2019–20_Al_Ahly_SC_season
2019–20 Al Ahly SC season
Al Ahly 2019–20 football 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.
Quick Facts season, President ...
| 2019–20 season | ||||
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| President | Mahmoud El Khatib | |||
| Manager | Martín 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) | |||
| Stadium | Cairo International Stadium Al Ahly WE Stadium[upper-alpha 1] | |||
| Egyptian Premier League | Winners | |||
| Egypt Cup | Winners | |||
| Egyptian Super Cup | Runners-up | |||
| CAF Champions League | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Walid Soliman (9 goals) All: Walid Soliman (14 goals) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 24 February 2020. | ||||
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Current squad
- As of 1 February 2020
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Transfers in
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| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 42 | DF |  Mahmoud El Gazzar |
El Gouna |
End of loan | 30 June 2019 | |
| 2 | DF | Hussein El Sayed |
 Al Ettifaq |
30 June 2019 | ||
| 5 | MF | Amr Barakat |
Smouha |
30 June 2019 | ||
| 17 | MF | Ahmed Hamdy |
El Gouna |
30 June 2019 | ||
| 35 | MF | Akram Tawfik |
El Gouna |
30 June 2019 | ||
| 38 | FW | Amar Hamdy |
Al Ittihad |
30 June 2019 | ||
| 40 | FW | Fawzy El Henawy |
Al Ittihad |
30 June 2019 | ||
| 39 | FW | Ahmed Yasser Rayyan |
El Gouna |
30 June 2019 | ||
| 15 | MF |  Aliou Dieng |
 MC Alger |
E£22m | 5 July 2019 | [1] |
| 4 | DF | Mahmoud Metwalli |
Ismaily |
E£15m | 30 July 2019 | [2] |
| 19 | MF | Mohamed Magdy |
Pyramids |
E£20m | 31 July 2019 | [3] |
| 26 | FW | Mahmoud Kahraba |
 Desportivo das Aves |
Undisclosed | 13 December 2019 | [4] |
| 18 | FW |  Aliou Badji |
 Rapid Wien |
E£38m | 16 January 2020 | [5] |
| FW | Taher Mohamed |
Al Mokawloon Al Arab |
E£20m | 3 August 2020 | [6] |
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Loans in
More information #, Position ...
| # | Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires | Source |
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| 7 | FW | Ramadan Sobhi |
 Huddersfield Town |
5 July 2019 | 30 June 2020 | [7] |
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Transfers out
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW | Mohamed Naguib |
El Gouna |
Free Transfer | 31 July 2019 | [8] |
| MF | Islam Mohareb |
El Gouna |
E£4m | 12 August 2019 | [9] |
| MF | Amr Barakat |
El Gouna |
Undisclosed | 12 August 2019 | [10] |
| MF | Ahmed Hamdy |
El Gouna |
Undisclosed | 18 September 2019 | |
| MF | Hesham Mohamed |
Al Ittihad Alexandria |
Free Transfer | 20 August 2019 | [11] |
| MF | Ahmed Hamoudi |
Pyramids FC |
released | 20 August 2019 | |
| MF | Islam Gaber |
El Raja |
released | 18 September 2019 | |
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Loans out
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires | Source |
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| FW | Ahmed Yasser Rayyan |
El Gouna |
3 August 2019 | 30 June 2020 | [12] |
| DF | Mahmoud El Gazzar |
El Gouna |
3 August 2019 | 30 June 2020 | [12] |
| MF | Akram Tawfik |
El Gouna |
3 August 2019 | 30 June 2020 | [12] |
| DF | Basem Ali |
El Gouna |
29 August 2019 | 30 June 2020 | [13] |
| DF | Ahmed Alaa |
Tala'ea El Gaish |
9 August 2019 | 30 June 2021 | [14] |
| FW | Amr Gamal |
Tala'ea El Gaish |
9 August 2019 | 30 June 2021 | [15] |
| MF | Nasser Maher |
Smouha |
19 August 2019 | 30 June 2020 | [16] |
| MF | Mohamed Sherif |
Enppi |
25 August 2019 | 30 June 2020 | [17] |
| FW |  Walid Azaro |
Ettifaq |
22 January 2020 | 30 June 2020 | [18] |
| MF | Salah Mohsen |
Smouha |
26 January 2020 | 30 June 2020 | [19] |
| MF | Amar Hamdy |
Tala'ea El Gaish |
28 January 2020 | 30 June 2020 | [20] |
| DF | Mohamed Abdelmonem |
Smouha |
23 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 | [19] |
| DF | Karim Yehia |
Smouha |
23 January 2019 | 30 June 2020 | |
| MF | Fawzi El Henawy |
Smouha |
18 July 2019 | 30 June 2021 |
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Win Draw Loss
Al Ahly 
v El Motaheda HR
v El Motaheda HR
| 3 July 2019 (2019-07-03) | Al Ahly | 0–0 | El Motaheda HR | Cairo, Egypt |
| 17:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium |
Soccer Smart Academy 
v Al Ahly
v Al Ahly
| 8 July 2019 (2019-07-08) | Soccer Smart Academy | 0–9 | Al Ahly | Alicante, Spain |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: La Finca |
Newport County 
v Al Ahly
v Al Ahly
| 11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) | Newport County | 1–1 | Al Ahly | Murcia, Spain |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
UCAM Murcia v Al Ahly
v Al Ahly
| 15 July 2019 (2019-07-15) | UCAM Murcia | 0–7 | Al Ahly | Murcia, Spain |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
Al Ahly v Plastic Shubra El Kheima
v Plastic Shubra El Kheima
| 19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) | Al Ahly | 4–0 | Plastic Shubra El Kheima | Cairo, Egypt |
| 18:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium |
Al Ahly v Media
v Media
| 14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Media | Cairo, Egypt |
| 16:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium |
Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Last updated: 6 December 2020
Source: Competitions
Egyptian Premier League
Main article: 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
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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:
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:
- 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]
- 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
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 8 | +66 | 89 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 2 | +36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | +30 |
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Last updated: 7 November 2020.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2020. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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]
Smouha v Al Ahly
| 23 September 2019 (2019-09-23) 1 | Smouha | 0–1 | Al Ahly | Alexandria |
| 17:30 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour |
Al Ahly v El Entag El Harby
| 2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) 2 | Al Ahly | 4–0 | El Entag El Harby | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1] Referee: Mohamed El Sabahy |
Aswan v Al Ahly
| 5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 3 | Aswan | 1–5 | Al Ahly | Aswan |
| 15:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Aswan Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy |
El Gouna v Al Ahly
| 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 |
Wadi Degla v Al Ahly
| 11 December 2019 (2019-12-11) 7 | Wadi Degla | 0–3 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 3][upper-alpha 1] Referee: Said Hamza |
Al Ahly v Haras El Hodoud
| 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 |
Ismaily v Al Ahly
| 19 December 2019 (2019-12-19) 9 | Ismaily | 0–1 | Al Ahly | Alexandria[upper-alpha 4] |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium[upper-alpha 4] Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
Al Ahly v Al Ittihad
| 23 December 2019 (2019-12-23) 10 | Al Ahly | 4–0 | Al Ittihad | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy |
Misr Lel Makkasa v Al Ahly
| 1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 11 | Misr Lel Makkasa | 0–2 | Al Ahly | Cairo[upper-alpha 5] |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 5][upper-alpha 1] Referee: Amin Omar |
Al Ahly v FC Masr
| 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 |
Al Ahly v Tanta
| 15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) 13 | Al Ahly | 5–0 | Tanta | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Ashour |
Al Mokawloon Al Arab v Al Ahly
| 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 |
Pyramids v Al Ahly
| 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 |
Al Ahly v Tala'ea El Gaish
| 10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) 17 | Al Ahly | 3–0 | Tala'ea El Gaish | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
Al Ahly v Al Masry
| 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 |
Al Ahly v Zamalek
| 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] | ||||
Al Ahly v Smouha
| 11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) 18 | Al Ahly | 1–1 | Smouha | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
Al Ahly v ENPPI
| 9 August 2020 (2020-08-09)[upper-alpha 9] 15 | Al Ahly | 2–0 | ENPPI | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
El Entag El Harby v Al Ahly
| 14 August 2020 (2020-08-14) 19 | El Entag El Harby | 1–1 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1] |
Al Ahly v Aswan
| 17 August 2020 (2020-08-17) 20 | Al Ahly | 3–0 | Aswan | Cairo |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
Zamalek v Al Ahly
| 22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) 21 | Zamalek | 3–1 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium |
Al Ahly v El Gouna
| 26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) 22 | Al Ahly | 1–0 | El Gouna | Cairo |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Al Masry v Al Ahly
| 29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) 23 | Al Masry | 0–2 | Al Ahly | Alexandria |
| 20:30 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium |
Al Ahly v Wadi Degla
| 4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) 24 | Al Ahly | 2–0 | Wadi Degla | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Haras El Hodoud v Al Ahly
| 7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) 25 | Haras El Hodoud | 0–2 | Al Ahly | Alexandria |
| 20:30 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium |
Al Ahly v Ismaily
| 11 September 2020 (2020-09-11) 26 | Al Ahly | 3–0 | Ismaily | Alexandria |
| 20:30 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Al Ittihad v Al Ahly
| 14 September 2020 (2020-09-14) 27 | Al Ittihad | 0–0 | Al Ahly | Alexandria |
| 20:30 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din |
Al Ahly v Misr Lel Makkasa
| 19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 28 | Al Ahly | 0–0 | Misr Lel Makkasa | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cairo Stadium Referee: Mohamed Hanafy |
FC Masr v Al Ahly
| 23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 29 | FC Masr | 0–3 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium Referee: Mohamed Bassiouny |
Tanta v Al Ahly
| 27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 30 | Tanta | 0–1 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 17:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium |
Al Ahly v Al Mokawloon
| 4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) 31 | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Al Mokawloon | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Enppi v Al Ahly
| 7 October 2020 (2020-10-07) 32 | Enppi | 0–3 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Mohamed Yousef |
Al Ahly v Pyramids
| 11 October 2020 (2020-10-11) 33 | Al Ahly | 0–0 | Pyramids | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Stadium: Cairo Stadium |
Tala'ea El Gaish v Al Ahly
| 31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 34 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 0–3 | Al Ahly | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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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.
Al Ahly v Beni Suef
| 3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Round of 32 | Al Ahly | 3–1 | Beni Suef | Cairo |
| 19:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mohamed Abbas |
Al Ahly v Tersana
| 30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Round of 16 | Al Ahly | 2–1 | Tersana | Cairo |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Al Ahly v Abou Qir Fertilizers
| 21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) Quarter-finals | Al Ahly | 2–1 | Abou Qir Fertilizers | Alexandria |
| 17:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed Salama |
Al Ahly v Al Ittihad
| 1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Semi-finals | Al Ahly | 2–1 | Al Ittihad | Suez |
| 20:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf |
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]
Al Ahly v Zamalek
| 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 |
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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
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 21 July 2019. Al Ahly were drawn against Atlabara from South Sudan.[26]
Atlabara 
v Al Ahly
v Al Ahly
| 11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) First leg | Atlabara | 0–4 | Al Ahly | Alexandria, Egypt[upper-alpha 10] |
| 19:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium[upper-alpha 10] Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Brian Miiro Nsubuga (Uganda) |
Al Ahly v Atlabara
v Atlabara
| 23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) Second leg | Al Ahly | 9–0 (13–0 agg.) | Atlabara | Alexandria, Egypt |
| 19:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) |
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]
Cano Sport 
v Al Ahly
v Al Ahly
| 14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) First leg | Cano Sport | 0–2 | Al Ahly | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
| 17:00 WAT (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Ahmed Sékou Touré (Guinea) |
Al Ahly v Cano Sport
v Cano Sport
| 28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) Second leg | Al Ahly | 4–0 (6–0 agg.) | 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]
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Étoile du Sahel |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Ahly |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Al-Hilal |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 |  FC Platinum |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
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Étoile du Sahel 
v Al Ahly
v Al Ahly
| 29 November 2019 (2019-11-29) 1 | Étoile du Sahel | 1–0 | Al Ahly | Radès, Tunisia |
| 20:00 WAT (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
Al Ahly v 
Al Hilal
v Al Hilal
| 6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) 2 | Al Ahly | 2–1 | Al Hilal | Cairo, Egypt |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1] Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) |
Al Ahly v 
FC Platinum
v FC Platinum
| 28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 3 | Al Ahly | 2–0 | FC Platinum | Cairo, Egypt |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1] Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi) |
FC Platinum v Al Ahly
v Al Ahly
| 11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 4 | FC Platinum | 1–1 | Al Ahly | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| 15:00 CAT (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Barbourfields Stadium Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) |
Al Ahly v Étoile du Sahel
v Étoile du Sahel
| 26 January 2020 (2020-01-26)[upper-alpha 11] 5 | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Étoile du Sahel | Cairo, Egypt |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium[upper-alpha 1] Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
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]
Al Ahly v 
Mamelodi Sundowns
v 
Mamelodi Sundowns
| 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) First leg | Al Ahly | 2–0 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Cairo, Egypt |
| 18:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DRCongo) |
Mamelodi Sundowns v Al Ahly
v Al Ahly
| 7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) Second leg | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Al Ahly | Pretoria, South Africa |
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
Semi-finals
Wydad Casablanca 
v Al-Ahly
v Al-Ahly
| 17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) First leg | Wydad Casablanca | 0–2 | Al-Ahly | Casablanca |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 0 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
Al Ahly v Wydad Casablanca
v Wydad Casablanca
| 23 October 2020 (2020-10-23) Second leg | Al Ahly | 3–1 (5–1 agg.) | Wydad Casablanca | Cairo, Egypt |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
Final
Main article: 2020 CAF Champions League Final
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Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
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Appearances and goals
- As of 10 February 2020
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Player | Egyptian Premier League | Egypt Cup | Egyptian Super Cup | CAF Champions League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Sherif Ekramy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Mahmoud Metwalli |
5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ramy Rabia |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Yasser Ibrahim |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Ramadan Sobhi |
5+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | Hamdy Fathy |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Marwan Mohsen |
6+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | Saleh Gomaa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Walid Soliman |
2+11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+3 | 3 | 21 | 9 |
| 12 | DF | Ayman Ashraf |
11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Ali Lotfi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Hussein El Shahat |
10+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 5 | 21 | 10 |
| 15 | MF | Aliou Dieng |
6+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| 16 | GK | Mohamed El Shenawy |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Amr El Solia |
13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 18 | FW | Aliou Badji |
0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Mohamed Magdy |
14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
| 20 | DF | Saad Samir |
1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Ali Maâloul |
11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| 22 | MF | Ahmed El Sheikh |
6+1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| 23 | DF | Mahmoud Wahid |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Ahmed Fathy |
4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Hossam Ashour |
0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Mahmoud Kahraba |
0+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 28 | FW |  Junior Ajayi |
12+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 2 | 22 | 6 |
| 29 | FW |  Geraldo |
3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Mohamed Hany |
11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Karim Walid |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Mohamed Mahmoud |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | GK | Mostafa Shobair |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2 | DF | Hussein El Sayed |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Walid Azaro |
1+6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 27 | FW | Salah Mohsen |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 38 | MF | Amar Hamdy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Goalscorers
- As of 24 February 2020
More information Rank, Position ...
| Rank | Position | Name | Egyptian Premier League | Egypt Cup | Egyptian Super Cup | CAF Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | MF | Hussein El Shahat |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | Walid Soliman |
6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | Junior Ajayi |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | FW | Walid Azaro |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | Mohamed Magdy |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| MF | Ahmed El Sheikh |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| FW | Ramadan Sobhi |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 | DF | Ali Maâloul |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| FW | Marwan Mohsen |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| FW | Salah Mohsen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 11 | MF | Hamdy Fathy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| FW | Mahmoud Kahraba |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | MF | Aliou Dieng |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MF | Amr El Solia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | FW | Aliou Badji |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 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 | ||
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Clean sheets
- As of 24 February 2020
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Egyptian Premier League | Egypt Cup | Egyptian Super Cup | CAF Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed El Shenawy |
12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Ali Lotfi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Sherif Ekramy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mostafa Shobair |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19 | |
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Misr Lel Makkasa play their home matches at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo instead of their regular stadium Faiyum Stadium in Faiyum.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Teams from South Sudan played their home matches outside the country due to renovation process of Juba Stadium.
- 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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