Alexandria Sporting Club
| Alexandria Sporting Club | |||
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| League | Egyptian Super League | ||
| Founded | 10 September 1890 | ||
| Arena | Sporting Club Hall | ||
| Location | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| Team colors | Green and red | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Alexandria Sporting Club, also commonly known as Sporting Alexandria and Sporting among the locals, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. Founded in 1890, the club is one of the oldest clubs in Egypt and Africa. The club was taken over by the Egyptian government and converted to a national club in 1952. The club is best known for their handball and basketball team.
The club's basketball team is a three-time Egyptian Basketball Premier League champion, having last won the 2017–18 season title.[1]
Sporting's women's team won the FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup in 2022, becoming the first Egyptian club to win the competition.[2] In 2023, Sporting won its second consecutive title.
Honours
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Men's team
[edit]National
[edit]- Champions (3): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18
- Champions (7): 1976–77, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Champions (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
International
[edit]Women's team
[edit]National
[edit]Egyptian Basketball Women's League[3]
- Champions (2): 2021, 2022
Egyptian Basketball Women's Cup
- Winners (2): 2013, 2020
Egyptian Basketball Women's SuperCup
- Winners (2): 2017, 2021
International
[edit]FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League
Notable players
[edit]- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
Other sports
[edit]Volleyball
[edit]The club is currently active in the Egyptian Volleyball League
Football
[edit]The club is currently active in the Egyptian League B
Honors
[edit]- Egyptian Third Division: 2019–20 (Group 11)
Handball
[edit]The club is currently active in the Egyptian Professional League
Honors
[edit]- Egyptian Professional Super Cup: 2019
- Egypt Cup: 2022
- African Champions League runners-up: 2019
- Arab Championship of Champions: 1997
References
[edit]- ^ Superleague: Season 2014-2015
- ^ "Sporting Alexandria crowned 2022 Africa Champions Cup Women winners". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Alexandria Sporting Club – History". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ a b tab=roster Egypt - Afrobasket 2015 FIBA.com, accessed 10 March 2017.
