The 2023–24 Al Ahly SC season is the club's 117th season in existence and the 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly will participate in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup, the League Cup, the CAF Champions League, the Africa Football League, the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. Al Ahly decided to withdraw from the league cup due to fixture congestion.[1]
| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| President | Mahmoud El Khatib | |||
| Head coach | Marcel Koller | |||
| Stadium | Cairo International Stadium | |||
| Egyptian Premier League | 10th | |||
| 2022–23 Egypt Cup | Winners | |||
| 2023–24 Egypt Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Egyptian Super Cup | Winners | |||
| CAF Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Africa Football League | Semi-finals | |||
| CAF Super Cup | Runners-up | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Third place | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Percy Tau (4) All: Percy Tau (6) | |||
| All statistics correct as of 12 March 2024. | ||||
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF |  EGY | Afsha |
| 20 | MF | EGY | Karim Walid |
| 21 | DF |  TUN | Ali Maâloul |
| 22 | MF | EGY | Emam Ashour |
| 24 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Abdel Monem |
| 25 | GK | EGY | Mahmoud El Zanfaly |
| 27 | FW |  FRA | Anthony Modeste |
| 28 | DF | EGY | Karim Fouad |
| 29 | FW | EGY | Taher Mohamed |
| 30 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Hany (3rd captain) |
| 31 | GK | EGY | Mostafa Shobeir |
| 33 | DF | EGY | Karim El Debes |
| 34 | DF | EGY | Moataz Mohamed |
| 36 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Nabil Koka |
| 37 | GK | EGY | Mostafa Makhlouf |
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Emam Ashour |  Midtjylland | €2,600,000 | 18 July 2023 | [2] |
| MF | Mostafa El Badry | Future | Loan return | 20 July 2023 | [3] |
| MF | Karim Nedved | Future | Loan return | 20 July 2023 | [4] |
| DF | Saad Samir | Future | Loan return | 20 July 2023 | [5] |
| FW |  Reda Slim | AS FAR | €2,000,000 | 30 July 2023 | [6] |
| FW | Anthony Modeste | Unattached | Free | 11 September 2023 | [7] |
| MF |  Wessam Abou Ali |  Sirius | €2,000,000 | 11 January 2024 | [8] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Bruno Sávio |  Club Bolívar | Undisclosed | 5 July 2023 | [9] |
| DF | Ayman Ashraf | National Bank | Free | 18 July 2023 | [10] |
| FW | Hossam Hassan | Smouha | €297,000 | 21 July 2023 | [11] |
| FW | Mostafa Fawzy | ZED | Undisclosed | 27 July 2023 | |
| MF | Mostafa Saad | ZED | Undisclosed | 27 July 2023 | |
| FW | Shady Hussein | ZED | €384,000 | 27 July 2023 | |
| GK | Ali Lotfi | ZED | Undisclosed | 28 July 2023 | |
| DF | Mohamed Ashraf | ZED | Loan | 28 July 2023 | |
| FW | Mohamed Sherif |  Al-Khaleej | Undisclosed | 14 August 2023 | [12] |
| MF | Mohamed Mahmoud | Future | Undisclosed | 18 August 2023 | |
| MF |  Ahmed Kendouci | Ceramica Cleopatra | Loan | 27 August 2023 | [13] |
| FW |  Walter Bwalya | Wydad AC | Free | 29 August 2023 | [14] |
| MF | Ammar Hamdy | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | €90,000 | 4 September 2023 | [15] |
| FW | Fahd Gomaa | Petrol Asyout | Free | 5 September 2023 | [16] |
| MF | Raafat Khalil | ZED FC | Loan | 14 September 2023 | [17] |
| MF | Zeyad Tarek | ENPPI | Free | 14 September 2023 | [18] |
| MF | Mohamed Fakhry | Pharco | €121,000 | 14 September 2023 | [19] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
The team had a training camp in Austria, which took place from 28 August to 6 September. During this period, they participated in one practice match.[20]
v 
Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 30 August 2023 Friendly | Mauerwerk  | v | Al Ahly | Bad Erlach, Austria |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Sportanlage SV Bad Erlach | |||
| Note: The match was cancelled.[21] | ||||
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 11 September 2023 Friendly | Tala'ea El Gaish | 0–1 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium Attendance: 0 |
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 23 January 2024 Friendly | Al-Okhdood | 2–1 | Al Ahly | |
|
| Attendance: 0 |
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 26 January 2024 Friendly | Hatta  | 1–1 | Al Ahly | |
|
| Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Egyptian Premier League | 19 September 2023 | August 2024 | Matchday 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 61.54 | |
| 2022–23 Egypt Cup | 4 October 2023 | 8 March 2024 | Semi-finals | Winner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| 2023–24 Egypt Cup | April 2024 | Round of 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Egyptian Super Cup | 25 December 2023 | 28 December 2023 | Semi-finals | Winner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| CAF Champions League | 24 September 2023 | Second round | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 66.67 | ||
| Africa Football League | 20 October 2023 | 1 November 2023 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
| CAF Super Cup | 15 September 2023 | Match | Runner-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 15 December 2023 | Second round | Third Place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 66.67 | |
| Total | 37 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 59.46 | ||||
Last updated: 20 April 2024
Source: Soccerway
Egyptian Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ZED | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 36 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup first or second round |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 35 | |
| 5 | Al Ahly | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 33 | |
| 6 | ENPPI | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 32 | |
| 7 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 31 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.[22]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.[22]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
Last updated: 15 April 2024.
Source: Worldfootball
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 11 September 2023.[23]
| 19 September 2023 1 | Al Ahly | 4–0 | Al Masry | Alexandria |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel |
| 8 October 2023 3 | Al Ahly | 3–1 | Ismaily | Alexandria |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
| 4 November 2023 6 | Al Mokawloon | 1–2 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din |
| 8 November 2023 2 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 1–2 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 16:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Abdelaziz El Sayed | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 September 2023, but was postponed due to 2023–24 CAF Champions League.[24] | ||||
| 11 November 2023 4 | El Gouna | 1–1 | Al Ahly | El Gouna |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Khaled Bichara Stadium Referee: Mohammed Yousef | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 23 October 2023, but was postponed. | ||||
| 28 November 2023 7 | Al Ahly | 0–0 | Smouha | Cairo |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel |
| 27 February 2024 5 | Al Ahly | 5–1 | Baladiyat El Mahalla | Cairo |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Ghandour | |||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 29 October 2023, but was postponed. | ||||
| 12 March 2024 15 | National Bank | 4–3 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 21:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
| 15 March 2024 16 | Al Ahly | 2–2 | ENPPI | Cairo |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 11 April 2024 8 | ZED | 0–1 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Amin Omar | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 December 2023, but was postponed. | ||||
| 15 April 2024 10 | Zamalek | 2–1 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 19:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din |
| Note: Postponed from 15 February. | ||||
| 7 May 2024 9 | Al Ahly | v | Al Ittihad | Cairo |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 14 June 2024 11 | Pharco | v | Al Ahly | Alexandria |
| Note: Postponed from 2 January. | ||||
| 21 June 2024 12 | Al Ahly | v | El Dakhleya | Cairo |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
| 1 July 2024 13 | Tala'ea El Gaish | v | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium | ||||
| Note: Postponed from 19 February. | ||||
| 3 April 2024 17 | Modern Future | v | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 22:30 UTC+3 |
2022–23 Egypt Cup
| 4 October 2023 Semi-finals | Al Ahly | 3–0 | ENPPI | Cairo |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy |
| 8 March 2024 Final | Zamalek | 0–2 | Al Ahly | Riyadh |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
2023–24 Egypt Cup
League Cup
Egyptian Super Cup
| 25 December 2023 Semi-final | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Ceramica Cleopatra | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 21:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf |
| 28 December 2023 Final | Modern Future | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Al Ahly | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 21:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel |
CAF Champions League
Second round
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023.[25]
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 24 September 2023 First leg | Saint George  | 0–3 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad) | |
| Note: The match was played outside Ethiopia because the stadiums do not meet the requirements of the CAF.[26] | ||||
v 
Saint George
Saint George| 29 September 2023 Second leg | Al Ahly | 4–0 (7–0 agg.) | Saint George | Cairo |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali) |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | YNG | CRB | MED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Young Africans | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8[a] | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | CR Belouizdad | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8[a] | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 |  Medeama | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
v 
Medeama
Medeama| 25 November 2023 1 | Al Ahly | 3–0 | Medeama | Cairo |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali) |
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 2 December 2023 2 | Young Africans | 1–1 | Al Ahly | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
|
| Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania) |
v 
CR Belouizdad
CR Belouizdad| 8 December 2023 3 | Al Ahly | 0–0 | CR Belouizdad | Alexandria |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 16 February 2024[a] 4 | CR Belouizdad | 0–0 | Al Ahly | Algiers, Algeria |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda) |
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 23 February 2024 5 | Medeama | 0–1 | Al Ahly | Kumasi, Ghana |
| 16:00 UTC±0 | Report |
| Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon) |
v 
Young Africans
Young Africans| 1 March 2024 6 | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Young Africans | Cairo |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin) |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 12 March 2024.
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 29 March 2024 First leg | Simba | 0–1 | Al Ahly | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa) |
v Simba
Simba| 5 April 2024 Second leg | Al Ahly | 2–0 (3–0 agg.) | Simba | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |
| 22:00 UTC+2 | Report | Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad) |
Semi-finals
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 20 April 2024 First leg | TP Mazembe | 0–0 | Al Ahly | Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) |
v 
TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe| 26 April 2024 Second leg | Al Ahly | v | TP Mazembe | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report | Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
Africa Football League
The draw was held on 2 September 2023.[27]
Quarter-finals
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 20 October 2023 First leg | Simba | 2–2 | Al Ahly | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
v Simba
Simba| 24 October 2023 Second leg | Al Ahly | 1–1 (3–3 agg.) | Simba | Cairo |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) |
Semi-finals
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 29 October 2023 First leg | Mamelodi Sundowns  | 1–0 | Al Ahly | Pretoria, South Africa |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin) |
v 
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns| 1 November 2023 Second leg | Al Ahly | 0–0 (0–1 agg.) | Mamelodi Sundowns | Cairo |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
CAF Super Cup
v USM Alger
USM Alger| 15 September 2023 Final | Al Ahly | 0–1 | USM Alger | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon) |
FIFA Club World Cup
The draw was held on 5 September 2023.[28]
v 
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad| 15 December 2023 Quarter-finals | Al Ahly | 3–1 | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 56,111 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 18 December 2023 Semi-finals | Fluminense | 2–0 | Al Ahly | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 34,986 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
v Al Ahly
Al Ahly| 22 December 2023 Match for third place | Urawa Red Diamonds  | 2–4 | Al Ahly | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Attendance: 10,290 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
Notes
References
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