Haras El Hodood Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي حرس الحدود الرياضي, lit. 'Border Guard Club'), is an Egyptian professional sports club based in El Max, Alexandria. It is best known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier League.
| Full name | Haras El Hoodod Sporting Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | El Sawahel | ||
| Short name | HRC | ||
| Founded | 1932 (as Khafr El Sawahel) 16 July 1974 (as Haras El Hodood) | ||
| Ground | Haras El Hodood Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Coordinates | 31°09′03″N 29°50′54″E / 31.150936°N 29.848453°E | ||
| Chairman | Abdel Hakim Ibrahim | ||
| Manager | Mohammad Mekky | ||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
| 2021–22 | Egyptian Second Division Group C, 1st of 16 (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
History
Haras El Hodood was founded in 1932 under the name of El-Sawahel Social Sporting Club, before being renamed to its current name on 16 July 1974.
They were in the first place after 14 matches in the 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League, before the season was cancelled due to the Port Said Stadium disaster. In the 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League season, Haras El Hodood finished 16th to be relegated to the Egyptian Second Division, the second tier of the Egyptian football league system.
Crest
Former logo
Present logo
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Honours
- Egyptian Second Division
- Winners (1): 2017–18 (Group C).
- Egypt Cup
- Egyptian Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2009.
Performance in CAF competitions
- PR = Preliminary round
- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
- PO = Play-off round
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR |  Libya | Al Akhdar | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| FR |  Guinea | AS Kaloum Star | 6–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| SR |  Nigeria | Heartland | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 2008 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR |  Algeria | MC Alger | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| SR | Libya | Al Akhdar | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| PO |  South Africa | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Group A |  Tunisia | CS Sfaxien | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2nd | ||
 Angola | Inter de Luanda | 4–1 | 0–1 | ||||
| Tunisia | Club Africain | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| 2009 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR |  Rwanda | APR | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| SR | Tunisia | EGS Gafsa | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | ||
| PO | Libya | Al Ahli Tripoli | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Group B | Nigeria | Bayelsa United | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4th | ||
| Angola | 1º de Agosto | 5–1 | 0–1 | ||||
 Mali | Stade Malien | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| 2010 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR |  Ethiopia | Banks | 5–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
| SR |  Tanzania | Simba | 5–1 | 1–2 | 6–3 | ||
| PO |  Botswana | Gaborone United | 8–1 | 0–1 | 8–2 | ||
| Group B | Tunisia | CS Sfaxien | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4th | ||
 Morocco | FUS Rabat | 1–2 | 0–1 | ||||
 Zambia | Zanaco | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| 2011 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Ethiopia | Dedebit | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| SR |  DR Congo | DC Motema Pembe | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 (3–4 p) |
Current squad
As of 4 February, 2023.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | DF |  EGY | Ibrahim El Kadi |
| 20 | FW | EGY | Gharib Yasser |
| 22 | DF | EGY | Gharib Yasser |
| 23 | FW | EGY | Ahmed Ali |
| 24 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Felix |
| 25 | FW | EGY | Islam Gamal |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Salisu Mubarak |
| 28 | FW | NGA | Kingsley Kuku |
| 33 | DF | EGY | Hamed El Gabry |
| 35 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Kasem (on loan from ENPPI) |
| 40 | DF | EGY | Momen Awad |
| 44 | DF | EGY | Islam Abdellah |
| 55 | FW | EGY | Mahmoud Mamdouh |
| 77 | FW | NGA | Emmanuel David |
Managers
Helmy Toulan (July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2006)- Tarek El Ashry (July 1, 2006 – May 23, 2012)
- Helmy Toulan (July 1, 2012 – July 6, 2013)
- Abu-Taleb Al-Essawy (July 21, 2013 – Feb 3, 2014)
- Abdul Hamid Bassiouny (Feb 3, 2014 – Dec 2015)
- Ahmed Ayoub (Dec 2015 – 2016)
- Tarek El Ashry (Sep 18, 2018 – Feb 20, 2020)
- Mohamed Halim (Feb 20, 2020 – Sep 15, 2020)
- Tarek El Ashry (Sep 15, 2020 – Oct 9, 2020)
- Mohamed Halim (Oct 9, 2020 – present)
External links
- Team profile – EFA official website (archived 2 March 2014)