Cairo Derby
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| Other names | Al Ahly SC vs El Zamalek |
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| Locale |
 Greater Cairo, Egypt |
| Teams | Al Ahly, El Zamalek |
| First contested |
El Zamalek 0-1 Al Ahly Friendly (9 February 1917) |
| Most recent meeting |
Zamalek SC 1-1 Al Ahly SC Egyptian Premier League 2014-15 (29 January 2015) |
| Statistics | |
| Number of meetings | 214 |
| Most wins | Al Ahly 90 Wins |
| Largest victory |
Zamalek 6–0 El Ahly 1944 Egyptian Cup Final ( 2 June 1944)[2] |
The Cairo Derby, also known as the Egyptian Derby, is a football match between Egyptian clubs Al Ahly SC and Zamalek SC. It is a match between arguably the two most successful clubs in Egypt and Africa. Ahly and Zamalek were named by the Confederation of African Football "CAF" as The 1st and 2nd African Clubs of the 20th Century respectively. Both teams are located in Greater Cairo and their matches are considered the highlight of the football season with live broadcast to most of the Middle Eastern and North-African countries since the seventies. Usually the Derby is played twice each season with 2 matches in the Egyptian Premier League, but it is not uncommon to find the teams meeting each other in the Egypt Cup and in Africa's most prestigious club competition, the CAF Champions League.
The rivalry
Ever since their creation, both clubs have been the top clubs in the Egyptian Premier League, the country's top-flight football league. In the first half of the twentieth century.[3] Ahly won their first league title when the Egyptian Premier League was first created in the 1948-49 season and won 36 domestic titles after that. Zamalek managed to win the league 11 times and came second to Ahly in the number of Egyptian Premier League titles won.
Fans of both clubs can be violent when in anger. Numerous fights, injuries and deaths have been reported before matters became more controlled due to Egypt's authoritarian regime. Yet many fights and riots still occur after derby matches between both sets of fans, leading the government to post even higher numbers of Central Security Forces troops in the stadium during the derby. The number of fights have increased with the increasing popularity of the "ultras" movement.[4]
The largest winning margin in this derby was 6–0 for Zamalek for two times, The first was in 1942 Cairo League, The Second was in 1944 Egypt Cup Final.
In 2008, World Soccer Magazine selected the Cairo Derby as the 8th most fierce derby in the world.[5]
The Meetings
this meeting are the meetings in the League
| Season | Home | Away | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–1949 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1949–1950 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1950–1951 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 3 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1951–1952 | No matches Due to Egyptian Revolution of 1952 | |||
| 1952–1953 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1953–1954 | Zamalek SC 1 | Al Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 4 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 1954–1955 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1955–1956 | Zamalek SC 2 | Al Ahly SC 1 | Al Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 1956–1957 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | Al Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1957–1958 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 3 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1958–1959 | Zamalek SC 1 | Al Ahly SC 1 | Al Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1959–1960 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1960–1961 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 4 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 3 |
| 1961–1962 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 3 | El Ahly SC 3 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1962–1963 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC - | Zamalek SC - |
| 1963–1964 | No matches Because they were in separate groups in the League | |||
| 1964–1965 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 1965–1966 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 1966–1967 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1967–1968 | No matches Due to Six-Day War&War of Attrition | |||
| 1968–1969 | ||||
| 1969–1970 | ||||
| 1970–1971 | ||||
| 1971–1972 | Zamalek SC 2 | Al Ahly SC 1 | Al Ahly SC - | Zamalek SC - |
| 1972–1973 | Zamalek SC 0 | Al Ahly SC 1 | Al Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1973–1974 | No matches Due to Yom Kippur War | |||
| 1974–1975 | Zamalek SC 1 | Al Ahly SC 2 | Al Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1975–1976 | No matches Because they were in separate groups in the League | |||
| 1976–1977 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1977–1978 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1978–1979 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1979–1980 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1980–1981 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 1981–1982 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1982–1983 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1983–1984 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1984–1985 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1985–1986 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 1986–1987 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1987–1988 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 1988–1989 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1989–1990 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC - | Zamalek SC - |
| 1990–1991 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 1991–1992 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1992–1993 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 1993–1994 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 3 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 1994–1995 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1995–1996 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1996–1997 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 3 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1997–1998 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1998–1999 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 1999–2000 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 2000–2001 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 3 |
| 2001–2002 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 6 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 2002–2003 | Zamalek SC 3 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 2003–2004 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 1 |
| 2004–2005 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 4 | El Ahly SC 3 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 2005–2006 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 2006–2007 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 2 |
| 2007–2008 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC 2 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 2008–2009 | Zamalek SC 0 | El Ahly SC 0 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 2009–2010 | Zamalek SC 3 | El Ahly SC 3 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 2010–2011 | Zamalek SC 2 | El Ahly SC 2 | El Ahly SC 0 | Zamalek SC 0 |
| 2011–2012 | No matches Due to Port Said Stadium riot | |||
| 2012–2013 | No matches Due to 2013 Egyptian coup d'état | |||
| 2013–2014 | El Ahly SC 1 | Zamalek SC 0 | No Away Match Due to one leg Championship Playoff | |
| 2014–2015 | Zamalek SC 1 | El Ahly SC 1 | El Ahly SC | Zamalek SC |
Statistics
| Competition | Total | El Ahly wins | Draws | El Zamalek wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 109 | 38 | 46 | 25 |
| Cup | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 |
| Super Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sultan Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cairo League | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| African Champions League | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| African Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Friendlies | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 214 | 91 | 71 | 52 |
Top goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Aboutrika |
El Ahly | 13 |
| Emad Motaeb |
El Ahly | 10 |
| Hossam Hassan* |
El Ahly El Zamalek |
9 |
| Alaa El-Hamouly |
El Zamalek | 8 |
| Saleh Selim |
El Ahly | 8 |
| Toto |
El Ahly | 8 |
- Hossam Hassan scored 5 goals for El Ahly and 4 goals for El Zamalek.
Honours
| Team | League | Cup | Super Cup | CAF Champions League | African Cup Winners' Cup | CAF Confederation Cup | CAF Super Cup | Afro-Asian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Ahly | 37 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 100 |
| El Zamalek | 11 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| Combined | 48 | 58 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 147 |
Crossing the divide
Due to the rivalry between the clubs, relatively few players have played for both Ahly and Zamalek. Some of the players who have done so are listed below
| Name | Pos | El Ahly | El Zamalek | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | Apps | Goals | Career | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gamal Abdelhamid | FW | 1977–84 | ? | ? | 1984–94 | ? | ? |
| Ayman Shawky | FW | 1984-94 | ? | ? | 1995–96 | ? | ? |
| Mohamed Abdel-Galil | MF | 1988-95 | ? | ? | 1995–97 | ? | ? |
| Hossam Hassan | FW | 1985–99 | 231 | 109 | 2000–04 | 61 | 38 |
| Ibrahim Hassan | DF | 1985–99 | 177 | 4 | 2000–04 | 47 | 4 |
| Felix Aboagye | FW | 1993–98 | 117 | 47 | 2001–02 | 20 | 5 |
| Ibrahim Said | DF | 1998–03 | 76 | 18 | 2004–06 | 27 | 4 |
| Osama Hassan | DF | 1999-01 | 0 | 0 | 2006-09 | 30 | 4 |
| Ahmed Magdy | DF | 2004-05 | 0 | 0 | 2007- | 75 | 6 |
| Sherif Ashraf | FW | 2005-07 | 0 | 0 | 2008-09 | 52 | 14 |
| Mohamed Abdullah | DF | 2005-07 | ? | ? | 2008-09 | 30 | 0 |
| Hany Saïd | DF | 1997-98 | 12 | 2 | 2008-11 | 76 | 4 |
| Hassan Mostafa | MF | 1999-09 | ? | ? | 2009-11 | 41 | 3 |
| Hussein Yasser | MF | 2008–10 | 20 | 4 | 2010–11 | 33 | 8 |
| Essam El Hadary | GK | 1996–08 | 510 | 1 | 2010–11 | 4 | 0 |
| Ahmed Hassan | MF | 2008–11 | 58 | 22 | 2011–13 | 26 | 14 |
| Name | Pos | El Zamalek | El Ahly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | Apps | Goals | Career | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reda Abdel-Aal | MF | 1987–93 | ? | ? | 1993-98 | ? | ? |
| Magdy Tolba | MF | 1986–89 | ? | ? | 1995-98 | ? | ? |
| Islam El-Shater | DF | 2003–04 | ? | ? | 2004-08 | ? | ? |
| Nader El-Sayed | GK | 1992–98 | 103 | 0 | 2005-06 | 2 | 0 |
| Tarek El-Said | MF | 1998–06 | 132 | 23 | 2006-08 | ? | ? |
| Mohamed Sedik | DF | 2002–06 | 56 | 2 | 2006-07 | ? | ? |
| Moataz Eno | MF | 2002–07 | 60 | 5 | 2007-12 | 49 | 2 |
| Hany El-Agazy | FW | 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 2008-11 | 12 | 5 |
| Gamal Hamza* | FW | 2000–09 | 150 | 50 | 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabry Raheel | DF | 2009–13 | 61 | 11 | 2013- | ||
| Moamen Zakaria | MF | 2013–14 | 51 | 12 | 2015- | ||
- Gamal Hamza signed for Al Ahly and left by mutual consent without playing any game.
References
- ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/ZamVsAhlyCairoLeague02011942.html
- ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/ZamVsAhlyCupFinal1944.html
- ↑ Grant Wahl, American Pharaoh: Ex-U.S. coach Bradley has Egypt on brink of World Cup, Sports Illustrated, Published 9 October 2013, Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ↑ Shenker, Jack (28 June 2011). "New Egypt sees old sporting rivalry resume". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "World Soccer’s 50 Greatest Derbies". World Soccer. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
External links
- Zamalek - El Ahly (Results), Football Derbies
- Cairo derby divides an entire nation, Reuters
- Cairo giants get ready for battle, FIFA official website
- Egypt's big two meet in showdown, FIFA official website
- Cairo's ancient rivalry (Arabic)
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