Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Full nameAl Mokawloon Al Arab
Nickname(s)Mountain Wolves (Ze'ab El-Gabal)
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
GroundOsman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity35,000
OwnerArab Contractors
ChairmanMohsen Salah
ManagerShawky Gharib
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2022–23Egyptian Premier League, 7th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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 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 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

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

Honours and achievements

Domestic

Continental

Performance in CAF competitions

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

As of 4 February 2023[1]

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 Mahmoud Abou El Saoud
2 DF Egypt EGY Amir Abed
3 MF Egypt EGY Youssef El Gohary
4 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed El Shimi
8 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Rizk
9 FW Egypt EGY Mohamed Salem
10 MF Egypt EGY Omar Saviola
11 DF Egypt EGY Louay Wael
12 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Afifi
14 FW Egypt EGY Gebna
16 GK Egypt EGY Hassan Mahmoud Shahin
17 FW Egypt EGY Fady Farid
18 GK Egypt EGY Ahmed El Arabi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Magli
20 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Alaa
21 DF Burkina Faso BFA Farouck Kabore
22 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Gharib
23 DF Uganda UGA Joseph Ochaya
24 FW Colombia COL Luis Hinestroza
26 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Eid
27 FW Mauritania MTN Mamadou Niass
28 FW Nigeria NGA John Okoli
29 FW State of Palestine PLE Mahmoud Wadi (on loan from Pyramids)
32 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Hozian
35 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Fawzi
38 DF Egypt EGY Omar Fayed
70 FW Egypt EGY Ahmed Atef
— MF Egypt EGY Ammar Hamdy

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
No. Pos. Nation Player

Managers

Notes

  1. ^ First Egyptian Team to win this Championship.

References

  1. ^ "لاعبي الفريق الأول" [First team players]. Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Michael Krüger". footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

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