Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC
Full name | Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club |
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Nickname(s) | Mountain Wolves |
Founded | 1973 |
Ground | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium |
Capacity | 35,000 |
Owner | Arab Contractors |
Chairman | Mohsen Salah |
League | Egyptian Second Division A |
Website | arabcontclub |
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي), known locally as El Mokawloon (The contractors), is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City. The club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division A.
The club over the years have produced some of the most famous and talented players in Egypt, including Abdel Sattar Sabry, Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Elneny.
History
[edit]Arab Contractors
[edit]The club was founded in 1973 by the Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician Osman Ahmed Osman as the official sporting club for his prominent, regional construction company, the Arab Contractors, arguably the biggest one in the entire Middle East at that time.
The 1983 championship club included Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon), Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana) and Ishmael Dyfan (Sierra Leone).
Honours and achievements
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- Egyptian Premier League: 1983
- Egyptian Cup: 1990, 1995, 2004
Continental
[edit]- African Cup Winners' Cup[a]: 1982, 1983, 1996; runner-up: 1991
- CAF Super Cup runner-up: 1997
Performance in CAF competitions
[edit]- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
- PO = Play-off round
- QF = Quarter-final
- SF = Semi-final
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1982 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Sudan | Hay Al Arab | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
SR | Mozambique | Desportivo Maputo | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | ||
QF | Ivory Coast | Africa Sports | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | ||
SF | Ghana | Hearts of Oak | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
Final | Zambia | Power Dynamos | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
1983 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Burundi | Vital'O | 6–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 |
SR | Uganda | KCCA | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 (3–1 p) | ||
QF | Zimbabwe | CAPS United | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||
SF | Guinea | Horoya | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
Final | Togo | OC Agaza | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
1984 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Somalia | Horseed | 7–0 | 0–2 | 7–2 |
SR | Sudan | Al Merrikh | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
QF | Uganda | SC Villa | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | ||
SF | Egypt | Al Ahly | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) | ||
1991 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Chad | Renaissance | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
SR | Uganda | KCCA | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
QF | Burundi | AS Inter Star | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 (4–5 p) | ||
1996 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Rwanda | Rayon Sports | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
SR | Tanzania | Simba | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) | ||
QF | Morocco | FUS Rabat | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
SF | Cameroon | Canon Yaoundé | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
Final | Zaire | AC Sodigraf | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
1997 | CAF Super Cup | Final | Egypt | Zamalek | 0–0 (2–4 p) | ||
1997 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Kenya | Mumias Sugar | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
SR | Zambia | Nchanga Rangers | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | ||
QF | Tunisia | Étoile du Sahel | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | ||
2005 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Ethiopia | Banks | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
SR | Sudan | Al Merrikh | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | ||
PO | Ivory Coast | Africa Sports | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
Group B | Gabon | FC 105 Libreville | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3rd | ||
Egypt | Ismaily | 2–3 | 1–0 | ||||
Nigeria | Dolphins | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||||
2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR | Djibouti | Arta/Solar7 | 9–1 | 1–0 | 10–1 |
FR | Tunisia | Étoile du Sahel | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Performance in domestic competitions
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Year | League | Position | Egypt Cup | Super Cup |
2000–01 | Premier League | 8 | Quarter-finals | |
2001–02 | 5 | Quarter-finals | Runner-up | |
2002–03 | 12 | Round of 16 | ||
2003–04 | Second Division | Winner | Winner | |
2004–05 | 1 | Round of 16 | ||
2005–06 | Premier League | 9 | Round of 16 | |
2006–07 | 8 | Round of 16 | ||
2007–08 | 12 | Semi-finals | ||
2008–09 | 10 | Round of 16 | ||
2009–10 | 11 | Quarter-finals | ||
2010–11 | 16 | Semi-finals | ||
2011–12 | not finished | not held | ||
2012–13 | not finished | – | ||
2013–14 | 4 (Group 1) | Round of 32 | ||
2014–15 | 7 | Round of 16 | ||
2015–16 | 13 | Round of 32 | ||
2016–17 | 9 | Round of 32 | ||
2017–18 | 10 | Quarter-finals | ||
2018–19 | 5 | Round of 16 | ||
2019–20 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
Current squad
[edit]- As of 4 February 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
[edit]- Michael Krüger (Jan 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997)[2]
- Josef Hickersberger (July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999)
- Hassan Shehata (2004–05)
- Ghanem Sultan (2005)
- Mohamed Radwan (2005–06)
- Taha Basry (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)
- Alaa Nabiel (2007–08)
- Mohamed Radwan (May 1, 2008 – May 23, 2009)
- Mohamed Amer (May 23, 2009 – Aug 13, 2010)
- Hamza El Gamal (Aug 13, 2010 – Nov 8, 2010)
- Ivica Todorov (Nov 9, 2010 – April 15, 2011)
- Mohamed Radwan (April 18, 2011 – Jan 20, 2012)
- Talaat Youssef (Jan 2012–1?)
- Mohamed Abdel-Samiea (201?–March 8, 2013)
- Hamdi Nouh (March 8, 2013 – March 17, 2013)
- Mohamed Radwan (March 17, 2013–?)
- Hassan Shehata (2014–15)
- Tarek El-Ashry (2015–16)
- Emad El Nahhas (2018–)
Notes
[edit]- ^ First Egyptian Team to win this Championship.
References
[edit]- ^ "لاعبي الفريق الأول" [First team players]. Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Michael Krüger". footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
External links
[edit]Independent websites
[edit]- Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC at Egyptian Premier League