Smouha SC
Smouha Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي سموحة الرياضي), simply known as Smouha, is an Egyptian sports club based in Smouha, Alexandria, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
Active departments of Smouha SC | ||
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Football | Basketball (Men's) |
Handball (Men's) |
Squash | Basketball (Women's) |
Handball (Women's) |
Swimming | Tennis | Volleyball (Men's) |
Table tennis | Karate | Volleyball (Women's) |
Taekwondo | Judo | Athletics |
Gymnastics | Hockey | Croquet |
Equestrian | Billiards | Chess |
Full name | Smouha Sporting Club (Egyptian Pronunciation: سموحة, Semouha) | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Blue Wave (Egyptian Pronunciation: الموج الأزرق, El Moug El Azra') | ||
Founded | 29 December 1949 | ||
Ground | Alexandria Stadium | ||
Capacity | 22,000 | ||
Chairman | Mohamed Farag Amer | ||
Manager | Ahmed Samy | ||
League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League, 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Football club
In football, Smouha finished in second place in the 2008–09 Egyptian Second Division season. They were close to being promoted to the Egyptian Premier League, but they lost their final match against Kafr El-Zayat, so Mansoura was promoted instead. In the 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division Smouha secured promotion to the 2010-11 Egyptian Premier League after a 7–1 win against Abu Qair Semad on 28 April 2010.[1] Smouha played in the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in its history. The current president of Smouha sporting club is Egyptian millionaire and member of parliament Mohamed Farag Amer, founder and chief executive of Faragallah Group, a producer of food products. The club was close to being relegated in the 2010–11 season. They had a good start in the 2012–2013 premier league season, defeating Cairo Giant Al Ahly 1–0, Ghazl El Mahalla 5–1 and Wadi Degla 3–0.
Honours and achievements
League
- Egyptian Premier League
- : Runners up : 2013–14
Performance in CAF competitions
- PR = Preliminary round
- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
- PO = Play-off round
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2015 | CAF Champions League | PR | Libya | Al Ahli Tripoli | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (5–3 p) |
FR | Nigeria | Enyimba | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
SR | Congo | AC Léopards | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
Group A | Morocco | Moghreb Tétouan | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4th | ||
Sudan | Al Hilal | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||
DR Congo | TP Mazembe | 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||
2017 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Kenya | Ulinzi Stars | 4–0 | 0–3 | 4–3 |
PO | South Africa | Bidvest Wits | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
Group C | Zambia | ZESCO United | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4th | ||
Angola | Recreativo do Libolo | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||
Sudan | Al Hilal El Obeid | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Current squad
- As of 10 January 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
- Rabie Yassin (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)
- Mimi Abdel Razek (July 2007 – 1 May 2010)
- Mohsen Saleh (May 18, 2010 – Aug 6, 2010)
- Patrice Neveu (Aug 6, 2010 – Nov 21, 2010)
- Hamza El-Gamal (Nov 21, 2010 – May 27, 2011)
- Shawky Gharieb (Nov 1, 2011 – July 20, 2013)
- Hamada Sedki (July 2013 – Oct 2014)
- Denis Lavagne (Oct 2014 – Dec 2014)
- Helmy Toulan (June 2015 – July 2015)
- Mimi Abdel Razek (July 2015)
- Mohamed Youssef (July 2015 – 1 November 2015 )
- Mimi Abdel Razek (2 November 2015 – 2016)
- Helmy Toulan (June 2016 – July 2016)
- Jorvan Vieira (2016)
- Helmy Toulan (2016)
- Moamen Soliman (2017)
- Frantisek Straka (2017)
- Tarek Yehia (2018–2019)
- Adel Abdelrahman (2019–2020) (caretaker)
- Hamada Sedki (Jan 13, 2020 – Sept 6, 2020)
- Ahmed Samy (Sep 6, 2020 – )
References
- Maher, Hatem "Smouha seal first Premier League promotion". Filgoal, 2010-4-28. Retrieved on 28 April 2010.