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]
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| Full name | Wadi Degla Sporting Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Community of Champions مجتمع الأبطال | ||
| Short name | WDG | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Petro Sport Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
| Coordinates | 29°57′26″N 31°18′49″E / 29.95722°N 31.31361°E | ||
| Chairman | Tarek Rashed | ||
| Manager | Igor Tolic | ||
| League | Egyptian Second Division | ||
| 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League, 16th (relegated) | ||
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | DF |  EGY | Amr Saleh |
| 18 | FW |  ECU | Diego Calderón |
| 19 | FW | EGY | Hossam Arafat |
| 20 | DF | EGY | Ibrahim Ragab |
| 21 | MF | EGY | Ibrahim Ayesh |
| 23 | FW | EGY | Ahmed Atef |
| 27 | MF | EGY | Reda Abdelaal |
| 28 | GK | EGY | Ahmed Mayhoub |
| 30 | MF | EGY | Alexander Jakobsen |
| 35 | MF | EGY | Saleh Nasr |
| 55 | GK | EGY | Hussein Zekry |
| 77 | MF | EGY | Mohamed Reda |
| — | MF |  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.
Managers
Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2007 – 23 May 2010)
Walter Meeuws (24 May 2010 – 30 June 2012)- Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2012 – 31 December 2012)
- Mohamed Gamal (1 January 2013 – 5 April 2013)
- Hany Ramzy (6 April 2013 – 12 January 2014)
- Hesham Zakaria (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)
Mustafa Al-Kharoubi (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.[5]