2024–25 Zamalek SC season

Zamalek
2024–25 season
Chairman	Hussein Labib
Manager	José Gomes; (until 11 December); Ahmed Magdy; (caretaker, 11–16 December); Christian Gross; (from 16 December)
Stadium	Cairo International Stadium
Egyptian Premier League	2nd
Egypt Cup	Round of 32
Egyptian League Cup	Group stage
Egyptian Super Cup	Runners-up
CAF Confederation Cup	Group stage
CAF Super Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nasser Mansi (4); All: ; Nasser Mansi (5)
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 19 December 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 competes 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	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]
3 October 2024	MF	Sayed Abdallah	National Bank of Egypt	Loan	^[14]
3 November 2024	FW	Ali Yasser		Released	^[15]
6 November 2024	FW	Samson Akinyoola		Contract terminated	^[16]

Contracts

Position	Player	Date	Until	Ref.
GK	Mohamed Awad	31 August 2024	2027	^[17]
DF	Mohamed Abdel Shafy	9 October 2024	2025	^[18]
DF	Ahmed Refai	3 December 2024	Undisclosed	^[19]

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.^[20]

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

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

10 October 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	1–2	Petrojet	Cairo
	Shalaby 57'	Report		Stadium: Petrosport Stadium

13 October 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	1–1	Eastern Company	Cairo
10:30 UTC+3	Akinyoola 65'	Report	Tarek 30'

13 October 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	2–3	ZED	Cairo
	Michalak 55' Mathlouthi 75'	Report	Dilson 3' Ibrahim 73' Hussein

3 November 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	2–1	El Shams	Cairo
12:00 UTC+3	Costa 52' Ashraf 63'	Report	55'	Stadium: Abdel Latif Abu Regila Stadium

15 November 2024 Testimonial match	Al-Nasr	2–1	Zamalek	Benghazi, Libya
20:30 UTC+2	Lukombe 1' Mugadam 87'	Report	Costa 26'	Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium

28 November 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	1–0	Nasr City	Cairo
11:00 UTC+2	Ashraf 82'			Stadium: Abdel Latif Abu Regila Stadium

4 December 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	3–0	El Raja	Cairo
11:00 UTC+2	Ashraf Kamal Jaziri			Stadium: Abdel Latif Abu Regila Stadium

11 December 2024 Friendly	Zamalek	v	Diamond	Cairo
11:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Abdel Latif Abu Regila Stadium
Note: The match was cancelled.^[21]

1–8 January 2025 Friendly^[22]

TBD

v

Zamalek

Saudi Arabia

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	30 May 2025	Matchday 1		6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	050.00
Egypt Cup			Round of 32		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Egyptian League Cup	19 March 2025		Group stage		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		5	4	1	0	8	3	+5	080.00
CAF Super Cup	27 September 2024		Final	Winners	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					14	7	6	1	22	11	+11	050.00

Last updated: 24 December 2024
Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zamalek	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11	Advance to championship round
2	Al Masry	5	3	2	0	4	0	+4	11
3	ZED	6	2	3	1	4	2	+2	9
4	Al Ahly	4	2	2	0	7	3	+4	8
5	Pyramids	5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	8

Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 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.^[23]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)

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
6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11	1	1	1	4	4	0	2	1	0	8	2	+6

Last updated: 24 December 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	D	D
Position	4	2	5	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 19 October 2024.^[24]

1 November 2024 1	Zamalek	3–2	National Bank	Cairo
20:00 UTC+2	Maher 38' Mansi 53' El Said 90+8' (pen.)		Helal 50' (pen.), 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel
Note: The match was held at Al Salam Stadium instead of Cairo International Stadium.^[25]

8 November 2024 2	Smouha	0–2	Zamalek	Alexandria
17:00 UTC+2			Mansi 2' Shalaby 85'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy

23 November 2024 3	Zamalek	0–1	Al Masry	Alexandria
20:00 UTC+2			El Shamy 45+3'	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	Zakaria 3'		Mansi 18', 21' Zizo 72' (pen.) Abdelmaguid 79'	Stadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouni

19 December 2024 5	Zamalek	1–1	Ceramica Cleopatra	Cairo
20:00 UTC+2	Adel 20' (o.g.)		Issa 13'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Amin Omar

24 December 2024 6	Tala'ea El Gaish	2–2	Zamalek	Cairo
20:00 UTC+2	Chika 35', 55'		Shehata 43' Ashraf 45+4'	Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy

Egypt Cup

Egyptian League Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	El Gouna	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	Petrojet	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Zamalek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Modern Sport	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0
5	Smouha	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: EPL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

19 March 2025 1	Zamalek	v	El Gouna	Cairo
21:00				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

24 March 2025 2	Petrojet	v	Zamalek	Cairo
21:00				Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium

2 April 2025 3	Zamalek	v	Modern Sport	Cairo
17:00				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

23 April 2025 4	Smouha	v	Zamalek	Alexandria
17:00				Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium

Egyptian Super Cup

The club was invited as a guest team.^[26]

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.^[27]

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 7 October 2024.^[28]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zamalek	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Al Masry	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Black Bulls	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4^[a]
4	Enyimba	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on away goals scored in head-to-head matches: Al Masry 1, Black Bulls 0.

27 November 2024 1	Zamalek	2–0	Black Bulls	Cairo
21:00 UTC+2	Esho 45+1' Donga 50'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

8 December 2024 2	Enyimba	2–2	Zamalek	Uyo, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Ihemekwele 45+4' Chinedu Chukwu 57'		Jaziri 33' Faraj 40'	Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

15 December 2024 3	Zamalek	1–0	Al Masry	Alexandria
18:00 UTC+2	Zizo 63'			Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

5 January 2025 4	Al Masry	v	Zamalek	Alexandria
				Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium

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

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	Player	Premier League	Egyptian Super Cup	Confederation Cup	CAF Super Cup	Total
1	FW	Nasser Mansi	4	0	0	1	5
2	FW	Zizo	1	0	2	0	3
3	FW	Seifeddine Jaziri	0	1	1	0	2
3	FW	Nasser Maher	1	0	1	0	2
5	MF	Sayed Abdallah	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	Hossam Abdelmaguid	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Abdallah El Said	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Nabil Donga	0	0	1	0	1
	FW	Ahmed Esho	0	0	1	0	1
	FW	Omar Faraj	0	0	1	0	1
	FW	Mostafa Shalaby	1	0	0	0	1
Totals			9	1	8	3	19

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
Source: Global Sports Archive

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[table_hth_MAS0.44448277980298-29] Ranked on away goals scored in head-to-head matches: Al Masry 1, Black Bulls 0.

[auto-1] "حسام أشرف وماجد هانى يعودان للزمالك بعد مباراة بلدية المحلة". اليوم السابع. 16 August 2024.

[2] "الزمالك يتمم التعاقد مع محمد شحاتة نهائيًا - 365Scores". www.365scores.com. 26 June 2024.

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

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

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

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

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

[8] [1]

[9] رمضان, إبراهيم (30 September 2024). "الصفقة السادسة.. الزمالك يضم المدافع الغيني جيفرسون كوستا". FilGoal.com.

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

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

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

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

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

[15] "رسميا.. علي ياسر يعلن رحيله عن الزمالك". sport.elwatannews.com.

[16] "رسميا.. الزمالك يعلن رحيل سامسون". كووورة. 6 November 2024.

[17] للأخبار, مركز الاتحاد (31 August 2024). "الزمالك يجدد عقد عواد 3 مواسم". مركز الاتحاد للأخبار.

[18] "الزمالك يجدد عقد محمد عبد الشافى لمدة موسم". اليوم السابع. 9 October 2024.

[19] «متربي فيه».. لاعب الزمالك يعلن تجديد عقده مع الفريق

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

[21] [2]

[22] الزمالك يخوض مباراة ودية مع فريق سعودى أول الشهر المقبل

[23] "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.

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

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[26] Egyptian teams gear up for Super Cup games in UAE

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