Tala'ea El Gaish SC
Association football club in Cairo, Egypt
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Tala'ea el-Gaish Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي طلائع الجيش الرياضي, lit. 'Army Vanguard'), also known as Army, is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top league in the Egyptian football league system.
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| Full name | Tala'ea el-Gaish Sporting Club |
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| Nickname | Army's Vanguards (زعيم اندية الجيش) |
| Founded | 1997[1] |
| Ground | Gehaz El Reyada Stadium |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Chairman | Mohamed Farid |
| Manager | Emad El Nahhas |
| League | Egyptian Premier League |
| 2024–25 | 12th |
| Website | www |
The club also has a representative men's basketball team that competes in the Egyptian Basketball Super League.[2]
Honours
National
- Egyptian Super Cup
- Winners: 2020–21
Current squad
- As of 16 February, 2025[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
- Talaat Youssef (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2008)
- Farouk Gaafar (Jan 10, 2008 – Jan 5, 2013)
- Emad Soliman (Feb 16, 2013 – Feb 14, 2014)
- Helmy Toulan (March 12, 2014 – June 18, 2014)
- Ahmed Samy (interim) (June 18, 2014 – Jul 20, 2014)
- Anwar Salama (Aug 17, 2014–)
- Tarek Yehia (12 November 2019 – 19 January 2020)
- Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny (19 January 2020 – 3 November 2020)
- Tarek El Ashry (3 November 2020 – 31 August 2022)
- Alaa Abdel Aal (31 August 2022 – 2 November 2022)
- Mohamed Youssef (3 November 2022 – Present)
Other departments
Basketball
The club is currently active in the Egyptian Super League.
Handball
The club is currently active in the Egyptian Professional League
Honors
- Egyptian Professional League: 2007
- Egypt Cup runners-up: 2013, 2018, 2019
Volleyball
The club is currently active in the Egyptian Men's Volleyball League
Honors
- Egyptian Volleyball League: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Egypt Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17
- African Clubs Championship: 2016
- Arab Clubs Championship runners-up: 2015