Al-Ahly
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Al-Ahly
 |
| Nickname(s) |
The Red Devils
Club of the Century |
| Founded |
1907 |
| Ground |
Cairo Stadium
(Capacity: 74,100) |
| Chairman |
 Hassan Hamdy |
| Manager |
Hossam El-Badry |
| League |
Egyptian Premier League |
| 2009-10 |
Egyptian Premier League, 1st |
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 Current season |
Al Ahly Football Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي), also known as Al Ahly or The National , is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo. Founded in April 1907 by Mitchel Ince. Al-Ahly, which means "national" in Arabic, is the most crowned club in Africa, having won the Egyptian League thirty-five times and the Egyptian Cup thirty-five times.[1] Al-Ahly was named in 2000 by the Confederation of African Football as the "African Club of the Century" and as Africa's second greatest club of the century by the IFFHS.[2] Al-Ahly is estimated to have more than 50 million fans in Egypt.[3][4]
History
Al Ahly was formed in 1907 as a club where leaders of Cairo's students' unions could meet during the struggle against colonisation.[5]
Al Ahly began to dominate the Egyptian game in the 1940s. In the 1980s the club became successful on a continental level, winning the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1982 and 1987. They triumphed again in the renamed competition in 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2008[6] under the coaching of the Portuguese Manuel Jose making them the most crowned team in Africa, with six Champions League titles, four Cup-Winners' Cups, four Super Cups and one Afro-Asian Club Championship.
Al Ahly was the first club to reach the FIFA Club World Cup two times following two consecutive appearances in 2005 and 2006 winning the Bronze Medal in the latter. After qualifying for 2008 Edition, Al-Ahly became the team with the most appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, having qualified for 3 times out of 6 competitions held.
Colours and Crest
Al Ahly has had three logos in its history. The first, adopted in 1907, lasted until the 1952 Revolution. The second logo was used from 1952 until 2007, when the club unveiled a new design to commemorate Al Ahly's first century of existence. The club's main colours, red and white, come from Egypt's flag during the Ottoman Empire.
Al Ahly's home kit, since the club's founding, had always been the red shirt with the white shorts. The team's away kit is the dark blue shirt with dark blue shorts, although the team formerly played with white shorts in the away kit. In 2008, Al Ahly unveiled their third kit for the first time since the club's founding. It was a match against rivals El Zamalek. The kit is composed of Ahly's home shirt and dark blue or black shorts. It is still currently in use as a third kit and is still worn by the team in all Al-Ahly versus Al-Zamalek Derbies. This is due to the fact that El Zamalek wears a white home kit, with red stripes on the shirt. If Al-Ahly wore their home kit in the derby matches, there would be only a small difference in the shirt colour and no difference in the shorts' colour.
Stadiums
Al Ahly formerly played their home games at their own ground, Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium, but its capacity is too small for the club's support. As a consequence, Al-Ahly play their home ties at the Cairo International Stadium.[5] Before seats were added to all sections in 2005, the stadium was notorious for holding more people than it was intended to. Cairo Stadium has a record of hosting over 120,000 fans in Egypt versus Cameroon match in 1986.[7]
Presidents
| Name |
From |
To |
 Omar Gold Pasha |
April 1906 |
April 1908 |
 Karim Azizi Pasha |
April 1908 |
February 1916 |
/ khaled fadl Pasha |
February 1916 |
February 1924 |
| Mohab Aboel Dahab Pasha |
February 1924 |
July 1940 |
| Mohamed Pasha Taher |
July 1940 |
February 1941 |
| Jaafar Pasha Wali |
February 1941 |
January 1944 |
| Ahmed Pasha Hasanain |
January 1944 |
February 1946 |
/ / Ahmed Pasha Abboud |
February 1946 |
December 1961 |
| Salah Eldine El-Desouky |
December 1961 |
December 1965 |
| Colonel General Abd El-Mohsen Mortagy |
December 1965 |
July 1967 |
| Dr. Ibrahim Kamel El-Wakeel |
July 1967 |
November 1972 |
 Colonel General Abd El-Mohsen Mortagy |
November 1972 |
December 1980 |
| / Saleh Selim |
December 1980 |
December 1988 |
| Mohamed Abdou Saleh El-Wahsh |
December 1988 |
February 1992 |
| Saleh Selim |
February 1992 |
May 2002 |
| Hassan Hamdy |
May 2002 |
Present |
Honours
Al-Ahly fans celebrating after winning the African champions League 2005
Total number of cups: 109.
- CAF Champions League
- Winners (6) 1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008 (Most successful team)
- African Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (4) 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993 (Most successful team)
- CAF Super Cup
- Winners (4) 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 (Most successful team)
- Afro-Asian Cup
- Arab Champions Cup
- Arab Super Cup
- Winners (2) 1997-1998,1998-1999 (Most successful team)
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup
- Egyptian Premier League (35)
- Winners 1948-1949, 1949–1950, 1950–1951, 1952–1953, 1953–1954, 1955–1956, 1956–1957, 1957–1958, 1958–1959, 1960–1961, 1961–1962, 1974–75, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1978–1979, 1979–1980, 1980–1981, 1981–1982, 1984–1985, 1985–1986, 1986–1987, 1988–1989, 1993–1994, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2004–2005, 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009-2010. (Most successful team)
- Egypt Cup (35)
- Winners 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007. (Most successful team)
- Egyptian Super Cup (6)
- Winners 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010. (Most successful team)
- Sultan Hussein Cup
- Winners (7) 1923,1925,1926,1927,1929,1931,1938 (Most successful team)
- Cairo League
- Winners (5) 1938-1939,1941–1942,1942–1943,1947–1948,1949–1950
- United Arab Republic Cup
- Confederation Cup refresher
Competitive Record
African Club Competitions
| African Club Competitions |
| Year |
CAF Champions League |
African Cup Winners' Cup |
CAF Super Cup |
| 1964–1974 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Started in
1993 |
| 1976 |
Second round |
Did not enter |
| 1977 |
Quarter-Final |
Did not enter |
| 1978 |
Withdraw after qualify |
Did not enter |
| 1979 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
| 1980 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
| 1981 |
Withdraw from semifinal |
Did not enter |
| 1982 |
Winner |
Did not enter |
| 1983 |
Runner-up |
Did not enter |
| 1984 |
Did not enter |
Winner |
| 1985 |
Did not enter' |
Winner |
| 1986 |
Did not enter |
Winner |
| 1987 |
Winner |
Did not enter |
| 1988 |
Semifinal |
Did not enter |
| 1989 |
- |
- |
| 1990 |
Did not enter |
Second Round |
| 1991 |
Quarter-Final |
Did not enter |
| 1992 |
Did not enter |
Quarter-Final |
| 1993 |
Did not enter |
Winner |
Did not enter |
| 1994 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Runner-up |
| 1995 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
| 1996 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
| 1997 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
| 1998 |
First round |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
| 1999 |
Group Phase Runners-up |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
| 2000 |
Group Phase Runners-up |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
| 2001 |
Winner |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
| 2002 |
Group stage |
Did not enter |
Winner |
| 2003 |
Did not enter |
Quarter final |
Did not enter' |
| 2004 |
Second round |
Stopped in
2003 |
Did not enter |
| 2005 |
Winner |
Did not enter |
| 2006 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 2007 |
Runner-up |
Winner |
| 2008 |
Winner |
Did not enter |
| 2009 |
Second round |
Winner |
Domestic Competitions
| Egyptian Clubs Competitions |
| Year |
Premier League |
Egypt Cup |
Super Cup |
| 1921–1922 |
Started in
1948 |
- |
Started in
2001 |
| 1922–1923 |
- |
| 1923–1924 |
Winner |
| 1924–1925 |
Winner |
| 1925–1926 |
Runner-up |
| 1926–1927 |
Winner |
| 1927–1928 |
Winner |
| 1928–1929 |
- |
| 1929–1930 |
Winner |
| 1930–1931 |
Winner |
| 1931–1932 |
- |
| 1932–1933 |
- |
| 1933–1934 |
- |
| 1934–1935 |
Runner-up |
| 1935–1936 |
- |
| 1936–1937 |
Winner |
| 1937–1938 |
- |
| 1938–1939 |
- |
| 1939–1940 |
Winner |
| 1940–1941 |
Runner-up |
| 1941–1942 |
Winner |
| 1942–1943 |
Winner |
| 1943–1944 |
Runner-up |
| 1944–1945 |
Winner |
| 1945–1946 |
Winner |
| 1946–1947 |
Winner |
| 1947–1948 |
- |
| 1948–1949 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1949–1950 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1950–1951 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1951–1952 |
not held |
Runner-up |
| 1952–1953 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1953–1954 |
Winner |
- |
| 1954–1955 |
not finished |
- |
| 1955–1956 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1956–1957 |
Winner |
- |
| 1957–1958 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1958–1959 |
Winner |
Runner-up |
| 1959–1960 |
Third place |
Winner |
| 1960–1961 |
Winner |
- |
| 1961–1962 |
Winner |
- |
| 1962–1963 |
Third place |
- |
| 1963–1964 |
Group Fifth |
- |
| 1964–1965 |
Fourth place |
- |
| 1965–1966 |
Sixth place |
Winner |
| 1966–1967 |
Runner-up |
- |
| 1968–1969 |
not held |
not held |
| 1969–1970 |
not held |
not held |
| 1970–1971 |
not finished |
not held |
| 1971–1972 |
not held |
not held |
| 1972–1973 |
Fourth place |
Runner-up |
| 1973–1974 |
not finished |
not finished |
| 1974–1975 |
Winner |
- |
| 1975–1976 |
Winner |
Runner-up |
| 1976–1977 |
Winner |
- |
| 1977–1978 |
Runner-up |
Winner |
| 1978–1979 |
Winner |
- |
| 1979–1980 |
Winner |
not held |
| 1980–1981 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1981–1982 |
Winner |
not held |
| 1982–1983 |
Third place |
Winner |
| 1983–1984 |
Runner-up |
Winner |
| 1984–1985 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1985–1986 |
Winner |
- |
| 1986–1987 |
Winner |
not held |
| 1987–1988 |
Runner-up |
- |
| 1988–1989 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1989–1990 |
not finished |
- |
| 1990–1991 |
Runner-up |
Winner |
| 1991–1992 |
Fourth place |
Winner |
| 1992–1993 |
Runner-up |
Winner |
| 1993–1994 |
Winner |
not held |
| 1994–1995 |
Winner |
- |
| 1995–1996 |
Winner |
Winner |
| 1996–1997 |
Winner |
Runner-up |
| 1997–1998 |
Winner |
Semifinal |
| 1998–1999 |
Winner |
Round of 32 |
| 1999–2000 |
Winner |
Semifinal |
| 2000–2001 |
Runner-up |
Winner |
Withdraw |
| 2001–2002 |
Runner-up |
Round of 16 |
Did not enter |
| 2002–2003 |
Runner-up |
Winner |
Winner |
| 2003–2004 |
Runner-up |
Runner-up |
Did not enter |
| 2004–2005 |
Winner |
Round of 16 |
Winner |
| 2005–2006 |
Winner |
Winner |
Winner |
| 2006–2007 |
Winner |
Winner |
Winner |
| 2007–2008 |
Winner |
Round of 32 |
Winner |
| 2008–2009 |
Winner |
Round of 16 |
Runner-up |
| 2009–2010 |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Winner |
CAF Overall Ranking of African Clubs
Current Ranking
| CAF |
Club |
Points |
| 1 |
Al-Ahly |
79 |
| 2 |
 Étoile du Sahel |
50 |
| 3 |
Zamalek |
48 |
| 4 |
 Asante Kotoko |
44 |
| 5 |
 ASEC Mimosas |
42 |
| 6 |
Espérance |
42 |
| 7 |
 Canon Yaoundé |
36 |
| 8 |
 JS Kabylie |
35 |
| 9 |
Hearts of Oak |
31 |
| 10 |
Africa Sports |
30 |
Ranking of the 20th Century
| CAF |
Club |
Points |
| 1 |
Al-Ahly |
40 |
| 2 |
Zamalek |
37 |
| 3 |
Asante Kotoko |
34 |
| 4 |
Canon Yaoundé |
34 |
| 5 |
Espérance Tunis |
27 |
| 6 |
ASEC Mimosas |
27 |
| 7 |
Hearts of Oak |
26 |
| 8 |
Africa Sports |
25 |
| 9 |
JS Kabylie |
20 |
| 10 |
 Englebert |
19 |
Players and coaching staff
Current first team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
|
GK |
Sherif Ekramy |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Mohamed Samir |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Sherif Abdel-Fadil |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Ahmad El-Sayed |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Wael Gomaa |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Mohamed Fadl |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Mohamed Barakat |
| 9 |
 |
FW |
Mohammed Ghaddar |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Moataz Eno |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Abdul Hameid Shabana |
| 12 |
|
DF |
Sayed Moawad |
| 13 |
|
FW |
Emad Moteab |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Hossam Ghaly (Captain) |
| 15 |
|
FW |
Mohamed Nagy Gedo |
| 16 |
|
GK |
Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Ahmed Hassan |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 18 |
|
FW |
Osama Hosny (Vice-captain) |
| 19 |
|
GK |
Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Mohamed Shawky |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Mohamed Aboutrika |
| 23 |
 |
FW |
Francis Doe |
| 24 |
|
MF |
Ahmed Fathy |
| 25 |
|
MF |
Hossam Ashour |
| 26 |
|
DF |
Saad Samir |
| 27 |
|
FW |
Mohamed Talaat |
| 30 |
|
MF |
Shehab Ahmed |
| 31 |
|
MF |
Amir Sayoud |
| 32 |
|
MF |
Ahmed Shoukry |
| 33 |
|
MF |
Mostafa Afroto |
| 39 |
|
DF |
Ayman Ashraf |
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Players on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
|
FW |
Hany El-Egaizy on loan to El-Ittihad |
|
|
DF |
Ahmed Ali on loan to El-Ittihad |
|
|
MF |
Mostafa Shebeita on loan to Wadi Degla |
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Youth academy squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
|
GK |
Mohamed Mokhtar |
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|
DF |
Adel Bekhit |
|
|
DF |
Moaz El-Henawy |
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|
DF |
Ahmed Said Mido |
|
|
DF |
Saad El-Din Samir |
|
|
DF |
Mohamed Abo Saif |
|
|
DF |
El-Sayed El-Araby |
|
|
DF |
Ayman Ashraf |
|
|
DF |
Abdullah Abdul-Azim |
|
|
MF |
Shehab El-Din Ahmed |
|
|
MF |
Ahmed Mamdouh "Toota" |
|
|
MF |
Ahmed Abdel-Aziz |
|
|
MF |
Mohamed El-Sayed |
|
|
MF |
Reda Shehata |
|
|
MF |
Abdel-Rahman Ahmed |
|
|
MF |
Ahmed Nasser |
|
|
MF |
Salah El-Din Farouq |
|
|
MF |
Mahmoud Mohamed |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
|
MF |
Osama Abdel-Mageed |
|
|
MF |
Mohamed Gamal |
|
|
MF |
Mahmoud Tobah |
|
|
MF |
Hesham Mohamed |
|
|
MF |
Ahmed Shoukry |
|
|
MF |
Mostafa Mahmoud "Afroto" |
|
|
FW |
Reda Bakhit |
|
|
FW |
Mahran Megahed |
|
|
FW |
Marwan Hesham |
|
|
FW |
Alaa Shaaban |
|
|
FW |
Islam Abdel-Latif |
|
|
FW |
Ahmed Mamdouh Mabrouk |
|
|
FW |
Mohamed Mostafa Zidan |
|
|
FW |
Ahmed Nabil "Manga" |
|
|
FW |
Mohamed Talaat |
|
|
FW |
Islam Magdy |
|
Retired numbers
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 3 |
|
|
Mohamed Abdelwahab (posthumous honour) |
|
Since 2006, Al Ahly have not issued the squad number 3. It was retired in memory of Mohamed Abdelwahab, who died of a heart attack while he was is in a training with al Al-Ahly in Cairo and since then no one wore the number three.
Coaching staff
| Position |
Staff |
| Manager |
Hossam El-Badry |
| Football Director |
Hady Khashaba |
| Assistant Football Director |
Emad El-Nahhas |
| General Coach |
Alaa Maihoub |
| Coach |
Mohamed Youssef |
| Goalkeeper Coach |
Ahmed Nagi |
| Fitness, Strength & Conditioning Coach |
Mohamed Abo El-Ela |
| Administrative Director |
Emad El-Yamani |
| Club Doctor |
Dr. Ihab Ali |
| Doctor |
Dr. Tarek Abdel-Aziz |
| Dietitian |
Dr. Hany Wahba |
| Masseur |
Attia Bassiuny |
| Masseur |
Sameh Mohamed |
| Masseur |
Tarek Hussien |
| Masseur |
Ahmed Mahmoud |
Source:
Captains
-
- 01- Hussein Hegazi
- 02- Ali El-Hassany
- 03- Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetch
- 04- Mohamed Ali Rasmi
- 05- Ahmed Soliman
- 06- Amin Shoa'air
- 07- Moustafa Kamel Mansour
- 08- Saleh El-Sawwaf
- 09- Hussein Madkour
- 10- Mohamed El-Guindi
- 11- Ahmed Mekawi
- 12- Abdel Galil Hemaida
- 13- Saleh Selim
- 14- Rifaat El-Fanageely
- 15- Taha Ismail
- 16- Mimi El-Sherbini
- 17- Essam Abdel Monem
- 18- Hany Moustafa
- 19- Anwar Salama
- 20- Hassan Hamdy
- 21- Moustafa Younis
- 22- Moustafa Abdou
- 23- Mahmoud El-Khateeb
- 24- Thabet El-Batal
- 25- Taher Abouzaid
- 26- Ahmed Shobair
- 27- Osama Orabi
- 28- Ibrahim Hassan
- 29- Hossam Hassan
- 30- Walid Salah El-Din
- 31- Hady Khashaba
- 32- Sayed Abdel Hafeez
- 33- Essam El-Hadary
- 34- Shady Mohamed
- 35- Ahmed Belal
- 36- Hossam Ghaly
Other sports
Al Ahly club compete in different other sports. Al Ahly's Handball, Athletics, Volleyball and Basketball teams have won many national, African and Arabic competitions.
See also
- Egyptian Premier League
- Egypt Cup
- Egyptian Super Cup
- Cairo derby
References
External links
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