# Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC

Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي, romanized: Nādī l-Muqāwilūn al-ʿArab ar-Riyāḍī), known locally as Al Mokawloon, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City and owned by Arab Contractors (Al Mokawloon Al Arab). The club is best known for their football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division A.
The club over the years have produced some of the most famous and talented players in Egypt, including Abdel Sattar Sabry, Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Elneny.

## History
### Arab Contractors

The club was founded in 1973 by the Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician Osman Ahmed Osman as the official sporting club for his prominent, regional construction company, the Arab Contractors, arguably the biggest one in the entire Middle East at that time.
The 1983 championship club included Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon), Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana) and Ishmael Dyfan (Sierra Leone).

## Honours and achievements
### Domestic

* Egyptian Premier League
** Winners (1): 1983
* Egypt Cup
** Winners (3): 1990, 1995, 2004
* Egyptian Super Cup
** Winners (1): 2004

### Continental

* African Cup Winners' Cup
** Winners (3): 1982, 1983, 1996
** Runners-up (1): 1991
* CAF Super Cup
** Runners-up (1): 1997

## Performance in CAF competitions

* FR = First round
* SR = Second round
* PO = Play-off round
* QF = Quarter-final
* SF = Semi-final
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1982 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Sudan | Hay Al Arab | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| 1982 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SR | Mozambique | Desportivo Maputo | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 |
| 1982 | African Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Ivory Coast | Africa Sports | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| 1982 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SF | Ghana | Hearts of Oak | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 1982 | African Cup Winners' Cup | Final | Zambia | Power Dynamos | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 1983 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Burundi | Vital'O | 6–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 |
| 1983 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SR | Uganda | KCCA | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 (3–1 p) |
| 1983 | African Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Zimbabwe | CAPS United | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 1983 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SF | Guinea | Horoya | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 1983 | African Cup Winners' Cup | Final | Togo | OC Agaza | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 1984 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Somalia | Horseed | 7–0 | 0–2 | 7–2 |
| 1984 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SR | Sudan | Al Merrikh | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 1984 | African Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Uganda | SC Villa | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 1984 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SF | Egypt | Al Ahly | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) |
| 1991 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Chad | Renaissance | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 1991 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SR | Uganda | KCCA | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 1991 | African Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Burundi | AS Inter Star | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 (4–5 p) |
| 1996 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Rwanda | Rayon Sports | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 1996 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SR | Tanzania | Simba | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) |
| 1996 | African Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Morocco | FUS Rabat | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 1996 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SF | Cameroon | Canon Yaoundé | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 1996 | African Cup Winners' Cup | Final | Zaire | AC Sodigraf | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 1997 | CAF Super Cup | Final | Egypt | Zamalek | 0–0 (2–4 p) | 0–0 (2–4 p) | 0–0 (2–4 p) |
| 1997 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Kenya | Mumias Sugar | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 1997 | African Cup Winners' Cup | SR | Zambia | Nchanga Rangers | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| 1997 | African Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Tunisia | Étoile du Sahel | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 |
| 2005 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Ethiopia | Banks | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| 2005 | CAF Confederation Cup | SR | Sudan | Al Merrikh | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 |
| 2005 | CAF Confederation Cup | PO | Ivory Coast | Africa Sports | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2005 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group B | Gabon | FC 105 Libreville | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3rd |
| 2005 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group B | Egypt | Ismaily | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3rd |
| 2005 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group B | Nigeria | Dolphins | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3rd |
| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR | Djibouti | Arta/Solar7 | 9–1 | 1–0 | 10–1 |
| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Tunisia | Étoile du Sahel | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |

## Performance in domestic competitions

Egyptian Clubs Competitions :
| Year | League | Position | Egypt Cup | Super Cup |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 8 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 5 | Quarter-finals | Runner-up |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 12 | Round of 16 | |
| 2003–04 | Second Division | | Winner | Winner |
| 2004–05 | Second Division | 1 | Round of 16 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 9 | Round of 16 | |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 8 | Round of 16 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 12 | Semi-finals | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 10 | Round of 16 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 11 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 16 | Semi-finals | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | not finished | not held | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | not finished | – | |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 4 (Group 1) | Round of 32 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 13 | Round of 32 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 9 | Round of 32 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 10 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 5 | Round of 16 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 4 | Quarter-finals | |

## Current squad

    As of 4 February 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | EGY | Mahmoud Abou El Saoud |
| 2 | DF | EGY | Amir Abed |
| 3 | MF | EGY | Youssef El Gohary |
| 4 | MF | EGY | Ahmed El Shimi |
| 7 | FW | MTN | Mamadou Niass |
| 8 | MF | EGY | Mohamed Rizk |
| 9 | FW | EGY | Mohamed Salem |
| 10 | MF | EGY | Omar Saviola |
| 11 | DF | EGY | Louay Wael |
| 12 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Afifi |
| 14 | FW | EGY | Gebna |
| 16 | GK | EGY | Hassan Mahmoud Shahin |
| 17 | FW | EGY | Fady Farid |
| 18 | GK | EGY | Ahmed El Arabi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | EGY | Mohamed Magli |
| 20 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Alaa |
| 21 | DF | BFA | Farouck Kabore |
| 22 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Gharib |
| 23 | DF | UGA | Joseph Ochaya |
| 24 | FW | COL | Luis Hinestroza |
| 26 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Eid |
| 27 | MF | EGY | Ammar Hamdy |
| 28 | FW | NGA | John Okoli |
| 29 | FW | PLE | Mahmoud Wadi (on loan from Pyramids) |
| 32 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Hozian |
| 35 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Fawzi |
| 70 | FW | EGY | Ahmed Atef |
| 74 | DF | EGY | Mostafa Mokhtar |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## Managers

* Michael Krüger (Jan 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997)
* Josef Hickersberger (July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999)
* Hassan Shehata (2004–05)
* Ghanem Sultan (2005)
* Mohamed Radwan (2005–06)
* Taha Basry (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)
* Alaa Nabiel (2007–08)
* Mohamed Radwan (May 1, 2008 – May 23, 2009)
* Mohamed Amer (May 23, 2009 – Aug 13, 2010)
* Hamza El Gamal (Aug 13, 2010 – Nov 8, 2010)
* Ivica Todorov (Nov 9, 2010 – April 15, 2011)
* Mohamed Radwan (April 18, 2011 – Jan 20, 2012)
* Talaat Youssef (Jan 2012–1?)
* Mohamed Abdel-Samiea (201?–March 8, 2013)
* Hamdi Nouh (March 8, 2013 – March 17, 2013)
* Mohamed Radwan (March 17, 2013–?)
* Hassan Shehata (2014–15)
* Tarek El-Ashry (2015–16)
* Emad El Nahhas (2018–)