Wadi Degla SC

Wadi Degla Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي وادي دجلة الرياضي) is an Egyptian sports club, from Cairo, known for its football team who currently play in the Egyptian Premier League. The club is related to Wadi Degla Holding, a construction company established in 1994.

In 2009–10, the club was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in its history.

History

In 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division, Wadi Degla made history. The team defeated El-Sekka El-Hadid 3–1 in the last week of the competition to seal promotion to the highest level of football in Egypt, Egyptian Premier League, for the first time in its history. It took Wadi Degla only one season to gain promotion from the second division to the Premier League. This is a historical achievement that was only reached once before by Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab (a.k.a. Arab Contractors) in 1981.

Omar Marmoush used to play for Wadi Degla.

Wadi Degla was promoted to the Egyptian Premier League for the 2025-26 season, securing a place in the top division after finishing second in the 2024–25 Egyptian Second Division A. They joined Al Mokawloon Al Arab and Kahraba Ismailia as the three promoted teams, with the league expanding to 21 teams

Associated clubs

In 2003, English club Arsenal ran an academy training program with the club's youth system, the program is no longer operational.

The following clubs are affiliated with Wadi Degla:[citation needed]

• Belgium Lierse
• England Arsenal

Honours

League

• Egyptian Second Division Winners (1): 2009–10

Cup

• Egypt Cup Runners-up (1): 2012–13

Performance in CAF competitions

• FR = First round
• SR = Second round

Performance in domestic competitions

Current squad

As of 24 March, 2026

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

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.

Managers

• Egypt Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2007 – 23 May 2010)
• Belgium Walter Meeuws (24 May 2010 – 30 June 2012)
• Egypt Hesham Zakaria (1 July 2012 – 31 December 2012)
• Egypt Mohamed Gamal (1 January 2013 – 5 April 2013)
• Egypt Hany Ramzy (6 April 2013 – 12 January 2014)
• Egypt Hesham Zakaria (13 January 2014 – 1 October 2014)
• Egypt Hamada Sedki (1 October 2014 – 14 January 2016)
• France Patrice Carteron (15 January 2016 – 15 November 2016)
• Egypt Mido (15 November 2016 – December 2017)
• Egypt Tarek El Ashry (17 January 2018 – May 2018)
• Greece Takis Gonias (12 June 2018 – 10 February 2020)
• Algeria Mustafa Al-Kharoubi (Caretaker) (10 February 2020 – 20 February 2020)
• Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou (20 February 2020 – 21 January 2021)
• Chile Mario Salas (1 February 2021 – 27 May 2021)
• Egypt Abdul Baki Jamal (27 May 2021 – present)

Women

Wadi Degla women SC, the women's team won the 2020 Egyptian Women's Premier League for the 11th time and will feature in the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League.