Olympic Club (Egypt) Explained

Clubname:Olympic Club
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Fullname:Olympic Egyptian Club
النادي الأوليمبي المصري
Short Name:OLY
Founded: (as Red Star Club)
Ground:Izz al-Din Yacoub Stadium
Capacity:15,000
Chairman:Nasser El Shazly
Manager:Ahmed Sari
League:Egyptian second Division
Season:2020–2021
Position:Second Division, 1st (Group C)
Website:http://olympiclub.com/
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Olympic Egyptian Club (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]

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

Football

The 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

1

1965–66

2

1932–33, 1933–34

Performance in CAF competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1967African Cup of Champions ClubsFRAl Hilal3–11–04–1
SRSaint George2–3
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: StackPath. 2021-01-20. alborsaanews.com.
  2. Web site: الأوليمبي ينجح في إنارة ستاد عز الدين يعقوب. 2021-01-20. بوابة الفجر.