Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC

Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Full name Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Nickname(s) Mountain Wolves (Ze'ab El-Gabal)
Founded 1973
Ground Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity 35,000
Owner Arab Contractors
Chairman Mohsen Salah
Manager Shawky Gharib
League Egyptian Premier League
2022–23 Egyptian Premier League, 7th of 18
Website Club website

Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي), shortly known as El Mokawloon (The contractors) locally, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City, Cairo, and owned by the prominent constructional engineer Osman Ahmed Osman. 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

  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
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

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