Full name | Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club |
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Nickname(s) |
Seed El Balad (Master of the country) Za'eim El Thaghr (The team) |
Founded | 4 August 1914 |
Ground |
Borg el-Arab Stadium Borg el-Arab, Egypt |
Capacity | 86,000 |
Chairman | Mahmoud Mashaly |
Manager | José Maqueda |
League | Egyptian Premier League |
2015–16 | Egyptian Premier League, 14th |
Website | Club home page |
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.