Al-Ahly
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- This article is about the Egyptian football club. For other uses, see Al-Ahly (disambiguation)
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Devils | ||
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| Ground | Cairo Stadium (Capacity: 74,100) |
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| Chairman |  Hassan Hamdy |
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| Manager | Hossam El-Badry |
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| League | Egyptian Premier League | ||
| 2008-09 | Egyptian Premier League, 1st | ||
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Al-Ahly (Arabic: النادي الاهلى) is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo. Founded in April 1907. Al-Ahly, which means "national" in Arabic, is the most crowned club in Egypt, having won the Egyptian League thirty-four times and the Egyptian Cup thirty-five times.[1] Al-Ahly was named in 2000 by the Confederation of African Football as the African Club of the Century.
Al-Ahly has a fierce rivalry with local rivals El Zamalek which manifests itself in the Al-Ahly versus El-Zamalek Derby.
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[edit] History
Al-Ahly was formed in 1907 as a club where leaders of Cairo's students' unions could meet during the struggle against colonisation.[2]
Al-Ahly began to dominate the Egyptian game in the 1940s. In the 1980s the club became successful on a continental level, winning the winning the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1982 and 1987. They triumphed again in the renamed competition in 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2008 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.
Al-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 qualifing for 2008 Edition, Al-Ahly became the team with the most appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, having qualified for 3 times out of 5 competitions held.
[edit] Crest
Al Ahly has had three logos in its history. The first, adopted in 1907, lasted until the 1952 Revolution. The second logo was used from 1952 until 2007, when the club unveiled a new design to commemorate El Ahly's first century of existence.
[edit] Stadia
Al-Ahly formerly played their home games at their own ground, Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium, but its capacity is too small for the club's support. As a consequence, Al-Ahly play their home ties at the Cairo International Stadium.[2]
[edit] Presidents
| Name | From | To |
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 Mitchel Ince |
April 1907 | April 1908 |
 Aziz Ezzat Pasha |
April 1908 | February 1916 |
/ Abd El-Khalik PashaTharwat |
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 |
| Salah Eldine El-Desouky |
December 1961 | December 1965 |
| Gen. Abd El-Mohsen Mortagy |
December 1965 | July 1967 |
| Dr. Ibrahim Kamel El-Wakeel |
July 1967 | November 1972 |
 Gen. 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 |
[edit] Honours
[edit] International
- FIFA Club World Cup
- Bronze Medalist, 2006
- CAF Champions League(6)
- Winners 1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008
- African Cup Winners' Cup(4)
- Winners 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993
- CAF Super Cup(4)
- Winners 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Afro-Asian Club Championship(1)
- Winners 1988
- Arab Champions Cup(1)
- Winners 1996
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup(1)
- Winners 1995
- Arab Super Cup (2)
- Winners 1997, 1998
[edit] Domestic
- Egyptian Premier League(34)
- Champions 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
'Egypt Cup(35)
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- Winners 1923-24, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1929-1930, 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
- Egyptian Super Cup(5)
- Winners 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Sultan Hussein Cup(7)
- Winners 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1938
- Cairo League(5)
- Champions 1938-39, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1947-48, 1949-50
- United Arab Republic League(2)
- Champions 1960-1961
- El-Ittihad el tanshiteya Cup(1)
- Winners 1989
[edit] Current squad
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* According to Egyptian law Palestinian players are treated as local players, thus he is not counted as part of Ahly's foreign player quota, which is a maximum of three.
** Despite the fact that is registered by FIFA as a Qatari national, nevertheless, as he is also an Egyptian, Egyptian law allows him to play in Egypt as an Egyptian. Thus, he is not counted as part of Ahly's foreign player quota.
[edit] Ahly Reserves & Youth Academy team
[edit] Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Hossam El-Badry |
| Football Director | Hady Khashaba |
| Assistant Football Director | Emad El-Nahhas |
| General Coach | Alaa Mayhoob |
| Coach | Mohamed Youssef |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Ahmed Nagy |
| Fitness, Strength & Conditioning Coach | Mohamed Abo El-Ela |
| Administrative Director | Emad El-Yamani |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Ihab Ali |
| Doctor | Dr. Tarek Abdel-Aziz |
| Masseur | Attia Bassuny |
| Masseur | Sameh Mohamed |
| Masseur | Tarek Hussien |
| Masseur | Ahmed Mahmoud |
[edit] Managers
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It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article entitled List of Ah-Ahly managers. (Discuss) |
Current: Hossam El-Badry
Past:
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[edit] Captains
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It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article entitled List of Ah-Ahly captains. (Discuss) |
Current: Ahmed Belal
Past:
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[edit] Other sports
Al Ahly club compete in different other sports. Al Ahly's Handball, Athletics, Volleyball and Basketball teams have won many national, African and Arabic competitions.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ List of Egyptian Cup Winners
- ^ a b "Al Ahly: Spirit of success". FIFA. 2009-02-25. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid=1031856.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-02.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Official Fans Website
- Ultras Ahlawy "official website" (ultras group for Al-Ahly)
- BBC World Service: African Footballer of the Year 2008
- BBC News article referencing "Club of the Century"
- BBC News article referencing unbeaten streak
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