2020–21 Zamalek SC season

The 2020–21 Zamalek SC season was the club's 110th season in existence and the 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Zamalek participated in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup and the CAF Champions League.

Zamalek SC
2020–21 season
ChairmanEmad Abdel-Aziz (interim)
Head coachJaime Pacheco
StadiumCairo International Stadium
Egyptian Premier LeagueWinners
Egypt CupWinners
CAF Champions LeagueGroup stage

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   EGY Mohamed Abou Gabal
3 MF   EGY Tarek Hamed
4 DF   EGY Mahmoud Alaa
5 DF   EGY Mohamed Abdel Ghani
6 DF   EGY Mohamed Abdel Salam
7 DF   EGY Hazem Emam (Vice-captain)
8 MF   EGY Emam Ashour
9 FW   EGY Marwan Hamdi
10 MF   EGY Mahmoud Abdul-Raziq (Captain)
11 MF   EGY Ahmed Sayed
12 MF   EGY Mohamed Ashraf
13 MF   TUN Ferjani Sassi
14 MF   EGY Youssef Ibrahim
15 FW   MAR Hamid Ahadad
16 GK   EGY Mahmoud Abdul-Rahim (4th captain)
17 MF   EGY Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
19 DF   EGY Mohamed Abdel Shafy (3rd captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   MAR Achraf Bencharki
21 GK   EGY Mohamed Awad
22 DF   EGY Abdallah Gomaa
23 FW   EGY Islam Gaber
24 DF   TUN Hamza Al-Mathlouthi
28 DF   EGY Mahmoud Hamdy
29 DF   EGY Ahmed Fatouh
30 FW   TUN Seifeldine Al-Jaziri
32 MF   EGY Hussein Faisal
33 FW   EGY Hossam Ashraf
34 DF   EGY Ahmed Eid
36 DF   EGY Hossam Abdul-Majeed
37 FW   EGY Osama Faisal
38 DF   EGY Hatem Muhammad
50 MF   EGY Mohamed Hossam Eldin
35 DF   EGY Yassin Marei
MF   EGY Ayman Hefny

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   CIV Razack Cisse (on loan to Al Ittihad)
GK   EGY Muhammad Sobhy (on loan to Al Ittihad)
FW   EGY Mostafa Fathi (on loan to Smouha)
FW   EGY Karim Bambo (on loan to National Bank of Egypt)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   EGY Mostafa Mohamed (on loan to Galatasaray)
FW   MAR Mohamed Ounajem (on loan to Wydad)
FW   EGY Omar El Said (on loan to El Gouna)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 12 December 2020 27 August 2021 Matchday 1 Winners 34 24 8 2 61 21 +40 070.59
Egypt Cup 14 April 2021 21 July 2022 Round of 32 Winners 5 5 0 0 10 3 +7 100.00
CAF Champions League 12 February 2021 10 April 2021 Group stage Group stage 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 033.33
Total 45 31 10 4 78 29 +49 068.89

Source: Soccerway

Egyptian Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zamalek[a] (C) 34 24 8 2 61 21 +40 80 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Al Ahly[a] 34 22 10 2 72 29 +43 76
3 Pyramids[a] 34 13 16 5 51 37 +14 55 Qualification for the Confederation Cup
4 Smouha 34 12 18 4 54 41 +13 54
5 Al Masry[a] 34 13 11 10 44 38 +6 50 Qualification for the Confederation Cup
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d The 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Zamalek and Al Ahly, who were at first and second place after 29 rounds respectively, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League. Meanwhile, Al Masry and Pyramids FC, who were at third and fourth place after 29 rounds respectively, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.[1]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 24 8 2 61 21  +40 80 24 8 2 61 21  +40 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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ResultWDWLWWWWDWLWWDWWWDDWDWWWDWWWWWWWWD
Position
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 23 November 2020.[2]

12 December 2020 1 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0–2 Zamalek
17 December 2020 2 Pyramids 1–1 Zamalek
28 December 2020 3 Smouha 0–2 Zamalek
2 January 2021 5 ENPPI 1–2 Zamalek
9 January 2021 6 Zamalek 3–0 Tala'ea El Gaish
12 January 2021 7 Al Masry 0–1 Zamalek
19 January 2021 8 Zamalek 1–0 El Gouna
23 January 2021 9 Aswan 0–0 Zamalek
28 January 2021 10 Zamalek 4–1 Misr Lel Makkasa
2 February 2021 11 Ghazl El Mahalla 2–1 Zamalek
7 February 2021 12 Zamalek 2–0 Al Ittihad
17 February 2021 13 Zamalek 2–1 Ismaily
1 March 2021 14 Wadi Degla 0–0 Zamalek
11 March 2021 15 Zamalek 2–0 Ceramica Cleopatra
18 April 2021 4 Zamalek 1–2 Al Ahly
22 April 2021 16 El Entag El Harby 0–2 Zamalek
26 April 2021 17 Zamalek 4–1 National Bank
29 April 2021 18 Zamalek 2–2 Al Mokawloon Al Arab
2 May 2021 19 Zamalek 1–1 Pyramids
6 May 2021 20 Zamalek 2–1 Smouha
10 May 2021 21 Al Ahly 1–1 Zamalek
14 May 2021 22 Zamalek 3–1 ENPPI
20 May 2021 23 Zamalek 2–1 Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo
21:00 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
24 May 2021 24 Zamalek 3–2 Al Masry Alexandria
21:00 Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
30 May 2021 25 El Gouna 0–0 Zamalek El Gouna
21:00 Stadium: Khaled Bichara Stadium
17 June 2021 26 Zamalek 3–0 Aswan Cairo
19:00 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouni
28 June 2021 27 Misr Lel Makkasa 0-1 Zamalek
7 August 2021 28 Zamalek 3–0 Ghazl El Mahalla
10 August 2021 29 Al Ittihad 1-2 Zamalek
14 August 2021 30 Ismaily 0-2 Zamalek
16 August 2021 31 Zamalek 1-0 Wadi Degla
20 August 2021 32 Ceramica Cleopatra 1-2 Zamalek
24 August 2021 33 Zamalek 2-0 El Entag El Harby
27 August 2021 34 National Bank of Egypt 1-1 Zamalek

Egypt Cup

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14 April 2021 32 Zamalek 3–1 Haras El Hodoud Suez City, Suez
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Amr Ramadan
27 May 2021 16 Zamalek 1-0 Ismaily Suez City, Suez
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
22 June  2021 Quarter-finals Zamalek 1-0 Misr Lel Makkasa Suez City, Suez
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour
23 May  2022 Semi-finals Zamalek 2-1 Aswan Cairo
Stadium: Arab Contractors Stadium
21 July  2022 Final Zamalek 2-1 Al Ahly Cairo
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

CAF Champions League

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Qualifying rounds

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The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 November 2020.

First round

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 8 January 2021.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST MCA ZAM TEU
1   Espérance de Tunis 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 3–1 2–1
2   MC Alger 6 2 3 1 4 4 0 9 1–1 0–2 1–0
3   Zamalek 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8 0–1 0–0 4–1
4   Teungueth 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4 2–1 0–1 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

References

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  1. ^ @EFA (10 August 2021). "اتحاد الكرة يرسل أسماء الأندية المصرية المشاركة في بطولتي أفريقيا" [EFA sends names of Egyptian clubs participating in the Champions League and Confederation Cup next season to CAF] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "قرعة الدوري المصري موسم 2020-2021.. بداية نارية لـ الزمالك ومتوازنة لـ الأهلي". btolat.com. 23 November 2020.