:Al Ittihad Alexandria Club

{{Short description|Association football club in Egypt}}

{{For|the basketball team|Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball)}}

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{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Al Ittihad

| image = Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club logo.png

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| fullname = Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
(El Ittihad El Skandary)

| nickname = {{lang|ar|سيد البلد}} (Masters of the City)
{{lang|ar|زعيم الثغر}} (El Thagher's Leaders)

| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1914|08|04}}

| short name =

| ground = Alexandria Stadium, {{flag|Alexandria}}

| capacity = 13,660

| chairman = Mohamed Moselhi

| manager = Nikodimos Papavasiliou

| league = Egyptian Premier League

| season = 2023–24

| position = Egyptian Premier League, 11th

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| current = 2024–25 Al Ittihad Alexandria Club season

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Al Ittihad Alexandria Club ({{langx|ar|نادي الإتحاد السكندري}}), locally known as El Ittihad El Skandary, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria. 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.

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. Its 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 CP, Portugal, and ended the match with a positive draw 2–2.{{cite web |title=تعادل الاتحاد السكندري مع سبورتنج لشبونة البرتغالي بمناسبة مئوية سيد البلد |language=ar |trans-title=The Alexandrian Federation tied with Sporting Lisbon, Portugal, on the occasion of the country’s centenary |date=5 August 2014 |work=Alexandria news |url=https://alexnews.wordpress.com/2014/08/05/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AC-%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A8/ |access-date=11 April 2017 |archive-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727185621/https://alexnews.wordpress.com/2014/08/05/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%83%d9%86%d8%af%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%ac-%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%a8/ |url-status=live }}

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Kits and colours

{{Commons|Al Ittihad Alexandria Club kits}}

=Kit manufacturers=

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Period

! Kit manufacturer

! Notes

2011–2013

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Givova

|

2013–2014

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Macron

|

2014

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Erreà

| Used in centenary match only

2014–2017

| {{flagicon|GER}} Adidas

|

2017–2020

| {{flagicon|GER}} Uhlsport

|

2020–2022

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Xtep

|

2022–2023

| {{flagicon|GER}} Adidas

|

2023–

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Kelme

|

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

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:: 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

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! Season

! Competition

! Round

! Country

! Club

! Home

! Away

! Aggregate

rowspan=2|1975

|rowspan=2|African Cup Winners' Cup

|FR

|{{flagcountry|ETH|1897}}

|Saint George

|2–0

|0–0

|2–0

QF

|{{flagcountry|CMR}}

|Tonnerre Yaoundé

|4–0

|{{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}}

|{{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}}{{efn|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.{{cite web |author=Shafey, Sherif |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWOdTy4YE48 |title=ذكرياتى مع مشوار الاتحاد فى افريقيا 75 و مأساة مباراة الرعد الكاميرونى - جزء من الحلقة 15 |trans-title=Episode 15 - My memories with Al Ittihad journey in the 1975 African Cup Winners' Cup and Tonnerre Yaoundé match disaster |website=youtube.com |date=11 January 2019 |access-date=11 October 2019 |archive-date=25 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125161354/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWOdTy4YE48 |url-status=live }}}}

rowspan=3|1977

|rowspan=3|African Cup Winners' Cup

|SR

|{{flagcountry|ALG}}

|MO Constantine

|3–1

|0–1

|3–2

QF

|{{flagcountry|TAN}}

|Rangers International

|2–0

|0–0

|2–0

SF

|{{flagcountry|CMR}}

|Tonnerre Yaoundé

|1–0

|0–2

|1–2

1979

|African Cup Winners' Cup

|FR

|{{flagcountry|KEN}}

|Gor Mahia

|colspan=3 align=center|{{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}}{{efn|Gor Mahia won on walkover after Al Ittihad withdrew.}}

rowspan=2|2006

|rowspan=2|CAF Confederation Cup

|FR

|{{flagcountry|RWA}}

|Rayon Sports

|3–0

|0–1

|3–1

SR

|{{flagcountry|TUN}}

|Espérance de Tunis

|1–0

|0–1

|1–1 (3–4 p)

;Notes

{{notelist}}

Performance in domestic competitions

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!colspan=5|Egyptian Clubs Competitions

Year

!League

!Position

!Egypt Cup

!Super Cup

2003–04Egyptian Premier League5Round of 16
2004–05Egyptian Premier League9bgcolor=silver|Runner Up
2005–06|Egyptian 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 Leaguebgcolor="#cd5c5c"|not finishedbgcolor="#cd5c5c"|not held
2012–13Egyptian Premier Leaguebgcolor="#cd5c5c"|not 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=

{{updated|13 February, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://egyptianproleague.com/team/18/detials/13/squad |title=Al Ittihad Alexandria: Squad |publisher=Egyptian Premier League |access-date=31 December 2023 |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231083516/https://egyptianproleague.com/team/18/detials/13/squad |url-status=live }}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=EGY|name=El Mahdy Soliman|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=EGY|name=Karim Yehia|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=EGY|name=Abdallah Bakri|pos=DF}} (on loan from ZED)

{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=EGY|name=Ahmed El Shimi|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=EGY|name=Mostafa Ibrahim|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=EGY|name=Mahmoud Shabana|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=EGY|name=Naser Naser|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=EGY|name=Fady Farid|pos=FW|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=EGY|name=Shokry Naguib|pos=FW|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=EGY|name=Hesham Balaha|pos=FW|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=EGY|name=Omar El Wahsh|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=EGY|name=Mahmoud Metwalli|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=EGY|name=Ahmed Ayman|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=EGY|name=Sobhi Soliman|pos=GK|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=EGY|name=Karim El Deeb|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=GHA|name=Moro Salifu|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=NGA|name=Emmanuel Apeh|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=GAB|name=Bekale Aubame|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=EGY|name=Samir Fekri|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=EGY|name=Abdelghani Mohamed|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=POR|name=Filipe Nascimento|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=EGY|name=Ahmed Daador|pos=GK|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=EGY|name=Islam Marzouk|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=EGY|name=Ahmed Eid|pos=FW|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=EGY|name=Amr Gomaa|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=EGY|name=Marwan Dawoud|pos=DF}} (on loan from Enppi)

{{Fs player|no=37|nat=EGY|name=Mohamed Fares|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=44|nat=EGY|name=Mahmoud Alaa|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=66|nat=EGY|name=Mohamed El Maghrabi|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=99|nat=EGY|name=Islam Samir|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no= |nat=CIV|name=Aubin Kramo|pos=FW|other=}}

{{Fs end}}

All time top Egyptian Premier League Scorers

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|+Goalscorers{{cite web |title=Ithad Scorers in Egyptian League |url=http://drtareksaid.net/IthadLeagueScorers.pdf |access-date=21 January 2020 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511011903/http://drtareksaid.net/IthadLeagueScorers.pdf |url-status=usurped }}

#

!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

Management

= Board of directors =

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Office

!Name

President

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Mouselhy

Vice President

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Hesham Hussien

Member

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Ibrahim Shaaban

Member

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Abd El Mejed

Member

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Fouad

Member

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Hazem El Regal

Member

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Ismail Mohamed

Member

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mahmoud Medhat

Member

| {{flagicon|EGY}}Khalil Hesham

  • Source: {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160309203640/http://www.itthadclub.com/nodes/view/type:page/slug:%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9]}}

Managers

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  • {{flagicon|GER}} Diethelm Ferner (1 July 2000 – 30 June 2002)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Omar (Jan 2002 – 2 July)
  • {{flagicon|GER}} Rainer Zobel (4 November 2002 – 31 December 2003)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Omar (May 2003 – 4 April)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Salah (July 2004 – 4 Oct)
  • {{flagicon|SRB}} Slobodan Pavković (July 2006 – 6 Dec)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Omar (Dec 2006 – 7 Aug)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Salah (Sept 2007 – 8 Jan)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Taha Basry (1 January 2008 – 26 August 2009)
  • {{flagicon|BRA}} Cabralzinho (4 September 2009 – 21 November 2010)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Amer (22 November 2010 – 6 April 2011)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Sary (April 2011)
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} José Maqueda (2 August 2011 – 1 December 2012)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Sary (16 December 2012 – 12 March 2013)
  • {{flagicon|BRA}} Jose Kléber (20 March 2013 – 12 May 2013)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Sary (12 May 2013 – 22 July 2013)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Talaat Youssef (23 July 2013 – 16 December 2013)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Mounir Oukala (interim) (21 December 2013 – 31 December 2013)
  • {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Lavagne (31 December 2013–14)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Talaat Youssef (Aug 2014 – Oct 2014)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Hossam Hassan (Oct 2014 – July 2015)
  • {{flagicon|BUL}} Stoycho Mladenov (July 2015 – Nov 2015)
  • {{flagicon|POR}} Leonel Pontes (Nov 2015 – March 2016)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Mokhtar Mokhtar (March 2016 – Feb 2017)
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} José Maqueda (February 2017 – 2018)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Talaat Youssef (Jun 2019 – Oct 2020)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Mounir Oukala (interim) (Oct 2020 – Oct 2020)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Hossam Hassan (Oct 2020 – March 2022)
  • {{flagicon|EGY}} Emad El Nahhas (March 2022 – Present)

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See also

References

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