# 2019–20 Raja CA season

The 2019–20 season is Raja CA's 71st season in existence and the club's 63rd consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They competing in Botola, the Throne Cup, CAF Champions League and Arab Club Champions Cup. The season started on 14 September 2019, and was scheduled to end on 1 July 2020. However, the season was suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco, then resumed in July and ended in 11 October 2020.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 August 2019. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Anas Zniti | GK | (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 (aged 29) | AS FAR |
| 82 | Mohamed Bouamira | GK | (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 30) | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima |
| 12 | Amir El Haddaoui | GK | (1999-09-14)14 September 1999 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| Defenders ||||||
| 26 | Ilias Haddad | CB | (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 30) | AS FAR |
| NA | Salif Coulibaly | CB | (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 31) | Al Ahly SC |
| 8 | Sanad Al Warfali | CB | (1992-05-17)17 May 1992 (aged 27) | Al Ahli SC |
| 13 | Badr Benoun | CB | (1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| 25 | Omar Boutayeb | RB | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| 29 | Abdelilah Madkour | RB | (2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| 20 | Abdeljalil Jbira | LB | (1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 29) | Kawkab Marrakech |
| 4 | Fabrice Ngah | LB | (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 (aged 21) | Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi |
| 2 | Mohamed Douik | RB | (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| NA | Zakaria Driouch | LB | (2001-01-11)11 January 2001 (aged 18) | Youth system |
| 47 | Oussama Soukhane | LB | (1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 19 | Mohamed Zrida | DM | (1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 55 | Abderrahim Achchakir | DM | (1986-12-15)15 December 1986 (aged 32) | AS FAR |
| 16 | Omar Arjoune | DM | (1996-02-01)1 February 1996 (aged 23) | IR Tanger |
| 23 | Mohamed Al Makahasi | CM | (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 (aged 24) | Moghreb Tétouan |
| 6 | Fabrice Ngoma | CM | (1994-01-22)22 January 1994 (aged 25) | AS Vita Club |
| 98 | Zakaria El Wardi | CM | (1998-08-17)17 August 1998 (aged 21) | Moghreb Tétouan |
| NA | Mouad Mouchtanim | CM | (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 30 | Ayoub Nanah | SS | (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 26) | Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi |
| 5 | Mohsine Moutaouali | AM / RW | (1986-03-03)3 March 1986 (aged 33) | Al Ahli SC |
| 18 | Abdelilah Hafidi | AM | (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 27) | Youth system |
| Forwards ||||||
| 10 | Mahmoud Benhalib | LW | (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 9 | Ben Malango | ST | (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 25) | TP Mazembe |
| 35 | Youssef Bekkari | | (1999-11-30)30 November 1999 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| 17 | Hamid Ahadad | ST | (1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 24) | Zamalek SC |
| 14 | Zakaria Habti | RW | (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 11 | Anas Jabroun | LW | (1997-10-07)7 October 1997 (aged 21) | Moghreb Tétouan |
| 21 | Soufiane Rahimi | LW | (1996-06-02)2 June 1996 (aged 23) | Étoile de Casablanca |
| NA | Hicham Islah | RW | (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 20) | Youth system |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 12 May 2019 | FW | Mohsine Moutouali | Al Ahli SC | Free transfer |
| 14 May 2019 | DF | Salif Coulibaly | Al Ahly SC | Free transfer |
| 21 May 2019 | MF | Fabrice Ngoma | AS Vita Club | Free transfer |
| 27 June 2019 | MF | Omar Arjoune | IR Tanger | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2019 | FW | Ayoub Sabiri | Union Sidi Kacem | Loan Return |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Mohamed Aymen Sadil | Youssoufia Berrechid | Loan Return |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Ayoub Joulale | JS Soualem | Loan Return |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | Hassan Bouaïn | Maghreb de Fès | Loan Return |
| 30 June 2019 | FW | Mâati Tamaizou | Stade Marocain | Loan Return |
| 24 July 2019 | FW | Hamid Ahaddad | Zamalek SC | Loan for one year |
| 15 August 2019 | FW | Ben Malango | TP Mazembe | Free transfer |
| 13 September 2019 | DF | Sanad Al Warfali | Al Ahli SC | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2020 | MF | Mohamed Al Makahasi | Moghreb Tétouan | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 29 May 2019 | FW | Zakaria Hadraf | Damac FC | Free transfer |
| 9 June 2019 | MF | Lema Mabidi | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 17 June 2019 | MF | Baye Ibrahima Niasse | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 27 June 2019 | DF | Mohamed Aymen Sadil | IR Tanger | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2019 | FW | Mouhcine Iajour | Damac FC | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2019 | MF | Salaheddine Bahi | AS FAR | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2019 | FW | Muhammad Shaban | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 29 July 2019 | GK | Mohammed Chenouf | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
| 3 August 2019 | DF | Mohamed Oulhaj | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2019 | DF | Imrane Fiddi | AS Salé | Loan for one year |
| 15 August 2019 | MF | Hassan Bouain | AS Salé | Loan for one year |
| 15 August 2019 | DF | Saad Lakohal | Widad Témara | Loan for one year |
| 11 September 2019 | DF | Salif Coulibaly | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) |
* ↑ Mabidi joined Sabail FK on 14 February 2020.
* ↑ Niasse joined Gabala FK on 31 October 2019.
* ↑ Shaban joined Vipers SC on 8 August 2019.
* ↑ Coulibaly joined Horoya AC on 23 January 2020.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Botola | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 056.67 | — | Winners | 24 October 2019 | 11 October 2020 |
| Throne Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 31 August 2019 | 31 August 2019 |
| CAF Champions League | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 042.86 | Preliminary round | Semi-finals | 10 August 2019 | 4 November 2020 |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 042.86 | First round | Winners | 23 September 2019 | 16 February 2020 |
| Total | 52 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 050.00 |
Updated to match played 22 July 2022 Source: Competitions

### Botola
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Raja Casablanca (C, Q) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Wydad Casablanca (Q) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 59 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | RS Berkane (Q) | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 49 | |
| 5 | Mouloudia Oujda | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 48 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 October 2020. Source: Competitive matches

#### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### Champions League
#### Qualifying rounds

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).

##### First round
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | RCA | JSK | VIT |
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Raja Casablanca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | JS Kabylie | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 7 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | AS Vita Club | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Espérance de Tunis 4, Raja Casablanca 1.

#### Knockout stage

Following the quarter-finals, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, the semi-finals, originally scheduled for 1–2 May (first legs) and 8–9 May (second legs), were postponed indefinitely on 11 April 2020, and the final, originally scheduled for 29 May, was also postponed on 18 April 2020. On 30 June 2020, the CAF Executive Committee proposed that the competition would resume with a Final Four format played as single matches in a host country to be decided. However, these plans were later halted after the Cameroonian Football Federation withdrew from hosting the Final Four, and the CAF decided against hosting it in either Egypt or Morocco in the principle of fairness. On 3 August 2020, the CAF announced that the competition would resume in its original format with the semi-finals played on 25–26 September (first legs) and 2–3 October (second legs), and the final played on 16 or 17 October. On 10 September 2020, the CAF announced that at the request of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the semi-finals were rescheduled to 17–18 October (first legs) and 23–24 October (second legs), and the final to 6 November. On 22 October 2020, the CAF announced that the semi-final second leg between Zamalek and Raja, originally scheduled to be played on 24 October, was postponed to 1 November, due to Raja being required by Moroccan authorities to self-isolate until 27 October after eight players testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, with the total number of cases increasing to fourteen the following day. On 30 October 2020, the CAF announced that this match was further postponed to 4 November, the final postponed to 27 November.

##### Semi-finals
### Arab Club Champions Cup
#### Semi-finals

The tournament was postponed for ten months in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, and the final was played on 21 August 2021, where Raja defeated Al-Ittihad Jeddah on penalties after a 4–4 draw to earn their second title.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Botola | Botola | Throne Cup | Throne Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Arab Club Champions | Arab Club Champions |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| | GK | MAR | Anas Zniti | 34 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | MAR | Mohamed Bouamira | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | MAR | Amir Haddaoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| | DF | MAR | Ilias Haddad | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | LBY | Sanad Al Warfali | 32 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | MAR | Badr Benoun | 27 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | MAR | Omar Boutayeb | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | MAR | Abdelilah Madkour | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | MAR | Abdeljalil Jbira | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | CMR | Fabrice Ngah | 26 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | MAR | Mohamed Douik | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | MAR | Zakaria Driouch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | MAR | Oussama Soukhane | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| | MF | MAR | Mohamed Zrida | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MAR | Abderrahim Achchakir | 29 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MAR | Omar Arjoune | 33 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MAR | Mohamed Al Makahasi | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | COD | Luamba Ngoma | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MAR | Zakaria El Wardi | 31 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MAR | Ayoub Nanah | 24 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MAR | Mohsine Moutaouali | 35 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MAR | Abdelilah Hafidi | 23 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MAR | Abdelkarim Namani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| | FW | MAR | Mahmoud Benhalib | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | COD | Ben Malango | 28 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | MAR | Youssef Bekkari | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | MAR | Hamid Ahadad | 28 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | MAR | Zakaria Habti | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | MAR | Anas Jabroun | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | MAR | Soufiane Rahimi | 38 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | MAR | Maati Tamaiazou | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | MAR | Hicham Islah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| | DF | MLI | Salif Coulibaly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 11 October 2020 Source: footballdatabase.eu

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | B | TC | CL 1 | ACC | TOTAL |
| 5 | | Mohsine Moutouali | MF | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 21 | | Soufiane Rahimi | FW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | | Ben Malango | FW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | | Hamid Ahaddad | FW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 30 | | Ayoub Nanah | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | | Abdelilah Hafidi | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | | Badr Benoun | DF | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | | Fabrice Ngoma | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | | Mahmoud Benhalib | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 55 | | Abderrahim Achchakir | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | | Mohamed Al Makahasi | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 98 | | Zakaria El Wardi | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | | Fabrice Ngah | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Hicham Islah | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 43 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 78 |