The Cairo League was an Official Egyptian football tournament. Before the start of Egyptian Premier League in its current form, the main competition was the Egypt Cup which started in 1922. The first season was played in 1922–23 and was won by Zamalek.
History Egyptian Football Association started its 1st league competition (1922) in the form of regional leagues (Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary and Canal). The competition was played along with the new league form (1948–1954) then finally stopped.
Over six teams participated in this league Zamalek, Al Ahly, Sekka, Tersana, Police, the Greek Club and others. The Championship was then held once more in (1957–58) but was then stopped again.
Honours
List of the winners:
SeasonWinner1922–23Zamalek1923–24Sekka1924–25Al Ahly1925–26Sekka1926–27Al Ahly1927–28Al Ahly1928–29Zamalek1929–30Zamalek1930–31Al Ahly1931–32Zamalek1932–33Tersana1933–34Zamalek1934–35Al Ahly1935–36Al Ahly1936–37Al Ahly1937–38Al Ahly1938–39Al Ahly1939–40Zamalek1940–41Zamalek1941–42Al Ahly1942–43Al Ahly1943–44Zamalek1944–45Zamalek1945–46Al Ahly1946–47Zamalek1947–48Al Ahly1948–49Zamalek1949–50Al Ahly1950–51Zamalek1951–52Zamalek1952–53Zamalek1954–1957Not played1957–58Al Ahly
Performances
TeamTitlesAl Ahly 15Zamalek 14Sekka2Tersana1
References
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