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Cairo League

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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.[1] The first season was played in 1922–23 and was won by Zamalek.

Cairo League
Organising bodyEgyptian Football Association
Founded1922
Folded1958
CountryEgypt
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Egypt Cup
Last championsAl Ahly
(1957–58)
Most championshipsAl Ahly (15 titles)

History

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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 (1948–1953) 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

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List of the winners:[2][3][4][5][6]

Season Winner
1922–23 Zamalek
1923–24 Sekka
1924–25 Al Ahly
1925–26 Sekka
1926–27 Al Ahly
1927–28 Al Ahly
1928–29 Zamalek
1929–30 Zamalek
1930–31 Al Ahly
1931–32 Zamalek
1932–33 Tersana
1933–34 Zamalek
1934–35 Al Ahly
1935–36 Al Ahly
1936–37 Al Ahly
1937–38 Al Ahly
1938–39 Al Ahly
1939–40 Zamalek
1940–41 Zamalek
1941–42 Al Ahly
1942–43 Al Ahly
1943–44 Zamalek
1944–45 Zamalek
1945–46 Al Ahly
1946–47 Zamalek
1947–48 Al Ahly
1948–49 Zamalek
1949–50 Al Ahly
1950–51 Zamalek
1951–52 Zamalek
1952–53 Zamalek
1957–58 Al Ahly

Performances

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Team[7][8][9] Titles
Al Ahly 15
Zamalek 14
Sekka 2
Tersana 1

References

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  1. ^ "Egypt - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. ^ "بطولات صاموا عنها.. دوري منطقة القاهرة". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  3. ^ "Egypt - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  4. ^ "دوري منطقة القاهرة". areq.net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ^ "بطولات صاموا عنها.. دوري منطقة القاهرة". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ^ "Egypt - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  7. ^ "Egyptian Football Net (By Dr.Tarek Said) - Cairo Zone League". drtareksaid.net. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  8. ^ "قصة دوري قديم توقف بسيطرة زملكاوية ثم عاد أهلاويًا (صور نادرة)". الرئيس نيوز (in Arabic). 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  9. ^ "بطولات صاموا عنها.. دوري منطقة القاهرة". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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