# 2017–18 Al Ahly SC season

The 2017–18 Al Ahly SC season was the 59th edition in the Egyptian Premier League. The club participated in the Egyptian Premier League, Egypt Cup, Egyptian Super Cup, finish the 2017 CAF Champions League campaign and start the 2018 campaign.

## Squad
### Current squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |
| 1 | Sherif Ekramy (third-captain) | GK | (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983 (age 41) |
| 16 | Mohamed El Shenawy | GK | (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) |
| 13 | Ali Lotfi | GK | (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 34) |
| Centerbacks |
| 3 | Ramy Rabia | CB | (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) |
| 20 | Saad Samir | CB | (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989 (age 35) |
| 23 | Mohamed Naguib | CB | (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 (age 41) |
| Fullbacks |
| 6 | Sabry Raheel | LB | (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 37) |
| 26 | Basem Ali | RB | (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 35) |
| 21 | Ali Maâloul | LB | (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34) |
| 24 | Ahmed Fathy | RB / DM | (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984 (age 39) |
| 12 | Ayman Ashraf | LB | (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 (age 33) |
| 30 | Mohamed Hany | RB | (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28) |
| Defensive midfielders |
| 4 | Hesham Mohamed | DM | (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34) |
| 17 | Amr El Soleya | DM | (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990 (age 34) |
| 25 | Hossam Ashour (vice-captin) | DM | (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986 (age 38) |
| 38 | Akram Tawfik | DM | (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 26) |
| 14 | Hossam Ghaly(captain) | MF | (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981 (age 42) |
| Attacking midfielders |
| 34 | Ahmed Hamdy | AM | (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26) |
| 35 | Karim Nedvěd | AM | (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 (age 26) |
| 33 | Moahmed Fakhri | AM | (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25) |
| Wingers |
| 11 | Walid Soliman | RW | (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 (age 39) |
| 7 | Ahmed Hamoudi | RW | (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34) |
| 5 | Islam Mohareb | RW | (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) |
| 27 | Mido Gaber | RW | (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 29) |
| 15 | Mohamed Sheref | RW/LW | (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 28) |
| 28 | Junior Ajayi | LW | (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 28) |
| 32 | Phakamani Mahlambi | LW | (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 27) |
| Strikers |
| 9 | Walid Azaro | ST | (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 29) |
| 18 | Marwan Mohsen | ST | (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35) |
| 39 | Ahmed Yasser Rayyan | ST | (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) |
| 37 | Salah Mohsen | ST | (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| July 2017 | AM | Islam Mohareb | Smouha | 9M EGP |
| July 2017 | DM | Hesham Mohamed | Misr Lel Makassa | 8M EGP |
| July 2017 | LB | Ayman Ashraf | Smouha | Free |
| July 2017 | ST | Walid Azaro | Difaâ El Jadidi | 23M EGP |
| July 2017 | LW | Phakamani Mahlambi | Bidvest Wits | 23M EGP |
| July 2017 | CB | Abdullah Al Shami | Al-Safa' | Free |
| January 2018 | AM | Moahmed Fakhri | Ghazl El Mahalla | 1.8M EGP |
| January 2018 | GK | Ali Lotfi | Enppi | 2.5M EGP |
| January 2018 | ST | Salah Mohsen | Enppi | 30M EGP |
| January 2018 | RW/LW | Mohamed Sheref | Wadi Degla FC | 10M EGP |
| January 2018 | MF | Hossam Ghaly | Al-Nassr FC | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| July 2017 | ST | Mohamed Hamdy Zaky | Smouha | 1M EGP |
| July 2017 | GK | Mossad Awad | Smouha | Free |
| July 2017 | DM | Hossam Ghaly | Al-Nassr FC | Free |
| July 2017 | AM | Islam El Far | Tanta SC | Free |
| December 2017 | CB | Ahmed Hegazy | West Bromwich Albion | £4.5m |
| January 2018 | CB | Abdullah Al Shami | Al-Masry SC | Free |
| January 2018 | GK | Ahmed Adel | Misr Lel Makkasa | 1M EGP |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| July 2017 | ST | Amr Gamal | Bidvest Wits | July 2018 |
| July 2017 | ST | John Antwi | Misr Lel-Makkasa SC | July 2018 |
| July 2017 | LW | Nasser Maher | Smouha SC | July 2018 |
| January 2018 | ST | Emad Moteab | Al-Taawoun FC | July 2018 |
| January 2018 | MF | Ahmed El Sheikh | Ettifaq FC | July 2018 |
| January 2018 | LW | Moamen Zakaria | Al-Ahli Saudi FC | July 2018 |
| January 2018 | LB | Hussein El Sayed | Ettifaq FC | July 2019 |
| January 2018 | AM | Amr Barakat | Al Shabab FC | July 2019 |
| January 2018 | AM | Saleh Gomaa | Al-Faisaly FC | July 2019 |
| April 2018 | AM | Abdallah Said | KuPs | July 2018 |

### Suspensions

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Date until | Reason |
| July 2017 | ST | | Souleymane Coulibaly | unknown | leave without permission, case reported to FIFA |

## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 24 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Egyptian Premier league | Egyptian Premier league | Champions League | Champions League | Egypt Cup | Egypt Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | EGY | Sherif Ekramy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | EGY | Mohamed El-Shenawy | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | EGY | Ali Lotfi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | EGY | Ramy Rabia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | EGY | Sabri Raheel | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | EGY | Ayman Ashraf | 35 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | EGY | Saad Samir | 19 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | TUN | Ali Maâloul | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Fathy | 28 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Nagieb | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Hany | 24 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | EGY | Basem Ali | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | EGY | Hesham Mohamed | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | EGY | Hossam Ghaly | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | EGY | Amr Elsolia | 37 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | EGY | Abdallah Said | 22 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | EGY | Hossam Ashour | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Hamdi | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | MF | EGY | Karim Nedved | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | EGY | Akram Tawfik | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 5 | FW | EGY | Islam Mohareb | 31 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | EGY | Ahmed Hamoudi | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | EGY | Mohamed Sheref | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MAR | Walid Azaro | 33 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | EGY | Walid Soliman | 26 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | EGY | Marwan Mohsen | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | EGY | Mohamed Gaber | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NGA | Junior Ajayi | 31 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | RSA | Phakamani Mahlambi | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | EGY | Salah Mohsen | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | EGY | Ahmed Yasser Rayyan | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Squad statistics

| | League | Africa | Cup | Total Stats |
| Games played | 34 | 3 | 4 | 41 |
| Games won | 28 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Games drawn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Games lost | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Goals scored | 75 | 7 | 7 | 89 |
| Goals conceded | 19 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Goal difference | 56 | 6 | 4 | 66 |
| Clean sheets | 19 | 1 | 2 | 22 |

## 2017 Egyptian Super Cup

| Al-Ahly | Al Masry |
| GK | 16 | Mohamed El Shenawy |
| LB | 21 | Ali Maâloul |
| CB | 12 | Ayman Ashraf |
| CB | 20 | Saad Samir | 54' |
| RB | 24 | Ahmed Fathy | 21' |
| CM | 25 | Hossam Ashour (c) | 107' |
| CM | 14 | Amr El Solia | 120' |
| AM | 19 | Abdallah Said | | 120+2' |
| LW | 28 | Junior Ajayi | | 97' |
| RW | 11 | Walid Soliman | | 83' |
| CF | 9 | Walid Azaro | 57' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Sherif Ekramy |
| DF | 30 | Mohamed Hany |
| MF | 8 | Moamen Zakaria | | 83' |
| MF | 35 | Karim Nedvěd | | 120+2' |
| FW | 5 | Islam Mohareb | | 97' |
| FW | 17 | Ahmed Hamoudi |
| FW | 18 | Marwan Mohsen |
| Manager: ||
| Hossam El Badry ||
| GK | 26 | Ahmed Buska |
| LB | 19 | Mohamed Hamdy | 15' |
| CB | 4 | Mohamed Koffi |
| CB | 24 | Ahmed Gouda |
| RB | 32 | Karim El Iraqi |
| CM | 5 | Farid Shawky | | 115' |
| CM | 7 | Islam Issa |
| AM | 10 | Walid Hassan | | 108' |
| LW | 21 | Mohamed Grendo |
| RW | 25 | Ahmed Shoukry | | 72' |
| CF | 15 | Ahmed Gomaa (c) |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 16 | Mahmoud El Sayed |
| DF | 13 | Islam Saleh | | 115' |
| DF | 35 | Abdullah Al Shami |
| MF | 8 | Amr Moussa | | 72' |
| MF | 12 | Mostafa Ali |
| MF | 28 | Mohamed Abou Shaeshaa |
| FW | 20 | Issouf Ouattara | | 108' |
| Manager: ||
| Hossam Hassan ||
| Match officials: Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi (United Arab Emirates) Jassim Abdullah (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Hamad Ali Youssef (United Arab Emirates) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |

## 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League
### Position

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 19 | +56 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Ismaily | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Al Masry | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Zamalek | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 61 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Smouha | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 51 | |
* ↑ Zamalek qualified for the Confederation Cup by winning the 2017–18 Egypt Cup.

### Results
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Match details
## 2017 CAF Champions League
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al Ahly | 4–3 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–2 | 2–1 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Étoile du Sahel | 4–7 | Al Ahly | 2–1 | 2–6 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al Ahly | 1–2 | Wydad Casablanca | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Wydad Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.

## 2018 CAF Champions League
### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Ahly | 7–1 | CF Mounana | 4–0 | 3–1 |
Al-Ahly won 7–1 on aggregate.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | EST | KCC | ROL |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | Quarter-finals | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| 3 | KCCA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Township Rollers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |
Note:Rest of the group stage matches were held in next season