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
Chairman Mahmoud Taher
Manager 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 GK (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983
13 Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam GK (1987-04-10) 10 April 1987
16 Mossad Awad GK (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
26 Mohamed El-Shenawy GK (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988
Centerbacks
3 Ramy Rabia CB (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993
5 Ahmed Hegazy CB (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991
20 Saad Samir CB (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989
23 Mohamed Nagieb CB (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983
Fullbacks
6 Sabry Raheel LB (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987
7 Hussein Sayed LB (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991
12 Basem Ali RB (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988
21 Ali Maâloul LB (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
24 Ahmed Fathy RB / DM (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984
30 Mohamed Hany RB (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996
Defensive midfielders
14 Hossam Ghaly DM (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981
17 Amr Al-Sulaya DM (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990
25 Hossam Ashour DM (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986
38 Akram Tawfik AM (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997
Attacking midfielders
4 Amr Barakat AM (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991
19 Abdallah El Said AM (1985-07-13) 13 July 1985
22 Saleh Gomaa AM (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993
27 Mohamed Gaber AM (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995
34 Ahmed Hamdy AM (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998
35 Karim Nedvěd AM (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997
Wingers
8 Moamen Zakaria LW (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988
11 Walid Soliman RW (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984
Strikers
18 Marwan Mohsen ST (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989
9 Amr Gamal ST (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991
10 Emad Moteab ST (1983-02-20) 20 February 1983
15 Souleymane Coulibaly ST (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994
26 Junior Ajayi ST (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996

Transfers

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee
July 2016STJunior AjayiCS Sfaxien$2.5M
July 2016STMarwan MohsenIsmaily$500,000
July 2016AMMohamed GaberMisr Lel-Makkasa SC$475,000
July 2016AMAkram TawfikENPPI$320,000
July 2016LBAli MaâloulCS Sfaxien$750,000
July 2016GKMohamed El-ShenawyPetrojet FC$160,000
February 2017FWAmr BarakatLierse S.K.$265,000
February 2017FWSouleymane CoulibalyKilmarnock F.C.$800,000

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee
July 2016LWRamadan SobhiStoke City$7M
July 2016STMalick EvounaTianjin Teda$8M
July 2016STAhmed Abd El-ZaherMisr Lel-Makkasa SCFree
July 2016AMMohamed RizkTala'ea El GaishUndisclosed

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until
July 2016LWAhmed El SheikhMisr Lel-Makkasa SCJuly 2017
July 2016LWMohamed RizkTala'ea El-Gaish SCJuly 2017
July 2016LWIslam El FarAswan SCJuly 2017
January 2017FWJohn AntwiMisr Lel-Makkasa SCJuly 2017
January 2017FWMohamed Hamdy ZakyEnppiJuly 2017

2016 Egyptian Super Cup
Main article: 2016 Egyptian Super Cup
Al Ahly0–0Zamalek
Report
Penalties
Zakaria
Hegazy
Gomma
Ghaly 		1–3 Morsy
O. Ibrahim
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) Champion.
    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
    GK1 Sherif Ekramy
    CB3 Ramy Rabia
    CB23 Mohamed Nagieb
    RB24 Ahmed Fathy
    LB21 Ali Maâloul
    CM25 Hossam Ashour (c) 106'
    CM17 Amr Al Sulaya
    AM19 Abdallah Said
    RW11 Walid Soliman 64'
    LW8 Moamen Zakaria 100'
    CF28 Junior Ajayi 68'
    Substitutes:
    GK13 Ahmed Adel
    DF30 Mohamed Hany
    MF14 Hossam Ghaly
    MF22 Saleh Gomaa 68'
    FW4 Ahmed Hamoudi 100'
    FW9 Amr Gamal 106'
    FW10 Emad Moteab
    Manager:
    Hossam El Badry
    GK26 Ahmed Buska
    CB3 Islam Salah
    CB13 Ahmed Ayman (c) 52'
    RB19 Karim El Iraqy
    LB45 Mohamed Hamdy
    CM8 Amr Moussa
    CM5 Farid Shawky 115'
    AM18 Mohamed El Shamy
    RF10 Ahmed Gomaa
    CF29 Hamada Nasser 90+1'
    LF15 Abdallah Gomaa
    Substitutes:
    GK1 Ahmed Abdel Fattah
    DF46 Hossam Ashraf
    DF24 Islam Saleh
    MF4 Ahmed Kaboria 90+1'
    MF14 Abdallah Bika 57' 52'
    FW20 Ahmed Salem
    FW37 Hossam Attiya
    Manager:
    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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Al Ahly 1–0 Bidvest Wits 1–0 0–0
    11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) Al Ahly 1–0 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 0–0 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 Wydad Casablanca 6 4 0 2 7 3 +4 12 Quarter-finals — 2–0 1–0 2–0
    2 Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 — 0–0 3–1
    3 Zanaco 6 3 2 1 4 2 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 0–0 — 2–1
    4 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 0–0 Zanaco Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
    19:00 UTC+2 Report Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
    23 May 2017 (2017-05-23) Coton Sport 0–2 Al Ahly Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
    16:00 UTC+1 Report Ajayi  12'
    Mo'men  14'    		 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
    4 June 2017 (2017-06-04) Al Ahly 2–0 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 0–0 Al Ahly National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
    15:00 UTC+2 Report Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
    8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) Al Ahly 3–1 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 Al-Faisaly 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
    2 Al-Ahly 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
    3 NA Hussein Dey 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
    4 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 Al-Ahly 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
    2 B Al-Ahed 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
    3 C Al-Merrikh 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
    Source: Soccerway
    22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Al Ahly 0–1 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 0–2 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 2–1 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 1–2 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. http://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/1140668
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