The 2006–07 season is Raja Club Athletic's 58th season in existence and the club's 51st 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 1992–93 without club legend Redouane El Haimer who retired and the first since 2000–01 without Merouane Zemmama who joined Hibernian FC in a controversial transfer.
Raja CA kicked off the season with a 8–0 home win against Markaz Tulkarem in the first round of the Arab Champions league.
Squad
Pre-season
On 12 July 2006, the club held its annual general meeting, which was marked by significant tension between the board of directors and some members. President Abdelhamid Souiri spoke at length to defend the board's record and explain controversial decisions, particularly Raja's withdrawal from the Throne Cup against Hassania Agadir, which he presented as a sporting and organizational choice, not a political one. Meanwhile, Secretary General Mustapha Hannaoui presented a particularly lengthy report, outlining the club's sporting results, administrative management and various activities during the season. The financial report showed a surplus of 3.8 million dirhams. Finally, Souiri announced that ODEP would return to Raja as a sponsor in September and selected 12 members to renew its committee: Salaheddine Mezouar, Rachid Andaloussi, Mohamed Al Arsi, Khalid Ibrahimi, Said Ouahbi, Karim Yousfi, Hassan Snini, Delhi, Abdellatif Amine, Mohieddine, Tahiri, and Mohamed Saïboub.
During the 2006 summer transfer window, Raja experienced a wave of departures of key players such as Marouane Zemmama, Modibo Maïga, Abdelouahad Abdessamad, Tarik Bendamou, Noureddine Harouach, and the previous season's top scorer, Mustapha Bidoudane.
On 2 August 2006, the club announced the list of 37 players selected by Oscar Fulloné to attend the training camp in Ifrane from August 4 to 24.
Ntifi Tournament DateRoundOpponentsVenueResultScorersReport24 August 2006Semi-finalRacing ACPère Jégo Stadium, Casablanca2–0Soudiane Alloudi Report27 August 2006Final Al Ain ClubPère Jégo Stadium, Casablanca0–0 (3–4p)Report
Competitions
Overview
Botola
League table
Matches DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersReport17 September 2006JS El MassiraH 1–0Soufiane Alloudi Report01 October 2006AS FARA 0–1Report8 October 2006Olympique SafiH 2–1 Hassan Tair Jalal Jbile Report5 November 2006Kawkab MarrakechA 1–1 Hassan Tair Report8 November 2006Olympique KhouribgaA 0–1Report12 November 2006Wydad ACH 0–1Report22 November 2006Ittihad TangerH 1–0Mouhcine Iajour Report29 November 2006COD MeknèsA 0–1Report3 December 2006AS SaléA 0–1Report9 December 2006Difaâ El JadidiH 0–0Report13 December 2006Hassania AgadirH 1–1 Jesús Gómez Report17 December 2006IZ KhémissetA 0–0Report23 December 2006MC OujdaA 0–0Report27 December 2006Moghreb TétouanH 0–0Report7 January 2007Maghreb ASA 0–1Report14 January 2007JS El MassiraA 0–0Report27 January 2007Olympique SafiA 0–0Report3 February 2007Olympique KhouribgaH 0–0Report18 February 2007Wydad ACA 1–1 Jonathan Laurens Report24 February 2007AS FARH 0–0Report4 March 2007Kawkab MarrakechH 1–1Soufiane Alloudi Report1 April 2007Ittihad TangerA 0–1Report08 April 2007COD MeknèsH 3–1 Ousman Jallow Report15 April 2007Hassania AgadirA 0–1Report21 April 2007AS SaléH 1–0 Soufiane Alloudi Report28 April 2007Difaâ El JadidiA 1–1 Soufiane Alloudi Report5 May 2007IZ KhémissetH 1–1 Hicham Misbah Report13 May 2007MC OujdaH 5–1Soufiane Alloudi Mouhcine Iajour Report19 May 2007Moghreb TétouanA 1–2 Soufiane Alloudi Report26 May 2007Maghreb ASH 3–0 Ousman Jallow Soufiane Alloudi Report
Throne Cup
DateRoundOpponentsVenueResultScorersReport 11/02/2007Round of 32 ASOFP Casablanca A 4–0 Jesús Gómez , Hassan Tair , Jonathan Laurens , Mohcine Iajour Report 17/03/2007Round of 16 Olympique Marrakech A 1–0 Soufiane Alloudi Report 20/10/2007Quarter-finals Wydad AC A 0–2 - Report
Arab Champions League
Round of 32
Round of 16
Squad information
Goals Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. PlayerBotolaThrone CupArab Champions LeagueTotal1FW Soufiane Alloudi1115172FW Hassan Tair21143FW Ousman Jallow40044FW Mouhcine Iajour21035FW Jalal Jbile10236FW Jesús Gómez11027DF Abdelouahed Chakhsi00228FW Hicham Aboucherouane00229FW Jonathan Laurens110210MF Hicham Misbah101211DF Sami Tajeddine002212DF Abdellatif Jrindou001113MF Hassan Daoudi001114DF Abderrahim Chkilit0011Own goals0000Total2351846
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