2019–20 Al Ahly SC season

The 2019–20 Al Ahly season was the 112th season in the football club's history and 61st consecutive and overall season in the top flight of Egyptian football, the Egyptian Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly also participated in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the Egypt Cup, the Egyptian Super Cup, and the first-tier African cup, the CAF Champions League. The season covers a period from 1 July 2019 to 5 December 2020.

Al Ahly
2019–20 season
PresidentMahmoud El Khatib
ManagerMartín Lasarte
(30 December 2018 – 18 August 2019)
Mohamed Youssef (caretaker)
(18–31 August 2019)
René Weiler
(31 August 2019 – 1 October 2020)
Pitso Mosimane
(2 October 2020 –Present)
StadiumCairo International Stadium
Al Ahly WE Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Egyptian Premier LeagueWinners
Egypt CupWinners
Egyptian Super CupRunners-up
CAF Champions LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Walid Soliman
(9 goals)
All: Walid Soliman
(14 goals)
All statistics correct as of 24 February 2020.

Kit information

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsors: WE, SAIB Bank, GLC Paints, Tiger Chips, Royal Dutch Shell

Home
Away
Third

Players

Current squad
As of 1 February 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  EGY Mohamed El Shenawy (Captain)
3 MF  EGY Akram Tawfik
4 MF  EGY Nasser Maher
5 DF  EGY Ramy Rabia
6 DF  EGY Yasser Ibrahim
8 MF  EGY Hamdy Fathy
9 FW  EGY Marwan Mohsen
10 MF  EGY Saleh Gomaa
11 MF  EGY Walid Soliman
12 DF  EGY Ayman Ashraf
13 DF  MAR Badr Banoun
14 MF  EGY Hussein El Shahat
15 MF  MLI Aliou Dieng
16 GK  EGY Ali Lotfi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  EGY Amr El Solia
18 FW  SEN Aliou Badji
19 MF  EGY Mohamed Magdy
20 DF  EGY Saad Samir
21 DF  TUN Ali Maâloul
22 MF  EGY Ahmed El Sheikh
23 DF  EGY Mahmoud Wahid
24 FW  EGY Salah Mohsen
25 FW  EGY Mohamed Sherif
26 FW  EGY Mahmoud Kahraba
28 FW  NGA Junior Ajayi
29 FW  ANG Geraldo
30 DF  EGY Mohamed Hany
76 GK  EGY Mostafa Shobair

Youth Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF  EGY Faress Mohamed
— DF  EGY Mohamed Maghrabi
34 DF  EGY Abdel Rahman Ashraf
— MF  EGY Shady Radwan
40 MF  EGY Arabi Badr
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  EGY Mohamed Fakhri
36 MF  EGY Ahmed Nabil Koka
38 DF  EGY Mohamed Shokry
99 GK  EGY Hamza Alla

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  EGY Ahmed Alaa (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2021)
— DF  EGY Basem Ali (at El Gouna until 30 June 2020)
— DF  EGY Mahmoud El Gazzar (at El Gouna until 30 June 2020)
— DF  EGY Hussein El Sayed (at CS Sfaxien until 30 June 2020)
— MF  EGY Amar Hamdy (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2020)
— MF  EGY Nasser Maher (at Smouha until 30 June 2020)
— DF  EGY Karim Yehia (at Smouha until 30 June 2020)
— DF  EGY Mohamed Abdelmonem (at Smouha until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  EGY Akram Tawfik (at El Gouna until 30 June 2020)
— FW  MAR Walid Azaro (at Al Ettifaq until 30 June 2020)
— FW  EGY Amr Gamal (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2021)
— FW  EGY Salah Mohsen (at Smouha until 30 June 2020)
— FW  EGY Ahmed Yasser Rayyan (at El Gouna until 30 June 2020)
— FW  EGY Mohamed Sherif (at ENPPI until 30 June 2020)
— MF  EGY Fawzi El Henawy (at Smouha until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

Transfers in
# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
42 DF Mahmoud El Gazzar El Gouna End of loan 30 June 2019
2 DF Hussein El Sayed Al Ettifaq 30 June 2019
5 MF Amr Barakat Smouha 30 June 2019
17 MF Ahmed Hamdy El Gouna 30 June 2019
35 MF Akram Tawfik El Gouna 30 June 2019
38 FW Amar Hamdy Al Ittihad 30 June 2019
40 FW Fawzy El Henawy Al Ittihad 30 June 2019
39 FW Ahmed Yasser Rayyan El Gouna 30 June 2019
15 MF Aliou Dieng MC Alger E£22m 5 July 2019 [1]
4 DF Mahmoud Metwalli Ismaily E£15m 30 July 2019 [2]
19 MF Mohamed Magdy Pyramids E£20m 31 July 2019 [3]
26 FW Mahmoud Kahraba Desportivo das Aves Undisclosed 13 December 2019 [4]
18 FW Aliou Badji Rapid Wien E£38m 16 January 2020 [5]
FW Taher Mohamed Al Mokawloon Al Arab E£20m 3 August 2020 [6]

Loans in
# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Source
7 FW Ramadan Sobhi Huddersfield Town 5 July 2019 30 June 2020 [7]

Transfers out
Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Mohamed Naguib El Gouna Free Transfer 31 July 2019 [8]
MF Islam Mohareb El Gouna E£4m 12 August 2019 [9]
MF Amr Barakat El Gouna Undisclosed 12 August 2019 [10]
MF Ahmed Hamdy El Gouna Undisclosed 18 September 2019
MF Hesham Mohamed Al Ittihad Alexandria Free Transfer 20 August 2019 [11]
MF Ahmed Hamoudi Pyramids FC released 20 August 2019
MF Islam Gaber El Raja released 18 September 2019

Loans out
Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
FW Ahmed Yasser Rayyan El Gouna 3 August 2019 30 June 2020 [12]
DF Mahmoud El Gazzar El Gouna 3 August 2019 30 June 2020 [12]
MF Akram Tawfik El Gouna 3 August 2019 30 June 2020 [12]
DF Basem Ali El Gouna 29 August 2019 30 June 2020 [13]
DF Ahmed Alaa Tala'ea El Gaish 9 August 2019 30 June 2021 [14]
FW Amr Gamal Tala'ea El Gaish 9 August 2019 30 June 2021 [15]
MF Nasser Maher Smouha 19 August 2019 30 June 2020 [16]
MF Mohamed Sherif Enppi 25 August 2019 30 June 2020 [17]
FW Walid Azaro Ettifaq 22 January 2020 30 June 2020 [18]
MF Salah Mohsen Smouha 26 January 2020 30 June 2020 [19]
MF Amar Hamdy Tala'ea El Gaish 28 January 2020 30 June 2020 [20]
DF Mohamed Abdelmonem Smouha 23 January 2020 30 June 2021 [19]
DF Karim Yehia Smouha 23 January 2019 30 June 2020
MF Fawzi El Henawy Smouha 18 July 2019 30 June 2021

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 July 2019 (2019-07-03) Al Ahly 0–0 El Motaheda HR Cairo, Egypt
17:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
8 July 2019 (2019-07-08) Soccer Smart Academy 0–9 Al Ahly Alicante, Spain
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: La Finca
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) Newport County 1–1 Al Ahly Murcia, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
15 July 2019 (2019-07-15) UCAM Murcia 0–7 Al Ahly Murcia, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Al Ahly 4–0 Plastic Shubra El Kheima Cairo, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) Al Ahly 1–0 Media Cairo, Egypt
16:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
24 July 2020 (2020-07-24) Al Ahly 4–0 Smouha Cairo, Egypt
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
28 July 2020 (2020-07-28) Al Ahly 5–2 El Gouna Cairo, Egypt
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 23 September 2019 31 October 2020 Matchday 1 Winners 34 28 5 1 74 8 +66 082.35
Egypt Cup 3 December 2019 5 December 2020 Round of 32 Winners 5 4 1 0 10 5 +5 080.00
Egyptian Super Cup 20 February 2020 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
CAF Champions League 11 August 2019 27 November 2020 Preliminary round Winners 15 11 3 1 36 7 +29 073.33
Total 55 43 10 2 120 20 +100 078.18

Last updated: 6 December 2020

Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League
Main article: 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 28 5 1 74 8 +66 89 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Zamalek 34 21 8 5 50 27 +23 68[lower-alpha 1]
3 Pyramids 34 19 8 7 54 33 +21 65 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 2]
4 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 34 15 9 10 45 34 +11 54
5 Smouha 34 11 18 5 44 33 +11 51
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. As a result of Zamalek refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly on 24 February 2020, the club was subject to a 3-point deduction following the conclusion of the season.[21]
  2. Since the 2019–20 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, Al Mokawloon Al Arab.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 28 5 1 74 8  +66 89 14 3 0 38 2  +36 14 2 1 36 6  +30

Last updated: 7 November 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDDWLWWWWWDDWWWWDW
Position5211132111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2020. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 12 September 2019.[22]

23 September 2019 (2019-09-23) 1 Smouha 0–1 Al Ahly Alexandria
17:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Al Tarhoni  30'
  • Gamal  57'
 Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) 2 Al Ahly 4–0 El Entag El Harby Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Magdy  55'
  • Ma. Adel  68'
 Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Mohamed El Sabahy
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 3 Aswan 1–5 Al Ahly Aswan
15:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Aswan Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
25 November 2019 (2019-11-25)[upper-alpha 2] 5 El Gouna 0–4 Al Ahly El Gouna
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Gouna Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
11 December 2019 (2019-12-11) 7 Wadi Degla 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 3][upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Said Hamza
15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) 8 Al Ahly 1–0 Haras El Hodoud Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
19 December 2019 (2019-12-19) 9 Ismaily 0–1 Al Ahly Alexandria[upper-alpha 4]
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • El Badry  82'
 Report
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium[upper-alpha 4]
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
23 December 2019 (2019-12-23) 10 Al Ahly 4–0 Al Ittihad Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 11 Misr Lel Makkasa 0–2 Al Ahly Cairo[upper-alpha 5]
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Sobhy  20'
  • Mosaad  23'
  • Yassin  77'
  • Moses  84'
 Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 5][upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Amin Omar
5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) 12 Al Ahly 3–1 FC Masr Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) 13 Al Ahly 5–0 Tanta Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Ghaly  45'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 14 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0–2 Al Ahly Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 6][upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour
6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) 16 Pyramids 1–2 Al Ahly Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) 17 Al Ahly 3–0 Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Shehata  82'
  • El Fil  84'
  • Stouhi  90+1'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)[upper-alpha 2] 6 Al Ahly 3–0 Al Masry Alexandria[upper-alpha 7]
20:15 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium[upper-alpha 7]
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
24 February 2020 (2020-02-24)[upper-alpha 8] 4 Al Ahly 2–0
(Awarded)		 Zamalek Cairo
20:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Note: Al Ahly were awarded a 2–0 win after Zamalek did not show up for the match.[23]
11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) 18 Al Ahly 1–1 Smouha Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Youssef Diop  69'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
9 August 2020 (2020-08-09)[upper-alpha 9] 15 Al Ahly 2–0 ENPPI Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
14 August 2020 (2020-08-14) 19 El Entag El Harby 1–1 Al Ahly Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Karim Afifi  77'
  • Moussa Diawara  65'
 Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
17 August 2020 (2020-08-17) 20 Al Ahly 3–0 Aswan Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) 21 Zamalek 3–1 Al Ahly Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) 22 Al Ahly 1–0 El Gouna Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Khaled Sobhy  40'
  • Mahmoud Shabrawy  90+6'
  • Islam Tarek  90+6'
  • Islam Mohareb  90+6'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) 23 Al Masry 0–2 Al Ahly Alexandria
20:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) 24 Al Ahly 2–0 Wadi Degla Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Marwan Hamdi  41'
  • Khaled Reda  90+5'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) 25 Haras El Hodoud 0–2 Al Ahly Alexandria
20:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium
11 September 2020 (2020-09-11) 26 Al Ahly 3–0 Ismaily Alexandria
20:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
14 September 2020 (2020-09-14) 27 Al Ittihad 0–0 Al Ahly Alexandria
20:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 28 Al Ahly 0–0 Misr Lel Makkasa Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Mohamed Dabash  59'
  • Marey  87'
 Stadium: Cairo Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Hanafy
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 29 FC Masr 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Mostafa Soltan  52'
  • Moamen Ibrahim  81'
  • Willis Furtado  90'
  • Alaa Atta  90'
Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Bassiouny
27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 30 Tanta 0–1 Al Ahly Cairo
17:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) 31 Al Ahly 1–0 Al Mokawloon Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Abed  89'
  • Jaziri  90'
  • Kabore  90+1'
 Stadium: Cairo Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha
7 October 2020 (2020-10-07) 32 Enppi 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Yousef
11 October 2020 (2020-10-11) 33 Al Ahly 0–0 Pyramids Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Cairo Stadium
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 34 Tala'ea El Gaish 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Gamal  24'
  • Mohamed  28'
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium

Egypt Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Egypt Cup

Al Ahly entered the competition from the round of 32 and were given a home tie against Egyptian Second Division side Beni Suef.[24] The bracket of the tournament was also decided at the time of the round of 32 draw; meaning that the path to the final for each time was decided prior to playing any matches. Also, all matches are played on stadiums selected by the Egyptian Football Association starting from the round of 16.

3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Round of 32 Al Ahly 3–1 Beni Suef Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Ali  39'
  • Mahmoud  65'
  • Mahrous  76'
  • Abdel Razek  88'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abbas
30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Round of 16 Al Ahly 2–1 Tersana Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Ibrahim Mansour  42'
 Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) Quarter-finals Al Ahly 2–1 Abou Qir Fertilizers Alexandria
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Kouyaté  38'
 Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salama
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Semi-finals Al Ahly 2–1 Al Ittihad Suez
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
Final
Al Ahly1–1 (a.e.t.)Tala'ea El Gaish
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
Al Ahly
Tala'ea El Gaish

Egyptian Super Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup

As the winners of the 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League, Al Ahly faced 2018–19 Egypt Cup winners Zamalek in the Egyptian Super Cup. The match was played on 20 February 2020 in the United Arab Emirates.[25]

20 February 2020 (2020-02-20) Al Ahly 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Zamalek Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00 GST (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Penalties

CAF Champions League
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League

Al Ahly entered the competition for the 22nd consecutive time after winning the league in the previous season. Al Ahly were ranked 4th in the CAF 5-Year Ranking prior to the start of the 2019–20. As a result, they entered the competition from the preliminary round since only the top 3 ranked teams were given a bye to the first round.

Preliminary round
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds § Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 21 July 2019. Al Ahly were drawn against Atlabara from South Sudan.[26]

11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) First leg Atlabara 0–4 Al Ahly Alexandria, Egypt[upper-alpha 10]
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Mandela  70'
 Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium[upper-alpha 10]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Brian Miiro Nsubuga (Uganda)
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) Second leg Al Ahly 9–0
(13–0 agg.)		 Atlabara Alexandria, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

First round
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds § First round

The draw for the first round was held on 21 July 2019 (after the preliminary round draw). Al Ahly were drawn against the winner of the tie involving Cano Sport from Equatorial Guinea and Mekelle 70 Enderta from Ethiopia, which was won by the former.[26]

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) First leg Cano Sport 0–2 Al Ahly Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
17:00 WAT (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Malabo
Referee: Ahmed Sékou Touré (Guinea)
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) Second leg Al Ahly 4–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Cano Sport Alexandria, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Group stage
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League group stage § Group B

The draw for the group stage was held on 9 October 2019. Al Ahly were drawn in Group B alongside Étoile du Sahel from Tunisia, Al Hilal from Sudan and FC Platinum from Zimbabwe.[27]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Étoile du Sahel 6 4 0 2 8 3 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
3 Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
4 FC Platinum 6 0 1 5 2 11 −9 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 November 2019 (2019-11-29) 1 Étoile du Sahel 1–0 Al Ahly Radès, Tunisia
20:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) 2 Al Ahly 2–1 Al Hilal Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Boya  36'
  • Ali  83'
  • Abuaagla  89'
  • El Tahir  90+8'
 Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 3 Al Ahly 2–0 FC Platinum Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 4 FC Platinum 1–1 Al Ahly Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
15:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Ngala  19'
  • Chikwende  90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Barbourfields Stadium
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26)[upper-alpha 11] 5 Al Ahly 1–0 Étoile du Sahel Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 6 Al Hilal 1–1 Al Ahly Omdurman, Sudan
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Merghani  3'
  • El Shighail  30'
  • Mohamed  43'
  • Mokhtar  70'
  • Omer  90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Al Hilal Stadium
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Quarter-finals
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League knockout stage § Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 5 February 2020. Al Ahly were drawn against Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa.[28]

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) First leg Al Ahly 2–0 Mamelodi Sundowns Cairo, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DRCongo)
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) Second leg Mamelodi Sundowns 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Al Ahly Pretoria, South Africa
15:00 SAST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Semi-finals
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League knockout stage § Semi-finals
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) First leg Wydad Casablanca 0–2 Al-Ahly Casablanca
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 0
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
23 October 2020 (2020-10-23) Second leg Al Ahly 3–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Wydad Casablanca Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Final
Main article: 2020 CAF Champions League Final
Zamalek 1–2 Al-Ahly
 Report
Zamalek
Al-Ahly

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 10 February 2020
No.PosPlayerEgyptian Premier LeagueEgypt CupEgyptian Super CupCAF Champions League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Sherif Ekramy 00100000 10
4DF Mahmoud Metwalli 5+1000002+20 100
5DF Ramy Rabia 11000008+10 200
6DF Yasser Ibrahim 3010002+10 70
7FW Ramadan Sobhi 5+14000041 105
8MF Hamdy Fathy 31000032 63
9FW Marwan Mohsen 6+230+10004+11 144
10MF Saleh Gomaa 00000010 10
11MF Walid Soliman 2+11610004+33 219
12DF Ayman Ashraf 11010007+10 200
13GK Ali Lotfi 00000020 20
14MF Hussein El Shahat 10+2510007+15 2110
15MF Aliou Dieng 6+2110005+31 172
16GK Mohamed El Shenawy 140000080 220
17MF Amr El Solia 1320000100 232
18FW Aliou Badji 0+1100000+20 31
19MF Mohamed Magdy 144000061 205
20DF Saad Samir 1+10000010 30
21DF Ali Maâloul 112000061 173
22MF Ahmed El Sheikh 6+1311004+21 145
23DF Mahmoud Wahid 20100030 60
24DF Ahmed Fathy 4+200+100071 141
25MF Hossam Ashour 0+3010000+10 50
26FW Mahmoud Kahraba 0+5200000+30 82
28FW Junior Ajayi 12+1400008+12 226
29FW Geraldo 3+100+10001+30 90
30DF Mohamed Hany 11+1000004+10 170
35MF Karim Walid 00000000 00
36MF Mohamed Mahmoud 00000000 00
72GK Mostafa Shobair 00000000 00
Players transferred out during the season
2DF Hussein El Sayed 00000000 00
9FW Walid Azaro 1+6212002+22 126
27FW Salah Mohsen 0+1000001+24 44
38MF Amar Hamdy 00100000 10

Goalscorers
As of 24 February 2020
Rank Position Name Egyptian Premier League Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup CAF Champions League Total
1 MF Hussein El Shahat 5 0 0 5 10
2 FW Walid Soliman 6 0 0 3 9
3 FW Junior Ajayi 5 0 0 2 7
4 FW Walid Azaro 2 2 0 2 6
5 MF Mohamed Magdy 4 0 0 1 5
MF Ahmed El Sheikh 3 1 0 1 5
FW Ramadan Sobhi 4 0 0 1 5
8 DF Ali Maâloul 3 0 0 1 4
FW Marwan Mohsen 3 0 0 1 4
FW Salah Mohsen 0 0 0 4 4
11 MF Hamdy Fathy 1 0 0 2 3
FW Mahmoud Kahraba 3 0 0 0 3
13 MF Aliou Dieng 1 0 0 1 2
MF Amr El Solia 2 0 0 0 2
15 FW Aliou Badji 1 0 0 0 1
DF Ahmed Fathy 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 0 0 1 1
Awarded goal 2 0 0 0 2
Total 45 3 0 26 74

Clean sheets
As of 24 February 2020
Rank Name Egyptian Premier League Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup CAF Champions League Total
1 Mohamed El Shenawy 12 0 1 4 17
2 Ali Lotfi 0 0 0 2 2
3 Sherif Ekramy 0 0 0 0 0
4 Mostafa Shobair 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 1 6 19

Notes
  1. Despite the official name of Al Salam Stadium was supposed to be changed to Al Ahly Stadium on 1 January 2020, the stadium was still referred to with its old name.
  2. All Egyptian Premier League fixtures scheduled to be played between 23 October and 22 November 2019 were postponed due to Egypt U-23 team's involvement in the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.
  3. The Wadi Degla v Al Ahly match was played at Al Salam Stadium instead of Petro Sport Stadium, both in Cairo, due to security concerns.
  4. The Ismaily v Al Ahly match was played at Haras El Hodoud Stadium in Alexandria instead of Ismailia Stadium in Ismailia due to security concerns.
  5. Misr Lel Makkasa play their home matches at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo instead of their regular stadium Faiyum Stadium in Faiyum.
  6. The Al Mokawloon Al Arab v Al Ahly match was played at Al Salam Stadium instead of Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, both in Cairo, due to security concerns.
  7. The Al Ahly v Al Masry match was played at Haras El Hodoud Stadium in Alexandria instead of Cairo International Stadium in Cairo due to security concerns.
  8. The Al Ahly v Zamalek match, originally scheduled on 19 October 2019, was postponed due to security concerns.
  9. The Al Ahly v ENPPI match, originally scheduled on 24 January 2020, was postponed due to conflicting with Al Ahly v Étoile du Sahel match in the CAF Champions League, which is set to be played on 26 January 2020.
  10. Teams from South Sudan played their home matches outside the country due to renovation process of Juba Stadium.
  11. The Al Ahly v Étoile du Sahel match, originally scheduled on 24 January 2020, was postponed for 48 hours following request from the Egyptian Football Association due to security concerns ahead of the anniversary of the Egyptian revolution of 2011.

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