The 2020–21 Zamalek SC season was the club's 110th season in existence and the 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Zamalek participated in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup and the CAF Champions League.
| 2020–21 season | |
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| Chairman | Emad Abdel-Aziz (interim) |
| Head coach | Jaime Pacheco |
| Stadium | Cairo International Stadium |
| Egyptian Premier League | Winners |
| Egypt Cup | Winners |
| CAF Champions League | Group stage |
Players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Egyptian Premier League | 12 December 2020 | 27 August 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 70.59 |
| Egypt Cup | 14 April 2021 | 21 July 2022 | Round of 32 | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 100.00 |
| CAF Champions League | 12 February 2021 | 10 April 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 33.33 |
| Total | 45 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 68.89 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Egyptian Premier League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Zamalek[a] (C) | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Al Ahly[a] | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 76 | |
| 3 | Pyramids[a] | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 55 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Smouha | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 54 | |
| 5 | Al Masry[a] | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 50 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b c d The 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Zamalek and Al Ahly, who were at first and second place after 29 rounds respectively, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League. Meanwhile, Al Masry and Pyramids FC, who were at third and fourth place after 29 rounds respectively, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.[1]
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 80 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round edit
Matches edit
The league fixtures were announced on 23 November 2020.[2]
| 12 December 2020 1 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 0–2 | Zamalek |
| 17 December 2020 2 | Pyramids | 1–1 | Zamalek |
| 28 December 2020 3 | Smouha | 0–2 | Zamalek |
| 2 January 2021 5 | ENPPI | 1–2 | Zamalek |
| 9 January 2021 6 | Zamalek | 3–0 | Tala'ea El Gaish |
| 12 January 2021 7 | Al Masry | 0–1 | Zamalek |
| 19 January 2021 8 | Zamalek | 1–0 | El Gouna |
| 23 January 2021 9 | Aswan | 0–0 | Zamalek |
| 28 January 2021 10 | Zamalek | 4–1 | Misr Lel Makkasa |
| 2 February 2021 11 | Ghazl El Mahalla | 2–1 | Zamalek |
| 7 February 2021 12 | Zamalek | 2–0 | Al Ittihad |
| 17 February 2021 13 | Zamalek | 2–1 | Ismaily |
| 1 March 2021 14 | Wadi Degla | 0–0 | Zamalek |
| 11 March 2021 15 | Zamalek | 2–0 | Ceramica Cleopatra |
| 18 April 2021 4 | Zamalek | 1–2 | Al Ahly |
| 22 April 2021 16 | El Entag El Harby | 0–2 | Zamalek |
| 26 April 2021 17 | Zamalek | 4–1 | National Bank |
| 29 April 2021 18 | Zamalek | 2–2 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab |
| 2 May 2021 19 | Zamalek | 1–1 | Pyramids |
| 6 May 2021 20 | Zamalek | 2–1 | Smouha |
| 10 May 2021 21 | Al Ahly | 1–1 | Zamalek |
| 14 May 2021 22 | Zamalek | 3–1 | ENPPI |
| 20 May 2021 23 | Zamalek | 2–1 | Tala'ea El Gaish | Cairo |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 24 May 2021 24 | Zamalek | 3–2 | Al Masry | Alexandria |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium |
| 30 May 2021 25 | El Gouna | 0–0 | Zamalek | El Gouna |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Khaled Bichara Stadium |
| 17 June 2021 26 | Zamalek | 3–0 | Aswan | Cairo |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouni |
| 28 June 2021 27 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 0-1 | Zamalek |
| 7 August 2021 28 | Zamalek | 3–0 | Ghazl El Mahalla |
| 10 August 2021 29 | Al Ittihad | 1-2 | Zamalek |
| 14 August 2021 30 | Ismaily | 0-2 | Zamalek |
| 16 August 2021 31 | Zamalek | 1-0 | Wadi Degla |
| 20 August 2021 32 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 1-2 | Zamalek |
| 24 August 2021 33 | Zamalek | 2-0 | El Entag El Harby |
| 27 August 2021 34 | National Bank of Egypt | 1-1 | Zamalek |
Egypt Cup edit
| 14 April 2021 32 | Zamalek | 3–1 | Haras El Hodoud | Suez City, Suez |
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Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Amr Ramadan |
| 27 May 2021 16 | Zamalek | 1-0 | Ismaily | Suez City, Suez |
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Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Amin Omar |
| 22 June 2021 Quarter-finals | Zamalek | 1-0 | Misr Lel Makkasa | Suez City, Suez |
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Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour |
| 23 May 2022 Semi-finals | Zamalek | 2-1 | Aswan | Cairo |
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Stadium: Arab Contractors Stadium |
| 21 July 2022 Final | Zamalek | 2-1 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
CAF Champions League edit
Qualifying rounds edit
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 November 2020.
First round edit
Group stage edit
The draw for the group stage was held on 8 January 2021.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | MCA | ZAM | TEU | |
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| 1 |  Espérance de Tunis
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  MC Alger
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Zamalek
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 |  Teungueth
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
References edit
- ^ @EFA (10 August 2021). "اتحاد الكرة يرسل أسماء الأندية المصرية المشاركة في بطولتي أفريقيا" [EFA sends names of Egyptian clubs participating in the Champions League and Confederation Cup next season to CAF] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "قرعة الدوري المصري موسم 2020-2021.. بداية نارية لـ الزمالك ومتوازنة لـ الأهلي". btolat.com. 23 November 2020.