# 2016–17 Raja CA season

The 2016–17 season is Raja CA's 67rd season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They are competing in Botola and the Throne Cup. It was the first season since
For the majority of the season, the club's matches were played either at Adrar Stadium, Marrakesh Stadium or Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium until the reopening of Stade Mohammed V on 3 April 2017.
Raja CA kicked off the season with 1–1 draw against Difaâ El Jadidi in the first round of the Throne Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2017. 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 27) | AS FAR |
| 88 | Mohamed Bouamira | GK | (1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 27) | Chabab Rif Hoceima |
| 32 | Hicham El Allouch | GK | (1985-10-20)20 October 1985 (aged 30) | Olympique Khourbiga |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Zakaria El Hachimi | RB | (1987-08-04)4 August 1987 (aged 28) | Union Mohammedia |
| 5 | Jawad El Yamiq | CB | (1992-02-29)29 February 1992 (aged 24) | Olympique Khourbiga |
| 6 | Mohamed Taouss | CB | (1987-01-25)25 January 1987 (aged 29) | Hassania Agadir |
| 13 | Badr Benoun | CB | (1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 16 | Mohamed Oulhaj | CB | (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 28) | Youth system |
| 20 | Abdeljalil Jbira | LB | (1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 26) | Kawkab Marrakech |
| 21 | Adil Kerrouchy | LB | (1982-11-23)23 November 1982 (aged 33) | Difaâ El Jadidi |
| 25 | Omar Boutayeb | RB | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | Walid Sabbar | CM | (1996-02-25)25 February 1996 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 8 | Saad Lamti | CM | (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 26) | Olympique Safi |
| 10 | Samson Mbingui | AM | (1992-02-09)9 February 1992 (aged 24) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 14 | Lema Mabidi | CM | (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 23) | CS Sfaxien |
| 18 | Abdelilah Hafidi | AM/LW | (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 99 | Issam Erraki | CM | (1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (aged 35) | Emirates Club |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Youssef Kaddioui | LW/AM | (1984-09-28)28 September 1984 (aged 31) | Al Dhafra |
| 9 | Mohamed Bouldini | ST | (1995-11-27)27 November 1995 (aged 20) | Rachad Bernoussi |
| 11 | Zouheir El Ouassli | LW | (1993-08-11)11 August 1993 (aged 22) | Tihad AS |
| 24 | Mahmoud Benhalib | LW | (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 27 | Omar Mansouri | RW | (1991-05-14)14 May 1991 (aged 25) | Ittihad Tanger |
| 28 | Youssef Anouar | LW | (1990-07-04)4 July 1990 (aged 25) | AS FAR |
| 29 | Johan Lengoualama | ST | (1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 23) | Famalicão |
| 77 | Hilaire Momi | ST | (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 26) | Sint-Truidense V.V. |
| 93 | Abdelkbir El Ouadi | LW | (1993-02-20)20 February 1993 (aged 23) | Wydad Fes |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving from | Transfer fee |
| 3 July 2016 | MF | Saad Lamti | Olympique Safi | Undisclosed |
| 15 July 2016 | DF | Mohamed Taouss | Hassania Agadir | Free agent |
| 19 August 2016 | DF | Jawad El Yamiq | Olympique Khourbiga | €323 k |
| 25 August 2016 | AM | Achraf Zahir | Maghreb Fes | Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2016 | FW | Mario Bernard Mandrault | AS Pélican | Undisclosed |
| 13 September 2016 | AM | Samson Mbingui | NA Hussein Dey | Free agent |
| 19 September 2016 | FW | Johan Lengoualama | Famalicão | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2017 | FW | Omar Mansouri | Ittihad Tanger | Free agent |
| 17 January 2017 | FW | Hilaire Momi | Sint-Truidense V.V. | Free agent |
| 21 January 2017 | GK | Mohamed Bouamira | Chabab Rif Hoceima | Free agent |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Transfer fee |
| 10 June 2016 | FW | Michel Babatunde | Qatar SC | €1.1 m |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | Mohamed Messoudi | KFCO Beerschot | End of contract |
| 1 July 2016 | FW | Mohamed Yakubu | - | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | FW | Hamza Iajour | Youssoufia Berrechid | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2016 | MF | Ahmed Jahouh | Fath Union Sport | €180 k |
| 2 August 2016 | MF | Soufiane Gadoum | Ittihad Tanger | €45 k |
| 9 August 2016 | DF | Mohamed Awal | Arsenal Toula | Released |
| 30 August 2016 | FW | Christian Osaguona | KV Mechelen | Released |
| 1 September 2016 | FW | Yassine Salhi | Moghreb Tetouan | End of contract |
| 6 November 2016 | FW | Mario Bernard Mandrault | - | Released |
| 1 January 2017 | DF | Hamza Toumi | Youssoufia Berrechid | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2017 | DF | Mustapha Belmkadem | Chabab Rif Hoceima | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2017 | GK | Mohamed Boujad | RC Oued Zem | Undisclosed |
| 28 February 2017 | FW | Moussa Bakayoko | Shirak Gyumri | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving From | Fee | Source |
| 19 January 2017 | FW | Youssef Anouar | AS FAR | Swap deal (with El Ouadi) | |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Moving to | Fee |
| 30 June 2016 | MF | Anas Soudani | Kawkab Marrakesh | - |
| 30 June 2016 | MF | Soufiane Saadane | Youssoufia Berrechid | - |
| 4 July 2016 | FW | Nawfel Zerhouni | RC Oued Zem | - |
| 30 August 2016 | MF | Omar Arjoune | Youssoufia Berrechid | - |
| 19 January 2017 | FW | Abdelkabir El Ouadi | AS FAR | Swap deal (with Anouar) |

## Pre-season
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 3 August 2016 | Ittihad Tanger | Stade Ibn Batouta | 0–1 | |
| 9 September 2016 | USM Aït Melloul | Aït Melloul Stadium | 3–0 | Hafidi Erraki |
| 7 October 2016 | JS Kasbah Tadla | Raja-Oasis Complex | 3–0 | Bouldini Lamti |
| 11 November 2016 | Raja Beni Mellal | Raja-Oasis Complex | 2–2 | Oulhaj 4' Karrouchy 65' |
| 16 January 2017 | Kawkab Marrakech | Raja-Oasis Complex | 3–1 | Sabbar (pen.) Jbira El Ouadi |
| 19 January 2017 | Étoile de Casablanca | Raja-Oasis Complex | 1–0 | El Mansouri |
| 21 January 2017 | Olympique Khouribga | Raja-Oasis Complex | 3–1 | El Mansouri 23' Momi 75' Bouldini 89' |
| 14 February 2017 | Étoile de Casablanca | Raja-Oasis Complex | 2–1 | El Mansouri Anouar |
| 17 March 2017 | Tihad sportif de Salé | Raja-Oasis Complex | 2–0 | Anouar 52' Mbingui 59' |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Botola | 28 August 2016 | 26 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 050.00 |
| Throne Cup | 12 June 2016 | 19 June 2016 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 046.88 |
Last updated: 26 May 2017 Source: Sofascore

### Botola
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wydad AC (C) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 66 | Qualification to the CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Difaâ El Jadidi | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 59 | Qualification to the CAF Champions League |
| 3 | Raja CA | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 57 | Qualification to the CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | RS Berkane | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 51 | Qualification to the CAF Confederation Cup |
| 5 | IR Tanger | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 45 | |
| 6 | AS FAR | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 44 | |
| 7 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 40 | invited to the Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 8 | Hassania Agadir | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | |
| 9 | Olympique Safi | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Chabab Atlas Khénifra | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 34 | |
| 11 | Olympique Khouribga | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 34 | |
| 12 | Moghreb Tétouan | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 34 | |
| 13 | Kawkab Marrakesh | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 33 | |
| 14 | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 31 | |
| 15 | JS de Kasbah Tadla (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 28 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
| 16 | KAC Kénitra (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
* ↑ Wydad Casablanca and Raja Casablanca are also invited to the Arab Club Champions Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 28 August 2016 | Kénitra AC | H | 4–0 | Erraki 29' (pen.) Benhalib 33', 36' El Ouadi 83' | Report |
| 18 September 2016 | JS Kasbah Tadla | A | 2–0 | Benhalib 14' Lamti 34' | Report |
| 25 September 2016 | CA Khenifra | A | 1–1 | Erraki 35' (pen.) | Report |
| 16 October 2016 | Hassania Agadir | A | 2–2 | Hafidi 41' El Ouasli 49' | Report |
| 23 October 2016 | Olympique Safi | H | 1–0 | El Ouasli 89' | Report |
| 30 October 2016 | Fath Union Sport | A | 2–2 | Benhalib 52' Oulhaj 70' | Report |
| 3 November 2016 | Kawkab Marrakech | H | 2–1 | Chagou 13' (o.g.) Erraki 75' | Report |
| 20 November 2016 | Olympique Khouribga | A | 0–0 | | Report |
| 27 November 2016 | Wydad AC | H | 0–0 | | Report |
| 3 December 2016 | Moghreb Tétouan | A | 1–0 | Mabidi 75' | Report |
| 7 December 2016 | Ittihad Tanger | H | 0–1 | | Report |
| 12 December 2016 | RS Berkane | H | 1–1 | Erraki 48' (pen.) | Report |
| 17 December 2016 | Chabab Rif Hoceima | A | 2–1 | Mbingui 31' Erraki 90' (pen.) | Report |
| 23 December 2016 | AS FAR | H | 1–1 | Mbingui 61' | Report |
| 31 December 2016 | Difaâ El Jadidi | A | 0–0 | | Report |
| 4 February 2017 | Kénitra AC | A | 2–0 | Momi 79', 90+3' | Report |
| 12 February 2017 | JS Kasbah Tadla | H | 3–0 | Karrouchy 23' Momi 74' Anouar 90+2' | Report |
| 17 February 2017 | CA Khenifra | H | 1–0 | Hafidi 80' | Report |
| 25 February 2017 | Ittihad Tanger | A | 2–1 | El Mansouri 66' Mabidi 80' | Report |
| 3 March 2017 | Hassania Agadir | H | 1–0 | El Mansouri 48' | Report |
| 12 March 2017 | Olympique Safi | A | 0–0 | | Report |
| 5 April 2017 | Fath Union Sport | H | 2–0 | Erraki 5' (pen.) El Ouasli 13' | Report |
| 11 April 2017 | Kawkab Marrakech | A | 0–0 | | Report |
| 15 April 2017 | Olympique Khouribga | H | 0–1 | | Report |
| 23 April 2017 | Wydad AC | A | 0–1 | | Report |
| 29 April 2017 | Moghreb Tétouan | H | 4–0 | Erraki 28' (pen.), 72' Benhalib 45', 85' | Report |
| 7 May 2017 | RS Berkane | A | 1–1 | Erraki 69' | Report |
| 14 May 2017 | Chabab Rif Hoceima | H | 2–1 | Hafidi 56' Erraki 70' (pen.) | Report |
| 21 May 2017 | AS FAR | A | 1–1 | Mbingui 89' | Report |
| 26 May 2017 | Difaâ El Jadidi | H | 4–1 | Jbira 31' Benhalib 59' Hafidi 78' Momi 90+4' | Report |

### Throne Cup
#### Round of 32
## Squad information
### Goals

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| Rank | Pos. | Player | Botola | Throne Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | Issam Erraki | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | Mahmoud Benhalib | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | AM | Abdelilah Hafidi | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | Hilaire Momi | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | Zouheir El Ouasli | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | AM | Samson Mbingui | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | Omar El Mansouri | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Lema Mabidi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Youssef Anouar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Abdelkabir El Ouadi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Saad Lamti | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Mohamed Oulhaj | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Adil Karrouchy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Abdeljalil Jbira | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 42 | 3 | 45 |

### Assists

| Rank | Pos. | Player | Botola | Throne Cup | Total |
| 1 | AM | Abdelilah Hafidi | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | Mahmoud Benhalib | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Abdeljalil Jbira | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | Zouheir El Ouasli | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | Saad Lamti | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Issam Erraki | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Zakaria El Hachimi | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Jawad El Yamiq | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | AM | Samson Mbingui | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Hilaire Momi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Badr Benoun | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | Youssef Anouar | 1 | 0 | 1 |