# 2014–15 Raja CA season

The 2014–15 season is Raja Club Athletic's 65th season in existence, and the club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They had a quite successful 2013–14 season where despite not winning any silverware they finished as runners-up in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, losing the final to Bayern Munich. In addition to this, they finished as runners-up in both of domestic competitions. They finished 2nd of the league after losing on the final day and so finished 3 points behind champions, Moghreb Tetouan. They lost the Throne Cup final 5–4 on penalties in the final to Difaa El Jadida after the first 120 minutes finished level at 0–0. In the CAF Champions League, they were knocked out by Horoya AC, losing 5–4 on penalties after drawing 1–1 on aggregate.
In addition to the domestic league, they played in this season's editions of the Throne Cup, the Champions League and the Confederation Cup. Raja CA kicked off the season with a 1–1 draw against Moghreb Tétouani in the first match of the 2014–15 Botola.

## Squad list

| No. | Name | Position |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 37 | Brahim Zaari | GK |
| 61 | Khalid Askri | GK |
| 22 | Mohamed Boujad | GK |
| 32 | Hicham El Allouch | GK |
| Defenders ||||
| 3 | Zakaria El Hachimi | RB |
| 2 | Mostafa Belamkadem | CB |
| 16 | Mohamed Oulhaj | CB |
| 17 | Rachid Soulaimani | RB |
| 21 | Adil Karrouchy | LB |
| 27 | Ismail Belmaalem | CB |
| 30 | Ahmed Chagou | CB |
| 20 | Abdeljalil Jbira | LB |
| Midfielders ||||
| 7 | Walid Sabbar | CM |
| 6 | Mohammed Ali Bemammer | CDM |
| 18 | Abdelilah Hafidi | AM/LW |
| 19 | Youssef El Gnaoui | AM/LW |
| 24 | Vianney Mabidé | CM/AM |
| 28 | Kouko Guehi | CDM |
| 31 | Said Fattah | CM |
| Forwards ||||
| 8 | Moussa Bakayoko | FW |
| 9 | Hamza Abourazzouk | ST |
| 10 | Salaheddine Aqqal | RW |
| 11 | Jawad Issine | FW/LW |
| 14 | Lys Mouithys | ST |
| 25 | Yassine Salhi | FW/AM |
| 33 | Christian Osaguona | ST |
| 45 | Silvère Ganvoula | ST |
| 93 | Abdelkbir El Ouadi | LW |

## Transfers
### In

| Player | Position | Moving from | Date |
| Youssef El Gnaoui | MF | AS Sale | 28 May 2014 |
| Salaheddine Aqqal | FW | FAR Rabat | 3 June 2014 |
| Ahmed Chagou | DF | Difaâ El Jadida | 9 June 2014 |
| Mohamed Boujad | GK | Chabab Rif Hoceima | |
| Hicham El Allouch | GK | Olympique Khouribga | |
| Said Fattah | MF | Wydad AC | |
| Mohammed Ali Bemammer | MF | Maghreb Fès | |
| Jawad Issine | FW | Wydad AC | 4 July 2014 |
| Yahia Kébé | ST | Al Kharitiyath | 25 July 2014 |
| Silvère Ganvoula | ST | | 14 September 2014 |
| Lys Mouithys | ST | Ankaraspor | 1st September 2014 |
| Christian Osaguona | ST | Enugu Rangers | 10 January 2015 |
| Moussa Bakayoko | FW | USC Bassam | 13 January 2015 |

### Out

| Player | Position | Moving to | Date |
| Yassine El Had | GK | Released | 4 June 2014 |
| Mouhcine Moutouali | FW | Al-Wakrah | 8 June 2014 |
| Ismail Kouchame | MF | Kawkab Marrakech | |
| Issam Erraki | MF | Emirates Club | |
| Mouhcine Yajour | FW | Moghreb Tetiouan | |
| Idrissa Coulibaly | DF | Hassania Agadir (loan) | |
| Merouane Zemmama | MF | Released | |
| Yahia Kébé | ST | Released | 1st November 2014 |
| Said Fattah | MF | Kalba SC | |
| Brahim Zaari | GK | Released | |
| Ismail Benlamaalem | DF | Al-Wakrah SC | |
| Lys Mouithys | ST | Al-Qadsiah | 1st January 2015 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 26 July 2014 | RCD Espagnol | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca | 1–1 | Belmaalem 35' | Report |
| 2 August 2014 | Algeciras CF | Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algésiras | 1–0 | El Gnaoui 81' | Report |
| 6 August 2014 | Córdoba CF | Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba | 0–2 | | Report |
| 9 August 2014 | Elche CF | Estadio Martínez Valero, Elche | 1–2 | Hafidi 47' | Report |

## 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 | 23 August 2014 | 23 May 2015 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 030.00 |
| Throne Cup | 28 August 2014 | 24 September 2014 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Champions League | 13 February 2015 | 5 April 2015 | Preliminary round | Second round | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Confederation Cup | 16 May 2015 | 7 June 2015 | Play-off round | Play-off round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 035.71 |
Last updated: 7 June 2015 Source: Sofascore

### Botola
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wydad Casablanca (C) | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 59 | Qualification for 2016 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Olympique Khouribga | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 56 | Qualification for 2016 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | Kawkab Marrakech | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Moghreb Tétouan | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 45 | |
| 5 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 45 | Qualification for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 6 | Hassania Agadir | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 40 | |
| 7 | Difaâ El Jadidi | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Raja CA | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 38 | |
| 9 | RSB Berkane | 30 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 36 | |
| 10 | Maghreb Fès | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | AS FAR Club | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Olympic Safi | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 34 | |
| 13 | KAC Kénitra | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 33 | |
| 14 | Chabab Rif Hoceima | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 32 | |
| 15 | Chabab Atlas Khénifra (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 32 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
| 16 | Ittihad Khemisset (R) | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 27 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
* 1 2 FUS Rabat qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup as runners-up of the 2015 Moroccan Throne Cup to Olympique Khouribga, who have qualified for the 2016 CAF Champions League.
* 1 2 Chabab Rif Hoceima ahead on head-to-head record: Chabab Atlas Khénifra 0-1 Chabab Rif Hoceima (week 11), Chabab Rif Hoceima 1-1 Chabab Atlas Khénifra (week 26)

#### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 23 August 2014 | Moghreb Tétouan | A | 1–1 | Hafidi 34' | Report |
| 14 September 2014 | Ittihad Khemisset | H | 1–0 | Kerrouchy 69' (pen.) | Report |
| 21 September 2014 | AS FAR | H | 2–1 | Mabidé 21' Zekroumi 44' (csc) | Report |
| 27 September 2014 | Difaâ El Jadidi | A | 0–3 | | Report |
| 19 October 2014 | Olympique Safi | H | 2–0 | Kerrouchy 5' (pen.) Mouithys 62' | Report |
| 25 October 2014 | Hassania Agadir | A | 3–5 | Mouithys 9', 11' | Report |
| 31 October 2014 | Olympique Khouribga | H | 0–0 | | Report |
| 8 November 2014 | Kénitra AC | A | 0–1 | | Report |
| 23 November 2014 | Maghreb Fès | H | 1–1 | Hafidi 41' | Report |
| 30 November 2014 | Wydad AC | A | 1–2 | | Report |
| 7 December 2014 | Fath Union Sport | H | 1–0 | Hafidi 23' | Report |
| 14 December 2014 | Kawkab Marrakech | A | 2–1 | Mabidé 41' Aqqal 67' | Report |
| 19 December 2014 | Chabab Rif Hoceima | H | 4–1 | Hafidi 12', 50' Aqqal 22' Bemammer 80' | Report |
| 28 December 2014 | RS Berkane | A | 1–1 | Abourazzouk 68' | Report |
| 3 January 2015 | Chabab Atlas Khénifra | H | 3–0 | Mabidé 14' Kerrouchy 30' Hafidi 90+4' | Report |
| 25 January 2015 | Moghreb Tétouan | H | 0–1 | | Report |
| 1 February 2015 | Ittihad Khemisset | A | 3–0 | Abourazzouk 35' Hafidi 64' (pen.) Osaguona 90+2' | Report |
| 7 February 2015 | AS FAR | A | 1–1 | Abourazzouk 28' | Report |
| 18 February 2015 | Difaâ El Jadidi | H | 0–1 | | Report |
| 22 February 2015 | Olympique Safi | A | 1–1 | | Report |
| 7 March 2015 | Olympique Khouribga | A | 1–0 | Jbira 90+4' | Report |
| 22 March 2015 | Maghreb Fès | A | 1–2 | Salhi 11' | Report |
| 25 March 2015 | Hassania Agadir | H | 1–2 | Abourazzouk 86' | Report |
| 11 April 2015 | Wydad AC | H | 2–2 | Osaguona 63' Aqqal 90+2' | Report |
| 14 April 2015 | Kénitra AC | H | 0–0 | | Report |
| 25 April 2015 | Kawkab Marrakech | H | 1–1 | Salhi 38' | Report |
| 7 May 2015 | Fath Union Sport | A | 2–2 | Hafidi 19' Guehi 58' | Report |
| 10 May 2015 | Chabab Rif Hoceima | A | 1–2 | Bakayoko 73' | Report |
| 19 May 2015 | RS Berkane | H | 1–1 | Jbira 15' | Report |
| 23 May 2015 | Chabab Atlas Khénifra | A | 0–1 | | Report |

### Throne Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 28 August 2014 | Rachad Bernoussi | A | 5–0 | Yahia Kébé 2', 19', 21' Salaheddine Aqqal 10' Jawad Issine 52' | Report |
| 31 August 2014 | Rachad Bernoussi | H | 2–0 | Vianney Mabidé 17', 47' | Report |
| 17 September 2014 | AS FAR | H | 0–1 | | Report |
| 24 September 2014 | AS FAR | A | 2–3 | Lys Mouithys 28' Adil Karrouchy 58' | Report |

### Confederation Cup
## 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 | Champions league | Confederation Cup | Total |
| 1 | AM | Abdelilah Hafidi | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | Christian Osaguona | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | DF | Adil Karrouchy | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | Vianney Mabidé | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | Lys Mouithys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | Salaheddine Aqqal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | Hamza Abourazzouk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | Yassine Salhi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | Yahia Kébé | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | Abdeljalil Jbira | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | Kouko Guehi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | Jawad Issine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Mohammed Ali Bemammer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Abdelkabir El Ouadi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | Moussa Bakayoko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | 37 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 61 |

### Assists

| Rank | Pos. | Player | Botola | Throne Cup | Champions league | Confederation Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Yassine Salhi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | Salaheddine Aqqal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | Adil Karrouchy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | AM | Abdelilah Hafidi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | Youssef El Gnaoui | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | Zakaria El Hachimi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Vianney Mabidé | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | Lys Mouithys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Hamza Abourazzouk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Yahia Kébé | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Christian Osaguona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Kouko Guehi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Jawad Issine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Anouar El Ghaouta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |