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.[1] The first season was played in 1922–23 and was won by Zamalek.
| Cairo League | |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Founded: | 1922 |
| Folded: | 1958 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Levels: | 1 |
| Domest Cup: | Egypt Cup |
| Champions: | Al Ahly |
| Season: | 1957–58 |
| Most Successful Club: | Al Ahly (15 titles) |
| Organiser: | Egyptian Football Association |
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.
List of the winners:[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
| Season | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1922–23 | Zamalek | |
| 1923–24 | Sekka | |
| 1924–25 | Al Ahly | |
| 1925–26 | Sekka | |
| 1926–27 | Al Ahly | |
| 1927–28 | Al Ahly | |
| 1928–29 | Zamalek | |
| 1929–30 | Zamalek | |
| 1930–31 | Al Ahly | |
| 1931–32 | Zamalek | |
| 1932–33 | Tersana | |
| 1933–34 | Zamalek | |
| 1934–35 | Al Ahly | |
| 1935–36 | Al Ahly | |
| 1936–37 | Al Ahly | |
| 1937–38 | Al Ahly | |
| 1938–39 | Al Ahly | |
| 1939–40 | Zamalek | |
| 1940–41 | Zamalek | |
| 1941–42 | Al Ahly | |
| 1942–43 | Al Ahly | |
| 1943–44 | Zamalek | |
| 1944–45 | Zamalek | |
| 1945–46 | Al Ahly | |
| 1946–47 | Zamalek | |
| 1947–48 | Al Ahly | |
| 1948–49 | Zamalek | |
| 1949–50 | Al Ahly | |
| 1950–51 | Zamalek | |
| 1951–52 | Zamalek | |
| 1952–53 | Zamalek | |
| 1953-54 | Al Ahly | |
| 1954-57 | Not played | |
| 1957–58 | Al Ahly |
| Team[7] [8] [9] | Titles | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | ||
| 14 | ||
| Sekka | 2 | |
| Tersana | 1 |