2024–25 Zamalek SC season

Zamalek
2024–25 season
Chairman	Hussein Labib
Manager	José Gomes
Stadium	Cairo International Stadium
Egyptian Premier League	–
Egypt Cup	–
Egyptian League Cup	Group stage
Egyptian Super Cup	Runners-up
CAF Confederation Cup	Group stage
CAF Super Cup	Winners
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 24 October 2024.

The 2024–25 season is 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 is set to compete in the domestic cup, the Egyptian League Cup, Egyptian Super Cup, CAF Confederation Cup, and CAF Super Cup.

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	€195,000
31 August 2024	DF	Mahmoud Bentayg	Saint-Étienne	Loan	^[2]
4 September 2024	FW	Omar Faraj	AIK	Undisclosed	^[3]
9 September 2024	MF	Mohamed Hamdi	ENPPI	Loan + €56k	^[4]
10 September 2024	FW	Sidy Ndiaye	Guédiawaye FC	Undisclosed	^[5]
12 September 2024	MF	Konrad Michalak	Ohod	Loan	^[6]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
21 July 2024	DF	Mahmoud Alaa	Asswehly	Contract termination	^[7]
1 August 2024	MF	Ibrahima Ndiaye	Al-Hazem	End of contract	^[8]
29 August 2024	MF	Mohamed Ashraf Roqa	Haras El Hodoud	Contract termination	^[9]
6 September 2024	FW	Youssef Obama	Pyramids	End of contract
7 September 2024	FW	Mohamad Salah Zaki	El Sekka El Hadid	Loan	^[10]
3 October 2024	MF	Sayed Abdallah	National Bank of Egypt	Loan	^[11]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Zamalek started preparing for the season on 28 August, just a week after the end of the last season.

31 August 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	Cancelled	Al-Ansar	Borg El Arab, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+3
Note: The match was cancelled following Al-Ansar Club's request.^[12]

31 August 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	3–0	Sporting	Borg El Arab, Alexandria
	Gaafar 45' Shalaby 83' Akinyoola 85'

3 September 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	3–0	Al-Shoulla	Borg El Arab, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+3	Abdallah 3' Esho 60' Mansi 90'	Report

7 September 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	3–2	Raya	Borg El Arab, Alexandria
10:00 UTC+3	Akinyoola Bentayg Ashraf	Report

7 September 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	3–2	Al-Shorta	Borg El Arab, Alexandria
18:30 UTC+3	Mansi Donga El Said

Mid-season

21 September 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	4–1	Zamalek Youth	Cairo
11:00 UTC+3	Hamdi Faraj Michalak Mansi		Ndiaye

November 2024 Testimonial match^[13]	Al-Nasr	v	Zamalek	Benghazi, Libya
				Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Egyptian Premier League regular season	1 November 2024		Matchday 1		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Egypt Cup					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Egyptian League Cup					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Egyptian Super Cup	20 October 2024	24 October 2024	Semi-finals	Runners-up	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
CAF Confederation Cup	14 September 2024		Second round		2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
CAF Super Cup	27 September 2024		Final	Winners	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					5	2	3	0	5	3	+2	040.00

Last updated: 24 October 2024
Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
14	Pyramids	Advance to relegation round
15	Smouha
16	Tala'ea El Gaish
17	Zamalek
18	ZED

First match(es) will be played: 30 October 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.^[14]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)

Results by round

Round	1
Ground	H
Result
Position

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 19 October 2024.^[15]

1 November 2024 1	Zamalek	v	National Bank	Cairo
20:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Note: The match will be held at Al Salam Stadium instead of Cairo International Stadium due to work taking place on the latter.^[16]

Egypt Cup

Egyptian League Cup

Group stage

Zamalek

v

Smouha

Zamalek

v

Modern Sport

Zamalek

v

Petrojet

Zamalek

v

El Gouna

Egyptian Super Cup

The club was invited as a guest team.

20 October 2024 Semi-finals	Zamalek	1–1 (5–4 p)	Pyramids	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:05 UTC+4	Jaziri 40' Bentayg 50'		Adel 14' Sobhi 52'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
	Penalties
	El Said Mathlouthi Abdelmaguid Mansi Zizo		Hafez Magdy Obama Mayele Fathi

24 October 2024 Final	Al Ahly	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Zamalek	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4	Attia 26' Tawfik 47' Mohamed 51'		Kamal 24' Maher 64' El Said 68'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Amin Omar
	Penalties
	Afsha Kamal Attia El Solia Slim Tau Aymen Attiyat Allah El Shahat		El Said Mathlouthi Abdelmaguid Mansi Zizo Hamdi Shikabala Michalak Gaber

CAF Confederation Cup

Second round

14 September 2024 First leg	Administration Police	0–1	Zamalek	Nairobi, Kenya
15:00 UTC+3			Abdallah 45+1'	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	Zizo 56' Maher 60'		Were 66'	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.^[17]

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 7 October 2024.^[18]

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification	ZAM	MAS	ENY	BUL
1	Zamalek	Advance to knockout stage	—	15 Dec	19 Jan	28 Nov
2	Al Masry	Advance to knockout stage	5 Jan	—	28 Nov	19 Jan
3	Enyimba		8 Dec	12 Jan	—	5 Jan
4	Black Bulls		12 Jan	8 Dec	15 Dec	—

First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

28 November 2024 1	Zamalek	v	Black Bulls	Cairo
				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

8 December 2024 2	Enyimba	v	Zamalek	Aba, Nigeria
				Stadium: Enyimba International Stadium

15 December 2024 3	Zamalek	v	Al Masry	Cairo
				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

5 January 2025 4

Al Masry

v

Zamalek

TBD

12 January 2025 5

Black Bulls

v

Zamalek

Mozambique

19 January 2025 6	Zamalek	v	Enyimba	Cairo
				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

CAF Super Cup

27 September 2024 Final	Al Ahly	1–1 (3–4 p)	Zamalek	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3	Tawfik 32' Abou Ali 44' (pen.)		Mathlouthi 37' Jaziri 38' Mansi 77' Donga 89'	Stadium: Kingdom Arena Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
	Penalties
	Rabia Kamal Attiyat Allah Mohamed Abou Ali		El Said Mathlouthi Mansi Abdelmaguid

References

^ ^a ^b "حسام أشرف وماجد هانى يعودان للزمالك بعد مباراة بلدية المحلة". اليوم السابع. 16 August 2024.
^ Soliman, Seif (31 August 2024). "OFFICIAL: Zamalek complete signing of Bentayg from Saint-Etienne".
^ "Zamalek officially signs a contract with Palestinian Omar Faraj". ysscores.com.
^ Ehab, Yassin (9 September 2024). "OFFICIAL: Zamalek sign ENPPI's Mohamed Hamdi".
^ "Zamalek sign Senegalese striker Sidy Ndiaye on four-year deal". Ahram Online.
^ "Zamalek secure Polish winger Konrad Michalak on loan from Saudi club Ohod". Ahram Online.
^ Team, KingFut (24 July 2024). "OFFICIAL: Mahmoud Alaa joins Libyan club Asswehly".
^ "إبراهيما نداى يجمع متعلقاته ويرحل عن الزمالك بعد رفضه تخفيض عقده". اليوم السابع. 28 July 2024.
^ "الزمالك يفسخ عقد روقا". كووورة. 29 August 2024.
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^ "رسميًا .. البنك الأهلى يضم سيد نيمار على سبيل الإعارة". كورة بلس. 3 October 2024.
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[auto-1] "حسام أشرف وماجد هانى يعودان للزمالك بعد مباراة بلدية المحلة". اليوم السابع. 16 August 2024.

[2] Soliman, Seif (31 August 2024). "OFFICIAL: Zamalek complete signing of Bentayg from Saint-Etienne".

[3] "Zamalek officially signs a contract with Palestinian Omar Faraj". ysscores.com.

[4] Ehab, Yassin (9 September 2024). "OFFICIAL: Zamalek sign ENPPI's Mohamed Hamdi".

[5] "Zamalek sign Senegalese striker Sidy Ndiaye on four-year deal". Ahram Online.

[6] "Zamalek secure Polish winger Konrad Michalak on loan from Saudi club Ohod". Ahram Online.

[7] Team, KingFut (24 July 2024). "OFFICIAL: Mahmoud Alaa joins Libyan club Asswehly".

[8] "إبراهيما نداى يجمع متعلقاته ويرحل عن الزمالك بعد رفضه تخفيض عقده". اليوم السابع. 28 July 2024.

[9] "الزمالك يفسخ عقد روقا". كووورة. 29 August 2024.

[10] السنباطي, رضا (8 September 2024). "السكة الحديد يستعير محمد صلاح زكي". FilGoal.com.

[11] "رسميًا .. البنك الأهلى يضم سيد نيمار على سبيل الإعارة". كورة بلس. 3 October 2024.

[12] "الأنصار السعودي يعتذر عن عدم مواجهة الزمالك" (in Arabic). 31 August 2024.

[13] "خاص | النصر الليبي يستضيف الزمالك في مهرجان اعتزال أسطورته".

[14] "لائحة الدوري المصري موسم 2024-2025" [Egyptian Premier League regulations for the 2024/25 season]. Yalla Kora (in Arabic). 19 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[15] "إقامة قرعة الدوري المصري للموسم الجديد السبت المقبل رسميًا". اليوم السابع. 16 October 2024.

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[17] "قرار رسمي من كاف يحرم الزمالك من جماهيره مباراتين.. وتهديد بمنع جديد". sport.elwatannews.com.

[18] "تحديد موعد قرعة مجموعات الأبطال والكونفيدرالية". كووورة. 22 September 2024.

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