Union Alexandria Sporting Club known as Al-Ittihad Al-Sakandary is one of the biggest soccer teams in Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

. The team founded in 1914 in Alexandria

Alexandria

Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...

, who play in the Egyptian Premier League

Egyptian Premier League

The Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian professional league for football clubs and represents the top flight of Egyptian football. The championship consists of nineteen competing teams in a home and away league system. It is currently known as the Etisalat Egyptian Premier League, after the...

. It has the third largest number of fans in Egypt, after Al-Ahly

Al-Ahly

Al-Ahly Sports Club , commonly known as simply Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian sporting club. Founded in April 1907, Al-Ahly was named in 2000 by the Confederation of African Football as the "African Club of the Century"...

 and El Zamalek]. The club Al-Ittihad of Alexandria 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, where he is public-funded first for the club.

Honors

Total number of Honors: 34.

• Egypt Cup: 6

1926, 1936, 1948, 1963, 1973, 1976

• Sultan Hussein Cup
  Sultan Hussein Cup
  The Sultan Hussein Cup was the first local Egyptian football competition. It preceded the Egyptian Cup & Cairo League.In 1916, the idea of establishing a football league in the Sultanate of Egypt was proposed. The league would include Egyptian teams and teams from the allies' military clubs,...
  
  : 1

1935

• Alexandria League: 27

(Most successful club)

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Confederation Cup
  CAF Confederation Cup
  The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
  
  : 1 appearance

2006

CAF Confederation Cup 2006

The CAF Confederation Cup 2006 started with the preliminary round that was played in February and March 2006. Étoile Sahel of Tunisia beat FAR Rabat of Morocco in the final...

 - Second Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances

1975 - withdrew in Quarter-Finals

1977 - Semi-Finals

1979 - First Round

Current squad

Notable players

Walid Salah El-Din

Walid Salah El-Din

Walid Salah El-Din is an Egyptian footballer. Walid played as an attacking midfielder for Egyptian club side El-Ahly as well as the Egypt national football team....

 Ahmad Abu El-Enein Karim El Sayed Nader El-Sayed

Nader El-Sayed

Nader El-Sayed is a notable Egyptian goalkeeper, who currently retired and he last played for Egyptian Premier League club ENPPI, and has been capped more than 100 times with the Egyptian national team.-Club career:...

 Idris Gomaa Hossam Hassan

Hossam Hassan

Hossam Hassan Hussein is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.A prolific goalscorer, he amassed well over 150 caps for Egypt, netting more than 50 times...

 Ahmed Kato Mohamed "Gedo" Nagy Joshua Izuchukwu

Joshua Izuchukwu

Joshua Izuchukwu Onyeachonam is a Nigerian football player, who last played for Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.-References:...

External links

• itthad.com