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.
Organising body | Egyptian Football Association |
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Founded | 1922 |
Folded | 1958 |
Country | Egypt |
Number of teams | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Egypt Cup |
Last champions | Al Ahly (1957–58) |
Most championships | Al Ahly (17 titles) |
History
editEgyptian 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.
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
editList of the winners:[2][3][4][5][6]
Season | Winner |
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1922–23 | Zamalek |
1923–24 | Sekka |
1924–25 | Al Ahly |
1925–26 | Sekka |
1926–27 | Al Ahly |
1927–28 | Al Ahly |
1928–29 | Al Ahly |
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 |
1953-54 | Al Ahly |
1954-57 | Not played |
1957–58 | Al Ahly |
Performances
editTeam[7][8][9] | Titles |
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Al Ahly | 17 |
Zamalek | 13 |
Sekka | 2 |
Tersana | 1 |
References
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