The 2023–24 season was Raja Club Athletic's 75th season in existence and the club's 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the season's editions of the Throne Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup. For the majority of the season, the club's matches were played at Stade Municipal de Berrechid due to the renovation of Stade Mohammed V for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Raja CA kicked off the season with a 2–1 win over CR Belouizdad in the first group stage of the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup. On 14 June 2024, after a 0–3 win against MC Oujda in the last round, Raja were crowned champions ending the season without a single defeat – the first team ever to do so in the history of the league and breaking the record of points (72). On July 1, Raja beat AS FAR once again in the Throne Cup final to secure the third domestic double of its history.
Coaching staff PositionStaffHead coach Josef Zinnbauer1st Assistant coach Fadlu Davids2nd Assistant coach Darian WilkenFirst-team goalkeeping coach Stephan LobouéFirst-team fitness coach Omar BenounisVideo Analyst Marc ChervazPerformance Analyst Mueez KajeeClub doctor Dr. Hakim Ait LahcenHead Physiotherapist Mustapha JazouliMatch delegate Mustapha Tantaoui
Players
First-team squad Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2024.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 FAR32 Yassine Zoubir GK Youth system22 Mohamed Baayou GK AS FAR Defenders5 Abdellah Khafifi CB Umm Salal4 Ismael Mokadem CB Renaissance Berkane28 Bouchaib Arrassi CB Youth system33 Mehdi Mchakhchekh CB Youth system27 Mohamed Boulacsoute RB / RW / LW Chabab Mohammédia17 Youssef Belammari LB / LM Fath US3 Zakaria Labib LB Youth system Midfielders6El Mehdi MoubarikDM / CM Al Ain FC30 Ahmadou Camara DM / CM Youth system19 Mohamed Zrida CM / AM / LM Youth system10 Zakaria El Wardi DM / CM / AM Zamalek SC23 Mohamed Al Makahasi CM / DM Moghreb Tétouan31Haashim DomingoAM / CF Mamelodi Sundowns34Sabir BougrineAM / CM Espérance de Tunis77Adam EnnafatiAM / LW / RW AS FAR71Hervé GuyDM / CM Fath US Forwards11 Nawfel Zerhouni RW / LW / ST Al-Hazem26 Yousri Bouzok RW / LW Paradou AC97 Marouane Zila LW / RW Chabab Mohammédia49 El Mehdi Maouhoub ST Fath US 21 Víctor Ábrego ST / LW Universitario de Vinto 9 Riad Benayad ST Espérance de Tunis
New contracts DatePositionNo.PlayerRef.4 June 2023MF18 Roger Aholou 12 July 2023GK1 Anas Zniti 23 August 2023FW26 Yousri Bouzok2 September 2023DF27 Mohamed Boulacsoute8 September 2023GK89 Marouane Fakhr
Transfers
In Date'PlayerMoving fromFeeRef. 21 June 2023 AM Haashim Domingo Mamelodi Sundowns Undisclosed DF Abdellah Khafifi Umm Salal Free agent2 July 2023 MF Youssef Belammari Fath US Free agent 18 July 2023 AM Adam Ennafati AS FAR Free agent 22 July 2023 FW Nawfel Zerhouni Al-Hazem F.C. Undisclosed 18 August 2023GK Mohamed BaayouAS FARFree agent21 August 2023FW Aymen Hussein Al JaziraUndisclosed29 August 2023AM Sabir Bougrine Espérance de TunisFree agent31 August 2023FW El Mehdi MaouhoubFath US$300k7 September 2023FW Marouane ZilaSCC MohammédiaFree agent 1 July 2023 FW Mehdi Boukassi FC Haka End of loan MF Abdelhay El Forsy OC Safi FW Axel Méyé OC Safi GK Gaya Merbah IR Tanger DF Mohamed Souboul IR Tanger DF Oussama Soukhane Difaâ El Jadidi FW Abdellah Farah Difaâ El Jadidi FW Gibril Sillah JS Soualem GK Youssef Lahouizi JS Soualem DF Mohamed Naim JS Massira 19 December 2023 FW Víctor Ábrego Universitario de Vinto Undisclosed MF Hervé GuyFath USFree agent13 January 2024DF Anouar TamounAS FARUndisclosed16 January 2024DF Zakaria LabibJS SoualemEnd of loan
Out Date'PlayerMoving toFeeRef. 28 May 2023 MF Abdelraouf Benguit CR Belouizdad Released 28 June 2023 FW Gibril Sillah Azam FC $100k 30 June 2023 FW Hamza Khabba Al-Arabi SC End of loan 10 July 2023 FW Nawfel Zerhouni Al-Hazem F.C.- DF Marouane Hadhoudi Sabah FCEnd of contract MF Abdelilah Hafidi Unattached- 23 July 2023 DF Mohamed Ali Manali Unattached Released- 25 July 2023 DF Mohamed Nahiri UnattachedEnd of contract FW Zakaria Hadraf UnattachedReleased DF Oussama Soukhane Fath US 26 July 2023 FW Zakaria Habti Unattached-31 July 2023GK Gaya MerbahIR Tanger$400k12 August 2023DF Mahmoud Bentayg AS Saint-Étienne$600k13 August 2023DF Walid SabbarUnattachedEnd of contract17 August 2023DF Abdelilah MadkourRS BerkaneEnd of contract18 August 2023GK Marouane FakhrUnattachedReleasedGK Amir El HaddaouiUnattachedGK Youssef LahouiziUnattached27 August 2023FW Soufiane Benjdida Standard de LiègeUndisclosed28 August 2023DF Jamal HarkassUnattachedReleased7 September 2023DF Ayoub ChaboudMA TétouanUndisclosed3 October 2023FW Aymen HusseinAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaReleased24 December 2023DF Abdessamad BadaouiUnattachedReleased27 December 2023MF Roger Aholou Espérance de TunisReleased31 December 2023DF Mohamed Souboul SC Bastia$200k31 January 2024GK Marouane FakhrRCA ZemamraReleased
Loans in Start dateEnd date'PlayerMoving fromFeeRef.18 August 2023End of season MF El Mehdi El Moubarik Al Ain FC None31 January 2024End of seasonFW Riad Benayad Espérance de TunisNone
Loans out Start dateEnd date'PlayerMoving toFeeRef.2 September 2023End of season MF Abdelhay El Forsy RCA Zemamra None 7 September 2023 FW Abdellah Farah MA Tétouan None MF Taha El Achbili CAY Berrechid None8 September 2023DF Zakaria LabibJS SoualemNoneFW Houssine RahimiJS SoualemNone
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
Botola
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Throne Cup
Arab Club Champions Cup
Group stage
Knockout phase
Squad information
Goals Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. PlayerBotolaThrone CupArab Champions CupTotal1FW Yousri Bouzok1411162FW Nawfel Zerhouni730103FW El Mehdi Maouhoub81094AM Adam Ennafati71085FW Riad Benayad22046MF Zakaria El Wardi20137AM Sabir Bougrine20028DF Youssef Belammari11029MF Mohamed Zrida101210DF Bouchaib Arrassi101211DF Abdellah Khafifi200212DF Mohamed Boulacsoute110213MF Mohamed Al Makahasi100114DF Ismael Mokadem010115FW Houssine Rahimi001116DF Abdessamad Badaoui1001Own goals2215Total5213671
Assists PlayerBotolaThrone CupArab Champions CupTotal1FW Yousri Bouzok820102AM Adam Ennafati41053AM Sabir Bougrine41054DF Youssef Belammari41055FW Nawfel Zerhouni31156FW Mohamed Boulacsoute21147MF Mohamed Zrida30038MF Mohamed Al Makahasi11029FW El Mehdi Maouhoub200210DF Zakaria Labib0011Total318342
Hat-tricks PlayerAgainstCompetitionMinutesScore after goalsResultDate Nawfel Zerhouni Ittihad TangerBotola3', 62', 73'1–0, 4–0, 6–06–1 (H)28 December 2023 Yousri Bouzok16', 28', 68'2–0, 3–0, 5–0
Clean sheets No.PlayerBotolaThrone CupArab Champions CupTotal1 Anas Zniti17212089 Marouane Fakhr0011Total172221
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