Ground Capacity 86,000 Founded 1949 | Chairman Mohamed Farag Amer Location Alexandria, Egypt Arena/Stadium Alexandria Stadium | |
Nickname(s) الموج الأزرق Al-Mawg al-Azraq (The Blue Wave) Ground Borg el-Arab StadiumBorg el-Arab, Egypt 2015–16 | ||
Smouha Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي سموحة الرياضي Nādī Smūḥa al-Rīyāḍiy) is an Egyptian sports club based in Smouha, Alexandria, Egypt with a professional football team.
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Football club
In football, Smouha finished in second place in the 2008–09 Egyptian Second Division season. They were close to being promoted to the Egyptian Premier League, but they lost their final match against Kafr El-Zayat, so Mansoura was promoted instead. In the 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division Smouha secured promotion to the 2010-11 Egyptian Premier League after a 7–1 win against Abu Qair Semad on 28 April 2010. Smouha played in the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in its history. The current president of Smouha sporting club is Egyptian millionaire and member of parliament Mohamed Farag Amer, founder and chief executive of Faragallah Group, a producer of food products. The club was close to being relegated in the 2010–11 season. They had a good start in the 2012–2013 premier league season, defeating Cairo Giant Al Ahly 1–0, Ghazl El Mahalla 5–1 and Wadi Degla 3–0.
League
Cup
Performance in CAF competitions
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.