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  EGY Sherif Ekramy 70700000
16 GK  EGY Mohamed El-Shenawy 3002304030
13 GK  EGY Ali Lotfi 20200000
Defenders
3 DF  EGY Ramy Rabia 60600000
6 DF  EGY Sabri Raheel 2101702020
12 DF  EGY Ayman Ashraf 3522923030
20 DF  EGY Saad Samir 1941543010
21 DF  TUN Ali Maâloul 1501302000
24 DF  EGY Ahmed Fathy 2812413010
23 DF  EGY Mohamed Nagieb 1901502020
25 DF  EGY Mohamed Hany 2411913020
26 DF  EGY Basem Ali 91810010
Midfielders
4 MF  EGY Hesham Mohamed 1511201021
14 MF  EGY Hossam Ghaly 50400010
17 MF  EGY Amr Elsolia 3743024032
19 MF  EGY Abdallah Said 221221101200
25 MF  EGY Hossam Ashour 2802204020
34 MF  EGY Ahmed Hamdi 92711011
35 MF  EGY Karim Nedved 101911000
38 MF  EGY Akram Tawfik 40400000
Forwards
5 FW  EGY Islam Mohareb 3152444031
7 FW  EGY Ahmed Hamoudi 1111010010
8 FW  EGY Mohamed Sheref 30300000
9 FW  MAR Walid Azaro 332130182211
11 FW  EGY Walid Soliman 2692084120
18 FW  EGY Marwan Mohsen 114733110
27 FW  EGY Mohamed Gaber 102613110
28 FW  NGA Junior Ajayi 3192791030
32 FW  RSA Phakamani Mahlambi 1511212010
37 FW  EGY Salah Mohsen 102723000
39 FW  EGY 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

30 Dec 2017 Al Ahly 2–3 Atlético Madrid Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
Moamen Zakaria 40'
Ahmed El Sheikh 52'
Kevin Gameiro 64' 73' 81' Attendance: 50,000
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

Results by round

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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 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

  1. "Emirati referee to officiate Egyptian Super Cup". Sada El Balad. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. "FIFA Referees News: 2017 CAF Champions League Cup - Final (1st leg)". 28 October 2017.
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