Zamalek SC

George Merzbach Bey, the founder and first president of Zamalek SC

Howard Carter, the first vice president of Zamalek SC

Little is known about the very early years of the club. According to historians,[11][12] the club was established by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach. On the 25 December 1910, Merzbach realized that the Cairo Tramways Company’s guest house hosting the celebration on the Nile banks was suitable as a sports club headquarters while attending the company's Christmas celebration. Merzbach decided to establish a new club for Belgians, Egyptians, and foreigners. At the time, Gezira Sporting Club, the main sporting club in Cairo, was exclusively for the British Army and unavailable for non-British foreigners and Egyptians. For the new club, he chose the name Qasr El Nile (transl. The Nile Palace). He did not have difficulties in establishing the club, as he enjoyed strong ties within the Palace of Khedive Abbas II, as well as many friendships with senior officials of Egyptian society. He was also the private lawyer for both Baron Empain and the Cairo Tramways Company. On 5 January 1911 the club was established, and it was officially opened on February 6 of the same year.

The first board of directors consisted of Merzbach as president, archaeologist Howard Carter 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 board 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.[13] 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 Merzbach's presidency.

Zamalek SC team that won the first Egypt Cup in 1921

In 1913, the club moved to a different location and changed its name to Cairo International Sports Club (C.I.S.C.), colloquially referred to as the El Qāhirah El Mokhtalat Club or El Mokhtalat Club. The second president of the club was Nicolas Arfagi Bianchi, who played as a left winger for the club's football team. The idea of the Royal Trophy is one of the first trophies in Egyptian football. it started as a competition for Egyptian clubs and allied weapons clubs. In the second year of the competition, the club Al-Ahly was convinced of the need to participate to prove the existence of the Egyptians. Al-Ahly and Zamalek agreed not only to resist foreigners, but also to compete between them as well. In 1917, the Egyptians began their fight to remove foreigners from Zamalek, and reviewed reviewing the club's conditions. The fight started with a general assembly for the club on Al-Shawarby Street, and a decision was issued by the association to withdraw confidence from the club's board of directors consisting of Foreigners and to elect a new board of directors from the Egyptians, which consisted of Mohamed Badr as president, Mustafa Hassan as agent, Ibrahim Allam as secretary, Fawzi, Captain Hassan and Abdo Al-Jabbawi

Dr. Mohamed Badr, the first Egyptian president of the Zamalek SC, after a long struggle with Nicolas Arfagi Bianchi, the head of the French community in Cairo, to restore the club to the Egyptians

The new board of directors held its first meeting and decided to continue the fight. They renewed the club in the name of the new president, and informed the prosecution of the missing club records. During all this, the club was protected by 20 men from Bulaq, who volunteered to preserve it and protect its Egyptian members. The Ministry of the Interior and some foreign embassies in Cairo interfered, but non-Egyptians were not allowed to join the club. In 1917, Egyptian members attempted to form an Egyptian board for the club, but this was blocked by the president of the club—M. Bianchi—and the secretary M. Shoudoi, who was Belgian; as a result, no general members' meetings were held for the next few years. Around this time Zamalek received the moniker "Qahir-al-Aganib" (the conqueror of foreigners) due to their many wins against renowned foreign teams.[14] 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 held in Egypt.

Zamalek football team in 1939

The Egyptian members realized that it was important to gain a majority at the next general members meeting. 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 Mohamed Heidar as president and Youssef Mohamad as secretary. In the winter of 1924, the club moved to a location on the west bank of the River Nile, and west of Gezira island, and became known as the Cairo International Sports Club (C.I.S.C.).[15] The 1924 location is occupied by El Balloon Theater today. Zamalek won the Sultan Hussein Cup for the first time in 1921 after its victory over Britain's Schrods (1–2). Zamalek won the first round of the Egyptian Cup and the Sultan Hussein Cup for the second time two weeks after. In 1922, the Cairo Region League was launched, and the club won twice (1922 and 1940).

His Majesty Farouk I, the Honorary President of Zamalek SC

Farouk I Prince of Egypt handing the Egypt Cup to Zamalek SC football team

In the 1940s, Zamalek won the King's Cup, and the Cairo Region League Championship in its 1940–41 season. After a year, Zamalek lost the final of the cup to Al-Ahly. In 1941, Farouk I, King of Egypt and Sudan, bestowed the royal sponsorship on the club, and the club name was renamed to Nady Farouk El Awal (transl. Farouk I Club). Ismail Bak Shirin of Mohammed Ali's family took the post of vice president.[16] Zamalek won 6–0 in both the 1941–42 Cairo League and 1944 Egypt Cup Final.[17][18]

Zamalek SC football team in the 1950–1951 season

After the army coup in 1952, the club was renamed Zamalek after the area where the club was situated. The club later moved for the last time to 26 July Street, and occupied an area of 35 acres (140,000 m²) and hosted 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 became the president, and although he was elected for a second period, he was not able to do the job he wanted. Heidar Pasha and Haj Sayed El Annany contributed to forming the VIP stands and the first-class stands, which happened while El Shawarbi was outside Egypt. When he returned, he resigned and the board continued after Shawky stepped up from his deputy position to continue till September 1955. 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 three years. Shawky stepped down for Regeila, 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 money from the governmental policy against private property. 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. [19] [20][21][22]

Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha

Regeila was 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 Zamalek.

Hamada Emam and Hazem Emam Legends of Zamalek football team

Hamada Emam was a popular player on the club who helped raise the club's profile.[23] In 1962, there was a new board with Hassan Amer as a president, emeritus deputy Shawky, Mohammad Lateef, Galal Kereitam, Mahmoud Emam, and Mahmoud Hafez. Amer stayed as president until the Egyptian army's defeat in 1967.

Hassan Shehata in 1975

Zamalek hosted the Ismaily and Al Masry clubs, as well as the other Suez Canal teams at its grounds.[24]  

Zamalek Football team in 1969

In 1967, Minister of Youth and Sports Talat Khairy decided that the club boards would be appointed rather than elected, and Helmy took the presidency[25] and was the first Egyptian sportsman in Egypt to become a president of a club. He remained as 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.The 1970s generation was one of the best generations of football in Zamalek, and it included legendary players in the history of Egyptian and Arab football.

Zamalek SC in 1977

In 1973, Helmy was elected president and stayed as the head of the board till 1984.

Zamalek won the Egyptian Premier League in its 1959–60 season. Zamalek won the Egyptian Premier League five times (1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1977–78, and 1983–84) and the Egyptian Cup in 1960, 1962, 1975, 1977, and 1979. The club also won the October Cup, which is the tournament that was held as an alternative to the Egyptian Premier League because of Egypt hosting the 1974 African Nations Cup.[26]

Zamalek won the first African title against Nigeria's Shooting Stars after beating them in Cairo (2–0) and in Nigeria (0–1).

Zamalek SC won the first African title CAF Champions League in 1984

In 1984 Amer became president, followed by Hasan Abo el Fetouh in 1988. In 1990, Galal Ibrahim became the temporary president of the club after Fetouh died until September 1990, when the general club meeting was held and Mohamad Nour El Daly was elected president. In 1992, Galal Ibrahim became the new president. The club's president from 1992 to 1996 was Jalal Ibrahim, and 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.

In 1993 Zamalek won the CAF Champions League. By 1994, 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 Farouk Abo El Nasr was appointed to take over his duties while Shaheen stayed in his position. In 1995, four members in the board were removed due to their six absences from board meetings: Mahmoud Marouf, Mohamad Fayez El Zummur, and Amer. They were replaced with 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 Hassan and Ibrahim Latif forfeited their positions. The newly two appointed members for the club board were Amer and El Nasr in support of their abilities and dedication. Fawzy was selected to be treasurer till the new elections. On 4 July, Abd El Menem Emarah decided to release the club board and the Egyptian Football Federation board after the game between Al-Ahly and Zamalek in 1995–96, and the board froze football activities 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. Accountant Mahmoud Badr El Deen was appointed as treasurer.

Dr. Kamal Darwish

Kamal Darwish was the president of Zamalek club for two terms from 1996 to 2005. 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 the president with the most achievements in the history of Zamalek.[27]
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, though that competition did not happen because of funding problems. Zamalek won the African Champions League in 2002, two African Super Cups in 1996 and 2003, and the first two championships in the Egyptian Super Cup in 2001 and 2002. Zamalek FC is the only team to achieve seven championships between the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, surpassing FC Barcelona, who won six championships in one year. Zamalek also won the Egyptian Premier League three times (2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04), and the Egypt Cup in 1999 and 2002.[28][29]

In 2005 many boards were dismissed by the Minister of Sport, which led to organizational uncertainty from 2005 to 2013, and changed the form of competition in Egypt for years. The football team only won two championships: the Egypt Cup in 2008 and 2013. The level of Zamalek continued to decline, and its administration destabilized since Mortada Mansour assumed the presidency of the club in 2005. The council did not last long and was dissolved, and a council headed by Morsi Atallah came to run the club before Mansour returned to head the council. Mansour dissolved the board of directors before restoring it, and the National Sports Council intervened to appoint a council headed by Muhammad Amir for a year before elections were held in May 2009, which resulted in the election of Mamdouh Abbas as the club's president; Abbas' council was dissolved in 2010 after Mansour obtained a court ruling stating that the elections were rigged. The administrative authority appointed an interim council to manage the club headed by Jalal Ibrahim, before Abbas' council returned when Mansour abandoned his lawsuit. Taher Abu Zaid disbanded Abbas' council, and formed an interim council headed by Kamal Darwish to head Zamalek, but by appointment.[30]

Zamalek Sporting Club headquarters in 2015

Zamalek SC and RS Berkane squads in the 2019 CAF Confederation Cup Final

In 2014, Mansour took over the club. Zamalek won the Egypt Cup in 2014 against Smouha (1–0). In the next season 2014–15 season, Zamalek won the Egyptian Premier League, and broke the record in obtaining the largest number of points in the league. The team won the Egypt Cup championship at the end of the year against Al-Ahly team (2–0), and reached the semifinals of the African CAF Confederation Cup in 2015. [31] In 2016, Zamalek reached the finals in the CAF Champions League and won the Egypt Cup and the Egypt Super Cup. In 2018, the Zamalek football team won the Egypt Cup again. In 2019 Zamalek won the CAF Confederation Cup,[32] the Egypt Cup, the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup, the Egypt Super Cup, and the CAF Super Cup. Since 2014, the football team won 11 championships, the last of which was the Egyptian Super Cup and the African Super Cup that were achieved in the span of one week.[33][34] Mansour announced that "The trademark 'Real Football Club of the Century' is registered in the Ministry of Supply and Trade in Egypt."[35] Zamalek sent a complaint to the Egyptian Football Association in preparation for escalating the case of the Century Club to FIFA and the International Sports Court.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports suspended Zamalek's board of directors due to financial violations on Sunday 29 November 2020. The Egyptian Ministry of Sports and Youth named Emad Abdel-Aziz as Zamalek's new president to succeed Ahmed Bakry, who passed away due to COVID-19.[36]

Classic

1984

1992–1993

1994–1995

1996–1997

1997–1998

2000–2001

2002–2003

2005–2007

2008–2010

2011–2012

2012–2015

2015–2016

2016–2017

2017–2018

2018–2019

2020–

Source:[41]

Panorama view of Cairo International Stadium

The club does not have a home ground. Their old stadium, Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha Stadium was not suitable for hosting the first team's official matches due to its limited capacity, its central downtown location, and need for renovations. The players train in Abdel-Latif Abo Regeila but play their home matches in Cairo International Stadium for local matches and continental matches.[42][43][44]

Mohammed Hassan Helmy "Zamora" Stadium, before changing its name to Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha Stadium, and demolishing the stadium's stands

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 Helmy. It was renamed in 2014 to Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha Stadium after the former president of Zamalek, Abdel-Latif Abu-Rajelha. It is mostly used for football matches and was the home of Zamalek before they moved to Cairo International Stadium because of its small capacity. The stadium could hold 40,000 spectators before the capacity was reduced to 20,000 .[45][46][47]

At least 48 people died in a stampede at a friendly game against Czechoslovak club Dukla Prague at the Helmy Zamora Stadium in 1974.[49]

On 8 February 2015, 20 supporters were killed by policemen outside the 30 June Stadium.[50][51][52][53][54][55]

• 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
1976	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Libya	Al Ahli Tripoli	3–0	1–2	4–2
		QF	Ethiopia	Mechal	6–0	0–2	6–2
		SF	Nigeria	Shooting Stars	2–0	0–2	2–2 (3–5 p)
1978	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Sudan	Al Hilal	1–1	2–1	3–2
		QF	Upper Volta	RC Kadiogo	2–1	0–1	2–2 (a)
1979	African Cup of Champions Clubs	FR	Uganda	Simba	2–1	w/o	w/o[lower-alpha 1]
		SR	Ethiopia	Ogaden Anbassa	w/o[lower-alpha 2]
		QF	Zaire	CS Imana	3–1	w/o	w/o[lower-alpha 3]
1981	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Somalia	Lavori Publici	w/o[lower-alpha 4]
1984	African Cup of Champions Clubs	FR	Tunisia	CS Sfaxien	3–0	1–1	4–1
		SR	Kenya	Gor Mahia	w/o[lower-alpha 5]
		QF	Zambia	Nkana Red Devils	5–1	1–1	6–2
		SF	Algeria	JE Tizi Ouzou	3–0	1–3	4–3
		Final	Nigeria	Shooting Stars	2–0	1–0	3–0
1985	African Cup of Champions Clubs	FR	Somalia	Marine Club	w/o[lower-alpha 6]
		SR	Sudan	Al Hilal	4–0	1–1	5–1
		QF	Burundi	Vital'O	5–2	0–1	5–3
		SF	Morocco	FAR Rabat	1–0	0–1	1–1 (3–4 p)
1986	African Cup of Champions Clubs	FR	Rwanda	Panthères Noires	5–1	1–1	6–2
		SR	Zimbabwe	Dynamos	2–1	2–0	4–1
		QF	Burundi	AS Inter Star	3–0	0–1	3–1
		SF	Cameroon	Canon Yaoundé	2–0	1–2	3–2
		Final	Ivory Coast	Africa Sports	2–0	0–2	2–2 (4–2 p)
1987	African Cup of Champions Clubs	FR	Equatorial Guinea	Juvenil Reyes	w/o[lower-alpha 7]
		SR	Zambia	Nkana Red Devils	2–0	0–1	2–1
		QF	Ghana	Asante Kotoko	2–0	1–5	3–5
1989	African Cup of Champions Clubs	FR	Sudan	Al Mourada	2–1	0–1	2–2 (a)
1993	African Cup of Champions Clubs	FR	Tanzania	Malindi	4–0	1–0	5–0
		SR	South Africa	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	1–2	2–2 (a)
		QF	Algeria	MC Oran	4–0	1–1	5–1
		SF	Nigeria	Stationery Stores	3–1	0–1	3–2
		Final	Ghana	Asante Kotoko	0–0	0–0	0–0 (7–6 p)
1994	CAF Super Cup	Final	Egypt	Al Ahly	1–0
1994	African Cup of Champions Clubs	FR	Uganda	Express	w/o[lower-alpha 8]
		SR	Kenya	Gor Mahia	2–1	1–1	3–2
		QF	Gabon	AS Sogara	1–0	2–2	3–2
		SF	Zambia	Nkana	2–0	0–1	2–1
		Final	Tunisia	Espérance de Tunis	0–0	1–3	1–3
1996	African Cup of Champions Clubs	FR	Mauritius	Sunrise Flacq United	3–1	1–2	4–3
		SR	Mozambique	Desportivo Maputo	w/o[lower-alpha 9]
		QF	Morocco	COD Meknès	2–0	2–2	4–2
		SF	Tunisia	CS Sfaxien	1–0	0–1	1–1 (4–3 p)
		Final	Nigeria	Shooting Stars	2–1	1–2	3–3 (5–4 p)
1997	CAF Super Cup	Final	Egypt	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	0–0 (4–2 p)
1997	CAF Champions League	FR	Ethiopia	Saint George	2–0	1–1	3–1
		SR	Zambia	Mufulira Wanderers	5–2	1–0	6–2
		Group B	Mozambique	Ferroviário Maputo	2–1	0–2	2nd
			Tunisia	Club Africain	2–0	0–2
			Ghana	Obuasi Goldfields	2–0	1–3
1998	CAF Cup	FR	Kenya	Gor Mahia	4–0	0–1	4–1
		SR	Sudan	Al Hilal	0–0	0–1	0–1
1999	CAF Cup	FR	Burundi	Elite	w/o[lower-alpha 10]
		SR	Réunion	US Stade Tamponnaise	3–0	0–0	3–0
		QF	Nigeria	Kwara United	4–0	1–2	5–2
		SF	Tunisia	Étoile du Sahel	3–1	0–2	3–3 (a)
2000	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Tanzania	Young Africans	4–0	1–1	5–1
		SR	Ethiopia	Ethiopian Coffee	2–1	1–2	3–3 (4–2 p)
		QF	Senegal	ASEC Ndiambour	3–1	0–1	3–2
		SF	Réunion	SS Saint-Louisienne	2–0	0–0	2–0
		Final	Cameroon	Canon Yaoundé	4–1	0–2	4–3
2001	CAF Super Cup	Final	Ghana	Hearts of Oak	0–2
2001	African Cup Winners' Cup	FR	Sudan	Al Hilal	1–0	1–0	2–0
		SR	Zambia	Nkana	2–0	2–2	4–2
		QF	Tunisia	Club Africain	1–0	1–3	2–3
2002	CAF Champions League	FR	Rwanda	APR	6–0	0–0	6–0
		SR	Zambia	Nkana	2–0	1–1	3–1
		Group B	Ivory Coast	ASEC Mimosas	3–1	0–1	1st
			Mozambique	Costa do Sol	3–0	2–0
			Tunisia	Espérance de Tunis	1–0	1–1
		SF	DR Congo	TP Mazembe	2–0	1–1	3–1
		Final	Morocco	Raja Casablanca	1–0	0–0	1–0
2003	CAF Super Cup	Final	Morocco	Wydad Casablanca	3–1
2003	CAF Champions League	FR	Kenya	Nzoia Sugar	3–0	4–1	7–1
		SR	Tanzania	Simba	1–0	0–1	1–1 (2–3 p)
2004	CAF Champions League	FR	Rwanda	APR	3–2	1–4	4–6
2005	CAF Champions League	FR	Kenya	Tusker	3–1	1–0	4–1
		SR	Angola	ASA	2–0	1–1	3–1
		Group B	Ivory Coast	ASEC Mimosas	2–1	1–1	2nd
			Tunisia	Étoile du Sahel	1–1	1–2
			Tunisia	Espérance de Tunis	1–1	2–1
		SF	Egypt	Al Ahly	1–2	0–2	1–4
2007	CAF Champions League	PR	Burundi	Vital'O	4–1	1–0	5–1
		FR	Sudan	Al Hilal	2–2	0–2	2–4
2008	CAF Champions League	PR	Rwanda	APR	2–0	2–1	4–0
		FR	Ivory Coast	Africa Sports	2–0	0–2	2–2 (5–4 p)
		SR	Angola	Inter de Luanda	3–0	1–2	4–2
		Group A	Egypt	Al Ahly	2–2	1–2	4th
			Zimbabwe	Dynamos	1–0	0–1
			Ivory Coast	ASEC Mimosas	0–0	0–3
2011	CAF Champions League	PR	Kenya	Ulinzi Stars	1–0	4–0	5–0
		FR	Tunisia	Club Africain	w/o	2–4	w/o[lower-alpha 11]
2012	CAF Champions League	PR	Tanzania	Young Africans	1–0	1–1	2–1
		FR	Ivory Coast	Africa Sports	1–0	1–2	2–2 (a)
		SR	Morocco	MAS Fez	2–0	2–0	4–0
		Group B	Ghana	Berekum Chelsea	1–1	2–3	4th
			Egypt	Al Ahly	0–1	1–1
			DR Congo	TP Mazembe	1–2	0–2
2013	CAF Champions League	PR	Chad	Gazelle	7–0	0–0	7–0
		FR	DR Congo	AS Vita Club	1–0	0–0	1–0
		SR	Ethiopia	Saint George	1–1	2–2	3–3 (a)
		Group B	South Africa	Orlando Pirates	2–1	1–4	3rd
			Congo	AC Léopards	4–1	0–1
			Egypt	Al Ahly	1–1	2–4
2014	CAF Champions League	PR	Niger	AS Douanes Niamey	2–0	1–0	3–0
		FR	Angola	Kabuscorp	1–0	0–0	1–0
		SR	Zambia	Nkana	5–0	0–0	5–0
		Group A	Sudan	Al Hilal	2–1	1–2	4th
			DR Congo	TP Mazembe	0–0	0–1
			DR Congo	AS Vita Club	0–1	0–1
2015	CAF Confederation Cup	FR	Rwanda	Rayon Sports	3–1	3–0	6–1
		SR	Morocco	FUS Rabat	0–0	3–2	3–2
		PO	DR Congo	SM Sanga Balende	3–1	0–1	3–2
		Group B	Congo	AC Léopards	2–0	0–1	1st
			South Africa	Orlando Pirates	4–1	2–1
			Tunisia	CS Sfaxien	1–0	3–1
		SF	Tunisia	Étoile du Sahel	3–0	1–5	4–5
2016	CAF Champions League	FR	Cameroon	Union Douala	2–0	1–0	3–0
		SR	Algeria	MO Béjaïa	2–0	1–1	3–1
		Group B	Algeria	ES Sétif	w/o[lower-alpha 12]		2nd
			South Africa	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–2	0–1
			Nigeria	Enyimba	1–0	1–0
		SF	Morocco	Wydad Casablanca	4–0	2–5	6–5
		Final	South Africa	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	0–3	1–3
2017	CAF Champions League	FR	Nigeria	Enugu Rangers	4–1	1–2	5–3
		Group B	Algeria	USM Alger	1–1	0–2	3rd
			Libya	Al Ahli Tripoli	2–2	0–0
			Zimbabwe	CAPS United	2–0	1–3
2018	CAF Confederation Cup	FR	Ethiopia	Wolaitta Dicha	2–1	1–2	3–3 (3–4 p)
2018–19	CAF Confederation Cup	FR	Chad	AS CotonTchad	7–0	0–2	7–2
		PO	Morocco	Ittihad Tanger	3–1	0–0	3–1
		Group D	Kenya	Gor Mahia	4–0	2–4	1st
			Algeria	NA Hussein Dey	1–1	0–0
			Angola	Petro de Luanda	1–1	1–0
		QF	Morocco	Hassania Agadir	1–0	0–0	1–0
		SF	Tunisia	Étoile du Sahel	1–0	0–0	1–0
		Final	Morocco	RS Berkane	1–0	0–1	1–1 (5–3 p)
2019–20	CAF Super Cup	Final	Tunisia	Espérance de Tunis	3–1
2019–20	CAF Champions League	PR	Somalia	Dekedaha	6–0	7–0	13–0
		FR	Senegal	Génération Foot	1–0	1–2	2–2 (a)
		Group A	Angola	1º de Agosto	2–0	0–0	2nd
			DR Congo	TP Mazembe	0–0	0–3
			Zambia	ZESCO United	2–0	1–1
		QF	Tunisia	Espérance de Tunis	3–1	0–1	3–2
		SF	Morocco	Raja Casablanca	3–1	1–0	4–1
		Final	Egypt	Al Ahly	1–2
2020–21	CAF Champions League	FR	Chad	Gazelle	w/o[lower-alpha 13]
		Group D	Tunisia	Espérance de Tunis
			Algeria	MC Alger
			Senegal	Teungueth

Notes

Zamalek SC is the most decorated club for continental trophies in the twentieth century

Pos	Club	Titles	Trophies won
1	Zamalek	7 (+2)	4 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 2 CAF Super Cup, (2 Afro-Asian Club Championship)
2	Al-Ahly	6 (+1)	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 4 CAF Cup Winners' Cups, (1 Afro-Asian Club Championship)
3	ES Tunis	4 (+1)	1 African Cup of Champions Clubs; 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, (1 Afro-Asian Club Championship)
	Raja Casablanca	4 (+1)	3 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 1 CAF Super Cup, (1 Afro-Asian Club Championship)
	Canon Yaoundé	4	3 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup
	JS Kabylie	4	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Cup

Source:[58][59]

Name	Years	League	Cup	Super Cup	African	Arab	Total
Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed	1997–2014	264 (-213)	40 (-31)	4 (-6)	88 (-28)	27 (-21)	423   (-353)
Abdel Halim Ali	1999–2009	219 (80)	27 (18)	3 (0)	58 (23)	32 (13)	339   (134)
Tarek El-Sayed	1995–2008	207 (19)	23 (2)	2 (0)	56 (5)	35 (0)	323   (26)
Mohamed Aboul Ela	1999–2009	144 (9)	27 (0)	3 (0)	51 (1)	23 (1)	248   (11)
Besheer El-Tabei	1997–2004 2007–2008	146 (9)	21 (0)	2 (0)	42 (0)	22 (2)	323   (11)

Source:[60]

• Most goals scored in all competitions: 138 – Abdel Halim Ali[61]
• Most goals scored in the League: 80 – Abdel Halim Ali[62]
• Most goals scored in October League Cup: 9 - Hassan Shehata[63]
• Most goals scored in Egypt Cup: 23 – Alaa El-Hamouly[64]
• Most goals scored in all African competitions: 23 – Abdel Halim Ali[65]
• Most goals scored in all Arabian competitions: 13 – Abdel Halim Ali[66]

African Footballer of The Year

The following players won African Footballer of the Year while playing for Zamalek:

• Emmanuel Amuneke – 1994

• First League match: Farouk (Zamalek) 5–1 El-Masry, Week 1, 22 October 1948.[67]
• First Egypt Cup match: Mokhtalat (Zamalek) 4–0 Tersana SC, first round, 3 March 1922.[68]
• First African Cup Winners' Cup match: Zamalek 3–0 Al Ahly (Tripoli), first round, 7 May 1976.[69]
• First CAF Champions League match: Zamalek 2–1 Simba S.C., first round, 16 March 1979.[70]
• First CAF Cup match: Zamalek 0–1 Gor Mahia, first round, 21 March 1998.[71]
• First CAF Confederation Cup match: Rayon Sports 3–1, 2nd round, 15 March 2015.[72]
• 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).

• 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
1956–57	Alaa El-Hamouly	16
1960–61	Ali Mohsen	16
1976–77	Ali Khalil	17
	Hassan Shehata
1978–79	Ali Khalil	12
1979–80	Hassan Shehata	14
1987–88	Gamal Abdul Hamid	11
1997–98	Abdul Hamid Bassiouny	15
2000–01	Tarek El-Said	13
2001–02	Hossam Hassan	18
2003–04	Abdel Halim Ali	21
2010–11	Shikabala	13

• Hussein Yasser scored the fastest goal in the cup against Al Ahly in 2010 after 46 seconds.

The Cairo Derby is a football match between Zamalek and Al Ahly. 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 finals, and in the CAF Champions League.[73][74]

The Mit Okba derby is a football match between Zamalek and Tersana SC. Both teams are located in the Mit Okba region in Giza. The derby was one of the most important matches of the Egyptian Premier League during the sixties and seventies of the twentieth century, but it gradually lost its value after Tersana SC's performance started to deteriorate and the club has been relegated more than once to the Egyptian Second Division where it currently plays after being relegated for the sixth time in the 2008–09 season.[75]

The North Africa Derby is usually played between teams from Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, such as the Zamalek SC Derby, the Tunisian Espérance Sportive de Tunis, the Club Africain Tunisian, the Tunisian Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Zamalek SC, the Moroccan Raja Casablanca, the Moroccan Wydad AC, the Algerian JS Kabylie, and MC Alger.[76]

Zamalek Club owns a TV channel known as Zamalek TV, which broadcasts on Nilesat in SD quality. The broadcast began experimentally on 31 December 2019 before the channel launched on 22 January 2020. The channel focuses on news about the club.[83][84]

Zamalek SC Magazine is an official Zamalek weekly magazine that is issued every Thursday, and contains news and reviews about the club and interviews with the players.

In 2015, a documentary entitled Zamalek, O Engineering, playing, Art and Engineering, was produced by Abu Dhabi Sports. It was presented in two parts, and presents the history of the club since its foundation.[85][86]

Another documentary film produced in 2016, The Story is Mpethanish, covers the club's history in the five championships in the African Champions League, and was produced by DMC Sport.

Another documentary film was produced by the CBC network in 2017, entitled Helmy Zamora. It covers the story of Helmy or Zamora.

Another documentary film was produced in 2019 with the title Zamalek Club, the National and Dignity Club. It was produced by the club, and shows the history of the club since its establishment.[87] Another documentary film produced in 2020 entitled Zamalek Legends: A long history of stars who inhabited the memory, produced by Abu Dhabi Sports, covers the highlight of the club's most prominent stars from different generations.

Another documentary film produced in 2020 entitled Zamalek - The Road to the African Super 2020, produced by BN Sports Arabia, documents Zamalek's journey in winning the 2019 African Confederation Cup.

Another documentary film produced in 2020 entitled Zamalek, the Road to the Semi-finals 2020, produced by BN Sports Arabia, describes Zamalek won the African Super Cup championship against Esperance Tunisian, and won the local super championship against Al-Ahly.

As of 31 January 2021[88]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  EGY Mohamed Abou Gabal 3 MF  EGY Tarek Hamed 4 DF  EGY Mahmoud Alaa 5 DF  EGY Mohamed Abdel Ghani 6 DF  EGY Mohamed Abdel Salam 7 DF  EGY Hazem Emam (Vice-captain) 8 MF  EGY Emam Ashour 9 FW  EGY Marwan Hamdi 10 MF  EGY Mahmoud Abdul-Raziq (Captain) 12 MF  EGY Mohamed Ashraf 13 MF  TUN Ferjani Sassi 14 MF  EGY Youssef Ibrahim 15 FW  MAR Hamid Ahadad 16 GK  EGY Mahmoud Abdul-Rahim (4th captain) 17 MF  EGY Mahmoud Abdel Aziz 19 DF  EGY Mohamed Abdel Shafy (3rd captain) 20 FW  MAR Achraf Bencharki

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  EGY Mohamed Awad 22 DF  EGY Abdallah Gomaa 23 FW  EGY Islam Gaber 24 DF  TUN Hamza Al-Mathlouthi 25 MF  EGY Ahmed Sayed 26 FW  TUN Seifeldine Al-Jaziri 28 DF  EGY Mahmoud Hamdy 29 DF  EGY Ahmed Fatouh 32 MF  EGY Hussein Faisal 33 FW  EGY Hossam Ashraf 34 DF  EGY Ahmed Eid 36 DF  EGY Hossam Abdul-Majeed 37 FW  EGY Osama Faisal 38 DF  EGY Hatem Muhammad 50 MF  EGY Mohamed Hossam Eldin 35 DF  EGY Yassin Marei — MF  EGY Ayman Hefny

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  CIV Razack Cisse (on loan to Al Ittihad) — GK  EGY Muhammad Sobhy (on loan to Al Ittihad) — FW  EGY Mostafa Fathi (on loan to Smouha) — FW  EGY Karim Bambo (on loan to National Bank of Egypt)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  EGY Mostafa Mohamed (on loan to Galatasaray) — FW  MAR Mohamed Ounajem (on loan to Wydad) — FW  EGY Omar El Said (on loan to El Gouna)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  EGY Ahmed Nader ElSayed — GK  EGY ElSayed Attia 36 DF  EGY Hossam Abdul-Majeed 35 DF  EGY Yassin Marei 38 DF  EGY Hatem Muhammad 50 MF  EGY Muhammad Hossam El-Deen 40 MF  EGY Seif Farouk Gaafar 32 MF  EGY Hussein Faisal 37 FW  EGY Osama Faisal 33 FW  EGY Hossam Ashraf

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This list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Source:[89][90]

Position	Name
Committee President (Interim)	Emad Abdel-Aziz
Vice-president	Hisham Ibrahim
Treasurer	Samy Sobhi
Committee member
Executive committee member	Hussein Al-Semary
Executive committee member	Yehia Mostafa Kamal
Executive committee member	Ibrahim Abdallah

Source:[91][92][93][94]