Wadi Degla
Full nameWadi Degla Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Community of Champions
مجتمع الأبطال
Short nameWDG
Founded2002 (2002)
GroundPetro Sport Stadium
Capacity16,000
Coordinates29°57′26″N 31°18′49″E / 29.95722°N 31.31361°E / 29.95722; 31.31361
ChairmanTarek Rashed
ManagerIgor Tolic
LeagueEgyptian Second Division
2020–21Egyptian Premier League, 16th (relegated)

Wadi Degla Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي وادي دجلة الرياضي) is an Egyptian sports club. The club is related to Wadi Degla Holding, a construction company established in 1994.[1]

In 2009–10, it was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in its history.

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.[2][3] 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.[2]

Associated clubs

In 2003, English club Arsenal ran an academy training program with the club's youth system,[4] the program is no longer operational.

The following clubs are affiliated with Wadi Degla:

Honours

League

Egyptian Second Division

Cups

Egypt Cup

Performance in CAF competitions

  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
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

Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year League Position Egypt Cup Super Cup
2009–10Egyptian Second Division1 (Group B)Third round
2010–11Egyptian Premier League12Round of 16
2011–12Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishednot held
2012–13Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishedRunners-up
2013–14Egyptian Premier League6 (Group 2)Semi-final
2014–15Egyptian Premier League5Round of 16
2015–16Egyptian Premier League5Round of 16
2016–17Egyptian Premier League12Quarter-final
2017–18Egyptian Premier League15Quarter-final
2018–19Egyptian Premier League10Round of 16
2019–20Egyptian Premier League15Round of 16

Current squad

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Egypt EGY Oussa (Vice-captain)
3 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Gamal
4 DF Egypt EGY Khaled Reda
5 DF Tunisia TUN Iheb Mbarki
6 DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Marei
7 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Magdy (Captain)
8 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Said
9 FW Egypt EGY Salah Amin
10 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Helal
11 DF Ghana GHA Issahaku Yakubu
14 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdelaati
15 DF Egypt EGY Bassam Walid
16 GK Egypt EGY Mosaad Awad
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Egypt EGY Amr Saleh
18 FW Ecuador ECU Diego Calderón
19 FW Egypt EGY Hossam Arafat
20 DF Egypt EGY Ibrahim Ragab
21 MF Egypt EGY Ibrahim Ayesh
23 FW Egypt EGY Ahmed Atef
27 MF Egypt EGY Reda Abdelaal
28 GK Egypt EGY Ahmed Mayhoub
30 MF Egypt EGY Alexander Jakobsen
35 MF Egypt EGY Saleh Nasr
55 GK Egypt EGY Hussein Zekry
77 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Reda
— MF Croatia CRO Muhamed Alghoul

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Managers

  • Egypt Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2007 – 23 May 2010)
  • Belgium Walter Meeuws (24 May 2010 – 30 June 2012)
  • Egypt Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2012 – 31 December 2012)
  • Egypt Mohamed Gamal (1 January 2013 – 5 April 2013)
  • Egypt Hany Ramzy (6 April 2013 – 12 January 2014)
  • Egypt Hesham Zakaria (13 January 2014 – 1 October 2014)
  • Egypt Hamada Sedki (1 October 2014 – 14 January 2016)
  • France Patrice Carteron (15 January 2016 – 15 November 2016)
  • Egypt Mido (15 November 2016 – December 2017)
  • Egypt Tarek El Ashry (17 January 2018 – May 2018)
  • Greece Takis Gonias (12 June 2018 – 10 February 2020)
  • Algeria Mustafa Al-Kharoubi (Caretaker) (10 February 2020 – 20 February 2020)
  • Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou (20 February 2020 – 21 January 2021)
  • Chile Mario Salas (1 February 2021 – 27 May 2021)
  • Egypt Abdul Baki Jamal (27 May 2021 – present)

Women

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Wadi Degla: History".
  2. 1 2 Maher, Hatem "Wadi Degla promoted to Premier League". Filgoal, 12 May 2010. Retrieved on 12 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wadi Degla in 1st Division..." Wadi Degla Official Web site. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
  4. 1 2 Cavell, Nick (24 November 2003). "Arsenal set up shop in Cairo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wadi Degla wins Egyptian Women league for record 11th time". CAFOnline.com. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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