Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي مصر للمقاصة الرياضي), commonly known as Makkassa, is an Egyptian sports club based in Faiyum, Egypt. The club is related to Misr lel-Makkasa Company (Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry).[1]

Makkasa
Full nameMisr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club
Founded1937; 87 years ago (1937)
GroundFaiyum Stadium
Capacity20,000
PresidentMohamed Abdel Salam
Head coachMohamed Abdel-Galil
LeagueEgyptian Second Division
2021–22Egyptian Premier League, 18th
Websitehttp://www.makasasc.com/

Misr lel-Makkasa is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second highest league in the Egyptian football league system.

The club was formerly known as Hweidi Club and El-Fara'na before the current name was adopted.

History

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Football record

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After few attempts, Misr eventually gained promotion to the Egyptian Premier League from the Second Division in 2009–10 for the first time in its history. It earned promotion after a 2–0 win against Wadi El Gedid FC at home ground.[2] Misr Lel Makasa came top on its group ahead of Telephonaat Bani Suweif FC.[3][4] El Mekkasa finished 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League in the second position to be the second time for the team to finish in the top four and first time to qualify to the CAF Champions League.

Performance in CAF competitions

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  • PR = Preliminary round
  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • PO = Play-off round
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2016 CAF Confederation Cup PR   Ethiopia Defence Force 3–0 3–1 6–1
FR   DR Congo CS Don Bosco 3–1 0–1 3–2
SR   Algeria CS Constantine 3–1 0–1 3–2
PO   Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2018 CAF Champions League PR   Senegal Génération Foot 0–0 0–2 0–2

Current squad

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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 Mohamed Koko
2 DF   EGY Ahmed Abdelaziz
3 DF   EGY Mohamed Desouki
4 MF   EGY Hesham Mohamed
5 MF   EGY Abdallah Magdy
6 MF   EGY Mostafa Shebeita
7 MF   EGY Emad Fathy
8 DF   EGY Asem Said
9 FW   EGY Basem Morsy
10 MF   EGY Salah Ashour
11 FW   MAD Paulin Voavy
12 DF   EGY Hosny Fathy (Captain)
14 MF   EGY Ahmed Adel
15 MF   UGA Khalid Aucho
16 GK   EGY Mahmoud Hamdy
17 DF   EGY Essam Sobhy
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   ETH Shimelis Bekele
20 MF   EGY Mahmoud El Ghazali
21 MF   EGY Ali Wezza
22 DF   EGY Osama Azab
24 MF   EGY Mohamed Makhlouf
25 GK   EGY Beltagy Samir
26 GK   EGY Mahmoud Abdel Monsef
27 MF   LBY Muftah Taktak
30 FW   EGY Ahmed Meteb
31 DF   EGY Fares Tarek
32 MF   EGY Ziad Ashraf
35 MF   MAR Ahmed Marchuh
36 DF   EGY Ahmed Sabeha
38 DF   EGY Mohamed Adel
42 MF   EGY Khaled Mostafa
MF   EGY Islam Saleh

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ "Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry". mcsd.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  2. ^ Maher, Hatem "MCSD join Smouha in Premier League" Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. Filgoal, 2010-5-5. Retrieved on 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Second Egyptian League 2009/10" Archived 2020-11-24 at the Wayback Machine. Goalzz. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Egypt 2009/10" Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.