2014–15 Raja CA season

Raja CA
2014–15 season
Raja players against CA Khénifra during a Botola game
PresidentMohamed Boudrika
ManagerAbdelhak Benchikha
(until 23 September)
José Romão
(from 24 September until 5 May)
Fathi Jamal (interim)
StadiumStade Mohamed V
Botola8th
Coupe du TrôneRound of 16
CAF Champions LeagueSecond round
CAF Confederation CupPlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Abdelilah Hafidi (8)
All:
Abdelilah Hafidi (9)
Biggest win5–0 v Rachad Bernoussi
(Home, 28 August 2014, Throne Cup)

The 2014–15 season is Raja Club Athletic's 65th season in existence, and the club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They had a quite successful 2013–14 season where despite not winning any silverware they finished as runners-up in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, losing the final to Bayern Munich. In addition to this, they finished as runners-up in both of domestic competitions. They finished 2nd of the league after losing on the final day and so finished 3 points behind champions, Moghreb Tetouan. They lost the Throne Cup final 5–4 on penalties in the final to Difaa El Jadida after the first 120 minutes finished level at 0–0. In the CAF Champions League, they were knocked out by Horoya AC, losing 5–4 on penalties after drawing 1–1 on aggregate.

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 Moghreb Tétouani in the first match of the 2014–15 Botola.

Squad list

No. Name Nationality Position
Goalkeepers
37 Brahim Zaari GK
61 Khalid Askri GK
22 Mohamed Boujad GK
32 Hicham El Allouch GK
Defenders
3 Zakaria El Hachimi RB
2 Mostafa Belamkadem CB
16 Mohamed Oulhaj CB
17 Rachid Soulaimani RB
21 Adil Karrouchy LB
27 Ismail Belmaalem CB
30 Ahmed Chagou CB
20 Abdeljalil Jbira LB
Midfielders
7 Walid Sabbar CM
6 Mohammed Ali Bemammer CDM
18 Abdelilah Hafidi AM/LW
19 Youssef El Gnaoui AM/LW
24 Vianney Mabidé CM/AM
28 Kouko Guehi CDM
31 Said Fattah CM
Forwards
8 Moussa Bakayoko FW
9 Hamza Abourazzouk ST
10 Salaheddine Aqqal RW
11 Jawad Issine FW/LW
14 Lys Mouithys ST
25 Yassine Salhi FW/AM
33 Christian Osaguona ST
45 Silvère Ganvoula ST
93 Abdelkbir El Ouadi LW

Transfers

In

Player Position Moving from Date
Youssef El Gnaoui MF AS Sale 28 May 2014
Salaheddine Aqqal FW FAR Rabat 3 June 2014
Ahmed Chagou DF Difaâ El Jadida 9 June 2014
Mohamed Boujad GK Chabab Rif Hoceima
Hicham El Allouch GK Olympique Khouribga
Said Fattah MF Wydad AC
Mohammed Ali Bemammer MF Maghreb Fès
Jawad Issine FW Wydad AC 4 July 2014
Yahia Kébé ST Al Kharitiyath 25 July 2014
Silvère Ganvoula ST 14 September 2014
Lys Mouithys ST Ankaraspor 1st September 2014
Christian Osaguona ST Enugu Rangers 10 January 2015
Moussa Bakayoko FW USC Bassam 13 January 2015

Out

Player Position Moving to Date
Yassine El Had GK Released 4 June 2014
Mouhcine Moutouali FW Al-Wakrah 8 June 2014
Ismail Kouchame MF Kawkab Marrakech
Issam Erraki MF Emirates Club
Mouhcine Yajour FW Moghreb Tetiouan
Idrissa Coulibaly DF Hassania Agadir (loan)
Merouane Zemmama MF Released
Yahia Kébé ST Released 1st November 2014
Said Fattah MF Kalba SC
Brahim Zaari GK Released
Ismail Benlamaalem DF Al-Wakrah SC
Lys Mouithys ST Al-Qadsiah 1st January 2015

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Report
26 July 2014 RCD Espagnol Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 1–1 Belmaalem 35' Report
2 August 2014 Algeciras CF Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algésiras 1–0 El Gnaoui 81' Report
6 August 2014 Córdoba CF Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba 0–2 Report
9 August 2014 Elche CF Estadio Martínez Valero, Elche 1–2 Hafidi 47' Report

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Botola 23 August 2014 23 May 2015 Matchday 1 8th 30 9 11 10 37 34 +3 030.00
Throne Cup 28 August 2014 24 September 2014 Round of 32 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 9 4 +5 050.00
Champions League 13 February 2015 5 April 2015 Preliminary round Second round 6 3 3 0 13 6 +7 050.00
Confederation Cup 16 May 2015 7 June 2015 Play-off round Play-off round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 42 15 14 13 61 47 +14 035.71

Last updated: 7 June 2015
Source: Sofascore

Botola

Main article: 2014–15 Botola

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wydad Casablanca (C) 30 16 11 3 48 21 +27 59 Qualification for 2016 CAF Champions League
2 Olympique Khouribga 30 16 8 6 29 17 +12 56
3 Kawkab Marrakech 30 13 8 9 31 26 +5 47 Qualification for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup[a]
4 Moghreb Tétouan 30 11 12 7 36 29 +7 45
5 FUS Rabat 30 11 12 7 34 28 +6 45 Qualification for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup[a]
6 Hassania Agadir 30 10 10 10 42 46 −4 40
7 Difaâ El Jadidi 30 10 9 11 26 23 +3 39
8 Raja CA 30 9 11 10 37 34 +3 38
9 RSB Berkane 30 6 18 6 25 24 +1 36
10 Maghreb Fès 30 8 12 10 34 35 −1 36
11 AS FAR Club 30 7 13 10 31 26 +5 34
12 Olympic Safi 30 8 10 12 20 35 −15 34
13 KAC Kénitra 30 8 9 13 25 29 −4 33
14 Chabab Rif Hoceima 30 7 11 12 26 43 −17 32[b]
15 Chabab Atlas Khénifra (R) 30 8 8 14 23 37 −14 32[b] Relegation to Botola 2
16 Ittihad Khemisset (R) 30 5 12 13 26 40 −14 27
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2015. Source: Botola Pro
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b FUS Rabat qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup as runners-up of the 2015 Moroccan Throne Cup to Olympique Khouribga, who have qualified for the 2016 CAF Champions League.
  2. ^ a b Chabab Rif Hoceima ahead on head-to-head record: Chabab Atlas Khénifra 0-1 Chabab Rif Hoceima (week 11), Chabab Rif Hoceima 1-1 Chabab Atlas Khénifra (week 26)


Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Report
23 August 2014 Moghreb Tétouan A 1–1 Hafidi 34' Report
14 September 2014 Ittihad Khemisset H 1–0 Kerrouchy 69' (pen.) Report
21 September 2014 AS FAR H 2–1 Mabidé 21' Zekroumi 44' (csc) Report
27 September 2014 Difaâ El Jadidi A 0–3 Report
19 October 2014 Olympique Safi H 2–0 Kerrouchy 5' (pen.) Mouithys 62' Report
25 October 2014 Hassania Agadir A 3–5 Mouithys 9', 11' Report
31 October 2014 Olympique Khouribga H 0–0 Report
8 November 2014 Kénitra AC A 0–1 Report
23 November 2014 Maghreb Fès H 1–1 Hafidi 41' Report
30 November 2014 Wydad AC A 1–2 Report
7 December 2014 Fath Union Sport H 1–0 Hafidi 23' Report
14 December 2014 Kawkab Marrakech A 2–1 Mabidé 41' Aqqal 67' Report
19 December 2014 Chabab Rif Hoceima H 4–1 Hafidi 12', 50' Aqqal 22' Bemammer 80' Report
28 December 2014 RS Berkane A 1–1 Abourazzouk 68' Report
3 January 2015 Chabab Atlas Khénifra H 3–0 Mabidé 14' Kerrouchy 30' Hafidi 90+4' Report
25 January 2015 Moghreb Tétouan H 0–1 Report
1 February 2015 Ittihad Khemisset A 3–0 Abourazzouk 35' Hafidi 64' (pen.) Osaguona 90+2' Report
7 February 2015 AS FAR A 1–1 Abourazzouk 28' Report
18 February 2015 Difaâ El Jadidi H 0–1 Report
22 February 2015 Olympique Safi A 1–1 Report
7 March 2015 Olympique Khouribga A 1–0 Jbira 90+4' Report
22 March 2015 Maghreb Fès A 1–2 Salhi 11' Report
25 March 2015 Hassania Agadir H 1–2 Abourazzouk 86' Report
11 April 2015 Wydad AC H 2–2 Osaguona 63' Aqqal 90+2' Report
14 April 2015 Kénitra AC H 0–0 Report
25 April 2015 Kawkab Marrakech H 1–1 Salhi 38' Report
7 May 2015 Fath Union Sport A 2–2 Hafidi 19' Guehi 58' Report
10 May 2015 Chabab Rif Hoceima A 1–2 Bakayoko 73' Report
19 May 2015 RS Berkane H 1–1 Jbira 15' Report
23 May 2015 Chabab Atlas Khénifra A 0–1 Report


Throne Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Report
28 August 2014 Rachad Bernoussi A 5–0 Yahia Kébé 2', 19', 21' Salaheddine Aqqal 10' Jawad Issine 52' Report
31 August 2014 Rachad Bernoussi H 2–0 Vianney Mabidé 17', 47' Report
17 September 2014 AS FAR H 0–1 Report
24 September 2014 AS FAR A 2–3 Lys Mouithys 28' Adil Karrouchy 58' Report

CAF Champions League

Main article: 2015 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

13 February 2015 Raja CA 4–0 Diables Noirs Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
20:00 UTC±0 Guehi 9'
Osaguona 70'
Karrouchy 90'
Jbira 90'		 Report Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)
1 March 2015 Diables Noirs 2–2 Raja CA Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
15:30 UTC+1 Ebengo 83' (pen.)
Mvete 87'		 Report Mabidé 41'
Osaguona 55'		 Referee: Mal Mohamadou (Cameroon)

First round

14 March 2015 Kaizer Chiefs 0–1 Raja CA Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
19:00 UTC+2 Report Osaguona 6' Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
5 April 2015 Raja CA 2–0 Kaizer Chiefs Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
19:00 UTC+1 Osaguona 86', 90+3' Report Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Second round

19 April 2015 Raja CA 2–2 ES Sétif Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
18:30 UTC+1 Salhi 48'
Karrouchy 74' (pen.)		 Report Benyettou 45+2', 65' Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Confederation Cup

Main article: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
7 June 2015 Étoile du Sahel 3–0 Raja CA Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
19:15 UTC+1 Jemal 20'
Bounedjah 25'
Brigui 72'		 Report Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Squad information

Goals

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

Rank Pos. Player Botola Throne Cup Champions league Confederation Cup Total
1 AM Abdelilah Hafidi 8 0 1 0 9
2 FW Christian Osaguona 2 0 5 1 8
3 DF Adil Karrouchy 3 1 3 0 7
4 MF Vianney Mabidé 3 2 1 0 6
5 FW Lys Mouithys 3 1 0 0 4
6 FW Salaheddine Aqqal 3 1 0 0 4
7 FW Hamza Abourazzouk 4 0 0 0 4
8 FW Yassine Salhi 2 0 1 0 3
9 DF Yahia Kébé 0 3 0 0 3
10 DF Abdeljalil Jbira 2 0 1 0 3
11 MF Kouko Guehi 1 0 1 0 2
12 FW Jawad Issine 0 1 0 0 1
13 MF Mohammed Ali Bemammer 1 0 0 0 1
14 FW Abdelkabir El Ouadi 0 0 0 1 1
15 FW Moussa Bakayoko 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 4 0 0 0 4
Total 37 9 13 2 61

Assists

Rank Pos. Player Botola Throne Cup Champions league Confederation Cup Total
1 FW Yassine Salhi 3 0 1 1 5
2 FW Salaheddine Aqqal 3 2 0 0 5
3 DF Adil Karrouchy 3 1 0 0 4
4 AM Abdelilah Hafidi 2 0 2 0 4
5 FW Youssef El Gnaoui 1 1 1 0 3
6 DF Zakaria El Hachimi 1 1 0 0 2
7 MF Vianney Mabidé 1 1 0 0 2
8 FW Lys Mouithys 2 0 0 0 2
9 FW Hamza Abourazzouk 2 0 0 0 2
10 FW Yahia Kébé 0 2 0 0 2
11 FW Christian Osaguona 1 0 0 0 1
12 MF Kouko Guehi 1 0 0 0 1
13 FW Jawad Issine 0 0 1 0 1
14 FW Anouar El Ghaouta 1 0 0 0 1

References

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