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Alexandria Sports Club
(SPORTINGCLUB Sports Club)
It is considered one of the oldest 10 clubs in Egypt, where it was founded in 1890 and the first horse racing concerts were officially opened with the attendance of KhediveTawfiq who attended and since then the club has been the headquarters of the top ranks and the great brokers and wealthy Egyptians. However, due to the lack of football as a basic game, he did not gain the reputation as the other clubs.
However, the club is considered one of the longest running clubs in the sport of horse riding in Egypt and is considered one of the famous sports and social clubs, its official name is the Alexandria Sports Club and its current total area is approximately 97 acres, Sporting Club has always been under the care of the throne and its honorary president has always been "Khedive" "The Sultan" or "King" according to the constitutional title in the stages of Egyptian history during this time for anyone sitting on the throne.
The president of the club was always called: Khedive's deputy, then the sultan's deputy and finally to the end of the reign of the princes in Sporting, the deputy king in the club! Ancient traditions also ensured that the governor of Alexandria was of course English - then the Governor of Alexandria the "Honorary Leader" and for more than twenty years then - the club had chosen its chairman as "tribal leader", ie undoubtedly, Develop club ownership and facilitate members' ability to play sports and various games in it. In its main plan in 1890, the club included a large horse race, two tennis courts and a polo stadium. Founded in 1928 in 1928 and built in 1932, 4 squash courts were added to 6 stadiums in 1933, where different leagues took place, while the main stadium (currently Aziz Fahmy Stadium) was built on levels that accommodate 4,000 spectators and leagues. In addition to 27 sub-tennis courts and an 18-hole golf course.
In 1934 it was decided to demolish the main cabin and the wooden playgrounds and replace it with modern buildings under the supervision of the Engineer / Karsansik, but in the early 1980s some minor modifications were made to the cabin that could be used as a development school. for the youth of the club that emerged under the supervision of the Women's Committee. 1938 A large swimming pool was built under the supervision of the engineer / Bordeaux de Charbonnier with terraces that can accommodate 1000 spectators connected to it by a small children's bath. The bath was now named after Dr. Jawad Hamadeh - one of the prominent members. Council and had offered many swimming services.
With the years of growth and prosperity, there is now a large golf course and 16 tennis courts, polo golf, 4 bathrooms, swimming pools, 3 handball football pitches. In addition to parking lots and multipurpose rooms, restaurants and cafés.

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