# Haras El Hodoud SC

Haras el-Hodoud Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي حرس الحدود الرياضي, lit. 'Border Guard Club'), is an Egyptian professional sports club based in El Max, Alexandria. It is best known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier League.

## History

Haras El Hodood was founded in 1932 under the name of El-Sawahel Social Sporting Club, before being renamed to its current name on 16 July 1974.
They were in the first place after 14 matches in the 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League, before the season was cancelled due to the Port Said Stadium disaster. In the 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League season, Haras El Hodood finished 16th to be relegated to the Egyptian Second Division, the second tier of the Egyptian football league system.

## Crest

* Former logo
* Present logo

## Honours

* Egyptian Second Division
** Winners (1): 2017–18 (Group C).
* Egypt Cup
** Winners (2): 2008–09, 2009–10.
* Egyptian Super Cup
** Winners (1): 2009.

## Performance in CAF competitions

* PR = Preliminary round
* FR = First round
* SR = Second round
* PO = Play-off round
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2006 | CAF Confederation Cup | PR | Libya | Al Akhdar | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| 2006 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Guinea | AS Kaloum Star | 6–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 |
| 2006 | CAF Confederation Cup | SR | Nigeria | Heartland | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| 2008 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Algeria | MC Alger | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2008 | CAF Confederation Cup | SR | Libya | Al Akhdar | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2008 | CAF Confederation Cup | PO | South Africa | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2008 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group A | Tunisia | CS Sfaxien | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2nd |
| 2008 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group A | Angola | Inter de Luanda | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2nd |
| 2008 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group A | Tunisia | Club Africain | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2nd |
| 2009 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Rwanda | APR | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 2009 | CAF Confederation Cup | SR | Tunisia | EGS Gafsa | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 |
| 2009 | CAF Confederation Cup | PO | Libya | Al Ahli Tripoli | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 2009 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group B | Nigeria | Bayelsa United | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4th |
| 2009 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group B | Angola | 1º de Agosto | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4th |
| 2009 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group B | Mali | Stade Malien | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4th |
| 2010 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Ethiopia | Banks | 5–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
| 2010 | CAF Confederation Cup | SR | Tanzania | Simba | 5–1 | 1–2 | 6–3 |
| 2010 | CAF Confederation Cup | PO | Botswana | Gaborone United | 8–1 | 0–1 | 8–2 |
| 2010 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group B | Tunisia | CS Sfaxien | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4th |
| 2010 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group B | Morocco | FUS Rabat | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4th |
| 2010 | CAF Confederation Cup | Group B | Zambia | Zanaco | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4th |
| 2011 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Ethiopia | Dedebit | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| 2011 | CAF Confederation Cup | SR | DR Congo | DC Motema Pembe | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 (3–4 p) |

## 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 | Karim Emad |
| 2 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Reda |
| 4 | MF | EGY | Mohamed Abdallah |
| 5 | DF | EGY | Khaled Samy |
| 6 | DF | LBY | Mahmoud Benwali |
| 7 | FW | EGY | Mostafa Sobhi |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Valentine Odoh |
| 9 | FW | EGY | Omar Bassam |
| 10 | FW | EGY | Mostafa Ziko |
| 11 | FW | EGY | Mahmoud Abou-Gouda |
| 12 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Shedid Qenawi |
| 14 | MF | EGY | Mostafa Gamal |
| 15 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Ayman |
| 16 | GK | EGY | Mohamed Fawzi |
| 17 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Daouda |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | EGY | Ibrahim El Kadi |
| 20 | FW | EGY | Gharib Yasser |
| 22 | DF | EGY | Gharib Yasser |
| 23 | FW | EGY | Ahmed Ali |
| 24 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Felix |
| 25 | FW | EGY | Islam Gamal |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Salisu Mubarak |
| 28 | FW | NGA | Kingsley Kuku |
| 33 | DF | EGY | Hamed El Gabry |
| 35 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Kasem (on loan from ENPPI) |
| 40 | DF | EGY | Momen Awad |
| 44 | DF | EGY | Islam Abdellah |
| 55 | FW | EGY | Mahmoud Mamdouh |
| 77 | FW | NGA | Emmanuel David |
| — | FW | EGY | Amr Gamal |

## Managers

* Helmy Toulan (July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2006)
* Tarek El Ashry (July 1, 2006 – May 23, 2012)
* Helmy Toulan (July 1, 2012 – July 6, 2013)
* Abu-Taleb Al-Essawy (July 21, 2013 – Feb 3, 2014)
* Abdul Hamid Bassiouny (Feb 3, 2014 – Dec 2015)
* Ahmed Ayoub (Dec 2015 – 2016)
* Tarek El Ashry (Sep 18, 2018 – Feb 20, 2020)
* Mohamed Halim (Feb 20, 2020 – Sep 15, 2020)
* Tarek El Ashry (Sep 15, 2020 – Oct 9, 2020)
* Mohamed Halim (Oct 9, 2020 – present)