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Al Ahly Club

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Full name Al Ahly Sporting Club
Nickname(s)

نادي القرن

الشياطين الحمر.
Short name ASC
Founded 24 April 1907; 110 years ago (1907-04-24)
Ground Cairo Stadium but currently plays in Al-Salam Stadium due to security concerns
Chairman Egypt Mahmoud Taher
Coach Egypt Hossam El-Badry
League Egyptian Premier League
2017–18 Egyptian Premier League, 1st
Website Club website
Current season
Cairo Stadium
Stad El Qahira El Dawly
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Full name Cairo Stadium
Location Nasr City, Cairo
Capacity 75,000
Record attendance 130,000
Acreage
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1955–1960
Opened 23 July 1960
Renovated 2005
Architect Werner March

نادي القرن

Al Ahly Sporting Club (Arabic: النادى الأهلى للرياضة البدنية‎‎, an-Nādá al’āhlá Lilriyāḍat al-Badaniyah; Egyptian Arabic: النادي الأهلي‎‎, el-Nâdî el-‘Âhlî), is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier in the Egyptian football league system. Founded in April 24, 1907 as a gathering place for Cairo's students' unions, having won a record 39 national titles, 36 national cups and 9 national super cups. In addition, Al Ahly has never been relegated to the Second Division. On the continental side, The club has 8 CAF Champions League titles, 1 CAF Confederation Cup title, 6 CAF Super Cup titles and 4 African Cup Winners' Cup titles. Internationally, Al Ahly has won the Bronze medal in FIFA Club World Cup 2006.

Al Ahly was founded by Omar Lottie in 1907, as a gathering place for Cairo's students' unions in the struggle against colonization. Al Ahly, meaning "the national", was chosen, and Englishman Mitchell Ince became the club's first president. In the absence of a national league, Al Ahly initially took part in regional competitions, including the Sultan Hussein Cup, which they won seven times between 1917 and 1938.


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