2023–24 Modern Sport FC season

Modern Sport FC
2023–24 season
ManagerRicardo Formosinho
StadiumAl Salam Stadium
Egyptian Premier League5th
Egypt CupQuarter-finals
Egyptian League CupGroup stage
CAF Confederation CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorer
Arnold Eba (7)

The 2023–24 Modern Sport FC season was the club's 13th season in existence and the third consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Modern Sport participated in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup, the League Cup and the CAF Confederation Cup.

Squad

As of 1 February 2024[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 Hamdy
2 DF  EGY Basem Ali
3 FW  GUI Hadji Barry
4 DF  EGY Mahmoud Rizk
6 DF  EGY Ali El Fil
7 MF  EGY Amr El Sisi
9 FW  EGY Marwan Mohsen
10 MF  EGY Ahmed Refaat
11 DF  EGY Tarek Taha
12 MF  EGY Mohamed Nosseir
13 DF  CMR Jonathan Ngwem
14 MF  EGY Mohamed Mahmoud
15 MF  EGY Abdallah Mohamed
16 GK  EGY Mahmoud Genish (captain)
17 FW  EGY Mohamed Farouk
18 FW  EGY Omar El Said
19 MF  EGY Ali Zazaa
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  EGY Mahmoud Shaaban
22 FW  MAR Abdelkabir El Ouadi
23 GK  EGY Ahmed Yehia
24 DF  EGY Khaled Reda
25 GK  EGY Mohamed Tarek
26 DF  EGY Mohamed Rabia (footballer, born 1996)
27 MF  EGY Ghanam Mohamed
28 MF  EGY Mohamed Sadek
30 FW  EGY Ahmed Atef
31 MF  NGA Bello Martins
33 FW  GAM Kajally Drammeh
34 MF  EGY Kabaka
35 MF  BEN Hassane Imourane
37 DF  EGY Abdelrahman Rashdan
38 MF  CMR Arnold Eba
39 FW  EGY Mohamed Zaalouk

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Mohamed Mahmoud Al Ahly Free 8 August 2023 [2]
FW Walid Mostafa Al Ahly Free 10 August 2023 [3]
MF Mohamed Nosseir Al Ahly Free 10 August 2023 [4]
MF Abdel Rahman Ashraf Mano Al Ahly Free 16 August 2023
MF Christ Bekale Sheriff Tiraspol Free 17 August 2023 [5]
DF Khaled Reda ENPPI 17 August 2023 [6]
FW Kajally Drammeh Cape Town City Loan 14 September 2023 [7]
MF Mohamed Sadek Pyramids Loan 14 September 2023 [8]
MF Hassane Imourane Loto FC Loan 14 September 2023 [9]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Mostafa El Badry Al Ahly Loan return 20 July 2023 [10]
MF Karim Nedved Al Ahly Loan return 20 July 2023 [11]
DF Saad Samir Al Ahly Loan return 20 July 2023 [12]
MF Abdallah Yaisien Released 21 July 2023
MF Mohanad Lasheen Pyramids €1,003,000 10 August 2023 [13]
DF Mahmoud Marei Pyramids €1,004,000 12 August 2023 [14]
MF Mohamed Reda Pyramids €1,004,000 14 August 2023 [15]
DF Hesham Hafez Baladiyat El Mahalla Loan 1 September 2023 [16]
MF Ashraf Magdy El Gouna Loan 2 September 2023 [17]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 August 2023 Friendly Smouha 1–3 Modern Future Alexandria
  • El Badry
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
2 September 2023 Friendly Modern Future 3–2 Baladiyat El Mahalla
  • Samana
5 September 2023 Friendly Modern Future 0–1 Ismaily Cairo
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
9 September 2023 Friendly Modern Future 1–1 El Gouna Cairo
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 21 September 2023 17 August 2024 Matchday 1 5th 34 14 12 8 40 28 +12 041.18
Egypt Cup 1 June 2024 24 August 2024 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 066.67
Egyptian League Cup 8 January 2024 24 January 2024 Group stage Group stage 3 1 1 1 1 1 +0 033.33
CAF Confederation Cup 17 September 2023 7 April 2024 Second round Quarter-finals 10 4 3 3 15 8 +7 040.00
Total 50 21 16 13 60 38 +22 042.00

Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Zamalek 34 17 8 9 53 37 +16 56[a] Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round[b]
4 Al Masry 34 16 7 11 41 39 +2 55 Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round[c]
5 Modern Future 34 14 12 8 40 28 +12 54[d]
6 Smouha 34 15 9 10 39 35 +4 54[d]
7 ZED 34 13 12 9 48 35 +13 51
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.[20]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)
Notes:
  1. ^ Zamalek were deducted three points for refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly, scheduled to be played on 25 June 2024.[18]
  2. ^ Zamalek qualified for the Confederation Cup second round by winning the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.
  3. ^ The league was not finished by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in next season's CAF competitions. As a result, Al Masry, who finished the first half of the season at third place (and were also at third place by the time of the draw) qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup.[19]
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Modern Future 4, Smouha 1.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
25 9 11 5 26 19  +7 38 3 6 3 11 10  +1 6 5 2 15 9  +6

Last updated: 19 June 2024.
Source:

Results by round

Round1
GroundA
ResultW
Position2
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 11 September 2023.[21][22]

21 September 2023 1 Pharco 0–2 Modern Future Alexandria
16:00 UTC+3
  • Gamal  28'
  • Gehad  38'
  • El Bahrawi  49'
  • Naguib  64'
Report
  • Atef 45+2'
  • Rezk  49', 69'
  • Reda  52'
  • Noussier  90+3'
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy
26 September 2023 2 Modern Future 2–1 El Dakhleya Cairo
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
7 October 2023 3 Tala'ea El Gaish 0–2 Modern Future Cairo
19:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour
22 October 2023 4 Modern Future 0–1 Pyramids Cairo
19:00 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Abdelaziz El Sayed
29 November 2023 7 Modern Future 0–2 Zamalek Cairo
19:00 UTC+2
  • Rabia  42'
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
14 December 2023 9 Modern Future 1–1 Ceramica Cleopatra Cairo
16:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Sayed Munir
15 February 2024 12 Baladiyat El Mahalla 1–0 Modern Future El Mahalla El Kubra
16:00 UTC+2
  • Marzouk 38'
Report Stadium: El Mahalla Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouni
19 February 2024 13 Modern Future 2–2 Al Mokawloon Cairo
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Walid Abdelrazek
29 February 2024 14 Smouha 1–1 Modern Future Alexandria
19:00 UTC+2
  • Rezk  24'  27'
  • Ngwem 45+8'
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Ghazi
7 March 2024 15 Modern Sport 0–0 ZED
11 March 2024 16 Al Ittihad 0–0 Modern Sport
11 April 2024 8 Al Masry 1–2 Modern Sport
14 April 2024 10 Ismaily 1–1 Modern Future Ismailia
Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
18 April 2024 18 Modern Sport 2–0 Pharco
22 April 2024 19 El Dakhleya 1–1 Modern Sport
2 May 2024 20 Modern Sport 0–0 Tala'ea Al Gaish
6 May 2024 21 Pyramids 2–1 Modern Sport
10 May 2024 22 Modern Sport 1–1 National Bank
16 May 2024 23 ENPPI 0–1 Modern Sport
23 May 2024 24 Zamalek 1–1 Modern Sport
26 May 2024 25 Modern Sport 0–0 Al Masry
13 June 2024 11 Modern Future 3–1 El Gouna Cairo
Note: Postponed from 2 January.
19 June 2024 26 Ceramica Cleopatra 0–1 Modern Sport
23 June 2024 27 Modern Sport 0–1 Ismaily
27 June 2024 28 El Gouna 0–2 Modern Sport
3 July 2024 29 Modern Sport 1–0 Baladiyat El Mahalla
11 July 2024 30 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 1–2 Modern Sport
16 July 2024 17 Modern Sport 1–2 Al Ahly
22 July 2024 31 Modern Sport 3–0 Smouha
31 July 2024 32 ZED 3–2 Modern Sport Cairo
21:00 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
12 August 2024 33 Modern Sport 1–1 Al Ittihad Cairo
21:00 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
17 August 2024 34 Al Ahly 1–2 Modern Sport Cairo
21:00 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Egypt Cup

1 June 2024 Round of 32 Modern Future 3–0 Petrol Asyut
20 August 2024 Round of 16 Modern Sport 1–0 ENPPI
24 August 2024 Quarter-finals Modern Sport 0–1 ZED

League Cup

CAF Confederation Cup

Second round

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023.[23]

17 September 2023 First leg Singida Fountain Gate 1–0 Modern Future Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Chamazi Stadium
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
1 October 2023 Second leg Modern Future 4–1
(4–2 agg.)
Singida Fountain Gate Cairo
18:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USMA MOF HIL SSU
1 USM Alger 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–0 2–1
2 Modern Future 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 0–0 5–0 1–0
3 Al Hilal Benghazi 6 2 0 4 6 13 −7 6 2–1 1–2 2–1
4 SuperSport United 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–2 1–1 2–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 1 Modern Future 1–0 SuperSport United Cairo
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) 2 Al Hilal Benghazi 1–2 Modern Future Benghazi, Libya
18:00 UTC+2
  • Adrees 3'
Report
Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
10 December 2023 (2023-12-10) 3 USM Alger 1–0 Modern Future Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
20:00 UTC+1
  • Kanu 65'
Report Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
20 December 2023 (2023-12-20) 4 Modern Future 0–0 USM Alger Cairo
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
25 February 2024 (2024-02-25) 5 SuperSport United 1–1 Modern Future Polokwane, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2
  • Matodzi 69'
Report
  • Zaazaa 31'
Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) 6 Modern Future 5–0 Al Hilal Benghazi Cairo
--:-- UTC+2
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

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