El Shams SC
El Shams SC (Arabic: الشمس; lit. 'The Sun Sporting Club') is an Egyptian football and basketball club based in Cairo, Egypt. They are currently a member of Egyptian Third Division, the third flight of Egyptian football.
Full name | El Shams Club | ||
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Founded | 1962 | ||
Ground | El-Shams Stadium, 20,000 capacity Cairo, Egypt | ||
Owner | Osama Abu Zaid | ||
Manager | Ahmed Eid Abdelmalek | ||
League | Egyptian Third Division | ||
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Despite its position in the Egyptian Third Division, El Shams club has one of the most successful Egyptian Youth academies, generating a big number of successful athletes and champions.
History
The club was founded in May 1962 as sports social club and was called the Heliopolis Sporting Club (El Shams), based in the northern section of Cairo Governorate.
El Shams football team participated only once in the Egyptian Premier League and that was in 1997–98. The team won 5, drew 9, and lost 16 matches earning the 16th place (last place).[1] As a result, the team was relegated to the Egyptian Premier B.
Basketball team
El Shams fields a men's basketball that has played in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League.
References
- Said, Tarek "Egyptian Soccer League (1997/98)", Egyptianfootball.net. Retrieved on 26 April 2010.