Smouha SC
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Full name
Smouha Sporting Club
نادى سموحة الرياضي
Nicknames
الموج الازرق (Blue Wave)
Founded
1949
Ground
Alexandria Stadium
Alexandria, Egypt
Capacity
13,660
Chairman
Mohamed Farag Amer
Manager
Helmy Toulan
League
Egyptian Premier League
2014-15
10th
Smouha Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي سموحة الرياضي) is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt with a professional football team.
HISTORY
The Smouha Sporting club was founded in 1949 by Joseph Smouha.
As well as football it competes in swimming and gymnastics.
FOOTBALL CLUB
In football, Smouha finished in second place in the 2008-09 Egyptian Second Division season.
They were close to being promoted to the Egyptian Premier League, but they lost their final match against Kafr El-Zayat, so Mansoura was promoted instead.
In the 2009-10 Egyptian Second Division Smouha secured promotion to the 2010-11 Egyptian Premier League after a 7:1 win against Abu Qair Semad on 28 April 2010.
Smouha played in the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in its history.
The current president of Smouha sporting club is Egyptian millionaire and member of parliament Mohamed Farag Amer, founder and chief executive of Faragallah Group, a producer of food products.
The club was close to being relegated in the 2010-11 season.
They had a good start in the 2012-2013 premier league season, defeating Cairo Giant Al Ahly 1:0, Ghazl El Mahalla 5:1 and Wadi Degla 3:0.
Two new members will be elected as Africa's representatives on Fifa's executive committee on Tuesday.
The defending champions, Algerians Entente Setif, put aside the suspension of goalkeeper Sofiane Khedairia to force a 1:1 draw.
Argentine Hector Cuper is the new coach of Egypt.
draw for Confederation Cup held
Ahly beat Sewe Sport with late goal to win the African Confederation Cup
Fathi, who has 101 caps for Egypt, was also the subject of a bid by Nottingham Forest in January 2014.
Limit on fans for Vita's match against Zamalek in Kinshasa
Al Ahly has accepted the resignation of coach Mohamed Youssef on Thursday. Youssef had been in charge of Al Ahly since May last year following the resignation Hossam El Badry.
