Al Ittihad Alexandria Club


Al Ittihad Alexandria Club, 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 football league system">association football">football league system.
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.
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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 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.

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

Regional

Performance in CAF competitions

  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
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Performance in Arab competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubResult
2018–19Arab Club Champions CupPlay-off roundMorocco

All time top Egyptian Premier League Scorers

#PlayerGoals
1Mohamed Diab Al Attar81
2Ahmed Sary40
=2Mabululu40
4Eid Ahmed38
5Abdel Fattah El Garm36
6Shehta 31
7Raafat Attia26
=7Youssef Hamdy26
9Gaber El Khawaga25
10Ahmed Saleh24
=10Fouad Morsi24

Management

Board of directors

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Managers