History
The history of the club goes back to 1911 when it was founded by the Belgian gentleman Merzbach as a rival to the British founded club Al-Ahly. It was administrated mostly - as was the case at that time in Egyptian football - by foreign expatriates. The first football team in the club was formed in 1913. The team took part in domestic competitions along with Al-Ahly, Al Seka AlHadid club, British army teams and school and college teams.
However at this time, an Egyptian player who had just returned from his studies in Cambridge, UK, named Hussien Hegazy established his own squad, that was named "Hegazy's Eleven" and started to rally with the British Army teams at that time. One of the British teams was a team named "Stanley's Team", that was formed by a British man named Stanley and was made up of a group of British soldiers who were stationed in Egypt. Both teams met twice, and in both matches, Hegazy's Eleven won. Excited by their symbolic resistance to the British, both Egyptian clubs Al-Ahly and Al-Zamalek sought to bring member's of "Hegazy's Eleven" to their squads. Hegazy joined Al-Ahly, while the rest of his team mates joined Al-Zamalek. In 1919, Hegazy joined Al-Zamalek and the team became the most powerful team in Egyptian soccer at that time. He later rejoined Al-Ahly in 1924.
In 1916, the idea of establishing a league in the sultanate of Egypt at that time, where Egyptian teams plays with teams from the allies' military clubs, including the British was getting more developed. Al-Zamalek was the first and only Egyptian club to participate in 1916. In 1917 Al-Ahly followed Zamalek's footsteps and took part. Both Al-Zamalek and Al-Ahly also agreed on creating their own two-game competition, the first was on 9 October 1917, which Al-Zamalek lost at home 0&ndash1, and the second was on 2 March 1917 which Al-Zamalek won on Al-Ahly's turf 1–0.
A Belgian Lawyer and former judge in the "Mixed Courts" named Merzbach became the first President of the club under the name "The Diverse Club" or "Mokhtalat". It is believed the club got this name due to the fact that the club promoted diversity and was a place where Europeans and Egyptians meet to socialize and practice sports. Some also say that the club was initially built for the Belgian community in face of the British existence.
In 1930, the club's 60 member board met and decided to expel the foreign members of the club. Al-Zamalek continued its glory days, winning many titles. The most impressive result was winning against Al-Ahly 6–0.[3] The club changed its name from Al-Mokhtalat to "Farouk". After the 1952 Revolution, the club name was changed to "Al-Zamalek".
In recent years the club has seen success in sveral national competitions. The success on the field is in contrast to financial worries off the pitch. In 2004 their financial worries were highlighted after the government’s central auditing agency, along with the youth ministry, accused the club of tax evasion in. The state demanded that the club pay some E£14 million in taxes on several player-transfer deals signed in 2000 and 2001.[4]

Name Changes
Kasr El-Nil : (1911-1913)
Al-Mokhtalat Club : (1913-1941)
Farouk Club : (1941-1952)
Nadi Al Zamalek : since 1952