Al-Ahly is preparing for the new season of the Egyptian League 2022-2023, but he will have to be careful, as his results historically after the seasons he finishes away from the first and second places do not bode well.
Al-Ahly, who holds the record for the number of titles crowned, begins his season by meeting Al-Ismaili next Wednesday in the first round of the competition.
Al-Ahly is seeking compensation after it finished last season in the competition in third place, the first time since the 1991-92 season that the red team is away from the first and second places.
Al-Ahly ranked third with 70 points, behind Zamalek, the champion, by 7 points, and Pyramids, who finished second, by one point.
History says that when Al-Ahly ends the season in a position far from the first or second, it often produces poor results in the following season, reaching sixth place, which is the worst position in the history of the Red Castle.
Al-Ahly was eliminated from the champion and runner-up positions 8 times before, and in the following seasons, it failed to compensate for the title on 7 occasions, and succeeded only once.
Here we review the results of Al-Ahly in the following seasons, as it left the champion and runner-up positions:
Season 1959 – 1960
Al-Ahly finished the season outside the first and second places for the first time in its history, the 1959-1960 season, when it ranked third behind the champions, Zamalek, and the runners-up.
In the following season, Al-Ahly won the competition title 1960-1961.
Season 1962 – 1963
Al-Ahly ranked third in the 1962-1963 season, after Arsenal’s champion and runner-up, Zamalek.
In the following season 1963 – 1964, he finished the first group of the league in fifth place, as the teams were divided into two groups, in each group of 12 teams, which is one of the worst results of the team in its history.
Season 1963 – 1964
Al-Ahly finished fifth in the first group of the league in the 1963-1964 season.
In the following season 1964-1965, he finished the season in fourth place.
Season 1964 – 1965
Al-Ahly finished the 1964-1965 season in fourth place, after the trio of Zamalek (the champion), Ismaili and Tersana, respectively.
In the following season, he finished sixth in the competition, the worst position for the red team in its history.
Season 1965 – 1966
Al-Ahly ranked sixth in the 1965-66 season, after the Olympic quintet (champion), Zamalek, Ismaili, Tersana and Mahalla.
But in the following season, 1966 – 1967, he took second place after Ismaili, who won the title at the time.
Season 1972 – 1973
Al-Ahly finished the 1972-1973 season in fourth place after the trio of Mahalla (the champion), Zamalek and Ismaily.
In the following season 1974-1975 (after canceling 1973-1974), Al-Ahly won the competition title.
Season 1982 – 1983
In the eighties, Al-Ahly returned to finish the competition away from the first and second places, when it ranked third in the 1982-83 season after Al-Mokawloon (the champion) and Zamalek.
In the following season, 1983-1984, Al-Ahly ranked first in the competition after the champion Zamalek.
Season 1991 – 1992
The last time Al-Ahly was eliminated from the first and second places in the league dates back to the 1991-1992 season, when it finished fourth after the trio of Zamalek (the champion), Ismaili and Ghazl El-Mahalla.
In the following season 1992-1993, Al-Ahly ranked second after Zamalek.