# Pyramids FC

Pyramids Football Club (Arabic: نادي بيراميدز لكرة القدم or نادي الأهرام لكرة القدم) is an Egyptian professional football club based in New Cairo, Cairo that competes in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system. Formed in 2008 as Al Assiouty Sport in Beni Suef, the club was bought and moved to Cairo by Turki Al-Sheikh in 2018. Later on, Salem Al Shamsi bought the club in July 2019.

## History
### Al Assiouty Sport

The club was formed as Al Assiouty Sport in Beni Seuf in 2008. The club was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in 2014, but finished 19th and were relegated in their first season. They won Group A of the Second Division in 2016–17 and were promoted back to the Premier League.

### Pyramids FC era: 2018–present

In the summer of 2018, the Chairman of the Saudi Sports Authority Turki Al-Sheikh bought Al Assiouty Sport from Beni Seuf. The team's name was changed to Pyramids FC, and the club moved 120 km to Cairo. Hossam El-Badry was announced as chairman of the club, Ahmed Hassan as spokesman and football team supervisor, Hady Khashaba as football director and former Botafogo coach Alberto Valentim as the new manager.
In their first season under the new name, Pyramids finished the 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League in third place, qualifying for the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup, and reached the 2019 Egypt Cup Final, where they lost 3–0 to Zamalek. In July 2019, the Emirati businessman Salem Al Shamsi acquired the ownership of the club. Pyramids FC managed to establish themselves as Egypt's 3rd best team always placing third except in the 21–22 season where they finished second only behind Zamalek.

### First participation in African tournaments

Competing in a continental tournament for the first time, Pyramids reached the final of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup despite starting the competition in its preliminary rounds. After beating Étoile du Congo, CR Belouizdad, and Young Africans in the qualifiers they went on to top their group in the First Round, containing Enugu Rangers, FC Nouadhibou, and Al-Masry, winning all bar one of their games. In the quarter-final they beat Zanaco 3–1 over two legs, and then won 1–0 against Horoya in the semi-final. In the final, held in Rabat, they lost 1–0 to Moroccan side RS Berkane. In the league, Pyramids again finished third, in a season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, again qualifying for the following season's CAF Confederation Cup.
On 25 December 2023, in the Egyptian Super Cup semi-final, Pyramids lost on penalty kicks to Modern Future, failing to achieve their first championship. On 30 August 2024, the club achieved their first-ever title following a 1–0 win over ZED in the 2024 Egypt Cup final.

## Value

Pyramids FC became one of the most valuable African sports clubs in 2024
| Team | Country | Value |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa | €35.40m |
| Al Ahly | Egypt | €28.45m |
| Pyramids FC | Egypt | €22.25m |
| Espérance de Tunis | Tunisia | €20.88m |
| Zamalek | Egypt | €18.80m |

## Honours
### Domestic

* Egyptian Premier League
    Runners-up (3): 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Egypt Cup
    Winners (1): 2023–24
    Runners-up (2): 2018–19, 2021–22
* Egyptian Super Cup
    Runners-up (1): 2023

### African

* CAF Confederation Cup
    Runners-up (1): 2019–20

## Pyramids Women

Pyramids has announced the formation of the women's team in 2022, they currently compete in Egyptian Women's Premier League

## Television channel

Pyramids FC TV, is Egyptian sport television channel owned by Pyramids FC and Turki Al-Sheikh, launched in 2018.

## Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
| 2018–2019 | Kappa | Saudia | Swyp |
| 2019–2020 | Adidas | None | Swyp |
| 2020–2021 | Puma | TikTok | Swyp |
| 2021– | Puma | MyWhoosh | None |

## Statistics
### Performance in competitions

| Year | EPL | Egypt Cup | Egyptian Super Cup | CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup |
| 2018–19 | Third place | Runners-up | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2019–20 | Third place | Quarter-finals | did not enter | did not enter | Runners-up |
| 2020–21 | Third place | Quarter-finals | did not enter | did not enter | Semi-finals |
| 2021–22 | Runners-up | Runners-up | did not enter | did not enter | Quarter-finals |
| 2022–23 | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Runners-up | did not enter | Quarter-finals |
| 2023–24 | Runners-up | Champions | Third place | Group stage | did not enter |
| 2024–25 | TBD | TBD | Third place | TBD | did not enter |

### Performance in CAF competitions

* PR = Preliminary round
* FR = First round
* SR = Second round
* PO = Play-off round
* QF = Quarter-final
* SF = Semi-final
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2019–20 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR | Congo | Étoile du Congo | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| 2019–20 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Algeria | CR Belouizdad | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 2019–20 | CAF Confederation Cup | PO | Tanzania | Young Africans | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| 2019–20 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group A | Mauritania | FC Nouadhibou | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1st |
| 2019–20 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group A | Nigeria | Enugu Rangers | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1st |
| 2019–20 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group A | Egypt | Al Masry | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1st |
| 2019–20 | CAF Confederation Cup | QF | Zambia | Zanaco | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2019–20 | CAF Confederation Cup | SF | Guinea | Horoya | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2019–20 | CAF Confederation Cup | Final | Morocco | RS Berkane | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Libya | Al Ittihad Tripoli | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | PO | Ivory Coast | RC Abidjan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group D | Morocco | Raja CA | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2nd |
| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group D | Zambia | Nkana | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2nd |
| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group D | Tanzania | Namungo | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2nd |
| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | QF | Nigeria | Enyimba | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | SF | Morocco | Raja CA | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 (4–5 p) |
| 2021–22 | CAF Confederation Cup | SR | Tanzania | Azam | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2021–22 | CAF Confederation Cup | PO | DR Congo | AS Maniema Union | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2021–22 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group A | Tunisia | CS Sfaxien | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2nd |
| 2021–22 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group A | Zambia | Zanaco | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2nd |
| 2021–22 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group A | Libya | Al Ahli Tripoli | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2nd |
| 2021–22 | CAF Confederation Cup | QF | DR Congo | TP Mazembe | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | SR | Sudan | Hilal Al Sahil | 7–0 | 2–0 | 9–0 |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | PO | Niger | ASN Nigelec | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group C | Togo | ASKO Kara | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2nd |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group C | Egypt | Future FC | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2nd |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group C | Morocco | ASFAR | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2nd |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | QF | South Africa | Marumo Gallants F.C. | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2023–24 | CAF Champions League | SR | Rwanda | APR F.C. | 6–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 |
| 2023–24 | CAF Champions League | Group A | DR Congo | TP Mazembe | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4th |
| 2023–24 | CAF Champions League | Group A | Mauritania | FC Nouadhibou | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4th |
| 2023–24 | CAF Champions League | Group A | South Africa | Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4th |
| 2024–25 | CAF Champions League | FR | Zanzibar | JKU S.C. | 6–0 | 3–1 | 9–1 |
| 2024–25 | CAF Champions League | SR | Rwanda | APR F.C. | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Tie was played as a one-legged fixture at a neutral venue in Morocco due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 11 January, 2025
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 | Ahmed El Shenawy (captain) |
| 3 | DF | EGY | Mahmoud Marei |
| 4 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Samy |
| 5 | DF | EGY | Ali Gabr |
| 6 | DF | EGY | Osama Galal |
| 7 | MF | EGY | Youssef Obama |
| 8 | MF | BFA | Blati Touré |
| 9 | FW | COD | Fiston Mayele |
| 10 | FW | EGY | Ramadan Sobhi |
| 11 | FW | EGY | Mostafa Fathi |
| 12 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Tawfik |
| 13 | MF | EGY | Dunga |
| 14 | MF | EGY | Mohanad Lasheen |
| 15 | DF | MAR | Mohamed Chibi |
| 16 | GK | EGY | Youssef Nader |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | EGY | Mohamed Reda |
| 18 | MF | MAR | Walid El Karti |
| 19 | FW | EGY | Marwan Hamdy |
| 20 | FW | EGY | Abdel Rahman Magdy |
| 21 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Hamdy |
| 22 | GK | EGY | Sherif Ekramy |
| 23 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Atef |
| 24 | DF | EGY | Tarek Alaa |
| 26 | FW | EGY | Mohamed El Gabbas |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Sodiq Awujoola |
| 28 | GK | EGY | Ahmed Mayhoub |
| 29 | DF | EGY | Karim Hafez |
| 30 | FW | EGY | Ibrahim Adel |
| 34 | FW | EGY | Emad Mayhoub |
| 40 | MF | NGA | Samuel Amusan |

## Managers

| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % |
| Notes |||||
| Alberto Valentim | Brazil | 1 July 2018 | 16 August 2018 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 066.67 |
| Ricardo La Volpe | Argentina | 17 August 2018 | 29 October 2018 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 042.86 |
| Hossam Hassan | Egypt | 29 October 2018 | 25 January 2019 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 054.55 |
| Ahmed Hassan (interim) | Egypt | 25 January 2019 | 5 February 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ramón Díaz | Argentina | 5 February 2019 | 31 May 2019 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 061.54 |
| Sébastien Desabre | France | 8 July 2019 | 19 December 2019 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 063.16 |
| Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy (interim) | Egypt | 20 December 2019 | 27 December 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 |
| Ante Čačić | Croatia | 26 December 2019 | 1 November 2020 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 063.64 |
| Rodolfo Arruabarrena | Argentina | 11 November 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 048.65 |
| Takis Gonias | Greece | 29 June 2021 | 11 September 2021 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 041.67 |
| Ehab Galal | Egypt | 11 September 2021 | 24 April 2022 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 062.96 |
| Takis Gonias | Greece | 25 April 2022 | 4 January 2023 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 061.54 |
| Jaime Pacheco | Portugal | 5 January 2023 | 5 February 2024 | 58 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 053.45 |
| Krunoslav Jurčić | Croatia | 7 February 2024 | | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 072.22 |