Al Ittihad Alexandria Club

For the basketball team, see Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball).

Al Ittihad
Full nameAl Ittihad Alexandria Club
(El Ittihad El Skandary)
Nickname(s)سيد البلد (Masters of the City)
زعيم الثغر (El Thagher's Leaders)
Founded4 August 1914; 110 years ago (1914-08-04)
GroundAlexandria Stadium,  Alexandria
Capacity19,676
ChairmanMohamed Moselhi
ManagerNikodimos Papavasiliou
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2023–24Egyptian Premier League, 11th
Websitehttps://www.itthadclub.com
Current season

Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (Arabic: نادي الإتحاد السكندري), locally known as El Ittihad El Skandary, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria. 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.

Founded in 1914 in Alexandria, the club is one of the oldest and most popular football clubs in Egypt. Al Ittihad was the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921, which significantly contributed to increasing the club's popularity in Alexandria. Its famous Chairman was Tawfik Abouhashem.

Highlights

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  • 1906 Establishment of a club under the name of the club of the Union headed by Hassan Ismail.
  • 1908 Change the name of the club from Union club to the Union National Club.
  • 1910 Creation of United Champions Club headed by Abu Zeidi.
  • 1912 Abdo El Hamami heads the United Champions Club.
  • 1912 The merger of the National Union Club with El Haditha club under the name of the modern club headed by Hassan Rasmi, and this club became the strongest football club in Alexandria.
  • 1914 The merger of El Haditha club with the United Champions Club under the name of Al Ittihad Club and so the name of Al Ittihad Club reappeared.
  • 1918 The merger of Al Ittihad Club with the Alexandria Club under the name of Al Ittihad Club of Alexandria headed by Mohammed Shaheen.
  • 2014 As Al Ittihad club was celebrating their year number (100) A match was held for Al Ittihad Club of Alexandria in the Alexandria Stadium against Sporting CP, Portugal, and ended the match with a positive draw 2–2.[1]
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club from the inside.

Kits and colours

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Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer Notes
2011–2013 Italy Givova
2013–2014 Italy Macron
2014 Italy Erreà Used in centenary match only
2014–2017 Germany Adidas
2017–2020 Germany Uhlsport
2020–2022 China Xtep
2022–2023 Germany Adidas
2023– Spain Kelme
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2018-2019 Home
2018-2019 Away
2019-2020 Home
2019-2020 Away
2020-2021 Home
2020-2021 Away
2021-2022 Home
2021-2022 Away

Alexandria Derby

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Both being based in Alexandira; Smouha and Al-Ittihad Alexandria have always been an exciting encounter. The rivalry stems from the fact that both teams are the biggest in Alexandria and share the same stadium Alexandria International Stadium. The rivalry is always sure to deliver good football.

Honours

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A view outside the club's headquarters in Shatby in 2017.
1926, 1935–36, 1948, 1963, 1973, 1976
1935

Regional

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From 1927 to 1953

Performance in CAF competitions

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  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1975 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Ethiopia Saint George 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 4–0 w/o w/o[a]
1977 African Cup Winners' Cup SR  Algeria MO Constantine 3–1 0–1 3–2
QF  Tanzania Rangers International 2–0 0–0 2–0
SF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 1–0 0–2 1–2
1979 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Kenya Gor Mahia w/o[b]
2006 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Rwanda Rayon Sports 3–0 0–1 3–1
SR  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–4 p)
Notes
  1. ^ The second leg was abandoned in the second half with Tonnerre Yaoundé leading 3–0 after Al Ittihad players walked off to protest the officiating and the improper match atmosphere. Al Ittihad were disqualified from the competition by CAF and the tie was awarded to Tonnerre Yaoundé. After coming back to Egypt, Al Ittihad players said that they were attacked by both the fans and the local police officers during the match after protesting against the match officials.[2]
  2. ^ Gor Mahia won on walkover after Al Ittihad withdrew.

Performance in domestic competitions

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Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year League Position Egypt Cup Super Cup
2003–04 Egyptian Premier League 5 Round of 16
2004–05 Egyptian Premier League 9 Runner Up
2005–06 Egyptian Premier League 7 Round of 16
2006–07 Egyptian Premier League 13 Round of 32
2007–08 Egyptian Premier League 10 Quarter Final
2008–09 Egyptian Premier League 11 Round of 32
2009–10 Egyptian Premier League 10 Quarter-finals
2010–11 Egyptian Premier League 14 Round of 16
2011–12 Egyptian Premier League not finished not held
2012–13 Egyptian Premier League not finished Round of 16
2013–14 Egyptian Premier League 3 (Group 1) Round of 32
2014–15 Egyptian Premier League 14 Quarter Final
2015–16 Egyptian Premier League 14 Quarter Final
2016–17 Egyptian Premier League 8 Round of 16
2017–18 Egyptian Premier League 11 Round of 16
2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 11 Semi Final
2019–20 Egyptian Premier League 10 Semi Final
2020–21 Egyptian Premier League 7 Round of 16

Players

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Current squad

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As of 3 October 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Egypt EGY El Mahdy Soliman
3 DF Egypt EGY Mostafa Ibrahim
4 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Ghoneim
5 DF Tunisia TUN Seif Teka
6 DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Shabana
7 DF Egypt EGY Hesham Salah
8 MF Egypt EGY Naser Naser
9 FW Angola ANG Mabululu
10 MF Egypt EGY Khaled El Ghandour (captain)
11 FW Egypt EGY Fawzy El Henawy
12 MF Egypt EGY Omar El Wahsh
13 MF Egypt EGY Zaghloul El Zoughbi
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Adel
16 GK Egypt EGY Omar Salah
18 MF Ghana GHA Moro Salifu
19 FW Egypt EGY Riga
21 MF Egypt EGY Abdelghani Mohamed
22 DF Egypt EGY Sherif Reda
23 GK Egypt EGY Amr Khalil
33 FW Egypt EGY Ahmed Eid
34 MF Egypt EGY Abdelghani Mohamed
35 DF Egypt EGY Ragab El Safi
39 FW Gabon GAB Bekale Aubame
47 GK Egypt EGY Kabaka
88 MF Cameroon CMR Edimo Kingue

All time top Egyptian Premier League Scorers

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Goalscorers[4]
# Player Goals
1 Mohamed Diab Al Attar 81
2 Ahmed Sary 40
3 Eid Ahmed 38
4 Abdel Fattah El Garm 36
5 Shehta (Abdel Rehim Younes) 31
6 Raafat Attia 26
7 Youssef Hamdy 26
8 Gaber El Khawaga 25
9 Ahmed Saleh 24
10 Fouad Morsi 24

Management

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Board of directors

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Office Name
President Egypt Mohamed Mouselhy
Vice President Egypt Hesham Hussien
Member Egypt Ibrahim Shaaban
Member Egypt Ahmed Abd El Mejed
Member Egypt Ahmed Fouad
Member Egypt Hazem El Regal
Member Egypt Ismail Mohamed
Member Egypt Mahmoud Medhat
Member EgyptKhalil Hesham

Managers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "تعادل الاتحاد السكندري مع سبورتنج لشبونة البرتغالي بمناسبة مئوية سيد البلد" [The Alexandrian Federation tied with Sporting Lisbon, Portugal, on the occasion of the country’s centenary]. Alexandria news (in Arabic). 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ Shafey, Sherif (11 January 2019). "ذكرياتى مع مشوار الاتحاد فى افريقيا 75 و مأساة مباراة الرعد الكاميرونى - جزء من الحلقة 15" [Episode 15 - My memories with Al Ittihad journey in the 1975 African Cup Winners' Cup and Tonnerre Yaoundé match disaster]. youtube.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Al Ittihad Alexandria: Squad". Egyptian Premier League. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Ithad Scorers in Egyptian League" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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