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Egyptian Olympic Club (Egyptian Arabic: النادي الأوليمبي المصري) is an Egyptian football and sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest tier in the Egyptian football league system. 'Izz al-Din Yacoub' Stadium is the home ground for the club, which has been renovated in 2019 for 20 million EGP.[1][2]
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| Full name | Egyptian Olympic Club النادي الأوليمبي المصري | |||
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| Short name | OLY | |||
| Founded | 17 April 1905 (as Red Star Club) | |||
| Ground | Izz al-Din Yacoub Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 15,000 | |||
| Chairman | Nasser El Shazly | |||
| Manager | Ahmed Sari | |||
| League | Egyptian second Division | |||
| 2020–2021 | Second Division, 1st (Group C) | |||
| Website | http://olympiclub.com/ | |||
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Founded in 1905, the club is one of the oldest clubs in Egypt and Africa, and it is mostly known for its achievements in the Track and field games for winning several medals in continental championships and also in the Olympiad; and its football team is also known for winning the Egyptian Premier League once in 1966 and for winning the Egypt Cup twice in 1933 and 1934.
Name changes
edit- Red Star Club (1905–1924)
- Olympic Club (1924–Present)
Football
editThe football Team won the Egyptian Premier League in 1966. The team's level began to drop due to financial problems, until it was relegated in the 2008–09 season and has never showed up in the Premier League since.
Honors
edit- Egypt Cup: 2
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR |  Sudan
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Al Hilal | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| SR |  Ethiopia
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Saint George | w/o | 2–3 | w/o[a] |
- Notes
- ^ Olympic Club withdrew after the first leg due to the Six-Day War.
References
edit- ^ "StackPath". alborsaanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "الأوليمبي ينجح في إنارة ستاد عز الدين يعقوب". بوابة الفجر. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
External links
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