The 2017–18 Al Ahly SC season was the 59th edition in the Egyptian Premier League. The club participated in the Egyptian Premier League, Egypt Cup, 2017-18 Champions Golden Cup, Egyptian Super Cup and finish the 2017 CAF Champions League campaign and start the 2018 campaign.
Squad
Current squad Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Goalkeepers 1 Sherif Ekramy (third-captain) GK 16 Mohamed El Shenawy GK 13 Ali Lotfi GK Centerbacks 3 Ramy Rabia CB 20 Saad Samir CB 23 Mohamed Naguib CB Fullbacks 6 Sabry Raheel LB 26 Basem Ali RB 21 Ali Maâloul LB 24 Ahmed Fathy RB / DM 12 Ayman Ashraf LB 30 Mohamed Hany RB Defensive midfielders 4 Hesham Mohamed DM 17 Amr El Soleya DM 25 Hossam Ashour (vice-captain) DM 38 Akram Tawfik DM 14 Hossam Ghaly(captain) MF Attacking midfielders 34 Ahmed Hamdy AM 35 Karim Nedvěd AM 33 Moahmed Fakhri AM Wingers 11 Walid Soliman RW 7 Ahmed Hamoudi RW 5 Islam Mohareb RW 27 Mido Gaber RW 15 Mohamed Sheref RW/LW 28 Junior Ajayi LW 32 Phakamani Mahlambi LW Strikers 9 Walid Azaro ST 18 Marwan Mohsen ST 39 Ahmed Yasser Rayyan ST 37 Salah Mohsen ST
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From FeeJuly 2017 AM Islam Mohareb Smouha 9M EGPJuly 2017 DM Hesham Mohamed Misr Lel Makassa 8M EGPJuly 2017 LB Ayman Ashraf Smouha FreeJuly 2017 ST Walid Azaro Difaâ El Jadidi 23M EGPJuly 2017 LW Phakamani Mahlambi Bidvest Wits 23M EGPJuly 2017 CB Abdullah Al Shami Al-Safa' FreeJanuary 2018 AM Moahmed Fakhri Ghazl El Mahalla 1.8M EGPJanuary 2018 GK Ali Lotfi Enppi 2.5M EGPJanuary 2018 ST Salah Mohsen Enppi 30M EGPJanuary 2018 RW/LW Mohamed Sheref Wadi Degla FC 10M EGPJanuary 2018 MF Hossam Ghaly Al-Nassr FC Free
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To FeeJuly 2017 ST Mohamed Hamdy Zaky Smouha 1M EGPJuly 2017 GK Mossad Awad Smouha FreeJuly 2017 DM Hossam Ghaly Al-Nassr FC FreeJuly 2017 AM Islam El Far Tanta SC FreeDecember 2017 CB Ahmed Hegazy West Bromwich Albion £4.5mJanuary 2018 CB Abdullah Al Shami Al-Masry SC FreeJanuary 2018 GK Ahmed Adel Misr Lel Makkasa 1M EGP
Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date untilJuly 2017 ST Amr Gamal Bidvest Wits July 2018July 2017 ST John Antwi Misr Lel-Makkasa SC July 2018July 2017 LW Nasser Maher Smouha SC July 2018January 2018 ST Emad Moteab Al-Taawoun FC July 2018January 2018 MF Ahmed El Sheikh Ettifaq FC July 2018January 2018 LW Moamen Zakaria Al-Ahli Saudi FC July 2018January 2018 LB Hussein El Sayed Ettifaq FC July 2019January 2018 AM Amr Barakat Al Shabab FC July 2019January 2018 AM Saleh Gomaa Al-Faisaly FC July 2019April 2018 AM Abdallah Said KuPs July 2018
Suspensions
Date from Position Nationality Name Date until ReasonJuly 2017 ST Souleymane Coulibaly unknown leave without permission,case reported to FIFA
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 24 May 2018
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
Squad statistics LeagueAfricaCupTotal StatsGames played 34 3 4 41Games won 28 2 2 32Games drawn 4 0 1 4Games lost 2 1 1 4Goals scored 75 7 7 89Goals conceded 19 1 3 23Goal difference 56 6 4 66Clean sheets 19 1 2 22
Friendlies
2017 Egyptian Super Cup
GK 16 Mohamed El ShenawyLB 21 Ali MaâloulCB 12 Ayman AshrafCB 20 Saad Samir RB 24 Ahmed Fathy CM 25 Hossam Ashour (c) CM 14 Amr El Solia AM 19 Abdallah Said LW 28 Junior Ajayi RW 11 Walid Soliman CF 9 Walid Azaro Substitutes:GK 1 Sherif EkramyDF 30 Mohamed HanyMF 8 Moamen Zakaria MF 35 Karim Nedvěd FW 5 Islam Mohareb FW 17 Ahmed HamoudiFW 18 Marwan MohsenManager: Hossam El Badry
GK 26 Ahmed BuskaLB 19 Mohamed Hamdy CB 4 Mohamed KoffiCB 24 Ahmed GoudaRB 32 Karim El IraqiCM 5 Farid Shawky CM 7 Islam IssaAM 10 Walid Hassan LW 21 Mohamed GrendoRW 25 Ahmed Shoukry CF 15 Ahmed Gomaa (c)Substitutes:GK 16 Mahmoud El SayedDF 13 Islam Saleh DF 35 Abdullah Al ShamiMF 8 Amr Moussa MF 12 Mostafa AliMF 28 Mohamed Abou ShaeshaaFW 20 Issouf Ouattara Manager: Hossam Hassan Match officials: Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi (United Arab Emirates) Jassim Abdullah (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Hamad Ali Youssef (United Arab Emirates)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
2017–18 Egyptian Premier League
Position
Results
Results by round
Match details
2018 Egypt Cup
First round
Round of 16
Quarter final
2017 CAF Champions League
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Wydad Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.
2018 CAF Champions League
First round
Al-Ahly won 7–1 on aggregate.
Group stage
Group A
Note:Rest of the group stage matches were held in next season
References