2013–14 Raja CA season

Raja CA
2013–14 season
	Raja players against Fath US during a Botola game
President	Mohamed Boudrika
Manager	Mohamed Fakhir; (until 29 November 2013); Hilal Et-tair; (interim, from 29 November to 5 December); Faouzi Benzarti
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 (9); All: ; Mouhcine Iajour (16)
Biggest win	6–0 v Diamond Stars; (Home, 7 February 2014, Champions League)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2013–14 season is Raja Club Athletic's 65th season in existence and the club's 57th consecutive season 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 AS FAR. They won the Coupe du Trône title by beating the same opponent 5–4 on penalties in the final. 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.

In addition to the domestic league, they played in this season's editions of the Throne Cup, the Champions League and the Confederation Cup. Raja CA kicked off the season with a 1–1 draw against Olympique Safi in the first match of the league.

First-team squad

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

Transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred from	Date
MF	Issam Erraki	Al-Raed	12 June 2013
DF	Idrissa Coulibaly	FC Istres	13 June 2013
MF	Merouane Zemmama	Middlesbrough	27 August 2013
MF	Abdelkbir El Ouadi	Widad Fez	1 January 2014

Out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Date
MF	Adel Chedli	Retired	31 May 2013
DF	Ahmed Rahmani	Released	1 January 2014
DF	Redouane Derdouri	Released	1 January 2014
MF	Déo Kanda	Released	1 January 2014
MF	Chemseddine Chtibi	Released	1 January 2014
FW	Abdelmajid Eddine Jilani	Released	1 January 2014
FW	Badr Kachani	Released	1 January 2014

Friendly Matches

19 July 2013	Raja CA	1–0	OGC Nice	Stade Mohammed V, Morocco
20:00	Moutouali 13'	Report

28 July 2013	Raja CA	3–0	MC Alger	Stade Mohammed V, Morocco
20:00	Moutouali 28' (pen.) Salhi 85' Eddine 90+2'	Report

15 January 2014	Hassania Agadir	1–3	Raja CA	Morocco
15:00

18 January 2014	Union Aït Melloul	3–2	Raja CA	Morocco
12:00

23 January 2014	Raja CA	0–2	Vitória de Guimarães	Stade Mohammed V, Morocco
20:00		Report

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

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Botola	25 August 2013	25 May 2014	Matchday 1	Runners-up	30	16	7	7	40	15	+25	053.33
Throne Cup	7 September 2013	18 November 2013	Round of 32	Runners-up	5	4	1	0	9	1	+8	080.00
FIFA Club World Cup	11 December 2013	21 December 2013	Play-offs	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	075.00
CAF Champions League	7 February 2014	8 March 2014	Preliminary round	First round	4	3	0	1	9	2	+7	075.00
Total					43	26	8	9	65	23	+42	060.47

Last updated: 25 May 2014
Source: Sofascore

Botola

League table

Pos	Team	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^[a]
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 CA	1–1	Olympique Safi	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Yajour 32'		Madi 55' Hamdoui 88'	Attendance: 42,000

1 September 2013	Olympique Khouribga	1–0	Raja CA	Complexe OCP, Khouribga
18:00	Talhaoui 67' (pen.) Talhaoui 89'

20 September 2013	Kenitra AC	1–1	Raja CA	Stade Municipal, Kenitra
18:00	Alsofi 62'		Hafidi 51'

29 September 2013	Raja CA	0–0	Renaissance de Berkane	Stade Mohamed V
19:00

6 October 2013	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima	0–2	Raja CA	Stade Mimoun Al Arsi, Al Hoceima
18:00			Moutouali 15', 38'

27 October 2013	Raja CA	1–0	FAR Rabat	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Erraki 45'

3 November 2013	Widad Fez	0–1	Raja CA	Complexe Sportif de Fès, Fes
18:00			Moutouali 22'

9 November 2013	Raja CA	2–1	AS Sale	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Déo Kanda 24' Yajour 71'		Koalsee 46'

24 November 2013	Raja CA	1–1	Wydad Casablanca	Stade Mohamed V
15:00	Kouko 89'		Kone 20'	Attendance: 70,000

28 November 2013	Difaa El Jadida	1–0	Raja CA	Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
16:00	Lengoualama 65'

3 December 2013	Hassania Agadir	1–0	Raja CA	Stade Al Inbiaâte, Agadir
16:00	Baraze 68' Labaid 79'

28 December 2013	Moghreb Tetouan	1–0	Raja CA	Saniat Rmel, Tétouan
15:00	Naim 62'

2 January 2014	Raja CA	0–0	KAC Marrakech	Stade Mohamed V
20:00

1 February 2014	FUS Rabat	1–0	Raja CA	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
16:00	Jounaid 18'

19 February 2014	Raja CA	1–0	Maghreb Fez	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	Mabidé 81'

23 February 2014	Renaissance de Berkane	1–1	Raja CA	Berkane Municipal Stadium , Berkane
16:00	Akhmis 16'		Moutouali 20'

12 March 2014	Raja CA	1–0	Olympique Khouribga	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	El Yamiq 84' (o.g.)

16 March 2014	Raja CA	4–0	Widad Fez	Stade Mohamed V
19:30	Yajour 32', 38' Mabidé 36', 42'

19 March 2014	Raja CA	5–0	Kenitra AC	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	Mabidé 24' Erraki 28' Salhi 43', 62' Moutouali 60' (pen.)

23 March 2014	AS Sale	1–0	Raja CA	Stade Boubker Ammar Salé, Morocco
14:00	Hibour 42' Laabi 78' (pen.)		Belmaalem 77'

27 March 2014	Raja CA	3–1	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	Mabidé 53', 55', 74'		Halfi 48'

6 April 2014	Wydad Casablanca	0–2	Raja CA	Stade Mohamed V
17:00			Yajour 56' Moutouali 90+4'	Attendance: 68,000

12 April 2014	Raja CA	3–1	Hassania Agadir	Stade Mohamed V
20:00	Kouko 26' El Hachimi 33' Moutouali 40'		Kone 71'

16 April 2014	FAR Rabat	1–3	Raja CA	Stade Moulay Abdellah
17:00	Benjoulloun 80'		Yajour 21', 52' Karrouchy 46'

20 April 2014	KAC Marrakech	0–0	Raja CA	Stade de Marrakech
17:00

26 April 2014	Raja CA	1–0	FUS Rabat	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Mabidé 19'		Ndame 54'	Attendance: 45,000

4 May 2014	Maghreb Fez	0–1	Raja CA	Complexe Sportif de Fès, Fes
17:00			Mabidé 10' Yajour 39'

11 May 2014	Raja CA	1–0	Difaa El Jadida	Stade Mohamed V
19:00	Belmaalem 10'			Attendance: 45,000

18 May 2014	Raja CA	5–0	Moghreb Tetouan	Stade Mohamed V
17:00	Moutouali 34', 71' Abourazzouk 36' El Hachimi 50' Karrouchy 83'			Attendance: 45,000

25 May 2014	Olympique Safi	1–0	Raja CA	Stade El Massira
17:00	Rafik 37'

Coupe du Trone

Round of 32

7 September 2013	Renaissance Settat	0–2	Raja CA	Stade Mohammed V
15:00			Moutouali 5', 44' (pen.)

Round of 16

25 September 2013	FUS Rabat	0–2	Raja CA	Stade Moulay Abdellah
19.00			Moutouali 42', 55' (pen.)

Quarter-final

13 October 2013	Raja CA	4–1	US Temara	Stade Mohammed V
19.00	Moutouali 37' (pen.) Chtibi 42', 58' Tadi 68' (o.g.)		Semmami 90'

Semi-final

22 October 2013	Raja CA	1–0	Olympic Safi	Stade Mohammed V
17:00	Yajour 50'		Benchaiba 90'	Attendance: 40,000

Final

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

CAF Champions League

Preliminary round

7 February 2014	Raja CA	6–0	Diamond Stars	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
	Iajour 8', 46', 66', 82' Hafidi 22' El Ouadi 55'			Referee: Daouda (Niger)

15 February 2014	Diamond Stars	1–2	Raja CA	National Stadium, Freetown
	Fofanah 83'		Mabidé 54' Zemmama 90'	Referee: Daouda Kebe (Senegal)

First round

2 March 2014	Horoya	1–0	Raja CA	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
	Keïta 27'			Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

8 March 2014	Raja CA	1–0 (4–5 p)	Horoya	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
	Iajour 87'			Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)

FIFA Club World Cup

11 December 2013 Play-Off for Quarter-finals	Raja CA	2–1	Auckland City	Stade Adrar, Agadir
19:30	Iajour 39' Hafidi 90+1'		Krishna 63'	Attendance: 34,875

14 December 2013 Quarter-finals	Raja CA	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Monterrey	Stade Adrar, Agadir
19:30	Chtibi 24' Guehi 95'		Basanta 53'	Attendance: 34,579

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

21 December 2013 Final	Bayern Munich	2–0	Raja CA	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
19:30	Dante 7' Thiago 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 )	6 - 0 (vs. Diamond Stars )	3 - 1 (vs. FAR Rabat)	3 - 1 (vs. Atletico Mineiro )
Biggest loss	0 - 2 (vs. Bayern Munich)		1-0 (vs. 8 different teams)	0 - 2 (vs. Bayern Munich )
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	Khalid Askri
Top scorer	16	Mouhcine Moutouali

Last updated: 25 May 2014
Source: Competitive matches

[*] Lost one match on Penalties

Squad statistics

Goals

Rank	Pos.	Player	Botola	Throne Cup	Club World Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	Mouhcine Iajour	8	1	2	5	16
2	FW	Mohsine Moutouali	9	5	1	0	15
3	AM	Vianney Mabidé	8	0	1	1	10
4	FW	Abdelilah Hafidi	1	0	1	1	3
5	MF	Kouko Guehi	2	0	1	0	3
6	AM	Chems-Eddine Chtibi	0	2	1	0	3
7	FW	Yassine Salhi	2	0	0	0	2
8	MF	Issam Erraki	2	0	0	0	2
9	DF	Adil Kerrouchi	2	0	0	0	2
10	DF	Zakaria El Hachimi	2	0	0	0	2
11	FW	Hamza Abourazzouk	1	0	0	0	1
12	AM	Marouane Zemmama	0	0	0	1	1
13	FW	Déo Kanda	1	0	0	0	1
14	FW	Abdelkabir El Ouadi	0	0	0	1	1
15	DF	Ismail Benlamaalem	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals			1	1	0	0	2
Total			40	9	7	9	65

Assists

Rank	Pos.	Player	Botola	Throne Cup	Club World Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	Mohsine Moutouali	4	1	1	3	9
2	FW	Yassine Salhi	6	0	0	0	6
3	DF	Adil Karrouchy	5	0	1	0	6
4	DF	Zakaria El Hachimi	2	0	1	2	5
5	MF	Vianney Mabidé	3	0	0	0	3
6	AM	Chems-Eddine Chtibi	2	0	0	0	2
7	FW	Mouhcine Iajour	1	1	0	0	2
8	MF	Issam Erraki	1	1	0	0	2
9	DF	Ismail Benlamaalem	1	0	0	1	1
10	FW	Abdelilah Hafidi	0	0	1	0	1
11	DF	Rachid Soulaimani	1	0	0	0	1
12	FW	Hamza Abourazzouk	1	0	0	0	1
13	MF	Kouko Guehi	0	0	0	1	1

References

[table_note_res_CCCC0.52323061112465-1] 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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