Al Ahly SC

association football club in Cairo, Egypt

Al Ahly Sporting Club (Egyptian pronunciation: [elˈahly][1]) commonly known as Al Ahly (English: The National) is an Egyptian sporting club. Founded in April 1907, they were named in 2000 by the Confederation of African Football as the "African Club of the Century".

Al Ahly SC
Full nameAl Ahly Sporting Club
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Nickname(s)Patriotism Club
Club of the Century
Red Devils
Founded24 April 1907; 117 years ago (1907-04-24)
GroundAl Salam Stadium
Cairo International Stadium
Capacity30,000 (record 120,000)
75,000
ChairmanMahmoud El Khatib
ManagerPitso John Mosimane
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2022–23Champions
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Al Ahly has 135 official trophies. 24 trophies being international. This makes them the most successful football club in the world in terms of trophies.[2]

Titles

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Al-Ahly fans celebrating after winning the African Champions League in 2005.

Total number of trophies: 132. [3]

Worldwide / Intercontinental

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African

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  • CAF Champions League
    •   : Winners (12) : 1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 (record)
    •   : Runners up (3) :1983, 2007, 2017
  • African Cup Winners' Cup
    •   : Winners (4) : 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993 (record)
  • CAF Super Cup
    •   : Winners (7) : 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2021 (record)
    •   : Runners up (2) : 1994, 2015

UAFA competitions

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Domestic

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League

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  • Egyptian Premier League
    •   : Winners (43) 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, 1999–2000, 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, 2020–21 (record)
    •   : Runners up (11) 1966-67, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2014-15
  • Cairo League
    •   : Winners (16) 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1957–58 (record)
  • Egypt Cup (34 solo titles)
    •   : Winners (36) : 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, 2017 (record)
    •   : Runners up (13) : 1926, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1952, 1959, 1973, 1976, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2016
  • Egyptian Super Cup
    •   : Winners (7): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 (record)
    •   : Runners up (1) : 2009
  • Sultan Hussein Cup
    •   : Winners (7): 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1938 (record)
    •   : Runners up (4) : 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936
  • United Arab Republic Cup (during the UAR era)
    •   : Winners (1): 1961 (record)
  • Egyptian Federation Cup
    •   : Winners (1): 1989 (Shared record)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Naming and colors of Al-Ahly". Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  2. "Ahly tops clubs with most titles". CAF. 24 February 2014.
  3. "Loading..." ahlyegypt.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2014-08-06.

Other websites

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