
El-Ahly was formed in 1907 as a club where leaders of Cairo’s students’ unions could meet during the struggle against colonisation.[4]
El-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[5] 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.
El 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, El-Ahly became the team with the most appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, having qualified for 3 times out of 6
Total number of cups: 109.
- FIFA Club World Cup
- Bronze Medalist, 2006
- 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
- Winners (1) 1988
- Arab Champions Cup
- Winners (1) 1996
- Arab Super Cup
- Winners (2) 1997–1998,1998–1999 (Most successful team)
- Arab Cup Winners’ Cup
- Winners (1) 1994–1995
- 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(played once when EGYPT and SYRIA were only one republic country)
- Winners (1) 1961
- Confederation Cup refresher
- Winners (1) 1989
African Club Competitions
African Club Competitions | |||
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Year | CAF Champions League | African Cup Winners’ Cup | CAF Super Cup |
1964–74 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Started in 1993 |
1976 | Second round | Did not enter | |
1977 | Quarter-Finals | 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 Semi-Finals | 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 | Semi-Finals | Did not enter | |
1989 | – | – | |
1990 | Did not enter | Second Round | |
1991 | Quarter-Finals | Did not enter | |
1992 | Did not enter | Quarter-Finals | |
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-Finals | 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 | |
2010 | Semi-Finals | Did not enter |
Domestic Competitions
Egyptian Clubs Competitions | |||
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Year | Premier League | Egypt Cup | Super Cup |
1921–22 | Started in 1948 |
– | Started in 2001 |
1922–23 | – | ||
1923–24 | Winner | ||
1924–25 | Winner | ||
1925–26 | Runner-up | ||
1926–27 | Winner | ||
1927–28 | Winner | ||
1928–29 | – | ||
1929–30 | Winner | ||
1930–31 | Winner | ||
1931–32 | – | ||
1932–33 | – | ||
1933–34 | – | ||
1934–35 | Runner-up | ||
1935–36 | – | ||
1936–37 | Winner | ||
1937–38 | – | ||
1938–39 | – | ||
1939–40 | Winner | ||
1940–41 | Runner-up | ||
1941–42 | Winner | ||
1942–43 | Winner | ||
1943–44 | Runner-up | ||
1944–45 | Winner | ||
1945–46 | Winner | ||
1946–47 | Winner | ||
1947–48 | – | ||
1948–49 | Winner | Winner | |
1949–50 | Winner | Winner | |
1950–51 | Winner | Winner | |
1951–52 | not held | Runner-up | |
1952–53 | Winner | Winner | |
1953–54 | Winner | – | |
1954–55 | not finished | – | |
1955–56 | Winner | Winner | |
1956–57 | Winner | – | |
1957–58 | Winner | Winner | |
1958–59 | Winner | Runner-up | |
1959–60 | Third place | Winner | |
1960–61 | Winner | – | |
1961–62 | Winner | – | |
1962–63 | Third place | – | |
1963–64 | Group Fifth | – | |
1964–65 | Fourth place | – | |
1965–66 | Sixth place | Winner | |
1966–67 | Runner-up | – | |
1968–69 | not held | not held | |
1969–70 | not held | not held | |
1970–71 | not finished | not held | |
1971–72 | not held | not held | |
1972–73 | Fourth place | Runner-up | |
1973–74 | not finished | not finished | |
1974–75 | Winner | – | |
1975–76 | Winner | Runner-up | |
1976–77 | Winner | – | |
1977–78 | Runner-up | Winner | |
1978–79 | Winner | – | |
1979–80 | Winner | not held | |
1980–81 | Winner | Winner | |
1981–82 | Winner | not held | |
1982–83 | Third place | Winner | |
1983–84 | Runner-up | Winner | |
1984–85 | Winner | Winner | |
1985–86 | Winner | – | |
1986–87 | Winner | not held | |
1987–88 | Runner-up | – | |
1988–89 | Winner | Winner | |
1989–90 | not finished | – | |
1990–91 | Runner-up | Winner | |
1991–92 | Fourth place | Winner | |
1992–93 | Runner-up | Winner | |
1993–94 | Winner | not held | |
1994–95 | Winner | – | |
1995–96 | Winner | Winner | |
1996–97 | Winner | Runner-up | |
1997–98 | Winner | Semifinal | |
1998–99 | Winner | Round of 32 | |
1999–00 | Winner | Semifinal | |
2000–01 | Runner-up | Winner | |
2001–02 | Runner-up | Round of 16 | Withdrew |
2002–03 | Runner-up | Winner | Did not enter |
2003–04 | Runner-up | Runner-up | Winner |
2004–05 | Winner | Round of 16 | Did not enter |
2005–06 | Winner | Winner | Winner |
2006–07 | Winner | Winner | Winner |
2007–08 | Winner | Round of 32 | Winner |
2008–09 | Winner | Round of 16 | Winner |
2009–10 | Winner | Runner-up | Winner |
2010–11 | Winner |
CAF Overall Ranking of African Clubs
[edit] Current ranking
CAF | Club | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
81 |
2 | ![]() |
50 |
3 | ![]() |
47 |
4 | ![]() |
44 |
5 | ![]() |
42 |
6 | ![]() |
42 |
7 | ![]() |
36 |
8 | ![]() |
35 |
9 | ![]() |
31 |
10 | ![]() |
30 |
Ranking of the 20th Century
CAF | Club | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
40 |
2 | ![]() |
37 |
3 | ![]() |
34 |
4 | ![]() |
34 |
5 | ![]() |
27 |
6 | ![]() |
27 |
7 | ![]() |
26 |
8 | ![]() |
25 |
9 | ![]() |
20 |
10 | ![]() |
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.
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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.
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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.
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Retired numbers
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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
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Administrative Director | ![]() |
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Doctor | ![]() |
Dietitian | ![]() |
Masseur | ![]() |
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Source:[citation needed]
Captains
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Presidents
Name | From | To |
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April 1906 | April 1908 |
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April 1908 | February 1916 |
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February 1916 | February 1924 |
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February 1924 | July 1940 |
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July 1940 | February 1941 |
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February 1941 | January 1944 |
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January 1944 | February 1946 |
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February 1946 | December 1961 |
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December 1961 | December 1965 |
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December 1965 | July 1967 |
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July 1967 | November 1972 |
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November 1972 | December 1980 |
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December 1980 | December 1988 |
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December 1988 | February 1992 |
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February 1992 | May 2002 |
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May 2002 | Present |