The Sultan Hussein Cup (1917–1938) was the first local Egyptian football competition.

It preceded the Egypt Cup and the regional leagues in the areas of Cairo, Alexandria, Bahary and Canal.

[1] The first Egyptian team to win the trophy was Zamalek SC, in the 1921 edition.

[2][3] In 1916, the idea of establishing a football league in the Sultanate of Egypt was proposed.

Zamalek reached the final of the 1917 edition and eventually won the cup in 1920–21.