2019–20 Al Ahly SC season

The 2019–20 Al Ahly season was the 112th season in the football club's history and 61st consecutive and overall season in the top flight of Egyptian football, the Egyptian Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly also participated in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the Egypt Cup, the Egyptian Super Cup, and the first-tier African cup, the CAF Champions League. The season covers a period from 1 July 2019 to 5 December 2020.

Al Ahly
2019–20 season
PresidentMahmoud El Khatib
ManagerMartín Lasarte
(30 December 2018 – 18 August 2019)
Mohamed Youssef (caretaker)
(18–31 August 2019)
René Weiler
(31 August 2019 – 1 October 2020)
Pitso Mosimane
(2 October 2020 –Present)
StadiumCairo International Stadium
Al Ahly WE Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Egyptian Premier LeagueWinners
Egypt CupWinners
Egyptian Super CupRunners-up
CAF Champions LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Walid Soliman
(9 goals)
All: Walid Soliman
(14 goals)
All statistics correct as of 24 February 2020.

Kit information

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsors: WE, SAIB Bank, GLC Paints, Tiger Chips, Royal Dutch Shell

Home
Away
Third

Players

Current squad
As of 1 February 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Egypt EGY Mohamed El Shenawy (Captain)
3 MF Egypt EGY Akram Tawfik
4 MF Egypt EGY Nasser Maher
5 DF Egypt EGY Ramy Rabia
6 DF Egypt EGY Yasser Ibrahim
8 MF Egypt EGY Hamdy Fathy
9 FW Egypt EGY Marwan Mohsen
10 MF Egypt EGY Saleh Gomaa
11 MF Egypt EGY Walid Soliman
12 DF Egypt EGY Ayman Ashraf
13 DF Morocco MAR Badr Banoun
14 MF Egypt EGY Hussein El Shahat
15 MF Mali MLI Aliou Dieng
16 GK Egypt EGY Ali Lotfi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Egypt EGY Amr El Solia
18 FW Senegal SEN Aliou Badji
19 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Magdy
20 DF Egypt EGY Saad Samir
21 DF Tunisia TUN Ali Maâloul
22 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed El Sheikh
23 DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Wahid
24 FW Egypt EGY Salah Mohsen
25 FW Egypt EGY Mohamed Sherif
26 FW Egypt EGY Mahmoud Kahraba
28 FW Nigeria NGA Junior Ajayi
29 FW Angola ANG Geraldo
30 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Hany
76 GK Egypt EGY Mostafa Shobair

Youth Academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF Egypt EGY Faress Mohamed
— DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Maghrabi
34 DF Egypt EGY Abdel Rahman Ashraf
— MF Egypt EGY Shady Radwan
40 MF Egypt EGY Arabi Badr
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Fakhri
36 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Nabil Koka
38 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Shokry
99 GK Egypt EGY Hamza Alla

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
— DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Alaa (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2021)
— DF Egypt EGY Basem Ali (at El Gouna until 30 June 2020)
— DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud El Gazzar (at El Gouna until 30 June 2020)
— DF Egypt EGY Hussein El Sayed (at CS Sfaxien until 30 June 2020)
— MF Egypt EGY Amar Hamdy (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2020)
— MF Egypt EGY Nasser Maher (at Smouha until 30 June 2020)
— DF Egypt EGY Karim Yehia (at Smouha until 30 June 2020)
— DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdelmonem (at Smouha until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Egypt EGY Akram Tawfik (at El Gouna until 30 June 2020)
— FW Morocco MAR Walid Azaro (at Al Ettifaq until 30 June 2020)
— FW Egypt EGY Amr Gamal (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2021)
— FW Egypt EGY Salah Mohsen (at Smouha until 30 June 2020)
— FW Egypt EGY Ahmed Yasser Rayyan (at El Gouna until 30 June 2020)
— FW Egypt EGY Mohamed Sherif (at ENPPI until 30 June 2020)
— MF Egypt EGY Fawzi El Henawy (at Smouha until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

Transfers in
# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
42 DF Egypt Mahmoud El Gazzar Egypt El Gouna End of loan 30 June 2019
2 DF Egypt Hussein El Sayed Saudi Arabia Al Ettifaq 30 June 2019
5 MF Egypt Amr Barakat Egypt Smouha 30 June 2019
17 MF Egypt Ahmed Hamdy Egypt El Gouna 30 June 2019
35 MF Egypt Akram Tawfik Egypt El Gouna 30 June 2019
38 FW Egypt Amar Hamdy Egypt Al Ittihad 30 June 2019
40 FW Egypt Fawzy El Henawy Egypt Al Ittihad 30 June 2019
39 FW Egypt Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Egypt El Gouna 30 June 2019
15 MF Mali Aliou Dieng Algeria MC Alger E£22m 5 July 2019 [1]
4 DF Egypt Mahmoud Metwalli Egypt Ismaily E£15m 30 July 2019 [2]
19 MF Egypt Mohamed Magdy Egypt Pyramids E£20m 31 July 2019 [3]
26 FW Egypt Mahmoud Kahraba Portugal Desportivo das Aves Undisclosed 13 December 2019 [4]
18 FW Senegal Aliou Badji Austria Rapid Wien E£38m 16 January 2020 [5]
FW Egypt Taher Mohamed Egypt Al Mokawloon Al Arab E£20m 3 August 2020 [6]

Loans in
# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Source
7 FW Egypt Ramadan Sobhi England Huddersfield Town 5 July 2019 30 June 2020 [7]

Transfers out
Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Egypt Mohamed Naguib Egypt El Gouna Free Transfer 31 July 2019 [8]
MF Egypt Islam Mohareb Egypt El Gouna E£4m 12 August 2019 [9]
MF Egypt Amr Barakat Egypt El Gouna Undisclosed 12 August 2019 [10]
MF Egypt Ahmed Hamdy Egypt El Gouna Undisclosed 18 September 2019
MF Egypt Hesham Mohamed Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria Free Transfer 20 August 2019 [11]
MF Egypt Ahmed Hamoudi Egypt Pyramids FC released 20 August 2019
MF Egypt Islam Gaber Egypt El Raja released 18 September 2019

Loans out
Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
FW Egypt Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Egypt El Gouna 3 August 2019 30 June 2020 [12]
DF Egypt Mahmoud El Gazzar Egypt El Gouna 3 August 2019 30 June 2020 [12]
MF Egypt Akram Tawfik Egypt El Gouna 3 August 2019 30 June 2020 [12]
DF Egypt Basem Ali Egypt El Gouna 29 August 2019 30 June 2020 [13]
DF Egypt Ahmed Alaa Egypt Tala'ea El Gaish 9 August 2019 30 June 2021 [14]
FW Egypt Amr Gamal Egypt Tala'ea El Gaish 9 August 2019 30 June 2021 [15]
MF Egypt Nasser Maher Egypt Smouha 19 August 2019 30 June 2020 [16]
MF Egypt Mohamed Sherif Egypt Enppi 25 August 2019 30 June 2020 [17]
FW Morocco Walid Azaro Saudi Arabia Ettifaq 22 January 2020 30 June 2020 [18]
MF Egypt Salah Mohsen Egypt Smouha 26 January 2020 30 June 2020 [19]
MF Egypt Amar Hamdy Egypt Tala'ea El Gaish 28 January 2020 30 June 2020 [20]
DF Egypt Mohamed Abdelmonem Egypt Smouha 23 January 2020 30 June 2021 [19]
DF Egypt Karim Yehia Egypt Smouha 23 January 2019 30 June 2020
MF Egypt Fawzi El Henawy Egypt Smouha 18 July 2019 30 June 2021

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 July 2019 (2019-07-03) Al Ahly Egypt 0–0 Egypt El Motaheda HR Cairo, Egypt
17:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
8 July 2019 (2019-07-08) Soccer Smart Academy Spain 0–9 Egypt Al Ahly Alicante, Spain
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: La Finca
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) Newport County Wales 1–1 Egypt Al Ahly Murcia, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
15 July 2019 (2019-07-15) UCAM Murcia Spain 0–7 Egypt Al Ahly Murcia, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Al Ahly Egypt 4–0 Egypt Plastic Shubra El Kheima Cairo, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) Al Ahly Egypt 1–0 Egypt Media Cairo, Egypt
16:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
24 July 2020 (2020-07-24) Al Ahly Egypt 4–0 Egypt Smouha Cairo, Egypt
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium
28 July 2020 (2020-07-28) Al Ahly Egypt 5–2 Egypt El Gouna Cairo, Egypt
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 23 September 2019 31 October 2020 Matchday 1 Winners 34 28 5 1 74 8 +66 082.35
Egypt Cup 3 December 2019 5 December 2020 Round of 32 Winners 5 5 0 0 10 5 +5 100.00
Egyptian Super Cup 20 February 2020 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 0 +0 000.00
CAF Champions League 11 August 2019 27 November 2020 Preliminary round Winners 15 11 3 1 36 7 +29 073.33
Total 55 44 8 3 120 20 +100 080.00

Last updated: 6 December 2020
Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League
Main article: 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 34 28 5 1 74 8 +66 89 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Zamalek 34 21 8 5 50 27 +23 68[lower-alpha 1]
3 Pyramids 34 19 8 7 54 33 +21 65 Qualification for the Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 2]
4 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 34 15 9 10 45 34 +11 54
5 Smouha 34 11 18 5 44 33 +11 51
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. As a result of Zamalek refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly on 24 February 2020, the club was subject to a 3-point deduction following the conclusion of the season.[21]
  2. Since the 2019–20 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, Al Mokawloon Al Arab.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 28 5 1 74 8  +66 89 14 3 0 38 2  +36 14 2 1 36 6  +30

Last updated: 7 November 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDDWLWWWWWDDWWWWDW
Position5211132111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2020. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 12 September 2019.[22]

23 September 2019 (2019-09-23) 1 Smouha 0–1 Al Ahly Alexandria
17:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Al Tarhoni Yellow card 30'
  • Gamal Yellow card 57'
 Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) 2 Al Ahly 4–0 El Entag El Harby Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Magdy Yellow card 55'
  • Ma. Adel Yellow card 68'
 Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Mohamed El Sabahy
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 3 Aswan 1–5 Al Ahly Aswan
15:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Aswan Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
25 November 2019 (2019-11-25)[upper-alpha 2] 5 El Gouna 0–4 Al Ahly El Gouna
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Gouna Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
11 December 2019 (2019-12-11) 7 Wadi Degla 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 3][upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Said Hamza
15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) 8 Al Ahly 1–0 Haras El Hodoud Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
19 December 2019 (2019-12-19) 9 Ismaily 0–1 Al Ahly Alexandria[upper-alpha 4]
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • El Badry Yellow card 82'
 Report
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium[upper-alpha 4]
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
23 December 2019 (2019-12-23) 10 Al Ahly 4–0 Al Ittihad Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 11 Misr Lel Makkasa 0–2 Al Ahly Cairo[upper-alpha 5]
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Sobhy Yellow card 20'
  • Mosaad Yellow card 23'
  • Yassin Yellow card 77'
  • Moses Yellow card 84'
 Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 5][upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Amin Omar
5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) 12 Al Ahly 3–1 FC Masr Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) 13 Al Ahly 5–0 Tanta Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Ghaly Yellow card 45'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 14 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0–2 Al Ahly Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 6][upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour
6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) 16 Pyramids 1–2 Al Ahly Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) 17 Al Ahly 3–0 Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Shehata Yellow card 82'
  • El Fil Yellow card 84'
  • Stouhi Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)[upper-alpha 2] 6 Al Ahly 3–0 Al Masry Alexandria[upper-alpha 7]
20:15 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium[upper-alpha 7]
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
24 February 2020 (2020-02-24)[upper-alpha 8] 4 Al Ahly 2–0
(Awarded)		 Zamalek Cairo
20:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Note: Al Ahly were awarded a 2–0 win after Zamalek did not show up for the match.[23]
11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) 18 Al Ahly 1–1 Smouha Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Youssef Diop 69'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
9 August 2020 (2020-08-09)[upper-alpha 9] 15 Al Ahly 2–0 ENPPI Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Egypt Mahmoud El Banna
14 August 2020 (2020-08-14) 19 El Entag El Harby 1–1 Al Ahly Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Karim Afifi 77'
  • Moussa Diawara Yellow card 65'
 Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
17 August 2020 (2020-08-17) 20 Al Ahly 3–0 Aswan Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) 21 Zamalek 3–1 Al Ahly Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) 22 Al Ahly 1–0 El Gouna Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Khaled Sobhy Yellow card 40'
  • Mahmoud Shabrawy Yellow card 90+6'
  • Islam Tarek Yellow card 90+6'
  • Islam Mohareb Yellow card 90+6'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) 23 Al Masry 0–2 Al Ahly Alexandria
20:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) 24 Al Ahly 2–0 Wadi Degla Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Marwan Hamdi Yellow card 41'
  • Khaled Reda Yellow card 90+5'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) 25 Haras El Hodoud 0–2 Al Ahly Alexandria
20:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium
11 September 2020 (2020-09-11) 26 Al Ahly 3–0 Ismaily Alexandria
20:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
14 September 2020 (2020-09-14) 27 Al Ittihad 0–0 Al Ahly Alexandria
20:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 28 Al Ahly 0–0 Misr Lel Makkasa Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Mohamed Dabash Red card 59'
  • Marey Yellow card 87'
 Stadium: Cairo Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Hanafy
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 29 FC Masr 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Mostafa Soltan Yellow card 52'
  • Moamen Ibrahim Yellow card 81'
  • Willis Furtado Yellow card 90'
  • Alaa Atta Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Bassiouny
27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 30 Tanta 0–1 Al Ahly Cairo
17:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) 31 Al Ahly 1–0 Al Mokawloon Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Abed Yellow card 89'
  • Jaziri Yellow card 90'
  • Kabore Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: Cairo Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha
7 October 2020 (2020-10-07) 32 Enppi 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Yousef
11 October 2020 (2020-10-11) 33 Al Ahly 0–0 Pyramids Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Cairo Stadium
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 34 Tala'ea El Gaish 0–3 Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Gamal Yellow card 24'
  • Mohamed Yellow card 28'
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium

Egypt Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Egypt Cup

Al Ahly entered the competition from the round of 32 and were given a home tie against Egyptian Second Division side Beni Suef.[24] The bracket of the tournament was also decided at the time of the round of 32 draw; meaning that the path to the final for each time was decided prior to playing any matches. Also, all matches are played on stadiums selected by the Egyptian Football Association starting from the round of 16.

3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Round of 32 Al Ahly 3–1 Beni Suef Cairo
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Ali Yellow card 39'
  • Mahmoud Yellow card 65'
  • Mahrous Yellow card 76'
  • Abdel Razek 88'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abbas
30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Round of 16 Al Ahly 2–1 Tersana Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Ibrahim Mansour 42'
 Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) Quarter-finals Al Ahly 2–1 Abou Qir Fertilizers Alexandria
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Kouyaté 38'
 Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salama
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Semi-finals Al Ahly 2–1 Al Ittihad Suez
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
Final
Al Ahly1–1 (a.e.t.)Tala'ea El Gaish
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy
Al Ahly
Tala'ea El Gaish

Egyptian Super Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup

As the winners of the 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League, Al Ahly faced 2018–19 Egypt Cup winners Zamalek in the Egyptian Super Cup. The match was played on 20 February 2020 in the United Arab Emirates.[25]

20 February 2020 (2020-02-20) Al Ahly 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Zamalek Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00 GST (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Penalties

CAF Champions League
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League

Al Ahly entered the competition for the 22nd consecutive time after winning the league in the previous season. Al Ahly were ranked 4th in the CAF 5-year ranking prior to the start of the 2019–20. As a result, they entered the competition from the preliminary round since only the top 3 ranked teams were given a bye to the first round.

Preliminary round
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds § Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 21 July 2019. Al Ahly were drawn against Atlabara from South Sudan.[26]

11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) First leg Atlabara South Sudan 0–4 Egypt Al Ahly Alexandria, Egypt[upper-alpha 10]
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Mandela Yellow card 70'
 Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium[upper-alpha 10]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Brian Miiro Nsubuga (Uganda)
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 9–0
(13–0 agg.)		 South Sudan Atlabara Alexandria, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

First round
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds § First round

The draw for the first round was held on 21 July 2019 (after the preliminary round draw). Al Ahly were drawn against the winner of the tie involving Cano Sport from Equatorial Guinea and Mekelle 70 Enderta from Ethiopia, which was won by the former.[26]

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) First leg Cano Sport Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Egypt Al Ahly Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
17:00 WAT (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Malabo
Referee: Ahmed Sékou Touré (Guinea)
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 4–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport Alexandria, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Group stage
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League group stage § Group B

The draw for the group stage was held on 9 October 2019. Al Ahly were drawn in Group B alongside Étoile du Sahel from Tunisia, Al Hilal from Sudan and FC Platinum from Zimbabwe.[27]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 4 0 2 8 3 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
3 Sudan Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
4 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 6 0 1 5 2 11 −9 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 November 2019 (2019-11-29) 1 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1–0 Egypt Al Ahly Radès, Tunisia
20:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) 2 Al Ahly Egypt 2–1 Sudan Al Hilal Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 3 Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 Zimbabwe FC Platinum Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 4 FC Platinum Zimbabwe 1–1 Egypt Al Ahly Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
15:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Ngala 19'
  • Chikwende Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Barbourfields Stadium
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26)[upper-alpha 11] 5 Al Ahly Egypt 1–0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 6 Al Hilal Sudan 1–1 Egypt Al Ahly Omdurman, Sudan
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Hilal Stadium
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Quarter-finals
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League knockout stage § Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 5 February 2020. Al Ahly were drawn against Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa.[28]

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) First leg Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Cairo, Egypt
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DRCongo)
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) Second leg Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Egypt Al Ahly Pretoria, South Africa
15:00 SAST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Semi-finals
Main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League knockout stage § Semi-finals
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) First leg Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0–2 Egypt Al-Ahly Casablanca
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 0
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
23 October 2020 (2020-10-23) Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 3–1
(5–1 agg.)		 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Final
Main article: 2020 CAF Champions League Final
Zamalek Egypt1–2Egypt Al-Ahly
 Report
Zamalek
Al-Ahly

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 10 February 2020
No.PosPlayerEgyptian Premier LeagueEgypt CupEgyptian Super CupCAF Champions League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Egypt Sherif Ekramy 00100000 10
4DF Egypt Mahmoud Metwalli 5+1000002+20 100
5DF Egypt Ramy Rabia 11000008+10 200
6DF Egypt Yasser Ibrahim 3010002+10 70
7FW Egypt Ramadan Sobhi 5+14000041 105
8MF Egypt Hamdy Fathy 31000032 63
9FW Egypt Marwan Mohsen 6+230+10004+11 144
10MF Egypt Saleh Gomaa 00000010 10
11MF Egypt Walid Soliman 2+11610004+33 219
12DF Egypt Ayman Ashraf 11010007+10 200
13GK Egypt Ali Lotfi 00000020 20
14MF Egypt Hussein El Shahat 10+2510007+15 2110
15MF Mali Aliou Dieng 6+2110005+31 172
16GK Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy 140000080 220
17MF Egypt Amr El Solia 1320000100 232
18FW Senegal Aliou Badji 0+1100000+20 31
19MF Egypt Mohamed Magdy 144000061 205
20DF Egypt Saad Samir 1+10000010 30
21DF Tunisia Ali Maâloul 112000061 173
22MF Egypt Ahmed El Sheikh 6+1311004+21 145
23DF Egypt Mahmoud Wahid 20100030 60
24DF Egypt Ahmed Fathy 4+200+100071 141
25MF Egypt Hossam Ashour 0+3010000+10 50
26FW Egypt Mahmoud Kahraba 0+5200000+30 82
28FW Nigeria Junior Ajayi 12+1400008+12 226
29FW Angola Geraldo 3+100+10001+30 90
30DF Egypt Mohamed Hany 11+1000004+10 170
35MF Egypt Karim Walid 00000000 00
36MF Egypt Mohamed Mahmoud 00000000 00
72GK Egypt Mostafa Shobair 00000000 00
Players transferred out during the season
2DF Egypt Hussein El Sayed 00000000 00
9FW Morocco Walid Azaro 1+6212002+22 126
27FW Egypt Salah Mohsen 0+1000001+24 44
38MF Egypt Amar Hamdy 00100000 10

Goalscorers
As of 24 February 2020
Rank Position Name Egyptian Premier League Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup CAF Champions League Total
1 MF Egypt Hussein El Shahat 5 0 0 5 10
2 FW Egypt Walid Soliman 6 0 0 3 9
3 FW Nigeria Junior Ajayi 5 0 0 2 7
4 FW Morocco Walid Azaro 2 2 0 2 6
5 MF Egypt Mohamed Magdy 4 0 0 1 5
MF Egypt Ahmed El Sheikh 3 1 0 1 5
FW Egypt Ramadan Sobhi 4 0 0 1 5
8 DF Tunisia Ali Maâloul 3 0 0 1 4
FW Egypt Marwan Mohsen 3 0 0 1 4
FW Egypt Salah Mohsen 0 0 0 4 4
11 MF Egypt Hamdy Fathy 1 0 0 2 3
FW Egypt Mahmoud Kahraba 3 0 0 0 3
13 MF Mali Aliou Dieng 1 0 0 1 2
MF Egypt Amr El Solia 2 0 0 0 2
15 FW Senegal Aliou Badji 1 0 0 0 1
DF Egypt Ahmed Fathy 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 0 0 1 1
Awarded goal 2 0 0 0 2
Total 45 3 0 26 74

Clean sheets
As of 24 February 2020
Rank Name Egyptian Premier League Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup CAF Champions League Total
1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy 12 0 1 4 17
2 Egypt Ali Lotfi 0 0 0 2 2
3 Egypt Sherif Ekramy 0 0 0 0 0
4 Egypt Mostafa Shobair 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 1 6 19

Notes
  1. Despite the official name of Al Salam Stadium was supposed to be changed to Al Ahly Stadium on 1 January 2020, the stadium was still referred to with its old name.
  2. All Egyptian Premier League fixtures scheduled to be played between 23 October and 22 November 2019 were postponed due to Egypt U-23 team's involvement in the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.
  3. The Wadi Degla v Al Ahly match was played at Al Salam Stadium instead of Petro Sport Stadium, both in Cairo, due to security concerns.
  4. The Ismaily v Al Ahly match was played at Haras El Hodoud Stadium in Alexandria instead of Ismailia Stadium in Ismailia due to security concerns.
  5. Misr Lel Makkasa play their home matches at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo instead of their regular stadium Faiyum Stadium in Faiyum.
  6. The Al Mokawloon Al Arab v Al Ahly match was played at Al Salam Stadium instead of Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, both in Cairo, due to security concerns.
  7. The Al Ahly v Al Masry match was played at Haras El Hodoud Stadium in Alexandria instead of Cairo International Stadium in Cairo due to security concerns.
  8. The Al Ahly v Zamalek match, originally scheduled on 19 October 2019, was postponed due to security concerns.
  9. The Al Ahly v ENPPI match, originally scheduled on 24 January 2020, was postponed due to conflicting with Al Ahly v Étoile du Sahel match in the CAF Champions League, which is set to be played on 26 January 2020.
  10. Teams from South Sudan played their home matches outside the country due to renovation process of Juba Stadium.
  11. The Al Ahly v Étoile du Sahel match, originally scheduled on 24 January 2020, was postponed for 48 hours following request from the Egyptian Football Association due to security concerns ahead of the anniversary of the Egyptian revolution of 2011.

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