Founded in 1907, the club's honours include:
42X Egyptian Champions
37X Egyptian Cup Winner
12X Egyptian Super Cup Winner
10X CAF Champions League Winner
4X African Cup Winners' Cup Winner
8X CAF Super Cup Winner
1X CAF Confederation Cup Winner
In addition, Al Ahly have won three bronze medals at the FIFA Club World Cup, have never been relegated to Egypt's second division and was voted by CAF as African club of the 20th century.
Notable players who have played for the club include: Hossam Hassan, Mohamed Aboutrika, Essam El-Hadary, Ahmed Hassan, Wael Gomaa, Mohammed Barakat, Emad Meteb and a host of many other world beaters.