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The 2023–24 Al Ahly SC season was the 117th edition and the 53rd consecutive season in the topflight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly participated in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup, the League Cup, the CAF Champions League, the Africa Football League, the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Al Ahly won the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1982 and 1987. Following the tournament's rebranding as the CAF Champions League, Al Ahly triumphed again in 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2008 under the coaching of the Portuguese Manuel José, [4] in 2012 under Hossam El-Badry, in 2013 under Mohamed Youssef, and in 2020 and 2021 under Pitso Mosimane.
The 2024–25 season is the 118th season in Al Ahly's history and the 57th consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly is set to compete in the Egyptian League Cup, the CAF Champions League, the Egyptian Super Cup, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Al Ahly (12 titles) 2024–25 CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League is a seasonal association football competition established in 1966 as the African Cup of Champions Clubs , open initially to the league champions of all CAF member associations, but since 1997 also currently includes the clubs finishing second in the strongest leagues ...
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 the first round and then lost the fifth-place match to Sydney FC. [60] Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the club legends.
Al-Ahly were the defending champions, and also the most successful club in the African Champions Cup/CAF Champions League, reaching a total of nine finals, winning seven (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012) and losing two (1983, 2007).
The final was contested between Egyptian club Al Ahly and Moroccan club Wydad AC, which is a repeat of the 2022 CAF Champions League final, the second time in CAF Champions League history that two same clubs compete in the final of Champions League consecutively.
Al Ahly is the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament a record 8 times. Zamalek SC are the current defending champions, having beaten Al Ahly SC 4-3 on penalty shootouts after a 1-1 draw in the original time in the 2024 CAF Super Cup