'Zamalek Football Club (Arabic: نادي الزمالك لكرة القدم, lit.: Nadi El Zamalek'), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian professional football club based in Cairo. The club is the most titled African club in the 20th century, considered one of the continent's giants. Zamalek is the first Egyptian club to win a title, as it was the first Egyptian team to win the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921, the first team to win the Egypt Cup in 1922, and the first team to win the Cairo League in 1922–23. This article includes records and statistics related to Zamalek SC.
Zamalek is one of the most successful clubs in the history of Egyptian football in terms of the number of local championships, as the club has won fifteen Egyptian League titles, twenty-nine titles in the Egypt Cup, four titles in the Egyptian Super Cup, fourteen titles in the Cairo League and two titles in the Sultan Hussein Cup, one title of the October League Cup, three titles of King Fouad Cup, one title of each of the Egyptian Friendship Cup and the Egyptian Confederation Cup.
At the African level, they had achieved fourteen African continental titles by winning the CAF Champions League five times, the CAF Confederation Cup twice, and the African Cup Winners' Cup once, five times in the CAF Super Cup, in addition to winning two titles of the Afro-Asian Club Championship. At the Arab level, Zamalek won the Arab Club Champions Cup once and the Egyptian-Saudi Super Cup twice. The Zamalek football team is the most victorious African team in the continental level in the 20th century, with 9 tournaments. The football team in Zamalek also won the title of the best club in the world according to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in February 2003.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Zamalek and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first team competitions.
All stats are accurate as of 20 May 2026.
Honours
Worldwide / Intercontinental Afro-Asian Afro-Asian Cup Winners (2): 1987, 1997 (record) Runners-up (1): 1994
Continental African CAF Champions League Winners (5): 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2002 Runners-up (3): 1994, 2016, 2020 African Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1): 2000 CAF Confederation Cup Winners (2): 2019, 2024 Runners-up (1): 2026 CAF Super Cup Winners (5): 1994, 1997, 2003, 2020, 2024 Runners-up (1): 2001
Regional UAFA Arab Champions Cup Winners (1): 2003 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup (League Winners) Winners (2): 2003, 2018 (record)
Domestic League Egyptian Premier League Winners (15): 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2025–26 Runners-up (34): 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, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20 Cairo League Winners (14): 1922–23, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53 Runners-up (6): 1936–37, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1957–58
Cup Egypt Cup25 solo titles, two titles in conjunction with Ahly SC in 1943 and 1958 Winners (29): 1921–22, 1931–32, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2024–25 Runners-up (14): 1927–28, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1941–42, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1962–63, 1977–78, 1991–92, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2022–23 Egyptian Super Cup Winners (4): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2016–17, 2019–20 Runners-up (5): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16 Sultan Hussein Cup Winners (2): 1920–21, 1921–22 Runners-up (3): 1923–24, 1929–30, 1936–37 King's Cup Winners (3): 1924–25, 1933–34, 1940–41 (record) Egyptian Friendship Cup Winners (1): 1986 (record) October League Cup Winners (1): 1973–74 (record) Egypt Confederation Cup (association football) Winners (1): 1995
Defunct
Bolanchi Challenge Cup Winners (1): 1913 Egyptian Television Cup (Association Football) Winners (4): 1971, 1982, 1984, 1996
Friendly
Official Love Tournament Winners (1): 1999 Egyptian-Algerian friendship Cup (organized by Zamalek) Winners (1): 2014 Dubai Challenge Cup Winners (1): 2024 Independence Cup (Friendship Cup) Winners (2): 1987, 1988 Alexandria Summer League Winners (3): 1982, 1984, 2004 Giza League Winners (1): 1963–64 Jordan International Cup (Egyptian-Jordanian Cup) Winners (2): 1986, 1987 Friendship International Cup Winners (2): 1970, 1988
All trophies are approved by Egyptian football Association website and Zamalek SC Official Facebook page.
Players
Appearances
RankNameYearsLeagueCupSuper CupAfricanArabTotal1 1997–201434540488272 2002–2005 2006–2014 2016–2017 2019–2025 27048569103 1999–200921927358324 1995–200820723256355 1999–200914427351316 1997–2004 2007–200814621242227 1999–2004 2005–20071263133838 2000–2009 2007–200814517133339 2008–2016 2017–202215118054410 2008–2016 2007–2014145120470
Top-scorers
RankPlayerTime LeagueCupOctober League CupConfederationAfricanAfro-AsianArabTotal 1Abdel Halim Ali1999-200980 (210)18 (27)0 (3)023 (58)023 (13)134 (330) 2Hassan Shehata1967-1969 1973-1983771090600102 3Gamal Abdel Hamid1984-199473700161097 4Ali Khalil1970-198078121030094 5Alaa El-Hamouly1949-196268230000091 6Ahmed Sayed2019-202561 (164)8 (16)0014 (17)01 (3)86 7Hamada Emam1957-197474100000084 8Gamal Hamza2000-200946 (145)10 (17)0010 (33)08 (33)74 (229) 9Tarek Yehia1981-199251604100071 10Shikabala2002–2005 2006–2014 2016–2017 2019–202550 (276)10 (48)0010 (69)0070 (393)
Most goals scored in all competitions: 138 – Abdel Halim Ali Most goals scored in the Egyptian Premier League: 81 – Abdel Halim Ali Most goals scored in October League Cup: 9 - Hassan Shehata Most goals scored in the Egypt Cup: 23 – Alaa El-Hamouly Most goals scored in all African competitions: 23 – Abdel Halim Ali Most goals scored in all Arabian competitions: 13 – Abdel Halim Ali
Individual
League Ayman Younes scored the fastest goal in 1990 against Suez after 13 seconds. Mohamed Amin scored the first goal in the Egyptian League against El Masry. Saad Rostom scored the first hat-trick for Zamalek in the league against El Masry.
The following players have won the top scorer award in the league while playing with Zamalek: Season Player Goals 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 Abdel-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 2021–22 Ahmed Sayed 19
Cup Hussein Yasser scored the fastest goal in the cup against Al Ahly in 2010 after 46 seconds. Alaa El-Hamouly is Zamalek's all-time top scorer in the cup.
Captaincy
Total number of club captains – 31 players Most titles as captain: 10 – Mohamed Latif (1936–1945), Shikabala, (2016–2017, 2019–2025) Longest serving captains: 12 years – Yakan Hussein (1960–1972) Shortest serving captains: 1 season – 2 players First club captain – Ahmed Kadry First official club captain – Amin Gabriel in 1917 Sultan Hussein Cup, 1917 Youngest serving captain: 21 years – Tawfik Abdullah, 1918 Oldest serving captain: 35 years – Ahmed Halim, 1945
Team captains Throughout its history, Zamalek has had 31 club captains. The following players have been official Zamalek captains.
No.Name1 Ahmed Kadry2 Amin Gabriel3 Tewfik Abdullah4 Mohamed Gabr5 Ibrahim Yakan6 Fouad Gamil7 Mokhtar Fawzi8 Ahmed Salem9 Mohamed Latif10 Mostafa Taha11 Ahmed Halim 12 Yehia Emam 13 Hanafy Bastan 14 Nour El-Dali 15 Yakan Hussein 16 Hamada Emam 17 Taha Basry 18 Hassan Shehata 19 Farouk Gaafar 20 Ibrahim Youssef 21 Hisham Yakan 22 Ismail Youssef 23 Hussein El Sayed 24 Khaled El Ghandour 25 Hazem Emam 26 Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed 27 Hazem Emam II 28 Shikabala 29 Hazem Emam II 30 Shikabala 31 Omar Gaber
Awards
Club awards Best Club in the World Zamalek SC was named the best club in the world by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) in February 2003.
Best Club in Africa Zamalek SC was named the best club in Africa in 2003 by the Confederation of African Football.
Players awards
EFA Egyptian Player of the Year
Hassan Shehata – 1976 Ibrahim Youssef – 1984 Tarek El-Said – 2001 Hazem Emam – 2003 Shikabala – 2011
Al-Ahram Hebdo Egyptian Best footballer award The following players won Al-Ahram Hebdo Egyptian Best footballer award while playing for Zamalek: Ahmed El-Kass – 1994 Ismail Youssef – 1996 Tarek El-Said – 2000 Hossam Hassan – 2001
Al-Shabab & Al-Reyada Annual Awards The following players won Al-Shabab & Al-Reyada Annual Awards while playing for Zamalek: Ahmed El-Shenawy – 2015 (Best GK) Ali Gabr – 2015 (Best CD) Ibrahim Salah – 2015 (Best MF)
African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa)
Tarek Hamed – (2nd) 2019
African Legends Mahmoud El Gohary – 2012
Top African Stars of the 20th Century Ibrahim Youssef: (19th) IFFHS
Best Arab Player
Ibrahim Youssef – 1984
Team records
Matches First League match: Farouk (Zamalek) 5–1 El-Masry, Week 1, 22 October 1948. First Egypt Cup match: Mokhtalat (Zamalek) 4–0 Tersana SC, first round, 3 March 1922. First African Cup Winners' Cup match: Zamalek 3–0 Al Ahly (Tripoli), first round, 7 May 1976. First CAF Champions League match: Zamalek 2–1 Simba S.C., first round, 16 March 1979. First CAF Cup match: Zamalek 0–1 Gor Mahia, first round, 21 March 1998. First CAF Confederation Cup match: Rayon Sports 3–1, 2nd round, 15 March 2015.
Season-by-season performance
League record by opponent
References