2017–18 Al Ahly SC season

The 2017–18 season is Al Ahly's 59th season in the Egyptian Premier League. The club will participate in the Egyptian Premier League, Egypt Cup, Egyptian Super Cup, finish the 2017 CAF Champions League campaign and start the 2018 campaign.

Al Ahly
2017–18 season
ChairmanEgypt Mahmoud Taher (until 1 December)Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib (from 1 December)
ManagerEgypt Hossam El-Badry (until 15 May 2018)Egypt Ahmed Ayoub (interim manager as from 15 May 2018)
StadiumCairo Stadium
Egyptian Premier LeagueChampion
Egyptian Super CupChampion
Egypt CupQuarter final
2017 CAF Champions LeagueRunner-up
2018 CAF Champions LeagueGroup Stage (on-going)
Home colours colours
Away colours colours
Third colours colours

Squad

Current squad

Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1Sherif Ekramy (third-captain) GK (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983 (age 40)
16Mohamed El Shenawy GK (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35)
13Ali Lotfi GK (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 34)
Centerbacks
3Ramy Rabia CB (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31)
20Saad Samir CB (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989 (age 35)
23Mohamed Naguib CB (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 (age 41)
Fullbacks
6Sabry Raheel LB (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 36)
26Basem Ali RB (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 35)
21Ali Maâloul LB (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34)
24Ahmed Fathy RB / DM (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984 (age 39)
12Ayman Ashraf LB (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 (age 33)
30Mohamed Hany RB (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28)
Defensive midfielders
4Hesham Mohamed DM (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34)
17Amr El Soleya DM (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990 (age 34)
25Hossam Ashour (vice-captin) DM (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986 (age 38)
38Akram Tawfik DM (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 26)
14Hossam Ghaly(captain) MF (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981 (age 42)
Attacking midfielders
34Ahmed Hamdy AM (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26)
35Karim Nedvěd AM (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 (age 25)
33Moahmed Fakhri AM (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25)
Wingers
11Walid Soliman RW (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 (age 39)
7Ahmed Hamoudi RW (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 33)
5Islam Mohareb RW (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
27Mido Gaber RW (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 29)
15Mohamed Sheref RW/LW (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 28)
28Junior Ajayi LW (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 28)
32Phakamani Mahlambi LW (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 26)
Strikers
9Walid Azaro ST (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 28)
18Marwan Mohsen ST (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35)
39Ahmed Yasser Rayyan ST (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)
37Salah Mohsen ST (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 25)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFee
July 2017AM Islam MoharebSmouha9M EGP
July 2017DM Hesham MohamedMisr Lel Makassa8M EGP
July 2017LB Ayman AshrafSmouhaFree
July 2017ST Walid AzaroDifaâ El Jadidi23M EGP
July 2017LW Phakamani MahlambiBidvest Wits23M EGP
July 2017CB Abdullah Al ShamiAl-Safa'Free
January 2018AM Moahmed FakhriGhazl El Mahalla1.8M EGP
January 2018GK Ali LotfiEnppi2.5M EGP
January 2018ST Salah MohsenEnppi30M EGP
January 2018RW/LW Mohamed SherefWadi Degla FC10M EGP
January 2018MF Hossam GhalyAl-Nassr FCFree

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFee
July 2017ST Mohamed Hamdy ZakySmouha1M EGP
July 2017GK Mossad AwadSmouhaFree
July 2017DM Hossam GhalyAl-Nassr FCFree
July 2017AM Islam El FarTanta SCFree
December 2017CB Ahmed HegazyWest Bromwich Albion£4.5m
January 2018CB Abdullah Al ShamiAl-Masry SCFree
January 2018GK Ahmed AdelMisr Lel Makkasa1M EGP

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate until
July 2017ST Amr GamalBidvest WitsJuly 2018
July 2017ST John AntwiMisr Lel-Makkasa SCJuly 2018
July 2017LW Nasser MaherSmouha SCJuly 2018
January 2018ST Emad MoteabAl-Taawoun FCJuly 2018
January 2018MF Ahmed El SheikhEttifaq FCJuly 2018
January 2018LW Moamen ZakariaAl-Ahli Saudi FCJuly 2018
January 2018LB Hussein El SayedEttifaq FCJuly 2019
January 2018AM Amr BarakatAl Shabab FCJuly 2019
January 2018AM Saleh GomaaAl-Faisaly FCJuly 2019
April 2018AM Abdallah SaidKuPsJuly 2018

Suspensions

Date fromPositionNationalityNameDate untilReason
July 2017ST Souleymane Coulibalyunknownleave without permission,
case reported to FIFA

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 24 May 2018
No.PosNatPlayerTotalEgyptian Premier leagueChampions LeagueEgypt Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  EGYSherif Ekramy70700000
16GK  EGYMohamed El-Shenawy3002304030
13GK  EGYAli Lotfi20200000
Defenders
3DF  EGYRamy Rabia60600000
6DF  EGYSabri Raheel2101702020
12DF  EGYAyman Ashraf3522923030
20DF  EGYSaad Samir1941543010
21DF  TUNAli Maâloul1501302000
24DF  EGYAhmed Fathy2812413010
23DF  EGYMohamed Nagieb1901502020
25DF  EGYMohamed Hany2411913020
26DF  EGYBasem Ali91810010
Midfielders
4MF  EGYHesham Mohamed1511201021
14MF  EGYHossam Ghaly50400010
17MF  EGYAmr Elsolia3743024032
19MF  EGYAbdallah Said221221101200
25MF  EGYHossam Ashour2802204020
34MF  EGYAhmed Hamdi92711011
35MF  EGYKarim Nedved101911000
38MF  EGYAkram Tawfik40400000
Forwards
5FW  EGYIslam Mohareb3152444031
7FW  EGYAhmed Hamoudi1111010010
8FW  EGYMohamed Sheref30300000
9FW  MARWalid Azaro332130182211
11FW  EGYWalid Soliman2692084120
18FW  EGYMarwan Mohsen114733110
27FW  EGYMohamed Gaber102613110
28FW  NGAJunior Ajayi3192791030
32FW  RSAPhakamani Mahlambi1511212010
37FW  EGYSalah Mohsen102723000
39FW  EGYAhmed Yasser Rayyan50400010

Squad statistics

LeagueAfricaCupTotal Stats
Games played343441
Games won282232
Games drawn4014
Games lost2114
Goals scored757789
Goals conceded191323
Goal difference566466
Clean sheets191222

Friendlies

v Atlético Madrid
30 Dec 2017 Al Ahly 2–3 Atlético Madrid Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
Moamen Zakaria 40'
Ahmed El Sheikh 52'
Kevin Gameiro 64' 73' 81'Attendance: 50,000
v Ajax
11 May 2018 Champions Golden Cup Al Ahly 1–0 Ajax Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE
Mohsen 83'ReportAttendance: 10,000

2017 Egyptian Super Cup

Al Ahly1–0 (a.e.t.)Al Masry
Azaro 101'Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi (United Arab Emirates)[1]
Al-Ahly
Al Masry
GK16 Mohamed El Shenawy
LB21 Ali Maâloul
CB12 Ayman Ashraf
CB20 Saad Samir  54'
RB24 Ahmed Fathy  21'
CM25 Hossam Ashour (c)  107'
CM14 Amr El Solia  120'
AM19 Abdallah Said  120+2'
LW28 Junior Ajayi  97'
RW11 Walid Soliman  83'
CF9 Walid Azaro  57'
Substitutes:
GK1 Sherif Ekramy
DF30 Mohamed Hany
MF8 Moamen Zakaria  83'
MF35 Karim Nedvěd  120+2'
FW5 Islam Mohareb  97'
FW17 Ahmed Hamoudi
FW18 Marwan Mohsen
Manager:
Hossam El Badry
GK26 Ahmed Buska
LB19 Mohamed Hamdy  15'
CB4 Mohamed Koffi
CB24 Ahmed Gouda
RB32 Karim El Iraqi
CM5 Farid Shawky  115'
CM7 Islam Issa
AM10 Walid Hassan  108'
LW21 Mohamed Grendo
RW25 Ahmed Shoukry  72'
CF15 Ahmed Gomaa (c)
Substitutes:
GK16 Mahmoud El Sayed
DF13 Islam Saleh  115'
DF35 Abdullah Al Shami
MF8 Amr Moussa  72'
MF12 Mostafa Ali
MF28 Mohamed Abou Shaeshaa
FW20 Issouf Ouattara  108'
Manager:
Hossam Hassan

Match officials:

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al Ahly (C)3428427519+5688Qualification for the Champions League
2Ismaily34191145027+2368
3Al Masry3418975234+1863Qualification for the Confederation Cup[a]
4Zamalek3418794530+1561
5Smouha34149113726+1151
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goal scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goal scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWWWWWWWWWWDWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWL
Position1012141671131464322222211111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match details

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 1 Al Ahly 1–1 Tala'ea Al Geish Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:15 UTC+2El Sheikh 57'Asem 35' (pen.)
10 December 2017 (2017-12-10) 2 Misr Lel Makassa 3–2 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
19:00 UTC+2El Shahat 24'
Voavy 64'
Antwi 73'
Abdallah 45+1' (pen.)
Azaro 74'
16 October 2017 (2017-10-16) 3 Al Ahly 4–1 Al Raga' Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2Fathy 7'
Mo'men 20'
Ajayi 44'
Saad 59'
Oka 54'
20 November 2017 (2017-11-20) 4 Ismaily 0–2 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+2El Soleya 74'
Abdallah 82'
12 October 2017 (2017-10-12) 5 Al Ahly 2–0 Al Ittihad Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2Ajayi 44'
Hussein 79'
8 February 2018 (2018-02-08) 6 Al Mokawloon 0–3 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2Mahlambi 8'
Azaro 25'
Abdallah 90'
6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 7 Al Ahly 1–0 Al Assiouty Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2Abdallah 53'
2 January 2018 (2018-01-02) 8 Al Nasr 0–4 Al Ahly Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2Ashraf 12'
Soliman 37' (pen.)
Azaro 87' (pen.)
Mohareb 90'
16 November 2017 (2017-11-16) 9 Al Intag Al Harby 1–2 Al Ahly Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2El Said 45+2' (pen.)Azaro 14' 77'
24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) 10 Al Ahly 2–0 Al Dakhelya Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2Azaro 16'
Saad 86'
28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) 11 Al Masry 0–2 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
20:00 UTC+2Azaro 34'
Soliman 70'
2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 12 Al Ahly 4–1 Enppi Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2Saad 28'
Ajayi 39'
Azaro 54'
El Sheikh 90+3'
Mohsen 43'
15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) 13 Tanta 1–1 Al Ahly El Mahalla Stadium, Mahalla
17:00 UTC+2Ashraf 60' (o.g.)Azaro 42'
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 14 Al Ahly 2–1 Smouha Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2Abdallah 42'
Mohareb 65'
Diawara 50'
26 December 2017 (2017-12-26) 15 Wadi Degla 1–1 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2Ahmed El Shenawy 62'Abdallah 61' (pen.)
29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) 16 Al Ahly 3–0 Petrojet Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2Soliman 61'
Abdallah 77' 81' (pen.)
8 January 2018 (2018-01-08) 17 Zamalek 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2Mo'men 3'
Abdallah 42' (pen.)
Azaro 53'
16 January 2018 (2018-01-16) 18 Tala'ea Al Geish 0–2 Al Ahly 30 June Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2Gaber 38'
El Soleya 78'
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 19 Al Ahly 2–1 Misr Lel Makassa Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2Ajayi 65'
Soliman 84'
Antwi 27' (pen.)
25 January 2018 (2018-01-25) 20 Al Raga' 1–3 Al Ahly Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
14:30 UTC+2Nasser 40'Azaro 51'
Basem 60'
Mohareb 73'
30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) 21 Al Ahly 1–0 Ismaily Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
20:00 UTC+2Soliman 90+1'
3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 22 Al Ittihad 0–3 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:30 UTC+2Azaro 40'
Abdallah 77'
Ajayi 82'
12 February 2018 (2018-02-12) 23 Al Ahly 5–2 Al Mokawloon Cairo Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+2Azaro 7' 90+4'
Ajayi 16' 84'
Mohareb 90+2'
Farouk 45+2'
Kamel 55' (pen.)
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15) 24 Al Assiouty 0–1 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
14:30 UTC+2Soliman 70' (pen.)
19 February 2018 (2018-02-19) 25 Al Ahly 5–0 Al Nasr Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2Azaro 16' (pen.) 33'
Hany 43'
Mohsen 49'
Karim Nedvěd 90+1'
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 26 Al Ahly 2–1 Al Intag Al Harby Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2Hamoudi 10'
Ajayi 77'
Kamar 13'
28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) 27 Al Dakhelya 0–3 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+2Mohsen 65'
Soliman 76'
Azaro 86'
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) 28 Al Ahly 2–0 Al Masry Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
22:00 UTC+2Hamdy 18'
Mohsen 74'
11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) 29 Enppi 0–1 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2Ashraf 3'
2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) 30 Al Ahly 2–1 Tanta Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:30 UTC+2Ajayi 61'
Mohsen 86'
Gaber 90+1'
8 April 2018 (2018-04-08) 31 Smouha 0–0 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:30 UTC+2
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) 32 Al Ahly 1–0 Wadi Degla Cairo Stadium, Cairo
17:30 UTC+2Azaro 24'
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) 33 Petrojet 1–2 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
18:00 UTC+2Omar 78'Saad 22'
Mohsen 55'
26 April 2018 (2018-04-26) 34 Al Ahly 1–2 Zamalek Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2Soliman 71' (pen.)Kasongo 6'
Hefny 21'

2018 Egypt Cup

First round

Round of 16

13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) Al Ahly 2–0 Al Dakhleya Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2El Soleya 71'
Mohareb 84'

Quarter final

2017 CAF Champions League

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al Ahly 4–3 Espérance de Tunis2–22–1
v Espérance de Tunis
16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) Al Ahly 2–2 Espérance de Tunis Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+2
ReportAttendance: 25,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
v Al Ahly
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) Espérance de Tunis 1–2 Al Ahly Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
19:00 UTC+1Khenissi 40' (pen.)ReportAttendance: 40,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel 4–7 Al Ahly2–12–6
v Étoile du Sahel
22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) Al Ahly 6–2 Étoile du Sahel Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Final

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al Ahly 1–2 Wydad Casablanca1–10–1
v Al Ahly
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) Wydad Casablanca 1–0 Al Ahly Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
20:00 UTC±0ReportAttendance: 65,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Wydad Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.

2018 CAF Champions League

First round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ahly 7–1 CF Mounana4–03–1
v CF Mounana
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) Al-Ahly 4–0 CF Mounana Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2
ReportAttendance: 15,000
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
v Al-Ahly
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) CF Mounana 1–3 Al-Ahly Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
15:30 UTC+1ReportAttendance: 1,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Al-Ahly won 7–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AHL EST KCC ROL
1 Al Ahly641195+413Quarter-finals0–04–33–0
2 Espérance de Tunis632184+4110–13–24–1
3 KCCA620489−162–00–11–0
4 Township Rollers611429−740–10–01–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Note:Rest of the group stage matches were held in next season

References