Zamalek SC
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| Full name | Zamalek Sports Club | ||
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الفارس الأبيض (The White Knight) النادى الملكى (The Royal Team) نادى القرن (Club of Century)[1][2] | ||
| Short name | ZSC | ||
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5 January 1911 as Qasr El Nil | ||
| Ground | Cairo International Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 74,100 | ||
| Chairman |
 Mortada Mansour | ||
| Manager |
Mohamed Salah | ||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
| 2014–15 | Egyptian Premier League, 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Zamalek Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), is an Egyptian sports club based in Meet Okba, Giza, Egypt that plays in the Egyptian Premier League. Founded on 5 January 1911 as Qasr El-Neel Club and was first headed by Belgian lawyer George Marzbach. The name was changed to El-Mokhtalat Club in the year 1913 and was named after to King Farouk Club in referring to the King Farouk in 1941, before finally settling as Zamalek SC after the 1952 Egyptian revolution.
The club has won 12 Egyptian Premier League titles, 23 Egypt Cup titles, 2 Egyptian Super Cup titles, 5 CAF Champions League titles, 3 CAF Super Cup titles, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup title and 2 Afro-Asian Cup titles. They won more CAF trophies than any other African team in the Twentieth century and IFFHS gave them the title of World Best Club Team for February 2003.[3]
Zamalek do not have their own stadium, and play home fixtures at Cairo International Stadium. Their main rivals are fellow tenants at the Cairo International Stadium, Al Ahly, with whom they contest the Cairo derby.
History
The club started out as Qasr El-Neel Club by a Belgian lawyer, Mr. Merzbach on 5 January 1911. It was the first football clubs in Cairo emerged from its non-English expatriate communities. They formed sports and social clubs each with its own identity. A very important aspect of Zamalek was that it was a club for all people and not for any specific social, economical, or ethnic status. Zamalek started out and continued through World War I under the presidency of Merzbach, and its Belgian secretaries (first Shoduan, then Bochu). The next president was Nicola Arfagi who also played left wing for the club's football team.
Following the 1919 revolution, the club became Egyptian controlled in 1923 under the presidency of General Haidar Pasha and secretary Youssef Mohamad. In winter 1924, the club moved for the third time to what is now known as El Balloon Theater. Then in 1940, the club was renamed Farouk El Awal Club after being honored by its acknowledgement from the King of Egypt and Sudan, King Farouk. Following the army coup against the King in 1952, the club was renamed “Al Zamalek” after the area where the club was situated. The club then moved yet again for the fourth time in its history to its final destination on 26 July Street, just 500 meters west of the Zamalek bridge, occupying an area of 35 acres (140,000 m2) and hosting 24 different sports.
In 1917 Egyptian members attempted to form a first Egyptian board for the club, but this was blocked by the President of the club, a Frenchman called M. Piankie and the secretary M. Shoudoi who was Belgian, and as a result, no general members meetings were held for the next few years. The Egyptian members realized that it was important to increase the number of Egyptian members to gain a majority at the next general members meeting. As a result, the elections were held and the first Egyptian board was elected with Dr. 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 with General Mohammad Haidar as a president. At the beginning for the 1940 Gen. Haidar was selectesssd to be from the assistants of the king. Due to being the favorites of the king, the club’s name was changed from AL Moukhtalat to Farouk El Awal and General Mohammad Haidar stayed as a president at the club for almost 30 years which was unusual at an Egyptian club at the time.
Then came the Egyptian army revolution in 1952 and a new club’s board was formed with Dr. Mohammad Shawky as a president who was also the secretary He is thwarts team in the world.11 leuges onlygeneral of the legislation office with high social status right then. In the same board there was Mohammad Hassan Helmy who is one of the most popular Zamalek figures taking the position of the secretary assistant. Due to the rules right then, half the club board was changed every year and Mohammad Hassan Helmy took the position of secretary general.
In 1954 the idea of renovating the club stadium was emerging due to the bad state of the current stadium right then. This led the board to look for a businessman to take over the club and thus help in the stadium renovation. Abd El Hamid El Shawarbi took the presidency and although he was elected for a second period but he was not able to do the job wanted. Right then some Zamalek Faithful figures as General Haidar Pasha, and Haj Sayed El Annany contributed to setting the VIP stand and the first class stand in a way that suits the high status of the club. All of this happened while Abd El Hamid El Shawarbi was outside Egypt, so when he came back he resigned without helping the club in any aspect and the board continued after Shawky stepped up from his Deputy position (after he left the presidency kindheartedly) to continue till September 1955. Still the idea of bringing a businessman to help the club did not subside, and thus the famous businessman Abd El Latif Abo Regeila came as the club president in 1956 where by then, the rules have been changed allowing the board to stay for 3 years. And once again Dr. Shawky steps down for the new businessman although he was reelected as a club president and all for the sake of the club’s prosperity Although Abd El Latif Abo Regeila was reelected for a second presidency period, he had to leave Egypt after he lost his money due to the governmental policy against private property (Bus Company and a mansion at Marg which was the hiding place for many players during the season of resignations). But still the club continued to search for another businessman, and Alwe El Gazzar came as a president who was the owner of El Sheikh Sherieb Company and also the president of the board of the Coca Cola Company right then. Although he was only president for a short period he was able to bring Real Madrid at his own expense in 1961 to play against Zamalek. But still he lost his property due to governmental rules and he left Egypt. In 1962 came a new board with Eng. Hassan Amer as a president and emeritus deputy was given to Dr. Mohammad Shawky, Mohammad Lateef, Galal Kereitam, Mahmoud Emam, and Mahmoud Hafez. Eng. Hassan Amer stayed as president till the defeat of Egyptian army in 1967. In 1967, the minister of youth and sports Talat Khairy decided that the club boards will be appointed rather than elected and hence Mohammad Hassan Helmy took the presidency to become the first sportsman in Egypt to become a president of a club. He stayed in presidency till July 1971 where the rules came back to let the board come from elections and not to let anyone to become a president if this person hold presidency for two consecutive boards. Thus came Tawfeek El Kheshen who took the presidency of the board and the honorary presidency was given to Mohammad Hassan Helmy. In 1973 Mohammad Hassan Helmy was elected to become the president and stayed as the head of the board till 1984 and during this period he was continually elected as the president of one of Egypt’s biggest clubs. Then in 1984 came the”. Eng. Hassan Amer and after him came the Eng. Hasan Abo el Fetouh in 1988. During his period came a new rule by the ministry of youth increasing the number of elected board members to 10 which was removed again in 1990. Eng. Hasan Abo el Fetouh helped in building many of the new building the club is proud of as the gymnasium building which is considered one of the biggest in the Middle East. He also increased the funding for most of the sports teams in the club assisting the winning of many championships during his era.
In 1990 came Galal Ibrhim became the president of the club due to the death of Eng. Hasan Abo el Fetouh. This temporary board was held till September 1990 when the general club meeting was held with the elections of which Eng. ”Mohamad Nour El Daly” became the president of the new board till 1992. In 1992 Galal Ibrhim came as the new president of the club. As the rules were changed right then and the vice treasurer was to be selected mostly by the board members, and then Hamada emam was selected by default to that position while Abdel Hamid Shaheen was elected to the treasurer position. As for the board members, it consisted of: Dr. Ahmed Shereen Fawzy, Mahmoud Marouf, Mohamad Fayez El Zummur, Raouf Gaser, and Tarek Ghonaim. As per the rules, it was also new to have two members of the board under the age of 30. For these two spots, Samy Abo El Kheir and Ihab Ibrahim were elected. As for the appointed members by the high committee for youth and sports, Dr. Mohamad Amer, General Hanafy Reyad, and Farouk Abo El Nasr were added to the board. By 1994 Abdel Hamid 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 thus Farouk Abo El Nasr was appointed to take the duties while keeping Abdel Hamid Shaheen in the position. In 1995 changes came to the board due to the court removal of four members in the board due to their absence from the board meetings for 6 times. These members were Mahmoud Marouf, Mohamad Fayez El Zummur, Dr. Mohamad Amer. The newly appointed members were Mortada Mansour, Mahmoud Abdallah, Mounnir Hassan, and Ibrahim Latif. Still the he high committee for youth and sports objected on linking the appointed members with the elected ones and as a result Mounnir Hassan, and Ibrahim Latif forfeited their positions for the better good of the club and to remove any embarrassment happening to the board. And as a surprise, the newly two appointed members for the club board were Dr. Mohamad Amer and Farouk Abo El Nasr in support of their abilities and their dedication. As a result, Dr. Shereen Fawzy was selected to be treasurer till the new elections. On Thursday 4 July, came the decision by Dr. Abd El Menem Emarah to release the club board and the Egyptian Football Federation board after the sad incidence in the game between Ahly and Zamalek season 95/96, as the board decided to freeze the football activity in the club. Meanwhile, the EFF made a series of wrong decisions which caused it to be released too. As a result, a one-year temporary club board was selected of which Dr. Kamal Darweesh was the president and General Abd EL Aziz Kabil was vice president with the board members consisting of General Hanafy Reyad, Magdy Sharaf, Ismail Selim”, Azmy megahed, and “Mohamad Abd El Rahman Fawzy. Also accountant Mahmoud Badr El Deen was appointed as treasurer.
Zamalek Rivalry
Zamalek has had a rivalry with El Ahly since playing their first league derby in 1948. In the first half of the twentieth century
Zamalek disaster
1974 saw a deadly crush at a Zamalek game, as at least 48 people attending the friendly game against Czechoslovak club Dukla Prague were killed in a stampede at the Helmi Zamora Stadium.
The second disaster was in 2015, 8 February, 20 supporters were killed by policemen outside the stadium of 30 June Stadium.[4]
Name changes
- Kasr El Nil (1911–1913)
- El Mokhtalat (1913–1940)
- King Farouk (1941–1952)
- Zamalek SC (1952–Present)
Team colors
The home jersey uses the original Zamalek colors; White jersey with two horizontal red stripes and White shorts. The away jersey is Mauve or blue. The third jersey is all green, which was through history Zamalek's color for the away jersey. Zamalek chose the white color because it is symbolized for peace and red color because it is symbolized for fighting for win.[5]
Grounds
The club has no home ground. Their old stadium, Helmi Zamora Stadium, is not suitable for hosting the first team's official matches due to its limited capacity, its central downtown location, the fact that it has not been seriously renovated since its inauguration more than 50 years ago and the terrace is threatened to fall. Zamalek train in Helmi Zamora until today. Consequently, Zamalek play their home matches at Cairo International Stadium and Petro Sport Stadium.
Mortada Mansour announced on 31 May 2015 that El-Zamalek received an offer from a Spanish company to build a stadium in 6 of October city with seating capacity of 60,000.[6]
Ultras
Zamalek has an ultras named Ultras White Knights (UWK) that was founded on 17 March 2007 which is known for its pyro displays. Their motto is "Brotherhood in blood".
Honours and achievements
Worldwide / Intercontinental
African
- CAF Champions League
- African Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (1) : 2000
- CAF Super Cup
UAFA competitions
- Arab Champions Cup
- Winners (1) : 2003
League
- Egyptian Premier League
- Winners (12) : 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15
- Runners up (31) : 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–1986, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Cairo League
Cup
- Egypt Cup (22 solo titles and 2 titles in conjunction with Al Ahly SC in 1943 and 1958.)
- Egyptian Super Cup
- Sultan Hussein Cup
- Winners (2) : 1920–21, 1921–22
- Runners up (3) : 1923-24, 1929–30, 1936–37
- King Fouad Cup
- Winners (3)
- Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup (League Winners)
- Winners (1) : 2003
Domestic
- Jordan International Cup (Egyptian-Jordanian Cup)
- Winners (2) : 1986, 1987
- Independence Cup (Friendship Cup)
- Winners (2)
- Alexandria Summer League
- Winners (3) : 1982, 1984, 2004
- Giza League :
- Winners (1)
- October League Cup
- Winners (1) 1973-74[8] (Record)
- Egypt's Love Cup
- Winners (1) : 1986
- Union Cup "Egypt" (association football)
- Winners (1) : 1995
- Egypt Confederation Cup Refresher
- Winners (4)
- Algerian-Egyptian Friendly Cup
- Winners (1) : 2014
Trophies and years are approved as the Egyptian football Federation website.[9]
Records
- longest winning run: 10 matches (2012/2013)
- First match in Egyptian Premier League: Zamalek vs El Masry on 22 October, 1948 and ended with Zamalek winning 5-1.
- Longest Clean sheet: 7 matches (2014-15 Egyptian Premier League).
Individual
League
- Ayman Younes scored the fastest goal on 1990 against Souss after 13 seconds.
- Mohamed Amin scored the first goal in the Egyptian league against El Masry.
- Saad Rostom scored the first hatrick for Zamalek in the league against El Masry.
- The player with the most goals in the league is Abdel Halim Ali with 80 goal.
The following players have won the top scorer award in the league while playing with Zamalek:
| Season | Player | Goals |
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| 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 |
Cup
- Hussein Yasser scored the fastest goal in the cup against Al Ahly in 2010 after 46 seconds.
- The player with the most goals in the cup with Zamalek is Alaa El-Hamouli with 23 goals.[10]
Team kit
| Season | Kit Provider | Sponsor |
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| 1999-2001 | Diadora | Philips |
| 2001-2004 | Adidas | Chipsey |
| Pepsi | ||
| 2004-2005 | Venecia | None |
| 2005-2007 | Adidas | SIPES |
| 2007-2008 | Venecia | KFC/Lion Chips |
| 2008-2011 | Adidas | Ceramica Royal |
| 2011-2012 | York[11] | |
| 2012-2013 | None | |
| 2013-2014 | Twist[12][13] | |
| 2014-2015 | SAIB Bank/Pepsi | |
| 2015-2016 | Macron[14] | SAIB Bank |
Kit evolution
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Players
Current first team squad
Egyptian Football Association (EFA) rules are that a team may only have 3 foreign born players in the 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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Out 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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Youth academy squad
- Director: Ashraf Kasem[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
see also List of Zamalek SC players
Staff
Board of directors
| Position | Name |
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| President | Mortada Mansour |
| Vice-president | Ahmed Galal Ibrahim |
| Treasurer | Hazem Yassin |
| Board member | Hany Shukry |
| Board member | Hany Zada |
| Board member | Ahmed Soliman |
| Board member | Mostafa Abdul Khalq |
| Board member | Mostafa Seif |
| Board member | Ahmed Mortada Mansour |
| Board member | Shrief Mounir |
| Board member | Rehab Abo Regela |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Mohamed Salah |
| General manager | Ismail Youssef |
| Assistant manager | Alaa AbdelGhani |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ayman Taher |
| Fitness Coach |  Harzi Taoufik |
| Football Director | Ismail Youssef |
| Dietitian | Sharif El-Alfy |
| Club doctor | Walid Abdul Rahman |
| Managing Director | [[]] |
Managers
See More: List of Zamalek SC managers
Club presidents
| No | Period | Name | From | To |
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| 1 | 1st | .svg.png){kind=small} George Marzbach |
1911 | 1915 |
| 2 | 1st | Nicolas Arfagi Bianchi |
1915 | 1917 |
| 3 | 1st | .svg.png){kind=small} Dr.Mohamed Badr Basha |
1917 | 1919 |
| 4 | 1st | .svg.png){kind=small} Mohamed Heidar Basha |
1923 | 1952 |
| 5 | 1st | .svg.png){kind=small} Mahmoud Shawki |
1952 | 1955 |
| 6 | 1st | Abdel Hamid El-Shawarbi |
1955 | 1955 |
| 7 | 2nd | Mahmoud Shawki |
1955 | 1956 |
| 8 | 1st |  Abdel Latif Abou Regaila |
1956 | 1961 |
| 9 | 1st | Elwi El-Gazzar |
1961 | 1962 |
| 10 | 1st | Hassan Amer |
1962 | 1967 |
| 11 | 1st | Mohammed Hassan Helmy |
1967 | 1971 |
| 12 | 1st | .svg.png){kind=small} Tawfik El-Kheshin |
1971 | 1972 |
| 13 | 2nd | Mohammed Hassan Helmy |
1974 | 1980 |
| 14 | 3rd | Mohammed Hassan Helmy |
1980 | 1984 |
| 15 | 2nd | Hassan Amer |
1984 | 1988 |
| 16 | 1st | Hassan Abou El Fotouh |
1988 | 1990 |
| 17 | 1st | Nour El-Dali |
1990 | 1992 |
| 18 | 1st | Galal Ibrahim |
1992 | 1996 |
| 19 | 1st | Kamal Darwish |
1996 | 2001 |
| 20 | 2nd | Kamal Darwish |
2001 | 2005 |
| 21 | 1st | Mortada Mansour |
2005 | 2005 |
| 22 (MY) | 1st | Morsi Atallah |
2005 | 2006 |
| 23 (D) | 2nd | Mortada Mansour |
2006 | 2006 |
| 24 (NCS) | 1st | Raouff Gasser |
2006 | 2006 |
| 25 (NCS) | 1st | Mamdouh Abbas |
2006 | 2008 |
| 26 (NCS) | 1st | Mohamed Amer |
2008 | 2009 |
| 27 | 2nd | Mamdouh Abbas |
2009 | 2010 |
| 28 (NCS) | 2nd | Galal Ibrahim |
2010 | 2011 |
| 29 (D) | 3rd | Mamdouh Abbas |
2011 | 2013 |
| 30 (MS) | 3rd | Kamal Darwish |
2013 | 2014 |
| 31 | 3rd | Mortada Mansour |
2014 | present |
(MY) appointed by the Ministry of Youth.
(D) return due court decision.
(NCS) appointed by the National Council for Sports.
(MS) appointed by the Ministry of Sports.
References
- ↑ "الزمالك ينتزع لقب القرن من الأهلي!". Eg.eurosport.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "الاتحاد الدولي للتاريخ والإحصاء: الزمالك بطل القرن الحقيقي". Almasryalyoum.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "Dr.Tarek Said's Homepage - Egyptian Clubs in World Wide Club Rankings". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "الوايت نايتس تعلن عن عدد شهداء الزمالك الرسمي". akhbarak.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "الموقع الرسمى لنادى الزمالك - تاريخ النادى". el-zamalek.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ↑ "الموقع الرسمى لنادى الزمالك". El-Zamalek.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "Egyptian Football Net (By Dr.Tarek Said) - Cairo Zone League". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "Dr.Tarek Saids Homepage - 1973 October League". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "الصفحة الرئيسية - الاتحاد المصرى لكره القدم". Efa.com.eg. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "Zamalek Scorers in Different Competitions in 66 years since start of Egyptian League on 22/10/1948 (Last updated 1/6/15)" (PDF). Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "خاص بالصور .. الإعلانات تزين ثوب الزمالك الجديد أمام كليوباترا - ياللاكورة". yallakora.com. 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "عصائر تويست تحصل على حقوق الإعلان بفانلة الزمالك". kora.youm7.com. 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "خاص| 'بريجو' يظهر مع الزمالك في المباريات الإفريقية - كورابيا". korabia.com. 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "الزمالك يستقر على شركة ماكرون لتصميم ملابس الفريق - ياللاكورة". yallakora.com. 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "رحاب أبورجيله : أشرف قاسم رئيسا لقطاع الناشئين". el-zamalek.com. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- ↑ "الزمالك - الاتحاد المصرى لكره القدم". Efa.com.eg. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ↑ "Dr. Tarek Said's Homepage - Zamalek Sporting Club - History". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
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