The 2007–08 season is Raja Club Athletic's 59th season in existence and the club's 52nd 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 1999–00 without Hicham Aboucherouane who joined ES Tunis and the first since 2002–03 without Soufiane Alloudi who joined Al-Ain on loan on 17 September 2007.
Raja CA kicked off the season with a 1–1 away draw against Olympique Khouribga in the first round of Botola.
Squad
Pre-season On 22 July 2007, the club headed to Ifrane for a 12-day closed camp to prepare for the upcoming season. They stayed at the Al Akhawayn University campus.
On 1 August 2007, Raja CA announced that they will establish their final summer camp in Switzerland. They will also take part in the Arab Summer Cup, a friendly tournament organized in Nyon by the Arab Radio and Television Network (ART). Raja won the tournament, which also included Al-Hilal FC of Saudi Arabia, Al Ain Club of the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait SC of Kuwait.
Friendly games DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersReport20 July 2007Fath USCasablanca0–0Report2 August 2008Fath USIfrane1–0Hassan Tair Report24 August 2008Chabab MohammediaMohammedia4–0Soufiane Alloudi Sylla Ouhaki Report29 August 2008Union TouargaCasablanca1–0Abdessamad Ouhaki Report31 August 2008Kawkab MarrakechEl Jadida1–1 (2–4p)Report1 September 2008Fath USEl Jadida1–015 September 2008Union MohammediaMohammedia2–1Report17 September 2008Racing ACCasablanca1–0Report
Arab Summer Cup DateRoundOpponentsVenueResultScorersReport13 August 2007Match 1 Al-Hilal FCNyon, Switzerland3–1Soudiane Alloudi Mouhcine Iajour Hassan Tair Report15 August 2007Match 2 Al Ain ClubNyon, Switzerland1–1 (1–3p) Soufiane Alloudi Report17 August 2007Match 3 Kuwait SCNyon, Switzerland0–0 (1–4p)Report
Competitions
Overview
Botola
League table
Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersReport22 September 2007Olympique KhouribgaA1–1Abdellah Jlaidi Report6 October 2007JS El MassiraA0–1Report16 October 2007Moghreb TétouanH1–1Pape Ciré Dia Report4 November 2007IZ KhémissetH0–0 Report10 November 2007AS FARH1–1Hassan Tair Report24 November 2007Wydad ACH2–0Abdellah Jlaidi Abdessamad Ouhakki Report2 December 2007Kénitra ACA0–1Report5 December 2007Olympique SafiA1–0Abdellah Jlaidi Report9 December 2007Hassania AgadirH1–0Hicham El Amrani Report19 December 2007Maghreb ASA2–1Abdelali Essamlali Abdellah Jlaidi Report30 December 2007Difaâ El JadidiH1–0Abdessamad Ouhakki Report5 January 2008Kawkab MarrakechA0–1 Report9 January 2008Fath Union SportA1–0Abderrahim Chkilit Report13 January 2008COD MeknèsH2–0André Senghor Report20 January 2008MC OujdaA1–1André Senghor Report27 January 2008Olympique KhouribgaH0–0Report3 February 2008Moghreb TétouanA0–0Report10 February 2008JS El MassiraH3–0Abdellah Jlaidi Pape Ciré Dia Report16 February 2008IZ KhémissetA1–2André Senghor Report24 February 2008Olympique SafiH1–1Omar Nejjary Report16 March 2008Maghreb ASH2–1Abdellah Jlaidi Mourad Ainy Report23 March 2008Wydad ACA1–0André Senghor Report30 March 2008Kénitra ACH2–2Pape Ciré Dia Abdellah Jlaidi Report9 April 2008AS FARA0–0Report13 April 2008Hassania AgadirA0–2Report18 April 2008Fath Union SportH1–0Hassan Tair Report27 April 2008Difaâ El JadidiA3–4André Senghor Mohsine Moutouali Report6 May 2008Kawkab MarrakechH1–1Pape Ciré Dia Report4 June 2008COD MeknèsA0–0Report8 June 2008MC OujdaH3–2André Senghor Mohsine Moutouali Abdessamad Ouhakki Report
Throne Cup
DateRoundOpponentsVenueResultScorersReport 1 March 2008Round of 32 Olympique Safi H 3–3 (4–2p) Tahar Doghmi Ciré Dia Hicham El Amrani Report 5 April 2008Round of 16 Kawkab Marrakech H 2–1 Omar Nejjary Mohsine Moutouali Report 10 May 2008Quarter-finals Moghreb Tétouan A 0–1 - Report
Arab Champions League
Round of 32
Raja CA advanced to the next round after the withdrawal of Palestinian club Shabab Rafah. UAFA stated that Israeli authorities refused to issue travel permits to the Palestinian delegation.
Round of 16
Groupe stage
Squad information
Goals Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. PlayerBotolaThrone CupArab Champions LeagueTotal1FW André Senghor80192MF Abdellah Jlaidi70183FW Pape Ciré Dia51174DF Hicham El Amrani11245MF Abdessamad Ouhaki30146FW Mohsine Moutouali21037FW Hassan Tair20028MF Omar Nejjary11029DF Mourad Ainy101210DF Abderrahim Chkilit100111MF Abdelali Essamlali100112MF Tahar Doghmi010113DF Khalid Sbai0011Own goals0000Total325845
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