Al Ahly (men's volleyball)

Al Ahly SC (Volleyball)
Full nameAl Ahly Volleyball Club
Founded1932
GroundAl Ahly Sports Hall
(Capacity: 2500)
ChairmanEgypt Mahmoud El Khatib
ManagerSpain Fernando Monza
CaptainEgypt Abdallah Abdalsalam
LeagueEgypt Egyptian Volleyball League
2023–24Champion
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Al Ahly Volleyball Club (Arabic: النادي الاهلي للكرة الطائرة), also called "The Masters" (Arabic: الماسترز) is one of Al Ahly SC club's sections that represent the club in Egypt and in international volleyball competitions. The club team section has been based in Cairo since 1932. Al Ahly volleyball team can be considered the greatest team in Africa and the Middle East. It has played in the Egyptian Volleyball League without interruption since 1957. Al Ahly is the most titled club in the Egyptian Volleyball league with 34 titles. Also, the team has participated in African Clubs Championship since 1980 and achieved the title 16 times.

Al Ahly has participated in FIVB Club World Championship three times in 2010,[1] 2011[2][3] and 2015,[4][5] the team was qualified in 2003 but the FIVB canceled it. Al Ahly is the only Egyptian team that achieved four trophies in the same season, and the only African team that won the Champions League and Winner's Cup in the same season. In 1981 Al Ahly won the Afro-European volleyball championship,[6] which was held in Netherlands. Al Ahly is the most titled club in the world with international trophies and 22 titles (here), ahead of famous Russian and Italian clubs. Al Ahly also have a world record, having the longest unbeaten streak by achieving 102 consecutive wins in all competitions. the streak started 5 April 2017 until 29 January 2020 during this period Al-Ahly achieved 6 titles and this streak is the longest in the world in all competitions, Al Ahly also had a local and African record by achieving a record of 56 consecutive wins without defeat from 20 November 2009 until 16 December 2010.

  1. ^ "Al Ahly - Team Composition".
  2. ^ "Al-Ahly Sporting Club - Team Composition".
  3. ^ "MONDIALE PER CLUB 2011, BUONA LA PRIMA: AL AHLY AL TAPPETO IN TRE SET".
  4. ^ "Al Ahly volleyball team profile at 2015 clubs world cup".
  5. ^ "Africani per Club M: Vince l'Al Ahly e va al Mondiale".
  6. ^ "Al Ahly winner of the Afro-European championship".

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