Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
Association football club in Egypt
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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]
Full nameAl Ittihad Alexandria Club
(Al Ittihad Al Skandary)
(Al Ittihad Al Skandary)
Nicknamesسيد البلد (Masters of the City)
زعيم الثغر (El Thagher's Leaders)
زعيم الثغر (El Thagher's Leaders)
Founded4 August 1914
GroundAlexandria Stadium, 
Alexandria
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| Full name | Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (Al Ittihad Al Skandary) | |||
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| Nicknames | سيد البلد (Masters of the City) زعيم الثغر (El Thagher's Leaders) | |||
| Founded | 4 August 1914 | |||
| Ground | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria | |||
| Capacity | 13,660 | |||
| Chairman | Mohamed Ahmed Salama | |||
| Manager | Tamer Mostafa | |||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | |||
| 2024–25 | 15th | |||
| Website | itthadalexsc | |||
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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]
Kits and colours
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Kit manufacturers
Kits gallery
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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
- Egypt Cup: 6
- 1926, 1935–36, 1948, 1963, 1973, 1976
- 1935
Regional
- Alexandria Zone League: 27 (record)
- 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 |
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| 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
- 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]
- Gor Mahia won on walkover after Al Ittihad withdrew.
Performance in Arab competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Result |
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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.
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All time top Egyptian Premier League Scorers
| # | Player | Goals |
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| 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 |
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| President | Mohamed Salama |
| Vice President | Ibrahim Shaaban |
| Fund Secretary | Hazem ElRegal |
| Executive Manager | Gasser Mounir |
| Member | Mohamed ElHelw |
| Member | Mohamed Khamis |
| Member | Ahmed Rafaat |
| Member | Yasser Abdallah |
| Member | Ismail Mohamed |
| Member | Hesham ElTorky |
| Member | Elsayed Faisal |
| Member | Samy Bateaa |
| Member | Mohamed Ramadan |
Managers
Diethelm Ferner (1 July 2000 – 30 June 2002)
Mohamed Omar (Jan 2002 – 2 July)- Rainer Zobel (4 November 2002 – 31 December 2003)
- Mohamed Omar (May 2003 – 4 April)
- Mohamed Salah (July 2004 – 4 Oct)
Slobodan Pavković (July 2006 – 6 Dec)- Mohamed Omar (Dec 2006 – 7 Aug)
- Mohamed Salah (Sept 2007 – 8 Jan)
- Taha Basry (1 January 2008 – 26 August 2009)
Cabralzinho (4 September 2009 – 21 November 2010)- Mohamed Amer (22 November 2010 – 6 April 2011)
- Ahmed Sary (April 2011)
José Maqueda (2 August 2011 – 1 December 2012)- Ahmed Sary (16 December 2012 – 12 March 2013)
- Jose Kléber (20 March 2013 – 12 May 2013)
- Ahmed Sary (12 May 2013 – 22 July 2013)
- Talaat Youssef (23 July 2013 – 16 December 2013)
- Mounir Oukala (interim) (21 December 2013 – 31 December 2013)
Denis Lavagne (31 December 2013–14)- Talaat Youssef (Aug 2014 – Oct 2014)
- Hossam Hassan (Oct 2014 – July 2015)
Stoycho Mladenov (July 2015 – Nov 2015)
Leonel Pontes (Nov 2015 – March 2016)- Mokhtar Mokhtar (March 2016 – Feb 2017)
- José Maqueda (February 2017 – 2018)
- Talaat Youssef (Jun 2019 – Oct 2020)
- Mounir Oukala (interim) (Oct 2020 – Oct 2020)
- Hossam Hassan (Oct 2020 – March 2022)
- Emad El Nahhas (March 2022 – 9 August 2022)
- Mohamed Omar (9 August 2022 – 9 September 2022)
- Zoran Manojlović (10 September 2022 – 17 July 2023)
Nikodimos Papavasiliou (19 August 2024 – 8 January 2025)- Talaat Youssef (9 January 2025 – 14 March 2025)
- Magdy Abdelaty (14 March 2025 – June 2025)
- Ahmed Sami (25 June 2025 – 18 September 2025)
- Tamer Mostafa (20 September 2025 – present)
