Sharkia SC

Sharkia SC

Full name	Sharkia Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	Sons of Oraby White Horses Green Pirates (supporters)
Founded	12 January 1961; 63 years ago (1961-01-12)
Ground	Zagazig University Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Chairman	Hamdy Marzouk
Manager	Hassan Mostafa
League	Egyptian Second Division
2023–24	Third Division, 1st (Group H) 3rd (Promotion Group C)
Website	www.elsharkiaclub.com
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Sharkia Sporting Club, (Arabic: نادي الشرقية الرياضي, romanized: Nādī sh-Sharqiyya r-Riyāḍī, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [eʃ.ʃæɾˈʔejjæ], locally [eʃ.ʃæɾˈɡejjæ]) is an Egyptian sports club based in Zagazig, El Sharkia, Egypt. The club was founded on 12 January 1961,^[1] and is best known for its hockey and football departments.

El Sharkia participated in the Egyptian Premier League for six times in its history, the first time was in 1973 win they won the 1972–73 Egyptian Second Division title, but the season has canceled after Tersana match, because of Yom Kippur War, the next season 74, the club was able to avoid relegation in its first season in the top flight but failed to stay in the league for more than two consecutive seasons and was relegated 1976.

In 1998, the club won the 1997–98 Egyptian Second Division title and promoted to the Premier League again, like in 1974 they avoided relegation in their first season, and relegated again in 2000.

In 2016, the club won the Egyptian Second Division Promotion play-off match against Tersana on penalties to win their third Egyptian Second Division title and to promote to the Premier League for six time.

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The Evolution of the Crest of Sharkia SC
1961–1974	1974–

Classic

2nd Classic

1998–2001 Away

1998–2001 Home

2010–14 Away

2010–14 Home

2016–17 Away

2016–17 Home

2018–19 Away

2018–19 Home

As of 8 July 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  EGY El Shaboury — GK  EGY Mohamed El Shenawy — GK  EGY Mohamed Talaat 2 DF  EGY Bassem Adel — DF  EGY Hassan Mario (vice-captain) — DF  EGY Mohamed Ismail 7 DF  EGY Ahmed Abdelghani (captain) — DF  EGY Shkoko — DF  EGY Mohamed Khairy — DF  EGY Ahmed Sakr — MF  EGY Hamed Faisel — MF  EGY Omar Fathi

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  EGY Essam Adel — MF  EGY Mahmoud Anis — MF  EGY Farag Kamal — FW  EGY Karim Nasser — FW  EGY Mahmoud Rambo — FW  NGA Amandeh Manasseh — FW  EGY Carlos — FW  EGY Mohamed Atef — FW  EGY Sherif Wasfy — FW  EGY Sayed Mostafa — FW  EGY Ahmed Pally

Coaching staff
Hassan Mostafa	Head coach
Amr El-Safty	Assistant coach
Mohamed Bronto	Assistant coach
Hamada Heinedk	Goalkeeping coach
Medical department
Alaa Mostafa	Team doctor
Reda Helal	Physiotherapist
Sport management and organisation
Alaa Mokhtar	Football director
Hesham Goda	Head of Youth Football
Alaa Masaoud	Youth academy general manager

El Sharkia Club continues its hockey achievements by entering the Guinness Book of Records as the club won the African Championship Hockey League, its 26th edition, making the 23rd African win in history, 12 consecutive African titles, a sports record in the Encyclopaedia of World Sport.

Sharkia Club won the title following a win against the Egyptian Police Club (former winner of the title), with 1 goal to 0 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in the presence of an estimated 5,000 to 20,000 fans who filled the stadium.

Four Egyptian teams took part in the 26th edition of the African Cup of Club Champions hockey (men and women) in Zimbabwe: Sharkia team (men and women), Police Sports Association team (men), and Shams team (women).

Sharkia team played six games before the final round, in which the team won five, and tied in one. In the first game, the team won against Hamilton, Zimbabwe's champion, in the second against Malawi's champion, Genetrix, in the third against Hypo, Zimbabwe's champion, in the fourth the team had a tie with the Police team, in the fifth the team won against Police Machines, champion of Nigeria, and in the sixth against Trastis, Ghana's team.

Meanwhile, the women's team won the Kenya Women hockey title after winning against the host team in Zimbabwe by 7 goals to 0, maintaining the title, which it won last year in Ugandan capital Kampala.

Sharkia team followed its African dream in 1988 by winning the first African Clubs Championship which was hosted in Egypt in Police Sports Association Club. The team carried on with the African winnings in consecutive championships, year after year, with a total of 27 out of 34 African championships, as well as 32 wins in the local league and 10 Egyptian cups. The team made it to the Guinness Book of Records and became the first African team to be in the records and have a distinct place globally.^[2]

Sharkia is considered one of the popular teams in Egypt and the most popular in El Sharkia

An Ultras group was formed on 2012 for Sharkia fans and was called Ultras Green Pirates or simply (UGP).^[3]

• Egyptian Second Division
  • Winners (3): 1972–73, 1997–98, 2015–16

• El Sharkia (field hockey)

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