2016–17 Al Ahly SC season

The 2016–17 season was Al Ahly's 58th season in the Egyptian Premier League and 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. The club participated in the Premier League, Egypt Cup, Super Cup, and the CAF Champions League.

Al Ahly
2016–17 season
ChairmanEgypt Mahmoud Taher
ManagerEgypt Hossam El-Badry
Egyptian Premier LeagueChampion
Egyptian Super CupRunner-up
Egypt CupChampion
CAF Champions LeagueQuarter-final (progress continued in next season)
Arab Club ChampionshipSemi-final
Home colours colours
Away colours colours

Squad

Current squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Sherif Ekramy Egypt GK (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983
13 Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam Egypt GK (1987-04-10) 10 April 1987
16 Mossad Awad Egypt GK (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
26 Mohamed El-Shenawy Egypt GK (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988
Centerbacks
3 Ramy Rabia Egypt CB (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993
5 Ahmed Hegazy Egypt CB (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991
20 Saad Samir Egypt CB (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989
23 Mohamed Nagieb Egypt CB (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983
Fullbacks
6 Sabry Raheel Egypt LB (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987
7 Hussein Sayed Egypt LB (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991
12 Basem Ali Egypt RB (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988
21 Ali Maâloul Tunisia LB (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
24 Ahmed Fathy Egypt RB / DM (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984
30 Mohamed Hany Egypt RB (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996
Defensive midfielders
14 Hossam Ghaly Egypt DM (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981
17 Amr Al-Sulaya Egypt DM (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990
25 Hossam Ashour Egypt DM (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986
38 Akram Tawfik Egypt AM (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997
Attacking midfielders
4 Amr Barakat Egypt AM (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991
19 Abdallah El Said Egypt AM (1985-07-13) 13 July 1985
22 Saleh Gomaa Egypt AM (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993
27 Mohamed Gaber Egypt AM (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995
34 Ahmed Hamdy Egypt AM (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998
35 Karim Nedvěd Egypt AM (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997
Wingers
8 Moamen Zakaria Egypt LW (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988
11 Walid Soliman Egypt RW (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984
Strikers
18 Marwan Mohsen Egypt ST (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989
9 Amr Gamal Egypt ST (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991
10 Emad Moteab Egypt ST (1983-02-20) 20 February 1983
15 Souleymane Coulibaly Ivory Coast ST (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994
26 Junior Ajayi Nigeria ST (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996

Transfers

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee
July 2016STNigeriaJunior AjayiCS Sfaxien$2.5M
July 2016STEgyptMarwan MohsenIsmaily$500,000
July 2016AMEgyptMohamed GaberMisr Lel-Makkasa SC$475,000
July 2016AMEgyptAkram TawfikENPPI$320,000
July 2016LBTunisiaAli MaâloulCS Sfaxien$750,000
July 2016GKEgyptMohamed El-ShenawyPetrojet FC$160,000
February 2017FWEgyptAmr BarakatLierse S.K.$265,000
February 2017FWIvory CoastSouleymane CoulibalyKilmarnock F.C.$800,000

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee
July 2016LWEgyptRamadan SobhiStoke City$7M
July 2016STGabonMalick EvounaTianjin Teda$8M
July 2016STEgyptAhmed Abd El-ZaherMisr Lel-Makkasa SCFree
July 2016AMEgyptMohamed RizkTala'ea El GaishUndisclosed

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until
July 2016LWEgyptAhmed El SheikhMisr Lel-Makkasa SCJuly 2017
July 2016LWEgyptMohamed RizkTala'ea El-Gaish SCJuly 2017
July 2016LWEgyptIslam El FarAswan SCJuly 2017
January 2017FWGhanaJohn AntwiMisr Lel-Makkasa SCJuly 2017
January 2017FWEgyptMohamed Hamdy ZakyEnppiJuly 2017

2016 Egyptian Super Cup
Main article: 2016 Egyptian Super Cup
Al Ahly0–0Zamalek
Report
Penalties
Zakaria soccer ball with red X
Hegazy soccer ball with check mark
Gomma soccer ball with red X
Ghaly soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Morsy
soccer ball with check mark O. Ibrahim
soccer ball with check mark Refaat
Attendance: 35,000
Al Ahly
Zamalek
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

2016–17 Egyptian Premier League
Main article: 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League

Position
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 25 9 0 62 14 +48 84 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Misr Lel Makkasa 34 23 5 6 65 34 +31 74
3 Zamalek[lower-alpha 1] 34 20 6 8 42 24 +18 63 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 2]
4 Al Masry 34 19 5 10 51 36 +15 62
5 Smouha 34 15 12 7 49 40 +9 57
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. Zamalek was deducted three points as they did not show up to their home match against Misr Lel Makkasa.[1]
  2. Since the winners of the 2016–17 Egypt Cup, Al Ahly, qualified for African competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Confederation Cup) was given to the Cup runners-up, Al Masry.

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAH
ResultWWWWWDDWWWWWWWDWWDWWWWWWWDWWDDWDDW
Position7222111111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 17 July 2017. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match details
17 September 2016 1 Al Ahly 1-0 Ismaily Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
21:00 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 78' (pen.)
22 September 2016 2 El Mokawloon 0-2 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+02:00 Naguib 18'
Abdallah 68'
28 September 2016 3 Al Ahly 2-1 Wadi Degla Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
21:00 UTC+02:00 Nedvěd 18'
Mo'men 58'		 Galal 54' (pen.)
15 October 2016 4 El Dakhelya 0-2 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Antwi 46'
Mo'men 60'
20 October 2016 5 Al Ahly 2-0 Aswan Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
20:30 UTC+02:00 Mo'men 46'
Walid 76'
25 October 2016 6 Petrojet 0-0 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
17:30 UTC+02:00
30 October 2016 7 Al Ahly 2-2 El Ittihad Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+02:00 Walid 4'
Ajayi 69'		 Kamar 60'
Kassongo 68'
4 November 2016 8 Tanta 0-1 Al Ahly El Mahalla Stadium, El Mahalla
15:00 UTC+02:00 Maâloul 32' (pen.)
19 November 2016 9 El Entag El Harby 0-2 Al Ahly El Salam Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Ajayi 49'
Abdallah 65'
23 November 2016 10 Al Ahly 3-0 Tala'ea El Gaish El Salam Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Mo'men 73'
Abdallah 77'
Ajayi 82'
27 November 2016 11 Al Nasr Lel Ta'din 0-3 Al Ahly Aswan Stadium. Aswan
20:00 UTC+02:00 Walid 61' (pen.) 84'
Ajayi 71'
30 November 2016 12 Al Ahly 3-0 El Sharkia El Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+02:00 Walid 9'
Fathy 69'
Mo'men 87'
4 December 2016 13 Al Ahly 1-0 Misr Lel Makkasa El Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 22' (pen.)
8 December 2016 14 Al Ahly 1-0 Smouha El Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:30 UTC+02:00 Saad 90+4'
12 December 2016 15 Enppi 0-0 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+02:00
18 December 2016 16 Al Ahly 3-1 Al Masry Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
20:00 UTC+02:00 Marwan 3'
Saad 48'
Abdallah 90' (pen.)		 Safi 81'
29 December 2016 17 Zamalek 0-2 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Mo'men 22'
Ajayi 89'
15 February 2017 18 Ismaily 0-0 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
17:00 UTC+02:00
19 February 2017 19 Al Ahly 2-0 El Mokawloon El Salam Stadium, Cairo
17:00 UTC+02:00 Meteab 75'
Mo'men 79'
23 February 2017 20 Wadi Degla 0-1 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+02:00 Gamal 80'
1 April 2017 21 Al Ahly 4-0 El Dakhelya El Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+02:00 Saad 60'
Walid 70'
Coulibaly 79' 90+3'
16 April 2017 22 Aswan 0-2 Al Ahly Aswan Stadium, Aswan
21:15 UTC+02:00 Gaber 7'
Coulibaly 10'
6 April 2017 23 Al Ahly 2-0 Petrojet El Salam Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Coulibaly 40'
Walid 78'
11 April 2017 24 El Ittihad 0-1 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+02:00 El Sulaya 45+1'
24 April 2017 25 Al Ahly 1-0 Tanta El Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+02:00 Coulibaly 36'
30 April 2017 26 Al Ahly 1-1 El Entag El Harby El Salam Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Ajayi 51' Oukri 48'
4 May 2017 27 Tala'ea El Gaish 1-2 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
19:00 UTC+02:00 Moatamed 57' Abdallah 25' (pen.)
Gaber 90+4'
8 May 2017 28 Al Ahly 4-0 Al Nasr Lel Ta'din El Salam Stadium, Cairo
18:15 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 33' 51' 70'
Coulibaly 61'
17 May 2017 29 El Sharkia 1-1 Al Ahly El Salam Stadium, Cairo
18:30 UTC+02:00 Shika 82' Saad 45'
29 May 2017 30 Misr Lel Makkasa 2-2 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
22:00 UTC+02:00 Ajayi 23'
Walid 62'		 El Sheikh 71' (pen.)
Antwi 74'
16 June 2017 31 Smouha 2-4 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
22:00 UTC+02:00 Mohareb 25'
Farid 76' (pen.)		 Saleh 15' 69'
Mo'men 32'
Rabia 89'
24 June 2017 32 Al Ahly 2-2 Enppi El Salam Stadium, Cairo
22:00 UTC+02:00 Hamoudi 45+3'
Saleh 66'		 Mar'ey 46'
Magdy 55'
27 June 2017 33 Al Masry 1-1 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+02:00 El Shamy 79' Saleh 87'
17 July 2017 34 Al Ahly 2-0 Zamalek Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
20:00 UTC+02:00 Walid 41'
Ajayi 89'

2017 Egypt Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Egypt Cup

Round 32
22 December 2016 (2016-12-22) Al Ahly 6–0 Aluminium El Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+02:00 Gamal 14', 51'
Mo'men 23'
Meteab 65', 85', 86'		 Referee: Mohamed Saber

Round of 16
1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) Al Ahly 2–1 El Dakhleya Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Gamal 34'
Ghaly 49'		 Fagar 63' Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour

Quarter-final
12 July 2017 Al Ahly 4-1 Wadi Degla El Salam Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Saleh 29' (pen.) 77' (pen.)
Mo'men 88'
Meteab 90+2'		 Anwar 25'

Semi-final
9 August 2017 (2017-08-09) Smouha 0–4 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
20:00 UTC+02:00 Ajayi 38'
Walid 40', 55'
Saleh 67'		 Referee: Mahmoud Al Banna

Final
Al Ahly2–1 (a.e.t.)Al Masry
Gamal 116'
Fathy 120+1'		 Report Bika 102'
Al-Ahly
Al Masry
GK1Egypt Sherif Ekramy
CB3Egypt Ramy Rabia
CB23Egypt Mohamed Nagieb
RB24Egypt Ahmed Fathy
LB21Tunisia Ali Maâloul
CM25Egypt Hossam Ashour (c)downward-facing red arrow 106'
CM17Egypt Amr Al Sulaya
AM19Egypt Abdallah Said
RW11Egypt Walid Solimandownward-facing red arrow 64'
LW8Egypt Moamen Zakariadownward-facing red arrow 100'
CF28Nigeria Junior AjayiYellow card 68'
Substitutes:
GK13Egypt Ahmed Adel
DF30Egypt Mohamed Hany
MF14Egypt Hossam Ghaly
MF22Egypt Saleh Gomaaupward-facing green arrow 68'
FW4Egypt Ahmed Hamoudiupward-facing green arrow 100'
FW9Egypt Amr Gamalupward-facing green arrow 106'
FW10Egypt Emad Moteab
Manager:
Egypt Hossam El Badry
GK26Egypt Ahmed Buska
CB3Egypt Islam Salah
CB13Egypt Ahmed Ayman (c)downward-facing red arrow 52'
RB19Egypt Karim El Iraqy
LB45Egypt Mohamed Hamdy
CM8Egypt Amr Moussa
CM5Egypt Farid ShawkyYellow card 115'
AM18Egypt Mohamed El Shamy
RF10Egypt Ahmed Gomaa
CF29Egypt Hamada Nasserdownward-facing red arrow 90+1'
LF15Egypt Abdallah Gomaa
Substitutes:
GK1Egypt Ahmed Abdel Fattah
DF46Egypt Hossam Ashraf
DF24Egypt Islam Saleh
MF4Egypt Ahmed Kaboriaupward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF14Egypt Abdallah BikaYellow card 57'upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW20Egypt Ahmed Salem
FW37Egypt Hossam Attiya
Manager:
Egypt Hossam Hassan
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:

2017 CAF Champions League
Main article: 2017 CAF Champions League

First round
Main article: 2017 CAF Champions League § First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Ahly Egypt 1–0 South Africa Bidvest Wits 1–0 0–0
11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) Al Ahly Egypt 1–0 South Africa Bidvest Wits El Salam Stadium, Cairo
18:30 UTC+2
Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
19 March 2017 (2017-03-19) Bidvest Wits South Africa 0–0 Egypt Al Ahly Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
15:30 UTC+2 Report Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Al Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate.

Group stage
Main article: 2017 CAF Champions League § Group stage

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC AHL ZAN COT
1 Morocco Wydad AC 6 4 0 2 7 3 +4 12 Quarter-finals — 2–0 1–0 2–0
2 Egypt Al Ahly 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 — 0–0 3–1
3 Zambia Zanaco 6 3 2 1 4 2 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 0–0 — 2–1
4 Cameroon Coton Sport 6 0 0 6 2 12 −10 0 0–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head results: Al-Ahly 0–0 Zanaco, Zanaco 0–0 Al-Ahly (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) Al Ahly Egypt 0–0 Zambia Zanaco Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+2 Report Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
4 June 2017 (2017-06-04) Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
23:00 UTC+2 Mo'men 24'
Ajayi 77'		 Report Attendance: 10,000[2]
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) Zanaco Zambia 0–0 Egypt Al Ahly National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
15:00 UTC+2 Report Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) Al Ahly Egypt 3–1 Cameroon Coton Sport Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
21:00 UTC+2 Gamal 14', 53'
Said 33'		 Report Kombous 12' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)

2017 Arab Club Championship
Main article: 2017 Arab Club Championship

Group stage
Main article: 2017 Arab Club Championship § Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jordan Al-Faisaly 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Egypt Al-Ahly 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Algeria NA Hussein Dey 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: Soccerway

Ranking of second-placed teams
The highest ranked second-placed team from the groups advanced to the knockout stage; the rest were eliminated.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Egypt Al-Ahly 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 B Lebanon Al-Ahed 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 C Sudan Al-Merrikh 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
Source: Soccerway
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Al Ahly Egypt 0–1 Jordan Al Faisaly El Salam Stadium, Cairo
21:15 Al-Rawashdeh 55' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Nawaf Abdulla Ghayyath Shukralla (Bahrain)
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 0–2 Egypt Al Ahly El Salam Stadium, Cairo
21:00 Barakat 32'
Mohareb 84'		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
28 July 2017 (2017-07-28) Al Ahly Egypt 2–1 Algeria NA Hussein Dey El Salam Stadium, Cairo
21:00 Saleh 74' (pen.)
Barakat 90+2'		 Boulaouidet 61' Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Semi-final
Main article: 2017 Arab Club Championship § Semi-finals
2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) Al Ahly Egypt 1–2 Jordan Al Faisaly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
20:00 Azaro 90+8' Mendy 26'
Fathy 37' (o.g.)		 Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

References
  1. "EFA fines and deducts three points from Zamalek". KingFut. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. "عشرة آلاف مشجع لمباراة الأهلي والوداد البيضاوي بدوري أبطال أفريقيا | المصري اليوم".
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