Everything You Need to Know About the Record-Breaking Zamalek

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Zamalek SC over in Egypt have been breaking data like not many leagues have witnessed. They discover themselves with barely a scratch on their file after two seasons, and with a league title within the bag final season and one other set to come back this yr, Zamalek have been the principle facet in Egypt for 2 years.

Right here’s every thing to find out about this membership throughout a historic interval.

Historical past of Zamalek

With nicknames Madraset El Fan Wel Handassa, El Nady El Malaky, El Qalaa El Baida, El Fares El Abyad and Nady El Qarn El Afriky El Ha’iei, Zamalek followers are spoiled for selection through which to name their group.

Whether or not this be the Actual African Membership of the Century or the Royal Membership, the membership play out their video games on the Cairo Worldwide Stadium that seats 75,000 individuals.

Zamalek have gained the lot down in Egypt. 4 Egyptian Tremendous Cups and even a shocking 5 CAF Champions Leagues for the reason that first title win in 1984 put them as one of the profitable and recognizable groups in Africa.

What’s extra, the membership have gained the Egyptian Premier League 13 occasions for the reason that first triumph again in 1960. There could be a number of extra victories within the 60s, one within the Nineteen Seventies and an additional two within the 80s and two within the Nineties.

Then got here three in a row firstly of the 2000s, earlier than a 2014/15 title win ended an 11-year wait, earlier than they regained the Egyptian Premier League final season.

The Unbeaten Run

Zamalek have now achieved a profitable run of 9 straight wins within the Egypt Premier League. This does now imply the membership have not misplaced a match in 45 of their final 49 matches within the league and sit with a file of 23 wins from 30 video games of their title defence for this season.

In reality, they’re unbeaten of their previous 13 video games in all competitions and the league title is simply weeks away from being there’s as soon as once more.

Extra In regards to the Membership

Led by the supervisor Jesualdo Ferreira in at present’s world, Zamalek are one of many oldest golf equipment in Africa with 111 years of historical past. The membership relies in Giza, and following on from a trophy-laden few a long time, they grew to become essentially the most titled African group within the twentieth century.

Zamalek can be the primary Egyptian group to ever qualify to the FIF A Membership World Cup when it certified in 2000 to the 2001 championship, regardless of the cancellation of the championship afterward.