Alexandria Sporting Club
| Alexandria Sporting Club | |||
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| League | Egyptian Super League | ||
| Founded | 10 September 1890 | ||
| Arena | Sporting Club Hall | ||
| Location | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| Team colors | Green and red | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Alexandria Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الإسكندرية الرياضي - سبورتنج), more commonly known as Sporting, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. Founded in 1890, the club is one of the oldest in Egypt, second only to Gezira Sporting Club in Cairo. In 1952, it was taken over by the Egyptian government and became a national club.
Sporting is one of the biggest clubs in Egypt in terms of land area and membership base, covering 100 acres in the center of the city. The club is one of the most competitive clubs in Alexandria, regularly competing for national competitions in a wide range of sports, having even produced world champions in squash. Sporting is almost exclusively a member’s only club.
The club's basketball team is a three-time Egyptian Basketball Premier League champion, having last won the 2017–18 season title.
Sporting's women's team won the FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup in 2022, becoming the first Egyptian club to win the competition. In 2023, Sporting won its second consecutive title.