El Sharkia SC
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| Full name | El Sharkia Sporting Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Sons of Oraby Green Pirates (supporters) |
| Founded | 12 January 1961 |
| Ground | Zagazig University Stadium |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Chairman | Hamdy Marzouq |
| Manager | Alaa Abd-Elal |
| League | Egyptian Premier League |
| 2015–16 | Second Division, Group D 1st (Promoted via play-off) |
| Website | Club home page |
El Sharkia Sporting Club, (Egyptian pronunciation: [elˈsharqih]) (Arabic: نادي الشرقية الرياضي) is an Egyptian sports club based in Zagazig, El Sharkia, Egypt.
The club was founded on 12 January 1961, and is best known for its hockey and football departments.
El Sharkia participated in the Egyptian Premier League for six times in its history, the first time was in 1973 win they won the 1972–73 Egyptian Second Division title, but the season has canceled after Tersana match, because of Yom Kippur War, the next season 74, the club was able to avoid relegation in its first season in the top flight but failed to stay in the league for more than two consecutive seasons and was relegated 1976.
In 1998, the club won the 1997–98 Egyptian Second Division title and promoted to the Premier League again, like in 1974 they avoided relegation in their first season, and relegated again in 2000.
In 2016, the club won the Egyptian Second Division Promotion play-off match against Tersana on penalties to win their third Egyptian Second Division title and to promote to the Premier League for six time.
Egyptian Football Association (EFA) rules are that a team may only have 3 foreign born players in the squad.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
El Sharkia Club continues its hockey achievements by entering the Guinness Book of Records as the club won the African Championship Hockey League, its 26th edition, making the 23rd African win in history, 12 consecutive African titles, a sports record in the Encyclopaedia of World Sport.
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