Zamalek is the first Egyptian club to ever win a title, when they won the Sultan Hussein Cup in 1921.
Since then, the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organized competitions.
At the international level, Zamalek is the most successful football club of the 20th century in Africa (gaining 9 titles versus 7 for their closest rival), with a total of 17 international titles.
Zamalek was the first Egyptian team to ever qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.
Abdel Halim Ali is Zamalek's all-time record goalscorer with 138 goals in 339 appearances.