The 2020–21 season is Raja CA's 72nd season in existence and the club's 64th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They are competing in Botola, the Throne Cup, CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup. The season covered the period from December 2020 to 21 August 2021. It was the first season since 2012–13 without club captain Badr Benoun, who joined Al Ahly.
Raja CA kicked off the season with a 3–3 draw against Fath Union Sport in the first match of the league.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 December 2020.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 FAR82 Mohamed Bouamira GK Chabab Rif Al Hoceima12 Amir El Haddaoui GK Youth system Defenders4 Soumaila Ouattara CB Rahimo FC8 Sanad Al Warfali CB Al Ahli SC20 Abdeljalil Jbira LB Kawkab Marrakech24 Marouane Hadhoudi CB Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi25 Omar Boutayeb RB Youth system26 Ilias Haddad CB AS FAR29 Abdelilah Madkour RB Youth system47 Oussama Soukhane LB Youth system48 Mohamed Souboul LB Youth system Midfielders6 Fabrice Ngoma CM AS Vita Club8Badr Boulahroud CM Málaga CF16 Omar Arjoune DM IR Tanger18 Abdelilah Hafidi AM Youth system19 Mohamed Zrida DM Youth system23 Mohamed Al Makahasi CM Moghreb Tétouan55 Abderrahim Achchakir DM AS FAR98 Zakaria El Wardi CM Moghreb Tétouan Forwards5 Mohsine Moutaouali AM / RW Al Ahli SC7Noah SadaouiLW Mouloudia Oujda9 Ben Malango ST TP Mazembe10 Mahmoud Benhalib LW Youth system14 Zakaria Habti RW Youth system21 Soufiane Rahimi LW Youth system30 Ayoub Nanah SS Difaâ Hassani El JadidiN/AHoussine RahimiST Youth system
Transfers
In DatePlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource9 September 2020DF Marouane Hadhoudi Al Ahli SCFree agent20 October 2020FW Noah SadaouiMouloudia OujdaFree agent22 October 2020MF Chadi Yakiri Deportivo de la CorunaEnd of loanDF Imrane FiddiAS SaléDF Saad LakohalWidad TemaraDF Abderrazak GhazouatJS SoualemFW Hicham Islah5 February 2021DF Soumaila Ouattara Rahimo FC€50 kMF Badr Boulahroud Málaga CFFree agentFW Youssef Gharb Siete Picos ColmenarUndisclosed
Out DatePlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource12 October 2020FW Hamid Ahaddad Zamalek SCEnd of loan9 November 2020DF Badr Benoun Al Ahly SC€1,7 million24 January 2021DF Mohamed DouikRCA ZemamraLoan24 January 2021DF Imrane FiddiChabab MohammédiaLoan26 January 2021FW Youssef BekkariRCA ZemamraUndisclosed30 January 2021FW Anas JabrounUnattachedReleased31 January 2021DF Fabrice Ngah Ceramica CleopatraUndisclosed5 February 2021DF Zakaria DrouichChabab MohammédiaUndisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
Botola
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersReport6 December 2020Fath USA 3–3Rahimi Sadaoui Report10 December 2020RC Oued-ZemH3–2Rahimi Malango El Wardi Report13 December 2020MC OujdaH3–0Benhalib Malango Abdoul Ba Report19 December 2020RS BerkaneA1–0Rahimi Report26 December 2020Chabab MohammédiaH1–0Rahimi Report17 February 2021AS FARA1–1Malango Report25 February 2021Ittihad TangerH2–0Sadaoui Malango Report28 February 2021Difaâ Hassani El JadidiA0–0Report7 March 2021Youssoufia BerrechidH1–1Malango Report21 March 2021Wydad ACA0–2Report7 April 2021Hassania AgadirH0–1Report16 April 2021Moghreb TétouanA3–2Rahimi Malango Report25 April 2021Olympique SafiH2–0Hafidi Report2 May 2021RCA ZemamraA1–1Al Warfali Report9 May 2021Maghreb ASH1–0Hafidi Report12 May 2021Fath USH1–1Rahimi Report20 May 2021MC OujdaA2–0Malango Ngoma Report27 May 2021SCC MohammédiaA2–1Malango Moutouali Report30 May 2021AS FARH3–2Malango Rahimi Benhalib Report3 June 2021RC Oued-ZemA2–0Rahimi Haibour Report13 June 2021RS BerkaneH0–1Report16 June 2021Ittihad TangerA3–0Malango 17 56 Rahimi Report24 June 2021Difaâ Hassani El JadidiH2–0Malango Rahimi Report30 June 2021Youssoufia BerrechidA0–1Report3 July 2021Wydad ACH1–2Rahimi Report6 July 2021Hassania AgadirA0–0Report14 July 2021Moghreb TétouanH4–1Malango Farah Hafidi Rahimi Report17 July 2021Olympique SafiA2–2Malango Ngoma Report23 July 2021RCA ZemamraH1–0Rahimi Report28 July 2021Maghreb ASA3–2Amila Ngoma Moutouali Report
Throne Cup
Champions League
First round
In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).
Confederation Cup
Play-off round
Group stage
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final </onlyinclude>
GK 1 Anas Zniti (c)CB 24 Marouane HadhoudiCB 15 Ilias HaddadRB 29 Abdelilah Madkour LB 27 Oussama SoukhaneCM 16 Omar Arjoune CM 17 Zakaria El WardiRW 10 Mahmoud Benhalib AM 18 Abdelilah Hafidi LW 21 Soufiane Rahimi CF 28 Ben Malango Substitutes:GK 22 Mohamed BouamiraDF 3 Mohamed SouboulDF 20 Abdeljalil JbiraMF 6 Fabrice Ngoma MF 19 Mohamed Zrida MF 23 Mohamed Al Makaazi MF 26 Riad IdbouiguiguineFW 14 Zakaria HabtiFW 30 Ayoub Nanah Manager: Lassaad Chabbi GK 25 Oussama BenbotCB 31 Ahmed Kerroum CB 2 Ahmed Ait AbdessalemCB 5 Badreddine SouyadRM 22 Walid BencherifaCM 13 Aziz BenabdiCM 8 Juba Oukaci LM 21 Malik Raiah AM 7 Mohamed BenchairaCF 17 Rédha Bensayah (c) CF 9 Zaka Substitutes:GK 1 Mohamed Idir HadidDF 3 Abdelmoumen ChikhiDF 4 Bilal Tizi BoualiDF 37 Fares DjabriMF 6 Ammar El OrfiMF 14 Abdussalam Tubal MF 38 Kouceila Boualia FW 11 Rezki Hamroune FW 34 Massinissa Nezla Manager: Denis Lavagne
Man of the Match: Soufiane Rahimi(Raja CA)
Arab Club Champions Cup
Semi-final The tournament was postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, thus Raja CA played the semi-final's second leg against Ismaily in January 2021 in Marrakesh, eleven months after the first leg in Egypt.
Final </onlyinclude>
GK 45 Marcelo GroheRB 66 Saud Abdulhamid CB 44 Omar Hawsawi CB 27 Hamdan Al-ShamraniLB 29 Muhannad Al-ShanqeetiCM 20 Karim El Ahmadi (c) CM 43 Bruno HenriqueRW 8 Fahad Al-MuwalladAM 75 Igor Coronado LW 77 Abdulaziz Al-Bishi CF 90 Romarinho Substitutes:GK 1 Rakan Al-NajjarDF 21 Abdulmohsen FallatahDF 32 Hazim Al-ZahraniMF 16 Abdulaziz Al-JebreenMF 23 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud MF 88 Abdulellah Al-Malki FW 70 Haroune CamaraManager: Fábio Carille GK 1 Anas Zniti RB 29 Abdelilah MadkourCB 34 Marouane Hadhoudi CB 26 Ilias Haddad LB 27 Oussama SoukhaneCM 16 Omar ArjouneCM 8 Zakaria El Wardi RW 5 Mouhcine Moutouali (c) AM 18 Abdelilah Hafidi LW 21 Soufiane Rahimi CF 10 Mahmoud Benhalib Substitutes:GK 12 Amir El HaddaouiDF 20 Abdeljalil JbiraDF 37 Mohammed Naim MF 6 Fabrice NgomaMF 14 Zakaria Habti MF 19 Mohamed Zrida FW 9 Moustapha Kouyaté Manager: Lassaad Chabbi
Squad information Goals Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. PlayerBotolaThrone CupChampions LeagueConfederation CupArab Club Champions CupTotal1FW Ben Malango162061252FW Soufiane Rahimi140051203FW Mahmoud Benhalib2301284MF Fabrice Ngoma3002055FW Noah Sadaoui2002046AM Abdelilah Hafidi4000047FW Mohsine Moutaouali2000138MF Zakaria El Wardi0001129DF Ilias Haddad00011210FW Zakaria Habti00010111DF Sanad Al Warfali10000112AM Riad Idbouiguiguine00010113FW Abdellah Farah10000114FW Salaheddine Amila100001Own goals200103Total485021781
Assists PlayerBotolaThrone CupChampions LeagueConfederation CupArab Club Champions CupTotal1FW Soufiane Rahimi112031172AM Abdelilah Hafidi90012123FW Ben Malango3001044FW Zakaria Habti2101045MF Omar Arjoune1003046DF Abdelilah Madkour2001147FW Mahmoud Benhalib3000038DF Abdeljalil Jbira3000039FW Ayoub Nanah00020210MF Mohamed Zrida10010211DF Oussama Soukhane10010212AM Mohsine Moutaouali10010213MF Zakaria El Wardi10000114MF Mohamed Makahasi01000115DF Marouane Hadhoudi00010116DF Mohamed Naim100001394016463
Club awards
End-of-season awards
Eagle of the Season: Anas Zniti
Eagle of the Month award Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans. MonthPlayerDecemberSoufiane RahimiJanuaryNot awardedFebruaryZakaria El Wardi.MarchNot awardedAprilBen Malango.MayMarouane HadhoudiJuneAnas ZnitiJuly
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