Wadi Degla SC
Wadi Degla Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي وادي دجلة الرياضي) is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo. In 2009–10, it was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in its history.
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| Full name | Wadi Degla Sporting Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Community of Champions مجتمع الأبطال | ||
| Short name | WDG | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Petro Sport Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
| Chairman | Maged Samy | ||
| Manager | Mario Salas | ||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
| 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League, 15th | ||
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History
In 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division, Wadi Degla made history. The team defeated El-Sekka El-Hadid 3–1 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.[1][2] It took Wadi Degla only one season to promote 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.[1]
Satellite clubs
Wadi Degla has a large youth football academy.[3] It is a similar project to that of ASEC Mimosas. The club has a close relationship with England's Arsenal Football Club.[4]
The following clubs are affiliated with Wadi Degla:
Performance in CAF competitions
- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2014 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR |  Togo |
AS Douanes Lomé | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| SR |  Mali |
Djoliba | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (2–3 p) |
Performance in domestic competitions
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| Year | League | Position | Egypt Cup | Super Cup |
| 2009–10 | Egyptian Second Division | 1 (Group B) | Third Round | |
| 2010–11 | Egyptian Premier League | 12 | Round of 16 | |
| 2011–12 | Egyptian Premier League | not finished | not held | |
| 2012–13 | Egyptian Premier League | not finished | Runner Up | |
| 2013–14 | Egyptian Premier League | 6 (Group 2) | Semi Final | |
| 2014–15 | Egyptian Premier League | 5 | Round of 16 | |
| 2015–16 | Egyptian Premier League | 5 | Round of 16 | |
| 2016–17 | Egyptian Premier League | 12 | Quarter Final | |
| 2017–18 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | Quarter Final | |
| 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League | 10 | Round of 16 | |
Current squad
- As of 28 December 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
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Walter Meeuws (24 May 2010 – 30 June 2012)- Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2012 – 31 December 2012)
- Mohamed Gamal (1 January 2013 – 5 April 2013)
- Hany Ramzy (6 April 2013 – 12 January 2014)
- Hesham Zakaria (13 January 2014 – 1 October 2014)
- Hamada Sedki (1 October 2014 – 14 January 2016)
Patrice Carteron (15 January 2016 – 15 November 2016)- Mido (15 November 2016 – December 2017)
- Tarek El Ashry (17 January 2018 – May 2018)
Takis Gonias (12 June 2018 – 10 February 2020)
Mustafa Al-Kharoubi (Caretaker) (10 February 2020 –20 February 2020)
Nikodimos Papavasiliou (20 February 2020 –)
References
- 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.
- Arsenal Soccer School
- BBC.co.uk Arsenal set up shop in Cairo
- K.Lierse S.K. – A Belgian Football Club under Wadi Degla’s ownership
- among us
- "OFFICIAL: Maged Samy announced owner of Greek club". kingfut.com. 28 July 2017.
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