Petrojet Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي بتروجيت الرياضي) is an Egyptian sports club based in Suez, Egypt. The club is related to Petrojet, a construction company that specializes in oil, gas and petrochemical industries.[1]
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| Full name | Petrojet Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Blaugrana | ||
| Short name | PET | ||
| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Suez Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 27,000 | ||
| Chairman | ِIbrahim Ramadan Ibrahim | ||
| Manager | Yasser Bahaa El Din | ||
| League | Egyptian Second Division A | ||
| 2022–23 | Egyptian Second Division, 5th of 16 (Group B) | ||
Petrojet is mainly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division A, the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
Petrojet was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in their history only six years after their foundation, as they were promoted from the Egyptian Second Division during the 2005–06 season.
History
Petrojet's history in The Egyptian Premier League
| Season | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 40 | 7th |
| 2007–08 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 38 | 13 | 46 | 5th |
| 2008–09 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 51 | 3rd |
| 2009–10 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 47 | 4th |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 6th |
| Egyptian Premier League | 130 | 52 | 43 | 35 | 186 | 162 | 24 | 199 |
Stadium
Petrojet formerly played their home games at Cairo International Stadium. They now play in Suez Stadium.
Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Technical director | Ibrahim Mohamed |
| Head coach | Taha Basry |
| Assistant coach | Yehia Ismail |
| Goalkeeper coach | Mohamed Maher |
Squad
Current first team squad
Egyptian Football Association (EFA) rules are that a team may only have 3 foreign born players in the squad.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | FW |  EGY | Alaa Ali |
| 18 | MF | EGY | Ali Eid |
| 19 | DF | EGY | Ibrahim El Kadi |
| 21 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Sebaie |
| 22 | MF | EGY | Ahmed El Agouz |
| — |  | ||
| 24 | FW | EGY | Mohamed Salem |
| 25 | MF | EGY | Mahmoud Salah |
| 26 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Fawzi |
| 31 | MF | EGY | Mahmoud Emad |
| 99 | GK | EGY | Mohamed Sobhi |
| - | DF | EGY | Hamada Galal |
| - | FW |  FRA | Chris Gadi |
Performance in Egyptian competitions
- Egyptian Premier League: 5 appearances
- Egyptian Cup: 7 appearances
Performance in CAF competitions
- PR = Preliminary round
- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR |  Zanzibar | Miembeni | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| FR |  Sudan | Al Khartoum-3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| SR |  Tunisia | CS Sfaxien | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2015 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR |  South Sudan | Al Ghazal | 6–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 |
| FR |  Mali | Djoliba | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Best achievements
Domestic
- 2008–09 – Third
- 2008–09 – Semi-Finals
- 2014–15 – Semi-Finals
Individual honours
Top Goal Scorer in the Egyptian Premier league
- The following players have won Top Goal Scorer award in the Egyptian league while playing for PetroJet :
- 2007–08 :
Alaa Ibrahim – 15 Goals
- The following players have won Second Top Goal Scorer award in the Egyptian league while playing for PetroJet :
- 2009–10 :
Eric Bekoe – 13 Goals
Managers
- Fathi Mabrouk (2004–05)
- Mokhtar Mokhtar (July 1, 2005 – May 31, 2010)
- Helmy Toulan (June 8, 2010 – May 26, 2011)
- Mohamed Omar (May 26, 2011 – July 12, 2011)
- Taha Basry (July 19, 2011 – May 16, 2012)
- Ramadan El Sayed (May 21, 2012 – May 2, 2013)
- Mokhtar Mokhtar (May 2, 2013–?)
- Ahmed Hassan (2015–2015)
- Hassan Shehata (2015–present)