Football enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the showdown between Al Ahly and Zamalek in the Egyptian Cup final for the 2022-2023 season, set to take place at Al Oula Park in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, next Friday.
Al Ahly and Zamalek have crossed paths 20 times before in the final of the Egyptian Cup, with the upcoming match marking the twenty-first encounter between the two teams in the prestigious tournament’s history.
Al Ahly has clinched the title 9 times at Zamalek’s expense, the latest being in the 2006-2007 season. Conversely, Zamalek has lifted the trophy 9 times, the most recent triumph being in the 2019-2020 season.
The forthcoming match is dubbed the “Tenth Challenge,” as each team has secured the title at the other’s expense 9 times.
It’s worth noting that both teams shared the title twice in the 1942-1943 and 1957-1985 seasons due to regulations not stipulating penalty shootouts at the time.
Here is the summary of the results from the 20 encounters between Al Ahly and Zamalek in the Egyptian Cup finals:
- Season 1927-1928: Al Ahly won 1-0
- Season 1930-1931: Al Ahly won 4-1
- Season 1931-1932: Zamalek won 2-1
- Season 1934-1935: Zamalek won 3-0
- Season 1937-1938: Zamalek won 1-0
- Season 1941-1942: Al Ahly won 3-0
- Season 1942-1943: Joint title
- Season 1943-1944: Zamalek won 6-0
- Season 1948-1949: Al Ahly won 3-1
- Season 1951-1952: Zamalek won 2-0
- Season 1952-1953: Al Ahly won 4-1
- Season 1957-1958: Joint title
- Season 1958-1959: Zamalek won 2-1
- Season 1977-1978: Al Ahly won 4-2
- Season 1991-1992: Al Ahly won 2-1
- Season 2005-2006: Al Ahly won 3-0
- Season 2006-2007: Al Ahly won 4-3
- Season 2014-2015: Zamalek won 2-0
- Season 2015-2016: Zamalek won 3-1
- Season 2019-2020: Zamalek won 2-1
