Zamalek SC (basketball)

Zamalek basketball Club (Arabic: نادي الزمالك لكرة السلة‎), commonly known as ZamalekSC, is one of Zamalek SC club's sections that represent the club in Egypt and in international Basketball competitions. is an Egyptian basketball club based in Cairo.[1] The club competes nationally in the Egyptian Super League and internationally in the Basketball Africa League.

Zamalek SC
2021–22 Zamalek SC (basketball) season
NicknameAl-Fares Al-Abyad
(The White Knight)
LeaguesBAL
Egyptian Super League
Founded5 January 1911 (1911-01-05)
ArenaAbdulrahman Fawzi Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationCairo, Egypt
Team colorsWhite, red
   
PresidentHussein Labib (interim)
Vice-president(s)Mohamed El-Etrebi
Head coachVangelis Angelou
Championships01 BAL
01 Africa Champions Cup
18 Egyptian Super League
13 Egypt Cup
03 Egyptian Super Cup
Websitewww.el-zamalek.com
Active departments of
Zamalek SC
Football Volleyball
(Men's) 		Volleyball (Women's )
Handball
(Men's) 		Handball (Women's) Basketball
(Men's)
Basketball (Women's) Table tennis (Men's) Table tennis (Women's)
Athletics Karate  Swimming  
Croquet Judo Field hockey
Water polo Gymnastics Tennis

Zamalek is the most successful basketball club in Egypt, with a 15 titles Egyptian Super League and 13 titles Egypt Cup.[2], the club won the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup In 1992 and 2021 Zamalek The 1st winner the BAL in the first-ever edition of the BAL.

Zamalek also participated in the EuroLeague 7th times. Zamalek is also participating in FIBA Intercontinental Cup for the 1st time in th club history and to be the 1st Arab and 4th African team to participate in this tournament.

History

Zamalek in Europe

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 in its group after winning two matches. 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.

First-Ever BAL Champions

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). In November 2020, Zamalek signed Spanish coach Augustí Julbe as their new head coach.[3] 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.[4] Another notable team member was 18 year old Mohab Yasser, who started all games.[5]

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.[6]

Honours

National titles
Champions (15): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–1978, 1979–80, 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, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81,[11] 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–20, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06
  • Egyptian Basketball Super Cup:
Champions (3): 1997, 1998, 2003
  • Egyptian Kingdom Basketball Championship:
Champions (2): 1948–49,[12] 1949–50.[13]
  • Egyptian Republic Championship:
Champions (2): 1969–70,[14] 1973–74
  • Cairo League Championship:
Champions (18): 1947, 1952, 1959, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1996–97, 2006–07

International titles
Champions (1): 2021[15]
Champions (1): 1992
Runners-up (3): 1975, 1976, 1998
Third place (2): 1972, 1983

Journey to EuroLeague
  • Participated in the competition 7 times.
  • 1 time withdrew.


This competition was held in Knock-out Rounds, on a Home & Away, and 27 teams took part.

  • Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 127–174 Real Madrid 73[17] –87 54–87


This competition was held in Knock-out Rounds, on a Home & Away, and 24 teams took part.

  • Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 155–201 Slavia VŠ Praha 65–110 90–91


This competition was held in groups format, and 23 teams took part.

  • First Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 133–167 Academic 69–74 64–93


This competition was held in groups format, and 22 teams took part.

  • Group Stage.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 127–246 Real Madrid 80–124 47–122
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 167–224 Honvéd 77–97 90–127
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 152–171 Klosterneuburg 89–79 63–92


This competition was held in groups format, and 22 teams took part.

  • Group Stage.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 155–193 Bosna 77–89 78–104
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 154–202 Levski-Spartak 70–110 84–92


This competition was held in groups format, and 24 teams took part.

  • Group Stage.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 132–239 Real Madrid 73–96 59–143
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 178–203 Viganello 84–110 94–93
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 153–176 FC Porto 72–69 81–107


This competition was held in groups format, and 24 teams took part.

  • Group Stage.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 0–0 KK Partizan 0–0 0–0
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 0–0 Slavia VŠ Praha 0–0 0–0
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 0–0 Eczacıbaşı SK 0–0 0–0

Zamalek was drawn into this group, but withdrew before the competition.

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






















Players

Current roster
See also: 2021–22 Zamalek SC (basketball) season
Zamalek roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F 00 Abdelwahab, Ahmed 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2001-06-18)18 June 2001
SG 4 Hesham, Omar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
PG 6 Hatem, Ahmed 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995
PG 7 Essam, Adham
PG 8 Sosa, Édgar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1988-01-15)15 January 1988
SG 9 Salem, Eslam 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1989-03-20)20 March 1989
PF 10 Osama Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 26 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
F 11 Osama Mahmoud, Ahmed 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C 14 Kejo, Mostafa (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994
C 17 Hegazy, Mohammed
SG 21 Ayman, Moaaz 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2000-02-29)29 February 2000
PG 22 Elessawy, Sleem 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 19 – (2002-09-28)28 September 2002
PF 34 Hegazy, Aly
PF 35 Nedal, Ahmed 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 15 – (2006-05-03)3 May 2006
F 41 Assem, Ahmed 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
C 55 Elmashad, Hazem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (1999-02-22)22 February 1999
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: October 9, 2021

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

Home arena
Location Name Capacity Period
Giza Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall 4,000 1986–present
Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall

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 the 1970s, later they began working to build the covered hall, which was established in 1986, which they named Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, in honor of one of the legends 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.

See also

References
  1. Egyptian Basketball Premier League goalzz.com, accessed 18 March 2012.
  2. "Team Egypt Profile - 2011 FIBA Africa Championship - Roster". FIBA.com. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. "Agustí Julbe debuta con el Zamalek en 'El Clásico' de Egipto". Sport.es (in Spanish). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "ZAMALEK ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE INAUGURAL BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE". The BAL. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "18-year-old Mohab Yasser stars as Egypt's Zamalek win first ever BAL title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. "Zamalek complete dream double after beating Al-Ittihad to win Egypt's SuperLeague". FIBA.basketball. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. "الزمالك بطل الدوري بدون هزيمة".
  8. "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  9. "Basketball: Zamalek is Super League Champions for the 14th time". 6 May 2019.
  10. "Zamalek complete dream double after beating Al-Ittihad to win Egypt's SuperLeague". FIBA.basketball. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. "الزمالك بطلآ لكأس مصر".
  12. "خبر فوز نادى الزمالك ببطولة المملكة المصرية لكرة السلة جاء ضمن سياق مباراة ودية كانت ستجمع نادى الزمالك بطل مصر و نادى الهومنتمن اللبنانى".
  13. "الزمالك بطلآ لدوري المملكة المصرية بعد الفوز علي مكابي كايرو في المباراة النهائية".
  14. "الزمالك بطلآ لبطولة الجمهورية".
  15. "Zamalek Are the Champions of the Inaugural Basketball Africa League".
  16. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_71.htm 1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup
  17. "الزمالك يواجه ريال مدريد".
  18. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_75.htm 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup
  19. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_76.htm 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup
  20. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_79.htm 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
  21. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_80.htm 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup
  22. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_81.htm 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup
  23. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_82.htm 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup


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