Al Ittihad Alexandria Club

Al Ittihad
Full nameAl Ittihad Alexandria Club
(Al Ittihad Al Skandary)
Nicknamesسيد البلد (Masters of the City)
زعيم الثغر (El Thagher's Leaders)
Founded4 August 1914; 112 years ago (1914-08-04)
GroundAlexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Capacity13,660
ChairmanMohamed Ahmed Salama
ManagerHamza El Gamal
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2025–2617th
Websiteitthadalexsc.com
Current season

Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (Arabic: نادي الإتحاد السكندري), locally known as El Ittihad El Skandary, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.

Founded in 1914 in Alexandria, the club is one of the oldest and most popular football clubs in Egypt. Al Ittihad was the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921, which significantly contributed to increasing the club's popularity in Alexandria. Its famous Chairman was Tawfik Abouhashem.

Highlights

Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club from the inside.

Kits and colours

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Notes
2011–2013 Italy Givova
2013–2014 Italy Macron
2014 Italy Erreà Used in centenary match only
2014–2017 Germany Adidas
2017–2020 Germany Uhlsport
2020–2022 China Xtep
2022–2023 Germany Adidas
2023– Spain Kelme
2018-2019 Home
2018-2019 Away
2019-2020 Home
2019-2020 Away
2020-2021 Home
2020-2021 Away
2021-2022 Home
2021-2022 Away

Alexandria Derby

Both being based in Alexandria; Smouha and Al Ittihad have a famous rivalry. The rivalry stems from the fact that both teams are the biggest in Alexandria and share the same stadium Alexandria International Stadium.

Honours

A view outside the club's headquarters in Shatby in 2017.
1926, 1935–36, 1948, 1963, 1973, 1976
1935

Regional

From 1927 to 1953

Performance in CAF competitions

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1975 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Ethiopia Saint George 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 4–0 w/o w/o
1977 African Cup Winners' Cup SR  Algeria MO Constantine 3–1 0–1 3–2
QF  Tanzania Rangers International 2–0 0–0 2–0
SF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 1–0 0–2 1–2
1979 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Kenya Gor Mahia w/o
2006 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Rwanda Rayon Sports 3–0 0–1 3–1
SR  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–4 p)
Notes
  1. ↑ The second leg was abandoned in the second half with Tonnerre Yaoundé leading 3–0 after Al Ittihad players walked off to protest the officiating and the improper match atmosphere. Al Ittihad were disqualified from the competition by CAF and the tie was awarded to Tonnerre Yaoundé. After coming back to Egypt, Al Ittihad players said that they were attacked by both the fans and the local police officers during the match after protesting against the match officials.
  2. ↑ Gor Mahia won on walkover after Al Ittihad withdrew.

Performance in Arab competitions

Season Competition Round Country Club Result
2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup Play-off round  Morocco FUS Rabat 1-1
Play-off round  Kuwait Al-Salmiya 5-0
Play-off round  Djibouti ASAS Djibouti Télécom 8-0
First Round  Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis 3-3 on aggregate Al Ittihad won on away goals
Second Round  Egypt Zamalek 1-1 on aggregate Al Ittihad won 4-3 on penalties
Quarter Final  Saudi Arabia Al Hilal Al Hilal won 3-0 on aggregate.

Performance in domestic competitions

Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year League Position Egypt Cup League Cup Super Cup
2003–04Egyptian Premier League5Round of 16not held
2004–05Egyptian Premier League9Runner Upnot held
2005–06Egyptian Premier League7Round of 16not held
2006–07Egyptian Premier League13Round of 32not held
2007–08Egyptian Premier League10Quarter Finalnot held
2008–09Egyptian Premier League11Round of 32not held
2009–10Egyptian Premier League10Quarter-finalsnot held
2010–11Egyptian Premier League14Round of 16not held
2011–12Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishednot heldnot held
2012–13Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishedRound of 16not held
2013–14Egyptian Premier League3 (Group 1)Round of 32not held
2014–15Egyptian Premier League14Quarter Finalnot held
2015–16Egyptian Premier League14Quarter Finalnot held
2016–17Egyptian Premier League8Round of 16not held
2017–18Egyptian Premier League11Round of 16not held
2018–19Egyptian Premier League11Semi Finalnot held
2019–20Egyptian Premier League10Semi Finalnot held
2020–21Egyptian Premier League7Round of 16not held
2021–22Egyptian Premier League12Round of 32Group Stage
2022–23Egyptian Premier League8Round of 16Semi Final
2023–24Egyptian Premier League11Round of 32Semi Final
2024–25Egyptian Premier League15Round of 32Group Stage
2025–26Egyptian Premier League17Round of 32Group Stage

Players

Current squad

As of 22 September 2026

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 Sobhi Soliman
4 DF  EGY Islam Abdellah (on loan from ZED)
5 DF  EGY Mostafa Ibrahim
7 DF  EGY Mido Mostafa
— DF  EGY Mazen Osama
8 MF  EGY Mohamed Tony
— DF  EGY Abdo Hesham
10 FW  EGY Hossam Hassan
11 FW  EGY Youssry Wahid (on loan from National Bank)
12 DF  EGY Moamen Sherif
— MF  EGY Anas Wael
14 MF  EGY Mohamed Fakhri
16 GK  EGY Ahmed El Arabi
18 FW  NGR John Ebuka
19 MF  EGY Ahmed El Sayed
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  EGY Ahmed Hamdi
22 FW  EGY Nour Alaa (on loan from Cleopatra)
23 MF  NGR Saviour Isaac
24 DF  EGY Momen Awad
25 MF  EGY Mahmoud Emad (on loan from National Bank)
30 DF  EGY Khaled Mosaad
31 GK  EGY Ali El Gabry
35 FW  ZAM Pascal Phiri (on loan from Pyramids)
37 MF  EGY Ahmed Atef
44 MF  UGA Kenneth Semakula
47 DF  EGY Mostafa Moawad
77 MF  EGY Ahmed Eid
80 FW  NGR Joseph Arumala

All time top Egyptian Premier League Scorers

Goalscorers
# Player Goals
1Mohamed Diab Al Attar81
2Ahmed Sary40
=2Mabululu40
4Eid Ahmed38
5Abdel Fattah El Garm36
6Shehta (Abdel Rehim Younes)31
7Raafat Attia26
=7Youssef Hamdy26
9Gaber El Khawaga25
10Ahmed Saleh24
=10Fouad Morsi24

Management

Board of directors

Office Name
President Egypt Mohamed Salama
Vice President Egypt Ibrahim Shaaban
Fund Secretary Egypt Hazem ElRegal
Executive Manager Egypt Gasser Mounir
Member Egypt Mohamed ElHelw
Member Egypt Mohamed Khamis
Member Egypt Ahmed Rafaat
Member Egypt Yasser Abdallah
Member Egypt Ismail Mohamed
Member Egypt Hesham ElTorky
Member Egypt Elsayed Faisal
Member Egypt Samy Bateaa
Member Egypt Mohamed Ramadan

Managers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Al Ittihad stats, results, fixtures & transfers | Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Al Ittihad Alexandria vs Wadi Degla FC - live score, predicted lineups and H2H stats". FotMob. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "تعادل الاتحاد السكندري مع سبورتنج لشبونة البرتغالي بمناسبة مئوية سيد البلد" [The Alexandrian Federation tied with Sporting Lisbon, Portugal, on the occasion of the country’s centenary]. Alexandria news (in Arabic). 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Shafey, Sherif (11 January 2019). "ذكرياتى مع مشوار الاتحاد فى افريقيا 75 و مأساة مباراة الرعد الكاميرونى - جزء من الحلقة 15" [Episode 15 - My memories with Al Ittihad journey in the 1975 African Cup Winners' Cup and Tonnerre Yaoundé match disaster]. youtube.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Al Ittihad Alexandria: Squad". Egyptian Premier League. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ithad Scorers in Egyptian League" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2020.