Suez Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي منتخب السويس للألعاب الرياضية), also known as Suez Montakhab, is an Egyptian football club based in Suez, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
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| Full name | Suez Sporting Club نادي منتخب السويس للألعاب الرياضية | |||
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| Short name | SUE | |||
| Founded | 1923 | |||
| Ground | Suez Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 27,000 | |||
| Chairman | Ahmed Abou Nazel | |||
| Manager | Mostafa Abdo | |||
| League | Egyptian Second Division | |||
| 2018–19 | Egyptian Second Division (Group B), 3rd | |||
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History edit
After two clubs of Suez city were relegated to the Egyptian Second Division (the first was Ittihad Suez club in season 1965/1966 and the second was Suez El-Riyadi club in season 1966/1967) the two clubs joined to found Suez Montakhab Club in 1967.
- Ittihad Suez club played in the Egyptian Premier League for ten seasons starting from season 1955/1956.
- Suez El-Riyadi club played in the Egyptian Premier League for five seasons starting from season 1957/1958 and reached the final of the Egypt Cup in season 1964/1965 but lost the final against Tersana 4/1.
- Suez Montakhab played in the Egyptian Premier League for fifteen seasons starting from season 1974/1975 and reached the final of the Egypt Cup in season 1989/1990 but lost the final against Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab 2/1 and won fourth place in the League Cup in season 1999/2000 when Suez Montakhab beat Ma'aden 2/1. The EFA abolished this result because Suez Montakhab used an ineligible player and Ma'aden won the third place.
Since that time, Suez Montakhab has played in the Egyptian Second Division.
Colours edit
Suez Montakhab's colours, white and blue, come from Suez's flag. Suez Montakhab's home kit is a white shirt with blue shorts. The team's away kit is a blue shirt with white shorts.
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Stadium edit
Suez Montakhab formerly played their home games at Suez Stadium.
Suez Stadium edit
- Capacity : 25,000
- Site : Zayteyat, Suez
In addition to Suez Montakhab, the Suez Stadium is the main stadium for Petrojet and Suez Cement as well.
Performance in the Egyptian Premier League edit
Ittihad Suez's history in the Egyptian Premier League edit
| Season | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Group | |
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| 1955–56 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 18 | 7th | ||
| 1956–57 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 21 | 13th | ||
| 1957–58 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 14 | 4th | Group A | |
| 1958–59 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 5th | ||
| 1959–60 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 15 | 7th | ||
| 1960–61 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 13 | 10th | ||
| 1961–62 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 16 | 6th | ||
| 1962–63 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 26 | 4th | Group A | |
| 1963–64 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 26 | 7th | Group B | Relegation |
| 1965–66 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 13 | 11th | Relegation | |
| Egyptian Premier League | 151 | 51 | 40 | 60 | 180 | 203 | −23 | 142 |
Suez El-Riyadi's History in The Egyptian Premier League edit
| Season | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Group | |
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| 1957–58 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 6th | Group B | Relegation |
| 1962–63 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 17 | 7th | Group B | |
| 1963–64 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 6th | Group A | |
| 1964–65 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 | 11th | Relegation | |
| 1966–67 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 13 | 12th | Relegation | |
| Egyptian Premier League | 102 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 107 | 144 | −37 | 82 |
Suez Montakhab's History in the Egyptian Premier League edit
| Season | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Group | |
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| 1974–75 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 28 | 13th | ||
| 1975–76 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 8th | Group A | |
| 1976–77 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 6th | ||
| 1977–78 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 27 | 8th | ||
| 1978–79 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 20 | 9th | ||
| 1979–80 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 22 | 14th | Relegation | |
| 1985–86 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 18 | 10th | ||
| 1986–87 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 17 | 11th | Relegation | |
| 1988–89 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 24 | 9th | ||
| 1990–91 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 20 | 17th | Relegation | |
| 1994–95 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 32 | 6th | ||
| 1995–96 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 39 | 9th | ||
| 1996–97 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 33 | 12th | ||
| 1997–98 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 31 | 14th | Relegation | |
| 1999–00 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 27 | 12th | Relegation | |
| Egyptian Premier League | 404 | 98 | 151 | 155 | 255 | 386 | −131 | 391 |
Best achievements edit
- Egyptian Premier League
- Ittihad Suez : 4th : 1957–58, 1962–63
- Suez El-Riyadi : 6th : 1963–64
- Suez Montakhab : 6th : 1976–77, 1994–95
- Egyptian Cup
- Suez El-Riyadi : Final : 1964–65
- Suez Montakhab : Final : 1989–90
- Egyptian League Cup
- Suez Montakhab : 4th : 1999–00
Board of directors edit
| Position | Staff |
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| President | Ahmed Abou Nazel |
| Member | Reda Abdel Samad |
| Member | Ahmed Ghareb |
| Member | Mahmoud Etman |
| Member | Osama Al Moshi |
| Member | Kamel Sa'fan |
| Member | Saed Khalefa |
Players and coaching staff edit
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Ramadan Al-Sayed
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| Football Director | Mohamed Seyam
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| General Coach | Khaled Metwali
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| Coach | Emam Mohamaden
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| Goalkeeper Coach | vacant |
Current First Team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- Suez El-Riyadi's and Suez Montakhab's Premier League History www.egyptianfootball.net
- Ittihad Suez's Premier League History www.egyptianfootball.net