Eastern Company SC

Eastern Company Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الشرقية "إيسترن كومباني" للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is related to the tobacco company, Eastern Company (El Sharkia Lel Dokhan).[2]

Eastern Company SC
Full nameEastern Company Sporting Club
نادي إيستيرن كومباني للألعاب الرياضية
Short nameEAC
Founded1953 (1953)
GroundEastern Company Stadium
ManagerAlaa Abdel Aal
LeagueEgyptian Second Division (Group B)
2021–22First Division, 17th (relegated)[1]

The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second highest in the Egyptian Football system.

History

The club used to play in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system. However, Eastern Company were promoted to the 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League for the first time in their history, as they finished top of their group in the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division.[3]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Egypt EGY Ayman El Ghobashy

References
  1. "ترتيب الفرق". btolat.com (in Arabic). 11 October 2022.
  2. "بعد صعوده للدوري.. كم يبلغ دعم نادي الشرقية للدخان سنويا من شركته؟". masrawy.com (in Arabic). 4 July 2021.
  3. "El-Sharkia Lel Dokhan promoted to Egyptian Premier League for first time". kingfut.com. 3 July 2021.
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