Olympic Club ( arz, النادي الأوليمبي) is an Egyptian football and sports club based in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

, Egypt. The club currently plays in the

Egyptian Second Division The Egyptian Second Division ( ar, الدوري المصري الدرجة الثانية) (a.k.a. The Egyptian Professional League B, arz, الدوري المصري الممتاز ب) is an Egyptian professional football league representing the se ...

, the second-highest league in the

Egyptian football league system The Egyptian football league system refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system (league pyramid) for association football in Egypt. All divisions are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. The system consists of ...

. 'Izz al-Din Yacoub' Stadium is the home ground for the club, which has been renovated in 2019 for 20 million EGP. Founded in 1905, the club is known for being one of the oldest clubs in Egypt and

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, and it is mostly known for its achievements in the

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games for winning several medals in continental championships and also in the Olympiad (10 medals out of the Egypt's total of 26); and its

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

team is also known for winning the

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 th ...

once in

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

and for winning the

Egypt Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as Egyptian FA Cup, formerly King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. List of finals The following table provides a summary of seasons: Notes: * The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Eg ...

twice in

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

and

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

Name changes

* Red Star Club (1905–1924) * Olympic Club (1924–Present)

Football

The football Team's golden age was in the 1960s when the team could defeat Egypt's strongest teams at that time, winning the

in 1966. The team's level began to drop due to financial problems, until it was relegated in the 2008–09 season and has never showed up in the

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since.

Honors

: 1 :: 1965–66 *

: 2 :: 1932–33, 1933–34

Performance in CAF competitions

*FR = First round *SR = Second round ;Notes

References

External links

Official El-Olympi site
Egyptian Second Division 1905 establishments in Egypt Football clubs in Alexandria {{Egypt-footyclub-stub