Egyptian Olympic Athletes Club, Alexandria shortened for El-Olympi (Arabic

Arabic language

Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

: النادي الأوليمبي المصري بالاسكندرية) is an 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...

ian athletic club based 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...

,Founded in 1905, It's one of the oldest clubs in Egypt mostly known for it's achievements in the Track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 games winning several gold medals in continental championships and also in the Olympiad

Olympiad

An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as calendar epoch....

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Football

The Team's golden age was in the 1960s when the team could defeat Egypt's strongest teams at that time, winning 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...

 in 1966. The team's level begun to drop due to financial problems. The team relegated in 2008-09 season and never show up in the 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...

 again.

Performance in CAF competitions

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1967

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1967

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1967 was the 3rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Quarter-Finals

Current squad

Notable former players

Ateya Abdel-Hady Ahmed El-Kass

Ahmed El-Kass

Ahmed Abdou El-Kass is a former Egyptian football player and sports manager.-Career:El-Kass played club football for Olmypi, Zamalek and Ithad in the Egyptian Premier League...

 Abdallah Hussein Abdel-Hakim Othman Ahmed Sary Aly Warda Assem Zaghloul