El-Qanah Football Club (Arabic: نادي القناة لكرة القدم), also known as Canal SC or Suez Canal, is an Egyptian football club based in Ismailia, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
| Full name | El-Qanah Football Club نادي القناة لكرة القدم | ||
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| Short name | QAN | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Suez Canal Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| League | Egyptian Second Division | ||
| 2015–16 | Second Division, 4th (Group D) | ||
| Website | http://www.canalfc.com/home/ | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1935 as a group of Ismailia born contractors formed a football team calling it "Badran Club". In 1948 the club members succeeded to convince the board of the Suez Canal company to merge the Badran club with the company to form "El Qanah" with the Frenchman Paul Blan as a president to take part in the league. The team promoted to the Egyptian Premier League on the 1953–54 season, and played for 27 seasons on the topflight.
Basketball team
editSuez Canal SC also has a men's basketball team that has played in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League.
Former players
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Ally Badru – played for Zanzibar national team[1][2]
Mohammed Saleh – played for Palestine national team
Titles
editEgypt Cup: (1)
- 1963–64
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Huyu ndiye Ali Badru: Straika aliyekimbia vurugu Misri akiamini Simba itampeleka Ulaya". Archived from the original on 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Badru mchezaji bora wa Februari Ligi Kuu Zanzibar". mwanachi.co.tz.