2024–25 Zamalek SC season
Zamalek 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was the 114th season in Zamalek Sporting Club's history and the 66th consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Zamalek competed in the domestic cup, the Egyptian League Cup, Egyptian Super Cup, CAF Confederation Cup, and CAF Super Cup.
ChairmanHussein Labib
ManagerJosé Gomes
(until 11 December)
Ahmed Magdy
(caretaker, 11–16 December)
Christian Gross
(16 December–13 February)
José Peseiro
(14 February–7 May)
Ayman El Ramady
( from 7 May- Now)
(until 11 December)
Ahmed Magdy
(caretaker, 11–16 December)
Christian Gross
(16 December–13 February)
José Peseiro
(14 February–7 May)
Ayman El Ramady
( from 7 May- Now)
StadiumCairo International Stadium
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Hussein Labib | ||
| Manager | José Gomes (until 11 December) Ahmed Magdy (caretaker, 11–16 December) Christian Gross (16 December–13 February) José Peseiro (14 February–7 May) Ayman El Ramady ( from 7 May- Now) | ||
| Stadium | Cairo International Stadium | ||
| Egyptian Premier League | 3rd | ||
| Egypt Cup | Winners | ||
| Egyptian League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Egyptian Super Cup | Runners-up | ||
| CAF Confederation Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| CAF Super Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nasser Mansi (11) All: Nasser Mansi (13) | ||
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2024 | FW |  Hossam Ashraf | Baladiyat El Mahalla | Loan return | [1] |
| 20 August 2024 | MF | Maged Hany | Baladiyat El Mahalla | Loan return | [1] |
| 21 August 2024 | MF | Mohamed Shehata | Tala'ea El Gaish | 10,000,000 EGP | [2] |
| 31 August 2024 | DF |  Mahmoud Bentayg |  Saint-Étienne | Loan | [3] |
| 4 September 2024 | FW |  Omar Faraj |  AIK | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 9 September 2024 | MF | Mohamed Hamdi | ENPPI | Loan + €56k | [5] |
| 10 September 2024 | FW |  Sidy Ndiaye | Guédiawaye FC | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 12 September 2024 | MF |  Konrad Michalak |  Ohod | Loan | [7] |
| 25 September 2024 | DF |  Djeferson Costa |  Castelo Branco | Free | [8][9] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2024 | DF | Mahmoud Alaa |  Asswehly | Contract terminated | [10] |
| 1 August 2024 | MF | Ibrahima Ndiaye | Al-Hazem | End of contract | [11] |
| 29 August 2024 | MF | Mohamed Ashraf Roqa | Haras El Hodoud | Contract terminated | [12] |
| 6 September 2024 | FW | Youssef Obama | Pyramids | End of contract | |
| 7 September 2024 | FW | Mohamad Salah Zaki | El Sekka El Hadid | Loan | [13] |
| 12 September 2024 | MF | Hamdy Alaa | ZED | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 12 September 2024 | MF | Maged Hany | ZED | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 3 October 2024 | MF | Sayed Abdallah | National Bank of Egypt | Loan | [15] |
| 3 November 2024 | FW | Ali Yasser | Released | [16] | |
| 6 November 2024 | FW |  Samson Akinyoola | Contract terminated | [17] | |
| 12 January 2025 | FW | Omar Faraj | Degerfors IF | Loan | [18] |
Contracts
| Position | Player | Date | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mohamed Awad | 31 August 2024 | 2027 | [19] |
| DF | Mohamed Abdel Shafy | 9 October 2024 | 2025 | [20] |
| DF | Ahmed Refai | 3 December 2024 | Undisclosed | [21] |
Friendlies
| 31 August 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | v | Al-Ansar | Borg El Arab, Alexandria |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | ||||
| Note: The match was cancelled following Al-Ansar's request.[22] | ||||
| 31 August 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | 3–0 | Sporting | Borg El Arab, Alexandria |
| 3 September 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | 3–0 | Al-Shoulla | Borg El Arab, Alexandria |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| 7 September 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | 3–2 | Raya | Borg El Arab, Alexandria |
| 10:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| 7 September 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | 3–2 |  Al-Shorta | Borg El Arab, Alexandria |
| 18:30 UTC+3 |
| 10 October 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | 1–2 | Petrojet | Cairo |
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Report | Stadium: Petrosport Stadium |
| 13 October 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | 1–1 | Eastern Company | Cairo |
| 10:30 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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| 13 October 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | 2–3 | ZED | Cairo |
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Report |
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| 3 November 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | 2–1 | El Shams | Cairo |
| 12:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Abdel Latif Abu Regila Stadium |
| 15 November 2024 Testimonial match | Al-Nasr | 2–1 | Zamalek | Benghazi, Libya |
| 20:30 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium |
| 28 November 2024 Friendly | Zamalek | 1–0 | Nasr City | Cairo |
| 11:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Abdel Latif Abu Regila Stadium |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League regular season | 1 November 2024 | 4 March 2025 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 52.94 |
| Premier League championship round | 11 March 2025 | 31 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 50.00 |
| Egypt Cup | 9 January 2025 | 5 June 2025 | Round of 32 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 80.00 |
| Egyptian League Cup | 19 March 2025 | 16 April 2025 | Group stage | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 25.00 |
| Egyptian Super Cup | 20 October 2024 | 24 October 2024 | Semi-finals | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | 14 September 2024 | 9 April 2025 | Second round | Quarter-finals | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 60.00 |
| CAF Super Cup | 27 September 2024 | Final | Winners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 47 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 51.06 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Egyptian Premier League
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyramids | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 42 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 39 | |
| 3 | Zamalek | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 32 | |
| 4 | Al Masry | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | National Bank of Egypt | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 29 |
Source: Soccerway (regular season)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[24]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[24]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
Last updated: 16 January 2025.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league schedule was released on 19 October 2024.[25]
| 1 November 2024 1 | Zamalek | 3–2 | National Bank | Cairo |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel | |||
| Note: The match was held at Al Salam Stadium instead of Cairo International Stadium.[26] | ||||
| 8 November 2024 2 | Smouha | 0–2 | Zamalek | Alexandria |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy |
| 23 November 2024 3 | Zamalek | 0–1 | Al Masry | Alexandria |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy |
| 2 December 2024 4 | Ghazl El Mahalla | 0–4 | Zamalek | El Mahalla El Kubra |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouni |
| 19 December 2024 5 | Zamalek | 1–1 | Ceramica Cleopatra | Cairo |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Amin Omar |
| 24 December 2024 6 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 2–2 | Zamalek | Cairo |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy |
| 29 December 2024 7 | Zamalek | 2–0 | Al Ittihad | Cairo |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour |
| 16 January 2025 8 | Zamalek | 3–2 | Haras El Hodoud | Cairo |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Hamada Al Qalawi |
| 23 January 2025 9 | Modern Sport | v | Zamalek | Cairo |
| 19:00 UTC+2 |
Championship Round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 58[a] | Qualification for the Champions League first or second round |
| 2 | Pyramids | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 56 | |
| 3 | Zamalek | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 47 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup first or second round |
| 4 | Al Masry | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 42 | |
| 5 | National Bank of Egypt SC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
Source: Soccerway (championship round)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off tie.
(Note: Clubs qualified for this phase with the full regular season points they got, but without goals for or against)
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off tie.
(Note: Clubs qualified for this phase with the full regular season points they got, but without goals for or against)
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results Summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Last updated: 2 May 2025.
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
| 11 March 2025 1 | Zamalek | 3–0 Awarded[a] | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 21:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 13 April 2025 2 | Haras El Hodoud | 0–2 | Zamalek | Alexandria |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium |
| 1 May 2025 3 | Al Masry | 0–0 | Zamalek | Alexandria |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium |
| 5 May 2025 4 | National Bank | 2–2 | Zamalek | Cairo |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 9 May 2025 5 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 2–2 | Zamalek | Cairo |
| 16:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arab Contractors Stadium |
Egypt Cup
| 9 January 2025 Round of 32 | Zamalek | 2–0 | Abu Qair Semad | Cairo |
| 14:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Mohamed |
| 7 March 2025 Round of 16 | Zamalek | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Modern Sport | Cairo |
| 21:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 15 March 2025 Quarter-finals | Zamalek | 4–2 | Smouha | Cairo |
| 21:30 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 28 March 2025 Semi-finals | Zamalek | 2–1 | Ceramica Cleopatra | Cairo |
| 21:30 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
Egyptian League Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrojet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Modern Sport | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Zamalek | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | El Gouna | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | Smouha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: EPL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| 19 March 2025 1 | Zamalek | 1–1 | El Gouna | Cairo |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 23 March 2025 2 | Petrojet | 2–1 | Zamalek | Cairo |
| 21:30 | Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium |
| 6 April 2025 3 | Zamalek | 0–0 | Modern Sport | Cairo |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 16 April 2025 4 | Smouha | 0–1 | Zamalek | Alexandria |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium |
Egyptian Super Cup
The club was invited as a guest team.[30]
| 20 October 2024 Semi-finals | Zamalek | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Pyramids | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:05 UTC+4 | Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf | |||
| Penalties | ||||
CAF Confederation Cup
Second round
| 14 September 2024 First leg | Administration Police  | 0–1 | Zamalek | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 15:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia) |
| 20 September 2024 Second leg | Zamalek | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Administration Police | Cairo |
| 20:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mweshitsama Negongo (Namibia) | ||
| Note: The match was held behind closed doors following a sanction from CAF due to the events in the Confederation Cup final.[31] | ||||
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 7 October 2024.[32]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamalek |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al Masry |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Enyimba |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Black Bulls |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 |
| 27 November 2024 1 | Zamalek | 2–0 | Black Bulls | Cairo |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti) |
| 8 December 2024 2 | Enyimba | 2–2 | Zamalek | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda) |
| 15 December 2024 3 | Zamalek | 1–0 | Al Masry | Alexandria |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
| 5 January 2025 4 | Al Masry | 0–0 | Zamalek | Alexandria |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) |
| 12 January 2025 5 | Black Bulls | 1–3 | Zamalek | Cairo |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde) | ||
| Note: The match has been relocated to Cairo due to security concerns arising from the unrest caused by the presidential elections.[33] | ||||
Quarter-finals
| 2 April 2025 First leg | Stellenbosch  | 0–0 | Zamalek | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon) |
| 9 April 2025 Second leg | Zamalek | 0–1 (0–1 agg.) | Stellenbosch | Cairo |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
CAF Super Cup
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos. | Player | Premier League | Egypt Cup | EFL Cup | Egyptian Super Cup | Confederation Cup | CAF Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Nasser Mansi |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | FW |  Seifeddine Jaziri |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | Zizo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | Abdallah El Said |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | Mostafa Shalaby |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | Nabil Donga |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Nasser Maher |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | Hossam Ashraf |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | MF | Mohamed Shehata |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Mahmoud Bentayg |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | Ahmed Esho |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | Hossam Abdelmaguid |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | MF | Mohamed El Sayed |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Shikabala |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | Omar Faraj |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | El Wensh |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 72 | ||
Last updated: 05 June 2025.
Source: Global Sports Archive