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Al Mokawloon Al Arab
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Full name Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Nickname(s) Mountain Wolves (Ze'ab El-Gabal)
Founded 1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Ground Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Ground Capacity 35,000
Owner Arab Contractors
Chairman Mohsen Salah
Manager Shawky Gharib
League Egyptian Premier League
2022–23 Egyptian Premier League, 7th of 18

Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي), known locally as El Mokawloon (The contractors), is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City. The club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.

The club over the years have produced some of the most famous and talented players in Egypt, including Abdel Sattar Sabry, Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Elneny.

History

Arab Contractors

The club was founded in 1973 by the Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician Osman Ahmed Osman as the official sporting club for his prominent, regional construction company, the Arab Contractors, arguably the biggest one in the entire Middle East at that time.

The 1983 championship club included Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon), Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana) and Ishmael Dyfan (Sierra Leone).

Honours and achievements

Domestic

  • Egyptian Cup: 1990, 1995, 2004
  • Egyptian Super Cup: 2004

Continental

  • African Cup Winners' Cup: 1982, 1983, 1996; runner-up: 1991
  • CAF Super Cup runner-up: 1997

Performance in CAF competitions

  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1982 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Sudan Hay Al Arab 3–1 1–1 4–2
SR  Mozambique Desportivo Maputo 3–2 2–0 5–2
QF  Ivory Coast Africa Sports 3–0 0–2 3–2
SF  Ghana Hearts of Oak 1–1 2–1 3–2
Final  Zambia Power Dynamos 2–0 2–0 4–0
1983 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Burundi Vital'O 6–1 0–0 6–1
SR  Uganda KCCA 2–2 2–2 4–4 (3–1 p)
QF  Zimbabwe CAPS United 2–0 1–2 3–2
SF  Guinea Horoya 3–0 1–0 4–0
Final  Togo OC Agaza 0–0 1–0 1–0
1984 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Somalia Horseed 7–0 0–2 7–2
SR  Sudan Al Merrikh 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF  Uganda SC Villa 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
SF  Egypt Al Ahly 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
1991 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Chad Renaissance 3–0 1–0 4–0
SR  Uganda KCCA 2–0 0–1 2–1
QF  Burundi AS Inter Star 0–0 0–0 0–0 (4–5 p)
1996 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Rwanda Rayon Sports 2–1 0–0 2–1
SR  Tanzania Simba 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
QF  Morocco FUS Rabat 1–0 0–0 1–0
SF  Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 2–1 1–1 3–2
Final  Zaire AC Sodigraf 4–0 0–0 4–0
1997 CAF Super Cup Final  Egypt Zamalek 0–0 (2–4 p)
1997 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Kenya Mumias Sugar 2–0 0–0 2–0
SR  Zambia Nchanga Rangers 3–0 1–2 4–2
QF  Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–2 0–2 2–4
2005 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Ethiopia Banks 3–1 0–0 3–1
SR  Sudan Al Merrikh 3–0 1–3 4–3
PO  Ivory Coast Africa Sports 3–0 0–0 3–0
Group B  Gabon FC 105 Libreville 2–1 0–1 3rd
 Egypt Ismaily 2–3 1–0
 Nigeria Dolphins 0–1 1–2
2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup PR  Djibouti Arta/Solar7 9–1 1–0 10–1
FR  Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–0 1–2 1–2

Performance in domestic competitions

Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year League Position Egypt Cup Super Cup
2000–01 Premier League 8 Quarter-finals
2001–02 5 Quarter-finals Runner-up
2002–03 12 Round of 16
2003–04 Second Division Winner Winner
2004–05 1 Round of 16
2005–06 Premier League 9 Round of 16
2006–07 8 Round of 16
2007–08 12 Semi-finals
2008–09 10 Round of 16
2009–10 11 Quarter-finals
2010–11 16 Semi-finals
2011–12 not finished not held
2012–13 not finished –
2013–14 4 (Group 1) Round of 32
2014–15 7 Round of 16
2015–16 13 Round of 32
2016–17 9 Round of 32
2017–18 10 Quarter-finals
2018–19 5 Round of 16
2019–20 4 Quarter-finals

Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Egypt GK Mahmoud Abou El Saoud
2 Egypt DF Amir Abed
3 Egypt MF Youssef El Gohary
4 Egypt MF Ahmed El Shimi
7 Mauritania FW Mamadou Niass
8 Egypt MF Mohamed Rizk
9 Egypt FW Mohamed Salem
10 Egypt MF Omar Saviola
11 Egypt DF Louay Wael
12 Egypt MF Ahmed Afifi
14 Egypt FW Gebna
16 Egypt GK Hassan Mahmoud Shahin
17 Egypt FW Fady Farid
18 Egypt GK Ahmed El Arabi
No. Position Player
19 Egypt MF Mohamed Magli
20 Egypt DF Ahmed Alaa
21 Burkina Faso DF Farouck Kabore
22 Egypt DF Mohamed Gharib
23 Uganda DF Joseph Ochaya
24 Colombia FW Luis Hinestroza
26 Egypt DF Ahmed Eid
27 Egypt MF Ammar Hamdy
28 Nigeria FW John Okoli
29 Palestinian National Authority FW Mahmoud Wadi (on loan from Pyramids)
32 Egypt DF Mohamed Hozian
35 Egypt MF Ahmed Fawzi
70 Egypt FW Ahmed Atef
74 Egypt DF Mostafa Mokhtar

Out on loan

No. Position Player
No. Position Player

Managers

  • Germany Michael Krüger (Jan 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997)
  • Austria Josef Hickersberger (July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999)
  • Egypt Hassan Shehata (2004–05)
  • Egypt Ghanem Sultan (2005)
  • Egypt Mohamed Radwan (2005–06)
  • Egypt Taha Basry (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)
  • Egypt Alaa Nabiel (2007–08)
  • Egypt Mohamed Radwan (May 1, 2008 – May 23, 2009)
  • Egypt Mohamed Amer (May 23, 2009 – Aug 13, 2010)
  • Egypt Hamza El Gamal (Aug 13, 2010 – Nov 8, 2010)
  • Serbia Ivica Todorov (Nov 9, 2010 – April 15, 2011)
  • Egypt Mohamed Radwan (April 18, 2011 – Jan 20, 2012)
  • Egypt Talaat Youssef (Jan 2012–1?)
  • Egypt Mohamed Abdel-Samiea (201?–March 8, 2013)
  • Egypt Hamdi Nouh (March 8, 2013 – March 17, 2013)
  • Egypt Mohamed Radwan (March 17, 2013–?)
  • Egypt Hassan Shehata (2014–15)
  • Egypt Tarek El-Ashry (2015–16)
  • Egypt Emad El Nahhas (2018–)

See also

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