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2007–08 Egyptian Premier League
The 2007–08 Egyptian Premier League started on 13 August 2007, and finished on 22 May 2008. Al Ahly were crowned champions for the fourth year in a row and for the thirty third time in total since the league started in 1948. Clubs * Al Ahly SC, Al Ahly * Aluminium Nag Hammâdi, Al-Aluminium * Asmant Suez * Baladeyet Al-Mahalla * ENPPI * Ghazl Al-Mehalla, Ghazl Al Mehalla * El-Jaish * Sawahel, Haras El Hodood * Al-Ismaili, Al Ismaili * Al-Itthad Al-Iskandary, Al Itthad Al Sakandary * Al-Masry, Al Masry * Mokawloon al-Arab, Al Mokawloon * Itesalat * Petrojet * Tersana * Al-Zamalek, Al Zamalek League table * Top 2 qualify to CAF African Champions League. * Egyptian Cup winner & 3rd place qualify to CAF Cup. Top goal scorers See also * List of football clubs in Egypt {{DEFAULTSORT:2007-08 Egyptian Premier League Egyptian Premier League seasons, 0 2007–08 in Egyptian football, 1 2007–08 in African association football leagues, Egypt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Premier League
The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after the addition of title sponsor WE, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the top level of the Egyptian football league system. The league comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Egyptian Second Division. Seasons mostly run from August to May. Unlike most other leagues, all games are played all over the week. The Egyptian Premier League was founded in 1948, unifying the local leagues that had existed previously. 70 clubs have competed in the league since its founding. Al Ahly have won the title 42 times, more than any other club. Their closest rivals, Zamalek, have won the league 14 times. Only five other clubs have won the league; those clubs are Ghazl El Mahalla, Ismaily, Al Mokawloon Al Arab, Olympic Club, and Tersana. The Egyptian Premier League is one of the top national leagues, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ismaili
Ismaily Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الإسماعيلي الرياضي) is an Egyptian professional football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club ( ar, جمعية نهضة الشباب المصري ) ( Egyptian pronunciation: Nady El Nahda), based in Ismaïlia, Egypt. The club is best known for its football team. Also it's considered as an Egyptian National Club, where they helped the famous local tour of duty to play for the benefit of the homeland against the occupying armies. The club's nickname ''The Brazilians'', is a reference to their uniforms, which echo those of the Brazil national team, and similar style of play. Ismaily won the Egyptian Premier League three times in 1967, 1991 and 2002, as well as the Egyptian Cup in 1997 and 2000. In 1969 the club won the CAF Champions League. That event, the first for an Egyptian team, was so monumental at the time that in many ways it remains a legendary victory in the minds of a whole generation. The clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 CAF Champions League
The 2009 CAF Champions League is the 45th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 13th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner will participate in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2010 CAF Super Cup. Qualification * 53 teams from 40 CAF member associations were entered officially in the 2009 CAF Champions League. * The 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-Year Ranking are eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used 2003–07 5-Year rankings in which 3 countries shared the 12th place – allowing 14 countries to enter a second team. * Two other teams were entered after the official deadline and were placed in a special subsection on the draw. Below is the qualification scheme for the competition. Nations are shown according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club ( ar, نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي), shortly known as El Mokawloon (The contractors) locally, is an Egyptian sports club based in Nasr City, Cairo, and owned by the prominent constructional engineer Osman Ahmed Osman. The club was founded in 1973 by the Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician Osman Ahmed Osman as the official sporting club for his prominent, regional construction company, the Arab Contractors, arguably the biggest one in the entire Middle East at that time. The club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system. The club over the years have produced some of the most famous and talented players in Egypt, including Abdel Sattar Sabry, Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Elneny. History The 1983 championship club included Joseph-Antoine Bell (''Cameroon''), Karim Abdul Razak (''Ghana'') and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El-Ittihad El-Iskandary
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club ( ar, نادي الإتحاد السكندري), simply known as Al Ittihad, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, 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 in 1914 in Alexandria, the club is one of the oldest and most popular football clubs in Egypt. Al Ittihad was the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921, which significantly contributed to increasing the club's popularity in Alexandria and his famous Chairman was Tawfik Abouhashem. 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. *1912 The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El-Masry
Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, 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 division of the Egyptian football league system. Al Masry has never won the league, but won their one Egyptian Cup in 1998. The club plays their home matches at the Port Said Stadium, with a capacity of 17,988. History 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Geish
Tala'ea El Gaish Sporting Club ( ar, نادي طلائع الجيش الرياضي) (Translated: “Army Vanguard”), is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, 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. The club also has a representative basketball team that competes in the Egyptian Basketball Super League. Honours National Egypt Cup *Runners-up: 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup *Winners: 2020–21 Current first team squad Managers * Talaat Youssef (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2008) * Farouk Gaafar (Jan 10, 2008 – Jan 5, 2013) * Emad Soliman (Feb 16, 2013 – Feb 14, 2014) * Helmy Toulan (March 12, 2014 – June 18, 2014) * Ahmed Samy (interim) (June 18, 2014 – Jul 20, 2014) * Anwar Salama (Aug 17, 2014–) * Tarek Yehia (12 November 2019 – 19 January 2020) * Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Zamalek
Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, and was the most titled club in African tournaments in the 20th century. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system. The club was founded on 5 January 1911 as Qasr El Nile Club and was first headed by the Belgian lawyer George Merzbach. The name was changed two years later to Cairo International Sports Club (C.I.S.C.), colloquially El Qāhirah El Mokhtalat Club or El Mokhtalat Club. The club was renamed in 1941 after King Farouk of Egypt and became known as Farouk El Awal Club (). After the 1952 Egyptian revolution, the club changed its name again to Zamalek SC . Zamalek established itself as the second major force in Egyptian f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismaily
Ismaily Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الإسماعيلي الرياضي) is an Egyptian professional football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club ( ar, جمعية نهضة الشباب المصري ) ( Egyptian pronunciation: Nady El Nahda), based in Ismaïlia, Egypt. The club is best known for its football team. Also it's considered as an Egyptian National Club, where they helped the famous local tour of duty to play for the benefit of the homeland against the occupying armies. The club's nickname ''The Brazilians'', is a reference to their uniforms, which echo those of the Brazil national team, and similar style of play. Ismaily won the Egyptian Premier League three times in 1967, 1991 and 2002, as well as the Egyptian Cup in 1997 and 2000. In 1969 the club won the CAF Champions League. That event, the first for an Egyptian team, was so monumental at the time that in many ways it remains a legendary victory in the minds of a whole generation. The clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Zamalek
Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, and was the most titled club in African tournaments in the 20th century. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system. The club was founded on 5 January 1911 as Qasr El Nile Club and was first headed by the Belgian lawyer George Merzbach. The name was changed two years later to Cairo International Sports Club (C.I.S.C.), colloquially El Qāhirah El Mokhtalat Club or El Mokhtalat Club. The club was renamed in 1941 after King Farouk of Egypt and became known as Farouk El Awal Club (). After the 1952 Egyptian revolution, the club changed its name again to Zamalek SC . Zamalek established itself as the second major force in Egyptian f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tersana
Tersana Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الترسانة للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Mit Okba, Meet Okba, Giza, Egypt. It is best known for its professional Association football, football team, which plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest league in the Football in Egypt, Egyptian football league system. Tersana's most important accomplishments include winning the Egypt Cup title six times and the Egyptian league title once. On the continental side, Tersana also participated in the African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup Winners' Cup once in 1987 and was eliminated in the second round by Tunisian Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Espérance. The first leg, played in Cairo, ended with a draw, while the second leg, played in Tunisia ended in a 0–2 loss. History The Tersana SC was established in 1921, when Egypt was a Sultanate of Egypt, British protectorate, by English Major E.W. Slaughter. He became the first president of the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itesalat
Telecom Egypt Sporting Club ( ar, نادي المصرية للإتصالات للألعاب الرياضية), is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is currently playing in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system. Telecom Egypt is the club affiliated to Telecom Egypt company, which is known in Egypt with its Arabic transliteration El Masreya lel Etesalat. The club became known after its top performances in the Egyptian Second Division, and later rose to fame for the first time after being promoted to the Egyptian Premier League in season 2007–08. In season 2008–09 the club attracted much attention after they signed a contract with the retired legendary Egyptian player Hossam Hassan to coach the team. At the time of the signing the club was highly threatened of relegation, and Hossam's main objective was to maintain the club's stance in the Egyptian Premier League, the same way he did with El-Masry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
