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, Alexandri ...

, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system. '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

Track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

games for winning several medals in continental championships and also in the

Olympiad An olympiad ( el, Ὀλυμπιάς, ''Olympiás'') is a period of four years, particularly those associated with the ancient and modern Olympic Games. 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

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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

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since.

Honors

* Egyptian Premier League: 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