Al Ahly SC
| Full name | Al Ahly Sporting Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | الشياطين الحمر (The Red Devils) نادي القرن الإفريقي (African Club of the Century) القلعة الحمراء (The Red Castle) نادي الوطنية (Club of Patriotism) المارد الأحمر (The Red Giant) | |||
| Short name | AHL | |||
| Founded | 24 April 1907 | |||
| Ground | Cairo International Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 75,000 | |||
| Chairman | Mahmoud El Khatib | |||
| Manager | Emad El Nahhas | |||
| League | Egyptian Premier League | |||
| 2024–25 | Egyptian Premier League, 1st of 18 (champions) | |||
| Website | alahlyegypt.com | |||
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Al-Ahly Sporting Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي للرياضة البدنية), commonly known as Al-Ahly, which in English means The National, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest tier in the Egyptian football league system. The club is renowned for its consistent success at both domestic and continental levels, regularly contending in CAF tournaments.
Founded on 24 April 1907 by Omar Lotfy and cofounded by Yahia Baher, Al-Ahly has a record of 45 Egyptian Premier League titles, 39 Egypt Cup titles and 15 Egyptian Super Cups. Al-Ahly is the most successful club in Africa.[1]
In international competitions, Al-Ahly has won a record 12 CAF Champions League titles, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, a record of 8 CAF Super Cups, a record of 4 African Cup Winners' Cups, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship, 1 Arab Club Champions Cup, 1 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, a record of 2 Arab Super Cups, and has won 4 bronze medals in the FIFA Club World Cup, With 26 continental titles, Al Ahly was voted by CAF as the African club of the 20th century.[2] Al-Ahly became the most valuable sports club in Africa, with a market value of €30 million as of the 2023–24 season.[3]
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- ^ "The 15 Most Successful Football Clubs in Africa". Speeli.com. 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Team profile". Cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Africa: Most valuable football clubs 2023/2024".