2022–23 Al Masry SC season

Al Masry SC
2022–23 season
ChairmanKamel Abou-Aly
ManagerEhab Galal
(until 1 December)
Tarek Soliman
(caretaker, from 3 December)
Hossam Hassan
(from 14 December until 6 May)
Mimi Abdel Razek
(from 6 May)
StadiumSuez Stadium
Egyptian Premier League5th
Egypt CupQuarter-finals
EFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Grendo (9)

All:
Mohamed Grendo (9)
Biggest winAl Masry 2–0 ENPPI
Biggest defeatAl Masry 0–3 Ceramica Cleopatra

The 2022–23 Al Masry SC season was the club's 103rd season in existence and the 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Al Masry participated in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup and the EFA Cup.

Overview

Head coach Ehab Galal was sacked on 1 December after four rounds due to inconsistent results and was replaced by veteran Hossam Hassan.[1] Who after a 3-1 loss to Aswan SC was sacked as head coach.[2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 January 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 Egypt EGY Essam Tharwat
27 GK Egypt EGY Mahmoud Gad
31 GK Egypt EGY Mohamed Shehata
GK Egypt EGY Ihab El Aiady
3 DF Algeria ALG Imadeddine Boubekeur
4 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Dabash
7 DF Egypt EGY Karim El Eraki
13 DF Egypt EGY Amr El Saadawy
14 DF Tunisia TUN Elyes Jelassi
17 DF Egypt EGY Hussein Al Sayed
38 DF Egypt EGY Islam Al Mazayen
DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Gad
DF Egypt EGY Karim Alaa
8 MF Egypt EGY Amr Moussa (captain)
10 MF Egypt EGY Hassan Ali
20 MF Nigeria NGA Emeka Christian Eze
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed El Sheikh
30 MF Egypt EGY Islam Abou Slemma
35 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Shadad
40 MF Egypt EGY Osama El Gazzar
39 MF Egypt EGY Zyad Farag
MF Egypt EGY Islam Ateia
MF Egypt EGY Sherif Dabo
MF Egypt EGY Mostafa Abou El Hassan
MF Egypt EGY Ragab Omran
9 FW Egypt EGY Amr Marei
18 FW Algeria ALG Abderrahim Deghmoum
19 FW Egypt EGY Marwan Hamdy
21 FW Egypt EGY Mohamed Grendo
28 FW Nigeria NGA Anthony Okpotu
37 FW Cameroon CMR Franck Mbella Etouga
FW Egypt EGY Mohamed El Gamal

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
18 MF Algeria Abderrahim Deghmoum Algeria ES Sétif €250,000 24 August 2022 [3]
3 DF Algeria Imadeddine Boubekeur Morocco Wydad AC Free 4 September 2022 [4]
28 FW Nigeria Anthony Okpotu Qatar Qatar SC Undisclosed 13 September 2022 [5]
17 DF Egypt Hussein El Sayed Egypt Pyramids Undisclosed 13 September 2022 [6]
13 DF Egypt Amr El Saadawy Egypt El Gouna Undisclosed 15 September 2022 [7]
37 FW Cameroon Franck Mbella Etouga Ghana Asante Kotoko €400,000 18 September 2022 [8]
FW Egypt Abdo Yehia Egypt Ghazl El Mahalla Loan 30 January 2023 [9]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
19 FW State of Palestine Mohammed Balah Free 15 September 2022 [10]
17 FW Nigeria Austin Amutu Egypt Al Ittihad Free 22 September 2022 [11]
27 DF Egypt Ahmed Alaa Free 28 September 2022 [12]
FW Egypt Ahmed Hamoudi Egypt Aswan Free 5 October 2022 [13]
GK Egypt Ahmed Masoud Contract termination 6 January 2023 [14]
5 MF Egypt Farid Shawky Egypt Tala'ea El Gaish Loan 10 January 2023 [15]
23 DF Egypt Amro Tarek United States Austin FC Free 27 January 2023 [16]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 September 2022 Friendly Al Masry Egypt 12–0 Egypt Al-Arabi Cairo
Report
25 September 2022 Friendly Al Masry Egypt 2–0 Egypt Ittihad El Shorta Cairo
Report
4 October 2022 Friendly Smouha Egypt 1–1 Egypt Al Masry Alexandria
Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
10 October 2022 Friendly Al Masry Egypt 3–1 Egypt Ras El-Bar Ismailia
Report
  • 60'
6 November 2022 Friendly Al Masry Egypt 0–2 Egypt El Qanah Cairo
Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mahgoub
7 November 2022 Friendly Al Masry Egypt 3–1 Egypt El Dakhleya Cairo
Report
13 November 2022 Friendly Al Masry Egypt 0–0 Egypt Haras El Hodoud Cairo
25 February 2023 Friendly Al Masry Egypt 5–0 Egypt Al-Amal Port Said
Report
13 March 2023 Friendly Al Masry Egypt 5–1 Egypt Al-Amal Port Said
Report

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 18 October 2022 26 July 2023 Matchday 1 5th 34 11 15 8 34 33 +1 032.35
Egypt Cup 8 May 2023 3 August 2023 Round of 32 Quarter-final 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
EFA Cup 29 April 2023 22 July 2023 Round of 16 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33
Total 40 14 16 10 43 39 +4 035.00

Last updated: 26 July 2023
Source: Soccerway

Egyptian Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Zamalek 34 17 9 8 52 36 +16 60 Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round[a]
4 Future 34 15 13 6 34 23 +11 58
5 Al Masry 34 11 15 8 34 33 +1 48
6 ENPPI 34 13 6 15 34 40 −6 45
7 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 34 9 17 8 35 33 +2 44
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off.[18]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2022–23 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in next season's African competitions, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup first or second round) was passed to the fourth-placed team in the league.[17]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 11 15 8 34 33  +1 48 6 6 5 18 17  +1 5 9 3 16 16  0

Source: worldfootball

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDWLDDDDWLWWDDDLDLDWWWDWDLLDWDDWWL
Position1815912141511109111088888911109777
Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 October 2022.[19]

18 October 2022 1 Al Masry 0–3 Ceramica Cleopatra Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Sayed Munir
23 October 2022 2 Pyramids 0–0 Al Masry Cairo
15:00 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
29 October 2022 3 Al Masry 2–0 ENPPI Borg El Arab
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
1 December 2022 5 Zamalek 2–2 Al Masry Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
6 December 2022 6 Al Masry 0–0 National Bank Borg El Arab
14:45 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Nader Kamar
11 December 2022 4 Tala'ea El Gaish 3–1 Al Masry Suez
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Nagi
16 December 2022 7 Haras El Hodoud 0–0 Al Masry Suez
14:45 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Wael Farhan
21 December 2022 8 Al Masry 2–2 Al Mokawloon Al Arab Suez
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Atabani
25 December 2022 9 Ismaily 0–1 Al Masry Borg El Arab
14:45 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Kalawy
29 December 2022 10 Al Masry 1–2 Aswan Suez
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
2 January 2023 11 El Dakhleya 0–1 Al Masry Suez
14:45 EST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Nader Kamar
7 January 2023 12 Al Masry 2–1 Al Ittihad Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
12 January 2023 13 Al Ahly 0–0 Al Masry Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Walid Abdelrazek
20 January 2023 14 Al Masry 1–1 Ghazl El Mahalla Borg El Arab
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Sabahi
24 January 2023 15 Future 1–1 Al Masry Suez
14:45 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Hesham El Flal
28 January 2023 16 Al Masry 1–2 Pharco Borg El Arab
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Hamdi
7 February 2023 17 Smouha 1–1 Al Masry Alexandria
14:45 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
12 February 2023 18 Ceramica Cleopatra 3–0 Al Masry Borg El Arab
18:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
22 February 2023 19 Al Masry 0–0 Pyramids Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Wael Farhan
28 February 2023 20 ENPPI 1–2 Al Masry Borg El Arab
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Kalawy
6 March 2023 21 Al Masry 1–0 Tala'ea El Gaish Borg El Arab
17:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Abdel Kader Yehia
4 April 2023 22 Al Masry 3–2 Zamalek Borg El Arab
21:15 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Nagi
Note: The game, which was initially slated for 15 March 2023, was postponed.
7 April 2023 24 Al Masry 1–0 Haras El Hodoud Borg El Arab
21:15 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
13 April 2023 25 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0–0 Al Masry Borg El Arab
21:15 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Gamal
20 April 2023 26 Al Masry 1–2 Ismaily Borg El Arab
21:15 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Nader Kamar
25 April 2023 23 National Bank 0–0 Al Masry Cairo
18:00 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Police Academy Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
Note: The game, which was initially slated for 2 April 2023, was postponed.
3 May 2023 27 Aswan 3–1 Al Masry Aswan
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Aswan Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
Note: The game, which was initially slated for 26 April 2023, was postponed.
15 May 2023 28 Al Masry 1–1 El Dakhleya Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafi
22 May 2023 29 Al Ittihad 1–2 Al Masry Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Ghazi
7 June 2023 31 Ghazl El Mahalla 1–1 Al Masry El Mahalla El Kubra
19:00 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Gamal
28 June 2023 32 Al Masry 2–0 Future Alexandria
19:00 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
9 July 2023 33 Pharco 0–3 Al Masry Alexandria
20:30 EST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Atabani
15 July 2023 34 Al Masry 0–1 Smouha Alexandria
19:00 EST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Atef Hussein
26 July 2023 30 Al Masry 0–0 Al Ahly Alexandria
20:30 EST (UTC+2) Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium

Egypt Cup

8 May 2023 Round of 32 Al Masry 3–1 Petrol Asyut Alexandria
21:00 EST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Amr Al-Shennawy
6 July 2023[note 1] Round of 16 Al Masry 3–2 (a.e.t.) Haras El Hodoud Alexandria
20:30 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Hamdy
3 August 2023[note 2] Quarter-finals Al Ahly 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al Masry Alexandria
18:00 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Abdel Aziz El Sayed

EFA Cup

27 March 2023 Round of 16 Al Ahly w/o Al Masry Borg El Arab
21:15 EST (UTC+2) Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Note: Al Ahly withdrew due to fixture congestion after their request for postponement was rejected.[20]
29 April 2023 Quarter-finals Al Masry 2–0 Ismaily Borg El Arab
19:00 EST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Khaled El Ghandour
24 June 2023 Semi-finals Al Masry 0–0
(3–1 p)
Future Alexandria
21:30 EST (UTC+3) Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
22 July 2023 Final Al Masry 1–4 Ceramica Cleopatra Alexandria
20:30 EST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din

Goalscorers

Updated as of 3 August 2023.

Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League Cup League Cup Total
1 FW 21 Egypt Mohamed Grendo 9 0 0 9
2 FW 19 Egypt Marwan Hamdy 6 1 0 7
3 DF 14 Tunisia Elyes Jelassi 5 1 0 6
Total 34 6 3 43

Notes

  1. ^ The Al Masry v Haras El Hodoud match, originally scheduled to be played between 22 and 24 June 2023, was postponed to avoid scheduling conflicts with Haras El Hodoud's fixtures in the 2022–23 Egyptian Premier League.
  2. ^ The Al Ahly v Al Masry match, originally scheduled to be played on 3 or 4 July 2023, was postponed as both participating teams in the match were not determined yet by the time of the fixture.

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