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Al-Ittihad Al-Iskandary

Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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Full name Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club
Nickname(s) سيد البلد (Master of the country)
زعيم الثغر (Alexandria Chief)
Founded 4 August 1914; 102 years ago (1914-08-04)
Ground Borg el-Arab Stadium
Borg el-Arab, Egypt
Ground Capacity 86,000
Chairman Mahmoud Mashaly
Manager José Maqueda
League Egyptian Premier League
2015–16 Egyptian Premier League, 14th
Website Club home page
Current season

Al-Ittihad Alexandria is an Egyptian football club that plays in the Egyptian Premier League. The team was founded in 1914 in Alexandria. It has the third largest number of fans in Egypt, after Al Ahly and Zamalek. The club is the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921 which contributed to increased popularity in Alexandria.

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


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