Al-Ahly (Arabic: نادى الاهلى للألعاب الرياضيه is a Cairo based Egyptian football club and was founded in April, 1907. The club is the most successful club in Egypt, having won the Egyptian Premier League 30 times and the Egyptian Soccer Cup 33 times. Moreover, Al-Ahly is one of the, if not the, strongest club sides in Africa. In 2000, it was named the African "Club of the Century" by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Al-Ahly has a fierce rivalry with local rivals Al-Zamalek. The derby matches are so intense, that foreign referees are brought in to officiate the game.
Al-Ahly recently broke a 45-match winning streak and also 52 unbeating streak. This is the longest undefeated streak in the Egyptian league. The team defeated Tunisian club Étoile Sahel to win the CAF Champions League in 2005, thereby advancing to the revived FIFA Club World Championship to be held in Japan.
Achievements:
Egyptian League, 30 times
1948/49 - 1949/50 - 1950/51 - 1952/53 - 1953/54 - 1955/56 - 1956/57 - 1957/58 - 1958/59 - 1960/61 - 1961/62 - 1974/75 - 1975/76 - 1976/77 - 1978/79 - 1979/80 - 1980/81 - 1981/82 - 1984/85 - 1985/86 - 1986/87 - 1988/89 - 1993/94 - 1994/95 - 1995/96 - 1996/97 - 1997/98 - 1998/99 - 1999/00 - 2004/05 (Egyptian record)
Egyptian Soccer Cup, 33 times
1923/24 - 1924/25 - 1926/27 - 1927/28 - 1929/30 - 1930/31 - 1936/37 - 1939/40 - 1941/42 - 1942/43 - 1944/45 - 1945/46 - 1946/47 - 1948/49 - 1949/50 - 1950/51 - 1952/53 - 1955/56 - 1957/58 - 1960/61 - 1965/66 - 1977/78 - 1980/81 - 1981/82 - 1982/83 - 1983/84 - 1984/85 - 1988/89 - 1990/91 - 1991/92 - 1992/93 - 1995/96 - 2000/01 - 2002/03 (Egyptian Record)
Egyptian Super Cup, 2 times
2001 - 2005
CAF Champions League, 4 times
1982 - 1987 - 2001 - 2005
African Cup Winners' Cup, 4 times
1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1993 (African Record)
Afro-Asian Cup, 1 time
1989
Arab Champions' Cup, 1 time
1996
Arab Cup Winners Cup, 1 time
1995
Arab Super Cup, 2 times
1997, 1998
Al-Ahly won the Egyptian double 11 times (Egyptian Record) and was named
CAF African club of the century.
