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| Leagues | ESL | ||
| Founded | 1937 | ||
| History | C.I.S.C. 1937–1941 Farouk I 1941–1952 Zamalek SC 1952–Present | ||
| Arena | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Location | Giza, Egypt | ||
| Team colors | White and Black | ||
| President | Hussein Labib | ||
| Head coach | Wael Badr | ||
| Championships | 1 BAL 1 FABL 15 ESL 13 Egyptian Cup 3 Egyptian Super Cup 2 Egyptian Kingdom League 1 Egyptian Republic League 23 Cairo League | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Zamalek Basketball Club (Arabic: نادي الزمالك لكرة السلة) also known as Zamalek B.C. or simply as Zamalek SC, is a men's professional basketball club that is based in Giza, Egypt. The basketball team is a part of the Zamalek SC multi-sports club. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Egyptian Basketball Federation, and competes in the Egyptian Basketball Super League (ESL).
Zamalek is regarded as one of the most successful clubs in Egypt history; their squads have won 18 National League championships, including 5-in-a-row. They have played in three different National Leagues since 1937, including the Egyptian Kingdom Basketball League (1937–1952), Egyptian Republic Basketball League (1952–1972), Egyptian Basketball Super League (1972 onwards). They have also won 13 National Cup titles, 3 Egyptian Super Cup, 23 Cairo Basketball League, And 1 Basketball Africa League, 1 FIBA Africa League. The club plays domestic home matches in the Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Zamalek's supporters are known as White Knights.
Zamalek is the 1st Egyptian team to participate in the Basketball Africa League, the FIBA Intercontinental Cup[1] and the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. They have participated in every season of the Egyptian Basketball Super League without interruption since the inception of the league in 1972. They are the most successful Egyptian team in FIBA Africa competitions, being the first ever winner of the 2021 BAL season.[2] They have won the Egyptian Cup, and Egyptian Super Cup the most times as well, and won the Domestic Double 7 Times. They are the only Egyptian team to win the Domestic Triple three times. Zamalek have also been 3 times FABL runners-up, played a total of 5 finals, and have also participated 7 times in the Final Four. The first major achievement of Zamalek in African competitions was their presence in the 1971–72 FIBA African Champions Cup semi-finals, but it was in the 1970s that Zamalek made their biggest mark. They became the First Ever Egyptian club that reached the Final, being runners-up in two consecutive seasons (1975 and 1976), winning their first Afro League title in 1992, (11-11-1992) After convincing and winning all matches in the group stage A round-robin tournament in Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall. After Final 1998, Zamalek become the most Egyptian team reached a Final Four in FABL in 6 Times. Most African Team win a Game in Euro League with 3 Game, 1st Game in (9-11-1978) 1978–79 Against Klosterneuburg,[3] 2nd Game in (16-10-1980) 1980–81 Vs FC Porto, 3rd Game in (20-11-1980) 1980–81 Vs Viganello.[4]
As parent athletic club was founded in 1911, has kept the team name changing frequently. From 1937 until 1941, it was called Faiez International Sports Club (C.I.S.C.), a.k.a. El Mokhtalat Club (Mixed Courts). From 1941 to 1952, Farouk I, King of Egypt and Sudan, bestowed the royal sponsorship on the club, and the club name was renamed to Nady Farouk El Awal (Farouk I Club). Ismail Bak Shirin of Mohammed Ali's family took the post of vice president. From 1952 until present the renamed to Zamalek SC. After the army coup in 1952, the club was renamed Zamalek after the area where the club was situated. The club later moved for the last time to 26 July Street, and occupied an area of 35 acres (140,000 m2) and hosted 24 different sports.
- ^ "BASKETBALL: Zamalek to participate in FIBA Intercontinental Cup". 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Zamalek are the champions of the inaugural Basketball Africa League". www.thebal.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Champions Cup 1978-79". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Champions Cup 1980-81". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.