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Cairo League

Defunct football league in Egypt

Cairo League

Defunct football league in Egypt

FieldValue
nameCairo League
imageFile:درع دوري القاهرة.png
countryEgypt
founded1922
folded1958
teams8
levels1
domest_cupEgypt Cup
championsAl Ahly
season1957–58
most successful clubAl Ahly (17 titles)
organiserEgyptian Football Association

The Cairo League was an Official Egyptian football tournament. Before the start of Egyptian Premier League in its current form, the main competition was the Egypt Cup which started in 1922. The first season was played in 1922–23 and was won by Zamalek.

History

Egyptian Football Association started its 1st league competition (1922) in the form of regional leagues (Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary and Canal). The competition was played along with the new league form (1948–1954) then finally stopped.

Zamalek squad, the winners of the first Cairo League in 1922-23 season.

Over six teams participated in this league Zamalek, Al Ahly, Sekka, Tersana, Police, the Greek Club and others. The Championship was then held once more in (1957–58) but was then stopped again.

Honours

List of the winners:

SeasonWinner
1922–23Zamalek
1923–24Sekka
1924–25Al Ahly
1925–26Sekka
1926–27Al Ahly
1927–28Al Ahly
1928–29Al Ahly
1929–30Zamalek
1930–31Al Ahly
1931–32Zamalek
1932–33Tersana
1933–34Zamalek
1934–35Al Ahly
1935–36Al Ahly
1936–37Al Ahly
1937–38Al Ahly
1938–39Al Ahly
1939–40Zamalek
1940–41Zamalek
1941–42Al Ahly
1942–43Al Ahly
1943–44Zamalek
1944–45Zamalek
1945–46Al Ahly
1946–47Zamalek
1947–48Al Ahly
1948–49Zamalek
1949–50Al Ahly
1950–51Zamalek
1951–52Zamalek
1952–53Zamalek
1953–54Al Ahly
1954–1957Not played
1957–58Al Ahly

Performances

TeamTitles
Al Ahly [[Image:Star full.svg18px]]17
Zamalek [[Image:Star full.svg18px]]13
Sekka2
Tersana1

References

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20160919040602/http://new.el-ahly.com/mobile/Story.aspx?newsid=47798
  • https://www.el-ahly.com/pages/News?aid=47798

References

  1. "Egypt - List of Champions".
  2. (2022-04-27). "بطولات صاموا عنها.. دوري منطقة القاهرة".
  3. "Egypt - List of Champions".
  4. "دوري منطقة القاهرة".
  5. (2022-04-27). "بطولات صاموا عنها.. دوري منطقة القاهرة".
  6. "Egypt - List of Champions".
  7. "Egyptian Football Net (By Dr.Tarek Said) - Cairo Zone League".
  8. (2019-07-28). "قصة دوري قديم توقف بسيطرة زملكاوية ثم عاد أهلاويًا (صور نادرة)".
  9. (2022-04-27). "بطولات صاموا عنها.. دوري منطقة القاهرة".
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