2023–24 Raja CA season

The 2023–24 season is Raja Club Athletic's 75th season season in existence and the club's 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. In addition to the domestic league, they are also participating in this season's editions of the Throne Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup.

Raja CA
2023–24 season
PresidentMohamed Boudrika
ManagerJosef Zinnbauer
StadiumStade Mohammed V
Botola4th
Throne CupRound of 32
Arab Club Champions CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Yousri Bouzok (4)
All:
Yousri Bouzok (5)
Biggest win1–3 vs CAY Berrechid, Botola,
27 August 2023
Biggest defeat3–1 vs Al Nassr, Arab Club Champions Cup,
6 August 2023

Raja CA kicked off the season with a 2–1 win over CR Belouizdad in the first group stage of the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup

Players

First-team squad

Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 September 2023.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Anas Zniti Morocco GK (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 (aged 35) Morocco AS FAR
22 Mohamed Baayou Morocco GK (1993-01-11)11 January 1993 (aged 30) Morocco AS FAR
89 Marouane Fakhr Morocco GK (1989-02-11)11 February 1989 (aged 34) Morocco Mouloudia Oujda
Defenders
5 Abdellah Khafifi Morocco CB (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 30) Qatar Umm Salal
4 Ismael Mokadem Morocco CB (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 28) Morocco Renaissance Berkane
33 Bouchaib Arrassi Morocco CB (2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 23) Morocco Youth system
25 Abdessamad Badaoui Morocco RB (1999-08-24)24 August 1999 (aged 24) Morocco JS Soualem
27 Mohamed Boulacsoute Morocco RB / RW / LW (1998-09-23)23 September 1998 (aged 25) Morocco Chabab Mohammédia
16 Mohamed Souboul Morocco LB (2001-11-17)17 November 2001 (aged 22) Morocco Youth system
17 Youssef Belammari Morocco LB / LM (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 25) Morocco Fath US
Midfielders
2 El Mehdi El Moubarik Morocco DM / CM (2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 22) United Arab Emirates Al Ain FC
18 Roger Aholou Togo DM / CM (1993-12-30)30 December 1993 (aged 30) Tunisia US Monastir
30 Ahmadou Camara Guinea DM / CM (2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (aged 20) Morocco Youth system
19 Mohamed Zrida Morocco CM / AM / LM (1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 24) Morocco Youth system
10 Zakaria El Wardi Morocco DM / CM / AM (1998-08-17)17 August 1998 (aged 25) Egypt Zamalek SC
23 Mohamed Al Makahasi Morocco CM / DM (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 (aged 28) Morocco Moghreb Tétouan
31 Haashim Domingo South Africa AM / CF (1995-08-13)13 August 1995 (aged 28) South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
34 Sabir Bougrine Morocco AM / CM (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 27) Tunisia ES Tunis
77 Adam Ennafati Morocco AM / LW / RW (1994-06-29)29 June 1994 (aged 29) Morocco AS FAR
Forwards
11 Nawfel Zerhouni Morocco RW / LW / ST (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 (aged 27) Saudi Arabia Al-Hazem
26 Yousri Bouzok Algeria RW / LW (1996-08-18)18 August 1996 (aged 27) Algeria Paradou AC
97 Marouane Zila Morocco LW / RW (2001-01-06)6 January 2001 (aged −3) Morocco Chabab Mohammédia
49 El Mehdi Maouhoub Morocco ST (2003-06-05)5 June 2003 (aged 20) Morocco Fath US

New contracts
Date Position No. Player Ref.
4 June 2023 MF 18 Togo Roger Aholou [1]
12 July 2023 GK 1 Morocco Anas Zniti [2]
23 August 2023 FW 26 Algeria Yousri Bouzok [3]
2 September 2023 DF 27 Morocco Mohamed Boulacsoute [4]
8 September 2023 GK 89 Morocco Marouane Fakhr [5]

Transfers

In
Date Pos ' Player Moving from Fee Ref.
21 June 2023AMSouth Africa Haashim DomingoSouth Africa Mamelodi SundownsUndisclosed[6]
DFMorocco Abdellah KhafifiUnited Arab Emirates Umm SalalFree agent[7]
2 July 2023MFMorocco Youssef BelammariFath USFree agent[8]
18 July 2023 AM Morocco Adam Ennafati AS FAR Free agent [9]
22 July 2023 FW Morocco Nawfel Zerhouni Saudi Arabia Al-Hazem F.C. Undisclosed [10]
18 August 2023 GK Morocco Mohamed Baayou AS FAR Free agent [11]
21 August 2023 FW Iraq Aymen Hussein United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Undisclosed [12]
29 August 2023 AM Morocco Sabir Bougrine Tunisia ES Tunis Free agent [13]
31 August 2023 FW Morocco El Mehdi Maouhoub Fath US $300k [14]
7 September 2023 FW Morocco Marouane Zila SCC Mohammédia Free agent [15]
1 July 2023FWAlgeria Mehdi BoukassiFinland FC HakaEnd of loan
MFMorocco Abdelhay El ForsyOC Safi
FWGabon Axel MéyéOC Safi
GKAlgeria Gaya MerbahIR Tanger[16]
DFMorocco Mohamed SouboulIR Tanger
DFMorocco Oussama SoukhaneDifaâ El Jadidi
FWMorocco Abdellah FarahDifaâ El Jadidi
FWThe Gambia Gibril SillahJS Soualem
GKMorocco Youssef LahouiziJS Soualem
DFMorocco Mohamed NaimJS Massira

Out
Date Pos ' Player Moving to Fee Ref.
28 May 2023MFAlgeria Raouf BenguitAlgeria CR BelouizdadReleased[17]
28 June 2023FWThe Gambia Gibril SillahTanzania Azam FC$100k[18]
30 June 2023FWMorocco Hamza KhabbaKuwait Al-Arabi SCEnd of loan[19]
10 July 2023FWMorocco Nawfel ZerhouniSaudi Arabia Al-Hazem F.C.-
DFMorocco Marouane HadhoudiAzerbaijan Sabah FC End of contract[20]
MFMorocco Abdelilah HafidiUnattached-
23 July 2023DFMorocco Mohamed Ali ManaliUnattachedReleased-
25 July 2023DFMorocco Mohamed NahiriUnattached End of contract[21]
FWMorocco Zakaria HadrafUnattached Released[22]
DFMorocco Oussama SoukhaneFath US[23]
26 July 2023FWMorocco Zakaria HabtiUnattached-
31 July 2023 GK Algeria Gaya Merbah IR Tanger $400k [24]
12 August 2023 DF Morocco Mahmoud Bentayg France AS Saint-Étienne $600k [25]
13 August 2023 DF Morocco Walid Sabbar Unattached End of contract
17 August 2023 DF Morocco Abdelilah Madkour RS Berkane End of contract
18 August 2023 GK Morocco Marouane Fakhr Unattached Released
GK Morocco Amir El Haddaoui Unattached
GK Morocco Youssef Lahouizi Unattached
27 August 2023 FW Morocco Soufiane Benjdida Belgium Standard de Liège Undisclosed [26]
28 August 2023 DF Morocco Jamal Harkass Unattached Released
7 September 2023 DF Morocco Ayoub Chaboud MA Tétouan Undisclosed
3 October 2023 FW Iraq Aymen Hussein Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Released [27]

Loans in
Start date End date Pos ' Player Moving from Fee Ref.
18 August 2023 End of SeasonMFMorocco El Mehdi El MoubarikUnited Arab Emirates Al Ain FCNone[28]

Loans out
Start date End date Pos ' Player Moving to Fee Ref.
2 September 2023 End of SeasonMFMorocco Abdelhay El ForsyRCA ZemamraNone
7 September 2023 End of Season FW Morocco Abdellah Farah MA Tétouan None
End of Season MF Morocco Taha El Achbili CAY Berrechid None
8 September 2023 End of Season DF Morocco Zakaria Labib JS Soualem None
End of Season FW Morocco Houssine Rahimi JS Soualem None

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 July 2023 Friendly Al-Sadd SC Qatar 2–2 Morocco Raja CA Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:00 UTC+1
  • Al Haydos 28'
  • Bounedjah 32'
 Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 10000
20 August 2023 Friendly Raja CA 1–0 RCA Zemamra Casablanca, Morocco
12:00 UTC+1
  • Mchakhchekh 38'
 Stadium: Raja CA Academy
Attendance: 0
13 October 2023 Friendly Raja CA 2–0 RCA Zemamra Casablanca, Morocco
15:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Raja CA Academy
Attendance: 0
18 October 2023 Friendly Raja CA 2–0 Tihad AS Casablanca, Morocco
15:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Attendance: 0
21 October 2023 Friendly Raja CA 3–2 IR Tanger Casablanca, Morocco
15:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Botola 6 3 3 0 9 5 +4 050.00 — TBD 28 August 2023 TBD
Throne Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Round of 32 TBD TBD TBD
Arab Club Champions Cup 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 075.00 Group stage Quarter-finals 28 July 2023 6 August 2023
Total 10 6 3 1 15 9 +6 060.00

Updated to match played 8 October 2023
Source: Competitions

Botola
Main article: 2023–24 Botola

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Wydad AC 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Qualification for Champions League
3 MAS Fès 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Raja CA 6 3 3 0 9 5 +4 12
5 AS FAR 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
6 FUS Rabat 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: FRMF.ma
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2a) Head-to-head goal difference if they are two teams with equal points; 2b) Goal difference if they are more than two teams with equal points; 3) Number of wins; 4) Goals scored; 5) Play-off between involved teams.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 3 3 0 9 5  +4 12 2 1 0 4 2  +2 1 2 0 5 3  +2

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWDDWDW
Position144254
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
27 August 2023 Round 1 Youssoufia Berrechid 1–3 Raja CA Berrechid
19:15
  • El Hamzaoui 3'
 Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berrechid
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Mohamed El Houidri
3 September 2023 Round 2 Raja CA 2–2 FAR Rabat Casablanca
17:00
Report
  • Hrimat 29' (pen)
  • Habti 80' Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+5'
 Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Attendance: 45000
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
17 September 2023 Round 3 Maghreb de Fès 1–1 Raja CA Fez
19:15
  • Aina 63'
 Report
Stadium: Fez Stadium
Attendance: 25000
Referee: Daki Reddad
24 September 2023 Round 4 Raja CA 1–0 Union Touarga Casablanca
19:15
Report Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Attendance: 30000
Referee: Hamza Fareq
1 October 2023 Round 5 Hassania Agadir 1–1 Raja CA Agadir
16:00
Report
  • Bakhkhach 29'
 Stadium: Stade Adrar
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
8 October 2023 Round 6 Raja CA 1–0 Moghreb Tétouan Casablanca
20:30
Report Moudden Red card 51' Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Attendance: 40000
Referee: Nabil Benrkia
Round 7 OC Safi – Raja CA Safi
: Stadium: Stade El Massira
Round 8 Raja CA – Fath Union Sport Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 9 JS Soualem – Raja CA Mohammedia
: Stadium: Stade El Bachir
Round 10 Raja CA – SCC Mohammédia Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 11 Raja CA – RCA Zemamra Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 12 RS Berkane – Raja CA Berkane
: Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane
Round 13 Raja CA – IR Tanger Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 14 Wydad AC – Raja CA Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 15 Raja CA – MC Oujda Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 16 Raja CA – OC Safi Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 17 FAR Rabat – Raja CA Rabat
: Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Round 18 Raja CA – Maghreb de Fès Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 19 Union Touarga – Raja CA Rabat
: Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan
Round 20 Raja CA – Hassania Agadir Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 21 Moghreb Tétouan – Raja CA Tétouan
: Stadium: Stade Saniat Rmel
Round 22 Raja CA – OC Safi Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 23 Fath Union Sport – Raja CA Rabat
: Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan
Round 24 Raja CA – JS Soualem Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 25 SCC Mohammédia – Raja CA Mohammedia
: Stadium: Stade El Bachir
Round 26 RCA Zemamra – Raja CA Zemamra
: Stadium: Stade Ahmed Choukri
Round 27 Raja CA – RS Berkane Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 28 IR Tanger – Raja CA Tangier
: Stadium: Stade Ibn Batouta
Round 29 Raja CA – Wydad AC Casablanca
: Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli
Round 30 MC Oujda – Raja CA Oujda
: Stadium: Honneur Stadium


Throne Cup
Main article: 2022–23 Moroccan Throne Cup

Arab Club Champions Cup
Main article: 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morocco Raja CA 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
4 Kuwait Kuwait SC 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UAFA
28 July 2023 (2023-07-28) 1 CR Belouizdad Algeria 1–2 Morocco Raja CA Abha, Saudi Arabia
14:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
31 July 2023 (2023-07-31) 2 Raja CA Morocco 2–0 Kuwait Kuwait SC Abha, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
3 August 2023 (2023-08-03) 3 Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 0–1 Morocco Raja CA Abha, Saudi Arabia
14:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)

Knockout phase
6 August 2023 (2023-08-06) Quarter-finals Raja CA Morocco 1–3 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+1 Madu 41' (o.g.) Report Ronaldo 19'
S. Al-Ghannam 29'
Fofana 38'		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 25000
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)


Squad information
As of match played 8 October 2023

Goals

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos. Player Botola Throne Cup Arab Champions Cup Total
1 FW Algeria Yousri Bouzok 4 0 1 5
2 MF Morocco Zakaria El Wardi 2 0 1 3
3 DF Morocco Bouchaib Arrassi 1 0 1 2
4 FW Morocco Nawfel Zerhouni 1 0 0 1
5 AM Morocco Adam Ennafati 1 0 0 1
6 MF Morocco Mohamed Zrida 0 0 1 1
7 FW Morocco Houssine Rahimi 0 0 1 1
8
9
10
Own goals 0 0 1 1
Total 9 0 6 15

Assists
Rank Pos. Player Botola Throne Cup Arab Champions Cup Total
1 FW Morocco Nawfel Zerhouni 2 0 1 3
2 FW Algeria Yousri Bouzok 1 0 0 1
3 AM Morocco Adam Ennafati 1 0 0 1
4 AM Morocco Sabir Bougrine 1 0 0 1
5 DF Morocco Youssef Belammari 1 0 0 1
6 FW Morocco Mohamed Boulacsoute 0 0 1 1
7 DF Morocco Zakaria Labib 0 0 1 1
8
9
10
Total 6 0 3 9

Clean sheets
No. Player Botola Throne Cup Arab Champions Cup Total
1 Morocco Anas Zniti 2 0 1 3
89 Morocco Marouane Fakhr 0 0 1 1
Total 2 0 2 3

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