# Al Ahly (handball)

Active departments of Al Ahly SC :
| Football | Volleyball (Men's) | Volleyball (Women's) |
| Handball (Men's) | Handball (Women's) | Basketball (Men's) |
| Basketball (Women's) | Table tennis | Water polo |
| Field hockey | Roller hockey | Tennis |
Al Ahly Handball Club (Arabic: النادي الاهلي لكرة اليد) is one of Al Ahly Sporting Club's sections that represent the club in Egypt as well as in international handball competitions. Al Ahly's Handball team was founded in 1959. The Al Ahly handball team has participated in the Egyptian Handball League since the beginning in 1960s until the present. The Championship was played under the name of the Republic League. The first championship win for the Al Ahly team in the Egyptian Handball League was in 1968 and 1969. The Al Ahly Handball Club has won the most titles in the league, 24 of which were gold medals. It participated in 6 different championships every season: the Egyptian Handball League, the Egypt cup, the Egyptian Handball Federation, the African Handball Champions League, the African Handball Cup Winners' Cup, and the African Handball Super Cup.
Al Ahly had the best record in the IHF Super Globe when it achieved a silver medal in 2007. For many years, Al Ahly preferred to participate in Arab tournaments instead of African tournaments, causing Al Ahly to remain at the top of Arab handball clubs with 8 total trophies. Al Ahly was the first team to qualify to the African Super Cup in 1994, but it withdrew its participation in Arab Championships.
Al Ahly has had many successful generations of handball, but during the 90s they have had the most success. During this time, they won 6 Egyptian Leagues, 2 Egypt Cups, 2 African Handball Champion Leagues, and 6 Arab Championships, not including the great efforts with the Egypt men's national handball team.
Al Ahly player Gohar Nabil was nominated as the Best Handball Player in the World in 1998 and 2000. Further, Sameh Abdel Warth was chosen at the Handball World Team in 1997.

## Men's team honours
### National titles

* Egyptian Handball League 25 (Record)
** Champions: 1968–69, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23, 2023-24
* Egypt Handball Cup 10
** Champions: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022-23
* Egyptian Handball Super Cup 2
** Champions: 20232025
* Egyptian Excellence Cup (Defunct)
** Champions: 2003
* Egyptian Federation Handball Cup 3 (Record)
** Champions: 2015,"بالصور.. الأهلى يتوج بلقب كأس اتحاد اليد". 2016,2017
* 25 January Cup 1: (Played instead of cancelled league due to shortage time after 25 January Revolution and the champion qualify to African Handball Champions League)
** Champions: 2011

### International titles

* IHF Super Globe
** Runners-up: 2007 (Best African team record in IHF Super Globe)
** Third place: 2024
* African Handball Champions League 7
** Champions: 1985, 1993, 1994, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024
** Runners-up: 2013, 2014, 2018
* African Handball Cup Winners' Cup 4
** Champions: 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021
** Runners-up: 1985, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2019
* African Handball Super Cup 4
** Champions: 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
** Runners-up: 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021

### Regional titles

* Arab Handball Championship of Champions 5
** Champions: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2010
** Runners-up: 1986, 1999
* Arab Handball Championship of Winners' Cup 3 (Record Shared)
** Champions: 1996, 1997, 2011
** Runners-up: none

## Squad

    Squad for the 2022–2023 season

## Transfers

   * Transfers for the 2022–23 season
Transfers for the 2020–21 season :
Joining
Mostafa Khalil From Zamalek SC
Omar Haggag From Molayha
Leaving
Mohamed El-Tayar to DHfK Leipzig
Mamdouh Taha to ??
Baher Elbadrawy to ??
Mohamed Gamal to Sporting
Omar Yassin to ?? :
Transfers for the 2019–20 season :
Joining
Mohsen Ramadan From Heliopolis Sporting Club
Oussama Jaziri From Espérance Sportive
Mahmoud Noaman From Smouha SC
Omar Yassin From Al Sadd SC
Ahmed Sessa From Tala'ea El Gaish SC
Omar Sami From Tala'ea El Gaish SC
Leaving
Ahmed Khairey to CSA Steaua București
Fayez Naeem to Sharjah FC
Skander Zaïdi to Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Youssef Maaraf to Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Mahmoud Assem Hammad to Al Ahly Bank SC
Abdelrahman Homayed to Wisła Płock loan
Joining
Mohamed Gamal from ElGazira SC
Baher El Badrawy From Tala'ea El Gaish SC
Ahmed Adel From Tala'ea El Gaish SC
Abdel Aziz Ehab From Smouha SC
Skander Zaïdi From Club Africain
Leaving
Hady Refaat to Heliopolis Sporting Club
Mostafa Khalil to Zamalek SC
Ahmed Hossam to Zamalek SC
Baggio to Al Ahly Bank SC
Omar Elwakeel to Zamalek SC
Mohamed Ibrahim to Alexandria Sporting Club
Omar Hagag to mulaiha fc
Ahmed Abd ElRahman Smouha SC
Hady Hamido to El maadi fc :
Transfers for the 2018–19 season :
Joining
Ahmed Khairey from ElGazira SC
Youssef Maaraf From El Makarem de Mahdia
Leaving
Mahmoud Hassaballa to Al Ahli SC (Doha)
Mohamed Abd Elwarth to Al Wahda FC
Mohamed Amer Boody to Smouha SC
ِAbd Alhamid Elsayed to Smouha SC
ElSayed Mohamed to Smouha SC
Mohamed Aktham to ??
Ahmed Hesham to Smouha SC
Aktham ElKhamisi to Nordsjælland Håndbold :
Transfers for the 2017–18 season :
Joining
Mahmoud Hassaballa from El-Sadd (Qatar)
Omar Haggag from ElShaab UAE
Mohamed Aktham (back from loan)
Leaving
karem El saeed Retire
Baher ElBadrwey to ElGeish
Mostafa Bisher Khaleej FC
Mohamed Ali to Zamalek SC
Khaled Essam to Ferencvárosi TC :
Transfers for the 2016–17 season :
Joining
Islam Hassan
Omar Yassin
Hady Refaat
Omar El Qualuobby (back from loan)
Leaving
Mohamed Aktham
Mohamed Abu Alatta
Mohamed Ramadan Hitlr :

## Recent titles
### Egyptian league title

| Round | Team | Home | Away |
| 1 & 6 | Sporting | 26–28 | 36–25 |
| 2 & 7 | Smouha SC | 27–21 | 32–22 |
| 3 & 8 | Heliopolis SC | 26–21 | 34–26 |
| 4 & 9 | El Gaish | 29–29(ET) 5–4(Pen) | 27–24 |
| 5 & 10 | Zamalek SC | 21–18 | 17–18 |
| RNK | Team | PLD | W-L | (GF) | (GA) | (C) | (FRP) | (PRP) | (Tpts) |
| 1st | Al Ahly SC | 10 | 8-2 | 280 | 236 | +44 | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| 2nd | Zamalek SC | 10 | 8-2 | 278 | 267 | +11 | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| 3rd | El Gaish | 10 | 6-4 | 309 | 277 | +23 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 4th | Sporting | 10 | 5-5 | 272 | 268 | +4 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 5th | Smouha SC | 10 | 3-7 | 260 | 282 | -22 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 6th | Heliopolis SC | 10 | 1-9 | 267 | 336 | -69 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
After the equal points of Al Ahly SC and Zamalek SC they played a tiebreak game when Al Ahly won 27–26, and were then announced as the Champion of Egyptian Handball league

### The road to 2016 African Handball Champions League

| # Round Team Home 1 Group stage (Group A) Police HBC 43–20 2 AS Caïman 34-23 3 Minuh Yaoundé 34–23 4 Espérance de Tunis 29-24 5 Quarter Final JS Kinshasa 31-20 6 Semifinal Widad Smara 31-23 7 Final Espérance de Tunis 26-23 | The road to 2018 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup # Round Team Home 1 Group stage (Group D) AS Minuh 28–15 2 Al-Ittihad 28-20 3 Quarter Final Red Star 41-17 4 Semifinal Widad Smara 37-19 7 Final Al-Ittihad 25-12 |

## Men's African competition records

Men's African Club Competitions :
| Year | African Handball Champions League | African Handball Cup Winners' Cup | African Handball Super Cup |
| 1979 | Did not enter " | started in 1985 | Started in 1994 |
| 1980 | Did not enter | started in 1985 | Started in 1994 |
| 1981 | Did not enter | started in 1985 | Started in 1994 |
| 1982 | Did not enter | started in 1985 | Started in 1994 |
| 1983 | Did not enter | started in 1985 | Started in 1994 |
| 1984 | Did not enter | started in 1985 | Started in 1994 |
| 1985 | Winner | started in 1985 | Started in 1994 |
| 1986 | Semi-finals | Runner-up | Started in 1994 |
| 1987 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Started in 1994 |
| 1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Started in 1994 |
| 1989 | Did not enter | Quarter-finals | Started in 1994 |
| 1990 | Did not qualify" | Did not enter | Started in 1994 |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Started in 1994 |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Started in 1994 |
| 1993 | Winner | Did not enter | Started in 1994 |
| 1994 | Winner | Did not enter | Withdrew after qualifying |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Withdrew after qualifying |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Runner-up | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Semi-finals | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Quarter-finals | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Winner | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Runner-up | Winner | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | Runner-up | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | winner | Did not enter | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Semi-finals | winner | winner |
| 2018 | Runner-up | winner | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Runner up | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Canceled | winner | Runner up |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | Runner up | winner |
| 2023 | TBD | Runner up | winner |

## The "Glory Season"

In the 2016/2017 season, Al Ahly HB had one of its best seasons when the team won five championships from six competitions competed.
* In the first months of the season, specifically in October 2017, Al Ahly won the 2016 African Handball Champions League in Burkina Faso after beat Espérance de Tunis in the final 26–23 achieving the fifth title in this tournament and the first title of this season.
* In the beginning of 2018 in January specifically Al Ahly crowned the Egyptian Federation Handball Cup after beat Al Gazira in the final and thus Al Ahly added his second title in this season
* In the same month Al Ahly crowned a friendly championship of Alshaab club after the victory over the Algerian GS Pétroliers in the final 28–21, but this friendly championship is not calculated among the five trophies
* In April 2018 the team won three trophies:
** On April 12, in Agadir, Morocco Al Ahly won the 2017 African Handball Super Cup after beat Zamalek SC 29–23, this was the third title of Al Ahly in the season
** On April 22, Al Ahly won the 2017 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup after beat AS Hammamet in the final 31–22, this was the fourth title of this season
** On April 30, Al Ahly won the Egyptian Handball League after beating Sporting SC in the 24th round, Al Ahly had 24 wins in row (without any loss or a draw), this was the fifth title in this great season.

## Head coaches

This is a list of the senior team's head coaches in the recent years.
| 2024–present | Stefan Madsen |
| 10/2022–2024 | David Davis |
| 4-10/2022 | Daniel Gordo [de] |
| 2021–2022 | Tarek Mahrous |
| 2020 | Ola Lindgren |
| 2019 | Niko Markovič |
| 2016- 2018 | Assem Hammad |
| 2014-2016 | Tarik Mahrous |
| 2012-2014 | Assem Hammad |
| 2010-2012 | Mamdouh Seleman |
| 2008-2010 | Mohamed Abd moaty |
| 2007-2008 | Zoran Kurteš |
| 2004-2007 | Ashraf Shokry |
| 2000-2004 | Assem El Saadaney |
| 1998-2000 | Assem Hammad |
| 1993-1998 | Gamal Shams |
| 1991-1993 | Mohamed Abd moaty |
| 1990-1991 | Khaled Khataab |
| 1989-1990 | Gamal Shams |
| 1989 | Mosaad Abbas |
| 1985-1987 | Edward Strząbała |
| 1984-1985 | Gamal Shams |
| 1982-1984 | Talaat Sheta |
| | Fawzy fadaaly |
| | Abdelaziz Tawfik |
| | ِKhalil Zaki |
| | Hassan Moustafa |
| | Kamal Abdel Hameed |
| | Mohammed Wahdan |

## Al Ahly in Super Globe Championship

→ Al Ahly participate 4 times in IHF Super Globe. Al Ahly Hosted the IHF Super Globe 2007 In Al ahly hall in Gezira

### 2007 IHF Super Globe

This competition was held in league format, and 5 teams took part. Al Ahly Fixtures was:
| NO | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
| 1 | Ahly SC | 35-13 | Al-Qadsiya |
| 2 | Ahly SC | 26-23 | Metodista SBC |
| 3 | Ahly SC | 28-20 | Mouloudia MCA |
| 4 | Ahly SC | 28-29 | Ciudad Real |
Final Ranking:
| | Ciudad Real |
| | Al Ahly SC |
| | Mouloudia MCA |
| 4 | Metodista SBC |
| 5 | Al-Qadsiya |

### 2015 IHF Super Globe

This competition was held in Knock out format starting form Quarter Finals, and 8 teams participated in this competition. Al Ahly Fixtures was:
| NO | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
| Quarter Final | Ahly SC | 16-20 | FC Barcelona Handbol |
| 5–8th place | Ahly SC | 20-17 | Club Africain |
| 5-6th place | Ahly SC | 28-24 | HC Taubaté |
* Final ranking
| | Füchse Berlin |
| | MKB Veszprém |
| | FC Barcelona |
| 4 | Sydney University |
| 5 | Al Ahly |
| 6 | HC Taubaté |
| 7 | Club Africain |
| 8 | Al Sadd |

### 2017 IHF Super Globe

Al Ahly Qualified to super globe after beat Zamalek SC in the 2017 African Handball Super Cup but later withdraw due to Political problems with Host Country Qatar . and Espérance participate instead of Al Ahly sc

### 2022 IHF Men's Super Globe

Al Ahly Qualified to super globe after beat Zamalek SC in the 2022 African Handball Super Cup 32–31 The draw was held on 29 September 2022. and put Al Ahly beside both of SL Benfica and Mudhar Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | SL Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | Mudhar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 18 October 2022 19:45 | Al Ahly | 36–30 | Mudhar | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,275 Referees: Madsen, García, Lee |
| 18 October 2022 19:45 | Dahroug 9 | (18–17) | Bannour 10 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,275 Referees: Madsen, García, Lee |
| 18 October 2022 19:45 | 5× 1× | Report | 1× 4× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,275 Referees: Madsen, García, Lee |
| 20 October 2022 16:45 | Al Ahly | 29–28 | SL Benfica | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 20 October 2022 16:45 | Khaled Hassan 8 | (12–13) | Đorđić 9 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 20 October 2022 16:45 | 5× | Report | 1× 10× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
Championship bracket
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 October | 22 October |
| SC Magdeburg | 36 |
| SC Magdeburg | 36 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Al Ahly | 28 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Al Ahly | 28 | SC Magdeburg (ET) | 41 |
| 22 October | 22 October | | SC Magdeburg (ET) | 41 |
| 22 October | 22 October | Barcelona | 39 |
| Łomża Industria Kielce | 28 | Barcelona | 39 |
| Barcelona | 39 | | |
| Barcelona | 39 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 23 October | 23 October |
| | | Al Ahly | 26 |
| | | Łomża Industria Kielce | 35 |
Semifinals
| 22 October 2022 18:00 | SC Magdeburg | 36–28 | Al Ahly | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 22 October 2022 18:00 | Magnússon 8 | (18–17) | Mahmoud 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 22 October 2022 18:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
Third place game
| 23 October 2022 18:00 | Al Ahly | 26–35 | Łomża Industria Kielce | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 23 October 2022 18:00 | Mesilhy 5 | (13–16) | Tournat 8 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 23 October 2022 18:00 | 1× | Report | 4× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
| | SC Magdeburg |
| | Barcelona |
| | Łomża Industria Kielce |
| 4 | Al Ahly |
| 5 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 6 | Khaleej |
| 7 | SL Benfica |
| 8 | Handebol Taubaté |
| 9 | Al Kuwait |
| 10 | Mudhar |
| 11 | Sydney University |
| 12 | Club Ministros |

## Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

| Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsors |
| 2006-2009 | Puma | Vodafone / Juhayna / Chevrolet / Coca-Cola |
| 2009-2011 | Adidas | Vodafone / Juhayna / Chevrolet / Coca-Cola |
| 2011-2015 | Adidas | Etisalat / Juhayna / Chevrolet |
| 2015-2017 | Diadora | Vodafone / Juhayna / Huawei / Shell Helix / Egyptians Steel / Domino's Pizza |
| 2017-2018 | Hummel | Vodafone / Juhayna / Huawei / Shell Helix / Egyptians Steel / Domino's Pizza |
| 2018-2019 | Hummel | Vodafone / LAVA / TORNADO |
| 2019-2020 | Kelme | WE / TIGER / GLC Paints / Shell Helix |

## Notable players

* Hassan Moustafa
* Gamal Shams
* Mohamed El Alfey
* Yasser Labib
* Assem El Saadney
* Khaled El Awady
* Sameh Abdel Waress
* Ashraf Mabrouk Awaad
* Hazem Awaad
* Gohar Nabil
* Hany El-Fakharany
* Ashraf Shokrey
* Atef Abdelrahman
* Mahmoud Ashour
* Saber Heussin
* Ahmed Salem
* Mamdouh Seleman
* Tarek El Dorey
* Karim El Saaeed (N)
* Karim El Din Shoukry (N)
* Ayman El Alfey
* Eslam Issa

## Club presidents

| No | Period | Name | From | To |
| 1 | 1st | Mitchel Ince | 1907 | 1908 |
| 2 | 1st | Aziz Ezzat Pacha | 1908 | 1916 |
| 3 | 1st | Abdelkhaleq Tharwat Pacha | 1916 | 1924 |
| 4 | 1st | Gaafar Waly Pacha | 1924 | 1940 |
| 5 | 1st | Mohamed Taher Pacha | 1940 | 1941 |
| 6 | 2nd | Gaafar Waly Pacha | 1941 | 1944 |
| 7 | 1st | Ahmed Hasanein Pacha | 1944 | 1946 |
| 8 | 1st | Ahmed Aboud Pacha | 1946 | 1961 |
| 9 | 1st | Salah Desouky Sheshtawy | 1961 | 1965 |
| 10 | 1st | Abdelmohsen Kamel Mortagy | 1965 | 1967 |
| 11 | 1st | Ibrahim El Wakil | 1967 | 1972 |
| 12 | 2nd | Abdelmohsen Kamel Mortagy | 1972 | 1980 |
| 13 | 1st | Saleh Selim | 1980 | 1988 |
| 14 | 1st | Mohamed Abdou Saleh El Wahsh | 1988 | 1992 |
| 15 | 2nd | Saleh Selim | 1992 | 2002 |
| 16 | 1st | Hassan Hamdy | 2002 | 2014 |
| 17 | 1st | Mahmoud Taher | 2014 | 2017 |
| 18 | 1st | Mahmoud El Khatib | 2017 | Present |