# 2021–22 Zamalek SC (handball)

The 2021–22 season is the 64th season in the club history of the handball branch of Zamalek, the season began with African Handball Super Cup on 10 September 2021, as Zamalek competes for the Egyptian Handball League, Egypt Handball Cup and IHF Super Globe.

## Current squad
### Staff

    Staff for the 2020–21 season.
| Pos. | Name |
| Head coach | Olivier Roy |
| Assistant coach | Mohamed Sharaf El-Din |
| Team manager | Hamada Abdelbary |
| Club doctor | Amr Ali |
| Physiotherapist | Ahmed Jamal |
| Masseur | Mustafa Al-Sunni |

### Team

    Squad for the 2021–22 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | GK | EGY | Hesham El-Sobky |
| 72 | GK | EGY | Mahmoud Khalil |
| 88 | GK | EGY | Karim Handawy |
| 3 | LW | EGY | Mazen Reda |
| 11 | LW | EGY | Ahmed Moamen Safa |
| 31 | LW | EGY | Omar Al-Wakil |
| 1 | RW | EGY | Akram Yosri |
| 55 | RW | EGY | Hazem Mamdouh |
| 4 | LP | EGY | Mohamed Ramadan |
| 24 | LP | EGY | Khalid Waleed |
| 25 | LP | EGY | Wisam Nawar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | LB | EGY | Ali Hesham Nasr |
| 39 | LB | EGY | Yehia El-Deraa |
| 42 | LB | EGY | Hassan Walid |
| 8 | CB | EGY | Mohamed El-Bassiouny |
| 20 | CB | EGY | Mohamed Alaa |
| 45 | CB | EGY | Seif El-Deraa |
| 9 | RB | EGY | Mustafa Beshir |
| 18 | RB | EGY | Ahmed Hossam |
| 66 | RB | EGY | Ahmed El-Ahmar (C) |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Win % |
| A-Super | 10 September 2021 | 10 September 2021 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 100.00 |
| S-Globe | 6 October 2021 | 9 October 2021 | Quarter Finals | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 77 | +35 | 066.67 |
| League | 16 September 2021 | 31 March 2022 | Round 1 | Winners | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1,185 | 898 | +287 | 090.91 |
| Cup | 5 February 2022 | 8 April 2022 | R 1/16 | Runners Up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 101 | +35 | 075.00 |
| Pro Super Cup | 26 April 2022 | 28 April 2022 | Round 1 | Winners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 86 | +13 | 100.00 |
| A-Super | 8 May 2022 | 8 May 2022 | Final | Runners Up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 000.00 |
| A-Winners' Cup | 10 May 2022 | 19 May 2022 | Group Stage | Winners | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 153 | +99 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1,843 | 1,374 | +469 | 088.24 |
Source: Competitions

## 2021 African Super Cup

The season began with the African Handball Super Cup on 10 September 2021, and ended with Zamalek achieving the African title for the 7th times in the Club History.
| Friday, 10 September 2021 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 28-27 | Al Ahly SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 10 September 2021 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (14–16) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |

## 2021 IHF Super Globe

This competition was held in a knock-out format starting from the quarterfinals qualification, and 10 teams participated in this competition, Zamalek began directly from the quarterfinals.

### Quarter-finals

| Wednesday 6 October 2021 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | FC Barcelona | 36–32 | Zamalek SC | King Abdullah Sport City Hall, Jeddah Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Wednesday 6 October 2021 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Frade, Mem 7 | (18–17) | Akram 7 | King Abdullah Sport City Hall, Jeddah Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Wednesday 6 October 2021 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | 4× | Report | 1× 3× | King Abdullah Sport City Hall, Jeddah Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |

### Placement round 5–10

Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zamalek SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 4 |
| 2 | Sydney University | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 1 |
| 3 | Al Wehda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 1 |
| Thursday 7 October 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sydney University | 19–38 | Zamalek SC | King Abdullah Sport City Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU) |
| Thursday 7 October 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Dippe 8 | (07–18) | Akram 7 | King Abdullah Sport City Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU) |
| Thursday 7 October 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | 2× 6× | Report | 1× 6× | King Abdullah Sport City Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU) |
| Saturday 9 October 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 42–22 | Al Wehda | King Abdullah Sport City Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| Saturday 9 October 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Akram 9 | (19–10) | Barabash 5 | King Abdullah Sport City Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| Saturday 9 October 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | 3× | Report | 3× | King Abdullah Sport City Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |

## Egyptian League
### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zamalek SC | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 658 | 467 | +191 | 51 |

### Matches

(Round 1)
| Thursday, 16 September 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 33–31 | Heliopolis | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 16 September 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (20–18) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 2)
| Friday, 17 September 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 44–32 | El Shams SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 17 September 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (22–17) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 3)
| Thursday, 23 September 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 32–27 | Al-Ahly | Suez Canal Authority Hall, Ismailia |
| Thursday, 23 September 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (17–13) | | Suez Canal Authority Hall, Ismailia |
(Round 4)
| Friday, 24 September 2021 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Maadi Club | 21-32 | Zamalek SC | El Maady Olympic Center Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 24 September 2021 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (09–14) | | El Maady Olympic Center Hall, Cairo |
(Round 5)
| Thursday, 30 September 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Bank Al Ahli | 25-29 | Zamalek SC | Olympic Center Hall, Alexandria |
| Thursday, 30 September 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (10–18) | | Olympic Center Hall, Alexandria |
(Round 6)
| Friday, 1 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | 6th October SC | 26-45 | Zamalek SC | 6th of October Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 1 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (13–22) | | 6th of October Hall, Cairo |
(Round 7)
| Thursday, 14 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 44-23 | Al Hiwar Club | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 14 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (23–12) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 8)
| Friday, 15 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 48-31 | Mansoura Stadium Club | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 15 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (23–18) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 9)
| Thursday, 21 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Horses Owners Club | 27-43 | Zamalek SC | Delfi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 21 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (14–19) | | Delfi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 10)
| Friday, 22 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Olympic SC | 29-33 | Zamalek SC | Olympic Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 22 October 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (13–16) | | Olympic Hall, Cairo |
(Round 11)
| Thursday, 11 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 36–19 | Aviation Club | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 11 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (12–10) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 12)
| Friday, 12 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 39–26 | El Zohour SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 12 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (22–13) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 13)
| Thursday, 18 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 42–31 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 18 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (23–08) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 14)
| Friday, 19 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 46-39 | Heliolido Club | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 19 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (24–19) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 15)
| Thursday, 25 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Gezira SC | 24-41 | Zamalek SC | Ittihad-Elshorta Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 25 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (09–17) | | Ittihad-Elshorta Hall, Cairo |
(Round 16)
| Sunday, 28 November 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sporting SC | 32–35 | Zamalek SC | Sporting Club Hall, Alexandria |
| Sunday, 28 November 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (11–16) | | Sporting Club Hall, Alexandria |
(Round 17)
| Monday, 29 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Smouha SC | 25-36 | Zamalek SC | Smouha Club Hall, Alexandria |
| Monday, 29 November 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (11–18) | | Smouha Club Hall, Alexandria |

### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zamalek SC | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 326 | 262 | +64 | 28 |

### Matches

(Round 1)
| Monday 17 January 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 28–20 | Bank Al Ahli | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Monday 17 January 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (9–10) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 2)
| Thursday 20 January 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Smouha SC | 28–30 | Zamalek SC | Smouha Hall, Alexandria |
| Thursday 20 January 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (11–14) | | Smouha Hall, Alexandria |
(Round 3)
| Monday 24 January 2022 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 31–30 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Monday 24 January 2022 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (17–16) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 4)
| Thursday 27 January 2022 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sporting SC | 26–29 | Zamalek SC | Sporting Hall, Alexandria |
| Thursday 27 January 2022 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (12–18) | | Sporting Hall, Alexandria |
(Round 5)
| Monday 31 January 2022 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 29–29 | Al Ahly SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Monday 31 January 2022 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | | (15–16) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
(Round 6)
| Thursday 10 February 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Bank Al Ahli | 17–39 | Zamalek SC | Armed forces Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday 10 February 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (9–18) | | Armed forces Hall, Cairo |
(Round 7)
| Thursday 17 February 2022 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 29–28 | Smouha SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday 17 February 2022 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (17–13) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 8)
| Friday 18 February 2022 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | 22–44 | Zamalek SC | Tallaa Elgish Hall, Cairo |
| Friday 18 February 2022 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (10–24) | | Tallaa Elgish Hall, Cairo |
(Round 9)
| Thursday 24 February 2022 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 36–31 | Sporting SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday 24 February 2022 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (18–15) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 10)
| Friday 25 February 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Al Ahly SC | 31–31 | Zamalek SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Friday 25 February 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (12–17) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |

### Final stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zamalek SC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 201 | 169 | +32 | 17 |

### Matches

(Round 1)
| Wednesday 9 March 2022 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 34–29 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Wednesday 9 March 2022 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (18–17) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
(Round 2)
| Thursday 10 March 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sporting | 36–36 | Zamalek SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday 10 March 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (14–22) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
(Round 3)
| Friday 11 March 2022 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 34–28 | Al Ahly | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Friday 11 March 2022 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (12–11) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
(Round 4)
| Tuesday 29 March 2022 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | 26–30 | Zamalek SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Tuesday 29 March 2022 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | | (14–15) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
(Round 5)
| Wednesday 30 March 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 38–28 | Sporting | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Wednesday 30 March 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (21–13) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
(Round 6)
| Thursday 31 March 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Al Ahly | 22–29 | Zamalek SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday 31 March 2022 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (8–13) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |

## Egyptian Cup

(Round of 16)
| Saturday 5 February 2022 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 45–14 | Tima Club | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Saturday 5 February 2022 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (25–03) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(quarter-finals)
| Thursday 3 March 2022 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | 29–33 | Zamalek SC | Tallaa Elgish Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday 3 March 2022 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (15–17) | | Tallaa Elgish Hall, Cairo |
(semi-finals)
| Thursday 7 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 28–25 | Bank Al Ahli | Arab Contractors Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday 7 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (14–12) | | Arab Contractors Hall, Cairo |
(finals)
| Friday 8 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 30–33 | Sporting SC | Arab Contractors Hall, Cairo |
| Friday 8 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (12–16) | | Arab Contractors Hall, Cairo |

## Pro Super Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zamalek SC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 86 | +13 | 9 |

### Matches

(Round 1)
| Tuesday 26 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 36–28 | Sporting SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Tuesday 26 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (17–16) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
(Round 2)
| Wednesday 27 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 35–33 | Heliopolis | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Wednesday 27 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (17–11) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
(Round 3)
| Thursday 28 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 28–25 | Al Ahly SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday 28 April 2022 23:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (15–13) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |

## 2022 African Super Cup

| Sunday 8 May 2022 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 31–32 | Al Ahly SC | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
| Sunday 8 May 2022 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (19–16) | | General Sports Hall, Niamey |

## African Cup Winners' Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zamalek SC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 73 | +60 | 6 |

### Matches

(Round 1)
| Tuesday 10 May 2022 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 45–29 | RC Flowers | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
| Tuesday 10 May 2022 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (22–15) | | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
(Round 2)
| Wednesday 11 May 2022 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 43–23 | AS Niamey | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
| Wednesday 11 May 2022 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (20–11) | | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
(Round 3)
| Friday 13 May 2022 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 45–21 | Kano Pillars | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
| Friday 13 May 2022 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (23–10) | | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
(quarter-finals)
| Saturday 14 May 2022 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 54–31 | Kirkos | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
| Saturday 14 May 2022 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (27–13) | | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
(semi-finals)
| Tuesday 17 May 2022 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 36–21 | FAP Yaoundé | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
| Tuesday 17 May 2022 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (20–10) | | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
(finals)
| Thursday 19 May 2022 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 29–28 | Al Ahly SC | General Sports Hall, Niamey |
| Thursday 19 May 2022 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (15–15) | | General Sports Hall, Niamey |

## Records and statistics

* Season Topscorer : Ahmed El-Ahmar (254 Goals)
* Biggest Win : 54–31 Vs Kirkos
* Biggest Defeat : 32–36 Vs Barcelona
* Longest Wins Run : 23 Game
** (from 7 October 2021 to 31 January 2022)
* Longest Unbeaten Run : 35 Game
** (from 7 October 2021 to 8 April 2022)
* Derby : 6 Win – 2 Draw – 1 Lose