Zamalek SC
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Full name | Zamalek Sporting Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The White Knights, The Royal Club مدرسة الفن و الهندسة | ||
Founded | 1911 | ||
Ground | Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | ||
Capacity | 74,100 | ||
Chairman | ![]() | ||
Manager | ![]() | ||
League | Egyptian League | ||
2008-09 | Egyptian League, 6th | ||
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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.
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On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season 2008/2009
Championship | Result |
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Egyptian Premier League | Round 14(Fifth) |
Egyptian Cup | Knocked Out |
Egyptian Super Cup | Final |
CAF Champions League | Group A(Fourth) |
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
+ Farouk Gaafar
- 1992-93:Dave Mackay
+ Farouk Gaafar
- 1993-94:Dave Mackay
+ Farouk Gaafar
- Mahmoud El-Gohary + Mahmoud Saad
- 1994-95:Reidl (Austria) + Mahmoud Saad.
- 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
/ Gamal Abdel Hamid
/ Essam Marei
/ Khaled El-Ghandour
/ Emad El-Mandouh
- Farouk Gaafar + Gamal Abdel Hamid
/ Essam Marei
/ Khaled El-Ghandour
/ Emad El-Mandouh
- Manuel Cajuda(Portugal)/Ahmed Ramzy
- Farouk Gaafar + Gamal Abdel Hamid
- 2006-07:Henri Michel
/ Mahmoud Saad
- 2007-08:Ruud Krol
- 2008-09:Reiner Hollmann
/ Mohamed Helmy
- 2009-:Michel Decastel
Notable former players
Emmanuel Amuneke
Ismail Youssef
Hazem Emam
Hassan Shehata
Mido
Ayman Abdelaziz
Mohamed Abdel Monsef
Junior Agogo
Amir Azmy
Tarek El-Sayed
Besheer El-Tabei
Farouk Gaafar
Hossam Hassan
Ibrahim Hassan
Mohamed Latif
Marc Mboua
Tarek Mostafa
Ahmed Ramzy
Ibrahim Said
Rami Shaaban
Shikabala
Magdy Tolba
Tarek Yehia
Amr Zaki
Club Honours
Zamalek have won a total of 69 Soccer Titles. Some are listed below.
Domestic
- Egyptian Premier League: 11
- 1960, 1964, 1965, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2004
- October League Cup: 1
- 1973 (That League was supposed to be a regular Egyptian Premier League but it had a certain story)
- Egyptian Cup: 21
- 1922, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1999, 2002, 2008
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2
- 2001, 2002
- Sultan Hussein Cup: 2
- 1921, 1922
- Cairo League: 10 this competition was played only 15 times el-ahly won it 5 times and el Zamalek won it 10 times
- (10 of which are listed here)>1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953
- Egyptian Federation Cup: 1
- 1995
- El Amir Farouk Cup: 3
International
- CAF Champions League: 5
- 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2002
- African Cup Winners' Cup: 1
- 2000
- CAF Super Cup: 3
- 1994, 1997, 2003
- Afro-Asian Cup: 2
- 1988, 1997,
- Arab cup winners cup: 1
- 2003
- Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup (Cup Winners): 1
- 2003
Other
- Egypt's Love Cup: 1
- 1986
- Independence Cup in Qatar: 1
- 1988
- Friendly Arab Cup championship in Jordan: 1
- 1986
Source: Zamalek's History
Club Presidents
No | Name | From | To |
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1 | ![]() |
1911 | 1915 |
2 | ![]() |
1915 | 1917 |
3 | ![]() |
1917 | 1919 |
4 | ![]() |
1923 | 1952 |
5 | ![]() |
1952 | 1955 |
6 | ![]() |
1955 | 1955 |
2nd | ![]() |
1955 | 1956 |
7 | ![]() ![]() |
1956 | 1961 |
8 | ![]() |
1961 | 1962 |
9 | ![]() |
1962 | 1967 |
10 | ![]() |
1967 | 1971 |
11 | ![]() ![]() |
1971 | 1972 |
2nd | ![]() |
1974 | 1980 |
3rd | ![]() ![]() |
1980 | 1984 |
2nd | ![]() ![]() |
1984 | 1988 |
12 | ![]() |
1988 | 1990 |
13 | ![]() |
1990 | 1992 |
14 | ![]() |
1992 | 1996 |
15 | ![]() |
1996 | 2001 |
2nd | ![]() |
2001 | 2005 |
16 | ![]() |
2005 | 2005 |
17 (MY) | ![]() |
2005 | 2006 |
(D) | ![]() |
2006 | 2006 |
18 (NCS) | ![]() |
2006 | 2006 |
19 (NCS) | ![]() |
2006 | 2008 |
20 (NCS) | ![]() |
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
- ^ "Feature: games of state". American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
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