Al Ittihad Alexandria Club

For the basketball team, see Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball).

Al Ittihad
Full nameAl Ittihad Alexandria Club
(Al Ittihad Al Skandary)
Nicknamesسيد البلد (Masters of the City)
زعيم الثغر (El Thagher's Leaders)
Founded4 August 1914; 111 years ago (1914-08-04)
GroundAlexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Capacity13,660
ChairmanMohamed Ahmed Salama
ManagerTamer Mostafa
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2024–2515th
Websiteitthadalexsc.com
Current season

Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (Arabic: نادي الإتحاد السكندري), locally known as El Ittihad El Skandary, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.[1][2]

Founded in 1914 in Alexandria, the club is one of the oldest and most popular football clubs in Egypt. Al Ittihad was the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921, which significantly contributed to increasing the club's popularity in Alexandria. Its famous Chairman was Tawfik Abouhashem.

Highlights

  • 1906 Establishment of a club under the name of the club of the Union headed by Hassan Ismail.
  • 1908 Change the name of the club from Union club to the Union National Club.
  • 1910 Creation of United Champions Club headed by Abu Zeidi.
  • 1912 Abdo El Hamami heads the United Champions Club.
  • 1912 The merger of the National Union Club with El Haditha club under the name of the modern club headed by Hassan Rasmi, and this club became the strongest football club in Alexandria.
  • 1914 The merger of El Haditha club with the United Champions Club under the name of Al Ittihad Club and so the name of Al Ittihad Club reappeared.
  • 1918 The merger of Al Ittihad Club with the Alexandria Club under the name of Al Ittihad Club of Alexandria headed by Mohammed Shaheen.
  • 2014 As Al Ittihad club was celebrating their year number (100) A match was held for Al Ittihad Club of Alexandria in the Alexandria Stadium against Sporting CP, Portugal, and ended the match with a positive draw 2–2.[3]
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club from the inside.

Kits and colours

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Notes
2011–2013 Italy Givova
2013–2014 Italy Macron
2014 Italy Erreà Used in centenary match only
2014–2017 Germany Adidas
2017–2020 Germany Uhlsport
2020–2022 China Xtep
2022–2023 Germany Adidas
2023– Spain Kelme
2018-2019 Home
2018-2019 Away
2019-2020 Home
2019-2020 Away
2020-2021 Home
2020-2021 Away
2021-2022 Home
2021-2022 Away

Alexandria Derby

Both being based in Alexandria; Smouha and Al Ittihad have always been an exciting encounter. The rivalry stems from the fact that both teams are the biggest in Alexandria and share the same stadium Alexandria International Stadium. The rivalry is always sure to deliver good football.

Honours

A view outside the club's headquarters in Shatby in 2017.
1926, 1935–36, 1948, 1963, 1973, 1976
1935

Regional

From 1927 to 1953

Performance in CAF competitions

  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1975 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Ethiopia Saint George 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 4–0 w/o w/o[a]
1977 African Cup Winners' Cup SR  Algeria MO Constantine 3–1 0–1 3–2
QF  Tanzania Rangers International 2–0 0–0 2–0
SF  Cameroon Tonnerre Yaoundé 1–0 0–2 1–2
1979 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Kenya Gor Mahia w/o[b]
2006 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Rwanda Rayon Sports 3–0 0–1 3–1
SR  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–4 p)
Notes
  1. ^ The second leg was abandoned in the second half with Tonnerre Yaoundé leading 3–0 after Al Ittihad players walked off to protest the officiating and the improper match atmosphere. Al Ittihad were disqualified from the competition by CAF and the tie was awarded to Tonnerre Yaoundé. After coming back to Egypt, Al Ittihad players said that they were attacked by both the fans and the local police officers during the match after protesting against the match officials.[4]
  2. ^ Gor Mahia won on walkover after Al Ittihad withdrew.

Performance in Arab competitions

Season Competition Round Country Club Result
2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup Play-off round  Morocco FUS Rabat 1-1
Play-off round  Kuwait Al-Salmiya 5-0
Play-off round  Djibouti ASAS Djibouti Télécom 8-0
First Round  Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis 3-3 on aggregate Al Ittihad won on away goals
Second Round  Egypt Zamalek 1-1 on aggregate Al Ittihad won 4-3 on penalties
Quarter Final  Saudi Arabia Al Hilal Al Hilal won 3-0 on aggregate.

Performance in domestic competitions

Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year League Position Egypt Cup League Cup Super Cup
2003–04 Egyptian Premier League 5 Round of 16 not held
2004–05 Egyptian Premier League 9 Runner Up not held
2005–06 Egyptian Premier League 7 Round of 16 not held
2006–07 Egyptian Premier League 13 Round of 32 not held
2007–08 Egyptian Premier League 10 Quarter Final not held
2008–09 Egyptian Premier League 11 Round of 32 not held
2009–10 Egyptian Premier League 10 Quarter-finals not held
2010–11 Egyptian Premier League 14 Round of 16 not held
2011–12 Egyptian Premier League not finished not held not held
2012–13 Egyptian Premier League not finished Round of 16 not held
2013–14 Egyptian Premier League 3 (Group 1) Round of 32 not held
2014–15 Egyptian Premier League 14 Quarter Final not held
2015–16 Egyptian Premier League 14 Quarter Final not held
2016–17 Egyptian Premier League 8 Round of 16 not held
2017–18 Egyptian Premier League 11 Round of 16 not held
2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 11 Semi Final not held
2019–20 Egyptian Premier League 10 Semi Final not held
2020–21 Egyptian Premier League 7 Round of 16 not held
2021–22 Egyptian Premier League 12 Round of 32 Group Stage
2022–23 Egyptian Premier League 8 Round of 16 Semi Final
2023–24 Egyptian Premier League 11 Round of 32 Semi Final
2024–25 Egyptian Premier League 15 Round of 32 Group Stage
2025–26 Egyptian Premier League 15 Round of 32 Group Stage

Players

Current squad

As of 21 August, 2025[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  EGY Sobhi Soliman
4 DF  EGY Mahmoud Alaa
5 DF  EGY Mostafa Ibrahim
6 DF  EGY Mahmoud Shabana
7 MF  EGY Amr Saleh
8 MF  EGY Naser Naser
9 FW  EGY Fady Farid
10 FW  EGY Mahmoud Agib
11 FW  EGY Hesham Balaha
12 DF  EGY Mohamed Samy (on loan from Cleopatra)
13 MF  EGY Mohamed Tony (on loan from Cleopatra)
14 MF  EGY Abdelghani Mohamed
15 FW  NGA Abubakar Liadi
16 GK  EGY Mahmoud Genish
17 MF  EGY Karim El Deeb
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  NGA John Ebuka
19 FW  EGY Nour Alaa (on loan from Cleopatra)
20 FW  GAB Bekale Aubame
22 DF  EGY Body
23 MF  NGA Saviour Isaac
28 FW  NGA Favour Akem (on loan from Cleopatra)
30 FW  EGY Amr Gomaa
31 GK  EGY Youssef Nader
32 FW  EGY Adham Alaa
33 MF  EGY Ahmed Eid
34 DF  EGY Moamen Sherif
40 GK  EGY Ahmed Menshawi
41 MF  EGY Canaria
88 DF  EGY Ahmed Mahmoud
99 FW  EGY Islam Samir

All time top Egyptian Premier League Scorers

Goalscorers[6]
# Player Goals
1 Mohamed Diab Al Attar 81
2 Ahmed Sary 40
=2 Mabululu 40
4 Eid Ahmed 38
5 Abdel Fattah El Garm 36
6 Shehta (Abdel Rehim Younes) 31
7 Raafat Attia 26
=7 Youssef Hamdy 26
9 Gaber El Khawaga 25
10 Ahmed Saleh 24
=10 Fouad Morsi 24

Management

Board of directors

Office Name
President Egypt Mohamed Salama
Vice President Egypt Ibrahim Shaaban
Fund Secretary Egypt Hazem ElRegal
Executive Manager Egypt Gasser Mounir
Member Egypt Mohamed ElHelw
Member Egypt Mohamed Khamis
Member Egypt Ahmed Rafaat
Member Egypt Yasser Abdallah
Member Egypt Ismail Mohamed
Member Egypt Hesham ElTorky
Member Egypt Elsayed Faisal
Member Egypt Samy Bateaa
Member Egypt Mohamed Ramadan

Managers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Al Ittihad stats, results, fixtures & transfers | Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Al Ittihad Alexandria vs Wadi Degla FC - live score, predicted lineups and H2H stats". FotMob. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ^ "تعادل الاتحاد السكندري مع سبورتنج لشبونة البرتغالي بمناسبة مئوية سيد البلد" [The Alexandrian Federation tied with Sporting Lisbon, Portugal, on the occasion of the country’s centenary]. Alexandria news (in Arabic). 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ Shafey, Sherif (11 January 2019). "ذكرياتى مع مشوار الاتحاد فى افريقيا 75 و مأساة مباراة الرعد الكاميرونى - جزء من الحلقة 15" [Episode 15 - My memories with Al Ittihad journey in the 1975 African Cup Winners' Cup and Tonnerre Yaoundé match disaster]. youtube.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Al Ittihad Alexandria: Squad". Egyptian Premier League. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Ithad Scorers in Egyptian League" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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