El Gouna FC
El Gouna Football Club (Arabic: نادي الجونة لكرة القدم), is an Egyptian association football club based in El Gouna, Hurghada, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.
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| Full name | El Gouna Football Club نادي الجونة لكرة القدم | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Gounies | |||
| Short name | GOU, GFC | |||
| Founded | 2003 | |||
| Ground | Khaled Bichara Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 14,000 | |||
| Chairman | Samih Sawiris | |||
| Manager | Reda Shehata | |||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | |||
| 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League, 13th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History
The club's first league season was in the Egyptian Fourth Division in 2003–04, where they achieved their first title and secured the promotion to the Egyptian Third Division. In the next season of the Third Division, 2004–05, El Gouna accomplished the same feat and promoted to the Egyptian Second Division. In the 2008–09 season of the Second Division the club managed to promote to the Egyptian Premier League for the first time in the club's history.
The team ended the 2017-18 campaign finishing top of the Egyptian Second Division (Group A) after their 1–0 away win against Al Salam on 11 April 2018. El Gouna will play in the Premier League for the fifth time in the club's history, having played four seasons in the top flight before with the 2014–15 season being the most recent.
Records and statistics
| Season | I | II | Pts. | Pl. | W | T | L | GS | GA | Diff. | Egypt Cup | Notes |
| 2008–09 | 1 (Group A) | 64 pts | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 17 | +37 | Round of 16 | Promoted | |
| 2009–10 | 12 | 34 pts | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 32 | −6 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | 11 | 34 pts | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 33 | −7 | Quarter Final | ||
| 2011–12 | not finished | 22 pts | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | not held | ||
| 2012–13 | not finished | 14 pts | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | Runner-up | ||
| 2013–14 | 5 (Group 1) | 26 pts | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | +1 | Round of 32 | ||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 46 pts | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 33 | 35 | -2 | Round of 16 | Relegated | |
| 2015–16 | 4 (Group A) | 33 pts | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 5 Preliminary round | ||
| 2016–17 | 3 (Group A) | 58 pts | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | Round of 32 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 (Group A) | 71 pts | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 22 | +41 | Round of 16 | Promoted | |
| 2018–19 | 14 | 38 pts | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 52 | -14 | Round of 32 | ||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 37 pts | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 45 | -13 | Round of 32 | ||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 38 pts | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | Round of 16 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 12 December 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Ismail Youssef (November 1, 2007 – October 2, 2010)- Anwar Salama (October 10, 2010 – April 12, 2013)
Rainer Zobel (April 12, 2013 – July 12, 2015)- Stefan Florian Rieger (June 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016)
- Hesham Zakareya (July 1, 2017 – November 27, 2018)
- Hamada Sedki (November 28, 2018 – June 30, 2019)
- Reda Shehata (June 30, 2019 – July 9, 2019) (Caretaker)
Nebojša Milošević (July 9, 2019 – 10 December 2019)- Reda Shehata (10 December 2019 – 25 December 2019) (Caretaker)
Pedro Barny (27 December 2019 – 14 September 2020)- Reda Shehata (14 September 2020 – Present)
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