The 2022–23 season is Raja Club Athletic's 74th season in existence and the club's 66th 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 Champions League.
Raja CA kicked off the season with a 2–2 draw against Olympique Safi in the first round of Botola.
Players
First-team squad Players and squad numbers last updated on 30 January 2023.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Name Nat. Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Goalkeepers1 Anas Zniti GK AS FAR89 Marouane Fakhr GK Mouloudia Oujda22 Amir El Haddaoui GK Youth system Defenders24 Marouane Hadhoudi CB Difaâ El Jadidi15 Jamal Harkass CB Mouloudia Oujda4 Ismael Mokadem CB Renaissance Berkane33 Bouchaib Arrassi CB SCC Mohammedia16 Mohamed Nahiri LB Unattached3 Mahmoud Bentayg LB TAS de Casablanca6 Zakaria Labib LB Youth system29 Abdelilah Madkour RB Youth system27 Mohamed Boulacsoute RB Chabab Mohammédia25 Abdessamad Badaoui RB JS Soualem Midfielders18 Roger Aholou DM US Monastir5 Ahmadou Camara DM Youth system28 Youssef Riani DM TAS de Casablanca8 Walid Sabbar DM Emirates Club19 Mohamed Zrida DM Youth system20 Raouf Benguit CM MC Alger13 Hamza Moujahid CM AS FAR10 Zakaria El Wardi CM Zamalek SC23 Mohamed Al Makahasi CM Moghreb Tétouan81Abdelilah HafidiAM Al-Hazem Forwards11Nawfel ZerhouniRW Al-Hazem7 Zakaria Hadraf LW Difaâ El Jadidi26 Yousri Bouzok RW Paradou AC14 Zakaria Habti RW Youth system2 Soufiane Benjdida ST Youth system17 Hamza Khabba ST Olympic Safi21 Houssine Rahimi ST Youth system
New contracts DatePositionNo.PlayerRef. 1st August 2022MF23 Mohamed Al Makahasi 27 August 2022GK1 Anas Zniti 2 February 2023FW9 Soufiane Benjdida
Transfers
In Date'PlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource 31 July 2022 DF Ismael Mokadem Renaissance Berkane Free transfer MF Said Azeroual AS Salé Undisclosed DF Mohamed Boulacsoute Chabab Mohammédia Free transfer FW Zakaria Hadraf Difaâ El Jadidi Undisclosed 1 August 2022 DF Mahmoud Bentayg TAS de Casablanca 66 K € MF Hamza Moujahid AS FAR Free transfer FW Yousri Bouzok Paradou AC Free transfer FW Mehdi Boukassi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Free transfer MF Abdelhay El Forsy Chabab Atlas Khénifra Free transfer 2 August 2022 MF Walid Sabbar Emirates Club Free transfer 4 August 2022 MF Raouf Benguit MC Alger Undisclosed 27 August 2022 MF Roger Aholou FC San Pedro 47 K € 31 August 2022 MF Youssef Riani TAS de Casablanca Free Transfer FW Axel Méyé Ittihad Tanger 332 K € FW Hamza Khabba Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) 121 K € (loan with purchase option) 16 January 2023 MF Zakaria El Wardi Zamalek SC Free transfer 23 January 2023FW Nawfel Zerhouni Al-Hazem F.C.Loan29 January 2023MF Abdelilah Hafidi Al-Hazem F.C.Free transfer31 January 2023DF Mohamed Ali ManaliMoghreb TetouanTransfer Out Date'PlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource 15 July 2022 DF Ilias Haddad Union de Touarga Free transfer 31 July 2022 MF Omar Arjoune Al-Faisaly Free transfer 8 August 2022 MF Fabrice Ngoma Al-Fahaheel FC Free transfer 31 August 2022 MF Zakaria El Wardi Zamalek SC Free transfer FW Hamid Ahaddad Wydad AC Free transfer MF Badr Boulahroud Ohod Club Free transfer MF Youness Mokhtar Bhayangkara F.C. Free transfer FW Peter Wilson FK Jerv Free transfer MF Mohsine Moutouali Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) Free transfer MF Mehdi Boukassi Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) Loan DF Mohamed Souboul Ittihad Tanger Loan DF Oussama Soukhane Difaâ El Jadida Loan FW Abdellah Farah Difaâ El Jadida Loan 28 January 2023FW Axel MéyéOC SafiLoan31 January 2023GK Gaya MerbahIR TangerLoanMF Abdelhay El ForsyOC SafiLoanFW Haitam El BahjaFath USFree transfer Competitions Overview
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record !rowspan=2|Started round !rowspan=2|Final position / round !rowspan=2|First match !rowspan=2|Last match |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | Botola
|5th place | 4 September 2022 | 23 June 2023 |- | Throne Cup
| Round of 32 | Runners-up | 15 March 2023 | 15 July 2023 |- | Champions League
| Second round | Quarter-final | 8 October 2022 | 29 April 2023 |- ! Total
Botola
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Throne Cup
CAF Champions League
Qualifying rounds
The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022. Second round
Group stage
The draw of the group stage was held on 12 December 2022.
Group C
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Squad information Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. PlayerBotolaThrone CupChampions LeagueTotal1FW Hamza Khabba21582DF Mohamed Nahiri40263FW Soufiane Benjdida30364MF Mohamed Zrida31155DF Jamal Harkass30146FW Yousri Bouzok30147FW Zakaria Habti20138MF Walid Sabbar01239FW Nawfel Zarhouni201310DF Mahmoud Bentayg200211MF Roger Aholou101212FW Mohamed Boulacsoute101213FW Zakaria Hadraf100114DF Ismael Mokadem001115DF Marouane Hadhoudi100116DF Bouchaib Arrassi1001Own goals2102Total3142055
Clean sheets No.PlayerBotolaThrone CupChampions LeagueTotal1 Anas Zniti13352012 Gaya Merbah1012Total143623
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