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Zamalek SC
2021–22 Zamalek SC (basketball) season
Zamalek SC logo
NicknameAl-Fares Al-Abyad
(The White Knight)
LeaguesEgyptian Super League
Basketball Africa League
Founded1937; 88 years ago (1937)
ArenaAbdulrahman Fawzi Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationCairo, Egypt
Team colorsWhite, red
   
PresidentMortada Mansour
Head coachWill Voigt
2020–21 positionChampions
Championships1 BAL
1 Africa Champions Cup
15 Egyptian Super League
12 Egypt Cup
3 Egyptian Super Cup
Websitewww.el-zamalek.com

Zamalek Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الزمالك الرياضي), commonly known as Zamalek SC, is an Egyptian professional basketball team based in Cairo that was founded in 1937, as a department of the Zamalek SC multi sports club. They compete domestically in the Egyptian Super League, and internationally in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Zamalek has participated in every season of the Egyptian Super League without interruption since the inception of the league in 1972.

Zamalek is the most successful basketball club in Egypt, with a record 15 Egyptian Super League titles and a record 13 Egypt Cup titles in addition to three other national titles (2 Egyptian Kingdom Championships and 1 Egyptian Republic Championship) as well as 23 regional Cairo League Championship titles. In Africa, Zamalek has won a record 1 Basketball Africa League title in its inaugural season in 2021 as well as 1 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in 1992.

Zamalek is the first African team to participate in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup (in 2022), also the team has participated in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now known as the EuroLeague) six times during the period from the early 70s to the early 80s.

History

1937 – 1952

1952 – 1970

1970s – 1991

Zamalek in Europe

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Zamalek basketball players preparing to face Real Madrid Baloncesto in the 1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup (now known as the EuroLeague)

Zamalek was previously invited to participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now known as the EuroLeague) seven times. The first participation was in the 1970–71 season, during which the club faced Real Madrid Baloncesto in the second round of the tournament. The second participation was in the 1974–75 season, during which the club faced Slavia VŠ Praha in the second round of the tournament. The third participation was in the 1975–76 season, during which the club faced PBC Academic in the first round of the tournament. The fourth participation was in the 1978–79 season, with Zamalek in group A, alongside Real Madrid Baloncesto, Budapesti Honvéd SE and Klosterneuburg Dukes, the club came in fourth place in its group after winning one match. The fifth participation was in the 1979–80 season, with Zamalek in group A, alongside KK Bosna Royal and BC Levski Sofia. The sixth participation was in the 1980–81 season, with Zamalek in group A, alongside Real Madrid Baloncesto, AS Viganello Basket and Porto, the club came in third place. The seventh and to date last participation was in the 1981–82 season, with Zamalek in group C, alongside KK Partizan, Slavia VŠ Praha and Eczacıbaşı SK, but Zamalek withdrew from the tournament before playing any match, and here ended Zamalek's journey in Europe.

1990s – 2004

2005 – 2014: Crisis

2015 – 2021

Basketball Africa League (BAL) Champions

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Zamalek are the champions of the 2021 Basketball Africa League

Zamalek won the Egyptian Super League in 2019, its first title in 11 years, to qualify for the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and be the first Egyptian team to participate in Basketball Africa League. In November 2020, Zamalek signed Spanish coach Augustí Julbe as their new head coach.[1] In the 2021 BAL season, Zamalek won its second international title (after the 1992 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) and the first-ever BAL championship after defeating US Monastir in the Finals. Point guard Walter Hodge was named the first-ever MVP while Anas Mahmoud was awarded the Defensive Player of the Year.[2] Another notable team member was 18 year old Mohab Yasser, who started all games.[3]

After winning the league title in the 2020–21 season, defeating Al Ittihad in the finals, Zamalek stood alone as the most successful basketball club in the Egyptian Basketball Super League with a record 15 titles.[4] Zamalek participated in the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup becoming the first African team to participate in this competition.

Honours

National titles

Champions (15): 1973–74,[5] 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–1978, 1979–80,[6] 1980–81,[7] 1987–88, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03,[8] 2006–07, 2018–19,[9] 2020–21[10]
Champions (13): 1974–75,[11][12] 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81,[13] 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–20, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06
Champions (3): 1997, 1998, 2003
Champions (2): 1948–49,[14] 1949–50[15]
Champions (1): 1969–70[16][17][18]
Champions (23): 1947, 1952, 1959,[19] 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970,[20][21] 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1990–91,[22] 1992–93,[23] 1996–97, 2006–07

International titles

Champions (1): 2021[24]
Champions (1): 1992
Runners-up (3): 1975, 1976, 1998
Third place (2): 1972, 1983
Fourth place (1): 2022

Records

The times Zamalek have won more than one major trophy in one season.

Record Number Seasons
Doubles (note) 9 League and Cup (7): 1974–75, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03

League and BAL (1): 2020–21

Cup and FABL (1): 1991–92

Trebles (note) 3 League, Cup and Super Cup (3): 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03

International record

Seasons Achievement Notes
EuroLeague
1970–71 Second round eliminated by Real Madrid Baloncesto, 73-87 (L) in Cairo and 54-87 (L) in Madrid
1974–75 Second round eliminated by Slavia VŠ Praha, 65-110 (L) in Prague and 90-91 (L) in Cairo
1975–76 First round eliminated by Academic, 69-74 (L) in Cairo and 64-93 (L) in Sofia
1978–79 Quarter-final group stage 4th place in a group with Real Madrid, Honvéd and Klosterneuburg
1979–80 Quarter-final group stage 3rd place in a group with Bosna, Levski-Spartak
1980–81 Quarter-final group stage 3rd place in a group with Real Madrid, Viganello and FC Porto
1981–82 Quarter-final group stage in a group with KK Partizan, Slavia VŠ Praha and Eczacıbaşı SK, withdrew before the competition
FIBA Africa Basketball League
1971 Third place 3rd place in Bangui, defeated ASFA in the 3rd place game
1975 Final lost to ASFA 69-78 in the final (Cairo)
1976 Final lost to Hit Trésor 76-89 in the final (Bangui)
1983 Third place 3rd place in Dakar
1992 Champions defeated ASC Jeanne d'Arc 83-75 in the final of FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Cairo
1998 Final lost to MAS Fes 63-72 in the final (Fes)
Basketball Africa League
2021 Champions defeated US Monastir 76–63 in the final of Basketball Africa League in Kigali
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
2022 Fourth place lost to Lakeland Magic 78–113 in the third place game (Cairo)

Players

Current roster

See also: 2021–22 Zamalek SC (basketball) season

Super League roster

The following is the Zamalek roster for the 2021–22 Egyptian Super League, including youth players.[25]

Zamalek roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 00 Egypt Abdelwahab, Ahmed 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-06-18)18 June 2001
SG 4 Egypt Hesham, Omar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
PG 6 Egypt Hatem, Ahmed 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995
PG 7 Egypt Essam, Adham 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1991-11-25)25 November 1991
PG 8 Dominican Republic Sosa, Édgar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1988-01-15)15 January 1988
SG 9 Egypt Salem, Eslam 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-03-20)20 March 1989
PF 10 Egypt Osama Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 29 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
F 11 Egypt Osama Mahmoud, Ahmed 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C 14 Egypt Kejo, Mostafa (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994
C 17 Egypt Hegazy, Mohammed
SG 21 Egypt Ayman, Moaaz 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-02-29)29 February 2000
PG 22 Egypt Elessawy, Sleem 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 22 – (2002-09-28)28 September 2002
PF 34 Egypt Hegazy, Aly
PF 35 Egypt Nedal, Ahmed 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2006-05-03)3 May 2006
F 41 Egypt Assem, Ahmed 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
C 55 Egypt Elmashad, Hazem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-02-22)22 February 1999
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: April 7, 2022

BAL roster

The following is the Zamalek 13-man roster for the 2022 BAL season.[26]

Zamalek roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 00 Egypt Essam, Adham 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1991-11-25)25 November 1991
G 1 Egypt Azab Faraq, Ahmed 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 29 – (1995-02-21)21 February 1995
G 2 Cameroon Strawberry, D. J. (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 39 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985
SG 4 Egypt Hesham, Omar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
PG 5 Dominican Republic Sosa, Édgar (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1988-01-15)15 January 1988
PF/C 6 Nigeria Diogu, Ike (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 41 – (1983-09-11)11 September 1983
PF 10 Egypt Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 29 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
PG 11 United States McKinney, Mikh (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
SG 12 Egypt Salem, Eslam 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-03-20)20 March 1989
G 14 Senegal Rassoul Mboup, Khadim (E) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2006-09-14)14 September 2006
F 23 Egypt Yasser, Ahmed 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-06-18)18 June 2001
C 28 Egypt Elmashad, Hazem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-02-22)22 February 1999
C 41 Egypt Kejo, Mostafa (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate program player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: April 9, 2022

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Current players

Former players

List of head coaches

The following coaches have held the position of head coach of Zamalek SC basketball team (incomplete):

Logo and colors

In 1941, the royal emblem of the Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan was the official emblem of the club at the time; when the club's name changed from "El Mokhtalat Club" to "Farouk Club" by royal order from Farouk I. After the revolution of July 23, 1952 on the royal rule in Egypt, the club's name and logo changed; the logo is a mixture of the sporting model and the ancient Egyptian civilization. The logo's main colors express peace and struggle and have not changed since its establishment. The home jersey uses the original Zamalek colours.[27] In the upper half of the logo, the archer that points towards the target appears in a pharaonic uniform as an indication of the common goal between the arrow and Zamalek.[28] Zamalek is famous for the stability of its basic colors, which have not changed throughout the club's history, which extends since 1911, as it is distinguished by the white kits with two parallel red lines in the middle.

Home Arena

Main article: Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall
Location Arena's name Period
Giza Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall 1986–present

When Zamalek SC began to create the teams of handball, basketball and, volleyball, they saw the importance to build an arena to host the home matches of these teams. They first began to make the designs in 1970s, later they began working to build the covered hall, which was established in 1986, which they named Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, in the honor of one of the legend of Zamalek SC, he was the first ever Arab and African footballer to score at the FIFA World Cup, when he scored twice for Egypt in their 4–2 loss against Hungary in 1934, he is also Egypt's top goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup.

The opening ceremony of Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall was held with the opening ceremony of the 5th Arab Volleyball Clubs Championship in 1986, which was won by Zamalek volleyball team for the first time in the club's history, defeating MC Alger in the final which was held in Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall.

Supporters

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Ultras White Knights at a Zamalek basketball game
Main article: Ultras White Knights (UWK)

Zamalek has an ultras group named the Ultras White Knights that was founded on 17 March 2007 and is known for its pyrotechnic displays. Their motto is "Brotherhood in blood and fans of the free public club". The Zamalek fans have always been supportive of all sports teams of the Zamalek Sporting Club, and the fans of Zamalek were the first to launch the term "Kings of The Halls" in Africa and the Arab world, as the sports teams of Zamalek Sporting Club achieved domestic and international achievements. The fans of Zamalek have always been associated with the sports halls from the 90s until now.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "ZAMALEK ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE INAUGURAL BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE". The BAL. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "18-year-old Mohab Yasser stars as Egypt's Zamalek win first ever BAL title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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  13. ^ "الزمالك بطلآ لكأس مصر".
  14. ^ "خبر فوز نادى الزمالك ببطولة المملكة المصرية لكرة السلة جاء ضمن سياق مباراة ودية كانت ستجمع نادى الزمالك بطل مصر و نادى الهومنتمن اللبنانى".
  15. ^ "الزمالك بطلآ لدوري المملكة المصرية بعد الفوز علي مكابي كايرو في المباراة النهائية".
  16. ^ "الزمالك بطلآ لبطولة الجمهورية".
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  20. ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UKbFNGvHOQKsyKdgJY2HrlFxU1Ocy_fc/view?usp=sharing%7Ctitle= الزمالك يحتكر بطولة الجمهورية و بطولة القاهرة}}
  21. ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f5mi4pgFs-iqbkVaPyZ-5oHbNeBuunPr/view?usp=sharing%7Ctitle= الزمالك يفوز علي الجزيرة و يفوز ببطولة القاهرة}}
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  23. ^ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y0YIRw_wdhSLLEf68HlV0ilKEHDa7Y_d/view?usp=sharing%7Ctitle= الزمالك بطل الجيزة و القاهرة}}
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  28. ^ "قصة شعار.. رامى السهم سلاح الزمالك لقهر المنافسين". اليوم السابع. January 16, 2018.
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