2008–09 Raja CA season

Raja CA
2008–09 season
Raja players against Maghreb AS during a Botola game
PresidentAbdellah Rhallam
ManagerJosé Romão
StadiumStade Mohamed V
Botola1st
Moroccan Throne CupRound of 32
Arab Champions leagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohsine Moutouali (8)
All:
Mohsine Moutouali (10)
Biggest win5–0 v JS Massira
(Home, 19 October 2008, Botola)

The 2008–09 season is Raja Club Athletic's 61st season in existence and the club's 53th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. In addition to the domestic league, they are also participating in this season's editions of the Throne Cup and the Arab Champions league. This is the first season since 2000–01 without Amin Erbate who joined Olympique Marseille on 2 July 2008.

Raja CA kicked off the season with a 0–0 home draw against Olympique Safi in the first round of Botola.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MAR Mohammed Amine El Bourkadi
3 DF  MAR Zakaria Zerouali
4 DF  MAR Samir Zekroumi
4 DF  MAR Mourad Ainy
5 FW  MAR Mohsine Moutouali
6 DF  MAR Yassine Remch
7 FW  MAR Youssef Agnaou
8 DF  MAR Abdellatif Jrindou (captain)
10 MF  MAR Abdessamad Ouhakki
11 MF  MAR Nabil Mesloub
12 GK  MAR Youness Ataba
13 MF  MAR Omar Nejjary
14 DF  MAR Mehdi Azouar
15 DF  MAR Hicham El Amrani
16 MF  MAR Mohammed Oulhaj
17 MF  MAR Rachid Soulaimani
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  SEN Pape Ciré Dia
20 MF  MAR Hassan Daoudi
21 MF  MAR Moulay Abdellah Jlaidi
22 GK  MAR Yassine El Had
23 FW  MAR Omar Najdi
24 DF  MAR Sami Tajeddine
25 FW  MAR Hassan Tair
26 MF  MAR Said Fettah
27 DF  MAR Ismail Belmaalem
27 MF  NED Khalid Hamdaoui
28 FW  MAR Mohamed Armoumen
29 FW  MAR Abdelali Semlali
29 FW  SEN Ibrahima Ndione
30 FW  SEN Djim Ngom
— FW  MAR Zakaria Jaouhari

Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  MAR Yahia Filali
— GK  MAR Abdelali Adnaoui
— GK  MAR Ayoub Takeddine
— DF  MAR Anas Sabyh
— DF  MAR Abdessamad Akhaoui
— DF  MAR Yassine Tahoune
— DF  MAR Hicham Ait Lkraf
— DF  MAR Hamza Madani
— DF  MAR Mohammed Ait Hammou
— DF  MAR Zakaria Lachgare
— DF  MAR Ayoub Akird
— MF  MAR Jalal Ayadi
— MF  MAR Taoufik Dahbi
— MF  MAR Mehdi Zakani
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  MAR Zouhir Ait Badda
— MF  MAR Anas Haddaoui
— MF  MLI Souleymane Bamba
— MF  MAR Soufiane Talal
— MF  MAR Rabii Aboutalbi
— MF  CIV Charles Kouaddio
— FW  MAR Soufiane Manfanlouti
— FW  MAR Mohammed Belaamane
— FW  MAR Abdelhak Ahiare
— FW  MAR Youssef Mahrous
— FW  MAR Abdelkader Drihem
— FW  MAR Ayoub Fadel
— FW  MAR Abdeslam Moutaabad

Pre-season

Raja CA entered the preseason with a mix of satisfaction and renewed ambition after finishing third the previous season, a strong recovery from having narrowly avoided relegation the season before. Club president Abdellah Rhallam stated that the club have a positive financial balance thanks to sponsorships and player sales. He announced a structured preparation program that included medical tests in mid-July, a short training phase in Casablanca, and a 13-day intensive camp in Ifrane followed by friendly matches.[1]

Another camp was held in Agadir, where the technical staff emphasized a youth-focused policy and the coach openly set ambitious goals of winning at least one title in the upcoming season. The squad was reinforced with new signings, while the management dealt with ongoing administrative issues such as the Mouhcine Iajour contract dispute. Overall, the preseason reflected a stabilized club, financially cautious, and eager to return to competing for major.[2]

Friendly games

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers
06 August 2008 USKM Inezgane Inezgane 5–0
08 August 2008 Chabab Houara Oulad Teima 3–1
23 August 2008 Chabab Mohammédia Mohammédia 1–0 Abdessamad Ouhaki 30'
15 February 2009 Kawkab Marrakesh Casablanca 2–2 Omar Najdi 20' Ciré Dia 50'

Ntifi tournament

Date Round Opponents Venue Result Scorers Report
28 August 2008 Match 1 Olympique Khouribga Père-Jégo Stadium, Casablanca 1–1 (4–5p) Mohsine Moutouali 90' Report
30 August 2008 Match 2 Kawkab Marrakesh Père-Jégo Stadium, Casablanca 1–1
31 August 2008 Third place Maghreb AS Père-Jégo Stadium, Casablanca 0–0 (0–3p)

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Botola 13 September 2008 14 June 2009 Matchday 1 Winners 30 17 10 3 44 17 +27 056.67
Throne Cup 5 April 2009 5 April 2009 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Arab Champions League 29 October 2008 28 December 2008 Round of 32 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 025.00
Total 35 18 12 5 51 22 +29 051.43

Last updated: 14 June 2009
Source: Lematin

Botola

Main article: 2008–09 Botola

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Raja CA 30 17 10 3 44 17 +27 61 2010 CAF Champions League
2 Difaa El Jadida 30 16 6 8 32 20 +12 54
3 FAR Rabat 30 14 11 5 39 17 +22 53 2010 CAF Confederation Cup[a]
4 Wydad Casablanca 30 13 11 6 26 17 +9 50
5 OC Khouribga 30 12 10 8 26 25 +1 46
6 Moghreb Tétouan 30 11 8 11 29 28 +1 41
7 AS Sale 30 10 10 10 27 29 −2 40
8 Maghreb Fez 30 10 10 10 28 27 +1 40
9 Hassania Agadir 30 10 8 12 30 30 0 38
10 Kawkab Marrakech 30 7 15 8 28 31 −3 36
11 Olympique Safi 30 6 16 8 25 28 −3 34
12 Jeunesse Massira 30 8 10 12 31 41 −10 34
13 Ittihad Khemisset 30 7 12 11 22 29 −7 33
14 KAC Kenitra 30 8 7 15 24 34 −10 31
15 Mouloudia Oujda 30 7 7 16 21 37 −16 28 Relegated to GNF 2
16 Chabab Mohammédia 30 4 9 17 16 38 −22 21
Source: goalzz.com
Notes:
  1. ^ FUS Rabat also qualified for the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup as the 2009 Coupe du Trône runner-up.

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Report
13 September 2008 Olympique Safi H 0–0 Report
21 September 2008 AS FAR A 1–4 Jrindou 52' Report
26 September 2008 Moghreb Tétouan H 1–1 Jlaidi 81' Report
4 October 2008 AS Salé A 0–1 Report
12 October 2008 Kénitra AC A 3–1 Tair 49' Najdi 56' Moutouali 79' Report
19 October 2008 JS El Massira H 5–0 Mesloub 17' Nejjary 44' Moutouali 60' Tair 64' Oulhaj 81' Report
25 October 2008 IZ Khémisset A 1–0 Nejjary 17' Report
2 November 2008 MC Oujda H 1–0 Moutouali 62' (pen.) Report
5 November 2008 Difaâ El Jadidi A 2–1 Moutouali 12' (pen.) Jlaidi 32' (pen.) Report
9 November 2008 Maghreb AS H 1–1 Fettah 46' Report
16 November 2008 Wydad AC A 0–0 Report
7 December 2008 Kawkab Marrakech A 1–1 Tair 90+3' Report
21 December 2008 Chabab Mohammédia H 4–0 Tajeddine 8' Tair 15', 78' Najdi 60' (pen.) Report
31 December 2008 Olympique Khouribga H 2–0 Najdi 43' Jlaidi 55' Report
4 January 2009 Hassania Agadir A 1–0 Tair 50' Report
11 January 2009 Olympique Safi A 1–0 Ngom 45' Report
18 January 2009 AS FAR H 3–1 Zerouali 33' Jrindou 51' Moutouali 90' (pen.) Report
25 January 2009 Moghreb Tétouan A 1–1 Armoumen 48' Report
8 February 2009 AS Salé H 4–0 Najdi 30' Nejjary 38' Moutouali 65' Armoumen 83' Report
21 February 2009 Kénitra AC H 0–0 Report
28 February 2009 JS El Massira A 1–1 Moutouali 6' (pen.) Report
6 March 2009 IZ Khémisset H 1–0 Armoumen 45' Report
22 March 2009 MC Oujda A 0–0 Report
29 March 2009 Difaâ El Jadidi H 1–0 Ouhaki 59' Report
11 April 2009 Maghreb AS A 1–0 Armoumen 49' Report
3 May 2009 Wydad AC H 0–1 Report
16 May 2009 Olympique Khouribga A 1–1 Fettah 57' Report
24 May 2009 Kawkab Marrakech H 4–1 Ciré Dia 4' Armoumen 15' Najdi 67' Ngom 90' Report
30 May 2009 Chabab Mohammédia A 1–0 Najdi 42' Report
14 June 2009 Hassania Agadir H 2–1 Moutouali 1' Ngom 71' Report

Throne Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Moroccan Throne Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Report
5 April 2009 Union Aït Melloul H 1–2 Mohsine Moutouali 45' Report

Arab Champions League

Main article: 2008–09 Arab Champions League

Round of 32

29 October 2008 Raja CA 4–0 Al-Taliya Casablanca
17:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 40000
24 November 2008 Al-Taliya 2–2 Raja CA Aleppo
18:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Al-Hamadaniah Stadium
Attendance: 15000

Round of 16

17 December 2008 CS Sfaxien 0–0 Raja CA Sfax
18:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Attendance: 15000
Referee: Talaat Najm
28 December 2008 Raja CA 0–1 CS Sfaxien Casablanca
17:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 35000
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi

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 Arab Champions League Total
1 FW Mohsine Moutouali 8 1 1 10
2 FW Hassan Tair 6 0 3 9
3 FW Omar Najdi 6 0 1 7
4 FW Mohamed Armoumen 5 0 0 5
5 MF Abdellah Jlaidi 3 0 1 4
6 FW Omar Nejjary 3 0 0 3
7 FW Djim Ngom 3 0 0 3
8 MF Said Fettah 2 0 0 2
9 FW Abdellatif Jrindou 2 0 0 2
10 FW Pape Ciré Dia 1 0 0 1
11 MF Nabil Mesloub 1 0 0 1
12 DF Zakaria Zerouali 1 0 0 1
13 FW Abdessamad Ouhaki 1 0 0 1
14 DF Sami Tajeddine 1 0 0 1
15 DF Mohamed Oulhaj 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 44 1 6 51

Assists

Rank Pos. Player Botola Throne Cup Arab Champions League Total
1 FW Mohsine Moutouali 5 0 0 5
2 FW Omar Nejjary 5 0 2 5
3 FW Pape Ciré Dia 3 0 0 5
4 FW Omar Najdi 3 0 0 3
5 MF Abdellah Jlaidi 2 0 0 2
6 FW Hassan Tair 1 0 0 1
7 FW Mohamed Armoumen 1 0 0 1
8 FW Ibrahima Ndione 1 0 0 1
9 MF Hassan Daoudi 1 0 0 1
10 FW Abdellatif Jrindou 1 0 0 1
11 DF Sami Tajeddine 1 0 0 1
12 FW Abdessamad Ouhaki 0 1 0 1
Total 24 1 2 27

Notes

References

  1. ^ MATIN, LE (2008-07-01). "«Nous sommes satisfaits de notre saison»". Le Matin.ma (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  2. ^ MATIN, LE (2008-08-08). "WAC et Raja à pied d'œuvre". Le Matin.ma (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-03.
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