Wadi Degla SC

Wadi Degla
Full nameWadi Degla Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Community of Champions
مجتمع الأبطال
Short nameWDG
Founded2002 (2002)
GroundPetro Sport Stadium
Capacity16,000
Coordinates29°57′26″N 31°18′49″E / 29.95722°N 31.31361°E / 29.95722; 31.31361
ChairmanTarek Rashed
ManagerIgor Tolic
LeagueEgyptian Second Division A
2023–24Egyptian Second Division A, 5th

Wadi Degla Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي وادي دجلة الرياضي) is an Egyptian sports club, from Cairo, known for its football team who currently play in Egyptian Second Division A. 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]

Omar Marmoush used to play for Wadi Degla.[4]

Associated clubs

In 2003, English club Arsenal ran an academy training program with the club's youth system,[5] the program is no longer operational.

The following clubs are affiliated with Wadi Degla:

Honours

League

Cup

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
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
2020–21 Egyptian Premier League 16 Quarter-finals

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Wadi Degla: History".
  2. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Al-Awadi, Hani (11 April 2019). "حوار في الجول – عمر مرموش يوضح لماذا فضل فولفسبورج على دورتموند.. وكيف تألق مع دجلة" [Conversation with FilGoal – Omar Marmoush explains why he favoured Wolfsburg over Dortmund... and how he starred with Degla]. FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b Cavell, Nick (24 November 2003). "Arsenal set up shop in Cairo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Wadi Degla wins Egyptian Women league for record 11th time". CAFOnline.com. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 29 September 2021.