2012–13 Raja CA season

The 2012–13 season is Raja Club Athletic's 64th season season in existence and the club's 56th consecutive season[broken anchor] in the top flight of Moroccan football.

Raja Club Athletic
2012–13 season
Raja players against Wydad AC during the Throne Cup semi-final
PresidentMohamed Boudrika
ManagerMohamed Fakhir
StadiumStade Mohamed V
BotolaChampions
Coupe du TrôneWinners
Arab Champions LeagueSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mouhcine Yajour (9)

All:
Mouhcine Yajour (12)

The team finished 4th last season and will be hoping to finish 1st so that they have the opportunity to play in the 2013 Club World Cup which is being held in Morocco. They start the season off with a new president Mohamed Boudrika who brought back manager Mohamed Fakhir who had previous spells with Raja CA winning the league and Moroccan Cup as they were looking at bringing back the glory.

Players

First team squad

No.NameNationalityPosition
Goalkeepers
1Yassine El Had GK
61Khalid Askri GK
Defenders
2Mohamed Chibi RB
3Zakaria El Hachimi CB
4Ahmed Rahmani CB
6Abdelfettah Boukhriss CB
16Mohamed Oulhaj CB/LB
17Rachid Soulaimani RB/LB
21Adil Karrouchy LB
30Redouane Derdouri LB
81Amin Erbati (captain) CB
Marouane Hadhoudi CB
Midfielders
5Mouhcine Moutouali RW
7Adel Chedli CM
8Chemseddine Chtibi CM
18Abdelilah Hafidi LW
24Ismail Kouchame CM
26Vianney Mabide CM
28Kouko Guehi CM
Forwards
9Abdelmajid Eddine Jilani FW
10Badr Kachani ST
11Hamza Abourazzouk ST
19Ismail Bassour ST
20Mouhcine Yajour ST
25Yassine Salhi ST

Reserve team squad

No.NameNationalityPosition
Goalkeepers
Mohamed Boujad GK
Amine Zaid GK
Defenders
Badr Benoun CB
Mohamed-Amine El Aqmari CB
Anas El Asbahi LB
Mohamed El Harouali RB
Omar Arjoune RB
Sadd Kabbah RB
Midfielders
Othmane Aswab MF
Ayoub Boucheta MF
Walid Sebbar MF
Yassine Jlayji MF
Strikers
Yassine Wakili ST
Achraf Gwirih ST
Soufiane Saadane ST
Yassine Feqhaoui ST

Transfers

In

#PositionPlayerTransferred fromDate
5MF Mouhcine Moutouali Emirates Club7 June 2012
21LB Adil Karrouchi Difaa El Jadida7 June 2012
9FW Abdelmajid Eddine CODM de Meknès9 June 2012
CM Ismail Kouchame Olympique Khouribga11 June 2012
CB Marouane Hadhoudi Raja CA Espoirs12 June 2012
30LB Redouane Derdouri KAC Marrakech12 June 2012
4CB Ahmed Rahmani Mouloudia Club of Oujda13 June 2012
20ST Mouhcine Yajour Wydad Casablanca14 June 2012
19ST Ismail Bassour US Témara14 June 2012
3CB Zakaria El Hachami Union de Mohammédia14 June 2012
10ST Badr Kachani FUS Rabat15 June 2012
8CM Chemseddine Chtibi MAS Fez19 June 2012
CB Abdelfettah Boukhriss FUS Rabat14 July 2012
24CM Vivien Mabide Difaa El Jadida15 July 2012
11ST Hamza Abourazzouk MAS Fez17 July 2012
7CM Adel Chedli Etoile du Sahel21 July 2012

Out

#PositionPlayerTransferred toDate
GK Younes AtabaEnd of Contract12 June 2012
GK Tarik El JarmouniEnd of Contract15 June 2012
CM Abdelhak Ait LarifReleased15 June 2012
RW Zakaria ChaabaniReleased15 June 2012
RW Idriss BelaamriReleased15 June 2012
FW Zakaria JaouhariReleased15 June 2012
FW Alhassane IssoufouReleased15 June 2012
FW Hassan TirAl-Shoalah 23 July 2012
FW Samir MalcuitMAS Fez 31 July 2012
RW Soufiane TalalMAS Fez 31 July 2012
CM Abdessamad OuhakkiAjman Club 3 August 2012
ST Hassan SouariRenaissance de Berkane 14 August 2012
ST Soufiane AlloudiWidad Fez 20 August 2012
ST Adama BakayokoWidad Fez 20 August 2012
CB Rabii HoubryTermination of Contract10 September 2012
CM Abdelhak TalhaouiTermination of Contract10 September 2012

Loan out

No.NameNationalityPositionLoaned To
Younes Houwassli GKFAR Rabat
Omar Diop RBChabab Rif Al Hoceima
Ismail Belmaalem CBBaniyas SC
Mohamed Achraf Salim LBCODM Meknes
Ismail Bassour STChabab Rif Al Hoceima
Yassine Wakili STChabab Rif Al Hoceima

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 25 December 2012
No.PosNatPlayerTotalBotolaCoupe du TroneArab Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  MARYassine El Had503+001+100+00
2DF  MARMohamed Chibi000+000+000+00
3DF  MARZakaria El Hachami1107+101+002+00
4DF  MARAhmed Rahmani400+201+001+00
5MF  MARMouhcine Moutouali1548+025+022+00
6DF  MARAbdelfettah Boukhriss1418+210+102+10
7MF  TUNAdel Chedli18010+003+202+10
8MF  MARChemseddine Chtibi1417+410+200+10
9FW  MARAbdelmajid Eddine Jilani1544+840+101+10
10FW  MARBadr Kachani1200+1000+100+10
11ST  MARHamza Abourazzouk2479+652+311+31
16DF  MARMohamed Oulhaj26217+025+004+00
17DF  MARRachid Soulaimani18011+104+002+00
18MF  MARAbdelilah Hafidi22915+044+132+02
20FW  MARMouhcine Yajour2499+665+013+12
21DF  MARAdil Karrouchi23014+005+004+00
24MF  CAFVivien Mabide24214+125+004+00
25FW  MARYassine Salhi1344+530+212+00
26MF  MARIsmail Kouchame513+210+000+00
28MF  CIVKouko Guehi25016+005+004+00
30DF  MARRedouane Derdouri502+300+000+00
61GK  MARKhalid Askri22014+004+004+00
81DF  MARAmin Erbati19011+005+003+00
DF  MARMarouane Hadhoudi000+000+000+00
GK  MARYounes Houwassli [L]000+000+000+00
DF  MAROmar Diop [L]000+000+000+00
DF  MARIsmail Belmaalem [L]000+000+000+00
DF  MARMohammed Achraf Salim [L]000+000+000+00
FW  MARIsmail Bassour [L]000+000+000+00
FW  MARYassine Wakili [L]000+000+000+00

[L] – Out on loan[S] – Sold

Top scorers

PlaceNationalityNumberNameBotola ProCoupe du TroneArab Champions LeagueTotal
1 20Yajour71210
2 18Hafidi5319
3 11Abourazzouk5117
4 5Moutouali3205
5 25Salhi3104
9Jilani4004
6 6Boukhriss1012
16Oulhaj2002
24Mabide2002
7 8Chtibi1001
26Kouchame1001
TOTALS348547

Disciplinary record

NationalityPositionNumberNameBotolaCoupe du TroneArab Champions LeagueTotal
GK61Khalid Askri10010011
GK1Yassine El Had00100010
DF3Zakaria El Hachimi30100040
DF4Ahmed Rahmani00100010
MF5Mouhcine Moutouali40201070
DF6Abdelfettah Boukhriss20000020
MF7Adel Chedli10000111
MF8Chemseddine Chtaibi20100030
ST9Abdelmajid Eddine30000030
ST10Badr Kachani10000010
ST11Hamza Abourazzouk10100020
DF16Mohamed Oulhaj00100010
DF17Rachid Soulaimani40100050
ST18Abdelilah Hafidi20000020
ST20Mouhcine Yajour20001030
DF21Adil Karrouchi10000010
MF24Vivien Mabide40300070
ST25Yassine Salhi10001020
ST26Ismail Kouchame11000011
MF28Kouko Guehi41200061
DF81Amin Erbate50000050
TOTALS43214121594

Competitions

Friendly matches

First team matches

With Lots of new signings coming in Raja CA prepared a lot of Friendly Matches to get the team ready for the new season. Raja had a very good pre-season winning most of their matches and only losing once.

v Raja CA
9 July 2012 Olympique du Kef 1–1 Raja CA Stade 7 Novembre du Kef, Tunisia
20:00Malcuit 7'
v Raja CA
13 July 2012 Étoile du Sahel 0–1 Raja CA Stade Olympique de Sousse, Tunisia
21:00Chtibi 82'
Athletic Bilbao
17 July 2012 Raja CA 3–1 Athletic Bilbao Stade Mohamed V, Morocco
20:45Moutouali 12' (pen.)
Karrouchi 22'
Yajour 52'
Toquero 49'
21 July 2012 Raja CA 2–1 Racing de Casablanca Stade Mohamed V, Morocco
23:00Moutouali 53', 56'Baabi 60'
Barcelona
28 July 2012 Raja CA 0–8 Barcelona Stade de Tanger, Morocco
22:00Alexis 12', 40'
Messi 34', 37', 45'
Dani Alves 58' (pen.)
Sergi Gómez 87'
Deulofeu 89'
Referee: Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)
JS Kabylie
7 August 2012 Raja CA 1–1 JS Kabylie Stade Mohamed V, Morocco
23:00Moutouali 64p' 40'
10 August 2012 Raja CA 4–1 CODM Meknes Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
15:00Hafidi 32'
Erbati 60'
Moutouali 74'
Abourazzouk 82'
69'
14 August 2012 Raja CA 3–1 Raja Beni Mellal Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
16:00Yajour 58'
Kachani 72'
Moutouali 80'
Denkir 39'
JS Saoura
16 August 2012 Raja CA 2–1 JS Saoura Complexe Wellness, Bouskoura, Morocco
15:00Jilani 39p'
Salhi 55'
10'
11 October 2012 Raja CA 3–0 US Mohammedia Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
15:00Jilani 19p', 80 '
Abourazzouk 35p'
24 October 2012 Raja CA 1–1 Youssoufia Berrechid Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
15:00Abourazzouk 60' 55'

2012 Tournoi Antifi

The tournament is held in honor of the late Ahmed Antifi, a former leader of the hosts Racing de Casablanca and former vice-president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.

Teams:

Group stage
Group B
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
FUS Rabat220040+46
Wydad Casablanca210121+13
Raja CA210114−32[a]
Racing de Casablanca200213−20
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
22 August 2012 Racing de Casablanca 1–1
(3–4 p)
Raja CA Stade Père-Jégo, Morocco
17.00Bouizi 59'Kachani 27'
24 August 2012 Raja CA 0–3 FUS Rabat Stade Père-Jégo, Morocco
15.00Abu Zuhair 29' Mamadou 74' 90'

Botola

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1RCA Casablanca (C)3019925624+3266Qualification to Club World Cup and Champions League
2FAR Rabat30171123418+1662Qualification to Champions League
3Maghreb Fez30111543627+948Qualification to Confederation Cup[a]
4Wydad Casablanca3013983122+948
5Moghreb Tétouan30111364028+1246
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2013. Source: Botola
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results

16 September 2012 Raja CA 3–0 FUS Rabat Stade Mohamed V
15:00Yajour 54', 88'
Hafidi 78'
Attendance: 42,000
23 September 2012 Raja Beni Mellal 0–1 Raja CA Complexe Sportif Municipal, Tadla
16:00Mabide 50'Attendance: 10,500
29 September 2012 Raja CA 4–2 Kenitra AC Stade Mohamed V
19:00Oulhaj 14'
Yajour 18', 61'
Moutouali 44'
Biat 31', 86'Attendance: 50,000
6 October 2012 Widad Fez 0–2 Raja CA Complexe Sportif de Fès, Fes
18:00Hafidi 31'
Abourazzouk 68'
Attendance: 10,000
2 November 2012 Raja CA 2–2 Olympic Safi Stade Mohamed V
20:00Salhi 84'
Moutouali 88' (pen)
Hamdallah 23'
Oulhaj 79'
Attendance: 35,000
11 November 2012 Hassania Agadir 1–0 Raja CA Stade Al Inbiaâte, Agadir
16:00Lebhij 45' (pen)Attendance: 10,000
21 November 2012 CODM Meknes 0–1 Raja CA Stade d'Honneur, Meknes
18:00Hafidi 76'Attendance: 25,000
1 December 2012 Raja CA 2–1 Olympique Khouribga Stade Père Jégo
14:00Abourazzouk 57'
Jilani 64'
Nafae 90'Attendance: 12,000
5 December 2012 Raja CA 3–1 Moghreb Tetouan Stade Mohamed V
20:00Jilani 29'
Yajour 46'
Boukhriss 57'
Traoré 90'Attendance: 45,000
9 December 2012 Maghreb Fez 0–0 Raja CA Complexe Sportif de Fès, Fes
15:00Attendance: 30,000
16 December 2012 Raja CA 1–1 Wydad Casablanca Stade Mohamed V
14:00Abourazzouk 68'Ondama 16'Attendance: 70,000
20 December 2012 FAR Rabat 1–1 Raja CA Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
19:00Mrani 22'Hafidi 20'
Koucham  52' 
Kouko  90+1' 
Attendance: 45,000
25 December 2012 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 1–1 Raja CA Stade Mimoun Al Arsi, Al Hoceima
20:00Diop 80'Oulhaj 90'Attendance: 11,000
30 December 2012 Raja CA 3–2 Renaissance de Berkane Stade Mohamed V
15:00Chtibi 45'
Jilani 86'
Salhi 90+1'
Sahmoudi 32' , 68'
Largou  83'
Attendance: 25,000
6 January 2013 Difaa El Jadida 1–4 Raja CA Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
14:30 57'Abourazzouk 11'
Mabide 37'
Salhi 41'
Koucham 90+1'
Attendance: 15,000
16 February 2013 Kenitra AC 1–1 Raja CA Stade Municipal, Kenitra
16:00El Karoui 16'Abourazzouk 54'Attendance: 15,000
20 February 2013 Raja CA 3–0 Raja Beni Mellal Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
19:00Hafidi 18'
Yajour 69'
Moutouali 72'
Attendance: 38,000
24 February 2013 Raja CA 2–1 Widad Fez Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
15:00Yajour 49'
Jilani 83'
Saadi 80' (pen)Attendance: 40,000
3 March 2013 Raja CA 3–0 CODM Meknes Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
18:00Salhi 9' (pen)
Yajour 16', 39'
Anis 43'Attendance: 35,000
18 March 2013 Raja CA 2–0 Hassania Agadir Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
19:00Salhi 14'
Oulhaj 24'
23 March 2013 Olympic Safi 1–2 Raja CA Stade El Massira
15.00Madi 79'Chedli 54'
Oulhaj  86' 
Kachani 90+3'
Attendance: 19,000
30 March 2013 Moghreb Tetouan 1–0 Raja CA Saniat Rmel, Tétouan
15:00El Baraka 7'Attendance: 10,000
11 April 2013 Raja CA 1–1 FAR Rabat Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
19:00Abourazzouk 90'Kaddioui 45'
Aqqal  90' 
Attendance: 47,000
16 April 2013 Olympique Khouribga 1–3 Raja CA Complexe OCP, Khouribga
16:00Grada 56'Abourazzouk 18'
Karrouchy 87'
Salhi 90'
Attendance: 10,000
21 April 2013 Raja CA 2–1 Maghreb Fez Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
15:00Abourazzouk 53'
Salhi 70' (pen)
Malcuit 49'
Zekroumi  68' 
Attendance: 43,000
28 April 2013 Wydad Casablanca 1–1 Raja CA Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
14:30Sekkat 30'Mankari 63'Attendance: 51,000
12 May 2013 Raja CA 3–1 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
14:30Chtibi 9'
Hafidi 26'
Abourazzouk 38'
El Omari 72'Attendance: 34,000
21 May 2013 Renaissance de Berkane 1–1 Raja CA Berkane Municipal Stadium , Berkane
16:30Baltham 90+6'Kouko 2'Attendance: 10,000
25 May 2013 Raja CA 2–1 Difaa El Jadida Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
15:00Karrouchy 67'
Moutouali 90' (pen)
Hadraf 13'
Jawad  88'
Attendance: 55,000
20 December 2012 FUS Rabat 0–2 Raja CA Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
19:00Chtibi 19'
Mabide 65'
Attendance: 9,500

Coupe du Trone

Round of 32

26 August 2012 Olympic Safi 0–2 Raja CA Stade El Massira
16.00Abourouzouk 35'
Moutouali 90+1' (pen.)
Askri  47'

Round of 16

1 September 2012 Raja CA 2–1 Hassania Agadir Stade Mohammed V
20.00Hafidi 9'
Yajour 45'
Patrick 74'

Quarter final

16 October 2012 KAC Marrakech 0–1 Raja CA Stade de Marrakech
20.00Hafidi 64'

Semi final

6 November 2012 Wydad Casablanca 1–3 Raja CA Stade Mohammed V
14:00Ondama 82'Moutouali 89' (pen.)
Salhi 115'
Hafidi 118'
Attendance: 80,000

Final

18 November 2012 FAR Rabat 0–0
(4–5 p)
Raja CA Stade Moulay Abdellah
16.30Attendance: 60,000

Arab Champions League

First round

CA Bizertin
20 October 2012 1st Leg Raja CA 4–0 CA Bizertin Stade Mohamed V, Morocco
20:00Yajour 17', 38'
Hafidi 79'
Abourazzouk 89'
Attendance: 40,000
v Raja CA
25 November 2012 2nd Leg CA Bizertin 2–0 Raja CA Stade 15 October, Tunisia
13:30Otmani 8'Chedli  44'

Quarter final

v Raja CA
8 February 2013 1st Leg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 Raja CA Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium, Iraq
12:00 56'Boukhriss 82'
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
27 February 2013 2nd Leg Raja CA 2–0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stade Mohamed V
19:00Salhi 34'
Eddine 88'
Attendance: 45,000

Semi final

v Raja CA
12 March 2013 1st Leg Al-Arabi 1–1 Raja CA Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al-Mansouriah (Kuwait City)
17:00 63'Hafidi 82'
4 April 2013 2nd Leg Raja CA 2–2 Al-Arabi Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
18:00Moutouali 68' 72' 88' 90'Attendance: 15000

Reserve team matches

Preseason

The reserve team also had a lot of Pre-season matches to build a strong team.

1 August 2012 Raja CA 2–0 CODM Meknes Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
15:00
16 August 2012 Raja CA 4–0 IZK Khemisset Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
15:00

Elite 1: Espoirs

16 September 2012 Raja CA 4–1 FUS Rabat Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
11:00
23 September 2012 Raja Beni Mellal 0–5 Raja CA Municipal de Kasba Tadla , Morocco
10:30
30 September 2012 Raja CA 4–0 Kenitra AC Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
11:00
7 October 2012 Wydad de Fès 1–2 Raja CA Stada Hassan 2 , Fes, Morocco
11:00
21 October 2012 CODM Meknes 3–1 Raja CA Meknes , Morocco
11:00
4 November 2012 Raja CA 0–2 Olympic Safi Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
11:00
11 November 2012 Hassania Agadir 0–1 Raja CA Annexe Al Inbiate, Agadir, Morocco
11:00
18 November 2012 Raja CA 1–2 Moghreb Tetouan Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
11:00
24 November 2012 FAR Rabat 4–2 Raja CA Centre Sportif des FAR, Sale , Morocco
11:00
9 December 2012 MAS Fez 2–4 Raja CA Terrain Saadienne, Fes , Morocco
11:00
23 December 2012 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 0–0 Raja CA Stade Mimoun El Arsi, Hoceima, Morocco
12:00
5 January 2013 Difaa El Jadida 0–1 Raja CA Terrain Synthetique El Abdi, Jadida , Morocco
12:00
17 January 2013 Raja CA 2–0 Wydad Casablanca Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
14:00
9 February 2013 Raja CA 5–1 Raja Beni Mellal Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
12:00
17 February 2013 Kenitra AC 1–4 Raja CA Kenitra, Morocco
11:00
24 February 2013 Raja CA 7–1 Wydad de Fès Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
11:45
3 March 2013 Raja CA v CODM Meknes Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco
11:00

Challenge Espoirs

Last 16

20 January 2013 Raja CA 1–1 Youssoufia Berrechid Stade Père Jégo, Morocco
14:00
26 January 2013 Youssoufia Berrechid 1–3 Raja CA Stade Municipal de Berrechid, Morocco
14:00

Quarter – Final

2 February 2013 Raja CA v Olympique Khouribga Stade Père Jégo, Morocco
14:00

Overall statistics

TotalHomeAwayNeutral
Games played229121
Games won15771*
Games drawn5230
Games lost2020
Biggest win4–0 (vs. CA Bizertin )4–0 (vs. CA Bizertin )3–1 (vs. Wydad Casablanca )1–1 (5–4 on penalties) (vs. FAR Rabat )
Biggest loss2–0 (vs. CA Bizertin )2–0 (vs. CA Bizertin )
Clean sheets9261
Goals scored4024160
Goals conceded16970
Goal difference+24+15+90
Average GF per game1.822.671.330
Average GA per game0.7310.580
Winning rate15/22 (68.18%)7/9 (77.78%)7/12 (58.33%)1/1* (100%)
Most appearances22 Mohamed Oulhaj
Top scorer8 Mouhcine Iajour & Abdelilah Hafidi

Last updated: 6 January 2013
Source: Competitive matches

[*] Won on Penalties

Club

Current technical staff

PositionStaff
First team head coachMohamed Fakhir
Assistant CoachHafid Abdessadak
General ManagerHassan Harmatallah
Sporting DirectorSalaheddine Bassir
CoachAbdellatif Jrindou
Goalkeeper CoachMustapha Chadli
Youth CoachHilal El Tair
Kit ManagerYaaouri
Club DoctorAatik Mohammed

References