2018–19 Raja CA season

Raja CA
2018–19 season
PresidentJawad Ziyat
(from 13 September 2018)[1]
Head coachJuan Carlos Garrido
(until 28 January 2019)[2]
Patrice Carteron
(from 29 January 2019)[3]
StadiumStade Mohamed V
BotolaRunners-up
Throne CupSemi-final
Confederation Cup2018: Winners
2019: Group stage
CAF Super CupWinners
Arab Club Champions CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mouhcine Iajour (19 goals)

All:
Mouhcine Yajour (29 goals)

The 2018–19 season is Raja CA's 70th season in existence and the club's 62nd consecutive season[broken anchor] in the top flight of Moroccan football. They competing in Botola, the Throne Cup, Confederation Cup, CAF Super Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup.

Squad list[edit]

Players and squad numbers last updated on 25 August 2018.
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 29) Morocco AS FAR
22 Mohamed Bouamira Morocco GK (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 30) Morocco Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
12 Mohamed Chennouf Morocco GK (1995-05-14)14 May 1995 (aged 23) Morocco Youth system
Defenders
13 Badr Benoun Morocco CB (1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 24) Morocco Youth system
8 Sanad Al Warfali Libya CB (1992-05-17)17 May 1992 (aged 26) Libya Al Ahli SC
26 Ilias Haddad Morocco CB (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 29) Morocco AS FAR
NA Mohamed Oulhaj Morocco CB (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 30) Morocco Youth system
NA Salif Coulibaly Mali CB (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 30) Egypt Al Ahly SC
6 Saad Lakohal Morocco CB (1998-04-05)5 April 1998 (aged 20) Morocco Youth system
5 Fabrice Ngah Cameroon LB (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 (aged 20) Morocco Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
20 Abdeljalil Jbira Morocco LB (1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 28) Morocco Kawkab Marrakech
NA Mohamed Aymen Sadil Morocco LB (1994-06-10)10 June 1994 (aged 24) Morocco Youssoufia Berrechid
NA Muller Dinda Gabon LB (1995-09-22)22 September 1995 (aged 22) Morocco Wydad Témara
NA Mohamed Erroutbi Morocco LB (1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 21) Switzerland FC Azzurri 90
NA Zakaria Drouich Morocco LB (2001-01-11)11 January 2001 (aged 17) Morocco Youth system
25 Omar Boutayeb Morocco RB (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 24) Morocco Youth system
4 Mohamed Douik Morocco RB (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 19) Morocco Youth system
3 Imrane Fiddi Morocco RB (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 19) Morocco Youth system
Midfielders
2 Abderrahim Achchakir Morocco DM (1986-12-15)15 December 1986 (aged 31) Morocco AS FAR
19 Baye Ibrahima Niasse Senegal DM (1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 30) Greece Levadiakos
23 Salaheddine Bahi Morocco DM (1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 23) Morocco Club Ben Guerir
NA Mohamed Zrida Morocco DM (1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 19) Morocco Youth system
14 Lema Mabidi Democratic Republic of the Congo CM (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 25) Tunisia CS Sfaxien
17 Zakaria El Wardi Morocco CM (1998-08-17)17 August 1998 (aged 20) Morocco Moghreb Tétouan
NA Ayoub Khairi Morocco CM (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 18) Morocco Youth system
NA Mouad Mouchtanim Morocco CM (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 19) Morocco Youth system
NA Hassan Bouain Morocco RW (1999-04-24)24 April 1999 (aged 19) Morocco Youth system
18 Abdelilah Hafidi Morocco AM (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 26) Morocco Youth system
10 Saifeddine Alami Morocco (1992-11-19)19 November 1992 (aged 25) France Paris FC
Forwards
7 Zakaria Hadraf Morocco LW (1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 28) Morocco Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
21 Soufiane Rahimi Morocco LW (1996-06-02)2 June 1996 (aged 22) Morocco Étoile de Casablanca
24 Mahmoud Benhalib Morocco LW (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 22) Morocco Youth system
11 Anas Jabroun Morocco LW (1997-10-07)7 October 1997 (aged 20) Morocco Moghreb Tétouan
NA Hicham Islah Morocco RW (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 19) Morocco Youth system
14 Zakaria Habti Morocco RW (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 20) Morocco Youth system
30 Ayoub Nanah Morocco SS (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 25) Morocco Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
9 Mouhssine Iajour Morocco ST (1985-06-14)14 June 1985 (aged 33) Morocco Al-Khor SC
28 Muhammad Shaban Uganda ST (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 20) Uganda Kampala City

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Botola 30 15 10 5 56 36 +20 050.00 Runner-up 25 August 2018 9 June 2019
Throne Cup 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 075.00 Round of 32 Semi-finals 2 September 2018 3 November 2018
2018 CAF Confederation Cup 10 8 0 2 21 7 +14 080.00 Group stage Winners 18 July 2018 2 December 2018
2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup[note 1] 10 3 5 2 14 8 +6 030.00 First round Group stage 16 December 2018 17 March 2019
CAF Super Cup 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 Final Winners 29 March 2019
Arab Club Champions Cup 6 2 3 1 4 4 +0 033.33 First round Quarter-finals 10 August 2018 8 February 2019
Total 61 32 19 10 103 58 +45 052.46

Updated to match played 22 July 2022
Source: Competitions

Botola[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wydad Casablanca (C) 30 17 8 5 56 30 +26 59 Qualification for Champions League
2 Raja Casablanca 30 15 10 5 56 36 +20 55
3 Hassania Agadir 30 12 9 9 30 22 +8 45[a] Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Olympic Safi 30 12 9 9 37 38 −1 45[a] Participation in Arab Club Champions Cup[b]
5 IR Tanger 30 9 13 8 27 30 −3 40
Source: frmf.ma
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Hassania Agadir: 3 points, +2 GD; Olympic Safi: 3 points, −2 GD.
  2. ^ Wydad Casablanca and Raja Casablanca are also participated in the Arab Club Champions Cup.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 15 10 5 56 36  +20 55 9 4 2 28 14  +14 6 6 3 28 22  +6

Last updated: 22 July 2022.
Source: Competitive matches

Result round by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWDDDWWLLWDDWWWDLLWWWWDDDWLW
Position2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

25 August 2018 Round 1 Raja CA 6–0 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Casablanca
21:30
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Nabil Benrakia
17 November 2018 Round 2 Hassania Agadir 0–0 Raja CA Agadir
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Adrar
Referee: Adil Zaourak
26 December 2018 Round 3 Youssoufia Berrechid 1–2 Raja CA Berrechid
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berrechid
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
23 January 2019 Round 4 Raja CA 2–1 AS FAR Marrakesh
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
20 October 2018 Round 5 Olympique Khouribga 1–1 Raja CA Khouribga
16:00
Report
Stadium: Complexe OCP
Referee: Mohamed Bellote
30 December 2018 Round 6 Raja CA 1–1 RSB Berkane Casablanca
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Mohamed El Allam
7 November 2018 Round 7 IR Tanger 1–1 Raja CA Tanger
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Ibn Batouta
Referee: Taoufik Gourar
11 November 2018 Round 8 Raja CA 2–0 Kawkab Marrakech Casablanca
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
20 February 2019 Round 9 Olympic Safi 0–1 Raja CA Safi
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade El Massira
Referee: Mohamed Nhayeh
6 January 2019 Round 10 Raja CA 0–1 Wydad Athletic Club Marrakesh
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
7 December 2018 Round 11 FUS Rabat 1–0 Raja CA Rabat
17:30
Report Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
19 December 2018 Round 12 Raja CA 3–2 Rapide Oued Zem Casablanca
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Taoufik Gourar
2 January 2019 Round 13 Mouloudia Oujda 1–1 Raja CA Oujda
15:00
Report
Stadium: Honneur Stadium
Referee: Jamal Belbassri
17 January 2019 Round 14 Raja CA 1–1 Moghreb Tétouan Casablanca
15:00
Report Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Adil Zaourak
30 January 2019 Round 15 Difaâ El Jadidi 2–4 Raja CA El Jadida
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stade El Abdi
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
10 April 2019 Round 16 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 1–2 Raja CA Al Hoceima
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Mimoun Al Arsi
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
24 April 2019 Round 17 Raja CA 2–1 Hassania Agadir Casablanca
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Daki Radad
17 February 2019 Round 18 Raja CA 3–3 Youssoufia Berrechid Casablanca
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
27 February 2019 Round 19 AS FAR 2–1 Raja CA Rabat
18:00
Report
Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
6 March 2019 Round 20 Raja CA 2–3 Olympique Khouribga Berrechid
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berrechid
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
13 March 2019 Round 21 RSB Berkane 3–7 Raja CA Berkane
16:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
17 April 2019 Round 22 Raja CA 1–0 IR Tanger Casablanca
17:00
Report Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Yassin Bouslim
3 April 2019 Round 23 Kawkab Marrakech 1–2 Raja CA Marrakesh
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
7 April 2019 Round 24 Raja CA 1–0 Olympic Safi Casablanca
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Taoufik Gourar
21 April 2019 Round 25 Wydad Athletic Club 2–2 Raja CA Marrakesh
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Youssef Haraoui
28 April 2019 Round 26 Raja CA 0–0 FUS Rabat Casablanca
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Adil Zaourak
4 May 2019 Round 27 Rapide Oued Zem 3–3 Raja CA Oued Zem
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
11 May 2019 Round 28 Raja CA 2–1 Mouloudia Oujda Casablanca
00:00
Report Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Nabil Berquia
4 June 2019 Round 29 Moghreb Tétouan 3–1 Raja CA Tétouan
:
Report
Stadium: Stade Saniat Rmel
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
9 June 2019 Round 30 Raja CA 2–0 Difaâ El Jadidi Casablanca
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Mohamed Nhayeh

Moroccan Throne Cup[edit]

2 September 2018 Round of 32 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 0–1 Raja CA Khenifra
17:00 Report
Stadium: Stade municipal de Khénifra
Referee: Abderrahim El Yaaqoubi
Note: Lineup for Raja CA - Zniti, Benoun, Boutayeb, Haddad, Achchakir, Mabidi (Hadraf 61'), Niasse, Rahimi, Iajour (Chaabane 81'), Hafidi, Benhalib (Bahi 78').
12 September 2018 Round of 16 Raja CA 3–1 KAC Kénitra Casablanca
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Abdelouahed Fatihi
Note: Lineup for Raja CA - Zniti, Benoun, Boutayeb, Haddad (Bahi 65'), Jbira, Hafidi, Niasse, Achchakir, Iajour (Hadraf 76'), Alami (Rahimi 64'), Benhalib.
7 October 2018 Quarter-finals Rapide Oued Zem 0–1 Raja CA Oued Zem
19:00 Report
Stadium: Stade municipal de Oued Zem
Referee: Adil Zaourak
Note: Lineup for Raja CA - Zniti, Benoun, Al Warfali, Dinda, Boutayeb, Niasse (Haddad 90+8'), Bahi (Jabroun 79'), Achchakir, Mabidi, Iajour (Jbira 87'), Rahimi.
3 November 2018 Semi-finals Wydad de Fès 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Raja CA Tangier
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Ibn Batouta
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
Note: Lineup for Raja CA - Zniti, Al Warfali, Jbira (Dinda 89'), Boutayeb, Achchakir (Benhalib 90+3'), Niasse, Mabidi (Jabroun 72'), Hadraf (Bahi 65'), Hafidi, Iajour, Rahimi.

2018 Confederation Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RCA VIT ASE ADU
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 Quarter-finals 0–0 4–0 6–0
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 2–0 3–1 2–0
3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 0–1 2–0 1–0
4 Ghana Aduana Stars 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4 3–3 2–1 0–2
Source: CAF
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) Matchday 3 ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 0–1 Morocco Raja CA Abidjan
16:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
29 July 2018 (2018-07-29) Matchday 4 Raja CA Morocco 4–0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Attendance: 32 000
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Matchday 5 AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–0 Morocco Raja CA Kinshasa
14:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Matchday 6 Raja CA Morocco 6–0 Ghana Aduana Stars Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

knockout stage[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) First leg CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 1–2 Morocco Raja CA Brazzaville
14:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) Second leg Raja CA Morocco 1–0 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville Casablanca
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Semi-finals[edit]

3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) First leg Enyimba Nigeria 0–1 Morocco Raja CA Aba
14:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Enyimba International Stadium
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) Second leg Raja CA Morocco 2–1 Nigeria Enyimba Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Final[edit]

25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) First leg Raja CA Morocco 3–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Second leg AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–1 Morocco Raja CA Kinshasa
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

CAF Super Cup[edit]

29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1–2 Morocco Raja CA Al Rayyan
19:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2018–19 Confederation Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) First leg Raja CA Morocco 5–0 Gabon Cercle Mbéri Sportif Casablanca
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) Second leg Cercle Mbéri Sportif Gabon 1–0 Morocco Raja CA Libreville
15:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

Play-off round[edit]

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) First leg African Stars Namibia 1–1 Morocco Raja CA Windhoek
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
20 January 2019 (2019-01-20) Second leg Raja CA Morocco 1–0 Namibia African Stars Marrakesh
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB HAS RCA ASO
1 Morocco RS Berkane 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Quarter-finals 2–1 0–0 3–0
2 Morocco Hassania Agadir 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 1–0 1–1 2–1
3 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 7 2–4 0–0 0–0
4 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 1–1 1–0 1–4
Source: CAF
3 February 2019 (2019-02-03) Matchday 1 Hassania Agadir Morocco 1–1 Morocco Raja CA Agadir
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Adrar
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) Matchday 2 Raja CA Morocco 0–0 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô Rabat
17:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) Matchday 3 Raja CA Morocco 2–4 Morocco RS Berkane Rabat
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) Matchday 4 RS Berkane Morocco 0–0 Morocco Raja CA Berkane
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
10 March 2019 (2019-03-10) Matchday 5 Raja CA Morocco 0–0 Morocco Hassania Agadir Rabat
17:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) Matchday 6 AS Otohô Republic of the Congo 1–4 Morocco Raja CA Owando
14:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Omnisport Marien Ngouabi d'Owando
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Arab Club Champions Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

10 August 2018 First leg Salam Zgharta Lebanon 1–2 Morocco Raja CA Zgharta
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Zgharta Stadium
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Note: Lineup for Raja CA - Zniti, Benoun, Jbira, Boutayeb, Haddad (Al Ouarfali 55'), Achchakir, Alami (Hafidi 55'), Niasse, Rahimi, Iajour, Benhalib.
29 September 2018 Second leg Raja CA Morocco 1–1 Lebanon Salam Zgharta Casablanca
19:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Second round[edit]

29 October 2018 (2018-10-29) First leg Ismaily Egypt 0–0 Morocco Raja CA Ismailia
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Second leg Raja CA Morocco 0–0
(4–2 p)
Egypt Ismaily Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf (Oman)
Penalties