Zamalek Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Giza, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system. The club is renowned for its consistent success at both domestic and continental levels, regularly contending in CAF tournaments.
The Egyptian Premier League, also known as the Nile League for sponsorship purposes, after the addition of title sponsor Nile Developments, is a professional association football league and the highest division of Egyptian football league system. The league comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Egyptian Second Division A. Seasons mostly run from August to May. Unlike most other leagues, games are played on all days of the week.
The Egypt Cup is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Zamalek also hold the record of being the only team to win the title for 4 consecutive years twice; from 1957 to 1960 and 2013 Egypt Cup up to 2016, while Al Ahly hold the record of total number of titles with a total of 39 titles.
Tersana Sporting Club is an Egyptian sports club based in Meet Okba, Giza, Egypt. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest tier in the Egyptian football league system.
The Sultan Hussein Cup (1917–1938) was the first local Egyptian football competition. It preceded the Egypt Cup and the regional leagues in the areas of Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary and Canal. The first Egyptian team to win the trophy was Zamalek SC, in the 1921 edition.
Tewfik Abdullah was an Egyptian football player and manager. He was the second Egyptian to play in the English Football League and the first in the First Division. He was one of four Egyptians who played professional football in Britain before World War Il.
Football is the most popular sport in Egypt, many Egyptians gather around to watch various Egyptian clubs and the Egyptian national football team play on an almost daily basis.
The Cairo derby or the Arab Classico is a rivalry between Egyptian football clubs Al Ahly and Zamalek, arguably the two most successful clubs in Egypt and Africa. Al Ahly and Zamalek were named by the CAF as the 1st and 2nd African clubs of the 20th century respectively.
Hussein Hegazi was an Egyptian international footballer. He is considered the father of Egyptian football. Hegazi played in England at the prime of his career. He spent most of his professional career in Zamalek, where he was a part of the team that won the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921, becoming the first Egyptian team to ever win a tournament.
Ali Mohammed El-Kaf El-Sayed commonly known as Ali Kaf, was an Egyptian football defender who played for Egypt in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Zamalek, and represented Egypt at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Mostafa Kamel Taha Yossef El-Gamal was an Egyptian football forward who played for Zamalek and Egypt. He was a prolific goal scorer, He played almost all of his career in Zamalek. Taha represented Egypt at the 1934 World Cup and the 1936 Summer Olympics. He is the Zamalek's all-time goal scorer in the Cairo derby with 12 goals. He retired as captain of Zamalek in 1945.
Abdel-Karim Ezzat Sakr was an Egyptian football forward who played for Egypt and Zamalek. He started his career at Al Ahly, but he played most of his career in Zamalek, and achieved 14 titles with the club. He is the all-time top-scorer of the Cairo Derby, with 19 goals; 10 goals for Zamalek and 9 goals for Al Ahly. Sakr is the only player to score in both derbies ending with the largest score in history, as Zamalek defeated Al Ahly with a score of 6–0 in the 1941–42 Cairo League and the 1944 Egypt Cup Final, respectively.
El-Sayed Fahmi Abaza was an Egyptian footballer who played as a defender. He competed in the 1920 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He also played for Zamalek and won the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921, and the first Egypt Cup in 1922.
Ali El-Hassani was an Egyptian footballer. He competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He played for Zamalek and Al Ahly. He was part of the Zamalek team that won the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921.
Gamil Osman was an Egyptian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He played for Zamalek, and was a part of the team that won the 1921 Sultan Hussein Cup, and the 1922 Egypt Cup.
Ahmed Mohamed Abdallah Salem was an Egyptian 2 time Olympian as a footballer and Track & Field Champion. He played for Zamalek and Egypt. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Fouad Gamil was an Egyptian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Yakan Hussein Zaki Yakan was an Egyptian football coach and former football player who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent almost his whole career with Zamalek. He played also for the Egypt national football team. He was part of the team that won the 1959 African Cup of Nations. Hussein played for his country at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He was part of the team that won the gold medal at the Arab Games in 1953 and 1965. After retiring from football, he worked as a head coach. He was elected as Zamalek's board member in the 1990s.
Zamalek SC, commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, known for its professional football team, and is considered as one of the most successful teams in Africa and one of the continent's giants. The history of Zamalek SC originates in 1911, when the club was founded by George Merzbach on January 5 as Qasr El Nile.
