Wadi Degla SC

Wadi Degla
Full name	Wadi Degla Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	Community of Champions; مجتمع الأبطال
Short name	WDG
Founded	2002; 22 years ago
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)
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

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]

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]}

Lierse
Arsenal^[4]

Honours

League

Egyptian Second Division
- Winners (1): 2009–10

Cup

Egypt Cup
- Runners-up (1): 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
2014	CAF Confederation Cup	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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	EGY	Oussa (Vice-captain)
3	DF	EGY	Mohamed Gamal
4	DF	EGY	Khaled Reda
5	DF	TUN	Iheb Mbarki
6	DF	EGY	Mahmoud Marei
7	DF	EGY	Ahmed Magdy (Captain)
8	MF	EGY	Ahmed Said
9	FW	EGY	Salah Amin
10	MF	EGY	Mohamed Helal
11	DF	GHA	Issahaku Yakubu
14	MF	EGY	Mohamed Abdelaati
15	DF	EGY	Bassam Walid
16	GK	EGY	Mosaad Awad


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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

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]

References

^ "Wadi Degla: History".
^ ^a ^b Maher, Hatem "Wadi Degla promoted to Premier League". Filgoal, 12 May 2010. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
^ "Wadi Degla in 1st Division..." Wadi Degla Official Web site. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b Cavell, Nick (24 November 2003). "Arsenal set up shop in Cairo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ "Wadi Degla wins Egyptian Women league for record 11th time". CAFOnline.com. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "Wadi Degla: History".

[a1981-2] Maher, Hatem "Wadi Degla promoted to Premier League". Filgoal, 12 May 2010. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.

[3] "Wadi Degla in 1st Division..." Wadi Degla Official Web site. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.

[:0-4] Cavell, Nick (24 November 2003). "Arsenal set up shop in Cairo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[5] "Wadi Degla wins Egyptian Women league for record 11th time". CAFOnline.com. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

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