# 2020–21 Zamalek SC (handball)

The 2020–21 season is the 63rd season in the club history of the handball branch of Zamalek, the season began with Egyptian Handball League on the 28th of September 2020, as Zamalek competes for the Egyptian Handball League, Egypt Handball Cup.

## Current squad
### Staff

    Staff for the 2020–21 season.
| Pos. | Name |
| Head coach | Hussein Zaky |
| Assistant coach | Hassan Yousry |
| Team manager | Hamada Abdelbary |
| Club doctor | Amr Ali |
| Physiotherapist | Ahmed Jamal |
| Masseur | Mustafa Al-Sunni |

### Team

    Squad for the 2020–21 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 |
| 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 |
| 20 | CB | EGY | Mohamed Alaa |
| 9 | RB | EGY | Mustafa Beshir |
| 18 | RB | EGY | Ahmed Hossam |
| 8 | LB | EGY | Mostafa khalil |
| 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 % |
| League | 28 September 2020 | 16 April 2021 | Round 1 | Winner | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 753 | 571 | +182 | 091.30 |
| Cup | 30 March 2021 | 24 April 2021 | R 1/16 | Runner Up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 68 | +22 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 843 | 639 | +204 | 088.89 |
Source: Competitions

## Egyptian League
### First Stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zamalek | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 192 | +97 | 24 |

### Matches

(Round 1)
| Monday, 28 September 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 33–27 | Smouha SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Monday, 28 September 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (15–12) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 2)
| Thursday, 8 October 2020 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Assiut Club | 19–40 | Zamalek SC | Assiut Hall, Assiut |
| Thursday, 8 October 2020 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (7–22) | | Assiut Hall, Assiut |
(Round 3)
| Friday, 9 October 2020 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Assiut Petroleum Club | 20–34 | Zamalek SC | Assiut Hall, Assiut |
| Friday, 9 October 2020 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (11–18) | | Assiut Hall, Assiut |
(Round 4)
| Thursday, 15 October 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 43–13 | Aviation SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 15 October 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (20–7) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 5)
| Friday, 16 October 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 33–29 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 16 October 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (17–16) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 6)
| Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Heliopolis | 30–36 | Zamalek SC | Heliopolis Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Heliopolis Hall, Cairo |
(Round 7)
| Tuesday, 24 November 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Gezira SC | 31–38 | Zamalek SC | Gezira Hall, Cairo |
| Tuesday, 24 November 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Gezira Hall, Cairo |
(Round 8)
| Wednesday, 25 November 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 32–23 | Hadayek Al Ahram Club | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Wednesday, 25 November 2020 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |

### Final stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zamalek | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 446 | 379 | +67 | 39 |
* Note First Team Qualified for a play-off final match to determine the League champion, according to the regulations, after equal points.

### Matches

(Round 1 )
| Friday, 5 February 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | El Zohour SC | 26–34 | Zamalek SC | El Zohour Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 5 February 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | El Zohour Hall, Cairo |
(Round 2)
| Thursday, 11 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 30-21 | Olympic SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 11 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 3)
| Friday, 12 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 24–30 | Sporting SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 12 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 4)
| Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Al Ahly SC | 27–28 | Zamalek SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
(Round 5)
| Friday, 19 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Aviation SC | 23–32 | Zamalek SC | Aviation Club Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 19 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Aviation Club Hall, Cairo |
(Round 6)
| Thursday, 25 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Heliopolis | 26–36 | Zamalek SC | Heliopolis Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 25 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Heliopolis Hall, Cairo |
(Round 7)
| Friday, 26 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | 25–29 | Zamalek SC | Tallaa Elgish Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 26 February 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Tallaa Elgish Hall, Cairo |
(Round 8)
| Friday, 19 March 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 35–32 | El Zohour SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 19 March 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 9)
| Thursday, 25 March 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Olympic SC | 31–39 | Zamalek SC | Olympic Hall, Alexandria |
| Thursday, 25 March 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Olympic Hall, Alexandria |
(Round 10)
| Friday, 26 March 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sporting SC | 26–28 | Zamalek SC | Sporting Club Hall, Alexandria |
| Friday, 26 March 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Sporting Club Hall, Alexandria |
(Round 11)
| Thursday, 8 April 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 41–34 | Heliopolis | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 8 April 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 12)
| Friday, 9 April 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 28–26 | Tala'ea El Gaish SC | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 9 April 2021 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 13)
| Thursday, 15 April 2021 22:30 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 34–24 | Aviation Club | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Thursday, 15 April 2021 22:30 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(Round 14)
| Friday, 16 April 2021 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 28–28 | Al Ahly SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 16 April 2021 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |

### Playoff

| Monday, 19 Apr 2021 22:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Zamalek SC | 18–17 | Al Ahly SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Monday, 19 Apr 2021 22:00 CAT (UTC+2) | | (11–10) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |

## Egyptian Cup

(Round of 16)
| Tuesday, 30 March 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 37–13 | Omal Qena Club | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Tuesday, 30 March 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(quarter-finals)
| Monday, 5 April 2021 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 10–0 | Assiut Club | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Monday, 5 April 2021 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | | (Withdrawal) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(semi-finals)
| Friday, 23 April 2021 22:30 CET (UTC+1) | Zamalek SC | 30–29 | Heliopolis | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
| Friday, 23 April 2021 22:30 CET (UTC+1) | | (–) | | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Cairo |
(finals)
| Saturday, 24 April 2021 22:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Al Ahly SC | 26–23 | Zamalek SC | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |
| Saturday, 24 April 2021 22:30 CAT (UTC+2) | | (–) | | 6th of October Sports Hall, Cairo |

## Records and statistics

* Season Topscorer : Ahmed El-Ahmar (123 Goals)
* Biggest Win : 43–13 Vs Aviation
* Biggest Defeat : 24–30 Vs Sporting
* Longest Wins Run : 12 Game
** (from 18 February 2021 to 15 April 2021)
* Longest Unbeaten Run : 15 Game
** (from 18 February 2021 to 24 April 2021)
* Derby : 2 Win – 1 Draw – 1 Lose