Al-Ahly club

Al-Ahly club

Establishment of Al-Ahly Club :

A+ Al-Ahly Club was founded on April 24, 1907, and its board of directors was established, headed by the Englishman Michael Ince. In 1909, the first football stadium in the club's history was built and was known as "Al Housh". This stadium developed into the Mokhtar El Touch Stadium that we know today. The first football team was established in the club in 1911, and the games played by the club increased to 4 matches in 1916: football, tennis, billiards, and gymnastics. Al-Ahly Club competes fiercely with Zamalek Club, and the two are considered the poles of Egyptian football, and their matches are known as the Cairo Derby or the Summit Match.

Al-Ahly Club victories :

Al-Ahly Club is the most decorated club in the game of football in Egypt, the Arab world, Africa and the world. Al-Ahly has won 25 continental championships, making it ranked second among the world's clubs, behind Spanish Real Madrid, which won 29 continental championships. Al-Ahly has won 151 championships, making it among the most decorated clubs in the world.

At the local level, Al-Ahly won the Egyptian Premier League Shield 43 times, most recently in 2023, and also won the Egypt Cup 39 times, most recently in 2022. It also won the Egyptian Super Cup 14 times, the Cairo Region League 15 times, and the Sultan Hussein Cup 7 times. . He also won the United Arab Republic Cup once, and the Egyptian Federation Cup once.

At the African level, Al-Ahly won the African Champions League 11 times, most recently in 2023, through which it qualified for the Club World Cup for the ninth time in its history. He also won the African Super Cup 8 times, in addition to the African Confederation Cup once, the African Cup Winners' Cup 4 times, and the Afro-Asian Club Cup once.

At the Arab level, Al-Ahly won the Arab Cup for Champion Clubs once, the Arab Championship for Cup-winning Clubs once, and the Arab Super Cup twice. Al-Ahly holds the record for the number of times it has won in many local and continental championships, such as the Egyptian Premier League, Egypt Cup, Egyptian Super Cup, Cairo Regional League, Sultan Hussein Cup, United Arab Republic Cup, Egyptian Federation Cup, and CAF Champions League. The African Super Cup, the African Cup Winners’ Cup, and the Arab Super Cup.

Al-Ahly holds the Egyptian record

nicknames :

Al-Ahly Club is known by several nicknames by its fans, including the Red Devils, the Red Genie, the Red Castle, and the National Club. Al-Ahly was chosen as the best African club in the twentieth century according to the decision of the Confederation of African Football issued in 2000. It was also chosen as the best club in the world according to the International Federation for the History of African Football, according to football statistics for the months of June 2006 and July 2007. The club also won Awarded the title of Best African Club in the years 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2023. It also won the Globe Soccer Award for the most decorated club in the Middle East in 2020, and obtained the Certificate of Conformity to International Standards (ISO 9001:2015) in 2021.