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]
Full name | Eastern Company Sporting Club نادي إيستيرن كومباني للألعاب الرياضية | ||
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Short name | EAC | ||
Founded | 1953; 69 years ago (1953) | ||
Ground | Eastern Company Stadium | ||
Manager | Alaa Abdel Aal | ||
League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
2021–22 | First Division, 17th (relegated)[1] | ||
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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]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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