2015–16 Al Ahly SC season

Al Ahly 2015–16 football season
Al Ahly
2015–16 season
ChairmanEgypt Mahmoud Taher
ManagerPortugal José Peseiro
(until 18 January 2016)
Egypt Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi
(until 1 March 2016)
Netherlands Martin Jol
(from 1 March 2016)
StadiumBorg El Arab Stadium
Premier LeagueWinners
Egypt CupRunner-up
Super CupWinners
CAF Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mo'men Zakaria (12)
Malick Evouna (12)
All:
Abdallah Said (14)
Home colours
Away colours
All statistics correct as of 8 August 2016.

The 2015–16 season is Al Ahly's 57th season in the Egyptian Premier League and 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. The club will participate in the Premier League, Egypt Cup, Super Cup and the CAF Champions League.

Squad information

Current squad

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Sherif Ekramy (Vice-captain) Egypt GK 1 July 1983 (age 32)
13 Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam Egypt GK April 10, 1987 (age 28)
16 Mossad Awad Egypt GK January 15, 1993 (age 22)
Defenders
2 Sherif Hazem Egypt CB 7 July 1989 (age 26)
3 Ramy Rabia Egypt RB / CB / DM 20 May 1993 (age 22)
6 Sabry Raheel Egypt LB 2 October 1987 (age 27)
7 Hussein Sayed Egypt LB September 18, 1991 (age 23)
24 Ahmed Fathy Egypt RB / DM 10 November 1984 (age 30)
20 Saad Samir Egypt CB April 1, 1989 (age 26)
23 Mohamed Nagieb Egypt CB January 13, 1983 (age 32)
12 Basem Ali Egypt RB 27 October 1988 (age 26)
30 Mohamed Hany Egypt RB January 25, 1996 (age 19)
5 Ahmed Hegazy Egypt CB January 25, 1991 (age 24)
Midfielders
8 Mo'men Zakaria Egypt RM / LM 12 April 1988 (age 27)
11 Walid Soliman Egypt AM / LM 1 December 1984 (age 30)
14 Hossam Ghaly (captain) Egypt CM / DM 15 December 1981 (age 33)
18 Ahmed El Sheikh Egypt RM / LM September 9, 1992 (age 23)
19 Abdallah El Saïd Egypt AM / CM 13 July 1985 (age 30)
22 Saleh Gomaa Egypt DM / CM 1 August 1993 (age 22)
25 Hossam Ashour (Vice-captain) Egypt CM / DM March 9, 1986 (age 29)
32 Ramadan Sobhi Egypt RM / LM May 14, 1997 (age 18)
Forwards
17 Mohamed Hamdy Egypt SS / AM December 13, 1991 (age 23)
9 Amr Gamal Egypt SS August 4, 1991 (age 24)
10 Emad Moteab (Vice-captain) Egypt ST 20 February 1983 (age 32)
15 Malick Evouna Gabon SS / ST 28 November 1992 (age 22)
29 John Antwi Ghana ST 6 August 1992 (age 23)
21 Ahmed Abd El-Zaher Egypt ST January 15, 1985 (age 30

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Egypt EGY Trezeguet (on loan to RSC Anderlecht until 30/06/2016)
— MF Egypt EGY Amr Warda (on loan to Panetolikos until 30/06/2016)
— MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Rizk (on loan to El Geish until 30/06/2016)
— MF Egypt EGY Islam Roshdi (on loan to El Haras until 30/06/2016)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Hassan (on loan to El Haras until 30/06/2016)
— DF Egypt EGY Islam Serry (on loan to Petrojet until 30/06/2016)
— MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Ramdan Beckham (on loan to El Haras until 30/06/2016)
— FW Egypt EGY Mohamed Hamdy Zaky (on loan to Smouha until 30/06/2016)

Summer Transfers

In

No. Nat. Name From
3 Egypt Rami Rabia Sporting Lisbon
5 Egypt Ahmed Hegazy Free agent
15 Gabon Malick Evouna Al Wydad
17 Egypt Mohamed Hamdy Zaky Free agent
18 Egypt Ahmed El Sheikh Misr El Makasa
22 Egypt Saleh Gomaa Enppi
24 Egypt Ahmed Fathy Free agent
29 Ghana John Antwi Al Shabab

2015 Egyptian Super Cup

Zamalek v Al Ahly
15 October 2015 Zamalek 2–3 Al Ahly Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
20:00 (UTC+4) Gaber 26'
Kahraba 90'		 Abdallah 45+4' (pen.), 52' (pen.)
Mo'men 69'		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Carlos Carballo (Spain)

Note: The team is managed by the Interim Coach Abdelaziz Abdelshafy in the 2015 Egyptian Super Cup.

2015 Egyptian Super Cup winners
Egypt
Al Ahly
Ninth title

2015–16 Egyptian Premier League

Position

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 23 7 4 65 24 +41 76 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Zamalek 34 20 9 5 49 25 +24 69
3 Smouha 34 13 16 5 45 37 +8 55[a] Qualification for the Confederation Cup[b]
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Smouha ahead of Al Masry on head-to-head record; Smouha–Al Masry 1–0, Al Masry–Smouha 1–1.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Egypt Cup, Zamalek, qualified for African competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Confederation Cup) was passed to the fourth-placed team which were the next best teams in the table not already qualified for any African competition.

Results

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 9 July 2016. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Team Home score Away score
Tala'ea El-Gaish 0–0 1-0
Ghazl El Mahalla 2–0 1-1
Petrojet 2–0 1–0
Misr Lel-Makkasa 2–1 0-1
Enppi 2–0 2–0
Ittihad El Shorta 7–3 5–3
Al Masry 2-3 2–2
Smouha 0–3 3–1
Haras El Hodoud 3–0 4–0
Wadi Degla 0–1 0–0
Aswan 3–1 4–0
El-Entag El-Harby 2–0 1–0
El Mokawloon 3–1 3–0
El Dakhelya 2–0 1–1
Ismaily 1–0 2–1
El Ittihad 1–1 1–0
Zamalek 2–0 0–0

Match Details

Al Ahly v Ghazl El Mahalla
25 October 2015 2 Al Ahly 2-0 Ghazl El Mahalla Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:45 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 38' (pen)
Ghaly 82'
Petrojet v Al Ahly
1 November 2015 3 Petrojet 0-1 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
17:00 UTC+02:00 Meteab 90+1'
Misr El Makasa v Al Ahly
5 November 2015 4 Misr El Makasa 1-0 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2:00 Samy 57'
Enppi v Al Ahly
3 February 2016 5 Enppi 0-2 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+2:00 Gamal 36'
Mo'men 79'
Al Ahly v Ittihad El Shorta
7 January 2016 6 Al Ahly 7-3 Ittihad El Shorta Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+2:00 Evouna 21' 45+2'
Rabia 26' 57'
Saleh 39'
Ramadan 41'
Meteab 76'		 Galal 23'
Agogo 38'
Rico 79' (pen)
Al Masry v Al Ahly
23 February 2016 7 Al Masry 2-2 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Yasser 11'
Magdy 58' (pen)		 Mo'men 26'
Evouna 78'
Al Ahly v Smouha
17 December 2015 8 Al Ahly 0-3 Smouha Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
21:45 UTC+02:00 Kamar 24' (pen)
Mohareb 60' 85'
Al Ahly v Haras El Hodoud
22 December 2015 9 Al Ahly 3-0 Haras El Hodoud Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+02:00 Evouna 27' 62'
Saleh 90+2'
Wadi Degla v Al Ahly
26 December 2015 10 Wadi Degla 0-0 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:45 UTC+02:00
Al Ahly v Aswan
29 December 2015 11 Al Ahly 3-1 Aswan Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+03:00 Mo'men 13' 45+3'
Evouna 68'		 Shokry 33'
El Entag El Harby v Al Ahly
3 January 2015 12 El Entag El Harby 0-1 Al Ahly El Salam Stadium, Cairo
19:45 UTC+02:00 Meteab 90+6'
Al Ahly v Al Mokawloon
10 January 2016 13 Al Ahly 3-1 Al Mokawloon Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+02:00 Mo'men 14'
Abdallah 54' 74'		 Sherif 90'
El Dakhleya v Al Ahly
14 January 2016 14 El Dakhleya 1-1 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
19:45 UTC+02:00 Marei 42' Farouk 77' (o.g.)
Al Ahly v Ismaily
20 January 2016 15 Al Ahly 1-0 Ismaily Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
17:00 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 45'
Al Ittihad v Al Ahly
23 January 2016 16 Al Ittihad 0-1 Al Ahly Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
15:00 UTC+02:00 Antwi 64'
Al Ahly v Zamalek
9 February 2016 17 Al Ahly 2-0 Zamalek Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+02:00 Evouna 56'
Gamal 89'
Al Ahly v Tala'ea El Geish
13 February 2016 18 Al Ahly 0-0 Tala'ea El Geish Suez Stadium, Suez
18:00 UTC+02:00
Ghazl El Mahalla v Al Ahly
18 February 2016 19 Ghazl El Mahalla 1-1 Al Ahly Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
17:00 UTC+02:00 Yehia 48' Ramadan 90+6'
Al Ahly v Petrojet
2 March 2016 20 Al Ahly 2-0 Petrojet Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 62' (pen) 66'
Al Ahly v Misr El Makasa
5 March 2016 21 Al Ahly 2-1 Misr El Makasa Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+02:00 Ramadan 42'
Gamal 76'		 Mido 59'
Al Ahly v Enppi
15 April 2016 22 Al Ahly 2-0 Enppi Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 42'
Mo'men 79'
Ittihad El Shorta v Al Ahly
3 April 2016 23 Ittihad El Shorta 3-5 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+02:00 Rico 45+2' (pen.)
Cissé 49' 57'		 Mo'men 17'
Fathy 22' 45'
Abdelsalam 44' (o.g.)
Gamal 78'
Al Ahly v Al Masry
13 June 2016 24 Al Ahly 2-3 Al Masry Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
22:00 UTC+02:00 Ramadan 69' (pen.)
Ghaly 88'		 Dao 4'
Caporia 32'
Mosaad 54'
Smouha v Al Ahly
26 April 2016 25 Smouha 1-3 Al Ahly Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+02:00 Mohareb 24' Abdallah 35' 68' (pen.)
Mo'men 78'
Haras El Hodoud v Al Ahly
4 May 2016 26 Haras El Hodoud 0-4 Al Ahly El Max Stadium, Alexandria
20:30 UTC+02:00 Rabia 38'
Mo'men 53' 70'
Saad 80' (o.g.)
Al Ahly v Wadi Degla
7 May 2016 27 Al Ahly 0-1 Wadi Degla Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
20:30 UTC+02:00 Mapuku 90+5'
Aswan v Al Ahly
12 May 2016 28 Aswan 0-4 Al Ahly Aswan Stadium, Aswan
20:30 UTC+02:00 Rabia 40'
Evouna 42'
Abdallah 45+3'
Mo'men 72'
Al Ahly v El Entag El Harby
17 May 2016 29 Al Ahly 2-0 El Entag El Harby Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+02:00 Magdy 58' (o.g.)
Antwi 80'
Al Mokawloon v Al Ahly
25 May 2016 30 Al Mokawloon 0-3 Al Ahly Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Evouna 21'
Evouna 42'
Mo'men 68'
Al Ahly v El Dakhleya
9 June 2016 31 Al Ahly 2-0 El Dakhleya Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
22:00 UTC+02:00 Evouna (64) 69'
Ismaily v Al Ahly
24 June 2016 32 Ismaily 1-2 Al Ahly Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
22:00 UTC+02:00 Banahene 18' Ramadan 10'
Walid 12'
Al Ahly v Al Ittihad
3 July 2016 33 Al Ahly 1-1 Al Ittihad Borg El Arab Stadium, Cairo
22:00 UTC+02:00 Meteab 34' El Alfy 79'
Zamalek v Al Ahly
9 July 2016 34 Zamalek 0-0 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
21:30 UTC+02:00

2016 Egypt Cup

Round 32

Al Ahly v Dayrout
30 March 2016 Al Ahly 3–0 Dayrout Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+02:00 Fathy 11'
El Sheikh 61', 64'		 Referee: Mohamed Saber

Round of 16

Al Ahly v Haras El Hodoud
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Al Ahly 2–1 Haras El Hodoud Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
18:30 UTC+02:00 Meteab 31' (pen.)
El Solaya 67'		 Benzema 84' (pen.) Referee: Abdel Aziz El Sayed

Quarter-finals

Al Ahly v Smouha
1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) Al Ahly 1–0 Smouha Suez Stadium, Suez
20:30 Samir 45' Report Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din

Semi-finals

ENPPI v Al Ahly
4 August 2016 (2016-08-04) ENPPI1–2 Al Ahly Suez Stadium, Suez
20:30 El Shamy 29' Zakaria 82'
Samir 85'		 Referee: Samir Osman

Final

Zamalek v Al Ahly
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) Zamalek 3–1 Al Ahly Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
20:30 UTC+2 Morsy 20', 25' (pen.)
M. Fathi 59'		 Said 33' (pen.) Referee: Andó-Szabó Sándor (Hungary)
Zamalek
Al Ahly
GK 1 Egypt Ahmed El Shenawy Yellow card 84'
RB 6 Egypt Shawky El Said
CB 7 Egypt Islam Gamal
CB 25 Egypt Ali Gabr
LB 27 Egypt Ali Fathy downward-facing red arrow 76'
DM 3 Egypt Tarek Hamed
CM 4 Egypt Ahmed Tawfik
CM 15 Nigeria Maarouf Youssef
RW 10 Egypt Shikabala (c) downward-facing red arrow 51'
LW 14 Egypt Ayman Hefny downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 17 Egypt Basem Morsy Yellow card 7'
Substitutes:
GK 28 Egypt Omar Salah
DF 19 Egypt Ahmed Duiedar
DF 33 Egypt Osama Ibrahim
MF 11 Egypt Mohamed Nasef upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 5 Egypt Ibrahim Salah upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 9 Egypt Ahmed Gaafar
FW 30 Egypt Mostafa Fathi upward-facing green arrow 51'
Manager:
Egypt Moamen Soliman
GK 13 Egypt Ahmed Adel
RB 3 Egypt Ramy Rabia Yellow card 62'
CB 20 Egypt Saad Samir
LB 6 Egypt Sabri Raheel
DM 25 Egypt Hossam Ashour downward-facing red arrow 68'
RM 20 Egypt Ahmed Fathy Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 90+1'
CM 14 Egypt Hossam Ghaly (c) Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 83'
LM 11 Egypt Walid Soliman downward-facing red arrow 63'
AM 8 Egypt Moamen Zakaria
FW 9 Egypt Amr Gamal downward-facing red arrow 58'
FW 19 Egypt Abdallah Said
Substitutes:
GK 16 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy
DF 21 Tunisia Ali Maâloul
DF 23 Egypt Mohamed Nagieb
DF 24 Egypt Mohamed Hany
MF 15 Egypt Mohamed Gaber upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 4 Egypt Marwan Mohsen upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 10 Egypt Emad Moteab upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Netherlands Martin Jol
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:

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.

2016 CAF Champions League

Round 32

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Recreativo do Libolo Angola 0–2 Egypt Al Ahly 0–0 0–2
Recreativo do Libolo Angola v Egypt Al Ahly
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) Recreativo do Libolo Angola 0–0 Egypt Al Ahly Estádio Municipal de Calulo, Calulo
15:00 UTC+1 Report Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
Al Ahly Egypt v Angola Recreativo do Libolo
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 Angola Recreativo do Libolo Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
18:00 UTC+2 Ramadan 10'
Antwi 83'		 Report Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Al Ahly won 2–0 on aggregate.

Round 16

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Africans Tanzania 2–3 Egypt Al Ahly 1–1 1–2
Young Africans Tanzania v Egypt Al Ahly
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) Young Africans Tanzania 1–1 Egypt Al Ahly National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
16:00 UTC+3 Hegazy 19' (o.g.) Report Gamal 10' Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
Al Ahly Egypt v Tanzania Young Africans
20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) Al Ahly Egypt 2–1 Tanzania Young Africans Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:30 UTC+2 Ghaly 53'
Abdallah 90+6'		 Report Ngoma 67' Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Al Ahly won 3–2 on aggregate.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morocco Wydad AC 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Knockout stage
2 Zambia ZESCO United 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9
3 Egypt Al Ahly 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Match Details

ZESCO United Zambia v Egypt Al Ahly
18 June 2016 (2016-06-18) 1 ZESCO United Zambia 3–2 Egypt Al Ahly Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
15:30 UTC+2 Ching'andu 27'
Chama 49', 56'		 Report Antwi 31', 68' Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
Al Ahly Egypt v Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
28 June 2016 (2016-06-28) Al Ahly Egypt 1–2 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
22:00 UTC+2 Hegazy 53' Report Zakri 29'
Niamke 80'		 Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)
Al Ahly Egypt v Morocco Wydad Casablanca
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) 3 Al Ahly Egypt 0–0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
19:30 UTC+2 Report Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Wydad Casablanca Morocco v Egypt Al Ahly
27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) 4 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0–1 Egypt Al Ahly Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
19:30 UTC+1 Report Rabia 47' Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Al Ahly Egypt v Zambia ZESCO United
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 5 Al Ahly Egypt 2–2 Zambia ZESCO United Suez Stadium, Suez
21:30 UTC+2 Rabia 31'
Meteab 85'		 Report Were 6', 35' Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast v Egypt Al-Ahly
24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) 6 ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 0–0 Egypt Al-Ahly Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
14:30 UTC±0 Report Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Champions Golden Cup

Friendly cup organized by IMCC Sports Co. between Al Ahly and Roma.

Al Ahly Egypt v Italy Roma
20 May 2016 Al Ahly Egypt 4–3 Italy Roma Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
20:15 UTC+4 Antwi 13'
Mo'men 42'
Walid 55'
El Sheikh 90+3'		 Džeko 20'
Salah 41'
Vainqueur 90+1'
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