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Essam Baheeg
Essam Baheeg (; 26 February 1931 – 4 December 2008) was an Egyptian football manager and former association football, footballer who played as a winger for Zamalek SC, Zamalek. He also played for the Egypt national football team, Egyptian national team, and was a part of the team that won the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations, and scored the two winning goals for his country in the United Arab Republic v Sudan (1959 African Cup of Nations), final. He was an iconic player in Egypt and one of the best of his generation. As a manager, Baheeg coached Zamalek for only one season, succeeding to win the Egyptian Premier League, Egypt Cup, Afro-Asian Club Championship and the Friendship International Cup. Early life Baheeg was born on 26 February 1931 in Alexandria, Egypt to a middle class family. He started playing football in the streets of the city. Afterwards, he played for Mansoura, Egypt, Mansoura youth teams. He then moved to Cairo to enlist to Egyptian Military Academy in mid-1940s. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zamalek SC
Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system. The club is renowned for its consistent success at both domestic and continental levels, regularly contending in Confederation of African Football, CAF tournaments. Founded on 5 January 1911 as Cairo International Sports Club (Zamalek) colloquially El Qāhirah El Mokhtalat Club or El Mokhtalat Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since its inception. They won their first championship title in 1913. The club is one of the most widely supported in Africa and the Middle East. Zamalek is credited to be the only Egyptians, Egyptian club to participate in the Sultan Hussein Cup as a sign of resistance to the British Empire, British presence in Egypt and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alexandria
Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile Delta, Nile River delta. Founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Alexandria grew rapidly and became a major centre of Hellenic civilisation, eventually replacing Memphis, Egypt, Memphis, in present-day Greater Cairo, as Egypt's capital. Called the "Bride of the Mediterranean" and "Pearl of the Mediterranean Coast" internationally, Alexandria is a popular tourist destination and an important industrial centre due to its natural gas and petroleum, oil pipeline transport, pipelines from Suez. The city extends about along the northern coast of Egypt and is the largest city on the Mediterranean, the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second-largest in Egypt (after Cairo), the List of largest cities in the Arab world, fourth- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mansoura, Egypt
Mansoura (; ' , rural: ) is a city in Egypt located on the eastern bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile river. The city is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate and has a population of 621,953 as of 2021. Etymology ''Mansoura'' in Arabic means "victorious". The city is named after the El Mansoura Battle (1250) against Louis IX of France during the Seventh Crusade. History Mansoura was established in 1219 by al-Kamil of the Ayyubid dynasty upon a Phatmetic branch of the Nile on a place of several older villages like Al-Bishtamir () and Kafr al-Badamas (, from , "river, canal"). After the Egyptians defeated the Crusaders during the Seventh Crusade, it was named ''Mansoura'' (aka. "The Victorious"). In the Seventh Crusade, the Capetians were defeated and put to flight; between fifteen and thirty thousand of their men fell on the battlefield. Louis IX of France was captured in the main Battle of Fariskur, and confined in the house of Ibrahim Ibn Lokman, secretary of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1959–60 Egyptian Premier League
The 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League, was the tenth season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 11 September 1959 and concluded on 17 June 1960. Zamalek Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, wit ... won the league for the first time. League table (C)= Champions, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points. Top goalscorers Teams References External links All Egyptian Competitions Info {{DEFAULTSORT:1959-60 Egyptian Premier League 5 1959–60 in African association football leagues 1959–60 in Egyptian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cairo League
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. The first season was played in 1922–23 and was won by Zamalek. History Egyptian 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 Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ... Club and others. The Championship was then held once more in (1957–58) but was then stopped again. Honours List of the winners: Perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1960 Egypt Cup Final
1960 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of 1959–60 Egypt Cup, between Zamalek & El-Olympi, Zamalek won the match by 3–2. Route to the final Game description Match details References External links * https://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/zamalekcup5960games.html#Olympic {{Zamalek SC matches 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ... EC 1960 EC 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1959 Egypt Cup Final
1959 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of 1958–59 Egypt Cup, between Zamalek and Al-Ahly, Zamalek won the match by 2–1. Route to the final Game description Match details References External links * http://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/zamalekcup5859.html#Ahly {{Zamalek SC matches 1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ... EC 1959 Al Ahly SC matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1958 Egypt Cup Final
1958 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of 1957–58 Egypt Cup, between Zamalek & Al-Ahly, with the game ending 0–0 meant the two sides could not be separated, so a replay was played four days later, the replay game ends 2–2, title shared between the two clubs for the 2nd time (after 1943). Route to the final Game description Match details Replay References * https://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/ZamVsAhlyCUP1958.html#9/5/58 {{Zamalek SC matches 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ... EC 1958 Al Ahly SC matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1957 Egypt Cup Final
1957 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of the 1956–57 Egypt Cup, was between Zamalek and Al-Masry, Zamalek won the match 3–0. Route to the final Match details References External links * {{Zamalek SC matches 1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ... EC 1957 EC 1957 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1955 Egypt Cup Final
1955 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of the 1954–55 Egypt Cup, was between Zamalek and Al Ittihad Alexandria, Zamalek won the match 2–1. Route to the final Match details References External links * {{Al-Ittihad Alexandria matches 1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ... EC 1955 EC 1955 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1952 Egypt Cup Final
1952 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of 1951–52 Egypt Cup, when Zamalek (Farouk) beats Al-Ahly by 2–0. Route to the final Game description Match details References * https://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/ZamalekInEgyptCup.html#1952 * https://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/ZamalekCupfinals.html#1952 {{Al Ahly SC matches 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ... EC 1952 Al Ahly SC matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zamalek Squad (1959)
Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, with the ''bahr al-a'ma'' (Blind Canal) cut during the second half of the 19th Century to separate it from the west bank proper. The northern third has been developed into a residential area, which was home to 14,946 people during the 2017 census. The southern two thirds are mostly sports grounds and public gardens, a stark green reserve in the middle of Cairo. The island is connected with the river banks by four bridges: The Qasr El Nil Bridge, Galaa Bridge, 15 May Bridge and 6th October Bridge. Description The island is divided into a northern third that is fully urbanised, and generally referred to as Zamalek, same as the official qism name covering the entire island from 1983. And the southern, green two thirds that have sports ground ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
