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]
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| Full name | Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1937 | ||
| Ground | Faiyum Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| President | Mohamed Abdel Salam | ||
| Head coach | Mohamed Abdel-Galil | ||
| League | Egyptian Second Division | ||
| 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League, 18th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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
Football record
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
- 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| 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
Ahmed Abdel Halim (July 1, 2009 – May 23, 2010)- Tarek Yehia (June 6, 2010 – Oct 3, 2012)
- Mohamed Abdel-Galil (Oct 6, 2012 – Feb 27, 2013)
- Hossam Hassan (Feb 26, 2013 – May 28, 2013)
- Tarek Yehia (May 27, 2013 – 2014)
- Ehab Galal (July 19, 2014 – 2017)
- Talaat Youssef (Feb 17, 2019 – April 20, 2019)
- Jamal Omar (April 22, 2019 – June 9, 2019)
- Mido (June 10, 2019 – Jan 21, 2020)
- Jamal Omar (caretaker) (Jan 21, 2020 – Jan 31, 2020)
Emmanuel Amunike (Jan. 31, 2020 – Feb. 29, 2020)- Ehab Galal (Feb. 29, 2020 – Sept. 22, 2020)
- Ali Ashour (Sept. 22, 2020 – Oct. 12, 2020)
- Jamal Omar (caretaker) (Oct. 12, 2020 – Nov. 26, 2020)
- Ehab Galal (Nov. 26, 2020 – Mar. 19, 2021)
- Mohamed Azima (Mar. 24, 2021 – Jun. 28, 2021)
- Mohamed Abdel-Galil (Jun. 29, 2021 – present)
