SUMMARY

Al-Ahly is a Egyptian football team based in Cairo. The al-Ahly sporting club was formed in 1907 and became a strong actor in the Egyptian game in the 1940s. In the 1980s, the club won the African Cup of Champions. Following victories in the same, but now renamed cup, in the 2000s, the club became the most successful team on the African continent.

The al-Ahly football team has a large support-base all over Africa and claims to have tens of millions of supporters. The football team also has a large ultras fan group, the Ahly Fans Club.

Supporters of al-Ahly football team has been involved in the non-state category of UCDP organised violence.