| Club: | Al Ahly |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Chairman: |  Mahmoud Taher |
| Manager: | Hossam El-Badry |
| League: | Egyptian Premier League |
| League Result: | Champion |
| Cup1: | Egyptian Super Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Runner-up |
| Cup2: | Egypt Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Champion |
| Cup3: | CAF Champions League |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter-final (progress continued in next season) |
| Cup4: | Arab Club Championship |
| Cup4 Result: | Semi-final |
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| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Al Ahly SC season was the 58th edition in the Egyptian Premier League and 58th consecutive season in the topflight of Egyptian football. The club participated in the Premier League, Egypt Cup, Super Cup, and the CAF Champions League.
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Sherif Ekramy | | GK | 1983 7, df=yes |
| 13 | Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam | | GK | 1987 4, df=yes |
| 16 | Mossad Awad | | GK | 1993 1, df=yes |
| 26 | Mohamed El-Shenawy | | GK | 1988 12, df=yes |
| Centerbacks | ||||
| 3 | Ramy Rabia | | CB | 1993 5, df=yes |
| 5 | Ahmed Hegazy | | CB | 1991 1, df=yes |
| 20 | Saad Samir | | CB | 1989 4, df=yes |
| 23 | Mohamed Nagieb | | CB | 1983 1, df=yes |
| Fullbacks | ||||
| 6 | Sabry Raheel | | LB | 1987 10, df=yes |
| 7 | Hussein Sayed | | LB | 1991 9, df=yes |
| 12 | Basem Ali | | RB | 1988 10, df=yes |
| 21 | Ali Maâloul |  | LB | 1990 1, df=yes |
| 24 | Ahmed Fathy | | RB / DM | 1984 11, df=yes |
| 30 | Mohamed Hany | | RB | 1996 1, df=yes |
| Defensive midfielders | ||||
| 14 | Hossam Ghaly | | DM | 1981 12, df=yes |
| 17 | Amr Al-Sulaya | | DM | 1990 2, df=yes |
| 25 | Hossam Ashour | | DM | 1986 3, df=yes |
| 38 | Akram Tawfik | | AM | 1997 11, df=yes |
| Attacking midfielders | ||||
| 4 | Amr Barakat | | AM | 1991 10, df=yes |
| 19 | Abdallah El Said | | AM | 1985 7, df=yes |
| 22 | Saleh Gomaa | | AM | 1993 8, df=yes |
| 27 | Mohamed Gaber | | AM | 1995 5, df=yes |
| 34 | Ahmed Hamdy | | AM | 1998 2, df=yes |
| 35 | Karim Nedvěd | | AM | 1997 8, df=yes |
| Wingers | ||||
| 8 | Moamen Zakaria | | LW | 1988 4, df=yes |
| 11 | Walid Soliman | | RW | 1984 12, df=yes |
| Strikers | ||||
| 18 | Marwan Mohsen | | ST | 1989 2, df=yes |
| 9 | Amr Gamal | | ST | 1991 8, df=yes |
| 10 | Emad Moteab | | ST | 1983 2, df=yes |
| 15 | Souleymane Coulibaly |  | ST | 1994 12, df=yes |
| 26 | Junior Ajayi |  | ST | 1996 1, df=yes |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | ST | | $2.5M | |||
| July 2016 | ST | | $500,000 | |||
| July 2016 | AM | | $475,000 | |||
| July 2016 | AM | | $320,000 | |||
| July 2016 | LB | | $750,000 | |||
| July 2016 | GK | | $160,000 | |||
| February 2017 | FW | | $265,000 | |||
| February 2017 | FW | | $800,000 |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | LW | | $7M | ||
| July 2016 | ST |  | $8M | ||
| July 2016 | ST | | Free | ||
| July 2016 | AM | | Undisclosed | ||
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | LW | | July 2017 | |||
| July 2016 | LW | | July 2017 | |||
| July 2016 | LW | | July 2017 | |||
| January 2017 | FW |  | July 2017 | |||
| January 2017 | FW | | July 2017 |
See main article: 2016 Egyptian Super Cup.
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| GK | 1 | Sherif Ekramy | ||
| RB | 30 | Mohamed Hany | ||
| CB | 20 | Saad Samir | ||
| CB | 5 | Ahmed Hegazy | ||
| LB | 7 | |||
| CDM | 24 | |||
| CDM | 25 | Hossam Ashour | ||
| CAM | 19 | |||
| RM | 11 | |||
| LM | 9 | Mo'men Zakaria | ||
| FW | 28 | Junior Ajayi | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 13 | Ahmed Adel | ||
| MF | 23 | Mohamed Naguib | ||
| LB | 6 | Sabry Raheel | ||
| CAM | 15 | |||
| RM | 35 | |||
| CDM | 14 | |||
| MF | 9 | Amr Gamal | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Hossam El-Badry | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 16 | Gennesh | ||
| RB | 29 | Osama Ibrahim | ||
| CB | 25 | Ali Gabr | ||
| CB | 28 | Mahmoud Hamdy El Wensh | ||
| LB | 11 | Mohamed Nasef | ||
| DM | 3 | Tarek Hamed | ||
| CM | 4 | Ahmed Tawfik | ||
| CM | 15 | |||
| RW | 20 | |||
| LW | 23 | |||
| FW | 17 | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Ahmed El-Shenawy | ||
| DF | 6 | Shawky El Said | ||
| MF | 13 | |||
| MF | 18 | |||
| AM | 30 | |||
| FW | 9 | Ahmed Gaafar | ||
| FW | 19 | Hossam Paolo | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Mohammed Helmy | ||||
| Match rules:
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See main article: 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League.
See main article: 2016–17 Egypt Cup.
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See main article: 2017 CAF Champions League.
Al Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate.
See main article: 2017 Arab Club Championship.
Ranking of second-placed teams
The highest ranked second-placed team from the groups advanced to the knockout stage; the rest were eliminated.