Canal derby

Canal Derby
Other names Leadership of the Canal
Locale Suez Canal Province, Egypt
Teams Al-Masry SC
Ismaily SC
First meeting Al-Masry 3–3 Ismaily
Egypt Cup
(14 April 1930)
Latest meeting Al-Masry 1–0 Ismaily
Premier League
(10 January 2016)
Next meeting Ismaily v Al-Masry
Premier League
(22 May 2016)
Statistics
Meetings total 114
Most wins Ismaily (50)
Top scorer El-Sayed El-Dhizui (12)
All-time series Ismaily : 50
Drawn: 38
Al-Masry: 26
Largest victory Al-Masry 7–2 Ismaily
1934 Sultan Hussien Cup Quarter Final
(25 March 1934)
Al-Masry 6–1 Ismaily
1947 Egypt Cup Quarter Final
(20 April 1947)

The Canal Derby, also known as the Leadership of the Canal, is a football match between Egyptian clubs Al-Masry SC and Ismaily SC. It is a match between arguably the two biggest and most popular clubs in the Suez Canal region in Egypt. Al-Masry SC is located in Port Said while Ismaily SC is based in Ismailia. Usually the Derby is played twice each season with 2 matches in the Egyptian Premier League, but it is not uncommon to find the teams meeting each other in the Egypt Cup.

The rivalry

Ever since their creation, both clubs have been the top clubs in the Suez Canal region, they were competing in the Canal Zone League before the commence of the Egyptian Premier League.

The largest winning margin in this derby was 7–2 for Al-Masry in 1934 Sultan Hussien Cup Quarter Final and also 6–1 for Al-Masry in 1944 Egypt Cup Quarter Final, meanwhile the largest winning margin in the league matches was 5–0 for Ismaily in 1997–98 Egyptian Premier League.[1]

Despite some sporadic clashes that may take place between fans during their matches, both sides have good relations in general due to the common history, strong social relations between the residents of their cities and the unity of the two clubs and their fans against the hegemony of the biggest two clubs in Egypt (Al Ahly SC and Zamalek SC).

Statistics

Competition Total Ismaily wins Draws Al-Masry wins
League 105 48 36 21
Cup 6 2 2 2
Sultan Hussein Cup 3 0 0 3
Canal Zone League - - - -
Total 114 50 38 26

Top goalscorers

Player Team Goals
Egypt El-Sayed El-Dhizui[2] Al-Masry 12
Egypt Emad Soliman Ismaily 9
Egypt shehta Ismaily 9
Egypt Mosaad Nour Al-Masry 8
Egypt Khaled El-Kammash Ismaily 7

Honours

Team League Cup Sultan Hussien Cup Canal Zone League CAF Champions League Total
Al-Masry 0 1 3 17 0 21
Ismaily 3 2 0 1 1 7
Combined 3 3 3 18 1 28

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