El Shams SC
{{Short description|Sports team in Cairo, Egypt}}
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1962}}
| ground = El-Shams Stadium, 20,000 capacity
Cairo, Egypt
| owner = Osama Abu Zaid
| manager = Ahmed Eid Abdelmalek
| league = Egyptian Third Division
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El Shams SC ({{Langx|ar|الشمس}}; {{Literal translation|The Sun Sporting Club}}) is an Egyptian football and basketball club based in Cairo, Egypt.
They are currently a member of Egyptian Second Division, the second flight of Egyptian football.
History
The club was founded in May 1962 as sports social club and was called the Heliopolis Sporting Club (El Shams), based in the northern section of Cairo Governorate.
El Shams football team participated only once in the Egyptian Premier League and that was in 1997–98. The team managed by Irishman Stephen O'Neill won 5, drew 9, and lost 16 matches earning the 16th place (last place) with Benito M'Parlando finishing top scorer with 7 league goals.Said, Tarek [https://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/SocDawrydet9798.html "Egyptian Soccer League (1997/98)"], Egyptianfootball.net. Retrieved on 26 April 2010. As a result, the team was relegated to the Egyptian Premier B.
Basketball team
El Shams fields a men's basketball that has played in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League.
References
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External links
- [http://www.shamsclub.com El Shams Official Website] {{in lang|ar}}
{{Egyptian Second Division B}}
{{Egyptian Premier League}}
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Category:Egyptian Premier League clubs
Category:Egyptian Second Division B clubs
Category:Egyptian Third Division
Category:Football clubs in Egypt
Category:1962 establishments in Egypt
Category:Association football clubs established in 1962
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Egypt
Category:Basketball teams in Egypt
Category:Egyptian Second Division clubs
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