Zamalek Sporting Club (Egyptian Arabic: ???? ??????? ??????? ?????????) is an Egyptian sports club based in Meet Okba, Giza, Egypt. They are best known for their professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system. The club was 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 1913 and in 1941 it was changed again to King Farouk Club, named after King Farouk. The name finally settled as Zamalek SC after the 1952 Egyptian revolution. Zamalek Sporting Club has many sports. Zamalek has won many Olympic and non-Olympic sports alongside football, such as handball, athletics, volleyball and basketball. They have won many local, Arab and African tournaments, participated in world championships and achieved advanced positions.
Zamalek has never been relegated to the Second Division. On the continental side, Zamalek has won more CAF trophies than any other African team in the Twentieth century. The club has 5 CAF Champions League titles, 3 CAF Super Cup titles and 1 African Cup Winners' Cup title. Internationally, Zamalek has also won 2 Afro-Asian Cup titles.
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History
The club started out as football Club by a Belgian lawyer, Mr. Merzbach on 5 January 1911. It was the first football club 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 the winter of 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 was formed with General Mohammad Haidar as a president. At the beginning of 1941, General Haidar was selected 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 Al Awal and General Mohammad Haidar stayed as a president at the club for almost thirty years which was unusual at an Egyptian club at the time. ** The biggest victory in the history of the summit meetings and was the biggest result of 6-0 for Zamalek in 1942, 1944 [3] and has not been broken so far since about 75 years.
Then in 1952, the Egyptian army revolution came 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 leagues only general 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, he was not able to do the job he 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 ten 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 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 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, which was not due to funding problems.
Zamalek disasters
The year 1974 saw a deadly crush at a Zamalek game, as at least forty-eight people attending the friendly game against Czechoslovak club Dukla Prague were killed in a stampede at the Helmy Zamora Stadium.
The second disaster was in 2015, 8 February, twenty supporters were killed by policemen outside the stadium of 30 June Stadium.
Name changes
- Kasr El Nil (1911-1913)
- El Mokhtalat (1913-1941)
- Farouk Al-Awal (1941-1952)
- El Zamalek (1952-Present)
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Team colours
The home jersey uses the original Zamalek colours: White jersey with two horizontal or vertical red stripes and White shorts. The away jersey is blue. Zamalek chose white because it symbolises peace and red colour because it is symbolised for fighting for win.
Name
The word Zamalek Turkish origin known to the Egyptians for the first time when Mohammed Ali its ruler in the first half of the nineteenth century to establish camps for the leaders of the army in that island, which lies in the lap of the River Nile and the middle of Cairo and be close to the Navy .. The vernacular of your fellowship to Zamalek.
Logo
The Zamalek Club logo is a Pharaonic archer, aiming for a goal. This slogan is meant to express the Egyptian affiliation and pride for their culture and heritage. It also indicates that the club's goal is always to win.
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.
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 and fans of the free public". In clashes on February 8, 2015 before the league match between Zamalek and ENPI Club at the Cairo Air Defense Stadium, 20 people were killed
Club of Century dispute
The administration of the club adopted the "Real Club of 20th Century" as an official club's nickname. It was based on the fact that the football team achieved the greatest number of African titles during the 20th century, in addition to being the only club to have won the CAF Champions League four times against three of its closest rivals.
The various administrations have objected to the classification method followed by CAF, where did not take into consideration the differences between the three African tournaments, nor did adopt any points for the Afro-Asian Club Championship, although recognized it as an official title later.
CAF ranking of African Clubs titles century
Honours
Worldwide
- Afro-Asian Cup
- Winners (2) : 1987, 1997
- Runners up (1) : 1994
African
- CAF Champions League
- Winners (5) : 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2002
- Runners up (2) : 1994, 2016
- African Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (1) : 2000
- CAF Super Cup
- Winners (3) : 1994, 1997, 2003
- Runners up (1) : 2001
Arab
- Arab Club Championship
- Winners (1) : 2003
- Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
- Winners (1) : 2003
Domestic
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
Cup
- Egypt Cup (24 solo titles and 2 titles in conjunction with Al Ahly SC in 1943 and 1958.)
- Winners (26) : 1922, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
- Runners up (13) : 1928, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1963, 1978, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2011
- (* First ever winners)
- Egyptian Super Cup
- Winners (3) : 2001, 2002, 2016
- Runners up (5) : 2003, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2015
- (* First ever winners)
- Sultan Hussein Cup
- Winners (2) : 1920-21, 1921-22
- Runners up (3) : 1923-24, 1929-30, 1936-37
Regional
- Cairo League
- Winners (13) : 1922-23, 1929-30, 1931-32, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53
- (* First ever winners)
- Cairo Zone Cup
- Winners (1) : 1941
Unofficial titles
- Independence International cup
- winners (2): 1970, 1988
- Jordan International Cup
- Winners (2): 1985-86, 1986-1987
- Alexandria Summer League (Arabian competition)
- Winners (3) : 1982, 1984, 2004
- Egyptian Federation Cup
- Winners (1) : 1995
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 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 hatrick for Zamalek in the league against El Masry.
- The player with the most goals in the league is Abdel Halim Ali with 80 goals.
The following players have won the top scorer award in the league while playing with Zamalek:
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.
Team kit
Kit evolution
Players
Current first team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Youth academy squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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
Coaching staff
Managers
See More: List of Zamalek SC managers
Club presidents
(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.
See also
- Zamalek SC (handball)
- Zamalek SC (volleyball)
- Zamalek (basketball)
References
External links
- Official website
- tv
- fans
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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