Al Ittihad Alexandria Club

Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (Arabic: نادي الإتحاد السكندري), simply known as Al Ittihad, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.

For the basketball team, see Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball).

Al Ittihad
Full nameAl Ittihad Alexandria Club
Nickname(s)سيد البلد (Masters of the City)
زعيم الثغر (El Thagher's Leaders)
Founded4 August 1914 (1914-08-04)
GroundAlexandria Stadium
Capacity13,660
ChairmanMohamed Moselhi
ManagerZoran Manojlović
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2022–23Egyptian Premier League, 8th
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 1914 in Alexandria, the club is one of the oldest and most popular football clubs in Egypt. Al Ittihad was the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921, which significantly contributed to increasing the club's popularity in Alexandria and his famous Chairman was Tawfik Abouhashem.

Highlights
  • 1906 Establishment of a club under the name of the club of the Union headed by Hassan Ismail.
  • 1908 Change the name of the club from Union club to the Union National Club.
  • 1910 Creation of United Champions Club headed by Abu Zeidi.
  • 1912 Abdo El Hamami heads the United Champions Club.
  • 1912 The merger of the National Union Club with El Haditha club under the name of the modern club headed by Hassan Rasmi, and this club became the strongest football club in Alexandria.
  • 1914 The merger of El Haditha club with the United Champions Club under the name of Al Ittihad Club and so the name of Al Ittihad Club reappeared.
  • 1918 The merger of Al Ittihad Club with the Alexandria Club under the name of Al Ittihad Club of Alexandria headed by Mohammed Shaheen.
  • 2014 As Al Ittihad club was celebrating their year number (100) A match was held for Al Ittihad Club of Alexandria in the Alexandria Stadium against Sporting Lisbon, Portugal, and ended the match with a positive draw 2–2.[1]
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club from the inside.

Kits and colours
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Kit manufacturers
Period Kit manufacturer Notes
2011–2013 Italy Givova
2013–2014 Italy Macron
2014 Italy Erreà Used in centenary match only
2014–2017 Germany Adidas
2017–2020 Germany Uhlsport
2020– China Xtep
2018-2019 Home
2018-2019 Away
2019-2020 Home
2019-2020 Away
2020-2021 Home
2020-2021 Away
2021-2022 Home
2021-2022 Away

Alexandria Derby

Both being based in Alexandira; Smouha and Al-Ittihad Alexandria have always been an exciting encounter. The rivalry stems from the fact that both teams are the biggest in Alexandria and share the same stadium Alexandria International Stadium. The rivalry is always sure to deliver good football.

Honours
A view outside the club's headquarters in Shatby in 2017.
1926, 1935–36, 1948, 1963, 1973, 1976
1935

Regional
From 1927 to 1953

Performance in CAF competitions
  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1975 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Ethiopia Saint George 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 4–0 w/o w/o[lower-alpha 1]
1977 African Cup Winners' Cup SR  Algeria MO Constantine 3–1 0–1 3–2
QF  Tanzania Rangers International 2–0 0–0 2–0
SF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 1–0 0–2 1–2
1979 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Kenya Gor Mahia w/o[lower-alpha 2]
2006 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Rwanda Rayon Sports 3–0 0–1 3–1
SR  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–4 p)
Notes
  1. The second leg was abandoned in the second half with Tonnerre Yaoundé leading 3–0 after Al Ittihad players walked off to protest the officiating and the improper match atmosphere. Al Ittihad were disqualified from the competition by CAF and the tie was awarded to Tonnerre Yaoundé. After coming back to Egypt, Al Ittihad players said that they were attacked by both the fans and the local police officers during the match after protesting against the match officials.[2]
  2. Gor Mahia won on walkover after Al Ittihad withdrew.

Performance in domestic competitions
Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year League Position Egypt Cup Super Cup
2003–04Egyptian Premier League5Round of 16
2004–05Egyptian Premier League9Runner Up
2005–06Egyptian Premier League7Round of 16
2006–07Egyptian Premier League13Round of 32
2007–08Egyptian Premier League10Quarter Final
2008–09Egyptian Premier League11Round of 32
2009–10Egyptian Premier League10Quarter-finals
2010–11Egyptian Premier League14Round of 16
2011–12Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishednot held
2012–13Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishedRound of 16
2013–14Egyptian Premier League3 (Group 1)Round of 32
2014–15Egyptian Premier League14Quarter Final
2015–16Egyptian Premier League14Quarter Final
2016–17Egyptian Premier League8Round of 16
2017–18Egyptian Premier League11Round of 16
2018–19Egyptian Premier League11Semi Final
2019–20Egyptian Premier League10Semi Final
2020–21Egyptian Premier League7Round of 16

Players

Current squad
As of 3 February 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Egypt EGY El Mahdy Soliman
2 MF Egypt EGY Ibrahim Hassan
3 DF Jordan JOR Abdallah Nasib
4 DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Alaa (on loan from Zamalek)
5 DF State of Palestine PLE Mohammed Saleh
6 DF Egypt EGY Sabry Raheel
7 DF Egypt EGY Hesham Salah
8 MF Egypt EGY Naser Naser
9 FW Angola ANG Mabululu
10 MF Egypt EGY Khaled El Ghandour (Captain)
11 FW Egypt EGY Fawzy El Henawy
12 MF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Abdelaziz
13 DF Egypt EGY El Sayed Salem
14 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Adel
15 FW Nigeria NGA Austin Amutu
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Egypt EGY Sobhi Soliman
18 MF Ghana GHA Moro Salifu
19 FW Egypt EGY Ahmed Heggy
21 DF Egypt EGY Khaled Sobhi
22 MF Egypt EGY Islam Abdelnaim
23 GK Egypt EGY Amr Khalil
24 MF Egypt EGY Amar Hamdy (on loan from Al Ahly)
27 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Mahmoud (on loan from Al Ahly)
33 FW Egypt EGY Ahmed Eid
34 MF Egypt EGY Abdelghani Mohamed
35 DF Egypt EGY Ragab El Safi
38 DF Uganda UGA Gavin Kizito
40 DF Egypt EGY Mostafa Ibrahim
73 GK Egypt EGY Fares El Sayed

Emmanuel Okwi

All time top Egyptian Premier League Scorers
Goalscorers[3]
# Player Goals
1Mohamed Diab Al Attar81
2Ahmed Sary40
3Eid Ahmed38
4Abdel Fattah El Garm36
5Shehta (Abdel Rehim Younes)31
6Raafat Attia26
7Youssef Hamdy26
8Gaber El Khawaga25
9Ahmed Saleh24
10Fouad Morsi24

Board of directors
Office Name
President Egypt Mohamed Mouselhy
Vice President Egypt Hesham Hussien
Member Egypt Ibrahim Shaaban
Member Egypt Ahmed Abd El Mejed
Member Egypt Ahmed Fouad
Member Egypt Hazem El Regal
Member Egypt Ismail Mohamed
Member Egypt Mahmoud Medhat
Member EgyptKhalil Hesham
  • Source:

Managers

See also

References
  1. "تعادل الاتحاد السكندري مع سبورتنج لشبونة البرتغالي بمناسبة مئوية سيد البلد" [The Alexandrian Federation tied with Sporting Lisbon, Portugal, on the occasion of the country’s centenary]. Alexandria news (in Arabic). 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. Shafey, Sherif (11 January 2019). "ذكرياتى مع مشوار الاتحاد فى افريقيا 75 و مأساة مباراة الرعد الكاميرونى - جزء من الحلقة 15" [Episode 15 - My memories with Al Ittihad journey in the 1975 African Cup Winners' Cup and Tonnerre Yaoundé match disaster]. youtube.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. "Ithad Scorers in Egyptian League" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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