Zamalek

Zamalek Sporting Club (Arabic: is one of Egypt's best sports clubs. The club was established in 1911 under the name of "Kasr El-Nil" and is currently based in Giza (a suburb of Cairo), Egypt. It promotes numerous different sports for all ages. The most famous part of Zamalek Sporting Club is the football team known as just Zamalek. It is a leading club side in Egyptian, Arabian and African football. The team is the most crowned African teams with 5 Champions Leagues, 3 African Super Cups and 2 Afro-Asian Cups, a record not matched by any other club in Africa. Zamalek is the 1st African-Asian club to top the FIFA World Club Ranking (Feb, 2003). The team's trademark look is two horizontal red stripes on a white shirt.
The club has a fierce rivalry with its Cairo rival Al-Ahly. Derby matches between teams of the two clubs are so fierce that foreign referees are always asked to officiate them. The biggest result of these derbies was in 1944 when Zamalek defeated Al-Ahly 6-0 in the Egyptian Cup final.