Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC

Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي), known locally as El Mokawloon (The contractors), is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City. The club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division A.

Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Full nameAl Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Mountain Wolves
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
GroundOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity35,000
OwnerArab Contractors
ChairmanMohsen Salah
LeagueEgyptian Second Division A
Websitearabcontclub.com

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

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Arab Contractors

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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

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Domestic

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Continental

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Performance in CAF competitions

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  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
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

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Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year League Position Egypt Cup Super Cup
2000–01 Premier League 8 Quarter-finals
2001–02 5 Quarter-finals Runner-up
2002–03 12 Round of 16
2003–04 Second Division Winner Winner
2004–05 1 Round of 16
2005–06 Premier League 9 Round of 16
2006–07 8 Round of 16
2007–08 12 Semi-finals
2008–09 10 Round of 16
2009–10 11 Quarter-finals
2010–11 16 Semi-finals
2011–12 not finished not held
2012–13 not finished
2013–14 4 (Group 1) Round of 32
2014–15 7 Round of 16
2015–16 13 Round of 32
2016–17 9 Round of 32
2017–18 10 Quarter-finals
2018–19 5 Round of 16
2019–20 4 Quarter-finals

Current squad

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As of 4 February 2023[1]

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   NGA 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

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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
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Managers

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Notes

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  1. ^ First Egyptian Team to win this Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "لاعبي الفريق الأول" [First team players]. Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Michael Krüger". footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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Independent websites

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