The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup ) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt . It is the oldest club competition in Africa . The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922.
67-520: Al Ahly hold the record of total number of titles with a total of 39 titles. Zamalek hold the record of being the only team to win the title for 4 consecutive years twice from ( 1957 to 1960 ) and ( 2013 up to 2016 ). The Egypt Cup is the oldest tournament in the history of Egyptian football that is still being held to-date, and it is the first competition to be organized by the Egyptian Football Association . However, it
134-581: A 0–1 loss. Al Ahly reached a continental final again in 1984, this time in the African Cup Winners' Cup against Canon Yaoundé . Al-Ahly won on penalties after a 1–1 draw in both games. The 1984–85 season was one of the best seasons in the history of Al Ahly, as the club won the cup and the league, as well as winning the African Cup Winners Cup for the second time in a row by defeating Leventis United 2–1 on aggregate. For
201-644: A 1–0 win at the Cairo Stadium. This was the fourth time Al Ahly had defeated a European champion, the others being a 3–2 victory over Benfica in 1963, a 2–1 win against Bayern Munich in 1977, and a 3–0 win against Steaua București in 1986. Al Ahly won the African Champions League title after a 4–1 on aggregate victory over Mamelodi Sundowns . The first leg was held on 8 December at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in
268-412: A 6-0 win for Zamalek, goals scored by Zoklot ( hat-trick ), Mohsen El-Sehaimi (2 goals) and Abdel-Karim Sakr . This was the second Cairo Derby in two years to end with a 6-0 win for Zamalek after the 1941–42 Cairo League match. After this huge score for Zamalek, Al Ahly won three consecutive titles in (1945, 1946, 1947), however, they didn't meet Zamalek in the final. Zamalek dominated the 1950s, as
335-521: A difficult victory in the King Farouk Cup final against El Sekka El Hadid. Following the dethroning of King Farouk in the 1952 revolution , Ahly appointed Gamal Abdel Nasser as club honorary president. In the 1951–52 season, the league championship was cancelled due to the Egyptian revolution that year, and to allow the national team to prepare for the 1952 Summer Olympics . However,
402-579: A goalless Cairo derby draw in the last round. Al Ahly reached the semi-final of 1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs but withdrew due to the assassination of the President Anwar Sadat . Al Ahly won the 1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs , known today as the CAF Champions League , defeating Asante Kotoko S.C. in the final. he first leg was held on 28 November at the Cairo Stadium in front of 60,000 spectators. They won
469-562: A player and also led the club to win the first league in the club's history as a manager, achieving a double of the league and the cup for the first time after defeating Zamalek 3–1 in the 1949 King Farouk Cup final. Toto, Hussein Madkour and Fathi Khattab scored for Al Ahly. The 1949–50 season was a historical superiority for Al Ahly, winning all the local championships. Al Ahly won the Egyptian Premier League after
536-528: A score of 2–1, winners goals were scored by Ismail Raafat , Said El-Hadary and Amin Shoeir scored for Al Ahly. In the 1934–35 edition, the final was held on 10 May 1935. The match was again contested by Zamalek and Al Ahly , with Zamalek winning by a score of 3–0, goals were scored by Helmy Zamora , El-Samkary and Marei. The biggest win in the 1944 final match between the Cairo giants; Zamalek and Al Ahly with
603-487: A score of 5–1 in the final . From 1962 to 1976, Zamalek and Al Ahly only won one title each, as El Qanah , Tersana and Al Ittihad dominated this era. However, Zamalek won the 1975 , 1977 , and 1979 titles, with Al Ahly claiming their title from their rivals in the 1978 final. In the early 1980s, Al Ahly dominated the championship, they won the 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1985. Followed by the final and sixth title for Tersana in 1986, before Zamalek winning their 18th title in
670-525: A season since the league began in 1948. Al Ahly also won their second Egyptian Super Cup in July 2005 by defeating Enppi 1–0. At the end of 2005, the club clinched the CAF Champions League for the fourth time in their history after defeating Étoile du Sahel 3–0 in the final in Cairo. The first leg was played on 29 October at the Stade Olympique de Sousse , Tunisia , and ended 0–0. The second leg
737-612: A strong competition with Ismaily SC , which was only decided by a playoff match in which the club won 4–3 in Alexandria. Al Ahly participated in the Arab Championships for the first time in 1994 after a decision to boycott the African tournaments due to weak financial returns and complaints about the refereeing decisions in the 1994 CAF Super Cup . Al Ahly won the 1994 Arab Cup Winners' Cup by defeating Al Shabab in
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#1732765576022804-517: A tie in points with Tersana . The league winner was decided by a play-off match with Al Ahly winning the match against Tersana 2–1. The club also won the Cairo League , one point ahead of Tersana. In the Egypt Cup, Al Ahly defeated Tersana in the final 6–0. In the 1950–51 season, Al Ahly won the league for the third consecutive time despite the strong competition with Zamalek, as well as
871-638: A week earlier. Al Ahly won the CAF Champions league for the sixth time with a 4–2 win on aggregate over Coton Sport FC de Garoua in the final, after finishing the first leg with a 2–0 win and drawing in the second leg 2–2. The club set off for the Club World Cup again, but lost against C.F. Pachuca and Adelaide Football Club . The club started the 2008–09 season winning the CAF Super Cup after defeating CS Sfaxien 2–1, before starting
938-747: Is not the first football tournament to be held in the country. The first local football tournament in Egypt was the Sultan Hussein Cup . It was launched in 1917, and its last edition was held in the 1937-38 season. The Sultan Hussein Cup witnessed the participation of Egyptian clubs with clubs belonging to the British army, which was present in Egypt at the time. With the establishment of the Egyptian Football Association in 1921,
1005-522: The 1967 Six-Day War and the suspension of sporting activity in Egypt, Al Ahly's board, headed by Ibrahim Kamel El-Wakil, announced that the club will host the military training for the members volunteering in the Egyptian Army , as well as collecting donations in the name of the club to support the military. Many players on the team retired to volunteer for the war. Al-Ahly did not win the league for another 13 years. After years of deterioration,
1072-424: The 1988 edition after nine years from their last title. In the 1990s, the tournament saw the Cairo derby in the final for the first time in 14 years, after Al Ahly won Zamalek by a score of 2–1 in the 1992 final. This decade saw new champions, as Ismaily won their first title in the 1997 edition after defeating Al Ahly by a score of 1–0 in the final, followed by Al Masry in 1998 after defeating Al Mokawloon in
1139-643: The Borg El Arab Stadium . A 2–1 second leg victory to Al Ahly at the Stade Olympique de Radès added the seventh African champions title in the history of the club. Al Ahly, led by Hossam El Badri, achieved fourth place in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, with a victory in the first match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1. Al Ahly then lost 1–0 to the Copa Libertadores champion Corinthians , and then defeated by Monterrey 2–0 in
1206-459: The British Army , which increased the popularity of Al Ahly and the new game in Egypt. Ahly contributed with Zamalek SC , El Sekka El Hadid SC in the formation of the first football team of Egypt to participate in the 1920 Olympic Games . The club also contributed to the establishment of the Egyptian Football Association . After Al Ahly's refusal to compete with foreign British clubs in
1273-468: The Egyptian Premier League , Egypt Cup , Egyptian Super Cup , and the CAF Champions League combined, with the club completing a quadruple winning all the aforementioned competitions. The club also set another record of not losing in 52 games in 852 days. Al Ahly made their first appearance at a FIFA Club World Cup in December 2005 , but had an unsuccessful campaign as the team lost to Al-Ittihad in
1340-614: 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, Al Ahly has a record of 44 Egyptian Premier League titles, 39 Egypt Cup titles and 15 Egyptian Super Cups . Al Ahly is the most successful club in Africa . In international competitions,
1407-597: The King Farouk Cup with a 3–2 victory over El Sekka El Hadid SC . In 1938, Al Ahly won the last version of the Sultan Hussein Cup, with a 1–0 victory over Al Masry in the final match. The club won the Cairo League, again in the last round, with a 5–1 victory over the second placed Zamalek. The team traveled to Mandatory Palestine in 1943 on a 23-day tour, headed by Mokhtar El Tetsh, to play several matches with Arab teams to support Palestine against
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#17327655760221474-448: The Sultan Hussein Cup in its first edition in 1917, the club's management decided to participate in the 1918 championship as a sign of resistance and to display Egyptian presence in the sport. In 1923, Al-Ahly won their first Sultan Hussain Cup after beating the defending champion Zamalek SC , with them winning six other titles to be the record holder in the number of wins until the last edition in 1938. They also played an active role in
1541-628: The Zionists . The decision had been made despite the refusal of the president of the Egyptian Football Association Haider Pasha, due to the pressure from the British position against the Palestinian issue. In the first edition of the Egyptian Premier League , held for the first time in 1948 , Al Ahly won the first match 5–0 against Greek Alexandria . Ahmed Makkawi scored the first goal for Al Ahly in
1608-458: The league match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly . The following table provides a summary of seasons: Notes : Notes : Al Ahly SC Al Ahly Sporting Club ( Arabic : النادي الأهلى للرياضة البدنية ), commonly known as Al Ahly , is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo , Egypt . The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in
1675-538: The CAF Champions League due to lack of financial resources and exhausting journeys in Africa. Zamalek remained ahead of Al Ahly by six points in the 1981–82 Egyptian Premier League season. That season, a match won was counted in two points, not three. The last matches in the competition witnessed a dip in form by Zamalek with Al Ahly managing to win the championship with three points ahead of them, after
1742-515: The CAF Super Cup by reaching the final against CS Sfaxien , drawing the first leg 1–1 in the Cairo Stadium. After the match, CS Sfaxien were considered favorites to win the cup. The second leg against CS Sfaxien ended in a 1–0 win for Al Ahly. The club then participated in the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup in their second appearance. Al Ahly's participation this time was better compared to their previous one, as they defeated Auckland City FC in
1809-412: The Cairo giants won seven titles between the years of 1952 to 1962, starting from 1952 , 1955 , followed by four consecutive titles in ( 1957 , 1958 (title shared with Al Ahly), 1959 , 1960 ) and 1962 . In 1958, and 1959, Zamalek claimed their title from Al Ahly, who won the 1961 title after winning El Qanah 5–0 in the final, the next year, Zamalek also claimed their title by winning Al Ittihad by
1876-497: The Egypt Cup and the Cairo League were played as normal. Al Ahly lost both tournaments to Zamalek. The league returned the following season and Al Ahly won the league for the fourth time in a row, with a narrow two point lead ahead of Zamalek, after the two teams tied 2–2 in the last round. In the cup, Al Ahly managed to defeat the defending champions Zamalek 4–1 in the final. In the 1953–54 season, Al Ahly won their fifth consecutive and fifth overall Egyptian Premier League title in
1943-554: The South African capital Pretoria , and ended in a 1–1 draw. The second leg was held on 21 December at the Cairo International Stadium in the presence of 75,000 spectators, and ended with a 3–0 win for Al Ahly. Al Ahly also won the 2002 CAF Super Cup with a 4–1 victory over Kaizer Chiefs F.C. in Cairo, in a match that saw Al Ahly's goalkeeper Essam El Hadary scoring his historic goal. Manuel Jose
2010-490: The champion of the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup . Al Ahly suffered from many absentees at this stage due to injuries. However, the match went to penalties after the extra time ended with a goalless draw, which Al Ahly won 5–4 on shootout. After achieving the Super Cup title, the club equalled the record set by Zamalek with 3 Super Cup titles, before adding three other titles to set a new record. Al Ahly also set another record as
2077-609: The club 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 and 1 FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup . With 27 official continental titles, Al Ahly
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2144-554: The club in 23 years. Al Ahly won the Egyptian Super Cup by defeating Haras El Hodoud SC 1–0. In the CAF Champions League , Al Ahly qualified for the semi-finals, but was knocked out by Espérance Sportive de Tunis due to a refereeing mistake by Joseph Lamptey that gave the hosts a win in the second leg. The sports activity in Egypt was postponed because of the Port Said Stadium riot , which resulted in
2211-539: The club took the first steps in recovery when the management decided to sign Nándor Hidegkuti as head coach in September 1973, at a salary of fewer than 600 dollars. Hidegkuti introduced a new generation known as El Talamza (the students). The league title returned to Al Ahly in 1974–75 , with the team scoring 70 goals in 34 games. Al Ahly's first participation in the African Champions League
2278-405: The club was held in its main building on 26 February 1909. The game of football was not one of the goals of the founders of Al Ahly SC, but rather to open its doors to students of high schools to meet and practice political dialogues. However, the graduates of high schools who were members of the club developed a passion with football , which prompted the club to build the first stadium in 1909. At
2345-535: The club was the Minister of Education Saad Zaghloul . The name of Al Ahly Sporting Club was suggested by Amine Samy Amin, who suggested that the name is similar to the word " National " in Egyptian Arabic . On 2 April 1908, Mitchell-Innes stepped down as president of the club. Aziz Ezzat was appointed as the new president and became the first Egyptian president of Al Ahly. The official opening ceremony of
2412-480: The club with most participations in the African Super Cup (8 times). Al Ahly continued winning the league title, winning the Egyptian Premier League for the 4th consecutive time by 17 points away from Ismaily SC . The team also won the Super Cup for the fourth time in a row by beating Zamalek 2–0. It was the second victory in a week for Ahly over Zamalek after their meeting in the CAF Champions League
2479-426: The club's history. In the cup, they were eliminated from the semi-final by Al Masry . In the 1956–57 season, the number of teams increased to 14 teams, and Al Ahly managed to win the league nine points ahead of Zamalek, to win the seventh title in a row. It was the first time that the team had reached 40 points. Al Ahly won the 1958–59 league championship for the ninth time in a row. El-Sayed El-Dhizui became
2546-584: The company were worth £E5 each, and it was the goal of the club when it was established to raise £E5,000. Only £E3,165 were collected over a year which was not enough to fund the establishment. This forced the club to borrow £E1,000 from the National Bank of Egypt in March 1908. Talaat Harb , the president of the Bank of Egypt, contributed £E100 to the establishment of the club. The first honorary president of
2613-456: The deaths of 74 people including 72 Al Ahly fans and caused the injuries of more than 500 people. In the first match after the return of sports activity, Al Ahly won the Egyptian Super Cup after defeating Enppi 2–1, in a mourn-driven match at the empty stadium of Borg El Arab Stadium . Despite the difficult events, Al Ahly players overcame the circumstances and defeated Esperance in the 2012 CAF Champions League Final . The first leg finished 1–1 at
2680-782: The establishment of the Egyptian Tennis Federation . The club followed their first win of the Sultan Hussain Cup with the King Farouk Cup in 1924, defeating El Sekka El Hadid 4–1 in the final. The man of the match was Mokhtar Eltetsh, who scored two goals. In the summer of 1929, Al Ahly's football went on a tour where the team traveled to face several European clubs, such as Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray in Turkey and BFC Preussen , 1860 Munich and Schalke in Germany . The tour ended with Al Ahly playing
2747-615: The final 1–0. After leading Al Ahly to their second consecutive league title and the Arab Super Cup in Morocco, Reiner Hollmann left Al Ahly at the end of 1997, after finishing second in the 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup in Tunisia. He was replaced by his countryman Rainer Zobel , who succeeded in winning the league championship for the fifth consecutive season in 1997–98 and winning the 1998 Arab Super Cup title with Zobel for
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2814-504: The final of the African Champions League for the second time in a row in 1983, but Asante Kotoko S.C. won the finals by scoring the only goal of both matches in the second match. The first leg was played on 27 November at Cairo Stadium with 90,000 spectators, with one of the attendees being the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak , and ended tied 0–0. The second leg took place on 11 December in Kumasi with 70,000 spectators, and ended with
2881-485: The final. Despite its launch more than 100 years ago, the Egypt Cup has witnessed the holding of 90 editions so far, and has been canceled on more than one occasion. The tournament was canceled in the 1942-43 season, after players from Zamalek and Al-Ahly (the final belligerents) were suspended after their travel to Palestine , and opposition to the Football Association’s decision in this regard. The tournament
2948-479: The first Al Ahly player to be the top goal scorer in the league. The team scored 55 goals in just 18 games that season, more than 20 goals from their nearest competitors. After losing the league for the first time since the start of the competition in the 1959–60 season , Al Ahly won the league for the tenth time in the club's history, in the 1960–61 season. The club won the Egypt Cup after defeating El Qanah 5–0, with Mimi El-Sherbini scoring two goals. After
3015-547: The first leg 3–0. The second leg was held on 12 December in Kumasi , Ghana , and was attended by more than 70,000 spectators. In the second leg, the game ended tied 1–1. Al Ahly during this edition of the tournament played ten games, achieved victory in all five games at home, lost two games and tied in three away. The biggest win was a 5–0 victory against Young Africans S.C. in the round of 16. The club scored 16 goals and conceded five goals only in this tournament. Al Ahly reached
3082-477: The first round and then lost the fifth-place match to Sydney FC . The 2006–07 season was successful, starting with the Egyptian Super Cup for the second time with another win over Enppi, with a goal in the stoppage time. The club also won the league for the second time in a row. Al Ahly returned to the Egyptian Cup with a 3–0 win over Zamalek SC , achieving a domestic treble . Al Ahly performed well in
3149-405: The history of the competition in the 11th minute. The first team to represent Al Ahly in the competition was composed of: Kamal Hamed – Abdulaziz Hamami – Muhammad Abu Habajah – Abdel Moneim Shatara – Sayed Othman – Hilmi Abu Al-Moaty – Fouad Sedki – Muhammad Lheta – Ahmed Mekkawi – Saleh Selim – Fathi Khattab. Mokhatr al Tetsh led Al Ahly to win the first championship in the club's history as
3216-522: The house of Mitchell-Innes in Giza under his chairmanship and the membership of Idris Ragheb Bey, Ismael Seri Pasha, Amin Sami Pasha, Omar Lotfi Bek and Mohamed Effendi Sherif as secretary. After the establishment of the club was approved, the main building was designed by architect Ismail Seri, and revised by Mitchell-Innes. A civil company on the behalf of Al Ahly Sports Club was established. Shares of
3283-481: The idea of establishing the club with a group of friends who were enthusiastic about it and in 1907, Al Ahly was established. The club was first headed by Alfred Mitchell-Innes , who was a British advisor to the Ministry of Finance at the time. He was the first head in order to facilitate financial support for the club. An official meeting of the club's board was held on 24 April 1907. The committee met at 5:30 pm in
3350-460: The last round 2–1. Al Ahly won the 1987 African Cup of Champions Clubs by defeating Al-Hilal Club in the final. The first leg was a 0–0 draw played on 29 November in the Sudanese capital Khartoum , attended by 50,000 Sudanese and 500 Egyptian spectators. The second leg was held on 18 December at the Cairo Stadium in the presence of 80,000 spectators, with Al Ahly winning 2–0. Three days after
3417-546: The last two games in Bulgaria against Levski Sofia and Slavia Sofia . In November 1930, Al-Ahly defeated rival Zamalek 4–0 in a match in the Cairo League . In that game, Mokhtar El Tetsh was the first player to score a hat trick in the Cairo Derby . At the end of the 1936–1937 season, Al Ahly managed to win the league in the last round by defeating Zamalek 4–1, finishing three points ahead of their rivals. The club won
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#17327655760223484-435: The match, club legend Mahmoud El Khatib decided to retire after 17 years at the club, in a press conference attended by a large crowd of journalists. In 1992, Al Ahly won the Egypt Cup title by defeating the league champions Zamalek 2–1 in the final. After winning the cup for the third time in a row in 1993, Al Ahly returned to Africa by winning the African Cup Winners' Cup for the fourth time in its history in 1993, which
3551-538: The matches of the first 14 rounds of the 2004–05 Egyptian Premier League , to win the Premier League title for the 29th time in the club history and the first local championship for the Portuguese coach Manuel José who was rehired by the club. Al Ahly won the league by a record 31 point difference from Enppi , the closest competitor. It was the first time that a club won all their matches in the first half of
3618-470: The need arose to launch a tournament with only Egyptian clubs participating, and from this time the Egypt Cup tournament emerged with the participation of Zamalek , Al Ahly , Tersana , Olympic , Schools team, Railway, Al-Abbasiya, Al Ittihad , Al-Haditha, and the Nile. Zamalek achieved the title of the first edition of the Egypt Cup, after defeating Al Ittihad ; 5-0 in the 1922 final match . Tersana won
3685-581: The quarter-final 2–0. The team played in the semi-finals against Brazilian club Internacional , losing 2–1. The club managed to achieve the bronze medal for the first time in African history by defeating Club América 2–1 in Yokohama . Al Ahly played the 2007 CAF Super Cup on 18 February at the Addis Ababa Stadium as the champion of the 2006 CAF Champions League against the ES Sahel ,
3752-466: The race to the league's shield with Ismaily . The two teams played a playoff match to determine the champion, which Al Ahly won 1–0. It was the last championship for Manuel José during his second term before handing over the team's leadership to Hossam El-Badry . El Badry managed to keep the 2009–10 league shield in Al Ahly's cupboard to become the first national coach to win the league championship for
3819-418: The second edition in 1923, followed by Al Ahly in 1924. The first Cairo derby between Zamalek and Al Ahly to be played in the final was in the 1928 edition which Al Ahly won by a score of 1–0, winning goal scored by Mamdouh Sakr. The 1930–31 edition saw Al Ahly winning Zamalek in the final by a score of 4–1. The next year in the 1932 final between Zamalek and Al Ahly, Zamalek retaliated and defeated Al Ahly by
3886-515: The second successive season, beating MC Oran and Al-Shabab , and drawing with Club Africain . In 1998, Al Ahly returned to the African championships for the first time in six years. In the summer of 2001, Ahly signed Manuel José to take on the leadership of the team, the first time in the club's history to have a Portuguese manager. Jose's first match with Al Ahly was a friendly against Real Madrid in August 2001, when Al Ahly stunned Madrid with
3953-481: The third time in a row, Al Ahly won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1986 after winning the league, by defeating AS Sogara in the final 3–2 on aggregate. Al Ahly won the Egyptian League in the 1986–87 season under the management of the coach Taha Ismail . Al Ahly won the league being two points ahead of Zamalek after being tied in the standings before the last match. The club was able to beat Zamalek in
4020-483: The third-place deciding match. 1988 Egypt Cup final Football match 1988 Egypt Cup Final Event 1987–88 Egypt Cup Zamalek Al Ittihad Alexandria 1 0 Date 22 July 1988 ← 1987 1989 → 1988 Egypt Cup Final , was the final match of the 1987–88 Egypt Cup , between football clubs Zamalek and Al Ittihad Alexandria , Zamalek won
4087-1026: The time, they called it Al-Hawsh ; colloquially meaning the courtyard in Egyptian Arabic. The stadium was improved over the years, eventually becoming Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium . The first official football team was established in 1911. The team was primary and secondary school players who played football in Al-Hawsh. The names of the first players of Al Ahly were as follows: Hussein Hegazi , Abdel Fattah Taher, Fouad Darwish, Hussein Mansour, and Ibrahim Fahmy. In 1915, Al Ahly made tours to Egyptian cities to play matches and to spread football and its culture. Al Ahly played in Alexandria , Port Said , Assiut , and Ismailia . The team, led by Hussein Hegazi, faced many teams, including foreign teams belonging to
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#17327655760224154-438: Was in 1976. The team got knocked out from the first round by MC Alger . Al Khatib scored the first continental goal for Al Ahly. The club won the league in 1975–76 and 1976–77 . The latter season saw the second participation in African competition, where the team fared better than the first time. They eventually bowed out in the quarter-finals by Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. From 1978 to 1980, Hidegkuti refused to take part in
4221-592: Was not played between 1967 and 1971 due to the War of Attrition , and it was canceled in the 1973-74 season due to the October War . For several other reasons, the tournament was canceled in 1979-80, 1986-87 and 1993-94 seasons, and was canceled in the 1981-82 edition due to Zamalek’s dispute with the Football Association. The cup was also canceled in the 2011-12 season after the Port Said Stadium riot in
4288-565: Was played on 12 November at the Cairo Military Academy Stadium in the presence of 30,000 spectators, due to renovations at Cairo International Stadium in preparation for hosting the 2006 African Nations Cup . Al Ahly won 3–0, with goals scored by Mohamed Aboutrika , Osama Hosni, and Mohammed Barakat . With their Champions League triumph, the team would go on to set an unprecedented record of going an entire season unbeaten in all competitions. 46 matches were played in
4355-469: Was the last time the club participated in the tournament. Al Ahly defeated Africa Sports d'Abidjan in the final in Cairo Stadium after a 1–1 draw in the first leg. In the same season, the club won the Egypt Cup by beating Ghazl El Mahalla SC 3–2 in the final. After three years without winning the league, Al Ahly won the league in the 1993–94 season under the management of Alan Harris after
4422-520: Was unable to collect any local championships in his first term, although his team was able to achieve an emphatic 6–1 victory against the defending champion Zamalek in the league. At the end of the season, Jose was sacked and replaced by the Dutchman Johannes Bonfrere on a one-year contract, on a monthly salary of $ 18,000. The club's decision to sack Jose was not liked by the majority of the fans. Al Ahly achieved victory in all
4489-615: Was voted by CAF as the African club of the 20th century. The idea of establishing Al Ahly came in the first 10 years of the 20th century and was firstly raised by Omar Lotfy, who was a student in the Egyptian Law School during his presidency of the High School Students Club. The establishment of a club for high school students was for political reasons along with the students needing a sports club for them to gather for leisure and exercise. He discussed
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