King's Cup or King Fouad Cup is a previous Egyptian football competition. It was founded in the 1924–25 season.
It was held between teams from different regions, which were chosen from clubs from different regions competing for the King
Fouad Cup. Its name was changed in 1942 to the King Fouad Cup after the name of the Prince
Farouk
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Cup was changed to the King's Cup, which eventually became the
Egypt Cup
The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Al A ...
while the King Fouad Cup was discontinued in 1952.
Regions
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Cairo region: 19 titles
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Alexandria area: 6 titles
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Canal Zone
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: 3 titles
Winning Seasons
*1924–25: Cairo region
*1925–26: Cairo region
*1926–27: Alexandria area
*1927–28: Cairo region
*1928–29: Cairo region
*1929–30: Alexandria area
*1930–31: Cairo region
*1931–32: Cairo region
*1932–33: Alexandria area
*1933–34: Cairo region
*1934–35: Canal zone
*1935–36: Canal zone
*1936–37: Alexandria area
*1937–38: Canal zone
*1938–39: Alexandria area
*1939–40: Cairo region
*1940–41: Cairo region
*1941–42: Cairo region
*1942–43: Cairo region
*1943–44: Alexandria area
*1944–45: Cairo region
*1945–46: Cairo region
*1946–47: Cairo region
*1947–48: Cairo region
*1948–49: Cairo region
*1949–50: Cairo region
*1950–51: Cairo region
*1951–52: Cairo region
See also
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Sultan Hussein Cup
The Sultan Hussein Cup (1917–1938) was the first local Egyptian football competition. It preceded the Egypt Cup and the regional leagues in the areas of Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary and Canal
Canals or artificial waterways are wat ...
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El Zamalek
Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian foo ...
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Al Ahly
Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...
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Egyptian Football
References
External links
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{{Football in Egypt
Defunct football competitions in Egypt