2013–14 Al Ahly SC season

2013–14 Al Ahly SC season
2013–14 season
ChairmanHassan Hamdy succeeded by Mahmoud Taher
ManagerMohamed Youssef succeeded by Fathi Mabrouk, as an interim manager
2013/14 Egyptian LeagueChampion
2013 Egypt Cupwithdrew
2014 Egypt CupSemi-final
2013 Egyptian Super CupNot Held
2013 CAF Champions LeagueChampion
2013 FIFA Club World Cup6th
2014 CAF Super CupChampion
2014 CAF Champions LeagueRound of 16 (eliminated to participate in 2014 CAF Confederation Cup)
2014 CAF Confederation CupLeading Group B (ongoing in next season)

The 2013–14 Al Ahly SC season was the

2013 CAF Champions league

Group stage

Main article: 2013 CAF Champions League group stage

Group A

Main article: 2013 CAF Champions League group stage § Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 6
3 Egypt Zamalek 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 5[a]
4 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 5[a]
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Zamalek are ranked ahead of AC Léopards on head-to-head record).
24 July 2013 Zamalek Egypt 1–1 Egypt Al-Ahly El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
16:30 UTC+2 Gaafar 8' Report Aboutrika 54' (pen.) Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Note: The Zamalek v Al-Ahly match was postponed due to security concerns in Egypt.[1]
4 August 2013 Al-Ahly Egypt 0–3 South Africa Orlando Pirates El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
16:30 UTC+2 Report Ntshumayelo 12'
Jali 73' (pen.)
Myeni 76'		 Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
17 August 2013 AC Léopards Republic of the Congo 0–1 Egypt Al-Ahly Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie
14:30 UTC+1 Report Soliman 41' Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
31 August 2013 Al-Ahly Egypt 2–1 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
16:00 UTC+2 El-Said 37'
Soliman 68'		 Report Beaullia 84' Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
15 September 2013 Al-Ahly Egypt 4–2 Egypt Zamalek El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
15:00 UTC+2 Soliman 9'
Abd El-Zaher 15'
Aboutrika 52'
Ahmed Fathy 71'		 Report Gaber 4'
Hassan 82'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Note: No fans attended the match for CAF decision against Al-Ahly, the Home Team.
22 September 2013 Orlando Pirates South Africa 0–0 Egypt Al-Ahly Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
15:00 UTC+2 Report Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Semifinals

Main article: 2013 CAF Champions League knock-out stage § Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Coton Sport Cameroon 2–2 (6–7p) Egypt Al-Ahly 1–1 1–1
6 October 2013 Coton Sport Cameroon 1–1 Egypt Al-Ahly Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
15:00 UTC+1 Mbongo 33' Report Aboutrika 45+3' Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Note: The first leg was originally played on 5 October 2013, 15:00 UTC+1, but was abandoned with the score 0–0 in the 65th minute due to a waterlogged pitch. The match was replayed the next day in its entirety according to the competition regulations.[2]
20 October 2013 Al-Ahly Egypt 1–1
(7–6 p)		 Cameroon Coton Sport El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna
14:30 UTC+2 El-Said 3' Report Yougouda 65' Attendance: 0
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
Penalties
Aboutrika soccer ball with red X
Soliman soccer ball with check mark
Gomaa soccer ball with check mark
Ahmed soccer ball with check mark
Moawad soccer ball with check mark
Trzeguet soccer ball with check mark
Nagieb soccer ball with check mark
Fathy soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Oyongo
soccer ball with check mark Bouba
soccer ball with red X Yougouda
soccer ball with check mark Manga Mbah
soccer ball with check mark Kingue Mpondo
soccer ball with check mark Ngamaleu
soccer ball with check mark Zimbori
soccer ball with red X Haman
Note: No fans attended the match for CAF decision against Al-Ahly, the Home Team.

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the final.

Final

Main article: 2013 CAF Champions League Final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Orlando Pirates South Africa 1–3 Egypt Al-Ahly 1–1 0–2
2 November 2013 Orlando Pirates South Africa 1–1 Egypt Al-Ahly Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
20:30 UTC+2 Matlaba 90+3' Report Aboutrika 14' Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
10 November 2013 Al-Ahly Egypt 2–0 South Africa Orlando Pirates Arab Contractors Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+2 Aboutrika 54'
Abd El-Zaher 78'		 Report Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)


2013 CAF Champions League winners
Egypt
Al-Ahly
Eighth title

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup

All times Western European Time (UTC±0).

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup § Quarter-finals
14 December 2013 Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–0 Egypt Al-Ahly Stade Adrar, Agadir
16:00 Elkeson 49'
Conca 67'		 Report Attendance: 34,579
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Fifth-place match

Main article: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup § Fifth-place match
18 December 2013 Al-Ahly Egypt 1–5 Mexico Monterrey Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
16:30 Moteab 8' Report Cardozo 3'
Delgado 22', 65'
López 27'
Suazo 45' (pen.)		 Attendance: 35,219
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Egyptian Premier League

Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (Q) 20 12 4 4 30 10 +20 40 Qualification to Championship play-off
2 Smouha (Q) 20 10 5 5 24 20 +4 35
3 Al Ittihad 20 7 10 3 20 17 +3 31
4 Al Mokawloon 20 7 9 4 27 17 +10 30
5 El Gouna 20 7 5 8 17 16 +1 26
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
26 December 2013 El Entag El Harby 0 – 2 Al-Ahly El Salam Stadium, Cairo
17:00 UTC+02:00 Report Abdallah 69' (p)
Gamal 83'		 Attendance: 0
4 January 2014 Smouha 0 – 2 Al-Ahly El Max Stadium, Alexandria
17:00 UTC+02:00 Report Abdallah 13' 52' Attendance: 0
9 January 2014 Al-Ahly 1 – 0 Enppi Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
17:00 UTC+02:00 Mano 67' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 0
18 January 2014 El Ragaa 0 – 3 Al-Ahly El Max Stadium, Alexandria
17:00 UTC+02:00 Report Fathy 37'
Gamal 60'
Hamdy 70'		 Attendance: 0
30 January 2014 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 2 – 1 Al-Ahly Othman Ahmed Othman Stadium, Cairo
17:00 UTC+02:00 Farouk 4'
Adel 57'		 Report Gamal 16' Attendance: 0
3 February 2014 Al-Ahly 0 – 1 El Dakhleya Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
17:00 UTC+02:00 Report Temsah 19' Attendance: 0
6 February 2014 Al-Ahly 1 – 0 Ghazl El Mahalla Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
17:00 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 66' (p) Report Attendance: 0
11 February 2014 Al-Ahly 0 – 0 Al Ittihad Al Sakandary Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
17:00 UTC+02:00 Report Attendance: 0
15 February 2014 El Gouna 1 – 0 Al-Ahly El Gouna Stadium, El-Gouna
14:30 UTC+02:00 Sherif 52' Report Attendance: 0
13 March 2014 Al-Ahly 3 – 1 El Entag El Harby Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
17:30 UTC+02:00 Gamal 25'
Yedan 52'
Hamdy 78'		 Report Bassem 7' Attendance: 0
17 March 2014 El Dakhleya 1 – 0 Al-Ahly 30 June Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Koné 32' Report Attendance: 0
2 April 2014 Enppi 1 – 1 Al-Ahly 30 June Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+02:00 Die Foneye 23' Report Abdallah 28' (p) Attendance: 0
6 April 2014 Al-Ahly 4 – 1 Misr El Makasa Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+02:00 Gamal 46'
Abdallah 66' 67'
Trezeguet 89'		 Report Hussein 89' Attendance: 0
10 April 2014 Al-Ahly 3 – 0 El Ragaa Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 76'
Gamal 83'
Fathy 93'		 Report Attendance: 0
15 April 2014 Al-Ahly 1 – 0 Al Mokawloon Al Arab Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+02:00 Rabia 87' Report Attendance: 0
3 May 2014 Al-Ahly 1 – 1 Smouha Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+02:00 Abdallah 72' Report Hamoudy 36' Attendance: 0
7 May 2014 Al Ittihad Al Sakandary 0 – 2 Al-Ahly Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+02:00 Gamal 11' 74' Report Attendance: 0
11 May 2014 Ghazl El Mahalla 1 – 1 Al-Ahly Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
16:00 UTC+02:00 Arafat 30' Report Trezeguet 74' Attendance: 0
12 June 2014 Al-Ahly 1 – 0 El Gouna Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
18:00 UTC+03:00 Hamdy 49' Report Attendance: 0
16 June 2014 Misr El Makasa 0 – 3 Al-Ahly 30 June Stadium, Cairo
16:15 UTC+03:00 Saad 24' (p)
Raouf 36' (p)
Ramadan 58'		 Report Attendance: 0

Championship play-off

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahly (C) 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Qualification to Champions League
2 Smouha 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3 Zamalek 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 Qualification to Confederation Cup[a]
4 Petrojet 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2014 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.
28 June 2014 Al-Ahly 1 – 0 Zamalek Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
20:30 UTC+03:00 Tawfik 21' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 0
2 July 2014 Petrojet 0 – 4 Al-Ahly Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
21:30 UTC+03:00 Report Ramadan 53' 68'
Gamal 58'
Raouf 84'		 Attendance: 0
7 July 2014 Al-Ahly 0 – 0 Smouha Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
21:30 UTC+03:00 Report Attendance: 0
2013–14 Egyptian Premier League
Egypt
Al-Ahly
Thirty Seventh title

2014 CAF Super Cup

20 February 2014 Al-Ahly Egypt 3–2 Tunisia CS Sfaxien Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Gedo 23'
Gamal 55', 67'		 Report Maâloul 63' (pen.)
Ben Youssef 77'		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
2014 CAF Super Cup winners
Egypt
Al-Ahly
Sixth title

2014 CAF Champions League

Round of 32

Main article: 2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds § First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Africans Tanzania 1–1 (3–4p) Egypt Al-Ahly 1–0 0–1
1 March 2014 Young Africans Tanzania 1–0 Egypt Al-Ahly Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam
16:00 UTC+3 Haroub 83' Referee: Bazezew Belete (Ethiopia)
9 March 2014 Al-Ahly Egypt 1–0
(4–3 p)		 Tanzania Young Africans El Max Stadium, Alexandria
19:00 UTC+2 Moawad 71' Attendance: 0
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the second round.

Round of 16

Main article: 2014 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds § Second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) Libya 4–2 Egypt Al-Ahly 1–0 3–2
21 March 2014 Al-Ahly Benghazi Libya 1–0 Egypt Al-Ahly Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis (Tunisia)
14:00 UTC+1 Sadomba 68' Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
Note: The first leg was played outside of Libya due to security concerns.
29 March 2014 Al-Ahly Egypt 2–3 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi 30 June Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Nagieb 38'
Gamal 75'		 Fetori 40' (pen.)
Farag 52'
Al Mehdi 60'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Al-Ahly Benghazi won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Al-Ahly entered the play-off round.

2014 CAF Confederation Cup

Play-off Round

Main article: 2014 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds § Play-off round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahly Egypt 2–2 (a) Morocco Difaâ El Jadidi 1–0 2–1
20 April 2014 Al-Ahly Egypt 1–0 Morocco Difaâ El Jadidi 30 June Stadium, Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Abdallah 21' Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
26 April 2014 Difaâ El Jadidi Morocco 2–1 Egypt Al-Ahly Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
16:00 UTC+1 Chagou 62' (pen.)
Lengoualama 78'		 Raouf 90+5' Referee: Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage.

Group stage

Main article: 2014 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

Group B

Main article: 2014 CAF Confederation Cup group stage § Group B

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AHL SEW NKA ESS
Egypt Al-Ahly 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9[a] 1–0 2–0 0–0
Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 6 2 3 1 7 4 +3 9[a] 1–1 3–0 1–1
Zambia Nkana 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 1–0 1–1 4–3
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 1 3 2 9 10 −1 6 1–1 0–1 4–3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Al-Ahly and Séwé Sport are ranked on head-to-head record.
17 May 2014 Al-Ahly Egypt 2–0 Zambia Nkana Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
20:00 UTC+3 Gamal 46'
Gedo 56'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
25 May 2014 Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1–1 Egypt Al-Ahly Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
18:00 UTC+1 Bounedjah 39' Report Gamal 59' Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
8 June 2014 Séwé Sport Ivory Coast 1–1 Egypt Al-Ahly Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
15:30 UTC±0 Akrofi 78' Yedan 45' Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Note: Al Ahly's season end in beginning of July, so the rest of the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup group stage matches will be included in the next season, as the competition will be resumed by the end of July, after the end of 2014 FIFA World Cup

2014 Egypt Cup

Round of 16

22 June 2014 Al Ahly 4 – 3 El Menia Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
17:00 UTC+03:00 Hamdy 26'
Gamal 55' 90+2'
Bambo 63'		 Atef 31'
Qaoud 82' 90'		 Attendance: 0

Quarter-final

11 July 2014 Al Ahly 1 – 0 El Ragaa Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
21:30 UTC+03:00 Moteab 60' Attendance: 0

Semi-final

11 July 2014 Al Ahly 1 – 2 Smouha Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
21:30 UTC+03:00 Moteab 81' Hamoudi 25' 34' Attendance: 0

References

  1. ^ "Soccer-Postponements loom in African Champions League". Yahoo Sports. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. ^ "CotonSport against Al Ahly to be replayed tomorrow (Sunday 6 October)". Confederation of African Football. 5 October 2013.