Zamalek SC
Zamalek Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الزمالك الرياضي), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system.[1]
Full name | Zamalek Sporting Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | National and Dignity Club
The Royal Club The White Castle The School of Art and Engineering The White Knights | |||
Short name | ZAM, ZSC | |||
Founded | 5 January 1911 as Qasr El Nile Club | |||
Ground | Cairo International Stadium | |||
Capacity | 75,000 | |||
Chairman | Mortada Mansour | |||
Head coach | Patrice Carteron | |||
League | Egyptian Premier League | |||
2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League, 2nd | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The club was founded on 5 January 1911 as Qasr El Nile Club and was first headed by the Belgian lawyer George Marzbach. The name was changed, two years later, to Cairo International Sports Club, commonly abbreviated as C.I.S.C.[2], which was colloquially translated to the Arabic name Nady El Qāhirah El Mokhtalat or simply Nady El Mokhtalat. The club was named in 1941 after King Farouk of Egypt and became known as Nady Farouk El Awal, meaning Farouk I Club. Following the 1952 Egyptian revolution, the club name was once again changed to its current name.[3]
Zamalek established itself as a major force in Egyptian football during the 1920s, becoming the first Egyptian team to ever win a title which was the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921, the first team to ever win Egypt Cup in 1922,[4] and the first team to ever win Cairo League in 1922/1923.[5] It is one of two clubs that have played in every season of the Egyptian Premier League, and one of seven clubs that have never been relegated to the Egyptian Second Division. On the continental side, Zamalek has won five CAF Champions League titles, one CAF Confederation Cup title, four CAF Super Cup titles and one African Cup Winners' Cup title; making it one of the most successful clubs in Africa. It is also recognized as the first Egyptian team to ever win CAF Super Cup when it beat archrival Al-Ahly in 1994. On the international level, Zamalek is the first Egyptian team to ever win the Afro Asian Cup in 1987, and the most successful to winning it (2 times in 1987 and 1997). Zamalek is also the first Egyptian team to ever qualify to the FIFA Club World Cup when it qualified in 2000 to the 2001 championship, despite the cancellation of the championship later on.Football Team is the team with the most Champions League victory in the twentieth century, and the most winning continental championships in the twentieth century with 9 championships.Thus, the football team is considered the African Club of twentieth Century in terms of titles and Zamalek is considered Afro-Asian club of the century.[6]
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History
Early years, Qasr El Nile Club
Little is known about the very early years of the club. According to historians[7],[8]the club was established by the Belgian lawyer, George Merzbach Bey. On the twenty-fifth of December 1910, Merzbach Bey, while attending Cairo Tramways Company’s Christmas celebration, realized that the company’s guest house hosting the celebration on the Nile banks is suitable as a sports club headquarters. Merzbach Bey then decided to establish a new club for the Belgians, Egyptians, and foreigners. During that time, Gezira Sporting Club, the main sporting club in Cairo, was for the exclusive use of the British Army and unavailable for non-British foreigners and Egyptians. Merzbach Bey left the Christmas celebration with a strong intention to establish the new club in the very place, which is currently occupied by Qasr El Nile casino and the Navy House. For the new club, he chose the name Qasr El Nile, which means Nile Palace. He did not find difficulties to establish the club as he enjoyed strong ties within the Palace of Khedive Abbas II, as well as many friendships with senior officials of the Egyptian society. He was also the private lawyer for both Baron Empain and his Cairo Tramways Company. On January 5th, 1911, the club was established, and it was officially opened on February 6th. The first board of directors consisted of Merzbach Bey as President; Howard Carter, the great archaeologist and Merzbach Bey’s personal friend, as Vice President; and Noah Amin Abdullah, Ahmed Mahmoud Azzam, Khoury Chalhoub (Lebanese, representative of the Cairo Tramways Company), and Paolo Esposito (Italian, representative of the Khedivial Palace) as members. It was the first club in Cairo to emerge from non-English expatriate communities. They formed sports and social clubs, each with its own identity.[9] An essential aspect of the club was that it was for all people and not for any specific social, economic, or ethnic community. It started out and continued through World War I under the presidency of Merzbach.
Cairo International Sports Club (C.I.S.C.), Nady El Mokhtalat (1913–1941)
In 1913, the club moved to a second headquarters at the intersection of the current day 26th of July and Ramses streets and changed its name to Cairo International Sports Club (C.I.S.C.) which was colloquially translated to the Arabic name Nady El Qāhirah El Mokhtalat or simply Nady El Mokhtalat. The second president was Nicola Arfagi, who also played left wing for the club's football team. In 1917, Egyptian members attempted to form an Egyptian board for the club, but this was blocked by the president of the club, a Frenchman called M. Bianchi, and the secretary M. Shoudoi, who was Belgian, and as a result, no general members meetings were held for the next few years.This era was the beginning of Zamalek's moniker of "Qahir-al-Aganib" (the conqueror of foreigners) due to their many underdog wins against renowned foreign teams[10] In 1921, Zamalek won the Sultan Hussein Cup, becoming the first Egyptian team to ever win a title.
In 1922, Zamalek won the first Egyptian Cup in its history and the first cup tournament to be held in Egypt.
The Egyptian members realized that it was important to gain a majority at the next general members meeting. As a result, when the next elections were held, the first Egyptian board was elected with Mohammad Badr as President, Mostafa Hassan as Deputy President, Ibrahim Allam as General Secretary, and Nicola Arkaji, Mahmoud Bassyouni, Hussein Fawzy and Abdo El Jabalawy as board members. After the first board, a new board in 1923 was formed with General Mohamed Heidar as president and Youssef Mohamad as secretary. In the winter of 1924, the club moved for the third time to a location on the west bank of the River Nile, and west of Gezira island (a.k.a. Geziret Al Zamalek), and became known as Cairo International Sports Club - Zamalek.[11] The 1924 location is currently occupied by El Balloon Theater.
Nady Farouk El Awal (1941–1952)
In 1941, Farouk I, King of Egypt and Sudan, bestowed the royal sponsorship on the club, and the club name was changed to Nady Farouk El Awal (Farouk I Club). Mohamed Heidar Pasha, the club president at the time, was informed by the royal decision to change the name to Farouk I Club and accordingly Ismail Bak Shirin of Mohammed Ali's family took the post of the vice president of the club.
[12] This period witnessed the biggest victories in the history of the Cairo derby (contested with Al Ahly), a pair of 6–0 wins for Zamalek in 1942 and 1944. This record scoreline in the Cairo derby has not been broken since then.
Zamalek Sporting Club and the post-1952 period
Following the army coup in 1952, the club was renamed Zamalek after the area where the club was situated. The club later moved for the fourth time in its history to its final destination on 26 July Street, just 500 meters west of the Zamalek bridge, occupying an area of 35 acres (140,000 m2) and hosting 24 different sports. A new board was formed with Mohammad Shawky as president and secretary and Mohammad Hassan Helmy as assistant secretary. At the time, the rules required that half the club board be changed every year, and Helmy took the position of secretary-general. In 1954, the stadium needed renovations, so the board sought a businessman to take over the club and guide the renovation. Abd El Hamid El Shawarbi took the presidency and, although, he was elected for a second period, he was not able to do the job he wanted. Zamalek Faithful figures as Heidar Pasha and Haj Sayed El Annany contributed to forming the VIP stand and the first-class stand in a way that suited the high status of the club. This happened while El Shawarbi was outside Egypt, so when he came back, he resigned and the board continued after Shawky stepped up from his Deputy position to continue till September 1955. Still, the idea of bringing a businessman to help the club did not subside, and thus, the businessman Abd El Latif Abo Regeila became the club president in 1956; by then, the rules had been changed allowing the board to stay for 3 years. Once again, Shawky stepped down for the new businessman, although he was re-elected as a club president. Although Regeila was re-elected for a second term, he had to leave Egypt after he lost his money due to the governmental policy against private property. Still the club continued to search for another businessman, and chose Alwe El Gazzar, the owner of El Sheikh Sherieb Company and the president of the board of the Coca-Cola Company at the time.
Golden Era 1960–1999
Abdel Latif Abu Regaila is an Egyptian businessman and pioneer of public transport buses in Cairo. During his reign, the construction of the Zamalek Stadium was established, as well as the social building continued as the club's official president until 1961.In 1961, Zamalek paid Real Madrid to play against them.
Hamada Emam was a popular player on the club who helped raise the club's profile. In 1962, there was a new board with Hassan Amer as a president and emeritus deputy Mohammad Shawky, Mohammad Lateef, Galal Kereitam, Mahmoud Emam, and Mahmoud Hafez. Hassan Amer stayed as president until the defeat of the Egyptian army in 1967.
Hassan Shehata,One of the best players in Egypt and Africa throughout history is a player and coach who was an integrated player on the defensive and offensive levels. He is considered the best player in the history of Egyptian football for what he presented and got the best player in Asia.He Made the popularity of Zamalek, especially in the Arab Gulf region After retirement, he achieved three championships with the nations of Africa and the latest boom Great inside the national team, playing the Intercontinental Cup, and playing the Egyptian team with a high and honorable level [13]. led Zamalek in the 1963/64 season as the team won the league for the second time.
In 1968, during the War of Attrition Zamalek hosted the Ismaily and Al masry clubs and rest of the Suez Canal teams at its grounds Confirming to his role for helping his brothers.
In 1967, the Minister of Youth and Sports Talat Khairy decided that the club boards would be appointed rather than elected, and hence Mohammed Hassan Helmy took the presidency[14] to become the first sportsman in Egypt to become a president of a club. He became an icon of Zamalek. He remained president until July 1971 where the rules were changed to allow board elections again and to forbid anyone from being president if they had already held to presidency for two consecutive terms. Tawfeek El Kheshen took over the presidency and the honorary presidency was given to Helmy. In 1973, Helmy was elected president and stayed as the head of the board till 1984.
Zamalek won the first African title against Nigeria's Shooting Stars after beating them in Cairo 2-0 and in Nigeria 0-1.In 1984 Hassan Amer became president, followed by Hasan Abo el Fetouh in 1988. During his period, a new rule from the Ministry of Youth increasing the number of elected board members to ten, which was reduced in 1990. Under Fetouh, the club built many new buildings, including a gymnasium that is considered one of the biggest in the Middle East. He also increased the funding for most of the sports teams in the club and assisted in the winning of many championships during his era. In 1990, Galal Ibrahim became the temporary president of the club due to the death of Fetouh until September 1990, when the general club meeting was held and elected Mohamad Nour El Daly as the president. In 1992, Galal Ibrhim became the new president. The rules were changed to require that the vice treasurer be selected mostly by the board members; Hamada Emam was selected by default to that position while Abdel Hamid Shaheen was elected treasurer. The board members were Ahmed Shereen Fawzy, Mahmoud Marouf, Mohamad Fayez El Zummur, Raouf Gaser, and Tarek Ghonaim. The new rules required the board to have two members under the age of 30. For these two spots, Samy Abo El Kheir and Ihab Ibrahim were elected. The members appointed by the high committee for youth and sports were Mohamad Amer, General Hanafy Reyad, and Farouk Abo El Nasr. By 1994, Abdel Hamid Shaheen was not able to continue his duties due to his sickness, but the board chose to keep him in the position in honor of his devotion to the club, and thus Farouk Abo El Nasr was appointed to take over the duties while keeping Shaheen in the position. In 1995, changes came to the board due to the court removal of four members in the board due to their six absences from board meetings. These members included Mahmoud Marouf, Mohamad Fayez El Zummur, and Dr. Mohamad Amer. The newly appointed members were Mortada Mansour, Mahmoud Abdallah, Mounnir Hassan, and Ibrahim Latif. The high committee for youth and sports objected on linking the appointed members with the elected ones, so Mounnir Hassan and Ibrahim Latif forfeited their positions for the good of the club and to remove any embarrassment happening to the board.
Ahmed Hossam Mido is one of the best players in Africa and Egypt, started his football career in 1999 and played at the age of sixteen years of age, and after that, he made a career in many European teams.After retirement, he trained the club team and won the Egypt Cup in 2014 as the youngest Egyptian coach to win a championship[15] The newly two appointed members for the club board were Mohamad Amer and Farouk Abo El Nasr in support of their abilities and dedication. Shereen Fawzy was selected to be treasurer till the new elections. On Thursday 4 July, Abd El Menem Emarah decided to release the club board and the Egyptian Football Federation board after the sad incidence in the game between Ahly and Zamalek season 95/96, as the board decided to freeze the football activity in the club. A one-year temporary club board was selected with Kamal Darweesh as president, Abd EL Aziz Kabil as vice president, and board members Hanafy Reyad, Magdy Sharaf, Ismail Selim, Azmy Megahed, and Mohamad Abd El Rahman Fawzy. Also, accountant Mahmoud Badr El Deen was appointed as treasurer.
Millennial Generation
In 2000 there was a match between Zamalek and Palestine in Gaza After breaking the Zionist siege,Zamalek was named the best club in the world by the IFFHS in February 2003. It was also the first Egyptian team to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Club World Cup in Spain but that competition doesn't happen because of funding problems.Zamalek won seven trophies between the 2002/03 and 2003/04 seasons,Zamalek Club achieved them in one season as the most club achieving titles in one year, beating Barcelona FC by six titles in 2009.In 2005 many boards were dismissed by the decision of the Minister of Sport, which led to organizational uncertainty from 2005 until 2013.That changed the form of competition in Egypt for years. The football team only won two championships and the other games were severely affected.[16]
Kamal Darwish 's Era
He was the president of Zamalek club for two terms from 1996 to 2005. It was a golden age for Zamalek in all sports, including football .He is one of the most prominent club presidents in Egypt, the Arab world and Africa, and he is one of the most loved among the fans of Zamalek. Zamalek won 16 football championships during his reign, but overall he achieved 1186 championships in 24 games and He assumed the chairmanship of the Board of Directors in 2013 on a temporary board for the second time. He is still the most president achieved in Zamalek in History.[17]
Mortada Mansour 's Era
In 2014, Mortada Mansour took over the club and Zamalek rebounded again. Zamalek Club has achieved in his age many titles since its last term in many games, and a great social and construction boom has occurred in the club.In his first year, Zamalek football team won the Egypt Cup then the Egyptian Premier League[18] and the Egypt Cup and reached the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final in 2015. In 2016, Zamalek reached the final of the CAF Champions League and achieved the Egypt Cup and the Egypt Super Cup In his fourth year 2018,Football team achieved the Egypt Cup. In 2019 Zamalek won the CAF Confederation Cup[19] and achieved Four more titles《The Egypt Cup ,the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup, the Egypt Super Cup and the CAF Super Cup 》.Since 2014 ,The football team achieved 11 championships, the last of which was the Egyptian Super and the African Super in one week .[20] [21]
Zamalek disasters
The year 1974 saw at least forty-eight people die in a stampede at a friendly game against Czechoslovak club Dukla Prague at the Helmy Zamora Stadium.
The second disaster was in 8 February 2015, when twenty supporters were killed by policemen upon orders from the club president Mortada Mansour outside the 30 June Stadium.[22]
Names
- Kasr El Nil Club (The Nile Palace) (1911–1913)
- Cairo International Sports Club (C.I.S.C.), a.k.a. Nady El Mokhtalat (1913–1941)
- Farouk El Awal Club (Farouk I Club) (1941–1952)
- Zamalek Sporting Club (1952–Present)
The word "Zamalek" is of Turkish origin and comes from when Mohammed Ali, the ruler in the first half of the nineteenth century, established camps for the leaders of the army on the island in the Nile.[23]
Colours
The home jersey uses the original Zamalek colours: white with two horizontal or vertical red stripes and white shorts. The away jersey is blue. Zamalek chose white because it symbolises peace and red because it symbolises fighting to win.[24]
Logo
The club logo is a Pharaonic archer, aiming for a goal. It expresses the Egyptian affiliation and pride for their culture and heritage. It also indicates that the club's goal is always to win.
Grounds
Cairo Stadium
Stad El Qahira El Dawly | |
Full name | Cairo International Stadium |
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Location | Nasr City, Cairo |
Capacity | 75,000 |
Record attendance | 130,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1955–1960 |
Opened | 23 July 1960 |
Renovated | 2019 |
Architect | Werner March |
The club has no regular home ground. Their old stadium, Abdel Latif Abou Regaila Stadium, is not suitable for hosting the first team's official matches due to its limited capacity, its central downtown location, and need of renovations. The players train in Abdel-Latif Abo Regeila but play their home matches in Cairo International Stadium for local matches and Al Salam Stadium for continental matches.[25]
Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha Stadium
Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha Stadium, formerly known as Zamalek Stadium then Mohammed Hassan Helmy "Zamora" Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Cairo, Egypt. The stadium was initially named in honor of Mohammed Hassan Helmy, the former player and president of Zamalek. It was then renamed in 2014 to Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha Stadium after the former president of Zamalek Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha.[1] It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home of Zamalek before they moved to Cairo International Stadium because of the small capacity. The stadium held as high as 40,000 spectators before the capacity was reduced to 20,000 as controls were put in place.
Ultras
Zamalek has an ultras group named the Ultras White Knights that was founded on 17 March 2007 and is known for its pyrotechnic displays. Their motto is "Brotherhood in blood and fans of the free public". In clashes on 8 February 2015 before the league match between Zamalek and ENPI Club at the Cairo Air Defense Stadium, 20 people were killed.[26]
Other sports
Zamalek participates in many sports alongside football, including handball, athletics, volleyball and basketball. They have won many local, Arab and African tournaments, participated in world championships and achieved advanced positions.[27]
Honours
Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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Domestic | Egyptian Premier League | 12 | * Winners (12) : 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15 |
Egypt Cup | 27 | (25 solo titles and 2 titles in conjunction with Al Ahly SC in 1943 and 1958.)
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Egyptian Super Cup | 4 | * Winners (4) : 2001, 2002, 2016, 2018–19
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Sultan Hussein Cup | 2 | * Winners (2) : 1920–21, 1921–22
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Cairo League | 14 | * Winners (14) :1922–23, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53
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October League | 1 | * Winners (1) :1974 | |
Continent | CAF Champions League | 5 | * Winners (5) : 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2002 |
CAF Confederation Cup | 1 | 2018-19 | |
CAF Super Cup | 4 | * Winners (4) : 1994, 1997, 2003, 2020
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African Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | * Winners (1) : 2000 | |
Intercontinental | Afro-Asian Cup | 2 | * Winners (2) : 1987, 1997
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Arab | Arab Club Championship | 1 | * Winners (1) : 2003 |
Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup | 2 | * Winners (2) : 2003, 2018 | |
All Unofficial titles | Unofficial titles | 19 |
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Performance in CAF competitions
- PR = Preliminary round
- FR = First round
- SR = Second round
- PO = Play-off round
- QF = Quarter-final
- SF = Semi-final
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1976 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Al Ahli Tripoli | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | |
QF | Mechal | 6–0 | 0–2 | 6–2 | |||
SF | Shooting Stars | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (3–5 p) | |||
1978 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Al Hilal | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
QF | RC Kadiogo | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) | |||
1979 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR | Simba | 2–1 | w/o | w/o[lower-alpha 1] | |
SR | Ogaden Anbassa | w/o[lower-alpha 2] | |||||
QF | CS Imana | 3–1 | w/o | w/o[lower-alpha 3] | |||
1981 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Lavori Publici | w/o[lower-alpha 4] | |||
1984 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR | CS Sfaxien | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
SR | Gor Mahia | w/o[lower-alpha 5] | |||||
QF | Nkana Red Devils | 5–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | |||
SF | JE Tizi Ouzou | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | |||
Final | Shooting Stars | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||
1985 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR | Marine Club | w/o[lower-alpha 6] | |||
SR | Al Hilal | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |||
QF | Vital'O | 5–2 | 0–1 | 5–3 | |||
SF | FAR Rabat | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (3–4 p) | |||
1986 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR | Panthères Noires | 5–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | |
SR | Dynamos | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |||
QF | AS Inter Star | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |||
SF | Canon Yaoundé | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |||
Final | Africa Sports | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (4–2 p) | |||
1987 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR | Juvenil Reyes | w/o[lower-alpha 7] | |||
SR | Nkana Red Devils | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |||
QF | Asante Kotoko | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–5 | |||
1989 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR | Al Mourada | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) | |
1993 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR | Malindi | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
SR | Kaizer Chiefs | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | |||
QF | MC Oran | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |||
SF | Stationery Stores | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |||
Final | Asante Kotoko | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 (7–6 p) | |||
1994 | CAF Super Cup | Final | Al Ahly | 1–0 | |||
1994 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR | Express | w/o[lower-alpha 8] | |||
SR | Gor Mahia | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |||
QF | AS Sogara | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |||
SF | Nkana | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |||
Final | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |||
1996 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | FR | Sunrise Flacq United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
SR | Desportivo Maputo | w/o[lower-alpha 9] | |||||
QF | COD Meknès | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |||
SF | CS Sfaxien | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (4–3 p) | |||
Final | Shooting Stars | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 (5–4 p) | |||
1997 | CAF Super Cup | Final | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 0–0 (4–2 p) | |||
1997 | CAF Champions League | FR | Saint George | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
SR | Mufulira Wanderers | 5–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | |||
Group B | Ferroviário Maputo | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2nd | |||
Club Africain | 2–0 | 0–2 | |||||
Obuasi Goldfields | 2–0 | 1–3 | |||||
1998 | CAF Cup | FR | Gor Mahia | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
SR | Al Hilal | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||
1999 | CAF Cup | FR | Elite | w/o[lower-alpha 10] | |||
SR | US Stade Tamponnaise | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |||
QF | Kwara United | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | |||
SF | Étoile du Sahel | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) | |||
2000 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Young Africans | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
SR | Ethiopian Coffee | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 (4–2 p) | |||
QF | ASEC Ndiambour | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |||
SF | SS Saint-Louisienne | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |||
Final | Canon Yaoundé | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | |||
2001 | CAF Super Cup | Final | Hearts of Oak | 0–2 | |||
2001 | African Cup Winners' Cup | FR | Al Hilal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
SR | Nkana | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |||
QF | Club Africain | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |||
2002 | CAF Champions League | FR | APR | 6–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | |
SR | Nkana | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
Group B | ASEC Mimosas | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1st | |||
Costa do Sol | 3–0 | 2–0 | |||||
Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||
SF | TP Mazembe | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
Final | Raja Casablanca | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
2003 | CAF Super Cup | Final | Wydad Casablanca | 3–1 | |||
2003 | CAF Champions League | FR | Nzoia Sugar | 3–0 | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
SR | Simba | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (2–3 p) | |||
2004 | CAF Champions League | FR | APR | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–6 | |
2005 | CAF Champions League | FR | Tusker | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
SR | ASA | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
Group B | ASEC Mimosas | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||
Étoile du Sahel | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||
Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||||
SF | Al Ahly | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | |||
2007 | CAF Champions League | PR | Vital'O | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
FR | Al Hilal | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | |||
2008 | CAF Champions League | PR | APR | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
FR | Africa Sports | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (5–4 p) | |||
SR | Inter de Luanda | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | |||
Group A | Al Ahly | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4th | |||
Dynamos | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||
ASEC Mimosas | 0–0 | 0–3 | |||||
2011 | CAF Champions League | PR | Ulinzi Stars | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
FR | Club Africain | w/o | 2–4 | w/o[lower-alpha 11] | |||
2012 | CAF Champions League | PR | Young Africans | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
FR | Africa Sports | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | |||
SR | MAS Fez | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||
Group B | Berekum Chelsea | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||
Al Ahly | 0–1 | 1–1 | |||||
TP Mazembe | 1–2 | 0–2 | |||||
2013 | CAF Champions League | PR | Gazelle | 7–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | |
FR | AS Vita Club | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
SR | Saint George | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 (a) | |||
Group B | Orlando Pirates | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3rd | |||
AC Léopards | 4–1 | 0–1 | |||||
Al Ahly | 1–1 | 2–4 | |||||
2014 | CAF Champions League | PR | AS Douanes Niamey | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
FR | Kabuscorp | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
SR | Nkana | 5–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |||
Group A | Al Hilal | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4th | |||
TP Mazembe | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||
AS Vita Club | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||
2015 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Rayon Sports | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
SR | FUS Rabat | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |||
PO | SM Sanga Balende | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |||
Group B | AC Léopards | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1st | |||
Orlando Pirates | 4–1 | 2–1 | |||||
CS Sfaxien | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||||
SF | Étoile du Sahel | 3–0 | 1–5 | 4–5 | |||
2016 | CAF Champions League | FR | Union Douala | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
SR | MO Béjaïa | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
Group B | ES Sétif | w/o[lower-alpha 12] | 2nd | ||||
Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–2 | 0–1 | |||||
Enyimba | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||
SF | Wydad Casablanca | 4–0 | 2–5 | 6–5 | |||
Final | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |||
2017 | CAF Champions League | FR | Enugu Rangers | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | |
Group B | USM Alger | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||
Al Ahli Tripoli | 2–2 | 0–0 | |||||
CAPS United | 2–0 | 1–3 | |||||
2018 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | Wolaitta Dicha | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 (3–4 p) | |
2018–19 | CAF Confederation Cup | FR | AS CotonTchad | 7–0 | 0–2 | 7–2 | |
PO | Ittihad Tanger | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |||
Group D | Gor Mahia | 4–0 | 2–4 | 1st | |||
NA Hussein Dey | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||||
Petro de Luanda | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||
QF | Hassania Agadir | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
SF | Étoile du Sahel | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
Final | RS Berkane | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (5–3 p) | |||
2019–20 | CAF Super Cup | Final | Espérance de Tunis | 3–1 | |||
2019–20 | CAF Champions League | PR | Dekedaha | 6–0 | 7–0 | 13–0 | |
FR | Génération Foot | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | |||
Group A | 1º de Agosto | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2nd | |||
TP Mazembe | 0–0 | 0–3 | |||||
ZESCO United | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||
QF | Espérance de Tunis | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |||
SF | Raja Casablanca |
- Notes
- Simba did not show up for the second leg. As a result, they were disqualified from the competition and Zamalek won on walkover.
- Zamalek won on walkover after Ogaden Anbassa withdrew.
- The second leg was abandoned in the second half with CS Imana leading 1–0 after fans invaded the pitch. Despite the match was played in Zaire, Zamalek were disqualified from the comptition by CAF and CS Imana won on walkover.
- Lavori Publici won on walkover after Zamalek withdrew.
- The first leg was suspended in the first half with Zamalek leading 1–0 after Gor Mahia players attacked the match officials. As a result, Gor Mahia were disqualified from the comptition by CAF and Zamalek won on walkover.
- Zamalek won on walkover after Marine Club withdrew.
- Zamalek won on walkover after Juvenil Reyes withdrew.
- Zamalek won on walkover after Express withdrew.
- Zamalek won on walkover after Desportivo Maputo withdrew.
- Zamalek won on walkover after Elite withdrew.
- The second leg was abandoned in the second half with Zamalek leading 2–1 after fans invaded the pitch. As a result, Zamalek were disqualified from the comptition by CAF and Club Africain won on walkover.
- The CAF announced on 23 June 2016 that ES Sétif were disqualified from the competition for a pitch invasion and other incidents during their home match against Mamelodi Sundowns.[29]. All of their results in the group stage were annulled.
Records
Appearances
Name | Years | League | Cup | Super Cup | African | Arab | Total |
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1997–2014 | 264 (-213) | 40 (-31) | 4 (-6) | 88 (-28) | 27 (-21) | 423 (-353) | |
1999–2009 | 219 (80) | 27 (18) | 3 (0) | 58 (23) | 32 (13) | 339 (134) | |
1995–2008 | 207 (19) | 23 (2) | 2 (0) | 56 (5) | 35 (0) | 323 (26) | |
1999–2009 | 144 (9) | 27 (0) | 3 (0) | 51 (1) | 23 (1) | 248 (11) | |
1997–2004 2007–2008 | 146 (9) | 21 (0) | 2 (0) | 42 (0) | 22 (2) | 323 (11) |
Goalscorers
- Most goals scored in all competitions: 134 – Abdel Halim Ali[31]
- Most goals scored in the League: 80 – Abdel Halim Ali[32]
- Most goals scored in October League Cup: 9 - Hassan Shehata[33]
- Most goals scored in the cup: 23 – Alaa El-Hamouly[34]
- Most goals scored in all African competitions: 23 – Abdel Halim Ali[35]
- Most goals scored in all Arabian competitions: 13 – Abdel Halim Ali[36]
Awards Winners
- African Footballer of The Year
The following players won African Footballer of the Year while playing for Zamalek:
- Al-Ahram Hebdo Egyptian Best footballer award
The following players won Al-Ahram Hebdo Egyptian Best footballer award while playing for Zamalek:
Ahmed El-Kass – 1994 Ismail Youssef – 1996 Tarek El-Said – 2000 Hossam Hassan – 2001
Matches
- First League match: Farouk (Zamalek) 5–1 El-Masry, Week 1, 22 October 1948.[37]
- First Egypt Cup match: Mokhtalat (Zamalek) 4–0 Tersana SC, first round, 3 March 1922.[38]
- First African Cup Winners' Cup match: Zamalek 3–0 Al Ahly (Tripoli), first round, 7 May 1976.[39]
- First CAF Champions League match: Zamalek 2–1 Simba S.C., first round, 16 March 1979.[40]
- First CAF Cup match: Zamalek 0–1 Gor Mahia, first round, 21 March 1998.[41]
- First CAF Confederation Cup match: Rayon Sports 3–1, 2nd round, 15 March 2015.[42]
- Longest Winning Streak: 10 matches (2012/2013).
- Longest Clean sheet: 7 matches (2014–15 Egyptian Premier League).
- Longest Unbeaten Streak in Egypt Cup (Egyptian Record): 22 matches (2013–2017).
- Longest Unbeaten Home Streak in African Cups (African Record): 70 matches (1976–2005).
Individual
League
- Ayman Younes scored the fastest goal in 1990 against Souss after 13 seconds.
- Mohamed Amin scored the first goal in the Egyptian League against El Masry.
- Saad Rostom scored the first hat trick for Zamalek in the league against El Masry.
The following players have won the top scorer award in the league while playing with Zamalek:
Season | Player | Goals |
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1956–57 | 16 | |
1960–61 | 16 | |
1976–77 | 17 | |
1978–79 | 12 | |
1979–80 | 14 | |
1987–88 | 11 | |
1997–98 | 15 | |
2000–01 | 13 | |
2001–02 | 18 | |
2003–04 | 21 | |
2010–11 | 13 |
Cup
- Hussein Yasser scored the fastest goal in the cup against Al Ahly in 2010 after 46 seconds.
Rivalry
The Cairo derby is a football match between Zamalek and Al Ahly, arguably the two most successful clubs in Egypt and Africa. Both teams are located in Greater Cairo and their matches are considered the highlight of the football season, with a live broadcast to most of the Middle Eastern and North African countries since the 1970s. Usually the derby is played twice each season with two matches in the Egyptian Premier League, but it is not uncommon to find the teams meeting each other in the Egypt Cup, especially in the final, and in the CAF Champions League.[43]
Media
It is a TV channel of the Zamalek Club that broadcasts on Nilesat in SD quality. The broadcast began experimentally on December 31, 2019, and the channel actually launched on January 22, 2020, and it cares for all club news, produces reports, and transmits matches and affairs.Also, there is a magazine affiliated with Zamalek Club, which is issued weekly every Thursday. The magazine contains news and reviews about the club and interviews with the players.[44][45]
Team kit
Season | Kit provider | Sponsor |
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1999–2001 | Diadora | Philips |
2001–2004 | Adidas | Chipsey |
Pepsi | ||
2004–2005 | Venecia | None |
2005–2007 | Adidas | SIPES |
2007–2008 | Venecia | KFC/Lion Chips |
2008–2011 | Adidas | Ceramica Royal |
2011–2012 | York | |
2012–2013 | Prego | |
2013–2014 | Twist | |
2014–2015 | SAIB Bank/Pepsi | |
2015–2016 | Macron[46] | SAIB Bank/Hyundai |
2016–17 | Joma | |
2017–2018 | TE/Lactel/Oppo/JAC | |
2018–2019 | Puma |
Kit evolution
Players
Current squad
As of Egyptian Premier League:
Out on loan
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Other players under contract
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Notable players
Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
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see also List of Zamalek SC players
Staff
Board of directors
Position | Name |
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President | |
Vice-president | |
Treasurer | |
Board member | |
Board member | |
Board member | |
Board member | |
Board member | |
Board member | |
Board member |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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First-team Manager | |
General Manager | |
Assistant Manager | |
Assistant Manager | |
Goalkeeping Coach | |
Fitness Coach | |
Sporting Director | |
Head of the administrative body | |
Administrator | |
Administrator | |
Administrator | |
Medical Staff
Position | Name |
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Team Doctor | Dr.Mohammed Osama |
Team Assistant Doctor | Dr.Mohammed Eid |
Physiotherapist Specialist | Dr.Amr El-Mattarawy |
Physiotherapist Specialist | Dr.Ibrahim Anaba |
Physiotherapist | Mostafa Abdo |
Physiotherapist | Abdul-Aziz Hamdy |
Managers
See More: List of Zamalek SC managers
Club presidents
No | Period | Name | From | To |
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1 | 1st | 1911 | 1915 | |
2 | 1st | 1915 | 1917 | |
3 | 1st | 1917 | 1919 | |
4 | 1st | 1923 | 1952 | |
5 | 1st | 1952 | 1955 | |
6 | 1st | 1955 | 1955 | |
7 | 2nd | 1955 | 1956 | |
8 | 1st | 1956 | 1961 | |
9 | 1st | 1961 | 1962 | |
10 | 1st | 1962 | 1967 | |
11 | 1st | 1967 | 1971 | |
12 | 1st | 1971 | 1972 | |
13 | 2nd | 1974 | 1980 | |
14 | 3rd | 1980 | 1984 | |
15 | 2nd | 1984 | 1988 | |
16 | 1st | 1988 | 1990 | |
17 | 1st | 1990 | 1992 | |
18 | 1st | 1992 | 1996 | |
19 | 1st | 1996 | 2001 | |
20 | 2nd | 2001 | 2005 | |
21 | 1st | 2005 | 2005 | |
22 | 1st | 2005 | 2006 | |
23 | 2nd | 2006 | 2006 | |
24 | 1st | 2006 | 2006 | |
25 | 1st | 2006 | 2008 | |
26 | 1st | 2008 | 2009 | |
27 | 2nd | 2009 | 2010 | |
28 | 2nd | 2010 | 2011 | |
29 | 3rd | 2011 | 2013 | |
30 | 3rd | 2013 | 2014 | |
31 | 3rd | 2014 | 2017 | |
32 | 4th | 2017 | present |
Source:[48]
See also
- Zamalek SC (handball)
- Zamalek SC (volleyball)
- Zamalek (basketball)
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