Sultan Hussein Cup

The Sultan Hussein Cup (1917–1938) was the first local Egyptian football competition. It preceded the Egypt Cup and the regional leagues in the areas of Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary and Canal. The first Egyptian team to win the trophy was Zamalek SC, in the 1921 edition.

History 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.

Zamalek was the only Egyptian club to participate in the championship as a sign of resistance to the British and a way to display the Egyptian presence in the sport. Zamalek reached the final of the 1917 edition and eventually won the cup in 1920–21. This encouraged other Egyptian clubs to participate including Al Ahly which initially refused to take part, but in 1918, they decided to take part.

List of Champions

YearChampion1916–17GHQ Signals1917–18MGC Base Depot1918–19Infantry Base Depot1919–20Sherwood Foresters1920–21Zamalek1921–22Zamalek1922–23Al Ahly1923–24El Sekka El Hadid1924–25Al Ahly1925–26Al Ahly1926–27Al Ahly1927–28Tersana1928–29Al Ahly1929–30Tersana1930–31Al Ahly1931–32Port Fouad SC1932–33Al Masry1933–34Al Masry1934–35Ittihad1935–36El Sekka El Hadid1936–37Al Masry1937–38Al Ahly

Performances TeamTitles Winning yearsAl Ahly71922–23, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1937–38Al Masry31932–33, 1933–34, 1936–37Zamalek21920–21, 1921–22Tersana21927–28, 1929–30Al Ittihad11934–35

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