Raja (football club)

Raja Casablanca
Raja Casablanca
Full; title	Raja Club Athlétic de Casablanca
Nicknames	Green Devils ; "White-green"
Founded	1949
Stadium	Mohammed V
Capacity	67,000
The president	Mohammed Budrika
Main coach	Patrice Carteron
Website
Competition	Botola
2017/18	6th

“Raja Casablanca” ( Arabic. الرجاء البيضاوي الرياضي ; French Raja Club Athlétic de Casablanca ) or simply “Raja” is a Moroccan football club from the city of Casablanca . Performs in the Championship of Morocco (Botola) . It was founded in 1949 . Spends home games at the stadium "Mohammed V" , accommodating 67,000 spectators.

Content

1 History
2 Achievements
- 2.1 Local
- 2.2 International
3 Current squad
4 Club Coaches
5 Famous Players
6 References

History

Raja is one of the leaders of Moroccan football and the most successful club of Morocco in the international arena. The “White-Green” won the Champions League three times, with all three finals won in the penalty shoot-out , and also won the Confederation Cup in 2003 and the Super Cup in the 1999/2000 season. In 2013, “Raja” became the second club in history not from South America or Europe, which went to the finals of the Club World Championship. Share the home stadium with the club "Vidad"

Achievements

Local

Morocco Champion (11): 1987/88 , 1995/96 , 1996/97 , 1997/98 , 1998/99 , 1999/00 , 2000/01 , 2003/04 , 2008/09 , 2010/11 , 2012/13

Morocco Cup Winner (7): 1973/74 , 1976/77 , 1981/82 , 1995/96 , 2001/02 , 2004/05 , 2011/12

International

CAF Champions League (3)
- Winner: 1989 , 1997 , 1999
CAF Confederation Cup (1)
- Winner: 2003
KAF Super Cup (1)
- Winner: 1999/2000
Club Championship of Asia and Africa (1)
- Winner: 1999
Arab Champions League (1)
- Winner: 2006
Club World Cup (1)
- Finalist: 2013

Current squad

No.	Position	Name	Year of birth
one	VR	Yassin El Had	1984
3	Defense	Zakaria El Hashimi	1987
four	Defense	Ahmed Rahmani	1985
5	PP	Muhsin Mutuali	1986
7	Nap	Deo Kanda	1989
8	PP	Shemseddin Stibi	1982
9	Nap	Abdelmajid Eddine	1979
10	PP	Salaheddin Akqual	1984
12	VR	Brahim Zaari	1989
16	Defense	Mohamed Ulhaj	1988
17	Defense	Rashid Suleimani	1982
eighteen	PP	Abdelila Hafidi	1992
twenty	Nap	Muhsin Yajur	1985

No.	Position	Name	Year of birth
21	Defense	Adil Kerrushi	1982
25	Nap	Yassin Salhi	1987
26	PP	Ismail Kusham	1984
27	Defense	Ismail Belmaalem	1988
28	PP	Kuko Gay	1982
29th	Defense	Hassan El Muataz	1981
thirty	Defense	Reduan Dardouri	1984
31	Defense	Idrissa Coulibaly	1987
61	VR	Khalid Askri	1981
99	PP	Issam Erraki	1981
	PP	Michel Babatunde	1992

Club Coaches

Kassem Kassimi (1949–55)
Abdelkader Jalal (1956)
Père Jégo (1957–68)
Abdell Blinda (1968–70)
Houmane (1970–73)
Tibari (1973–77)
Tachkov (1977–82)
Pal Oros (1982–86)
Harmatalla Hassan (1986–88)
Fernando Cabrit (1988–89)
Rabah Saadan (1989–90)
Fernando Cabrit (1990–91)
Mohammed Fahir (1992–96)
Evgeny Rogov (1996)

Alexandru Moldovan (1996–97)
Abdella El Ammari (1997)
Vahid Khalilkhodzhich (July 1, 1997–30 June 1998)
Oscar Fullene (1998–00)
Valdeir Vieira (2000)
Alexandru Moldovan (2000–01)
Sylvester Takach (2001)
Fathi Jamal (2001–02)
Walter Meuves (January 1, 2002– January 18, 2003)
Henri Michel (2003–04)
Akasyu Kashimiru (2004)
Alain Fjar (July 1, 2004– November 30, 2004)
Henri Istanbul (2004–05)
Alexandru Moldovan (2005)

Oscar Fulone (2005–06)
Paco Fortes (2006–07)
Mohammed Nejmi (2007)
Jean-Yves She (2007–08)
Jamal Sellamy (2008)
Jose Roman (2008–09)
Carlos Moser (July 6, 2009– August 31, 2009)
Jose Roman (2009–10)
Henri Michelle (July 1, 2010– October 8, 2010)
Mohammed Fahir (November 8, 2010– July 8, 2011)
Elijah Balach (July 2011 – September 11)
Bertrand Marchand (September 25, 2011– June 30, 2012)
Mohammed Fahir (July 1, 2012– November 28, 2013)
Fawzi Benzarty (December 4, 2013-)

Famous Players

Hisham Abusheuan
Talal al-Karkuri
Amin Erbati
Francois Anden
Alain Guamene
Abdul Razak Traore
Nureddin Ziyati

Links

Official website (fr.)