Club · Premier League (Egypt) · Tier 3

Al Ahly

The short answerAl Ahly are 164th in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1418, with a plausible range of 79th to 342nd. That makes them 0.45 goals per 90 minutes worse than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 2nd of 20 in the Premier League (Egypt).

Our verdictA top-200 club in the world, in the top quarter of the Premier League (Egypt). Results are roughly what the performances deserve. Form is steady.

Club profile

What this club is made of

World rank164Likely range 79–342

Rating1418

League rank2 of 20

Points per game2.43

Expected points per game2.08

Points vs expected+2.5

Trend steady

Confidencemedium

Strongest pillar

First XI

How good the usual starting eleven is

Star spread

How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars

Lowest pillar

Club smarts

Transfer record: signings that work out, resale gains and buying young

Squad age curve

How many minutes go to players in their peak years

Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.

This season they are taking 2.43 points a game from 7 matches, while their performances have been worth 2.08. That is 2.5 points more than the football deserved, which our model calls fair. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1233, an easier schedule than the Premier League (Egypt) average.

For context, the next club above them in the Premier League (Egypt) is Pyramids, rated 1466, and the next one below is Zamalek, rated 1368. The gap to the strongest side in the division, Pyramids, is 48 rating points.

Compared with the rest of their league, their style stands out for very high shot volume, very high touches in the opposition box and very high passes completed close to goal.

On rating, they play like a tier-2 side, 4 tiers above the level of their own league.

The Premier League (Egypt) itself is 30th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 1.43 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average. This league is provisional: little evidence links this league to the rest of the world, so treat its rank loosely.

How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is medium: the range of 79th to 342nd is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.

World club ranking · World league ranking · How it works

Nearest in the Premier League (Egypt)

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