Sultan Hussein Cup


The Sultan Hussein Cup was the first local Egyptian football competition. It preceded the Egyptian Cup & the regional leagues.
In 1916, the idea of establishing a football league in the Sultanate of Egypt was proposed. The league would include Egyptian teams and teams from the allies' military clubs, including the British. The competition was named after Sultan Hussein Kamel.
Initially, Al Ahly refused to take part. This left Zamalek as the only Egyptian club. In 1918, Al Ahly decided to take part as a sign of resistance to the British and a way to display the Egyptian presence in the sport.

List of Champion

YearChampion
1916-17
1917-18M.G.C. Base Depot
1918-19
1919-20
1920-21Zamalek
1921-22Zamalek
1922-23Al Ahly
1923-24El Sekka El Hadid
1924-25Al Ahly
1925-26Al Ahly
1926-27Al Ahly
1927-28Tersana
1928-29Al Ahly
1929-30Tersana
1930-31Al Ahly
1931-32Port Foad
1932-33Al Masry
1933-34Al Masry
1934-35Ittihad
1935-36El Sekka El Hadid
1936-37Al Masry
1937-38Al Ahly