Haras El Hodood Sporting Club ( ar, نادي حرس الحدود الرياضي, lit=Border Guard Club), is an Egyptian professional
sports club
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based in
El Max,
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, Alexandri ...
. It is best known for its professional
football
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team, that competes in 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 ...
.
History
Haras El Hodood were founded in 1932 under the name of El-Sawahel Social Sporting Club, before being renamed to its current name on 16 July 1974.
They were at first place after 14 matches in the
2011–12 Egyptian Premier League, before the season was cancelled due to the
Port Said Stadium disaster
On 1 February 2012, a massive riot occurred at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt, following an Egyptian Premier League football match between Masry and Ahly. Seventy-four people were killed and more than 500 were injured after thousands o ...
. In the
2019–20 Egyptian Premier League season, Haras El Hodood finished 16th to be relegated to the
Egyptian Second Division, the second tier of the
Egyptian football league system.
Crest
File:Haras El-Hodood SC (logo).png, Former logo
File:Haras El Hodoud logo 2018.png, Present logo
Honours
*
Egyptian Second Division
**Winners (1):
2017–18 (Group C).
*
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 ...
**Winners (2):
2008–09,
2009–10.
*
Egyptian Super Cup
The Egyptian Super Cup is Egyptian football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Egyptian Premier League season and the holders of the Egypt Cup. If the Egyptian Premier League champions also won the Egypt Cup then the ...
**Winners (1):
2009
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.
Performance in CAF competitions
*PR = Preliminary round
*FR = First round
*SR = Second round
*PO = Play-off round
Current squad
Managers
*
Helmy Toulan (July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2006)
*
Tarek El Ashry (July 1, 2006 – May 23, 2012)
*
Helmy Toulan (July 1, 2012 – July 6, 2013)
*
Abu-Taleb Al-Essawy (July 21, 2013 – Feb 3, 2014)
*
Abdul Hamid Bassiouny (Feb 3, 2014 – Dec 2015)
*
Ahmed Ayoub (Dec 2015 – 2016)
*
Tarek El Ashry (Sep 18, 2018 – Feb 20, 2020)
*
Mohamed Halim (Feb 20, 2020 – Sep 15, 2020)
*
Tarek El Ashry (Sep 15, 2020 – Oct 9, 2020)
*
Mohamed Halim (Oct 9, 2020 – present)
External links
Team profilenbsp;– ''
EFA Official website''
Football clubs in Alexandria
Association football clubs established in 1932
1932 establishments in Egypt
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