Mahmoud El Khatib Al Ahly's all-time top-scorer with 159 goals in all competitions
Al Ahly Sporting Club (Arabic : النادي الأهلى للرياضة البدنية ), commonly referred to as AlAhly , is an Egyptian professional football club based in Cairo ,
It is known as "The Club of the Century" in African football.[ 1] It is best known for its professional football team that plays in the Egyptian Premier League , the top tier in the Egyptian football league system, and is the most decorated football club in the world .[ 2] [ 3] It was founded on 24 April 1907, as a gathering place for Cairo's Student Unions.
Al Ahly has a record of 44 national league titles , 39 national cup titles , and 15 national super cup titles , making them the most decorated club in Egypt. In addition, Al Ahly has never been relegated to the Egyptian Second Division .
In international competitions, the club has won a record twelve CAF Champions League titles, a CAF Confederation Cup , a record Eight CAF Super Cups , a record four African Cup Winners' Cups , an Afro-Asian Club Championship , an Arab Club Champions Cup , an Arab Cup Winners' Cup , a record two Arab Super Cups , and won a bronze medal in the 2006 , 2020 , 2021 and 2023 Club World Cup .
Honours
Al Ahly winning the 2023 Egyptian Super Cup raised the club's trophy count to 155, making them the most decorated club in the world. This includes 26 continental titles. Al Ahly won the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1982 and 1987 . Following the tournament's rebranding as the CAF Champions League , Al Ahly triumphed again in 2001 , 2005 , 2006 and 2008 under the coaching of the Portuguese Manuel José ,[ 4] in 2012 under Hossam El-Badry , in 2013 under Mohamed Youssef , and in 2020 and 2021 under Pitso Mosimane . This makes them the most decorated team in continental competitions in Africa with eleven Champions League titles, as well as one CAF Confederation Cup , four African Cup Winners' Cups , eight CAF Super Cups and one Afro-Asian Club Championship .
At local level, Al Ahly has won more titles than any other club, with 44 Egyptian Premier League titles, 39 Egypt Cups , 15 Egyptian Super Cups , 7 Sultan Hussein Cups and 17 Cairo League titles, along with winning the cup of the United Arab Republic on one occasion and the Egyptian Confederation Cup once as well.[ 5] [ 6]
Domestic (124 titles)
Africa (25 titles)
Worldwide (6 titles)
Awards & recognitions
All-time statistics
All stats correct as of 26 December 2021.[ 7]
Competition
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
Win %
Egyptian Premier League
1,590
1,073
355
162
0 67.48
African Competitions
384
199
101
84
0 51.82
Players records
Most appearances
Competitive, professional matches only. Goals (in parentheses) included in total .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Name
Years
League
Cup
Africa
World Cup
Other
Total
1
Hossam Ashour
2003–2020
292 0 (3)
0 37 0 (0)
0 156 0 (0)
11 (0)
0 16 0 (0)
512 00 (3)
2
Hady Khashaba
1991–2006
301 0 (26)
0 43 0 (5)
0 57 0 (3)
00 0 0 (0)
0 40 0 (1)
444 0 (42)
3
Essam El Hadary
1996–2008
306 0 (0)
00 17 0 (?)
91 0 (1)
00 3 0 (0)
0 4 0 (0)
421 00 (1)
4
Osama Orabi
1982–1999
280 0 (?)
00 ? 0 (?)
00 ? 0 (?)
00 0 0 (0)
00 ? 0 (?)
400 0 (?)
5
Wael Gomaa
2001–2014
241 0 (11)
0 18 0 (0)
0 114 0 (4)
0 11 0 (0)
0 15 0 (0)
399 0 (16)
6
Ahmed Fathy
2007–2014 2015–2020
224 0 (16)
0 21 (4)
0 103 0 (5)
7 0 (0)
0 10 0 (1)
364 0 (26)
7
Shady Mohamed
1999–2009
203 00 (6)
0 25 0 (1)
0 89 0 (3)
0 7 0 (0)
0 13 0 (1)
337 0 (11)
8
Emad Moteab
2003–2018
190 0 (75)
0 24 0 (19)
0 93 0 (28)
00 9 0 (2)
00 4 0 (0)
320 0 (124)
9
Ahmed Shobair
1980–1997
222 0 (0)
0 32 0 (0)
0 49 0 (0)
00 0 0 (0)
0 12 0 (0)
316 00 (0)
10
Moustafa Abdou
1972–1987
234 0 (43)
0 ? 0 (?)
0 ? 0 (?)
00 0 0 (0)
00 0 0 (0)
311 0 (?)
Top goalscorers
All Competitions
League
Africa
[ 11]
Individual honours
Player of the season
Ahmed Fathy , one of the club legends.
Players' individual honours and awards while playing with Al Ahly
Mohamed Aboutrika , one of the club legends.
Team records
Matches
Firsts
Record wins
[ 18]
League
Points
Most points in a season (record ):
89 points in the 2019–20 season (Egyptian League record).
Highest Point Average (record ):
2.84 points during the 2004–05 season (Egyptian League Record).
Goals
Season with most goals scored in League matches (record ):
Highest Goal Average Scored by a club in 1 season (record ):
3.06 in 1957–58 season (Egyptian League Record).
Season with fewest goals conceded in League matches (record ):
The club conceded a total number of 2 goals in 23 games in the 1975–76 season.
Lowest Goals Received Average by a season (record ):
0.09 in the 1975–76 season (Egyptian League Record).
Streaks
Consecutive Egyptian League titles (record ):
Longest consecutive unbeaten matches in the league (record ):
71 (between loss to Zamalek on 15 May 2004 and loss to Ismaily on 25 May 2007)
Longest consecutive unbeaten matches in one league season (record ):
26 games during the 1974–75 season.
Record transfer fee paid
Record transfer fee received
See also
References
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