Association football club in Cairo, Egypt
Football club
Eastern Company SC Full name Eastern Company Sporting Club نادي إيستيرن كومباني للألعاب الرياضية Short name EAC Founded 1953; 71 years ago (1953 ) Ground Eastern Company Stadium Manager Alaa Abdel Aal League Egyptian Second Division (Group B)2021–22 First Division, 17th (relegated)[ 1]
Eastern Company Sporting Club (Arabic : نادي الشرقية "إيسترن كومباني" للألعاب الرياضية ) is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo , Egypt. The club is related to the tobacco company, Eastern Company (El Sharkia Lel Dokhan).[ 2]
The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division , the second highest in the Egyptian football league system .
Eastern Company SC also has a basketball team that plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League as of the 2023–24 season.
History
The club used to play in the Egyptian Second Division , the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system . However, Eastern Company were promoted to the 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League for the first time in their history, as they finished top of their group in the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division .[ 3]
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Associated competitions
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Competition Associated competitions