Alexandria Sporting Club


Alexandria Sporting Club, more commonly known as Sporting, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. Founded in 1890, the club is one of the oldest in Egypt, second only to Gezira Sporting Club in Cairo. In 1952, it was taken over by the Egyptian government and became a national club.
Sporting is one of the biggest clubs in Egypt in terms of land area and membership base, covering 100 acres in the center of the city. The club is one of the most competitive clubs in Alexandria, regularly competing for national competitions in a wide range of sports, having even produced world champions in squash. Sporting is almost exclusively a member’s only club.
The club's basketball team is a three-time Egyptian Basketball Premier League champion, having last won the 2017–18 season title.
Sporting's women's team won the FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup in 2022, becoming the first Egyptian club to win the competition. In 2023, Sporting won its second consecutive title.

History

Sporting Club was established in 1890 by Emir Omar Tusson with the help of the colonial British administration in Alexandria, who would, in Sporting’s early days, dominate the membership in the club.
Being the first major sports club in Alexandria, it introduced many sports that could have only played in the capital or abroad in Europe, such as tennis and golf.
Founded 8 years after Gezira Sporting Club, the oldest and most prestigious club in Egypt, it functioned similarly to it, Egyptians were largely barred from membership unless they came from wealthy backgrounds, this gradually shifted up until 1952, just before the club was nationalized by the Egyptian government. After 1952, foreigners were excluded from membership entirely and were replaced by native Egyptians.

Honours

Men's team

National

FIBA Africa Basketball League

National

Egyptian Basketball Women's League
  • Champions : 2021, 2022
Egyptian Basketball Women's Cup
  • Winners : 2013, 2020
Egyptian Basketball Women's SuperCup
  • Winners : 2017, 2021

    International

FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League
  • Champions : 2022, 2023
  • Fourth Place : 2019

    Rivalries

Ittihad SC

Both clubs are Egyptian giants in basketball, when they face each other in the Alexandria derby, it’s often in the late stages of The Egypt Super League. Al Ittihad men’s team is superior to Sporting, however, Sporting’s women’s team has achieved continental success which Ittihad’s women’s team is yet to achieve.

Smouha Sporting Club

is Sporting’s main rival outside of basketball, with both clubs being competitive in handball, volleyball, waterpolo, and squash. A strong friendly rivalry has formed between the youth of the two clubs. Both clubs are the two largest and most dominant clubs in Alexandria, however, since both clubs have different focus sports the rivalry has been limited only to youth levels.

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
  • Omar Abdeen
  • Ahmed Mounir.

    Other sports

Volleyball

The club is currently active in the Egyptian Volleyball League

Football

The club is currently active in the Egyptian League B

Honors

The club is currently active in the Egyptian Professional League

Honors

  • Egyptian Professional Super Cup: 2019
  • Egypt Cup: 2022
  • African Champions League runners-up: 2019
  • Arab Championship of Champions: 1997