Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (Arabic: نادي الإتحاد السكندري), locally known as El Ittihad El Skandary, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
| Full name | Al Ittihad Alexandria Club (El Ittihad El Skandary) | |||
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| Nickname(s) | سيد البلد (Masters of the City) زعيم الثغر (El Thagher's Leaders) | |||
| Founded | 4 August 1914 | |||
| Ground | Alexandria Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 19,676 | |||
| Chairman | Mohamed Moselhi | |||
| Manager | Tarek El Ashry | |||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | |||
| 2022–23 | Egyptian Premier League, 8th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Founded in 1914 in Alexandria, the club is one of the oldest and most popular football clubs in Egypt. Al Ittihad was the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921, which significantly contributed to increasing the club's popularity in Alexandria. Its famous Chairman was Tawfik Abouhashem.
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