Al Ahly Sporting Club (), 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. 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. 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, 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, 16 Egyptian Super Cups, 7 Sultan Hussein Cups and 15 Cairo League titles, along with winning the cup of the United Arab Republic on one occasion and the Egyptian Confederation Cup once as well.

Domestic (124 titles) TypeCompetitionTitlesWinning seasonsRunners up EgyptianEgyptian Premier League45 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 1966–67, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014–15, 2020–21Egypt Cup39 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23 1925–26, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1943–44, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2020–21Egyptian Super Cup16 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 2009, 2016, 2019, 2020Sultan Hussein Cup7 1922–23, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1937–38 1927–28, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36Cairo League151924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1957–581928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1944–45, 1948–49, 1951–52Egyptian Confederation Cup1 1989United Arab Republic Cup11961

Africa (25 titles) TypeCompetitionTitlesWinning seasonsRunners up CAFCAF Champions League12 1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 1983, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2021–22African Cup Winners' Cup4 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993 –CAF Confederation Cup1 2014 –CAF Super Cup8 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2021 (May), 2021 (December) 1994, 2015, 2023, 2024

Continental and intercontinental trophies (6 Titles) TypeCompetitionTitlesWinning seasonsRunners up IntercontinentalAfrican-Asian-Pacific Cup 12024Afro-Asian Cup 1 1988 UAFA Arab Club Champions Cup1 1996 1997Arab Cup Winners' Cup1 1994 –Arab Super Cup2 1997, 1998 –

shared record

Awards & recognitions CAF Club of the 20th Century: 2001 African Inter-Club Team of the Year (6): (2005), (2006), (2008), (2012), (2013), (2023) Globe soccer Top Titles Winners in the Middle East: 2020 Globe Soccer for The Best Middle East Club: 2023 First place in the monthly international rankings of football history and strength (2): June 2006, July 2007 Certificate of Conformity to International Standards (ISO 9001:2015): 2020

All-time statistics All stats correct as of 26 December 2021. Competition Matches Wins Draws Losses Win %Egyptian Premier League African Competitions

Players records Youngest first-team player: Ramadan Sobhi – (against Ghazl El Mahalla SC, 2013–14 Egyptian Premier League, 6 February 2014)

Most appearances Competitive, professional matches only. Goals (in parentheses) included in total. NameYearsLeagueCupAfricaWorld CupOtherTotal1 Hossam Ashour2 Hady Khashaba1991–20063 Essam El Hadary1996–20084 Osama Orabi1982–19995 Wael Gomaa2001–20146 Ahmed Fathy2007–20142015–20207 Shady Mohamed1999–20098 Emad Moteab2003–20189 Ahmed Shobair1980–199710 Moustafa Abdou1972–1987

Top goalscorers All Competitions RankingNameNationalityYearsMatchesGoalsPercentage%1Mahmoud El Khatib1972–19882751590.572Hossam Hassan1984-19901992–20003011420.473Mohamed Aboutrika2004–20142871260.444Emad Moteab2003–20183201240.395Mokhtar El Tetsh1922–19401191121.196Saleh Selim1948–19621963–19672021000.497Ahmed Mekkawi?137950.748El Sayed Ateya (Toto)?133880.699Taha Ismail1958–1970199810.4110Walid Soliman2011–2022313750.44

League RankingNameNationalityYearsGoals1Mahmoud El Khatib1972–19881092Hossam Hassan1984–19901992–20001093Mohamed Aboutrika2004–2014794Saleh Selim1948–19621963–1967785El Sayed Ateya (Toto)?756Emad Moteab2003–2018757Taha Ismail1958–1970648Ahmad Belal2000–20052007–2010559Abdallah El Said2011–20185010Felix Aboagye1993–199847

Africa

RankingNameNationalityYearsGoals1Mahmoud El Khatib1972–1988372Mohamed Aboutrika2004–2014323Emad Moteab2003–2018284Walid Soliman2011–2022205Mohamed Barakat2004–2013186Flávio Amado2005–2009187Hossam Hassan1984–19901992–2000178Ayman Shawky1984–1995159Walid Azaro2017–20201310Taher Abouzeid1980–199313

Individual honours Player of the season

SeasonNationalityPlayer 2022–2023 Ali Maâloul 2019–2020 Mohamed El Shenawy 2018–2019 Ali Maâloul 2017–2018 Walid Azaro 2016–2017 Saad Samir 2015–2016 Abdallah El Said 2014–2015 Moamen Zakaria 2013–2014 Ahmed Fathy 2012–2013 Mohamed Aboutrika 2010–2011 Ahmed Fathy 2009–2010 Mohamed Barakat

Players' individual honours and awards while playing with Al Ahly

African Footballer of the Year: Mahmoud El Khatib (1): 1983 African Inter-Club Player of the Year: Mohamed Aboutrika (4): 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 Mohamed Barakat (1): 2005 Ahmed Hassan (1): 2010 Mohamed El Shenawy (1): 2022 Percy Tau (1): 2023 EFA Egyptian Player of the Year: Mohamed Aboutrika (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Abdallah El Said (1): 2016 Egyptian Premier League top scorer: El-Dhizui (1): 1958–59 Mahmoud El Khatib (2): 1977–78, 1980–81 Mohamed Ramadan (1): 1990–91 Hossam Hassan (1): 1998–99 Ahmad Belal (1): 2002–03 Emad Moteab (1): 2004–05 Mohamed Aboutrika (1): 2005–06 Flávio Amado (2): 2006–07, 2008–09 Walid Azaro (1): 2017–18 Mohamed Sherif (1): 2020–21 Wessam Abou Ali (1): 2023–24 Emam Ashour (1): 2024–25 CAF Team of the Tournament: Wael Gomaa (3): 2006 2008 2010 Taher Abouzeid (2): 1984 1986 Mohamed Aboutrika (2): 2006 2008 Essam El Hadary (2): 2006 2008 Mahmoud El Khatib (1): 1980 Rabie Yassin (1): 1986 Magdi Abdelghani (1): 1986 Moustafa Abdou (1): 1986 Ahmed Shobair (1): 1994 Hossam Hassan (1): 1998 Mohamed Emara (1): 1998 Ahmed Fathy (1): 2010 Ahmed Hassan (1): 2010 Ahmed Hegazi (1): 2017 Mohamed Abdelmonem (1): 2021 CAF Team of the Year: Mahmoud El Khatib (1): 1980 Mohamed Barakat (1): 2005 Essam El Hadary (1): 2006 Wael Gomaa (4): 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 Mohamed Aboutrika (4): 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 Ahmed Hassan (1): 2010 Ahmed Fathy (3): 2012, 2013, 2017 Ali Maâloul (1): 2017 Junior Ajayi (1): 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year: Mohamed Barakat (1): 2005 Mohamed Aboutrika (1): 2008 CAF Goalkeeper of the Year: Essam El Hadary (4): 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Top Goalscorer: Mohamed Aboutrika (1): 2006 Yasser Ibrahim (1): 2021 Ali Maâloul (1): 2023

Team records Matches

Firsts First Egyptian League match: Al Ahly 5–0 Greek Alexandria 24 October 1948. First Egypt Cup match: Al Ahly ? Nile FC, 1921-1922 Egypt Cup first round. First African match: MC Alger 3–0 Al Ahly, 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs Second round.

Record wins

Record league win: 8–0 against Ismaily, 1957–58 Egyptian League, 4 April 1958 Record Cup win: 13–0 against El Gouna, 2014–15 Egypt Cup round of 16, 13 August 2015 Record African win: 9–0 against Atlabara, 2019–20 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, 23 August 2019

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): 75 goals scored in the 2017–18. 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): Won 9 championship titles: 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59 seasons. 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 RankingNameNationalityFromTransfer Fee(€ millions)YearRef1 Al Ain€4.35m20192 Sfaxien€2.50m20163 Wydad€2.25m20154 Rapid Wien€2.00m20205 Brighton & Hove Albion€1.80m2021

Record transfer fee received RankingNameNationalityToTransfer Fee(€ millions)YearRef1 Tianjin€7.25m20162 Columbus Crew€6.42m20253 West Bromwich Albion€5.00m20174 Stoke City€5.00m20165 Nice€4.20m20246 Qatar€3.00m20237 Al Shabab€2.75m2009

See also History of Al Ahly SC List of Zamalek SC records and statistics

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