![]() | |||
Full name | Wadi Degla Sporting Club | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | Community of Champions Ω Ψ¬ΨͺΩ ΨΉ Ψ§ΩΨ£Ψ¨Ψ·Ψ§Ω | ||
Short name | WDG | ||
Founded | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) | ||
Ground | Petro Sport Stadium | ||
Capacity | 16,000 | ||
Coordinates | 29Β°57β²26β³N 31Β°18β²49β³E / 29.95722Β°N 31.31361Β°E / 29.95722; 31.31361 | ||
Chairman | Tarek Rashed | ||
Manager | Igor Tolic | ||
League | Egyptian Second Division | ||
2020β21 | Egyptian Premier League, 16th (relegated) | ||
| |||
![]() |
Wadi Degla Sporting Club (Arabic: ΩΨ§Ψ―Ω ΩΨ§Ψ―Ω Ψ―Ψ¬ΩΨ© Ψ§ΩΨ±ΩΨ§ΨΆΩ) is an Egyptian sports club known for its football team. The club is relatedββto Wadi Degla Holding, a construction company established in 1994.
In 2009β10, the club was promotedββto the Egyptian Premier League for the "first time in its history."
Historyβ»
In 2009β10 Egyptian Second Division, Wadi Degla made history. The team defeated El-Sekka El-Hadid 3β1 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. 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.
Associated clubsβ»
In 2003, English club Arsenal ran an academy training program with the club's youth system, the program is no longer operational.
The following clubs are affiliated with Wadi Degla:
Honoursβ»
Leagueβ»
- Egyptian Second Division
- Winners (1): 2009β10
Cupβ»
Performance in CAF competitionsβ»
- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | ![]() |
AS Douanes LomΓ© | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
SR | ![]() |
Djoliba | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 (2β3 p) |
Performance in domestic competitionsβ»
Egyptian Clubs Competitions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year | League | Position | Egypt Cup | Super Cup |
2009β10 | Egyptian Second Division | 1 (Group B) | Third round | |
2010β11 | Egyptian Premier League | 12 | Round of 16 | |
2011β12 | Egyptian Premier League | not finished | not held | |
2012β13 | Egyptian Premier League | not finished | Runners-up | |
2013β14 | Egyptian Premier League | 6 (Group 2) | Semi-final | |
2014β15 | Egyptian Premier League | 5 | Round of 16 | |
2015β16 | Egyptian Premier League | 5 | Round of 16 | |
2016β17 | Egyptian Premier League | 12 | Quarter-final | |
2017β18 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | Quarter-final | |
2018β19 | Egyptian Premier League | 10 | Round of 16 | |
2019β20 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | Round of 16 |
Current squadβ»
- As of 20 August 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Out on loanβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
Managersβ»
Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2007 β 23 May 2010)
Walter Meeuws (24 May 2010 β 30 June 2012)
Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2012 β 31 December 2012)
Mohamed Gamal (1 January 2013 β 5 April 2013)
Hany Ramzy (6 April 2013 β 12 January 2014)
Hesham Zakaria (13 January 2014 β 1 October 2014)
Hamada Sedki (1 October 2014 β 14 January 2016)
Patrice Carteron (15 January 2016 β 15 November 2016)
Mido (15 November 2016 β December 2017)
Tarek El Ashry (17 January 2018 β May 2018)
Takis Gonias (12 June 2018 β 10 February 2020)
Mustafa Al-Kharoubi (Caretaker) (10 February 2020 β 20 February 2020)
Nikodimos Papavasiliou (20 February 2020 β 21 January 2021)
Mario Salas (1 February 2021 β 27 May 2021)
Abdul Baki Jamal (27 May 2021 β present)
Womenβ»
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.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Wadi Degla: History".
- ^ Maher, Hatem "Wadi Degla promoted to Premier League". Filgoal, 12 May 2010. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Wadi Degla in 1st Division..." Wadi Degla Official Web site. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
- ^ Cavell, Nick (24 November 2003). "Arsenal set up shop in Cairo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Wadi Degla wins Egyptian Women league for record 11th time". CAFOnline.com. CAF-ConfedΓ©ration Africaine du Football. Retrieved 29 September 2021.