Wadi Degla SC

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Wadi Degla SC (women).

Wadi Degla
Full nameWadi Degla Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Community of Champions
مجتمع الأبطال
Short nameWDG
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
GroundPetro Sport Stadium
Capacity16,000
Coordinates29°57′26″N 31°18′49″E / 29.95722°N 31.31361°E / 29.95722; 31.31361
ChairmanTarek Rashed
ManagerIgor Tolic
LeagueEgyptian Second Division
2020–21Egyptian Premier League, 16th (relegated)
Current season

Wadi Degla Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي وادي دجلة الرياضي) is an Egyptian sports club known for its football team. The club is related to Wadi Degla Holding, a construction company established in 1994.[1]

In 2009–10, the club 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 gain promotion 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]

Associated clubs

In 2003, English club Arsenal ran an academy training program with the club's youth system,[4] the program is no longer operational.

The following clubs are affiliated with Wadi Degla:[citation needed]

Honours

League

Cup

Performance in CAF competitions

  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
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
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Egypt EGY Oussa (Vice-captain)
3 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Gamal
4 DF Egypt EGY Khaled Reda
5 DF Tunisia TUN Iheb Mbarki
6 DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Marei
7 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Magdy (Captain)
8 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Said
9 FW Egypt EGY Salah Amin
10 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Helal
11 DF Ghana GHA Issahaku Yakubu
14 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdelaati
15 DF Egypt EGY Bassam Walid
16 GK Egypt EGY Mosaad Awad
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Egypt EGY Amr Saleh
18 FW Ecuador ECU Diego Calderón
19 FW Egypt EGY Hossam Arafat
20 DF Egypt EGY Ibrahim Ragab
21 MF Egypt EGY Ibrahim Ayesh
23 FW Egypt EGY Ahmed Atef
27 MF Egypt EGY Reda Abdelaal
28 GK Egypt EGY Ahmed Mayhoub
30 MF Egypt EGY Alexander Jakobsen
35 MF Egypt EGY Saleh Nasr
55 GK Egypt EGY Hussein Zekry
77 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Reda
— MF Croatia CRO Muhamed Alghoul

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Managers

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Wadi Degla: History".
  2. ^ a b Maher, Hatem "Wadi Degla promoted to Premier League". Filgoal, 12 May 2010. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Wadi Degla in 1st Division..." Wadi Degla Official Web site. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b Cavell, Nick (24 November 2003). "Arsenal set up shop in Cairo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Wadi Degla wins Egyptian Women league for record 11th time". CAFOnline.com. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 29 September 2021.