Al Ahly SC
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Full name | Al-Ahly Sporting Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Red Devils, The Reds, The Red Castle | ||
Founded | 1907 | ||
Ground | Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | ||
Capacity | 74,100 | ||
Chairman | Hassan Hamdy | ||
Manager | Manuel Jose de Jesus | ||
League | Egyptian League | ||
2005-06 | Egyptian League, 1st | ||
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Al-Ahly (Arabic: الأهلي) is an Egyptian football club founded in April, 1907 and based in Cairo, Egypt. The club founded under a nationalistic banner, Al-Ahly have risen from their popular roots to become Africa’s most successful side almost a century on, Al-Ahly Known as the “people’s team”, is believed to top 40 million, making them one of the best supported clubs in world football.
Al-Ahly, which means national, is the most successful club in Egypt, having won the Egyptian League thirty-one times and the Egyptian Cup thirty-four times. Moreover, Al-Ahly is one of the, if not the, strongest club sides in Africahave, in 2000, it was named by CAF Confederation of African Football as the African "Club of the Century".
AL-Ahly began to dominate the Egyptian game with their eternal rivals Al-Zamalek in the 60s thanks to the revolutionary tactics employed by legendary Hungarian coach Nandor Hidegkuti. But it was not until the 80s that the Red Devils truly emerged as a continental power, winning the top club competition in 1982 and 1987. They triumphed again in 2001 and 2006 under the inspirational will of Manuel Jose and now, less than three years into his record-breaking second stint, Ahly have added another continental crown in an undefeated streak that has gone beyond 50 matches.
Al-Ahly has a fierce rivalry with local rivals Al-Zamalek; the derby matches are so intense, that foreign referees are brought in to officiate the game.
History
The Idea
The idea of establishing Al-Ahly was aroused by Omar Lotfi (born: 1867) who was the Chairman of High School Students Union. He shared the idea with Edrees Rageb Pasha, Omar Sultan Pasha, Ismaeel Serry, Abdul El Khalek Tharwat, and Ameen Samy. They came together with the idea to establish a club for high school students to spend their spare time, as the Union was formed for political reasons in the first place. They decided to establish a company with five thousand Egyptian Pounds.
The higher administrative committee (The Board) chose Englishman Mitchel Ince as the first president of Al-Ahly in order to influence occupation authorties to help obtain suitable land (from the government) for establishing the club.
The first official meeting of higher administrative committee was held in April 24, 1907, in Anas' residence, as Mitchel Anas as president and Omar Lotfi, Edrees Rageb Pasha, Ismaeel Serry, and Ameen Sammy as members and Mohamed Sherif as a secretary.
Anas remained president until April 2, 1908.
The Name
on February,25 1908 Ameen Samy suggested the name Ahly Athletic Club (English translation: National Athletic Club), as it was founded to contain High School Students who were the main pillar for the resistance against British occupation of Egypt. So, it was founded as an Egyptian national club to unite these students, and named Al-Ahly to represent nationalism with the literal meaning of the word. Ahly is considered the first club founded for Egyptians in Egypt and was established during British occupation of Egypt.
Colours
El-Ahly derived its color from the early 20th century Egyptian flag[[1]], Story of this color goes back to year 1911 when the jersey was linear striped in red and white. Then, it was changed to a half red-a half white linear jersey ,until it rests at the red color only as it was the color of the Egyptian flag in the reign period of Abbas Helmy the second at that time.
Logo
Al-Ahly’s logo was designed on November,3 1917 by Mohammad Sherif Sabry Bek, a member in the club at that time and was the King Farouk uncle. The logo was adorned with the king’s crown which was the symbol of reign in the upper part.
Presidents
No | Name | From | To |
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1 | File:Mitchell Ins.jpg Mitchel Ince | 24 Apr 1907 | 01 Apr 1908 |
2 | Aziz Pasha Ezzat | 02 Apr 1908 | 09 Feb 1916 |
3 | Abd El-Khalik PashaTharwat | 09 Feb 1916 | 14 Feb 1924 |
4 | Gaafar Pasha Wali | 14 Feb 1924 | 07 Jul 1940 |
5 | Mohamed Pasha Taher | 07 Jul 1940 | 02 Febr 1941 |
- | Gaafar Pasha Wali | 03 Feb 1941 | 02 Jan 1944 |
6 | Ahmed Pasha Hasanain | 03 Jan 1944 | 19 Feb 1946 |
7 | Ahmed Pasha Abboud | 19 Feb 1946 | 19 Dec 1961 |
8 | Salah Eldine El-Desouky | 19 Dec 1961 | 15 Dec 1965 |
9 | Gen. Abd El-Mohsen Mortagy | 15 Dec 1965 | 13 Jul 1967 |
10 | Dr. Ibrahim Kamel El-Wakeel | 13 Jul 1967 | 8 Nov 1972 |
- | Gen. Abd El-Mohsen Mortagy | 08 Nov 1972 | 12 Dec 1980 |
11 | Saleh Selim | 12 Dec 1980 | 16 Dec 1988 |
12 | Mohamed Abdou Saleh El-Wahsh | 16 Dec 1988 | 06 Feb 1992 |
- | Saleh Selim | 06 Feb 1992 | 06 May 2002 |
13 | Hassan Hamdy | 06 May 2002 | Present |
--Msamy 02:03, 30 July 2006 (UTC) Mohab Samy
Managers
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--Msamy 14:54, 30 July 2006 (UTC) Mohab Samy
Captains
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--Msamy 22:24, 31 July 2006 (UTC)Mohab Samy
Stadium
Mokhtar El-Tetch Stadium
- Capacity: 8,000
- Place: El-Gezira, Cairo
- Inauguration: 1909
Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium is Al-Ahly’s original ground, located in Al-Ahly Club in El-Gezira and used currently as a training ground.
Cairo International Stadium view
- Capacity: 74,100
- Place: Heliopolis, Cairo
- Inauguration: 1960
Cairo international Stadium is the formal ground for Al-Ahly since 1970's.[2]
--Msamy 18:19, 30 July 2006 (UTC)Mohab Samy
Honours
Egyptian Championships
- Egyptian League, 31 times(Egyptian Record)
Years: 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
- Egyptian Cup, 34 times(Egyptian Record)
Years: 1923/24 - 1924/25 - 1926/27 - 1927/28 - 1929/30 - 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 - 1981/82 - 1982/83 - 1983/84 - 1984/85 - 1988/89 - 1990/91 - 1991/92 - 1992/93 - 1995/96 - 2000/01 - 2002/03 - 2005/06
- Egyptian Super Cup, 3 times(Egyptian Record)
Years: 2001 - 2005 - 2006
- Sultan Hussein Cup, 7 times
Years: 1922/23 - 1923/24 - 1925/26 - 1926/27 - 1928/29 - 1930/31 - 1938/39
- Cairo League, 5 times
Years: 1938/39 - 1941/42 - 1942/43 - 1947/48 - 1949/50
- United Arab Republic League, 1 time
Year: 1960/1961
African Championships
- CAF Champions League, 4 times
Years: 1982 - 1987 - 2001 - 2005
- African Cup Winners' Cup, 4 times(African Record)
Years: 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1993
- African Super Cup, 2 times
Years: 2001 - 2006
- Afro-Asian Cup, 1 time
Year: 1989
Arabic Championships
- Arab Champions' Cup, 1 time
Year: 1996
- Arab Cup Winners Cup, 1 time
Year: 1995
- Arab Super Cup, 2 times
Years: 1997 - 1998
Al-Ahly's Championships From 1907 till present (year by year)
--Msamy 22:46, 31 July 2006 (UTC)Mohab Samy
Current Squad
Technical Staff
Head Coach: | Manuel José de Jesus |
Assistant Coach: | Hossam El-Badry |
2º Assistant Coach: | Alaa Mayhob |
Goalkeepers Coach: | Ahmed Nagy |
Club Doctor: | Ehab Aly |
Board of directors
President: | Hassan Hamdy | ||
Vice-president: | Mahmoud El-Khateeb | ||
Treasurer: | Mahmoud Baganed | BOD Members: | Khaled Mortagy El-Amry Farouk Hisham Said Khaled El-Darandaly Mohamed AbdElwahab Mohamed Elghazawy Rania Elwany Mahmoud Fahmy Yassin Mansour Mohamed Shawky |
General Manager: | Moharam El-Ragheb |
Contact
Al-Ahly Sporting Club
Address: Al-Jazeera, Cairo
Tel: +20(0)2 735 2114, +20(0)2 735 2112