In terms of results and trophies Ahli are superior to their arch-rivals Zamalek in the Egyptian Cup, but some of the White Knights' records in the yearly competition remain unbroken. Facts and Records: •The Cairo duo faced each other in 21 cup games, in which the Red Devils registered 12 victories while Zamalek beat their neighbors seven times. •Both teams drew in the final and its replay in the 1957-1958 season to share the title. They also shared it in 1942 when the final was cancelled. •Ahli boast the best Egyptian Cup pedigree, having won the competition 35 times. Zamalek come second on the winners list with 21 triumphs. •Zamalek were the only team to win the cup four times on the trot (from 1957 to 1960) but Ahli emulated their feat in the 1980s (from 1981 to 1985). The Egyptian Cup was not held in the 1981-1982 season. •Late Zamalek stars Essam Baheeg and Mostafa Kamel have the highest scoring tally in both clubs' head-to-head history in the Egyptian Cup, having scored four goals each. •Mohamed Hafez 'Zoklut', who used to ply his trade at Zamalek in the 1940s, is the only player to have bagged a hat-trick throughout the 21 games. •Zamalek handed Ahli their all-time biggest defeat in the 1944 cup final when they destroyed them 6-0. •The 2006-2007 final saw the highest number of goals in both teams' cup meetings, when Ahli beat the Whites 4-3. •Five cup matches between Ahli and Zamalek ended in extra time, but never in penalty shootout. •Wednesday's cup clash is their first meeting in the round of 16. Their previous encounters were in the quarter finals, semi finals and final. Ahli-Zamalek meetings in the Egyptian Cup: •1927-1928 Result: Zamalek 0-1 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Mahmoud Mokhtar •1930-1931 Result: Zamalek 1-4 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Ramzi (Zamalek), Labib Mahmoud '2', Mostafa Kamel, Mokhtar AL-Tetch (Ahli) •1933-1934 Result: Zamalek 3-0 Ahli Round: Semi-finals Scorer's': Mostafa Kamel '2', Al-Sukkari •1934-1935 Result: Zamalek 3-0 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Mohamed Latif, Mostafa Kamel, Sayed Marei •1940-1941 Result: Zamalek 1-0 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Waheed •1941-1942 Result: Zamalek 0-3 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Ahmed Mekkawi, Mohamed Al-Gendi, Saleh Al-Sawwaf •1943-1944 Result: Zamalek 6-0 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Mohamed Hafez 'Zoklut' '3', Abdul-Karim Saqr '2', Al-Sehaimy •1947-1948 Result: Zamalek 2-1 Ahli Round: Semi-finals Scorer's': Anwar Al-Beshbishi '2' (Zamalek), Helmi Aboul-Maati (Ahli) •1948-1949 Result: Zamalek 1-3 Ahli (Extra time) Round: Final Scorer's': Younis Marie (Zamalek), Toto, Hussein Madkour, Fathi Khattab (Ahli) •1951-1952 Result: Zamalek 2-0 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Alaa Al-Hamouli, Essam Baheeg •1952-1953 Result: Zamalek 1-4 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Ahmed Abou-Hussein (Zamalek), Saleh Selim '2', Abdul-Wahab Selim, Ahmed Mekkawi (Ahli) •1957-1958 (Two matches) Result: Zamalek 0-0 Ahli Replay's result: Zamalek 2-2 Ahli (Extra time) Round: Final Scorer's' (in replay): Essam Baheeg '2' (Zamalek), Mimi Al-Sherbini '2' (Ahli) •1958-1959 Result: Zamalek 2-1 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Ali Mohsen, Essam Baheeg (Zamalek), Taha Ismail (Ahli) •1977-1978 Result: Zamalek 2-4 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Tahaa Basri, Ali Khalil (Zamalek), Mostafa Abdou, Mahmoud Al-Khatib, Gamal Abdul-Hamid, Tarek Al-Shaikh (Ahli) •1984-1985 Result: Zamalek 2-3 Ahli (Extra time) Round: Quarter-finals Scorer's': Farouk Gafaar, Emmanuel Kwarshi (Zamalek), Hamada Marzouk, Mohamed Al-Sayed, Tarek Khalil (Ahli) •1988-1989 Result: Zamalek 1-2 Ahli (Extra time) Round: Quarter-finals Scorer's': Gamal Abdul-Hamid (Zamalek), Taher Abou-Zeid, Rabie Yassin (Ahli) •1990-1991 Result: Zamalek 0-2 Ahli Round: Semi-final Scorer's': Mohamed Ramadan '2' •1991-1992 Result: Zamalek 1-2 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Reda Abdul-Aal (Zamalek), Ayman Shawki '2' (Ahli) •2005-2006 Result: Zamalek 0-3 Ahli Round: Final Scorer's': Emad Meteb '2', Emad Al-Nahhas •2006-2007 Result: Zamalek 3-4 Ahli (Extra time) Round: Final Scorer's': Amr Zaki, Shikabala, Gamal Hamza (Zamalek), Emad Meteb, Mohamed Abou-Treika, Osama Hosni '2' (Ahli)
