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Al Ahly Sporting Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي للرياضة البدنية), commonly known as Al Ahly (Arabic: الأهلي, lit.'the national'), is a professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest tier in the Egyptian league system. They are known to be the most successful club in world football based on league titles.

Founded on 24 April 1907, the club is renowned for its consistent success at both domestic and continental levels, regularly contending in CAF tournaments. Al Ahly has a record of 45 Egyptian Premier League titles, 39 Egypt Cup titles, and 16 Egyptian Super Cups. In international competitions, Al Ahly has won a record 12 CAF Champions League titles, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, a record of 8 CAF Super Cups, a record of 4 African Cup Winners' Cups, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship, 1 Arab Club Champions Cup, 1 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, a record of 2 Arab Super Cups, and has won 4 bronze medals in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Al Ahly is the most decorated club in the world with 125 official titles. With 26 continental titles, Al Ahly was voted by CAF as the African club of the 20th century. Al Ahly became the most valuable sports club in Africa, with a market value of €30 million as of the 2023–24 season.