Wadi Degla Sporting Club () is a professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is related to Wadi Degla Holding, a construction company established in 1994.
The club is primarily known for its football team, that play in the Egyptian Premier League. In 2009–10, the club was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in its history.
History In 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division, Wadi Degla made history. The team defeated El-Sekka El-Hadid 3–1 in the last week of the competition to seal promotion to the highest level of football in Egypt, Egyptian Premier League, for the first time in its history.Maher, Hatem "Wadi Degla promoted to Premier League". Filgoal, 12 May 2010. Retrieved on 12 May 2010."Wadi Degla in 1st Division..." Wadi Degla Official Web site. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. It took Wadi Degla only one season to gain promotion from the second division to the Premier League. This is a historical achievement that was only reached once before by Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab ( Arab Contractors) in 1981.
Omar Marmoush used to play for Wadi Degla.
Wadi Degla was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the 2025-26 season, securing a place in the top division after finishing second in the 2024–25 Egyptian Second Division A. They joined Al Mokawloon Al Arab and Kahraba Ismailia as the three promoted teams, with the league expanding to 21 teams
Associated clubs In 2003, English club Arsenal ran an academy training program with the club's youth system, the programme is no longer operational.
Lierse Arsenal
Honours League Egyptian Second Division Winners (1): 2009–10
Cup Egypt Cup Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Performance in CAF competitions FR = First round SR = Second round
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate2014CAF Confederation CupFRAS Douanes Lomé2–01–13–1SRDjoliba2–00–22–2 (2–3 p)
Performance in domestic competitions Egyptian Clubs CompetitionsYearLeaguePositionEgypt CupSuper Cup2009–10Egyptian Second Division1 (Group B)Third round2010–11Egyptian Premier League12Round of 162011–12Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishednot held2012–13Egyptian Premier Leaguenot finishedRunners-up2013–14Egyptian Premier League6 (Group 2)Semi-final2014–15Egyptian Premier League5Round of 162015–16Egyptian Premier League5Round of 162016–17Egyptian Premier League12Quarter-final2017–18Egyptian Premier League15Quarter-final2018–19Egyptian Premier League10Round of 162019–20Egyptian Premier League15Round of 162020–21Egyptian Premier League16Quarter-finals
Current squad
Out on loan
Managers Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2007 – 23 May 2010) Walter Meeuws (24 May 2010 – 30 June 2012) Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2012 – 31 December 2012) Mohamed Gamal (1 January 2013 – 5 April 2013) Hany Ramzy (6 April 2013 – 12 January 2014) Hesham Zakaria (13 January 2014 – 1 October 2014) Hamada Sedki (1 October 2014 – 14 January 2016) Patrice Carteron (15 January 2016 – 15 November 2016) Mido (15 November 2016 – December 2017) Tarek El Ashry (17 January 2018 – May 2018) Takis Gonias (12 June 2018 – 10 February 2020) Mustafa Al-Kharoubi (Caretaker) (10 February 2020 – 20 February 2020) Nikodimos Papavasiliou (20 February 2020 – 21 January 2021) Mario Salas (1 February 2021 – 27 May 2021) Abdul Baki Jamal (27 May 2021 – present)
Women Wadi Degla women SC, the women's team won the 2020 Egyptian Women's Premier League for the 11th time and will feature in the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League.
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