Zamalek SC (basketball)

Zamalek Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الزمالك الرياضي‎), commonly known as just Zamalek, is a basketball club based in the city of Cairo .[1] that plays in the Egypt Basketball Super League. The team is one of the top basketball teams in Egypt, with fifteen national championships.[2] In 1992, the team won the African Club Championship.

Zamalek
NicknameThe White Knights
LeaguesBAL
Egypt Super League
Founded5 January 1911 (1911-01-05)
ArenaAbdelrahman Fawzy Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationGiza, Giza Governorate, Egypt
PresidentMortada Mansour
Vice-president(s)Ahmed Galal Ibrahim
Head coachTarek Selim
Websiteelzamalek.org
Zamalek SC active sections
Karate
Swimming
Athletics
Croquet
Judo
Table tennis

In 2020, Zamalek was one of the twelve teams to play in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Honours

National Titles
  • Egyptian Republic Championship
Champions (2) : 1969–70 , 1973–74
Champions (13) : 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977-1978, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2018–19
Champions (13) : 1974-75, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–20, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06
  • Egyptian Super Cup
Champions (3) : 1997, 1998, 2003

International Titles
Champions (1): 1992
Runners-up (3): 1975, 1976, 1998
Third place (2) : 1972, 1983

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Zamalek roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F Arnold, Wayne (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 36 – (1984-05-16)16 May 1984
PF Bryan-Amaning, Matthew (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 32 – (1988-05-09)9 May 1988
PG Shamba, Maxi (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1993-12-25)25 December 1993
PG Taylor, Mike (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 35 – (1986-01-21)21 January 1986
Head coach
  • Tarek Selim
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: March 6, 2020

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

References
  1. Egyptian Basketball Premier League goalzz.com, accessed 18 March 2012.
  2. "Team Egypt Profile - 2011 FIBA Africa Championship - Roster". FIBA.com. Retrieved 18 March 2012.


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