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
Chairman Mahmoud Taher (until 1 December) Mahmoud El Khatib (from 1 December)
Manager Hossam El-Badry (until 15 May 2018) 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. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Sherif Ekramy (third-captain) GK (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983
16 Mohamed El Shenawy GK (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988
13 Ali Lotfi GK (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989
Centerbacks
3 Ramy Rabia CB (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993
20 Saad Samir CB (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989
23 Mohamed Naguib CB (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983
Fullbacks
6 Sabry Raheel LB (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987
26 Basem Ali RB (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988
21 Ali Maâloul LB (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
24 Ahmed Fathy RB / DM (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984
12 Ayman Ashraf LB (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991
30 Mohamed Hany RB (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996
Defensive midfielders
4 Hesham Mohamed DM (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990
17 Amr El Soleya DM (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990
25 Hossam Ashour (vice-captin) DM (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986
38 Akram Tawfik DM (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997
14 Hossam Ghaly(captain) MF (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981
Attacking midfielders
34 Ahmed Hamdy AM (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998
35 Karim Nedvěd AM (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998
33 Moahmed Fakhri AM (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999
Wingers
11 Walid Soliman RW (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984
7 Ahmed Hamoudi RW (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990
5 Islam Mohareb RW (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992
27 Mido Gaber RW (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995
15 Mohamed Sheref RW/LW (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996
28 Junior Ajayi LW (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996
32 Phakamani Mahlambi LW (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997
Strikers
9 Walid Azaro ST (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995
18 Marwan Mohsen ST (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989
39 Ahmed Yasser Rayyan ST (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998
37 Salah Mohsen ST (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee
July 2017AMIslam MoharebSmouha9M EGP
July 2017DMHesham MohamedMisr Lel Makassa8M EGP
July 2017LBAyman AshrafSmouhaFree
July 2017STWalid AzaroDifaâ El Jadidi23M EGP
July 2017LWPhakamani MahlambiBidvest Wits23M EGP
July 2017CBAbdullah Al ShamiAl-Safa'Free
January 2018AMMoahmed FakhriGhazl El Mahalla1.8M EGP
January 2018GKAli LotfiEnppi2.5M EGP
January 2018STSalah MohsenEnppi30M EGP
January 2018RW/LWMohamed SherefWadi Degla FC10M EGP
January 2018MFHossam GhalyAl-Nassr FCFree

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee
July 2017STMohamed Hamdy ZakySmouha1M EGP
July 2017GKMossad AwadSmouhaFree
July 2017DMHossam GhalyAl-Nassr FCFree
July 2017AMIslam El FarTanta SCFree
December 2017CBAhmed HegazyWest Bromwich Albion£4.5m
January 2018CBAbdullah Al ShamiAl-Masry SCFree
January 2018GKAhmed AdelMisr Lel Makkasa1M EGP

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until
July 2017STAmr GamalBidvest WitsJuly 2018
July 2017STJohn AntwiMisr Lel-Makkasa SCJuly 2018
July 2017LWNasser MaherSmouha SCJuly 2018
January 2018STEmad MoteabAl-Taawoun FCJuly 2018
January 2018MFAhmed El SheikhEttifaq FCJuly 2018
January 2018LWMoamen ZakariaAl-Ahli Saudi FCJuly 2018
January 2018LBHussein El SayedEttifaq FCJuly 2019
January 2018AMAmr BarakatAl Shabab FCJuly 2019
January 2018AMSaleh GomaaAl-Faisaly FCJuly 2019
April 2018AMAbdallah SaidKuPsJuly 2018

Suspensions

Date from Position Nationality Name Date until Reason
July 2017STSouleymane Coulibalyunknownleave without permission,
case reported to FIFA

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 24 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalEgyptian Premier leagueChampions LeagueEgypt Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Sherif Ekramy 70700000
16 GK Mohamed El-Shenawy 3002304030
13 GK Ali Lotfi 20200000
Defenders
3 DF Ramy Rabia 60600000
6 DF Sabri Raheel 2101702020
12 DF Ayman Ashraf 3522923030
20 DF Saad Samir 1941543010
21 DF Ali Maâloul 1501302000
24 DF Ahmed Fathy 2812413010
23 DF Mohamed Nagieb 1901502020
25 DF Mohamed Hany 2411913020
26 DF Basem Ali 91810010
Midfielders
4 MF Hesham Mohamed 1511201021
14 MF Hossam Ghaly 50400010
17 MF Amr Elsolia 3743024032
19 MF Abdallah Said 221221101200
25 MF Hossam Ashour 2802204020
34 MF Ahmed Hamdi 92711011
35 MF Karim Nedved 101911000
38 MF Akram Tawfik 40400000
Forwards
5 FW Islam Mohareb 3152444031
7 FW Ahmed Hamoudi 1111010010
8 FW Mohamed Sheref 30300000
9 FW Walid Azaro 332130182211
11 FW Walid Soliman 2692084120
18 FW Marwan Mohsen 114733110
27 FW Mohamed Gaber 102613110
28 FW Junior Ajayi 3192791030
32 FW Phakamani Mahlambi 1511212010
37 FW Salah Mohsen 102723000
39 FW Ahmed Yasser Rayyan 50400010

Squad statistics

League Africa Cup Total Stats
Games played343441
Games won282232
Games drawn4014
Games lost2114
Goals scored757789
Goals conceded191323
Goal difference566466
Clean sheets191222

Friendlies

27 March 2018 Al-Fujairah SC 1–4 Al Ahly Fujairah Club Stadium, Fujairah, UAE
Danilo  63' Mohareb  17'  61'  68'
Ghaly  56'
Attendance: 5,000
11 May 2018 Champions Golden Cup Al Ahly 1–0 Ajax Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE
Mohsen  83' Report Attendance: 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 28 4 2 75 19 +56 88 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Ismaily 34 19 11 4 50 27 +23 68
3 Al Masry 34 18 9 7 52 34 +18 63 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Zamalek 34 18 7 9 45 30 +15 61
5 Smouha 34 14 9 11 37 26 +11 51
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) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Zamalek qualified for the Confederation Cup by winning the 2017–18 Egypt Cup.

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWWWWWWWWWWDWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWL
Position1012141671131464322222211111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2018. Source:
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+2 El 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+2 El 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+2 Fathy  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+2 El Soleya  74'
Abdallah  82'
12 October 2017 (2017-10-12) 5 Al Ahly 2–0 Al Ittihad Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2 Ajayi  44'
Hussein  79'
8 February 2018 (2018-02-08) 6 Al Mokawloon 0–3 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Mahlambi  8'
Azaro  25'
Abdallah  90'
6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 7 Al Ahly 1–0 Al Assiouty Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Abdallah  53'
2 January 2018 (2018-01-02) 8 Al Nasr 0–4 Al Ahly Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Ashraf  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+2 El 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+2 Azaro  16'
Saad  86'
28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) 11 Al Masry 0–2 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
20:00 UTC+2 Azaro  34'
Soliman  70'
2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 12 Al Ahly 4–1 Enppi Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2 Saad  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+2 Ashraf  60' (o.g.) Azaro  42'
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 14 Al Ahly 2–1 Smouha Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2 Abdallah  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+2 Ahmed El Shenawy  62' Abdallah  61' (pen.)
29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) 16 Al Ahly 3–0 Petrojet Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Soliman  61'
Abdallah  77'  81' (pen.)
8 January 2018 (2018-01-08) 17 Zamalek 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Mo'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+2 Gaber  38'
El Soleya  78'
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 19 Al Ahly 2–1 Misr Lel Makassa Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2 Ajayi  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+2 Nasser  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+2 Soliman  90+1'
3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 22 Al Ittihad 0–3 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:30 UTC+2 Azaro  40'
Abdallah  77'
Ajayi  82'
12 February 2018 (2018-02-12) 23 Al Ahly 5–2 Al Mokawloon Cairo Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+2 Azaro  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+2 Soliman  70' (pen.)
19 February 2018 (2018-02-19) 25 Al Ahly 5–0 Al Nasr Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2 Azaro  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+2 Hamoudi  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+2 Mohsen  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+2 Hamdy  18'
Mohsen  74'
11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) 29 Enppi 0–1 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Ashraf  3'
2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) 30 Al Ahly 2–1 Tanta Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:30 UTC+2 Ajayi  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+2 Azaro  24'
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) 33 Petrojet 1–2 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
18:00 UTC+2 Omar  78' Saad  22'
Mohsen  55'
26 April 2018 (2018-04-26) 34 Al Ahly 1–2 Zamalek Cairo Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2 Soliman  71' (pen.) Kasongo  6'
Hefny 21'

2018 Egypt Cup

First round

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) Telephonat Beni Suef SC 0–5 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:30 UTC+2 Hesham  20'
El Soleya  23'
Azaro  44'
Meteab  57' (pen.)
Hamdy  82'

Round of 16

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

Quarter final

30 April 2018 (2018-04-30) Al Ahly 0–1 Al Assiouty Sport Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2 Kamal

2017 CAF Champions League

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel 4–7 Al Ahly 2–1 2–6
1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) Étoile du Sahel 2–1 Al Ahly Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
18:30 UTC+1
Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
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 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Ahly 1–2 Wydad Casablanca 1–1 0–1
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) Al Ahly 1–1 Wydad Casablanca Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)[2]
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) Wydad Casablanca 1–0 Al Ahly Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
20:00 UTC±0
Report Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Wydad Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.

2018 CAF Champions League

First Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahly 7–1 CF Mounana 4–0 3–1
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) Al-Ahly 4–0 CF Mounana Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2
Report Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) CF Mounana 1–3 Al-Ahly Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
15:30 UTC+1
  • Massamba  43'
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Al-Ahly won 7–1 on aggregate.

Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL EST KCC ROL
1 Al-Ahly 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Quarter-finals 0–0 4–3 3–0
2 Espérance de Tunis 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 0–1 3–2 4–1
3 KCCA 6 2 0 4 8 9 1 6 2–0 0–1 1–0
4 Township Rollers 6 1 1 4 2 9 7 4 0–1 0–0 1–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
4 May 2018 (2018-05-04) Al-Ahly 0–0 Espérance de Tunis Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
21:00 UTC+2 Report Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) KCCA 2–0 Al-Ahly Mandela National Stadium, Kira
16:00 UTC+3
Report Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

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

References

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