Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC

Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Full nameAl Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club
NicknameMountain Wolves
Founded1973; 53 years ago (1973)
GroundOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity35,000
OwnerArab Contractors
ChairmanMohsen Salah
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2024–25Egyptian Second Division A, 1st of 20 (Promoted)
Websitearabcontclub.com

Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي, romanized: Nādī l-Muqāwilūn al-ʿArab ar-Riyāḍī), known locally as Al Mokawloon, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City and owned by Arab Contractors (Al Mokawloon Al Arab). The club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League.

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

Arab Contractors

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

Honours and achievements

Domestic

  • Egypt Cup
    • Winners (3): 1989–90, 1994–95, 2003–04

Continental

Performance in CAF competitions

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1982 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Sudan Hay Al Arab 3–1 1–1 4–2
SR  Mozambique Desportivo Maputo 3–2 2–0 5–2
QF  Ivory Coast Africa Sports 3–0 0–2 3–2
SF  Ghana Hearts of Oak 1–1 2–1 3–2
Final  Zambia Power Dynamos 2–0 2–0 4–0
1983 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Burundi Vital'O 6–1 0–0 6–1
SR  Uganda KCCA 2–2 2–2 4–4 (3–1 p)
QF  Zimbabwe CAPS United 2–0 1–2 3–2
SF  Guinea Horoya 3–0 1–0 4–0
Final  Togo OC Agaza 0–0 1–0 1–0
1984 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Somalia Horseed 7–0 0–2 7–2
SR  Sudan Al Merrikh 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF  Uganda SC Villa 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
SF  Egypt Al Ahly 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
1991 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Chad Renaissance 3–0 1–0 4–0
SR  Uganda KCCA 2–0 0–1 2–1
QF  Burundi AS Inter Star 0–0 0–0 0–0 (4–5 p)
1996 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Rwanda Rayon Sports 2–1 0–0 2–1
SR  Tanzania Simba 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
QF  Morocco FUS Rabat 1–0 0–0 1–0
SF  Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 2–1 1–1 3–2
Final  Zaire AC Sodigraf 4–0 0–0 4–0
1997 CAF Super Cup Final  Egypt Zamalek 0–0 (2–4 p)
1997 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Kenya Mumias Sugar 2–0 0–0 2–0
SR  Zambia Nchanga Rangers 3–0 1–2 4–2
QF  Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–2 0–2 2–4
2005 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Ethiopia Banks 3–1 0–0 3–1
SR  Sudan Al Merrikh 3–0 1–3 4–3
PO  Ivory Coast Africa Sports 3–0 0–0 3–0
Group B  Gabon FC 105 Libreville 2–1 0–1 3rd
 Egypt Ismaily 2–3 1–0
 Nigeria Dolphins 0–1 1–2
2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup PR  Djibouti Arta/Solar7 9–1 1–0 10–1
FR  Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–0 1–2 1–2

Performance in domestic competitions

Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year League Position Egypt Cup Super 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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  EGY Mahmoud Abou El Saoud
2 DF  EGY Amir Abed
3 MF  EGY Youssef El Gohary
4 MF  EGY Ahmed El Shimi
7 FW  MTN Mamadou Niass
8 MF  EGY Mohamed Rizk
9 FW  EGY Mohamed Salem
10 MF  EGY Omar Saviola
11 DF  EGY Louay Wael
12 MF  EGY Ahmed Afifi
14 FW  EGY Gebna
16 GK  EGY Hassan Mahmoud Shahin
17 FW  EGY Fady Farid
18 GK  EGY Ahmed El Arabi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  EGY Mohamed Magli
20 DF  EGY Ahmed Alaa
21 DF  BFA Farouck Kabore
22 DF  EGY Mohamed Gharib
23 DF  UGA Joseph Ochaya
24 FW  COL Luis Hinestroza
26 DF  EGY Ahmed Eid
27 MF  EGY Ammar Hamdy
28 FW  NGR John Okoli
29 FW  PLE Mahmoud Wadi (on loan from Pyramids)
32 DF  EGY Mohamed Hozian
35 MF  EGY Ahmed Fawzi
70 FW  EGY Ahmed Atef
74 DF  EGY Mostafa Mokhtar

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Managers

Notes

  1. ↑ First Egyptian Team to win this Championship.

References

  1. ↑ "لاعبي الفريق الأول" [First team players]. Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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