Alexandria Sporting Club (), more commonly known as Sporting (سبورتنج), is an Egyptian sports and social club based in Alexandria, Egypt. Founded in 1890, the club is one of the oldest in Egypt, second only to Gezira Sporting Club in Cairo. In 1952, it was taken over by the Egyptian government and became a national club.
Sporting Club sits on 100 acres of land in the Sporting district of Alexandria and serves nearly 100,000 members, making it by far the largest colonial-era club and one of the largest clubs in the country. The club is one of the most competitive clubs in Alexandria, regularly contending in national competitions in a wide range of sports.
The club's basketball team is a three-time Egyptian Basketball Premier League champion, most recently winning the 2017–18 season title.Superleague: Season 2014-2015
Sporting's women's team won the FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup in 2022, becoming the first Egyptian club to win the competition. In 2023, Sporting won its second consecutive title.
History Sporting Club was established in 1890 by Prince Omar Tusson with the help of the colonial British administration in Alexandria, who would, in Sporting’s early days, dominate the membership in the club. Being the first major sports club in Alexandria, it introduced many sports that could have only played in the capital or abroad in Europe, such as tennis and golf. Founded 8 years after Gezira Sporting Club, the oldest and most prestigious club in Egypt, it functioned similarly to it, Egyptians were largely barred from membership unless they came from wealthy backgrounds, this gradually shifted up until 1952, just before the club was nationalised by the Egyptian government. After 1952, foreigners were excluded from membership entirely and were replaced by native Egyptians. The club is run by its own members in collaboration with the ministry of youth and sports, just like the vast majority of clubs in Egypt. Professor Ahmed Hassan is the current chairman of the board of directors as of 2026.
Honours
Men's team
National Egypt Super League Champions (3): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18 Egypt Basketball Cup Champions (7): 1976–77, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 Egyptian Mortabat League Champions (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
International FIBA Africa Basketball League Fourth Place (2): 2013, 2014
Women's team
National Egyptian Basketball Women's League Champions (2): 2021, 2022
Egyptian Basketball Women's Cup Winners (2): 2013, 2020
Egyptian Basketball Women's SuperCup Winners (2): 2017, 2021
International FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League Champions (2): 2022, 2023 Fourth Place (1): 2019
Rivalries Ittihad SC Both clubs are Egyptian giants in basketball, when they face each other in the Alexandria derby, it’s often in the late stages of The Egyptian Basketball Super League. While the Al Ittihad men’s team has historically been superior to Sporting, Sporting’s women’s team has achieved continental success, including winning the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League, which Ittihad’s women’s team is yet to achieve.
Smouha Sporting Club Smouha is Sporting’s main rival outside of basketball, with both clubs being competitive in handball, volleyball, water polo, and squash. A strong friendly rivalry has formed between the youth of the two clubs. Both clubs are the two largest and most dominant clubs in Alexandria and two of the biggest clubs in Egypt.
Notable players To appear in this section a player must have either: - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time. Omar Abdeentab=roster Egypt - Afrobasket 2015 FIBA.com, accessed 10 March 2017. Ahmed Mounir
Other sports Volleyball The club is currently active in the Egyptian Volleyball League
Football The club is currently active in the Egyptian Second Division A
Honours Egyptian Third Division: 2019–20 (Group 11)
Handball The club is currently active in the Egyptian Professional League
Honours Egyptian Professional Super Cup: 2019 Egypt Cup: 2022 African Champions League runners-up: 2019 Arab Championship of Champions: 1997
Key Players
Hamza Walid (Left-back) Youssef Gaber "Afroto" (Centre) Youssef Abdelaziz (Left-wing) Mohammed Ghareeb (Right-back) Youssef Walid (Goalkeeper)
References
External links Official website