Editing Al Ahly SC (section)

===Golden era (2005–2013)===
Al-Ahly achieved victory in all the matches of the first 14 rounds of the [[2004–05 Egyptian Premier League]], to win the Premier League title for the 29th time in the club history and the first local championship for the Portuguese coach Manuel José who was rehired by the club. Al Ahly won the league by a record 31-point difference from [[ENPPI SC|Enppi]], the closest competitor. It was the first time that a club won all their matches in the first half of a season since the league began in 1948.<ref>{{cite news|date=24 December 2004|title=Al Ahly set Egyptian record|website=[[BBC Sport]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4123535.stm|archive-date=22 December 2023|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222131155/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4123535.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:AFC ULtras.jpg|thumb|Al Ahly fans celebrating after winning the 2005 CAF Champions League]]
Al Ahly also won their second Egyptian Super Cup in July 2005 by defeating Enppi 1–0. At the end of 2005, the club clinched the [[2005 CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League]] for the fourth time in their history after defeating [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]] 3–0 in [[2005 CAF Champions League Final|the final]] in Cairo. The first leg was played on 29 October at the [[Stade Olympique de Sousse]], [[Tunisia]], and ended 0–0. The second leg was played on 12 November at the [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]] in the presence of 30,000 spectators, due to renovations at Cairo International Stadium in preparation for hosting the [[2006 African Nations Cup]]. Al-Ahly won 3–0, with goals scored by [[Mohamed Aboutrika]], Osama Hosni, and [[Mohamed Barakat|Mohammed Barakat]].

With their Champions League triumph, the team would go on to set an unprecedented record of going an entire season unbeaten in all competitions. 46 matches were played in the [[Egyptian Premier League]],<ref>{{cite web|title=2005-06 Egyptian Premier League – Results|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/egypt/premier-league/2005-2006/regular-season/|website=Soccerway}}</ref> [[Egypt Cup]], [[2005–06 Egyptian Super Cup|Egyptian Super Cup]], and the [[CAF Champions League]] combined, with the club completing a quadruple winning all the aforementioned competitions. The club also set another record of not losing in 52 games in 852 days. Al Ahly made their first appearance at a [[FIFA Club World Cup]] in [[2005 FIFA Club World Cup|December 2005]], but had an unsuccessful campaign as the team lost to [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] in the first round and then lost the fifth-place match to [[Sydney FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A9/|script-title=ar:الرباعية-وكأس-العالم-لأول-مرة الأهلى |publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719011603/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A9/|archive-date=19 July 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Aboutrika2011.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Mohamed Aboutrika]], one of the club legends.]]

The [[2006–07 Al Ahly SC season|2006–07 season]] was successful, starting with the Egyptian Super Cup for the second time with another win over Enppi, with a goal in the stoppage time. The club also won the league for the second time in a row. Al Ahly returned to the Egyptian Cup with a 3–0 win over [[Zamalek SC]], achieving a [[Treble (association football)|domestic treble]].

Al-Ahly performed well in the CAF Super Cup by reaching the final against [[CS Sfaxien]], drawing the first leg 1–1 in the Cairo Stadium. After the match, CS Sfaxien were considered favorites to win the cup. The second leg against CS Sfaxien ended in a 1–0 win for Al Ahly.

The club then participated in the [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup]] in their second appearance. Al Ahly's participation this time was better compared to their previous one, as they defeated [[Auckland City FC]] in the quarter-final 2–0. The team played in the semi-finals against Brazilian club [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]], losing 2–1. The club managed to achieve the bronze medal for the first time in African history by defeating [[Club América]] 2–1 in [[Yokohama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%ae%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%88%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%83%d8%a9/|script-title=ar:الرباعية-التاريخية-وليلة-أبوتريكة الأهلى |publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718014342/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%ae%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%88%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%83%d8%a9/|archive-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>

Al-Ahly played the [[2007 CAF Super Cup]] on 18 February at the [[Addis Ababa Stadium]] as the champion of the [[2006 CAF Champions League]] against the [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|ES Sahel]], the champion of the [[2006 CAF Confederation Cup]]. Al Ahly suffered from many absentees at this stage due to injuries. However, the match went to penalties after the extra time ended with a goalless draw, which Al Ahly won 5–4 on shootout. After achieving the Super Cup title, the club equalled the record set by Zamalek with 3 Super Cup titles, before adding three other titles to set a new record. Al Ahly also set another record as the club with most participations in the African Super Cup (8 times).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A/ |script-title=ar:اكتساح-محلي |publisher=Al Ahly SC |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721233410/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Min zamalek2.jpg|thumbnail|260px|right|[[Ultras Ahlawy]] Tifo before Cairo derby in [[2007–08 Egyptian Premier League]].]]
Al Ahly continued winning the league title, winning the [[2007–08 Egyptian Premier League|Egyptian Premier League]] for the 4th consecutive time by 17 points away from [[Ismaily SC]]. The team also won the Super Cup for the fourth time in a row by beating Zamalek 2–0. It was the second victory in a week for Ahly over Zamalek after their meeting in the [[2008 CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League]] a week earlier. Al Ahly won the CAF Champions league for the sixth time with a 4–2 win on aggregate over [[Coton Sport FC de Garoua]] in the final, after finishing the first leg with a 2–0 win and drawing in the second leg 2–2. The club set off for the Club World Cup again, but lost against [[C.F. Pachuca]] and [[Adelaide Football Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86/|script-title=ar:الأهلي-يعود-لليابان|publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722010115/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86/|archive-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>

The club started the 2008–09 season winning the [[2009 CAF Super Cup|CAF Super Cup]] after defeating CS Sfaxien 2–1, before starting the race to the league's shield with [[Ismaily SC|Ismaily]]. The two teams played a playoff match to determine the champion, which Al Ahly won 1–0.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8066497.stm|title=Al Ahly clinch league title|website=bbc.co.uk|date=24 May 2009|archive-date=22 December 2023|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222131337/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8066497.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
It was the last championship for Manuel José during his second term before handing over the team's leadership to [[Hossam El-Badry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%b2%d9%8a%d9%87-%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d9%86%d9%87%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%ab%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a9/|script-title=ar:رحيل جوزيه بعد نهاية مثيرة – الموقع الرسمى للنادى الأهلى |publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722010121/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%b2%d9%8a%d9%87-%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d9%86%d9%87%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%ab%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a9/|archive-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> El Badry managed to keep the 2009–10 league shield in Al Ahly's cupboard to become the first national coach to win the league championship for the club in 23 years. Al Ahly won the Egyptian Super Cup by defeating [[Haras El Hodoud SC]] 1–0.
[[File:Al Ahly 2011.jpg|thumb|240px|Al Ahly starting line up in 2011.]]
In the [[2010 CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League]], Al Ahly qualified for the semi-finals, but was knocked out by [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis]] due to a refereeing mistake by [[Joseph Lamptey]] that gave the hosts a win in the second leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%aa%d9%81%d9%88%d9%82-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a-%d9%88%d8%b8%d9%84%d9%85-%d8%a5%d9%81%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%82%d9%8a/|script-title=ar:تفوق محلي وظلم إفريقي – الموقع الرسمى للنادى الأهلى|publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722011220/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%aa%d9%81%d9%88%d9%82-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a-%d9%88%d8%b8%d9%84%d9%85-%d8%a5%d9%81%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%82%d9%8a/|archive-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>

The sports activity in Egypt was postponed because of the [[Port Said Stadium riot]], which resulted in the deaths of 74 people including 72 Al Ahly fans and caused the injuries of more than 500 people. In the first match after the return of sports activity, Al Ahly won the Egyptian Super Cup after defeating Enppi 2–1, in a mourn-driven match at the empty stadium of [[Borg El Arab Stadium]]. Despite the difficult events, Al Ahly players overcame the circumstances and defeated Esperance in the [[2012 CAF Champions League Final]]. The first leg finished 1–1 at the [[Borg El Arab Stadium]]. A 2–1 second leg victory to Al Ahly at the [[Stade Olympique de Radès]] added the seventh African champions title in the history of the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20357913|title=African Champions League: Al Ahly beat holders Esperance|work=BBC Sport|archive-date=26 November 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126105524/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20357913|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%a1/|script-title=ar:من أجل الشهداء – الموقع الرسمى للنادى الأهلى|publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718010354/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%a1/|archive-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>

Al-Ahly, led by Hossam el-Badri, achieved fourth place in the [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup]] in Japan, with a victory in the first match against [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20658331|title=Egypt's Al Ahly through to Club World Cup semi-finals|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-date=23 April 2021|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423143324/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20658331|url-status=live}}</ref>
Al Ahly then lost 1–0 to the [[Copa Libertadores]] champion [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], and then defeated by [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] 2–0 in the third-place deciding match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%86/|script-title=ar:عودة-لليابان |publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718054213/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%86/|archive-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>

Hossam el-Badri left the team to [[Mohamed Youssef (football)|Mohamed Youssef]], who lead Al-Ahly to the [[2013 CAF Champions League]] title for the eighth time by beating the South African club [[Orlando Pirates F.C.|Orlando Pirates]] 2–0 in the second leg match, after a 1–1 draw in the first leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ab%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%aa%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%b1/|script-title=ar:اللقب الثامن واعتزال الساحر – الموقع الرسمى للنادى الأهلى |publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718014441/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ab%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%aa%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%b1/|archive-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>