2013–14 Raja CA season

Raja CA
2013–14 season
	File:Équipe du Raja .jpg Raja players against Fath US during a Botola game
President	Mohamed Boudrika
Manager	Mohamed Fakhir (until December 2013); Faouzi Benzarti (from December 2013)
Stadium	Stade Mohamed V
Botola	2nd
Coupe du Trône	Runners-up
CAF Champions League	First round
2013 Club World Cup	Runners - Up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mouhcine Moutouali (10); All: ; Mouhcine Moutouali (16)
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	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 season is Raja Club Athletic's 65th season in existence and the club's 57th consecutive season^{[broken anchor]} in the top flight of Moroccan football. In the previous season, the team won both of Morocco's domestic competitions. They won the Botola Pro title by finishing four points ahead of FAR Rabat, who finished second and 18 points ahead of their biggest rivals Wydad Casablanca, who came third. They won the Coupe du Trône title by beating FAR Rabat 5–4 on penalties in the final after the first 120 minutes finished level at 0–0. Their season wasn't all glory as they lost in the UAFA Club Cup at the semi-final stage, losing on away goals to Al-Arabi SC of Kuwait.

Players

First Team Squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position
Goalkeepers
1	Yassine El Had	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	GK
37	Brahim Zaari	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	GK
61	Khalid Askri	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	GK
Defenders
3	Zakaria El Hachami	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	RB
4	Badr Banoune	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	CB
14	Hamza Moussadak	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	CB
16	Mohamed Oulhaj	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	CB/LB
17	Rachid Soulaimani	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	RB/LB
21	Adil Karrouchi	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	LB
27	Ismail Belmaalem	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	CB
31	Idrissa Coulibaly	File:Flag of Mali.svg	CB
Midfielders
5	Mouhcine Moutouali(captain)	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	RW
8	Mohamed Amine El Aqmari	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	CM
18	Abdelilah Hafidi	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	LW
24	Vianney Mabidé	File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg	CM
26	Ismail Kouchame	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	CM
28	Kouko Guehi	File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg	CDM
55	Merouane Zemmama	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	CM
99	Issam Erraki	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	CM
Forwards
11	Hamza Abourazzouk	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	ST
20	Mouhcine Yajour	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	ST
25	Yassine Salhi	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	ST
93	Abdelkbir El Ouadi	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	FW

Transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred from	Date
MF	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Issam Erraki	File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Raed	12 June 2013
DF	File:Flag of Mali.svg Idrissa Coulibaly	File:Flag of France.svg FC Istres	13 June 2013
MF	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Merouane Zemmama	File:Flag of England.svg Middlesbrough	27 August 2013
MF	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelkbir El Ouadi	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Widad Fez	1 January 2014

Out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Date
MF	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Adel Chedli	Retired	31 May 2013
DF	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Ahmed Rahmani	Released	1 January 2014
DF	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Redouane Derdouri	Released	1 January 2014
MF	File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Déo Kanda	Released	1 January 2014
MF	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Chemseddine Chtibi	Released	1 January 2014
FW	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelmajid Eddine Jilani	Released	1 January 2014
FW	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Badr Kachani	Released	1 January 2014

Competitions

Friendly Matches

19 July 2013	Raja Casablanca	1 - 0	OGC NiceFile:Flag of France.svg	Stade Mohammed V, Morocco
20:00

15 January 2014	Hassania Agadir	1 - 3	Raja Casablanca	Morocco
15:00

18 January 2014	Union Aït Melloul	3 - 2	Raja Casablanca	Morocco
12:00

23 January 2014	Raja Casablanca	0 - 2	Vitória de GuimarãesFile:Flag of Portugal.svg	Stade Mohammed V, Morocco
20:00

29 January 2014	Raja Casablanca	1 - 0	Renaissance de Berkane	Stade Mohammed V, Morocco
16:00

Botola

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Moghreb Tétouan (C)	30	16	10	4	36	25	+11	58	Qualification to Club World Cup and Champions League
2	Raja Casablanca	30	16	7	7	40	15	+25	55	Qualification to Champions League
3	FUS Rabat	30	12	12	6	31	21	+10	48	Qualification to Confederation Cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Kawkab Marrakech	30	11	15	4	30	19	+11	48
5	Difaâ El Jadida	30	10	15	5	30	19	+11	45

Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2014. Source: Federation Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ RSB Berkane qualified for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup as runners-up of the 2014 Coupe du Trône since winners FUS de Rabat qualified for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.

Results

25 August 2013	Raja Casablanca	1 - 1	Olympic Safi	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Yajour File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'		Madi File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Hamdoui File:Red card.svg 88'	Attendance: 42,000

1 September 2013	Olympique Khouribga	1 - 0	Raja Casablanca	Complexe OCP, Khouribga
18:00	Talhaoui File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' (pen) Talhaoui File:Red card.svg 89'

20 September 2013	Kenitra AC	1 - 1	Raja Casablanca	Stade Municipal, Kenitra
18:00	Alsofi File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'		Hafidi File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'

29 September 2013	Raja Casablanca	0 - 0	Renaissance de Berkane	Stade Mohamed V
19:00

6 October 2013	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima	0 - 2	Raja Casablanca	Stade Mimoun Al Arsi, Al Hoceima
18:00			Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 15',File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'

27 October 2013	Raja Casablanca	1 - 0	FAR Rabat	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Raki File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'

3 November 2013	Widad Fez	0 - 1	Raja Casablanca	Complexe Sportif de Fès, Fes
18:00			Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 22'

9 November 2013	Raja Casablanca	2 - 1	AS Sale	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Deo Kanda File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Yajour File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'		Koalsee File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'

24 November 2013	Raja Casablanca	1 - 1	Wydad Casablanca	Stade Mohamed V
15:00	Kouko File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		Kone File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'	Attendance: 70,000

28 November 2013	Difaa El Jadida	1 - 0	Raja Casablanca	Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
16:00	Lengoualama File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'

3 December 2013	Hassania Agadir	1 - 0	Raja Casablanca	Stade Al Inbiaâte, Agadir
16:00	Baraze File:Red card.svg 68' Labaid File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'

28 December 2013	Moghreb Tetouan	1 - 0	Raja Casablanca	Saniat Rmel, Tétouan
15:00	Naim File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'

2 January 2014	Raja Casablanca	0 - 0	KAC Marrakech	Stade Mohamed V
20:00

1 February 2014	FUS Rabat	1 - 0	Raja Casablanca	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
16:00	Jounaid File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'

19 February 2014	Raja Casablanca	1 - 0	Maghreb Fez	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	Mabide File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'

23 February 2014	Renaissance de Berkane	1 - 1	Raja Casablanca	Berkane Municipal Stadium , Berkane
16:00	AkhmisFile:Soccerball shade.svg 16'		Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'

12 March 2014	Raja Casablanca	1 - 0	Olympique Khouribga	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	Yamiq File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (o.g.)

16 March 2014	Raja Casablanca	4 - 0	Widad Fez	Stade Mohamed V
19:30	Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 32',File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Mabide File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'

19 March 2014	Raja Casablanca	5 - 0	Kenitra AC	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	Mabide File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Raki File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Salhi File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (pen.)

23 March 2014	AS Sale	1 - 0	Raja Casablanca	Stade Boubker Ammar Salé, Morocco
14:00	Hibour File:Red card.svg 42' Laabi File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (pen.)		BenlamaalemFile:Red card.svg 77'

27 March 2014	Raja Casablanca	3 - 1	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	Mabide File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', File:Soccerball shade.svg 55', File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'		Halfi File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'

6 April 2014	Wydad Casablanca	0 - 2	Raja Casablanca	Stade Mohamed V
17:00			Yajour File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4'	Attendance: 68,000

12 April 2014	Raja Casablanca	3 - 1	Hassania Agadir	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	Kouko File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' El Hachimi File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'		Kone File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'

16 April 2014	FAR Rabat	1 - 3	Raja Casablanca	Stade Moulay Abdellah
17:00	Benjoulloun File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'		Yajour File:Soccerball shade.svg 21', File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Karrouchy File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'

20 April 2014	KAC Marrakech	0 - 0	Raja Casablanca	Stade de Marrakech
17:00

26 April 2014	Raja Casablanca	1 - 0	FUS Rabat	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Mabide File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'		NdameFile:Red card.svg 54'	Attendance: 45,000

4 May 2014	Maghreb Fez	0 - 1	Raja Casablanca	Complexe Sportif de Fès, Fes
17:00			Mabide File:Red card.svg 10' Yajour File:Soccerball shade.svg 39'

11 May 2014	Raja Casablanca	1 - 0	Difaa El Jadida	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Benlamaalem File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'			Attendance: 45,000

18 May 2014	Raja Casablanca	5 - 0	Moghreb Tetouan	Stade Mohamed V
17:00	Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 34',File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Abourazzouk File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' El Hachimi File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Karrouchy File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'			Attendance: 45,000

25 May 2014	Olympic Safi	1 - 0	Raja Casablanca	Stade El Massira
17:00	Rafik File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'

Coupe du Trone

Round of 32

7 September 2013	Renaissance Settat	0 - 2	Raja Casablanca	Stade Mohammed V
15:00			Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 5',File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (pen.)

Round of 16

25 September 2013	FUS Rabat	0 - 2	Raja Casablanca	Stade Moulay Abdellah
19.00			Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 42',File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (pen.)

Quarter-final

13 October 2013	Raja Casablanca	4 - 1	US Temara	Stade Mohammed V
19.00	Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (pen.) Chtibi File:Soccerball shade.svg 42',File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Tadi File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (o.g.)		Semmami File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'

Semi-final

22 October 2013	Raja Casablanca	1 - 0	Olympic Safi	Stade Mohammed V
17:00	Yajour File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'		BenchaibaFile:Red card.svg 90'	Attendance: 40,000

Final

18 November 2013	Difaa El Jadida	0 - 0 (4 – 5 p)	Raja Casablanca	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
17.00				Attendance: 50,000

CAF Champions League

Preliminary round

7 February 2014	Raja Casablanca File:Flag of Morocco.svg	6–0	File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Diamond Stars	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
	Iajour File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 46', 66', 82' Hafidi File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' El Ouadi File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'			Referee: Daouda (Niger)

15 February 2014	Diamond Stars File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg	1–2	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca	National Stadium, Freetown
	Fofanah File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'		Mabidé File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Zemmama File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'	Referee: Daouda Kebe (Senegal)

First round

2 March 2014	Horoya File:Flag of Guinea.svg	1–0	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
				Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

8 March 2014	Raja Casablanca File:Flag of Morocco.svg	1–0 (4–5 p)	File:Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
				Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)

FIFA Club World Cup

11 December 2013 Play-Off for Quarter-finals	Raja Casablanca	2 – 1	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City	Stade Adrar, Agadir
19:30	Iajour File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Hafidi File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1'		Krishna File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'	Attendance: 34,875

14 December 2013 Quarter-finals	Raja Casablanca	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey	Stade Adrar, Agadir
19:30	Chtibi File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Guehi File:Soccerball shade.svg 95'		Basanta File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'	Attendance: 34,579

18 December 2013 Semi-finals	Raja Casablanca	3 – 1	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
19:30	Iajour File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Moutouali File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (pen.) Mabidé File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4'		Ronaldinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'	Attendance: 35,219

21 December 2013 Final	Bayern Munich File:Flag of Germany.svg	2 – 0	Raja Casablanca	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
19:30	Dante File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Thiago File:Soccerball shade.svg 22'			Attendance: 37,774

Overall statistics

	Total	Home	Away	Neutral
Games played	43	19	18	5
Games won	26	15*	8	3
Games drawn	8	4	3	1*
Games lost	9	0	8	1
Biggest win	6 - 0 (vs. Diamond Stars File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg)	6 - 0 (vs. Diamond Stars File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg)	3 - 1 (vs. FAR RabatFile:Flag of Morocco.svg)	3 - 1 (vs. Atletico Mineiro File:Flag of Brazil.svg)
Biggest loss	0 - 2 (vs. Bayern MunichFile:Flag of Germany.svg)		1-0 (vs. 8 different teams)	0 - 2 (vs. Bayern Munich File:Flag of Germany.svg)
Clean sheets	21	13	7	1
Goals scored	65	41	17	7
Goals conceded	23	6	12	5
Goal difference	+42	+35	+5	+2
Average GF per game	1.51	2.16	0.89	1.4
Average GA per game	0.53	0.32	0.63	1
Winning rate	26/43 (60.47%)	15/19 (78.95%)	8/19 (44.44%)	3/5* (60%)
Most appearances	39	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Khalid Askri
Top scorer	16	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Mouhcine Moutouali

Last updated: 25 May 2014
Source: Competitive matches

[*] Lost one match on Penalties

Squad statistics

Top scorers

Place	Nationality	Number	Name	Botola Pro	Coupe du Trone	African Champions League	Club World Cup	Total
1	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	5	Moutouali	10	5	0	1	16
2	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	20	Yajour	6	1	5	2	14
3	File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg	24	Mabide	8	0	1	1	10
4	File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg	28	Kouko	2	0	0	1	3
	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	18	Hafidi	1	1	0	1	3
	File:Flag of Morocco.svg		Chtibi	0	2	0	1	3
5	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	21	Karrouchi	2	0	0	0	2
	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	99	Erraki	2	0	0	0	2
	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	25	Salhi	2	0	0	0	2
	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	3	El Hachimi	2	0	0	0	2
6	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	11	Abourazzouk	1	0	0	0	1
	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	27	Belmaalem	1	0	0	0	1
	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	55	Zemmama	0	0	1	0	1
	File:Flag of Morocco.svg	93	El Ouadi	0	0	1	0	1
	File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg		Déo Kanda	1	0	0	0	1
			Own Goals	1	0	1	0	2
			TOTALS	40	9	9	7	65

References

[table_note_res_CCCC0.56386001620621-1] RSB Berkane qualified for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup as runners-up of the 2014 Coupe du Trône since winners FUS de Rabat qualified for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.

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