El Sekka El Hadid Sporting Club (), is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club plays in the Egyptian Third Division, the third tier of the Egyptian football league system.
Founded in 1903, the club is the oldest football club in Egypt, and the Middle East.
History In 1903, El Sekka El Hadid Club formed the first football team in Egypt.El-Sayed, Mohamed "When life began " . Al-Ahram Weekly, 2004-2-18, Retrieved on 9 May 2010. The team was mainly formed of British and Italian engineers working in the maintenance workshops affiliated to the Railway Authority of the time. Among the former club players is Hussein Hegazi, Dulwich Hamlet's former player.Abdel-Ghani, Alaa "An Egyptian enigma", Ahram.org.eg. Retrieved on 2 April 2020. When it was necessary to have a national football competition in Egypt, El Sekka El Hadid became one of the Egyptian Premier League founders. The team secured eighth place (out of 11) in the league's first season (1948–49).
As of 2010, El Sekka El Hadid participated in 23 seasons of the Egyptian Premier League; 1992–93 season being the team's last.Said, Tarek "Sekka Hadeed (Railways) In Egyptian League", Egyptian Football.net. Retrieved on 9 May 2010. By the end of 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division, Al-Sekka Al-Hadid occupied the last place in Group B and were relegated to the Egyptian Third Division."Second Egyptian League 2009/2010" Goalzz. Retrieved on 9 May 2010.
Honours
Cairo League Winners (2): 1923–24, 1925–26 Sultan Hussein Cup Winners (2): 1923–24, 1935–36 Egypt Cup Runners-up (7): 1922–23, 1923–24, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1945–46, 1950–51, 1963–64
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