| 2009–10 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman |  Hassan Hamdy | ||
| Manager |  Hossam El-Badry | ||
| Egyptian Premier League | 1st | ||
| Egypt Cup 2010 | Round of 16 | ||
| Egyptian Super Cup 2009 | Runners-up | ||
| CAF Champions League | Semi-finals | ||
|  | |||
The 2009–10 season was Al-Ahly's 53rd season in the Egyptian Premier League. Al-Ahly was looking to defend their fifth title in a row.
Pre-season games
Al-Ahly announced that the six fixtures of their 2009 pre-season would be in Germany and England.[1] On July 3, 2009, Al-Ahly played their first pre-season match in Gelsenkirchen, Germany against FC Gelsenkirchen.[2] Later that day, Al-Ahly also played their first match of the Zayton Cup against the Turkish team Galatasaray, and 3 days later they played the German Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The last match was on July 11 against the Moroccan team Wydad Casablanca.[3] After their match against Haras El Hodood in the Egyptian Super Cup, Al-Ahly's 23 players went to London to play in the Wembley Cup against Celtic and Barcelona on 24th and 26 July.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F - A | Scorers | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2009 | FC Gelsenkirchen | A Gelsenkirchen | 5 - 0[2] | 3 Ahmed 'Manga' Nabil, Hany El-Agazy, Osama Hosny | 
| 5 July 2009 | Galatasaray | A LTU Arena | 0 - 1[4] | Barış Özbek (P) 33' | 
| 24 July 2009 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | A LTU Arena | 0 - 2[4] | Burak Kaplan 3', Tranquillo Barnetta 90' | 
| 11 July 2009 | Wydad Casablanca | A LTU Arena | 2 - 0[4] | Mostafa Shebeita (P) 40', Mohamed Samir (P) 52' | 
| 24 July 2009 | Celtic | A Wembley | 0 - 5[5] | Massimo Donati 31', Scott McDonald 2 38'(P) 59', Shaun Maloney 49', Chris Killen 83' | 
| 26 July 2009 | Barcelona | A Wembley | 1 - 4[5] | Bojan Krkic 16', Hany El-Agazy 31', José Manuel Rueda 41', Jeffrén Suárez 56', Pedro 67' | 
Egyptian Super Cup
As the Egyptian Premier League 2008–09 champions, Al-Ahly kicked off the 2009–10 season with the traditional match in the Egyptian Super Cup against 2009 Egypt Cup champion Haras El Hodood on July 21.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2009 | Haras El Hodood | N | 0 - 2[6] | Ahmed Hassan Mekky 5', Ahmed Abdel-Ghani 85' | 
Egyptian Premier League
Al-Ahly's opening game of the Egyptian Premier League 2009–10 was on August 6 against Ghazl El-Mehalla. Al-Ahly's coach Hossam El-Badry, who took over the club following the departure of Portuguese Manuel José at the end of the previous season, employed an unusual 4-4-2 formation. Despite the bad opening of the season in the super cup defeat against Haras El Hodood Al-Ahly beat Ghazl El-Mehalla 2–0. Ahmed Hassan made the opening score after 40 minutes and Francis Doe brought the score up to two 66 minutes into his Egyptian Premier League debut.[7] The next game was a narrow 2–1 win over Ittihad El-Shorta in an unbroadcast game on 19 August. Former Ahly player Ahmed Galal scored the first goal of the game after 31 minutes, but 4 minutes later Ahly's player Ahmed Hassan scored equalizing the score. In the second-half substitute Hussein Yasser scored Al-Ahly's second goal in the 80th minute to secure Ahly's second win of the season.[8]
On 23 August, Al-Ahly played their third match of the season against Haras El Hodood in a 1–1 draw, Haras El Hodood player Ahmed Salama scored the opener 69 minutes in and Ahmed Hassan scored the equalizer nine minutes later.[9]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | League position | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2009 | Ghazl El-Mehalla | H | 2 - 0[7] | Ahmed Hassan 40', Francis Doe 60' | 2nd | 
| 19 August 2009 | Ittihad El-Shorta | A | 1 - 2[8] | Ahmed Galal 31', Ahmed Hassan 34', Hussein Yasser 80' | 2nd | 
| 23 August 2009 | Haras El Hodood | H | 1 - 1[9] | Ahmed Salama 69', Ahmed Hassan 78' | 2nd | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 65 | 2011 CAF Champions League | 
| 2 | Zamalek | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 55 | |
| 3 | Ismaily | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 48 | 2011 CAF Confederation Cup | 
| 4 | Petrojet | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 47[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | Police Union | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 47[lower-alpha 1] | 
CAF Champions League
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  JS Kabylie | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 14 | 
|  Al-Ahly | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | 
|  Ismaily | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 
|  Heartland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 
| Heartland  | 1 – 1 |  Al-Ahly | 
|---|---|---|
| Bello Musa Kofarmata  49' | [10] | Mohamed Aboutrika  75' (pen.) | 
| Al-Ahly  | 2 – 1 |  Ismaily | 
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Talaat  58' Wael Gomaa  90+3' | Mohamed Abougrisha  80' | 
| JS Kabylie  | 1 – 0 |  Al-Ahly | 
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Khoutir-Ziti  25' | 
| Al-Ahly  | 1 – 1 |  JS Kabylie | 
|---|---|---|
| Gedo  22' | Saad Tedjar  29' | 
| Al-Ahly  | 2 – 1 |  Heartland | 
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Fathy  20' Mohamed Fadl  48' | Emmanuel Nwachi  56' | 
| Ismaily  | 4 – 2 |  Al-Ahly | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdallah El-Shahat  5' Ahmed Ali  36', 74' Moatasem Salem  70' | Mohamed Barakat  35' Mohamed Talaat  87' | 
Semi-finals
| Al-Ahly  | 2 – 1 |  Espérance ST | 
|---|---|---|
| Ashour  34' Fadl  38' Shehab El Din  52' Fathy  68' | Ayman Bin Amor  36' Hechri  71' Darragi  72' | 
| Espérance ST  | 1 – 0 |  Al-Ahly | 
|---|---|---|
| Eneramo  1' Traoui  63' Darragi  75' | Ashour  11' Sherif Abdel-Fadil  28' Barakat  30' Gomaa  34' Ghaly  52' | 
Ahly 2–2 Espérance on aggregate. Espérance won on away goals rule and advances to the 2010 CAF Champions League final.
2009–2010 Squad
As September 12, 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
- Players in / out
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee / Note | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2009 | DF |  Mohamed Khalaf |  Al-Nasr Cairo | |
| 15 May 2009 | DF |  Wael Shafik |  Semouha | |
| 22 May 2009 | DF |  Ateya El-Belqasy |  Olympi | Undisclosed | 
| 31 May 2009 | FW |  Mohamed Fadl |  Ismaily | Free agent | 
| 23 June 2009 | MF |  Amir Saayoud |  Al-Ahli Dubai | Undisclosed | 
| 25 June 2009 | MF |  Alaa Shaaban |  El Hammam | Undisclosed | 
| 1 July 2009 | FW |  Emad Moteab |  Al-Ittihad | Loan return | 
| 14 July 2009 | FW |  Francis Doe |  D.C. United | Undisclosed | 
| 31 July 2009 | DF |  Sherif Abdel-Fadil |  Ismaily | €0.2m + Ahmad Sedik | 
| 1 January 2010 | GK |  Sherif Ekramy |  El Gouna | 
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee / Note | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2009 | DF |  Abdel Hamid Ahmed |  El Gouna | Loan return | 
| 1 June 2009 | FW |  Flávio Amado |  Al-Shabab | €2.75m | 
| 4 June 2009 | DF |  Emad El-Nahhas | Retired | |
| 4 June 2009 | DF |  Shady Mohamed |  Ittihad | Free agent | 
| 16 June 2009 | DF |  Ramy Adel |  El Gouna | Undisclosed | 
| 16 June 2009 | FW |  Ahmed Hassan Farag |  El-Shorta | €0.25m | 
| 24 June 2009 | MF |  Hassan Mostafa |  Zamalek | Free agent | 
| 25 June 2009 | MF |  Hussein Ali |  El Gouna | €0.25m | 
| 31 July 2009 | MF |  Ahmad Sedik |  Ismaily | In Sherif Abdel-Fadil deal | 
| 27 January 2010 | MF |  Hussein Yasser |  Zamalek | Free agent | 
See also
References
- ↑ "FilGoal | News |Ahli arrive in Germany for pre-season camp". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- 1 2 "FilGoal | News |Video: Ahli thrash Gelsenkirchen as youngster hits treble". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ↑ "Zayton Cup". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Zayton-Cup 2009 Germany". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- 1 2 "The Wembley Cup 2009". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ↑ "FilGoal.com | Match Info". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- 1 2 "FilGoal | News |Ahli kick off campaign in style". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- 1 2 "FilGoal | News |Toothless Ahli seek Police revenge". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- 1 2 "FilGoal | News |Ahli stumble against Hodoud". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ↑  "Archived copy" (PDF). www.cafonline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)










