# Ghazl El Mahalla SC

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Association football club in El Mahalla El Kubra, Egypt

Football club

Ghazl El Mahalla Full name Ghazl El Mahalla Sporting Club Nicknames Za'eim El Fallahin (Boss of the Peasants) Arjntin El Misr (Egypt's Argentina) Short name GMH Founded 1 October 1936; 89 years ago (1936-10-01) Ground Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium Capacity 14,564 Chairman Walid Khalil League Egyptian Premier League Current season

**Ghazl El Mahalla Sporting Club** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): نادي غزل المحلة الرياضي), commonly referred to as **El Mahalla** or simply **Mahalla**, is an Egyptian [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [El Mahalla El Kubra](/source/El_Mahalla_El_Kubra). They compete in the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League), the highest tier of the [Egyptian football league system](/source/Egyptian_football_league_system).

They are one of seven teams to have won the Egyptian Premier League, having won it once, in the 1972–73 season. The history of Ghazl El Mahalla has witnessed many achievements, most significantly during the era of the golden generation of the club which led the team to reach the finals of the [African Cup of Champions Clubs](/source/African_Cup_of_Champions_Clubs) (later known as CAF Champions League) in [1974](/source/1974_African_Cup_of_Champions_Clubs), only beaten in the final by [CARA Brazzaville](/source/CARA_Brazzaville) from the [Republic of the Congo](/source/Republic_of_the_Congo). The team also reached the final of the [Egypt Cup](/source/Egypt_Cup) six times, but did not win any.

## History

Ghazl El Mahalla is one of the biggest clubs in the history of Egyptian football. It was founded in 1936 after the establishment of [Misr Spinning and Weaving Company](/source/Misr_Spinning_and_Weaving_Company) in [El Mahalla El Kubra](/source/El_Mahalla_El_Kubra) as an Egyptian national company under the leadership of the patriotic entrepreneur [Talaat Harb](/source/Talaat_Harb). The English experts working at the company at that time used to play football with some of the Egyptian workers at the factory which led to the establishment of the club. In 1947, [Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium](/source/Ghazl_El_Mahalla_Stadium) was established and the company club began to participate in the Corporations League at that time. Later, Ghazl El Mahalla began to participate in the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) in the 1956–57 season. Within years, the club rose through the ranks of Egyptian football and made a name for itself.

Due to its presence in a big city like [El Mahalla El Kubra](/source/El_Mahalla_El_Kubra), the club began to have fans from the city and the towns surrounding it. So, even though the club was initially formed as a company club, it became one of the most supported clubs in Egypt and its fan base grew to become one of the biggest fan bases in Egyptian football. The team played in the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) for 46 seasons and contributed a lot throughout its history to the [Egypt national football team](/source/Egypt_national_football_team) with talented players that came out of the club's youth system like [Wael Gomaa](/source/Wael_Gomaa), [Mahmoud Fathalla](/source/Mahmoud_Fathalla), [Ahmed Elmohamady](/source/Ahmed_Elmohamady), and [Shawky Gharieb](/source/Shawky_Gharieb) who is the current head coach of the [Egypt national under-23 football team](/source/Egypt_national_under-23_football_team), as well as other talented players that rose to prominence during their time at the club like [Mohamed Abdel Shafy](/source/Mohamed_Abdel_Shafy) who became one of the legends of fellow Egyptian club [Zamalek SC](/source/Zamalek_SC), and Mohamed El-Atrawy who was in the [2001 squad](/source/2001_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship_squads#Egypt) of the [Egypt national under-20 football team](/source/Egypt_national_under-20_football_team) that achieved third place at the [2001 FIFA World Youth Championship](/source/2001_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship).

The history of Ghazl El Mahalla testifies with a lot of achievements, the club won the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) in the 1972–73 season under the command of the golden generation of the club, and among its legends are Mohammed Al-Siyagi, Abdul Rahim Khalil, Muhammad Amasha, Mahmoud Abdel Dayem, and Abdul Sattar Ali. And, the club reached the final of the [African Cup of Champions Clubs](/source/African_Cup_of_Champions_Clubs) (Later known as CAF Champions League) in [1974](/source/1974_African_Cup_of_Champions_Clubs) but suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of the [Congolese](/source/People's_Republic_of_the_Congo) club [CARA Brazzaville](/source/CARA_Brazzaville). The club participated in the [African Cup of Champions Clubs](/source/African_Cup_of_Champions_Clubs) (Later known as CAF Champions League) the following season in [1975](/source/1975_African_Cup_of_Champions_Clubs) but was eliminated in the semi-finals, this marked the only two participations of Ghazl El Mahalla in the most prestigious club competition in the [African continent](/source/Football_in_Africa), the [CAF Champions League](/source/CAF_Champions_League). The only other participation of the club in an African competition was in the [African Cup Winners' Cup](/source/African_Cup_Winners'_Cup) in [2002](/source/2002_African_Cup_Winners'_Cup) where it got eliminated in the quarter-finals. The club was runner-up in the 1975–76 season of the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League). And, managed to reach the final of the [Egypt Cup](/source/Egypt_Cup) six times but fortune did not favor it in any of them and the club was never able to win the Cup. The club was also runner-up at the inaugural [Egyptian Super Cup](/source/Egyptian_Super_Cup) in [2001](/source/2001_Egyptian_Super_Cup) participating as Egypt Cup runner-up after Egypt Cup champions [Ismaily SC](/source/Ismaily_SC) withdrew from the competition. The club participated in the [1995 Arab Cup Winners' Cup](/source/1995_Arab_Cup_Winners'_Cup), which was held in [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia), where it achieved third place. The club also participated in the [2004–05 Arab Champions League](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Arab_Champions_League) but got eliminated from the group stage after ending up in the fourth spot in Group B of the competition, this marked the only two participations of Ghazl El Mahalla in Arab competitions.

Throughout its history, Ghazl El Mahalla has been relegated to the [Egyptian Second Division](/source/Egyptian_Second_Division) six times. The first time was in the 1960–61 season when Ghazl El Mahalla was relegated instead of [Ittihad Suez](/source/Suez_SC) due to lack of fair play from Ghazl El Mahalla's side in a match against [Tersana SC](/source/Tersana_SC), but the club managed to get promoted to the top tier again the following season. The fall of the club began in the 1994–95 season when the club placed twelfth in the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League), the worst placing the club ended up with in 23 years. Although, it could be argued that the fall of the club began in the season prior to that when the club placed ninth, the worst placing the club ended up with in 15 years. Nonetheless, the following season, 1995–96, the club got relegated for the second time in its history, but yet again managed to get promoted to the top tier again the following season. Only to get relegated for the third time the following season, [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Egyptian_Premier_League), and to yet again manage to get promoted to the top tier again the following season. After that third promotion to the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League), the performance of the club began to fluctuate over the course of the following nine seasons beginning in the [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Egyptian_Premier_League) season and placing anywhere between fourth and twelfth positions. This eventually resulted in the fourth relegation of the club to the [Egyptian Second Division](/source/Egyptian_Second_Division) in the [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Egyptian_Premier_League) season, it took the club three seasons to get promoted back to the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) in the [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Egyptian_Premier_League) season, only for it to get relegated for the fifth time and spend one more season in the [Egyptian Second Division](/source/Egyptian_Second_Division) before getting promoted once again the following season. The club played its last season of [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Egyptian_Premier_League) in the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) before being relegated to the [Egyptian Second Division](/source/Egyptian_Second_Division) that season for the sixth time in its history, and to spend its longest consecutive seasons in the second level of Egyptian football having spent four seasons in the [Egyptian Second Division](/source/Egyptian_Second_Division) before earning a promotion. On 13 October 2020, Ghazl El Mahalla, under the leadership of head coach Khaled Eid, earned a promotion to the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) after defeating [Olympic Club](/source/Olympic_Club_(Egypt)) of [Alexandria](/source/Alexandria) 2–1, the Alexandrian team scored first only for Mohamed Sami to score the equalizer within minutes and then Mahmoud Salah scored the winning goal for Ghazl El Mahalla, in an away match in the final matchday of the [2019–20 Egyptian Second Division](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Egyptian_Second_Division) to top their group (Group C) with 47 points, two points clear of the second-placed team, and officially announce their promotion to the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) after four harsh years in the [Egyptian Second Division](/source/Egyptian_Second_Division). That night, thousands of Ghazl El Mahalla supporters filled the streets of [El Mahalla El Kubra](/source/El_Mahalla_El_Kubra) in celebration of the promotion of the club and gathered at the entrance to the city awaiting the arrival of the team from [Alexandria](/source/Alexandria), at the arrival of the team's bus the players stood above the bus and celebrated with the supporters as a huge parade took place which was decorated by the sounds of drums and the chants of the supporters that expressed their overwhelming happiness, "Oh Mahallawi (El Mahalla supporter)", "Play oh Mahalla", "Say it again, Say it again, Ghazl El Mahalla is back again", "Say oh world, Say oh people, Ghazl El Mahalla is back in the Premier". The supporters gathered at [Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium](/source/Ghazl_El_Mahalla_Stadium) as well and the celebrations continued all night and up till the next morning.

## Honours

### Domestic

- **[Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League):** - **Winners (1):** [1972–73](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_Egyptian_Premier_League) - Runners-up (1): [1975–76](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_Egyptian_Premier_League)

- **[Egypt Cup](/source/Egypt_Cup):** - Runners-up (6): [1975](/source/1975_Egypt_Cup_final), [1979](/source/1979_Egypt_Cup_final), 1986, 1993, 1995, 2001

- **[Egyptian Super Cup](/source/Egyptian_Super_Cup):** - Runners-up (1): [2001](/source/2001_Egyptian_Super_Cup)

### Continent

- [**African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League**](/source/CAF_Champions_League)**:** - *Runners-up (1):* [1974](/source/1974_African_Cup_of_Champions_Clubs)

## Performance in CAF competitions

- **FR** = First round

- **SR** = Second round

- **QF** = Quarter-final

- **SF** = Semi-final

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate 1974 African Cup of Champions Clubs SR Sudan Al Hilal 4–1 1–4 5–5 (4–2 p) QF Kenya Abaluhya 3–0 1–1 4–1 SF Tanzania Simba 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–0 p) Final Congo CARA Brazzaville 1–2 2–4 3–6 1975 African Cup of Champions Clubs SR Uganda Express 1–0 1–1 2–1 QF Sudan Al Merrikh 2–1 0–0 2–1 SF Nigeria Enugu Rangers 3–1 0–3 3–4 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup FR Uganda Express 2–1 1–2 3–3 (4–1 p) SR Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 2–0 1–2 3–2 QF Ghana Asante Kotoko 4–2 0–3 4–5

## Performance in domestic competitions

Egyptian Clubs Competitions Year League Position Egypt Cup Super Cup 2003–04 Egyptian Premier League 4 Round of 16 2004–05 Egyptian Premier League 8 Quarter Final 2005–06 Egyptian Premier League 11 Round of 32 2006–07 Egyptian Premier League 6 Round of 32 2007–08 Egyptian Premier League 8 Round of 32 2008–09 Egyptian Premier League 12 Round of 16 2009–10 Egyptian Premier League 14 Round of 32 2010–11 Egyptian Second Division 1 (Group C) Round 4 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League not finished not held 2012–13 Egyptian Premier League not finished Round of 16 2013–14 Egyptian Premier League 10 (Group 1) Round of 16 2014–15 Egyptian Second Division 1 (Group C) 6 Preliminary Round 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League 18 Round of 32 2016–17 Egyptian Second Division 5 (group C) Round of 16 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division 7 (group C) 5 Preliminary Round 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division 5 (group C) Round of 32 2019–20 Egyptian Second Division 1 (Group C) 1 Preliminary Round 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League 14 Round of 32

## Rivalries

### El Mahalla Derby

Main article: [El Mahalla derby](/source/El_Mahalla_derby)

The El Mahalla derby is a [football](/source/Association_football) match between Ghazl El Mahalla SC and [Baladeyet El Mahalla SC](/source/Baladeyet_El_Mahalla_SC), the two biggest clubs in [El Mahalla El Kubra](/source/El_Mahalla_El_Kubra). The derby is always filled with a lot of excitement and thrill, often dubbed the "Fury Derby" due to the tense rivalry and animosity between the supporters of these two clubs. The two clubs have faced each other in both the [Egyptian Premier League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) and the [Egyptian Second Division](/source/Egyptian_Second_Division), where [Baladeyet El Mahalla](/source/Baladeyet_El_Mahalla_SC) currently plays, depending on which league the two clubs played in during that season, they have also met each other twice in the [Egypt Cup](/source/Egypt_Cup). Even though, the performance of both clubs has deteriorated over the course of the past few decades, the derby still retains its value and prestige.

## Players

### Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK EGY Ahmed El Nafarawy 2 DF EGY Bassam Walid 3 MF EGY Youssef Hassan 4 DF EGY Ahmed Castelo 5 DF EGY Amr El Gazar 6 DF EGY Ahmed Hakam 7 DF EGY Mohamed Gaber 8 MF EGY Mohamed Osama 9 FW EGY Abdo Yehia 10 MF EGY Ahmed Magdy (captain) 11 FW EGY Mohamed Hamdy 12 DF EGY Yehia Zakaria 13 FW EGY Ibrahim Hassan 14 MF EGY Khaled El Akhmimi 15 MF EGY Mohamed Ashraf 16 GK EGY Amer Mohamed No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW EGY Hazem Abosena 18 GK EGY Ahmed El Arabi 19 MF EGY Mohamed Essam 20 FW TUN Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda 21 DF EGY Abdelrahman Body 22 MF EGY Abdelnaser Mohamed 24 DF EGY Abdelrahim Amoory 25 MF EGY Mohamed Ashraf 26 DF GHA Hamidu Fatawu 28 FW EGY Hossam Greisha 30 DF EGY Osama El Nagar 32 FW EGY Mahmoud Sotohi 33 MF CIV Mory Touré 35 DF EGY Abdo Semida 38 DF CIV Abdoul Aziz Coulibaly 43 DF EGY Mohamed Nabih

## Managers

- [Sherif El-Khashab](/source/Sherif_El-Khashab) (March 21, 2009–Aug 26, 2009)

- [Mohamed Radwan](/source/Mohamed_Radwan) (Aug 27, 2009–???)

- [Salah El-Nahy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah_El-Nahy&action=edit&redlink=1) (Aug 19, 2011–Oct 20, 2011)

- [Ibrahim Youssef](/source/Ibrahim_Youssef) (Oct 25, 2011–April 26, 2013)

- [Abdel-Latif El-Doumany](/source/Abdel-Latif_El-Doumany) (April 26, 2012 – June 12, 2013)

- [Farouk Gaafar](/source/Farouk_Gaafar) (Sept 9, 2013–Jan 19, 2014)

- [Ashraf Kasem](/source/Ashraf_Kasem) (Jan 30, 2014–June 15, 2014)

- [Mohamed Fayz](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Fayz&action=edit&redlink=1) (Jan 30, 2015–???)

- [Khaled Eid](/source/Khaled_Eid) (Dec 16, 2018–present)

Mohamed Ouda

## External links

- [Ghazl El Mahalla SC official fans website](https://web.archive.org/web/20120901042623/http://ghazlelmahalla.net/magazine/) (archived)

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