Sultan Hussein Cup

The Sultan Hussein Cup (1917–1938) was the first local Egyptian football competition. It preceded the Egyptian Cup & the regional leagues (Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary & Canal).

In 1916, the idea of establishing a football league in the Sultanate of Egypt was proposed. The league would include Egyptian teams and teams from the allies' military clubs, including the British. The competition was named after Sultan Hussein Kamel.

Initially, Al Ahly refused to take part. This left Zamalek as the only Egyptian club. In 1918, Al Ahly decided to take part as a sign of resistance to the British and a way to display the Egyptian presence in the sport.

List of Champion

Year	Champion
1916-17
1917-18	M.G.C. Base Depot
1918-19
1919-20
1920-21	Zamalek
1921-22	Zamalek
1922-23	Al Ahly
1923-24	El Sekka El Hadid
1924-25	Al Ahly
1925-26	Al Ahly
1926-27	Al Ahly
1927-28	Tersana
1928-29	Al Ahly
1929-30	Tersana
1930-31	Al Ahly
1931-32	Port Foad
1932-33	Al Masry
1933-34	Al Masry
1934-35	Ittihad
1935-36	El Sekka El Hadid
1936-37	Al Masry
1937-38	Al Ahly

See also

• Egypt Cup

External links

• Egyption Sports- Sultan Cup
• Al-Ahram Weekly- Pride of Place