Wadi Degla SC
Coordinates: 29°57′26″N 31°18′49″E / 29.95722°N 31.31361°E
Full name | Wadi Degla Sporting Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Community of Champions مجتمع الأبطال | ||
Short name | WDG | ||
Founded | 2002 | ||
Ground | Petro Sport Stadium | ||
Capacity | 16,000 | ||
Chairman | Maged Samy | ||
Manager | Abdul Baki Jamal | ||
League | Egyptian Second Division | ||
2020-21 | Egyptian Premier League, 16th (relegated) | ||
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Wadi Degla Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي وادي دجلة الرياضي) is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo. The club is related to Wadi Degla Holding, a construction company established in 1994.[1]
In 2009–10, it was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in its history.
History[]
In 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division, Wadi Degla made history. The team defeated El-Sekka El-Hadid 3–1 in the last week of the competition to seal promotion to the highest level of football in Egypt, Egyptian Premier League, for the first time in its history.[2][3] It took Wadi Degla only one season to promote from the second division to the premier league. This is a historical achievement that was only reached once before by Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab (a.k.a. Arab Contractors) in 1981.[2]
Satellite clubs[]
Wadi Degla has a large youth football academy.[4] It is a similar project to that of ASEC Mimosas. The club has a close relationship with England's Arsenal Football Club.[5]
The following clubs are affiliated with Wadi Degla:
Honours[]
League[]
- Winners: 2009–10
Cups[]
- Runners-up: 2012–13
Performance in CAF competitions[]
- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2014 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Togo | AS Douanes Lomé | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
SR | Mali | Djoliba | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (2–3 p) |
Performance in domestic competitions[]
Egyptian Clubs Competitions | ||||
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Year | League | Position | Egypt Cup | Super Cup |
2009–10 | Egyptian Second Division | 1 (Group B) | Third round | |
2010–11 | Egyptian Premier League | 12 | Round of 16 | |
2011–12 | Egyptian Premier League | not finished | not held | |
2012–13 | Egyptian Premier League | not finished | Runners-up | |
2013–14 | Egyptian Premier League | 6 (Group 2) | Semi-final | |
2014–15 | Egyptian Premier League | 5 | Round of 16 | |
2015–16 | Egyptian Premier League | 5 | Round of 16 | |
2016–17 | Egyptian Premier League | 12 | Quarter-final | |
2017–18 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | Quarter-final | |
2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League | 10 | Round of 16 | |
2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | Round of 16 |
Current squad[]
- As of 20 August 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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Out on loan[]
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[]
- (1 July 2007 – 23 May 2010)
- Walter Meeuws (24 May 2010 – 30 June 2012)
- (1 July 2012 – 31 December 2012)
- Mohamed Gamal (1 January 2013 – 5 April 2013)
- Hany Ramzy (6 April 2013 – 12 January 2014)
- (13 January 2014 – 1 October 2014)
- Hamada Sedki (1 October 2014 – 14 January 2016)
- Patrice Carteron (15 January 2016 – 15 November 2016)
- Mido (15 November 2016 – December 2017)
- Tarek El Ashry (17 January 2018 – May 2018)
- Takis Gonias (12 June 2018 – 10 February 2020)
- (Caretaker) (10 February 2020 – 20 February 2020)
- Nikodimos Papavasiliou (20 February 2020 – 21 January 2021)
- Mario Salas (1 February 2021 – 27 May 2021)
- Abdul Baki Jamal (27 May 2021 – present)
Women[]
Wadi Degla women SC, the women's team won the 2020 Egyptian Women's Premier League for the 11th time and will feature in the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Wadi Degla: History".
- ^ a b Maher, Hatem "Wadi Degla promoted to Premier League". Filgoal, 12 May 2010. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Wadi Degla in 1st Division..." Wadi Degla Official Web site. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
- ^ Arsenal Soccer School
- ^ BBC.co.uk Arsenal set up shop in Cairo
- ^ K.Lierse S.K. – A Belgian Football Club under Wadi Degla’s ownership
- ^ among us
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Maged Samy announced owner of Greek club". kingfut.com. 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Wadi Degla wins Egyptian Women league for record 11th time". CAFOnline.com. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links[]
- Wadi Degla SC
- Football clubs in Egypt
- Football clubs in Cairo
- Association football clubs established in 2002
- 2002 establishments in Egypt