Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club ( ar, نادي مصر للمقاصة الرياضي), simply known as Makkassa, is an Egyptian sports club based in
Faiyum
Faiyum ( ar, الفيوم ' , borrowed from cop, ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ or Ⲫⲓⲱⲙ ' from egy, pꜣ ym "the Sea, Lake") is a city in Middle Egypt. Located southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum ...
, Egypt. The club is related to Misr lel-Makkasa Company (Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry).
Misr lel-Makkasa is mainly known for its professional
football team, which currently plays in the
Egyptian Second Division, the second highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
The club was formerly known as Hweidi Club and El-Fara'na before the current name was adapted.
History
Football record
After few attempts, Misr eventually gained promotion to the
Egyptian Premier League from the
Second Division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
in
2009–10 for the first time in its history. It earned promotion after a 2–0 win against Wadi El Gedid FC at home ground. Misr Lel Makasa came top on its group ahead of Telephonaat Bani Suweif FC.
"Egypt 2009/10"
RSSSF
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. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. El Mekkasa finished 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League
The 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League (also known as the Obour Land Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 58th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establis ...
in the second position to be the second time for the team to finish in the top four and first time to qualify to the CAF Champions League.
Performance in CAF competitions
*PR = Preliminary round
*FR = First round
*SR = Second round
*PO = Play-off round
Current squad
Managers
* Ahmed Abdel Halim
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
(July 1, 2009 – May 23, 2010)
* Tarek Yehia (June 6, 2010 – Oct 3, 2012)
* Mohamed Abdel-Galil
Mohamed Abdel-Galil ( ar, محمد عبدالجليل) is a former Egyptian international midfielder. He spent his playing career with Zamalek SC and Al-Ahly.
Mohamed made some appearances for the Egypt national football team, including 1994 Af ...
(Oct 6, 2012 – Feb 27, 2013)
* Hossam Hassan
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(Feb 26, 2013 – May 28, 2013)
* Tarek Yehia (May 27, 2013 – 2014)
* Ehab Galal
Ehab Galal ( arz, إيهاب جَلال) is an Egyptian former football player and manager, who was most recently in charge of the Egyptian national team.
Managerial career
Galal was the manager of El Makkasa for three seasons of 2014–2017, ...
(July 19, 2014 – 2017)
* Talaat Youssef (Feb 17, 2019 – April 20, 2019)
* Jamal Omar (April 22, 2019 – June 9, 2019)
* Mido (June 10, 2019 – Jan 21, 2020)
* Jamal Omar (caretaker) (Jan 21, 2020 – Jan 31, 2020)
* Emmanuel Amunike
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Playing career
He played for ...
(Jan. 31, 2020 – Feb. 29, 2020)
* Ehab Galal
Ehab Galal ( arz, إيهاب جَلال) is an Egyptian former football player and manager, who was most recently in charge of the Egyptian national team.
Managerial career
Galal was the manager of El Makkasa for three seasons of 2014–2017, ...
(Feb. 29, 2020 – Sept. 22, 2020)
* Ali Ashour (Sept. 22, 2020 – Oct. 12, 2020)
* Jamal Omar (caretaker) (Oct. 12, 2020 – Nov. 26, 2020)
* Ehab Galal
Ehab Galal ( arz, إيهاب جَلال) is an Egyptian former football player and manager, who was most recently in charge of the Egyptian national team.
Managerial career
Galal was the manager of El Makkasa for three seasons of 2014–2017, ...
(Nov. 26, 2020 – Mar. 19, 2021)
* Mohamed Azima
Mohamed Semida Abdel Azim ( ar, محمد عبد العظيم عثمان صميدة), commonly known as Mohamed Azima (), (born 17 October 1968) is a former Egypt international football midfielder who played for clubs in Egypt, Germany, Austria a ...
(Mar. 24, 2021 – Jun. 28, 2021)
* Mohamed Abdel-Galil
Mohamed Abdel-Galil ( ar, محمد عبدالجليل) is a former Egyptian international midfielder. He spent his playing career with Zamalek SC and Al-Ahly.
Mohamed made some appearances for the Egypt national football team, including 1994 Af ...
(Jun. 29, 2021 – ''present'')
References
{{Egyptian Premier League
Football clubs in Egypt
Sports clubs in Egypt
Clubs and societies in Egypt
1937 establishments in Egypt
Association football clubs established in 1937