Hussien Hegazy

However at this time, an Egyptian player who had just returned from his studies in Cambridge, UK named Hussien Hegazy established his own squad, that was named "Hegazy's Eleven" and started to rally with the British Army teams at that time. One of the British teams was a team named "Stanley's Team", that was formed from by a British man named Stanley and was made up of a group of British soldiers who were stationed in Egypt. Both teams met twice, and in both matches, Hegazy's Eleven won. Excited by their symbolic resistance to the British, both Egyptian clubs Al-Ahly and Al-Zamalek sought to bring member's of "Hegazy's Eleven" to their squads. Hegazy joined Al-Ahly, while the rest of his team mates joined Al-Zamalek. In 1919, Hegazy joined Al-Zamalek and the team became the most powerful team in Egyptian soccer at that time. He later rejoined Al-Ahly in 1924.
In 1916, the idea of establishing a league in the sultanate of Egypt at that time, where Egyptian teams plays with teams from the allies' military clubs, including the British was getting more ripe. Al-Ahly refused to take part, which left Al-Zamalek alone as the only Egyptian club. However Al-Ahly took part the following year as a sign of resistance to the British and a way to show the Egyptian presence in the sport. Both Al-Zamalek and Al-Ahly also agreed on creating their own 2-game competition, the first was on 9 October 1917 which Al-Zamalek lost at home (0 - 1) and the second was on 2 March 1917 which Al-Zamalek won on Al-Ahly's turf (1 - 0).
In 1930, the club's 60 member board met and decided to expel the foreign members of the club. Al-Zamalek continued its glory days, winning many titles. The most impressive result was winning against Al-Ahly (6 -0). The club changed its name from Al-Mokhtalat to "Farouk" . After the 1952 Revolution, the club's named was finally changed to "Al-Zamalek"