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.
- 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(played once when EGYPT and SYRIA were only one republic country)
- Confederation Cup refresher
African Club Competitions
| African Club Competitions |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1 |
 Al-Ahly |
81 |
| 2 |
 Étoile du Sahel |
50 |
| 3 |
Zamalek |
47 |
| 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 (Vice-captain) |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Mohamed Fadl |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Mohamed Barakat |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Emad Moteab |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Mo’taz Bellah Eno |
| 12 |
|
MF |
Amr Warda |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Abdul Hameid Shabana |
| 13 |
|
GK |
Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Hossam Ghaly (Captain) |
| 15 |
|
FW |
Mohamed Nagy “Geddo” |
| 16 |
|
GK |
Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Ahmed Hassan |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 18 |
|
FW |
Osama Hosny |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Mohamed Shawky |
| 21 |
|
DF |
Sayed Moawad |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Mohamed Aboutrika |
| 23 |
 |
FW |
Francis Doe |
| 24 |
|
MF |
Ahmed Fathy |
| 25 |
|
MF |
Hossam Ashour |
| 26 |
 |
FW |
Dominique Da Silva |
| 27 |
|
FW |
Mohamed Talaat |
| 30 |
|
MF |
Shehab El-Din Ahmed |
| 31 |
|
MF |
Amir Sayoud |
| 32 |
|
MF |
Ahmed Shoukry |
| 33 |
|
MF |
Mostafa Afroto |
| 37 |
|
MF |
Ramy Rabiea |
| 39 |
|
DF |
Ayman Ashraf |
|
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 |
|
|
DF |
Ahmed Ali (on loan to El-Ittihad) |
|
|
FW |
Hany El-Egaizy (on loan to El-Ittihad) |
|
|
MF |
Mostafa Shebeita (on loan to Wadi Degla) |
|
|
DF |
Saad Samir (on loan to Al Moqaweloon Al Arab) |
|
|
DF |
Mohamed Abdel Fattah (on loan to Al-Masry) |
|
|
MF |
Hesham Mohamed (on loan to Al-Masry) |
|
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 |
|
|
DF |
Adel Bekhit |
|
|
DF |
Ahmed Said Mido |
|
|
DF |
Saad 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 |
Mahmoud Mohamed |
|
|
MF |
Salah El-Din Farouq |
|
|
MF |
Amr Warda |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
|
MF |
Osama Abdel-Mageed |
|
|
MF |
Mohamed Gamal |
|
|
MF |
Mahmoud Tobah |
|
|
MF |
Hesham Mohamed |
|
|
MF |
Ahmed Shoukry |
|
|
MF |
Mostafa Mahmoud “Afroto” |
|
|
MF |
Amir Sayoud |
|
|
FW |
Reda Bakhit |
|
|
FW |
Mahran Megahed |
|
|
FW |
Marwan Hesham |
|
|
FW |
Alaa Shaaban |
|
|
FW |
Islam Abdel-Latif |
|
|
FW |
Abdel-Rahman Ahmed |
|
|
FW |
Ahmed Mamdouh Mabrouk |
|
|
FW |
Mohamed Mostafa Zidan |
|
|
FW |
Ahmed Nabil “Manga” |
|
|
FW |
Mohamed Talaat |
|
|
FW |
Islam Magdy |
|
|
FW |
Dominique Da Silva |
|
Retired numbers
Main article: Retired numbers in association football
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 |
|
DF |
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 |
 Manuel José |
| Football Director |
Sayed Abdel Hafeez |
| General Coach |
Pedro Barny |
| Assisstant Coach |
Mohamed Youssef |
| Goalkeeper Coach |
Ahmed Nagy |
| Fitness, Strength & Conditioning Coach |
Hidalgo |
| Performance Analyzer |
 Oscar Elizondo |
| Administrative Director |
Emad El-Yamani |
| Club Doctor |
Dr. Magdy Abdel-Aziz |
| Doctor |
Dr. Tarek Abdel-Aziz |
| Dietitian |
Dr. Hany Wahba |
| Masseur |
Attia Bassiuny |
| Masseur |
Sameh Mohamed |
| Masseur |
Tarek Hussien |
| Masseur |
Ahmed Mahmoud |
Source:[citation needed]
Captains
- 01- Ahmed Fouad Anwar
- 02- Hussein Hegazi
- 03- Riyad Shawki
- 04- Ali El-Hassany
- 05- Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetch
- 06- Mohamed Ali Rasmi
- 07- Ahmed Soliman
- 08- Amin Shoa’air
- 09- Moustafa Kamel Mansour
- 10- Saleh El-Sawwaf
- 11- Hussein Madkour
- 12- Mohamed El-Guindi
- 13- Ahmed Mekawi
|
- 14- Abdel Galil Hemaida
- 15- Ahmed maher
- 16- Rifaat El-Fanageely
- 17- Taha Ismail
- 18- Mimi El-Sherbini
- 19- Essam Abdel Monem
- 20- Hany Moustafa
- 21- Anwar Salama
- 22- Hassan Hamdy
- 23- Moustafa Younis
- 24- Moustafa Abdou
- 25- Mahmoud El-Khateeb
- 26- Thabet El-Batal
|
- 27- Taher Abouzaid
- 28- Ahmed Shobair
- 29- Osama Orabi
- 29- Ahmed Kato
- 30- Ibrahim Hassan
- 31- Hossam Hassan
- 32- Walid Salah El-Din
- 33- Hady Khashaba
- 34- Sayed Abdel Hafeez
- 35- Essam El-Hadary
- 36- Shady Mohamed
- 37- Ahmed Belal
- 38- Wael Gomaa
- 39- Hossam Ghaly
|
Presidents
| Name |
From |
To |
| Sir Omar Khaled (Gold) |
April 1906 |
April 1908 |
 Omar Zaghloul Pasha |
April 1908 |
February 1916 |
/ Karim Azizi Pasha |
February 1916 |
February 1924 |
| Gaafar Pasha Wali |
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 |
| Mohamed Mahmoud Shehab Basha |
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 |
