 Founded on 18 March 1920 by a group of Egyptians in Port Said, it was the first club for Egyptians in a city that already had many clubs for the foreign communities living there.Al Masry has won 5 official titles and 17 local ones throughout its history.It is one of the five clubs with the most fans in Egypt, alongside Al Ahly, Zamalek, Ismaily and El Ittihad El Sakandary.