2018–19 Al Ahly SC season

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Al Ahly
2018–19 season
PresidentMahmoud El Khatib
ManagerPatrice Carteron
(until 22 November)
Mohamed Youssef
(caretaker, until 29 December)
Martín Lasarte
(until 18 August)
Mohamed Youssef
(caretaker, until 31 August)
René Weiler
(from 31 August)
StadiumAl Salam Stadium
Borg El Arab Stadium
Petro Sport Stadium
Egyptian Premier LeagueWinners
Egypt CupRound of 16
Egyptian Super CupWinners
2018 CAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
2018–19 CAF Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Arab Club Champions CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ali Maâloul
(8 goals)

All: Walid Azaro
(13 goals)

The 2018–19 Al Ahly season was the 111th season in the football club's history and 60th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of Egyptian football, the Egyptian Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly also competed in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the Egypt Cup, the Egyptian Super Cup, the first-tier African cup, the CAF Champions League, and the first-tier Arab cup, the Arab Club Champions Cup. The season covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019; however Al Ahly played their first match of the season in March 2018 and played their last match in September 2019.

Kit information[edit]

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsors: Lava, WE, GLC Paints, Uber, Tiger Chips, Royal Dutch Shell

Home
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Away
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Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 1 February 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Egypt EGY Sherif Ekramy (3rd captain)
2 DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Wahid
3 MF Egypt EGY Hamdy Fathy
4 MF Egypt EGY Hesham Mohamed (4th captain)
5 MF Egypt EGY Islam Mohareb
6 DF Egypt EGY Yasser Ibrahim
7 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Hamoudi
9 FW Morocco MAR Walid Azaro
10 MF Egypt EGY Saleh Gomaa
11 MF Egypt EGY Walid Soliman
12 DF Egypt EGY Ayman Ashraf
13 GK Egypt EGY Ali Lotfi
14 MF Egypt EGY Hussein El Shahat
15 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Alaa
16 GK Egypt EGY Mohamed El Shenawy (5th captain)
17 MF Egypt EGY Amr El Solia
18 FW Egypt EGY Marwan Mohsen
19 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Sherif
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Egypt EGY Saad Samir
21 DF Tunisia TUN Ali Maâloul
22 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed El Sheikh
23 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Naguib
24 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Fathy (Vice-captain)
25 MF Egypt EGY Hossam Ashour (Captain)
26 DF Egypt EGY Basem Ali
27 DF Egypt EGY Ramy Rabia
28 FW Nigeria NGA Junior Ajayi
29 FW Angola ANG Geraldo
30 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Hany
32 FW Egypt EGY Ramadan Sobhi (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
33 MF Egypt EGY Nasser Maher
35 MF Egypt EGY Karim Walid
36 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Mahmoud
37 FW Egypt EGY Salah Mohsen
- FW Egypt EGY Amr Gamal
- MF Egypt EGY Moamen Zakaria

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud El Gazzar (at El Gouna until 30 June 2019)
DF Egypt EGY Hussein El Sayed (at Al Ettifaq until 30 June 2019)
MF Egypt EGY Amr Barakat (at Smouha until 30 June 2019)
MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Hamdy (at El Gouna until 30 June 2019)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Egypt EGY Akram Tawfik (at El Gouna until 30 June 2019)
FW Egypt EGY Amar Hamdy (at Al Ittihad until 30 June 2019)
FW Egypt EGY Fawzy El Henawy (at Al Ittihad until 30 June 2019)
FW Egypt EGY Ahmed Yasser Rayyan (at El Gouna until 30 June 2019)

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 DF Egypt Ahmed Alaa Egypt El Dakhleya Undisclosed 10 May 2018 [1]
8 MF Egypt Moamen Zakaria Saudi Arabia Al Ahli End of loan 30 June 2018
10 FW Egypt Emad Moteab Saudi Arabia Al Taawoun 30 June 2018
22 MF Egypt Ahmed El Sheikh Saudi Arabia Al Ettifaq 30 June 2018
10 MF Egypt Saleh Gomaa Saudi Arabia Al Faisaly 30 June 2018
19 FW Egypt Abdallah El Said Finland KuPS 30 June 2018
3 DF Mali Salif Coulibaly Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Free transfer 9 July 2018 [2]
FW Egypt Amar Hamdy Egypt Al Nasr 3.5m 16 July 2018 [3]
FW Egypt Amr Gamal Finland HJK Helsinki End of loan 1 August 2018
36 MF Egypt Mohamed Mahmoud Egypt Wadi Degla 20m 2 December 2018 [4]
2 DF Egypt Mahmoud Wahid Egypt Misr Lel Makkasa 15m 7 December 2018 [5]
29 FW Angola Geraldo Angola 1º de Agosto 16 December 2018 [6]
14 MF Egypt Hussein El Shahat United Arab Emirates Al Ain 108m 6 January 2019 [7]
6 DF Egypt Yasser Ibrahim Egypt Smouha 30m 7 January 2019 [8]
3 MF Egypt Hamdy Fathy Egypt ENPPI 25m 13 January 2019 [9]

Loans in[edit]

# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Source
32 FW Egypt Ramadan Sobhi England Huddersfield Town 28 December 2018 30 June 2019 [10]

Transfers out[edit]

Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Egypt Hossam Ghaly
Retired
30 June 2018
FW Egypt Emad Moteab 30 June 2018
FW Egypt Abdallah El Said Saudi Arabia Al Ahli 40m 30 June 2018 [11]
FW South Africa Phakamani Mahlambi South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 16m 31 August 2018 [12]
DF Egypt Sabry Raheel Egypt Al Ittihad 3m 7 January 2019 [13]
DF Mali Salif Coulibaly Iraq Al Shorta Undisclosed 14 January 2019 [14]
MF Egypt Mido Gaber Egypt Misr Lel Makkasa 4m 27 January 2019 [15]

Loans out[edit]

Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
FW Egypt Fawzy El Henawy Egypt Al Ittihad 6 May 2018 30 June 2019 [16]
GK Egypt Omar Radwan Egypt El Gouna 9 July 2018 30 June 2019 [17]
DF Egypt Amr Saadawy Egypt El Gouna 9 July 2018 30 June 2019 [17]
MF Egypt Ahmed Hamdy Egypt El Gouna 2 January 2019 30 June 2019 [18]
FW Egypt Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Egypt El Gouna 2 January 2019 30 June 2019 [18]
FW Egypt Amar Hamdy Egypt Al Ittihad 5 January 2019 30 June 2019 [19]
MF Egypt Amr Barakat Egypt Smouha 7 January 2019 30 June 2019 [20]
DF Egypt Mahmoud El Gazzar Egypt El Gouna 14 January 2019 30 June 2019 [21]
MF Egypt Moamen Zakaria Saudi Arabia Ohod 23 January 2019 25 February 2019[22] [23]
MF Egypt Akram Tawfik Egypt El Gouna 28 January 2019 30 June 2019 [24]
DF Egypt Islam Gaber Egypt El Gouna 28 January 2019 30 June 2019 [24]
Notes

Friendly matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 June 2018 (2018-06-26) Pharco Egypt 1–3 Egypt Al Ahly Alexandria, Egypt
15:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • El Doky 81'
Report Stadium: Tolip Stadium
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) El Shams Egypt 1–1 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo, Egypt
15:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Dream Stadium
9 July 2018 (2018-07-09) Krasnodar Russia 1–5 Egypt Al Ahly Gornja Radgona, Slovenia
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Gornja Radgona Stadium
12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 Egypt Nogoom El Mostakbal Cairo, Egypt
15:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) Al Ahly Egypt 0–0 Egypt El Gouna Cairo, Egypt
15:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) Al Ahly Egypt 6–0 Egypt Telecom Egypt Cairo, Egypt
15:45 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) Al Ahly Egypt 7–0 Egypt Nogoom El Sadat Cairo, Egypt
13:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Al Ahly Egypt 3–0 Egypt Gomhoriat Shebin Cairo, Egypt
15:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 Egypt Gomhoriat Shebin Cairo, Egypt
15:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium

Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup[edit]

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) Al Ahly Egypt Cancelled Saudi Arabia Al Ittihad Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2) Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Note: The 2018 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup match between Al Ahly and Al Ittihad was cancelled on 15 November 2018 due to scheduling conflicts with both sides' matches until the end of the season.[25]

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 2 August 2018 28 July 2019 Matchday 1 Winners 34 25 5 4 56 20 +36 073.53
Egypt Cup 10 October 2018 17 August 2019 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Egyptian Super Cup 20 September 2019 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
2018 CAF Champions League 6 March 2018 9 November 2018 First round Runners-up 14 9 2 3 26 12 +14 064.29
2018–19 CAF Champions League 14 December 2018 13 April 2019 First round Quarter-finals 10 5 1 4 14 9 +5 050.00
Arab Club Champions Cup 13 August 2018 22 November 2018 First round Second round 4 1 3 0 7 4 +3 025.00
Total 65 42 11 12 109 50 +59 064.62

Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 25 5 4 56 20 +36 80 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Zamalek 34 21 9 4 65 31 +34 72
3 Pyramids 34 19 13 2 61 31 +30 70 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[a]
4 Al Masry 34 12 16 6 45 38 +7 52
5 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 34 13 9 12 45 38 +7 48
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2018–19 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, Al Masry.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 25 5 4 56 20  +36 80 12 2 3 27 10  +17 13 3 1 29 10  +19

Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWDDWLWLWWWWWLDDWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWW
Position832114477912121417185674333333221321111
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

2 August 2018 (2018-08-02) 1 Al Ahly 1–1 Ismaily Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha
7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) 2 Al Masry 0–2 Al Ahly Alexandria[a]
20:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium[a]
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 3 Al Ahly 1–0 Wadi Degla Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 4 Haras El Hodoud 0–2 Al Ahly Alexandria
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 5 Al Ahly 0–0 El Entag El Harby Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) 10 Al Ahly 3–4 Al Ittihad Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 16 Al Ahly 0–1 Al Mokawloon Al Arab Cairo
19:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01)[b] 9 Petrojet 0–1 Al Ahly Suez
18:15 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Egyptian Army Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05)[c] 7 Al Ahly 2–1 El Gouna Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)[d] 14 Al Ahly 2–0 Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
17 December 2018 (2018-12-17)[e] 12 Al Ahly 2–0 Nogoom Cairo
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)[f] 6 El Dakhleya 2–2 Al Ahly Cairo
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium[g]
Referee: Amin Omar
4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)[h] 8 Pyramids 2–1 Al Ahly Cairo
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)[i] 15 Smouha 0–1 Al Ahly Alexandria
17:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)[j] 11 Misr Lel Makkasa 0–3 Al Ahly Alexandria[k]
17:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium[k]
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
28 January 2019 (2019-01-28) 20 Wadi Degla 1–2 Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05)[l] 13 ENPPI 1–2 Al Ahly Cairo
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Sabahy
8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) 21 Al Ahly 1–0 Haras El Hodoud Cairo
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 22 El Entag El Harby 0–1 Al Ahly Cairo
19:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium[m]
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) 23 Al Ahly 3–1 El Dakhleya Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) 24 El Gouna 1–2 Al Ahly El Gouna
16:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Gouna Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha
4 March 2019 (2019-03-04)[n] 26 Al Ahly 4–0 Petrojet Cairo
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30)[o] 17 Zamalek 0–0 Al Ahly Alexandria
19:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 27 Al Ittihad 0–2 Al Ahly Alexandria
19:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha
10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) 28 Al Ahly 2–1 Misr Lel Makkasa Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)[p] 25 Al Ahly 0–1 Pyramids Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
25 April 2019 (2019-04-25)[q] 19 Al Ahly 2–0 Al Masry Alexandria[r]
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium[r]
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)
1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) 31 Tala'ea El Gaish 1–2 Al Ahly Alexandria[s]
18:45 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium[s]
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)[t] 29 Nogoom 0–2 Al Ahly Cairo
19:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 32 Al Ahly 1–0 Smouha Cairo
22:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
16 May 2019 (2019-05-16)[u] 30 Al Ahly 2–0 ENPPI Cairo
22:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
22 May 2019 (2019-05-22)[v] 18 Ismaily 1–1 Al Ahly Alexandria[w]
22:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium[w]
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)[x] 33 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 1–3 Al Ahly Alexandria[y]
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium[y]
Referee: Mohamed Adel
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28)[z] 34 Al Ahly 1–0 Zamalek Alexandria
20:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ferenc Karako (Hungary)

Egypt Cup[edit]

10 October 2018 (2018-10-10) Round of 32 Al Ahly 3–2 Tersana Cairo
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17)[aa] Round of 16 Al Ahly 0–1 Pyramids Alexandria[ab]
20:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium[ab]
Referee: Gehad Grisha

Egyptian Super Cup[edit]

20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) Al Ahly 3–2 Zamalek Alexandria, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

CAF Champions League[edit]

2018 CAF Champions League[edit]

First round[edit]
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) First leg Al Ahly Egypt 4–0 Gabon CF Mounana Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) Second leg CF Mounana Gabon 1–3
(1–7 agg.)
Egypt Al Ahly Libreville, Gabon
15:30 WAT (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade d'Angondjé
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt Al Ahly 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Quarter-finals
2 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11
3 Uganda KCCA 6 2 0 4 8 9 −1 6
4 Botswana Township Rollers 6 1 1 4 2 9 −7 4
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) 2 KCCA Uganda 2–0 Egypt Al Ahly Kira, Uganda
16:00 EAT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Mandela National Stadium
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 6 Al Ahly Egypt 4–3 Uganda KCCA Alexandria, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Quarter-finals[edit]
14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) First leg Horoya Guinea 0–0 Egypt Al Ahly Conakry, Guinea
16:00 GMT (UTC±0) Report Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 4–0
(4–0 agg.)
Guinea Horoya Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Semi-finals[edit]
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) First leg Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 Algeria ES Sétif Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) Second leg ES Sétif Algeria 2–1
(2–3 agg.)
Egypt Al Ahly Sétif, Algeria
20:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Final[edit]
9 November 2018 (2018-11-09) Second leg Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 3–0
(4–3 agg.)
Egypt Al Ahly Radès, Tunisia
20:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2018–19 CAF Champions League[edit]

First round[edit]
14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) First leg Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 Ethiopia Jimma Aba Jifar Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) Second leg Jimma Aba Jifar Ethiopia 1–0
(1–2 agg.)
Egypt Al Ahly Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 EAT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 1 2 11 3 +8 10 Quarter-finals
2 Tanzania Simba 6 3 0 3 6 13 −7 9
3 Algeria JS Saoura 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 6 2 1 3 9 7 +2 7
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 1 Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club Alexandria, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
18 January 2019 (2019-01-18) 2 JS Saoura Algeria 1–1 Egypt Al Ahly Béchar, Algeria
20:00 WAT (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 3 Al Ahly Egypt 5–0 Tanzania Simba Alexandria, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 4 Simba Tanzania 1–0 Egypt Al Ahly Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00 EAT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ismail (Sudan)
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 5 AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–0 Egypt Al Ahly Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 6 Al Ahly Egypt 3–0 Algeria JS Saoura Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Quarter-finals[edit]
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 1–0
(1–5 agg.)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Arab Club Champions Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

Second round[edit]

28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) First leg Al Ahly Egypt 2–2 United Arab Emirates Al Wasl Alexandria, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
22 November 2018 (2018-11-22) Second leg Al Wasl United Arab Emirates 1–1
(3–3 (a) agg.)
Egypt Al Ahly Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 GST (UTC+4) Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Player Egyptian Premier League Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup 2018 CAF Champions League 2018–19 CAF Champions League Arab Club Champions Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Egypt Sherif Ekramy 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1+1 0 12 0
2 DF Egypt Mahmoud Wahid 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
3 MF Egypt Hamdy Fathy 11+2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 2
4 MF Egypt Hesham Mohamed 14+3 0 1 0 0 0 4+3 0 3+1 0 1+1 0 31 0
5 MF Egypt Islam Mohareb 4+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 7+6 3 2 0 1 0 26 3
6 DF Egypt Yasser Ibrahim 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3+2 0 0 0 19 0
7 MF Egypt Ahmed Hamoudi 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 0 2+2 0 1+1 0 16 0
9 FW Morocco Walid Azaro 20+3 6 1 0 0 0 11 6 1+4 1 0+2 0 42 13
10 MF Egypt Saleh Gomaa 7+6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
11 MF Egypt Walid Soliman 9+6 1 0 0 0 0 12+1 6 2+1 0 3 2 34 9
12 DF Egypt Ayman Ashraf 28+2 2 1 0 0 0 8+4 0 10 0 4 0 57 2
13 GK Egypt Ali Lotfi 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 5 0
14 DF Egypt Hussein El Shahat 15+2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 5+2 1 0 0 26 6
15 DF Egypt Ahmed Alaa 4+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
16 GK Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy 23 0 1 0 1 0 14 0 8 0 3 0 50 0
17 MF Egypt Amr El Solia 26+2 2 1+1 0 1 0 11 1 10 1 1 0 53 4
18 FW Egypt Marwan Mohsen 5+11 6 0 0 0+1 0 4 1 6+1 2 3 1 31 10
19 MF Egypt Mohamed Sherif 2+4 2 1 2 0 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 2+1 1 14 5
20 DF Egypt Saad Samir 12+1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 4 0 2 0 30 0
21 DF Tunisia Ali Maâloul 25+1 8 1 0 1 0 9 1 8 2 1 1 46 12
22 MF Egypt Ahmed El Sheikh 7+1 3 0+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 12 4
23 DF Egypt Mohamed Naguib 2 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
24 DF Egypt Ahmed Fathy 12+3 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 2 0 2 1 31 2
25 MF Egypt Hossam Ashour 9+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 13 0 2+1 0 4 0 32 0
26 DF Egypt Basem Ali 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
27 DF Egypt Ramy Rabia 4+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 8 0
28 FW Nigeria Junior Ajayi 11+4 4 0+1 0 1 2 3 0 6+1 1 0 0 27 7
29 FW Angola Geraldo 9+8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3
30 DF Egypt Mohamed Hany 19+1 1 1 0 0+1 0 4+3 0 9 0 2 0 40 1
32 FW Egypt Ramadan Sobhi 15+3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 27 2
33 MF Egypt Nasser Maher 21+2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5+5 2 0 0 36 3
35 MF Egypt Karim Walid 11+6 2 1 0 0 0 0+2 0 8+1 3 1 0 30 5
36 MF Egypt Mohamed Mahmoud 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
37 FW Egypt Salah Mohsen 2+8 2 0 0 0 0 0+8 2 0+2 0 2+2 0 24 4
Players joined during the 2019 summer transfer window
4 DF Egypt Mahmoud Metwalli 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Egypt Mohamed Magdy 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF Mali Salif Coulibaly 9 1 0 0 0 0 10 2 3 0 3 0 25 3
6 DF Egypt Sabry Raheel 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7 FW South Africa Phakamani Mahlambi 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Egypt Moamen Zakaria 1+4 1 1 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 1 11 2
19 FW Egypt Abdallah El Said 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2
27 MF Egypt Mido Gaber 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 5+3 1 0+2 0 1+1 0 16 1
34 MF Egypt Ahmed Hamdy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 4 0
38 MF Egypt Akram Tawfik 2+1 0 1 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
39 FW Egypt Ahmed Yasser Rayyan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF Egypt Mahmoud El Gazzar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank Position Name Egyptian Premier League Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup 2018 CAF Champions League 2018–19 CAF Champions League Arab Club Champions Cup Total
1 FW Morocco Walid Azaro 6 0 0 6 1 0 13
2 DF Tunisia Ali Maâloul 8 0 0 1 2 1 12
3 FW Egypt Marwan Mohsen 6 0 0 1 2 1 10
4 FW Egypt Walid Soliman 1 0 0 6 0 2 9
5 FW Nigeria Junior Ajayi 4 0 2 0 1 0 7
6 FW Egypt Hussein El Shahat 4 0 1 0 1 0 6
7 MF Egypt Mohamed Sherif 2 2 0 0 0 1 5
MF Egypt Karim Walid 2 0 0 0 3 0 5
9 FW Egypt Salah Mohsen 2 0 0 2 0 0 4
MF Egypt Ahmed El Sheikh 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
MF Egypt Amr El Solia 2 0 0 1 1 0 4
12 DF Mali Salif Coulibaly 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
FW Angola Geraldo 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
MF Egypt Nasser Maher 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
MF Egypt Islam Mohareb 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
16 DF Egypt Ayman Ashraf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
DF Egypt Ahmed Fathy 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
MF Egypt Hamdy Fathy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
MF Egypt Saleh Gomaa 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
FW Egypt Abdallah El Said 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
FW Egypt Ramadan Sobhi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
MF Egypt Moamen Zakaria 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
23 MF Egypt Mido Gaber 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF Egypt Mohamed Hany 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Total 56 3 3 26 14 7 109

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank Name Egyptian Premier League Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup 2018 CAF Champions League 2018–19 CAF Champions League Arab Club Champions Cup Total
1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy 13 0 0 8 4 0 25
2 Egypt Sherif Ekramy 4 0 0 0 1 1 6
3 Egypt Ali Lotfi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Total 19 0 0 8 5 1 33

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Al Masry v Al Ahly match was played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria instead of Al Masry Club Stadium in Port Said due to security concerns.
  2. ^ Petrojet v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 2 October 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Al Ahly v ES Sétif match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on the same day. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ Al Ahly v El Gouna match, originally scheduled to be played on 17 September 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Horoya v Al Ahly match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on 14 September 2018. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 5 December 2018.
  4. ^ Al Ahly v Tala'ea El Gaish match, originally scheduled to be played on 11 November 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Espérance de Tunis v Al Ahly match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on 9 November 2018. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 9 December 2018.
  5. ^ Al Ahly v Nogoom match, originally scheduled to be played on 1 November 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Al Ahly v Espérance de Tunis match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on 2 November 2018. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 17 December 2018.
  6. ^ El Dakhleya v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 11 September 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Horoya v Al Ahly match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on 14 September 2018. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ El Dakhleya v Al Ahly match was played at Petro Sport Stadium instead of Police Academy Stadium due t security concerns.
  8. ^ Pyramids v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 22 September 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Al Ahly v Horoya match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on the same day. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 4 January 2019.
  9. ^ Smouha v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 22 November 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Al Wasl v Al Ahly match in the Arab Club Champions Cup, which was set to be played on the same day. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 8 January 2019.
  10. ^ Misr Lel Makkasa v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 20 October 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with ES Sétif v Al Ahly match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on 23 October 2018. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 24 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b Misr Lel Makkasa v Al Ahly match was played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria instead of Faiyum Stadium in Faiyum due to pitch status.
  12. ^ ENPPI v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 7 November 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Espérance de Tunis v Al Ahly match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on 9 November 2018. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 5 February 2019.
  13. ^ El Entag El Harby v Al Ahly match was played at Petro Sport Stadium instead of Al Salam Stadium due to maintenance.
  14. ^ Al Ahly v Petrojet match, originally scheduled to be played on 11 March 2019, was played on 4 March 2019 to avoid scheduling conflicts.
  15. ^ Zamalek v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 13 December 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Zamalek v AS CotonTchad match in the CAF Confederation Cup and with Al Ahly v Jimma Aba Jifar match in the CAF Champions League, which were set to be played on 15 and 14 December 2018 respectively. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 30 March 2019.
  16. ^ Al Ahly v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played on 28 February 2019, was postponed due to conflicting with both sides' match in the Egypt Cup, which was set to be played on the same day. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 18 April 2019. Despite both sides' match in the Egypt Cup was however later postponed too, the Egyptian Football Association refused to change the date for this match again.
  17. ^ Al Ahly v Al Masry match, originally scheduled to be played on 13 January 2019, was postponed due to conflicting with Al Ahly v AS Vita Club match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on 12 January 2019. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 25 April 2019.
  18. ^ a b Al Ahly v Al Masry match was played at Haras El Hodoud Stadium in Alexandria instead of Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo due to security concerns.
  19. ^ a b Tala'ea El Gaish v Al Ahly match was played at Haras El Hodoud Stadium in Alexandria instead of Gehaz El Reyada Stadium in Cairo due to security concerns.
  20. ^ Nogoom v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 13 April 2019, was postponed due to conflicting with Al Ahly v Mamelodi Sundowns match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on the same day. The match was later rescheduled to be player on 5 May 2019
  21. ^ Al Ahly v ENPPI match, originally scheduled to be played on 25 April 2019, was postponed due to security concerns. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 16 May 2019.
  22. ^ Ismaily v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 23 December 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Coton Sport v Ismaily match in the CAF Champions League and with Jimma Aba Jifar vs Al Ahly match in the CAF Champions League, which were set to be played on 22 and 23 December 2018 respectively. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 22 May 2019.
  23. ^ a b Ismaily v Al Ahly match was played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria instead of Ismailia Stadium in Ismailia due to maintenance.
  24. ^ Al Mokawloon Al Arab v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played on 23 May 2019, was postponed due to security concerns. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 24 July 2019.
  25. ^ a b Al Mokawloon Al Arab v Al Ahly match was played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria instead of Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium in Cairo due to security concerns.
  26. ^ Al Ahly v Zamalek match, originally scheduled to be played on 27 May 2019, was postponed due to conflicting with Zamalek v RS Berkane match in the CAF Confederation Cup, which was set to be played on 26 May 2019. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 28 July 2019.
  27. ^ Al Ahly v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played on 25 October 2018, was postponed due to conflicting with Al Ahly v ES Sétif match in the CAF Champions League, which was set to be played on 23 October 2018. The match was later rescheduled to be played on 28 February 2019. However the match was postponed again on 26 February 2019 due to security concerns. The match was later once again rescheduled to be played on 17 August 2019.
  28. ^ a b Starting from round of 16, all matches were played on stadiums selected by the Egyptian Football Association.