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Al Ahly SC
Full name	Al Ahly Sporting Club;
Nickname(s)	Patriotism Club; Club of the Century; Red Devils
Founded	24 April 1907 (114 years ago)
Ground	[Stad El Ahly WE El Salam[\|Stad El Ahly ]]
Capacity	30,000 (record 120,000)
Chairman	Mahmoud El Khatib
Manager	Pitso Mosimane
League	Egyptian Premier League
2017-18	1st

Al Ahly Sporting Club (Egyptian pronunciation:) 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 has 108 official trophies (99 domestic and 9 international). This makes them the 3rd most successful football club in the world.

Titles

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

Total number of trophies: 127.

Worldwide / Intercontinental

FIFA Club World Cup
- Bronze Medalist, 2006
- Fourth Place, 2012
- Sixth Place, 2005, 2008, 2013
Afro-Asian Cup
- : Winners (1) : 1988

African

CAF Champions League
- : Winners (9) : 1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020(record)
- : Runners up (3) :1983, 2007, 2017
African Cup Winners' Cup
- : Winners (4) : 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993 (record)
CAF Super Cup
- : Winners (6) : 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014 (record)
- : Runners up (2) : 1994, 2015

UAFA competitions

Arab Champions Cup
- : Winners (1) : 1996
- : Runners up (1) : 1997
Arab Cup Winners' Cup
- : Winners (1): 1994
Arab Super Cup
- : Winners (2) : 1997, 1998 (record)

Domestic

League

Egyptian Premier League
- : Winners (41) 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 (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)

Cup

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)

Images for kids

The first official meeting of the club's board.
Talaat Harb, president of the Bank of Egypt, contributed 100 pounds to the establishment of the club.
Mokhtar El Tetsh, one of the club legends, the club's old stadium and current training stadium was named after him
Gaafar Waly Pacha, The first president of both the Egyptian Football Association and Al Ahly at the same time
Al Ahly squad in First Egyptian League.
El Khatib with the 1976–77 League championship.
Al Ahly Players with the 1982 CAF Champions League.
Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the club legends.
Ultras Ahlawy Tifo before Cairo derby in 2007–08 Egyptian Premier League.
Al Ahly starting line up in 2011.
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Al Ahly and Zamalek historical positions in the League
Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium at morning.
Mahmoud El Khatib, Al Ahly top scorer and current president
Statue of Saleh Selim, former player and president of the club