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Sultan Hussein Cup

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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 GHQ Signals
1917-18 MGC Base Depot
1918-19 Infantry Base Depot
1919-20 Sherwood Foresters
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 Fouad
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