Olympic Club ( arz, النادي الأوليمبي) is an Egyptian football and sports club based in
Alexandria
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, Egypt. The club currently plays in the
Egyptian Second Division, 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
Africa
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, and it is mostly known for its achievements in the
Track and field
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games for winning several medals in continental championships and also in the
Olympiad
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Although the ancient Olympics were established during Greece's Archaic Era, it was not unti ...
(10 medals out of the Egypt's total of 26); and its
football team is also known for winning the
Egyptian Premier League once in
1966 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 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 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...
.
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
Egyptian Premier League 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
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...
since.
Honors
*
Egyptian Premier League: 1
::
1965–66
*
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 ...
: 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
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