Modern Future Football Club (Arabic: نادي مودرن فيوتشر لكرة القدم), formerly known as Future FC and Coca-Cola FC, is an Egyptian professional football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
| Full name | Modern Future Football Club نادي مودرن فيوتشر لكرة القدم | ||
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| Short name | MOF | ||
| Founded | 2011 as Coca-Cola FC 2 September 2021 as Future FC 22 August 2023 as Modern Future FC | ||
| Ground | Al Salam Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman | Walid Zaki | ||
| Manager | Ricardo Formosinho | ||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | 4th | ||
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History edit
The club was owned by the Egyptian branch of The Coca-Cola Company since its establishment in 2011 until 2021.[1] Coca-Cola's last season under that name witnessed their promotion to the 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League for the first time in their history, as they finished top of their group in the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division.[2]
On 2 September 2021, Future company for sports investments announced the acquisition of the club for a reported fee of £E80 million (approximately €4 million), and renamed the club to Future FC.[3] In their first season in the Premier League, Future finished 5th in the league but still qualified to the CAF Confederation Cup as the league was not finished by the CAF deadline. In the Confederation Cup, the club were eliminated in the group stage due to a mistake in Ahmed Refaat registration; hence, their results were ruled forfeited in all matches in which this player participated.
In the 2022–23 season, Future managed to win the inaugural Egyptian League Cup after a 5–1 win over Ghazl El Mahalla in the final. Meanwhile, they finished fourth in the league to qualify to the Confederation Cup for the second consecutive season.
In August 2023, the club had new ownership and was renamed to Modern Future FC ahead of the 2023–24 season.[4]
Current squad edit
- As of 26 September 2023[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance in CAF competitions edit
- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR |  Uganda
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BUL Jinja | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| SR |  Sierra Leone
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Kallon | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 |
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ "آخرها كوكاكولا.. مليارات على المستطيل الأخضر في مصر". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Coca-Cola FC secure historic promotion to Egyptian Premier League". kingfut.com. 2 July 2021.
- ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (2021-09-03). "Sports investment company take over newly-promoted Coca-Cola FC". KingFut. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "مفاجأة من العيار الثقيل بشأن مستقبل نادي فيوتشر" (in Arabic). one3.news. 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Modern Future: Squad". Egyptian Premier League. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
External links edit
Independent websites edit
- Modern Future FC at Egyptian Premier League