# 2012–13 Raja CA season

The 2012–13 season is Raja Club Athletic's 64th season in existence and the club's 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football.
The team finished 4th last season and will be hoping to finish 1st so that they have the opportunity to play in the 2013 Club World Cup which is being held in Morocco. They start the season off with a new president Mohamed Boudrika who brought back manager Mohamed Fakhir who had previous spells with Raja CA winning many titles.
Raja CA kicked off the season with 0–2 win against Olympique Safi in the first round of the Throne Cup.

## Players
### First team squad

| No. | Name | Position |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 1 | Yassine El Had | GK |
| 61 | Khalid Askri | GK |
| Defenders ||||
| 2 | Mohamed Chibi | RB |
| 3 | Zakaria El Hachimi | CB |
| 4 | Ahmed Rahmani | CB |
| 6 | Abdelfettah Boukhriss | CB |
| 16 | Mohamed Oulhaj | CB/LB |
| 17 | Rachid Soulaimani | RB/LB |
| 21 | Adil Karrouchy | LB |
| 30 | Redouane Derdouri | LB |
| 81 | Amin Erbati (captain) | CB |
| | Marouane Hadhoudi | CB |
| Midfielders ||||
| 5 | Mouhcine Moutouali | RW |
| 7 | Adel Chedli | CM |
| 8 | Chemseddine Chtibi | CM |
| 18 | Abdelilah Hafidi | LW |
| 24 | Ismail Kouchame | CM |
| 26 | Vianney Mabidé | CM |
| 28 | Kouko Guehi | CM |
| Forwards ||||
| 9 | Abdelmajid Eddine Jilani | FW |
| 10 | Badr Kachani | ST |
| 11 | Hamza Abourazzouk | ST |
| 19 | Ismail Bassour | ST |
| 20 | Mouhcine Yajour | ST |
| 25 | Yassine Salhi | ST |

### Reserve team squad

| No. | Name | Position |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| | Mohamed Boujad | GK |
| | Amine Zaid | GK |
| Defenders ||||
| | Badr Benoun | CB |
| | Mohamed-Amine El Aqmari | CB |
| | Anas El Asbahi | LB |
| | Mohamed El Harouali | RB |
| | Omar Arjoune | RB |
| | Sadd Kabbah | RB |
| Midfielders ||||
| | Othmane Aswab | MF |
| | Ayoub Boucheta | MF |
| | Walid Sebbar | MF |
| | Yassine Jlayji | MF |
| Strikers ||||
| | Yassine Wakili | ST |
| | Achraf Gwirih | ST |
| | Soufiane Saadane | ST |
| | Yassine Feqhaoui | ST |

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| First team head coach | Mohamed Fakhir |
| Assistant Coach | Hafid Abdessadek |
| General Manager | Hassan Harmatallah |
| Sporting Director | Salaheddine Bassir |
| Coach | Abdellatif Jrindou |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Mustapha Chadli |
| Youth Coach | Hilal El Tair |
| Kit Manager | Yaaouri |
| Club Doctor | Aatik Mohammed |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| 5 | MF | Mouhcine Moutouali | Emirates Club | 7 June 2012 |
| 21 | LB | Adil Karrouchy | Difaa El Jadida | 7 June 2012 |
| 9 | FW | Abdelmajid Eddine | CODM de Meknès | 9 June 2012 |
| | CM | Ismail Kouchame | Olympique Khouribga | 11 June 2012 |
| | CB | Marouane Hadhoudi | Raja CA Espoirs | 12 June 2012 |
| 30 | LB | Redouane Derdouri | KAC Marrakech | 12 June 2012 |
| 4 | CB | Ahmed Rahmani | Mouloudia Club of Oujda | 13 June 2012 |
| 20 | ST | Mouhcine Iajour | Wydad Casablanca | 14 June 2012 |
| 19 | ST | Ismail Bassour | US Témara | 14 June 2012 |
| 3 | CB | Zakaria El Hachimi | Union de Mohammédia | 14 June 2012 |
| 10 | ST | Badr Kachani | FUS Rabat | 15 June 2012 |
| 8 | CM | Chemseddine Chtibi | MAS Fez | 19 June 2012 |
| | CB | Abdelfettah Boukhriss | FUS Rabat | 14 July 2012 |
| 24 | CM | Vianney Mabidé | Difaa El Jadida | 15 July 2012 |
| 11 | ST | Hamza Abourazzouk | MAS Fez | 17 July 2012 |
| 7 | CM | Adel Chedli | Etoile du Sahel | 21 July 2012 |

### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred to | Date |
| GK | Younes Ataba | End of Contract | 12 June 2012 |
| GK | Tarik El Jarmouni | End of Contract | 15 June 2012 |
| CM | Abdelhaq Ait Laarif | Released | 15 June 2012 |
| RW | Zakaria Chaabani | Released | 15 June 2012 |
| RW | Idriss Belaamri | Released | 15 June 2012 |
| FW | Zakaria Jaouhari | Released | 15 June 2012 |
| FW | Alhassane Issoufou | Released | 15 June 2012 |
| FW | Hassan Tair | Al-Shoalah | 23 July 2012 |
| FW | Samir Malcuit | MAS Fez | 31 July 2012 |
| RW | Soufiane Talal | MAS Fez | 31 July 2012 |
| CM | Abdessamad Ouhakki | Ajman Club | 3 August 2012 |
| ST | Hassan Souari | Renaissance de Berkane | 14 August 2012 |
| ST | Soufiane Alloudi | Widad Fez | 20 August 2012 |
| ST | Adama Bakayoko | Widad Fez | 20 August 2012 |
| CB | Rabii Houbry | Termination of Contract | 10 September 2012 |
| CM | Abdelhak Talhaoui | Termination of Contract | 10 September 2012 |

### Loan out

| Name | Position | Loaned To |
| Younes Houwassli | GK | FAR Rabat |
| Omar Diop | RB | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima |
| Ismail Belmaalem | CB | Baniyas SC |
| Mohamed Achraf Salim | LB | CODM Meknes |
| Ismail Bassour | ST | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima |
| Yassine Wakili | ST | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima |

## Pre-season
### Friendly matches

With Lots of new signings coming in Raja CA prepared a lot of Friendly Matches to get the team ready for the new season. Raja had a very good pre-season winning most of their matches and only losing once.

### 2012 Tournoi Antifi

The tournament is held in honor of the late Ahmed Antifi, a former leader of the hosts Racing de Casablanca and former vice-president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.
Teams:
* Racing de Casablanca (Hosts)
* Raja CA
* Wydad Casablanca
* FUS Rabat
* FAR Rabat
* Maghreb Fez
* Difaa El Jadida
* Moghreb Tetouan

#### Group stage

Group B :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| FUS Rabat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Wydad Casablanca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Raja CA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| Racing de Casablanca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
* ↑ 1 point deducted?

## 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 | 16 September 2012 | 29 May 2013 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 063.33 |
| Throne Cup | 23 August 2012 | 18 November 2012 | Round of 32 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 080.00 |
| UAFA Club Cup | 20 October 2012 | 3 April 2013 | Second round | Semi-finals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 74 | 32 | +42 | 060.98 |
Last updated: 29 May 2013 Source: Sofascore

### Botola
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Raja CA (C) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 66 | Qualification to Club World Cup and Champions League |
| 2 | FAR Rabat | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League |
| 3 | Maghreb Fez | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 48 | Qualification to Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Wydad Casablanca | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 48 | |
| 5 | Moghreb Tétouan | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 46 | |
* ↑ Difaa El Jadida qualified for the Confederation Cup as winner of the 2013 Moroccan Throne Cup.

#### Results
### Arab Champions League
#### First round
#### Overall statistics

| | Total | Home | Away | Neutral |
| Games played | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Games won | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1* |
| Games drawn | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Games lost | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Biggest win | 4–0 (vs. CA Bizertin ) | 4–0 (vs. CA Bizertin) | 3–1 (vs. Wydad Casablanca) | 1–1 (5–4 on penalties) (vs. FAR Rabat ) |
| Biggest loss | 2–0 (vs. CA Bizertin ) | | 2–0 (vs. CA Bizertin ) | |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Goals scored | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0 |
| Goals conceded | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Goal difference | +24 | +15 | +9 | 0 |
| Average GF per game | 1.82 | 2.67 | 1.33 | 0 |
| Average GA per game | 0.73 | 1 | 0.58 | 0 |
| Winning rate | 15/22 (68.18%) | 7/9 (77.78%) | 7/12 (58.33%) | 1/1* (100%) |
| Most appearances | 22 | Mohamed Oulhaj | Mohamed Oulhaj | Mohamed Oulhaj |
| Top scorer | 8 | Mouhcine Iajour & Abdelilah Hafidi | Mouhcine Iajour & Abdelilah Hafidi | Mouhcine Iajour & Abdelilah Hafidi |
Last updated: 6 January 2013 Source: Competitive matches
[*] Won on Penalties

## Reserve team matches
### Preseason

The reserve team also had a lot of Pre-season matches to build a strong team.

### Challenge Espoirs

Last 16
Quarter – Final

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 25 December 2012 No. Pos Nat Player TotalBotolaCoupe du TroneArab Champions League AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GK  MAR Yassine El Had 503+001+100+00 2 DF  MAR Mohamed Chibi 000+000+000+00 3 DF  MAR Zakaria El Hachami 1107+101+002+00 4 DF  MAR Ahmed Rahmani 400+201+001+00 5 MF  MAR Mouhcine Moutouali 1548+025+022+00 6 DF  MAR Abdelfettah Boukhriss 1418+210+102+10 7 MF  TUN Adel Chedli 18010+003+202+10 8 MF  MAR Chemseddine Chtibi 1417+410+200+10 9 FW  MAR Abdelmajid Eddine Jilani 1544+840+101+10 10 FW  MAR Badr Kachani 1200+1000+100+10 11 ST  MAR Hamza Abourazzouk 2479+652+311+31 16 DF  MAR Mohamed Oulhaj 26217+025+004+00 17 DF  MAR Rachid Soulaimani 18011+104+002+00 18 MF  MAR Abdelilah Hafidi 22915+044+132+02 20 FW  MAR Mouhcine Yajour 2499+665+013+12 21 DF  MAR Adil Karrouchy 23014+005+004+00 24 MF  CTA Vianney Mabidé 24214+125+004+00 25 FW  MAR Yassine Salhi 1344+530+212+00 26 MF  MAR Ismail Kouchame 513+210+000+00 28 MF  CIV Kouko Guehi 25016+005+004+00 30 DF  MAR Redouane Derdouri 502+300+000+00 61 GK  MAR Khalid Askri 22014+004+004+00 81 DF  MAR Amin Erbati 19011+005+003+00 DF  MAR Marouane Hadhoudi 000+000+000+00 GK  MAR Younes Houwassli [L] 000+000+000+00 DF  MAR Omar Diop [L] 000+000+000+00 DF  MAR Ismail Belmaalem [L] 000+000+000+00 DF  MAR Mohammed Achraf Salim [L] 000+000+000+00 FW  MAR Ismail Bassour [L] 000+000+000+00 FW  MAR Yassine Wakili [L] 000+000+000+00
* Source:
[L] – Out on loan [S] – Sold

### Top scorers

| Place | Number | Name | Botola Pro | Coupe du Trone | Arab Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 20 | Yajour | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Hafidi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Abourazzouk | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 5 | Moutouali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 25 | Salhi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| | 9 | Jilani | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Boukhriss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | 16 | Oulhaj | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | 24 | Vianney Mabidé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 8 | Chtibi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | 26 | Kouchame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 34 | 8 | 5 | 47 |

### Disciplinary record

| Position | Number | Name | Botola | Botola | Coupe du Trone | Coupe du Trone | Arab Champions League | Arab Champions League | Total | Total |
| GK | 61 | Khalid Askri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GK | 1 | Yassine El Had | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 3 | Zakaria El Hachimi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | 4 | Ahmed Rahmani | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 5 | Mouhcine Moutouali | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | 6 | Abdelfettah Boukhriss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 7 | Adel Chedli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | 8 | Chemseddine Chtibi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| ST | 9 | Abdelmajid Eddine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| ST | 10 | Badr Kachani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ST | 11 | Hamza Abourazzouk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | 16 | Mohamed Oulhaj | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 17 | Rachid Soulaimani | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| ST | 18 | Abdelilah Hafidi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ST | 20 | Mouhcine Yajour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | 21 | Adil Karrouchy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 24 | Vianney Mabidé | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| ST | 25 | Yassine Salhi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ST | 26 | Ismail Kouchame | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | 28 | Kouko Guehi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| DF | 81 | Amin Erbate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 43 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 4 |