Pyramids FC

Pyramids Football Club (Arabic: نادي بيراميدز لكرة القدم or نادي الأهرام لكرة القدم), is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo that currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.[1] Formed in 2008 as Al Assiouty Sport in Beni Seuf, the club was bought and moved to Cairo in 2018. Pyramids FC play their home matches at the 30 June Stadium.

Pyramids
Full namePyramids Football Club
Founded2008 (2008) as Al Assiouty Sport Resort
Ground30 June Stadium
Capacity30,000
OwnerSalem Al Shamsi
ChairmanMamdouh Eid
ManagerEhab Galal
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2021–22Egyptian Premier League, 3rd of 18
WebsiteClub website

History

Al Assiouty Sport

The club was formed as Al Assiouty Sport in Beni Seuf in 2008.[2] The club was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in 2014,[3] but finished 19th and were relegated in their first season.[4] They won Group A of the Second Division in 2016–17 and were promoted back to the Premier League.[5]

Pyramids FC era: 2018–present
Pyramids first logo used from 2018 to 2020.

In the summer of 2018 the Chairman of the Saudi Sports Authority Turki Al Sheikh bought Al Assiouty Sport. Previously the honorary president of Al Ahly, Al Sheikh resigned from his position following disagreements about signings and stadium construction, and bought the club from Beni Seuf.[2][6] The team's name was changed to Pyramids FC, and the club moved 400km to Cairo.[7] Former Al Ahly coach, 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.[8]

In their first season under the new name, Pyramids finished the 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League in third place,[9] qualifying for the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup, and reached the 2019 Egypt Cup Final, where they lost 3-0 to Zamalek.[10]

On 4 July 2019, the Emirati businessman Salem Al Shamsi acquired the ownership of Pyramids FC.[11]

First participation in African tournaments

After finishing 3rd in the Egyptian Premier League in the 2018-2019 season, Pyramids FC qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup. Pyramids FC first in the tournament was against Etoile Du Congo, winning 4-1. Pyramids FC first match in the tournament’s group stage was against Nigerian side Enugu rangers, winning 3-1, Pyramids FC later qualified to the tournament’s knock out stage, their match in the CAF Confederations Cup first ever knockout stage match was against Zanago, winning 3-1 on aggregate, Pyramids FC reached the 2019-2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final but lost to RSB Berkane 1-0

Honours

Domestic competitions
Runners-up (1): 2018–19

International competitions
Runners-up (1): 2019–20

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
2018–19 Kappa Saudia Swyp
2019–20 Adidas None
2020–21 Puma TikTok
2021– MyWhoosh None

Statistics

Performance in competitions
Year Premier League Egypt Cup Super Cup CAF Confederation Cup
2018–19Third placeRunners-updid not enterdid not enter
2019–20Third placeQuarter-finaldid not enterRunners-up
2020–21Third placeTBDdid not enterSemi-finals

Performance in CAF competitions
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • FR = First 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
FR  Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–1 1–0 2–1
PO  Tanzania Young Africans 3–0 2–1 5–1
Group A  Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 6–0 1–0 1st
 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 0–1 3–1
 Egypt Al Masry 2–0 2–1
QF  Zambia Zanaco 0–1 3–0 3–1
SF  Guinea Horoya 2–0[lower-alpha 1]
Final  Morocco RS Berkane 0–1
2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli 3–2 1–0 4–2
PO  Ivory Coast RC Abidjan 2–0 2–0 4–0
Group D  Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–3 0–2 2nd
 Zambia Nkana 3–0 1–0
 Tanzania Namungo 1–0 2–0
QF  Nigeria Enyimba 4–1 1–1 5–2
SF  Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–0 0–0 0–0 (4–5 p)
2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup SR  Tanzania Azam 1–0 0–0 1–0
PO  DR Congo AS Maniema Union 1–0 1–0 2–0
Group A  Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1–0
 Zambia Zanaco 2–0
 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 2–1
Notes
  1. 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 29 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  EGY El Mahdy Soliman
3 DF  EGY Ahmed Ayman Mansour
4 DF  EGY Omar Gaber (vice-captain)
5 DF  EGY Ali Gabr (3rd captain)
6 DF  EGY Osama Galal
7 FW  BFA Eric Traoré
8 FW  EGY Islam Issa
9 FW  PLE Mahmoud Wadi
10 FW  EGY Ramadan Sobhi
11 MF  EGY Mohamed Sadek
12 DF  EGY Ahmed Tawfik
14 MF  EGY Nabil Emad
15 MF  BFA Blati Touré
16 GK  EGY Ahmed El Shenawy
17 MF  EGY Hesham Mohamed
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  MAR Walid El Karti
19 MF  EGY Abdallah El Said (captain)
20 FW  EGY Abdallah Magdy
21 DF  EGY Mohamed Hamdy
22 GK  EGY Sherif Ekramy
23 FW  RSA Fagrie Lakay
24 DF  EGY Ahmed Fathy
25 DF  EGY Ahmed Samy
26 FW  EGY Mohamed El Gabbas
27 DF  EGY Hussein El Sayed
28 FW  TUN Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
30 FW  EGY Ibrahim Adel
33 MF  EGY Mahmoud Saber
35 MF  EGY Ahmad Fawzi
39 DF  EGY Abdo Semida

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  EGY Ahmed Daadour (Eastern Company SC until 30 June 2022)
— FW  GHA John Antwi (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2022)

Pyramids FC managers
Name Nationality From To P W D L Win % Notes
Record
Alberto Valentim  Brazil 1 July 2018 16 August 2018 3 2 1 0 066.67 [12]
Ricardo La Volpe  Argentina 17 August 2018 29 October 2018 7 3 3 1 042.86 [13]
Hossam Hassan  Egypt 29 October 2018 25 January 2019 11 6 5 0 054.55 [14]
Ahmed Hassan (interim)  Egypt 25 January 2018 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 15 9 4 2 060.00 [15]
Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafy (interim)  Egypt 20 December 2019 27 December 2019 2 1 1 0 050.00 [16]
Ante Čačić  Croatia 26 December 2019 1 November 2020 33 21 3 9 063.64 [17]
Rodolfo Arruabarrena  Argentina 11 November 2020 30 June 2021 38 19 12 7 050.00 [18]
Takis Gonias  Greece 29 June 2021 11 September 2021 12 5 6 1 041.67 [19]
Ehab Galal  Egypt 11 September 2021 24 April 2022 25 16 5 4 064.00
Takis Gonias  Greece 25 April 2022 0 0 0 0 !—

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