Premier League, for the first time in its history.[1][2] It took Wadi Degla only one season to promote from the second division to the premier league. This is a historical achievement that was only reached once before by Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab (a.k.a. Arab Contractors) in 1981.[1]

Satellite clubs

Wadi Degla is known to have a large youth football academy.[3] It is a similar project to that of ASEC Mimosas. The club has a close relationship with England's Arsenal Football Club.[4]

The following clubs are affiliated with Wadi Degla:

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Egypt GK Essam El-Hadary
3 Egypt DF Mohamed Abdel Fattah
4 Egypt DF Taha Ibrahim
6 Egypt DF Mohamed Sayed
7 Egypt MF Mostafa Talaat
9 Ethiopia FW Saladin Said
10 Syria FW Abdul Fattah Al Agha
11 Egypt MF Shreif Ahmed Houssam Fouad
12 Egypt MF Ibrahim Helal Shehata
13 Egypt DF El Sayed Salem
14 Egypt MF Ahmed Magdy El Sayed
16 Egypt GK Amir Tawfik
No. Position Player
17 Egypt MF Mostafa Mahmoud
18 Egypt FW Ahmed Hegazy
19 Egypt FW Amr Marei
20 Egypt MF Abd Allah Ali Samir
22 Ghana MF Akwetey Mensah
23 Egypt GK Haitham Mohamed Hassan
24 Egypt MF Hamed Feisal
25 Egypt MF Mohab Saeid
31 Egypt DF Mamdouh Khaled
32 Egypt DF Ragab Nabil
70 Egypt FW Shadi Ahdy
Egypt FW Ahmed Yasser (on loan from Lierse)

Notable players

Managers

  • Egypt Hesham Zakaria (July 1, 2007–May 23, 2010)
  • Belgium Walter Meeuws (May 24, 2010–June 30, 2012)
  • Egypt Hesham Zakaria (July 1, 2012–Dec 31, 2012)
  • Egypt Mohamed Gamal (Jan 1, 2013–April 5, 2013)
  • Egypt Hany Ramzy (April 6, 2013–1?)
  • Egypt Hesham Zakaria (Jan 13, 2014–)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maher, Hatem "Wadi Degla promoted to Premier League". Filgoal, 2010-5-12. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Wadi Degla in 1st Division…" Wadi Degla Official Web site. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Arsenal Soccer School
  4. ↑ BBC.co.uk Arsenal set up shop in Cairo
  5. ↑ K.Lierse S.K. – A Belgian Football Club under Wadi Degla’s ownership
  6. ↑ among us

External links

Egyptian Premier League teams
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