Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC

Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي, romanized: Nādī l-Muqāwilūn al-ʿArab ar-Riyāḍī), known locally as Al Mokawloon, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City and owned by Arab Contractors (Al Mokawloon Al Arab). The club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division A.

Al Mokawloon Al Arab

Full name	Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	Mountain Wolves
Founded	1973; 52 years ago (1973)
Ground	Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Capacity	35,000
Owner	Arab Contractors
Chairman	Mohsen Salah
League	Egyptian Premier League
2024–25	Egyptian Second Division A, 1st of 20 (Promoted)
Website	arabcontclub.com

The club over the years have produced some of the most famous and talented players in Egypt, including Abdel Sattar Sabry, Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Elneny.

History

Arab Contractors

The club was founded in 1973 by the Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician Osman Ahmed Osman as the official sporting club for his prominent, regional construction company, the Arab Contractors, arguably the biggest one in the entire Middle East at that time.

The 1983 championship club included Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon), Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana) and Ishmael Dyfan (Sierra Leone).

Honours and achievements

Domestic

• Egyptian Premier League
  • Winners (1): 1983

• Egypt Cup
  • Winners (3): 1990, 1995, 2004

• Egyptian Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2004

Continental

• African Cup Winners' Cup^[a]
  • Winners (3): 1982, 1983, 1996
  • Runners-up (1): 1991

• CAF Super Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1997

Performance in CAF competitions

• FR = First round
• SR = Second round
• PO = Play-off round
• QF = Quarter-final
• SF = Semi-final

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1982	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Sudan	Hay Al Arab	3–1	1–1	4–2
		SR	Mozambique	Desportivo Maputo	3–2	2–0	5–2
		QF	Ivory Coast	Africa Sports	3–0	0–2	3–2
		SF	Ghana	Hearts of Oak	1–1	2–1	3–2
		Final	Zambia	Power Dynamos	2–0	2–0	4–0
1983	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Burundi	Vital'O	6–1	0–0	6–1
		SR	Uganda	KCCA	2–2	2–2	4–4 (3–1 p)
		QF	Zimbabwe	CAPS United	2–0	1–2	3–2
		SF	Guinea	Horoya	3–0	1–0	4–0
		Final	Togo	OC Agaza	0–0	1–0	1–0
1984	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Somalia	Horseed	7–0	0–2	7–2
		SR	Sudan	Al Merrikh	2–0	0–0	2–0
		QF	Uganda	SC Villa	1–0	1–2	2–2 (a)
		SF	Egypt	Al Ahly	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)
1991	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Chad	Renaissance	3–0	1–0	4–0
		SR	Uganda	KCCA	2–0	0–1	2–1
		QF	Burundi	AS Inter Star	0–0	0–0	0–0 (4–5 p)
1996	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Rwanda	Rayon Sports	2–1	0–0	2–1
		SR	Tanzania	Simba	2–0	1–3	3–3 (a)
		QF	Morocco	FUS Rabat	1–0	0–0	1–0
		SF	Cameroon	Canon Yaoundé	2–1	1–1	3–2
		Final	Zaire	AC Sodigraf	4–0	0–0	4–0
1997	CAF Super Cup	Final	Egypt	Zamalek	0–0 (2–4 p)
1997	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Kenya	Mumias Sugar	2–0	0–0	2–0
		SR	Zambia	Nchanga Rangers	3–0	1–2	4–2
		QF	Tunisia	Étoile du Sahel	2–2	0–2	2–4
2005	CAF Confederation Cup	FR	Ethiopia	Banks	3–1	0–0	3–1
		SR	Sudan	Al Merrikh	3–0	1–3	4–3
		PO	Ivory Coast	Africa Sports	3–0	0–0	3–0
		Group B	Gabon	FC 105 Libreville	2–1	0–1	3rd
			Egypt	Ismaily	2–3	1–0
			Nigeria	Dolphins	0–1	1–2
2020–21	CAF Confederation Cup	PR	Djibouti	Arta/Solar7	9–1	1–0	10–1
		FR	Tunisia	Étoile du Sahel	0–0	1–2	1–2

Performance in domestic competitions

Egyptian Clubs Competitions
Year	League	Position	Egypt Cup	Super Cup
2000–01	Premier League	8	Quarter-finals
2001–02		5	Quarter-finals	Runner-up
2002–03		12	Round of 16
2003–04	Second Division		Winner	Winner
2004–05		1	Round of 16
2005–06	Premier League	9	Round of 16
2006–07		8	Round of 16
2007–08		12	Semi-finals
2008–09		10	Round of 16
2009–10		11	Quarter-finals
2010–11		16	Semi-finals
2011–12		not finished	not held
2012–13		not finished	–
2013–14		4 (Group 1)	Round of 32
2014–15		7	Round of 16
2015–16		13	Round of 32
2016–17		9	Round of 32
2017–18		10	Quarter-finals
2018–19		5	Round of 16
2019–20		4	Quarter-finals

Current squad

As of 4 February 2023^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  EGY Mahmoud Abou El Saoud 2 DF  EGY Amir Abed 3 MF  EGY Youssef El Gohary 4 MF  EGY Ahmed El Shimi 7 FW  MTN Mamadou Niass 8 MF  EGY Mohamed Rizk 9 FW  EGY Mohamed Salem 10 MF  EGY Omar Saviola 11 DF  EGY Louay Wael 12 MF  EGY Ahmed Afifi 14 FW  EGY Gebna 16 GK  EGY Hassan Mahmoud Shahin 17 FW  EGY Fady Farid 18 GK  EGY Ahmed El Arabi

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  EGY Mohamed Magli 20 DF  EGY Ahmed Alaa 21 DF  BFA Farouck Kabore 22 DF  EGY Mohamed Gharib 23 DF  UGA Joseph Ochaya 24 FW  COL Luis Hinestroza 26 DF  EGY Ahmed Eid 27 MF  EGY Ammar Hamdy 28 FW  NGA John Okoli 29 FW  PLE Mahmoud Wadi (on loan from Pyramids) 32 DF  EGY Mohamed Hozian 35 MF  EGY Ahmed Fawzi 70 FW  EGY Ahmed Atef 74 DF  EGY Mostafa Mokhtar

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

No. Pos. Nation Player

Managers

• Michael Krüger (Jan 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997)^{[citation needed]}
• Josef Hickersberger (July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999)
• Hassan Shehata (2004–05)
• Ghanem Sultan (2005)
• Mohamed Radwan (2005–06)
• Taha Basry (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)
• Alaa Nabiel (2007–08)
• Mohamed Radwan (May 1, 2008 – May 23, 2009)
• Mohamed Amer (May 23, 2009 – Aug 13, 2010)
• Hamza El Gamal (Aug 13, 2010 – Nov 8, 2010)
• Ivica Todorov (Nov 9, 2010 – April 15, 2011)
• Mohamed Radwan (April 18, 2011 – Jan 20, 2012)
• Talaat Youssef (Jan 2012–1?)
• Mohamed Abdel-Samiea (201?–March 8, 2013)
• Hamdi Nouh (March 8, 2013 – March 17, 2013)
• Mohamed Radwan (March 17, 2013–?)
• Hassan Shehata (2014–15)
• Tarek El-Ashry (2015–16)
• Emad El Nahhas (2018–)

Notes

1. First Egyptian Team to win this Championship.