Olympic Club (Egypt)

Olympic Club (Egyptian Arabic: النادي الأوليمبي) is an Egyptian football and sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system. 'Izz al-Din Yacoub' Stadium is the home ground for the club, which has been renovated in 2019 for 20 million EGP.[1][2]

Olympic Club
Full nameOlympic Club
النادي الأوليمبي المصري بالإسكندرية
Short nameOLY
Founded17 April 1905 (1905-04-17) (as Red Star Club)
GroundIzz al-Din Yacoub Stadium
Capacity15,000
ChairmanNasser El Shazly
ManagerAhmed Sari
LeagueEgyptian second Division
2020–2021Second Division, 1st (Group C)
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 1905, the club is known for being one of the oldest clubs in Egypt and Africa, and it is mostly known for its achievements in the Track and field games for winning several medals in continental championships and also in the Olympiad (10 medals out of the Egypt's total of 26); and its football team is also known for winning the Egyptian Premier League once in 1966 and for winning the Egypt Cup twice in 1933 and 1934.

Name changes
  • Red Star Club (1905–1924)
  • Olympic Club (1924–Present)

Football

The football Team's golden age was in the 1960s when the team could defeat Egypt's strongest teams at that time, winning the Egyptian Premier League in 1966. The team's level began to drop due to financial problems, until it was relegated in the 2008–09 season and has never showed up in the Premier League since.

Honors
1965–66
1932–33, 1933–34

Performance in CAF competitions
  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1967 African Cup of Champions Clubs FR  Sudan Al Hilal 3–1 1–0 4–1
SR  Ethiopia Saint George w/o 2–3 w/o[lower-alpha 1]
Notes
  1. Olympic Club withdrew after the first leg due to the Six-Day War.

References
  1. "StackPath". alborsaanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. "الأوليمبي ينجح في إنارة ستاد عز الدين يعقوب". بوابة الفجر. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
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