Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC

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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 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 club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.

Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Full nameAl Mokawloon Al Arab
Nickname(s)Mountain Wolves (Ze'ab El-Gabal)
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
GroundOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity35,000
OwnerArab Contractors
ChairmanMohsen Salah
ManagerShawky Gharib
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2022–23Egyptian Premier League, 7th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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

The 1983 championship club included Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon), Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana) and Ishmael Dyfan (Sierra Leone).

Honours and achievements

Domestic

Continental

Performance in CAF competitions

  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1982African Cup Winners' CupFR  SudanHay Al Arab3–11–14–2
SR  MozambiqueDesportivo Maputo3–22–05–2
QF  Ivory CoastAfrica Sports3–00–23–2
SF  GhanaHearts of Oak1–12–13–2
Final  ZambiaPower Dynamos2–02–04–0
1983African Cup Winners' CupFR  BurundiVital'O6–10–06–1
SR  UgandaKCCA2–22–24–4 (3–1 p)
QF  ZimbabweCAPS United2–01–23–2
SF  GuineaHoroya3–01–04–0
Final  TogoOC Agaza0–01–01–0
1984African Cup Winners' CupFR  SomaliaHorseed7–00–27–2
SR  SudanAl Merrikh2–00–02–0
QF  UgandaSC Villa1–01–22–2 (a)
SF  EgyptAl Ahly1–10–01–1 (a)
1991African Cup Winners' CupFR  ChadRenaissance3–01–04–0
SR  UgandaKCCA2–00–12–1
QF  BurundiAS Inter Star0–00–00–0 (4–5 p)
1996African Cup Winners' CupFR  RwandaRayon Sports2–10–02–1
SR  TanzaniaSimba2–01–33–3 (a)
QF  MoroccoFUS Rabat1–00–01–0
SF  CameroonCanon Yaoundé2–11–13–2
Final  ZaireAC Sodigraf4–00–04–0
1997CAF Super CupFinal  EgyptZamalek0–0 (2–4 p)
1997African Cup Winners' CupFR  KenyaMumias Sugar2–00–02–0
SR  ZambiaNchanga Rangers3–01–24–2
QF  TunisiaÉtoile du Sahel2–20–22–4
2005CAF Confederation CupFR  EthiopiaBanks3–10–03–1
SR  SudanAl Merrikh3–01–34–3
PO  Ivory CoastAfrica Sports3–00–03–0
Group B  GabonFC 105 Libreville2–10–13rd
 EgyptIsmaily2–31–0
 NigeriaDolphins0–11–2
2020–21CAF Confederation CupPR  DjiboutiArta/Solar79–11–010–1
FR  TunisiaÉtoile du Sahel0–01–21–2

Performance in domestic competitions

Egyptian Clubs Competitions
YearLeaguePositionEgypt CupSuper Cup
2000–01Premier League8Quarter-finals
2001–025Quarter-finalsRunner-up
2002–0312Round of 16
2003–04Second DivisionWinnerWinner
2004–051Round of 16
2005–06Premier League9Round of 16
2006–078Round of 16
2007–0812Semi-finals
2008–0910Round of 16
2009–1011Quarter-finals
2010–1116Semi-finals
2011–12not finishednot held
2012–13not finished
2013–144 (Group 1)Round of 32
2014–157Round of 16
2015–1613Round of 32
2016–179Round of 32
2017–1810Quarter-finals
2018–195Round of 16
2019–204Quarter-finals

Current squad

As of 4 February 2023[1]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
19MF  EGYMohamed Magli
20DF  EGYAhmed Alaa
21DF  BFAFarouck Kabore
22DF  EGYMohamed Gharib
23DF  UGAJoseph Ochaya
24FW  COLLuis Hinestroza
26DF  EGYAhmed Eid
27FW  MTNMamadou Niass
28FW  NGAJohn Okoli
29FW  PLEMahmoud Wadi (on loan from Pyramids)
32DF  EGYMohamed Hozian
35MF  EGYAhmed Fawzi
38DF  EGYOmar Fayed
70FW  EGYAhmed Atef
MF  EGYAmmar Hamdy

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. NationPlayer

Managers

Notes

References

External links

Independent websites