2015–16 Raja CA season

The 2015–16 season is Raja CA's 66rd season in existence and the club's 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They are competing in Botola, the Throne Cup and the UNAF Club Cup. It was the first season since 2004–05 without Rachid Soulaimani and since 2006–07 without Yassine Salhi.

The team's home matches were played at Stade Mohammed V until its closing for renovation on 26 March 2016.

Raja CA kicked off the season with 0–1 loss against JS El Massira in the first round of the Throne Cup.

Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2016.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No.NameNat.PositionDate of Birth (Age)Signed fromGoalkeepers1Anas ZnitiGK AS FAR22Mohamed BoujadGK Chabab Rif Hoceima32Hicham El AllouchGK Olympique KhourbigaDefenders2Hamza ToumiLB Youth system3Zakaria El HachimiRB Union Mohammedia13Badr BenounCB Youth system16Mohamed OulhajCB Youth system20Abdeljalil JbiraLB Kawkab Marrakech21Adil KerrouchyLB Difaâ El Jadidi25Omar BoutayebRB Youth system49Mohamed AwalCB Al ShababMidfielders5Soufiane GadoumeCDM Difaâ El Jadidi6Mohammed Ali BemammerCDM Maghreb Fès7Walid SabbarCM Youth system14Lema MabidiCM CS Sfaxien17Mohamed MessoudiAM Zulte Waregem26Anas SoudaniCM Youth system30Mouhcine MouhtadiCDM Youth system55Ahmed JahouhCM Moghreb Tetouan99Issam ErrakiCM Emirates ClubForwards7Youssef KaddiouiLW/AM Al Dhafra8Moussa BakayokoFW USC Bassam9Mohamed BouldiniST Rachad Bernoussi10Michel BabatundeFW/AM Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk11Zouheir El OuassliLW Tihad AS18Abdelilah HafidiLW/AM Youth system24Mahmoud BenhalibLW Youth system25Yassine SalhiFW/AM Youth system29Mohamed YakubuST Ashanti Gold33Christian OsaguonaST Enugu Rangers93Abdelkbir El OuadiLW Wydad Fes77Nathaniel AsamoahST Medeama SC

Transfers

In DatePlayerMoving fromTransfer feeSource9 May 2015FW Youssef Kaddioui Al DhafraFree agent.15 May 2015MF Khaled Korbi Club AfricainFree agent.9 June 2015GK Anas ZnitiAS FARFree agent.17 June 2015AM Mohamed Messoudi Zulte WaregemFree agent.FW Mohamed BouldiniRachad Bernoussi€65 k.25 July 2015DF Mohamed Awal Al ShababFree agent.12 August 2015MF Soufiane GadoumDifaâ El Jadidi€110 k.21 August 2015FW Mohammed Yakubu Ashanti Gold€175 k.27 August 2015FW Nathaniel Asamoah Medeama SC€328 k.4 September 2015MF Lema Mabidi CS SfaxienFree agent.7 September 2015MF Ahmed JahouhMoghreb Tetouan€400 k.2 January 2016FW Michel Babatunde Dnipro DnipropetrovskFree agent16 January 2016FW Zouheir El OuassliTihad ASUndisclosed

Out DatePlayerMoving toTransfer feeSource25 May 2015FW Salaheddine AqqalKawkab MarrakechReleased.22 June 2015GK Khalid AskriCR HoceimaReleased.26 June 2015FW Jawad IssineCR HoceimaReleased.29 June 2015DF Ahmed ChagouKawkab MarrakechReleased.1 July 2015DF Idrissa Coulibaly AroucaFreeDF Ismail Belmaalem Qatar SC€550 k6 July 2015MF Said FettahAS FAR€70 k21 July 2015DF Rachid Soulaimani -Released.MF Koukou GuehiOlympique SafiEnd of contract22 July 2015MF Vianney MabidéMoghreb Tétouan€60 k25 July 2015FW Youssef El GnaouiFath US€300 k.FW Silvère Ganvoula ElazigsporUndisclosed21 August 2015FW Hamza AbourazzoukMoghreb TétouanFree27 August 2015MF Khaled Korbi Stade TunisienReleased15 September 2015DF Mustapha BelmkademMC OujdaLoan17 December 2015MF Mohammed Ali BemammerDifaâ El Jadidi€80 k1 January 2016DF Ayoub BouchetaJS Kasbah TadlaUndisclosedDF Hamza MoussadakDifaâ El JadidiUndisclosedFW Nathaniel Asamoah -Free13 January 2016MF Walid SabbarKawkab MarrakechLoanFW Mohammed YakubuUnion Aït MelloulLoan30 January 2016FW Yassine Salhi Kuwait SCLoan (€70 k)

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Botola

League table

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Results summary

Results by round

Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersReport6 September 2015Fath Union SportA0–2Report12 September 2015Kawkab MarrakechH1–1El Ouadi Report4 October 2015MC OujdaA1–0El Ouadi Report10 October 2015Kénitra ACH0–1Report31 October 2015Maghreb FèsH3–0Kerrouchy Benhalib Report8 November 2015Chabab Rif HoceimaA2–0El Ouadi Salhi Report17 November 2015Moghreb TétouanH2–3Jahouh Salhi Report22 November 2015AS FARA0–1Report29 November 2015Olympique KhouribgaH1–2Salhi Report6 December 2015Difaâ El JadidiA1–1Bouldini Report12 December 2015RS BerkaneH1–0Benhalib Report20 December 2015Wydad ACA0–0Report26 December 2015Olympique SafiH0–0Report1 January 2016Hassania AgadirA1–1Osaguona Report7 January 2016Ittihad TangerH2–2Jahouh Mabidi Report12 February 2016Fath Union SportH1–1Babatunde Report21 February 2016Kawkab MarrakechA2–0Kaddioui Mabidi Report28 February 2016MC OujdaH4–0Hafidi Kaddioui Babatunde Awal Report5 March 2016Kénitra ACA3–0El Ouasli Jbira Hafidi Report19 March 2016Chabab Rif HoceimaH2–1Oulhaj Babatunde Report27 March 2016Maghreb FèsA3–0Erraki Hafidi Report3 April 2016Moghreb TétouanA5–2Benhalib Erraki Hafidi Osaguona Report11 April 2016AS FARH1–4Erraki Report17 April 2016Olympique KhouribgaA3–1Osaguona El Ouasli Hafidi Report23 April 2016Difaâ El JadidiH0–1Report30 April 2016RS BerkaneA1–1Mabidi Report8 May 2016Wydad ACH3–0Osaguona Hafidi Erraki Report22 May 2016Olympique SafiA0–1Report29 May 2016Hassania AgadirH5–1Osaguona Hafidi Report4 June 2016Ittihad TangerA0–3Report

Throne Cup

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

UNAF Club Cup

Squad information

Goals Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. PlayerBotolaThrone CupUNAF Club CupTotal1FW Abdelilah Hafidi1110122FW Christian Osaguona60063FW Abdelkabir El Ouadi32054MF Issam Erraki40045MF Ahmed Jahouh22046FW Youssef Kaddioui22047FW Michel Babatunde30038FW Yassine Salhi30039FW Mohamed Bouldini102310FW Mahmoud Benhalib300311MF Lema Mabidi300312DF Adil Karrouchy200213FW Zouheir El Ouasli200214DF Abdeljalil Jbira100115DF Mohamed Awal100116DF Mohamed Oulhaj100117AM Mohamed Messoudi010118FW Hamza Iajour001119FW Mohamed Yakubu0101Own goals0000Total489360

Assists PlayerBotolaThrone CupUNAF Club CupTotal1AM Abdelilah Hafidi42062AM Michel Babatunde40043DF Zouheir El Ouasli30034FW Zakaria El Hachimi30035MF Issam Erraki20026DF Abdelkabir El Ouadi01127MF Youssef Kaddioui10128FW Abdeljalil Jbira20029FW Mohamed Bouldini200210FW Anas Zniti100111DF Lema Mabidi100112MF Mohamed Oulhaj010113FW Anas Soudani100114DF Christian Osaguona100115DF Mahmoud Benhalib1001

Notes

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