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Zamalek SC
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Full nameZamalek Sporting Club
Nickname(s)The White Knights,
The Royal Club
مدرسة الفن و الهندسة
Founded1911
GroundCairo Stadium,
Cairo, Egypt
Capacity74,100
ChairmanEgypt Muhammed Amer
ManagerSwitzerland Michel Decastel
LeagueEgyptian League
2008-09Egyptian League, 6th
Current season

Zamalek Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الزمالك) is one of Egypt's and Africa's preeminent sports clubs. The club was established in 1911 under the name of "Kasr El-Nil" and is currently based in Giza (a suburb of Cairo), Egypt. It promotes numerous different sports for all ages. The most famous part of Zamalek Sporting Club is the football team known as just El Zamalek. It is one of the leading club sides in Egyptian, Arabian and African football. Zamalek is crowned African club with 5 Champions Leagues, 1 Cup-Winners Cup, 3 African Super Cups, 2 Afro-Asian Super cups and 1 Egyptian-Saudi Supper cup. Zamalek is the 1st African-Asian club to top the FIFA World Club Monthly Ranking (Feb, 2003). The team's trademark is two horizontal red stripes on a white shirt.

History

The history of the club goes back to 1911 when it was founded by the Belgian gentleman El Zayat as a rival to the Egyptian founded club Al Ahly. It was administrated mostly - as was the case at that time in Egyptian football - by foreign expatriates. The first football team in the club was formed in 1913. The team took part in domestic competitions along with Al Ahly, El Seka el Hadid club, British army teams and school and college teams.

In the early 19 hundreds an Egyptian player who had just returned from his studies in Cambridge, UK, named Hussien Hegazy established his own squad, that was named "Hegazy's Eleven" and started to rally with the British Army teams at that time. One of the British teams was a team named "Stanley's Team", that was formed by a British man named Stanley and was made up of a group of British soldiers who were stationed in Egypt. Both teams met twice, and in both matches, Hegazy's Eleven won. Excited by their symbolic resistance to the British, both Egyptian clubs Al Ahly and El Zamalek sought to bring member's of "Hegazy's Eleven" to their squads. Hegazy joined Al Ahly, while the rest of his team mates joined El Zamalek. In 1919, Hegazy joined El Zamalek and the team became the most powerful team in Egyptian soccer at that time. He later rejoined Al Ahly in 1924.

In 1916, the idea of establishing a league in the sultanate of Egypt at that time, where Egyptian teams plays with teams from the allies' military clubs, including the British was getting more developed. El Zamalek was the first and only Egyptian club to participate in 1916. In 1917 Al Ahly followed Zamalek's footsteps and took part. Both El Zamalek and Al Ahly also agreed on creating their own two-game competition, the first was on 9 October 1917, which El Zamalek lost at home 0–1, and the second was on 2 March 1917 which El Zamalek won on Al Ahly's turf 1–0.

A Belgian Lawyer and former judge in the "Mixed Courts" named Merzbach became the first President of the club under the name "The Diverse Club" or "Mokhtalat". It is believed the club got this name because the club promoted diversity and was a place where Europeans and Egyptians meet to socialize and practice sports. Some also say that the club was initially built for the Belgian community in face of the British existence.

In 1930, the club's 60 member board met and decided to expel the foreign members of the club. El Zamalek started its glory days, winning many titles. The club changed its name from El-Mokhtalat (mixed) to "Farouk" (Egyptian King at the era). After the 1952 Revolution, the club name was changed to "El Zamalek".

In recent years the club has seen a great failure in several national competitions due to financial worries off the pitch and the continous success of their rivals Al Ahly on and off the pitch. In 2004 their financial worries were highlighted after the government’s central auditing agency, along with the youth ministry, accused the club of tax evasion in. The state demanded that the club pay some E£14 million in taxes on several player-transfer deals signed in 2000 and 2001.[1]

Name Changes

  • Kasr El-Nil : (1911-1913)
  • El-Mokhtalat Club : (1913-1941)
  • Farouk Club : (1941-1952)
  • El Zamalek : since 1952

Team Colours

White Knights fans see the traditional white kit with 2 red stripes as a good luck omen since the periods of greatest successes for the White Castle came when they were wearing their traditional trademark kit. Currently they are not wearing the traditional kit and have not been wearing it since 2004 which also happens to be the last time they won a title. Many fans are actually requesting the return of that kit.


Current squad

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 Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdel Monsef
2 DF Egypt EGY Amr ElSafty
3 DF Egypt EGY Osama Hassan
5 MF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Samir
6 DF Egypt EGY Hani Said
7 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Ghanem Soltan
8 MF Egypt EGY Alaa Abdel-Ghany
9 FW Ghana GHA Junior Agogo
10 FW Egypt EGY Gamal Hamza
11 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Aboul Ela (Vice-Captain)
12 MF Egypt EGY Ayman Abdelaziz (Captain)
13 DF Egypt EGY Karim Zekry
15 DF Egypt EGY Amr Adel
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Egypt EGY Abdelwahed el-Sayed (Vice-Captain)
17 FW Egypt EGY Mostafa Gaafar
18 MF Egypt EGY Shikabala
20 DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Fathalla
21 GK Egypt EGY Emad El-Sayed
22 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Magdy
23 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdullah
24 FW Egypt EGY Abdel Halim Ali
25 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Abdel-Raouf
26 MF Egypt EGY Mohammed Ibrahim
30 MF Egypt EGY Alaa Kamal
32 FW Egypt EGY Sherif Ashraf
34 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed El-Merghany
- DF Egypt EGY Omar Rabie Yassin

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Egypt EGY Amr Zaki (at Wigan Athletic until the end of season 2008 - 2009)

Season 2008/2009

Correct as of 27 Sep 2008

Championship Result
Egyptian Premier League Round 14(Fifth)
Egyptian Cup Knocked Out
Egyptian Super Cup Final
CAF Champions League Group A(Fourth)

Zamalek SC Season 2008-09

Managers (coaches)

  • 1982-83:Vasovicz (Yugoslavia)+ Mahmoud Saad
  • 1983-84:Mahmoud Abouregaila + Ahmed Rifaat
  • 1984-85:Mahmoud Abouregaila + Mustafa Mohamad
    Ahmed Rifaat
  • 1985-86:Ninkovicz (Yugoslavia) + Zaki Othman
    Hassan Shehata
    Parker (England) + Mahmoud Saad
  • 1986-87:Parker (England) + Mahmoud Saad
    Essam Baheeg + Farouk Gaafar
  • 1987-88:Essam Baheeg + Mahmoud Saad
  • 1988-89:Zaki Othman + Farouk Gaafar
    Zaki Othman
    Hamada El-Sharkawi
  • 1989-90:Carlos (Brazil)
  • 1990-91:Mahmoud Abouregaila
  • 1991-92:Dave Mackay Scotland + Farouk Gaafar
  • 1992-93:Dave Mackay Scotland + Farouk Gaafar
  • 1993-94:Dave Mackay Scotland + Farouk Gaafar
    Mahmoud El-Gohary + Mahmoud Saad
  • 1994-95:Reidl (Austria) + Mahmoud Saad.
    Taha Basry + Hassan Shehata.
    Hassan Shehata.
  • 1995-96:Werner Olk (Germany) + Farouk Gaafar
    Ahmed Rifaat + Farouk Gaafar
  • 1996-97:Werner Olk (Germany) + Mahmoud Saad
    Werner Olk (Germany) + Mahmoud Abouregaila
    Werner Olk (Germany) + Mahmoud Saad
    Farouk El-Sayed + Ahmed Abdel Halim
  • 1997-98:Ruud Krol (Holland) + Farouk El-Sayed
  • 1998-99:Ruud Krol (Holland) + Farouk El-Sayed
    Ruud Krol (Holland) + Ismail Youssef
    Farouk Gaafar + Nabil Nosair
    Mahmoud Abouregaila + Ahmed Moustafa
  • 1999-2000:Mahmoud Abouregaila + Ibrahim Youssef
    Helmi Toulan + Ashraf Quasem / Ahmed Ramzy
    Otto Pfister (Germany) + Helmi Toulan / Ashraf Quasem / Ahmed Ramzy
  • 2000-01:Otto Pfister (Germany) + Helmi Toulan / Ashraf Quasem / Ahmed Ramzy
  • 2001-02:Otto Pfister (Germany) + Helmi Toulan / Ashraf Quasem / Ahmed Ramzy
    Otto Pfister (Germany) + Mahmoud Saad / Ahmed Ramzy / Essam Marei
  • 2002-03:Carlos Roberto F. Cabral (Brazil) + Mahmoud Saad / Tarek Yehia / Ahmed Ramzy
    Carlos Roberto.F.Cabral (Brazil) + Ahmed Rifaat / Ahmed Ramzy
  • 2003-04:Nelo Vingada (Portugal) + Mahmoud El-Khawaga / Ayman Mansour
  • 2004-05:Dragoslav Stepanovic (Germany) + Ibrahim Youssef / Gamal Abdullah / Hesham Yakan
    Carlos Roberto F. Cabral (Brazil) + Ibrahim Youssef / Ahmed Ramzy / Samir Mohamed Ali
  • 2005-06:Theo Bucker (Germany) + Ahmed Rifaat Egypt/ Gamal Abdel Hamid Egypt/ Essam MareiEgypt / Khaled El-Ghandour Egypt/ Emad El-Mandouh Egypt
    Farouk Gaafar + Gamal Abdel Hamid Egypt/ Essam Marei Egypt/ Khaled El-Ghandour Egypt/ Emad El-Mandouh Egypt
    Manuel Cajuda(Portugal)/Ahmed Ramzy Egypt
  • 2006-07:Henri Michel France / Mahmoud Saad Egypt
    Henri Michel France / Ayman Mansoor Egypt
    Henri Michel France
  • 2007-08:Ruud Krol Netherlands
    Ruud Krol Netherlands / Ayman Mansoor Egypt
    Ruud Krol Netherlands / Mohamed Helmy Egypt
  • 2008-09:Reiner Hollmann Germany/ Mohamed Helmy Egypt
    Reiner Hollmann Germany/ Tarek Yehia Egypt
    Ahmed Rifaat Egypt
  • 2009-:Michel Decastel Switzerland

Notable former players

Club Honours

Zamalek have won a total of 69 Soccer Titles. Some are listed below.

Domestic

International

Other

Source: Zamalek's History

Club Presidents

No Name From To
1 Belgium Merzbach 1911 1915
2 Belgium Bianchi 1915 1917
3 Egypt Dr.Mohamed Badr 1917 1919
4 Egypt Mohamed Heidar 1923 1952
5 Egypt Mahmoud Shawki 1952 1955
6 Egypt Abdel Hamid El-Shawarbi 1955 1955
2nd Egypt Mahmoud Shawki 1955 1956
7 EgyptEgypt Abdel Latif Abou Regaila 1956 1961
8 Egypt Elwi El-Gazzar 1961 1962
9 Egypt Hassan Amer 1962 1967
10 Egypt Mohamed Hassan Helmi 1967 1971
11 EgyptEgypt Tawfik El-Kheshin 1971 1972
2nd Egypt Mohamed Hassan Helmi 1974 1980
3rd EgyptEgypt Mohamed Hassan Helmi 1980 1984
2nd EgyptEgypt Hassan Amer 1984 1988
12 Egypt Hassan Aboul Fotouh 1988 1990
13 Egypt Nour El-Dali 1990 1992
14 Egypt Galal Ibrahim 1992 1996
15 Egypt Dr. Kamal Darwish 1996 2001
2nd Egypt Dr. Kamal Darwish 2001 2005
16 Egypt Mortada Mansour 2005 2005
17 (MY) Egypt Morsi Atallah 2005 2006
(D) Egypt Mortada Mansour 2006 2006
18 (NCS) Egypt Raouff Gasser 2006 2006
19 (NCS) Egypt Mamdouh Abbas 2006 2008
20 (NCS) Egypt Mohamed Amer 2009 Present


(MY) appointed by the Ministry of Youth.
(D) return due court decision.
(NCS) appointed by the National Council for Sports.

Trivia

  • Al Wasl FC in Dubai, the UAE was initially called Zamalek, due to the high popularity of El Zamalek at the time.

References

  1. ^ "Feature: games of state". American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)


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