# 2015–16 IR Tanger season

The 2015–16 season is Ittihad Riadi Tanger's 33rd in existence and the club's 17th season in the top flight of Moroccan football. The club returned to the first (Botola Pro) division 2015–16 season after an absence of eight years.

## Kit

Supplier: Bang Sports / Main Sponsor: front: Moroccan Airports Authority / League Sponsor: front: Maroc Telecom
| Home | Away | Third | Fourth |

## Players
### Squad

    As of 6 March 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MAR | Mohamed Bestara (captain) |
| 2 | DF | MAR | Zakaria Melhaoui |
| 4 | MF | MAR | Adil Merabet |
| 5 | DF | MAR | Jamal Ait Lamaalem |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Adnan Cherradi |
| 9 | FW | CMR | Brice Owona |
| 10 | FW | MAR | Badr Kachani |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Ahmed Hammoudan |
| 12 | GK | MAR | Younes Berrak |
| 13 | FW | MAR | Abdelaali El Abboubi |
| 14 | MF | CMR | Alexis Enam |
| 16 | MF | MAR | Ahmed Chentouf * |
| 17 | FW | MAR | Abdelghani Mouaoui |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | MAR | Abdessamad Rafik |
| 25 | DF | BIH | Enes Šipović |
| 27 | MF | MAR | Abdessamad Imaich |
| 29 | DF | MAR | Oussama El Ghrib (vice-captain) |
| 30 | MF | MAR | Bakr El Helali |
| 31 | DF | MAR | Ayoub El Khaliqi |
| 32 | DF | MAR | Mustapha Khalfi |
| 33 | DF | MAR | Abdelfettah Boukhriss (on loan from FUS Rabat) |
| 71 | MF | CIV | Hervé Guy |
| 84 | GK | MAR | Ahmed Mohamadina |
| 90 | GK | MAR | Marouane Fakhr |
| 98 | MF | MAR | Youssef Sekour |

#### Out during the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | MAR | Faouzi Abdelghani |
| 8 | MF | MAR | Kahlid Serroukh |
| 18 | MF | MAR | Badreddine Naciri |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | CRO | Zoran Plazonić |
| 55 | DF | MAR | Ahmed Rahmani |

#### From youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | MAR | Abdelghafour Jebroun * |
| — | MF | MAR | Abdelali Assri * |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | MAR | Bilal Guennouni * |

### Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| First team head coach | Abdelhak Benchikha |
| 1st assistant coach | Abderrazak Belarabi |
| 2nd assistant coach | Mohamed Sabek "Simou" |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohamed Jbari |
| Fitness coach | Abdelhakim Mouchriq |
| B team coach | Jaafar R'kyek |

### Goal scorers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Botola | Coupe du Trône | Total |
| 21 | MF | | Abdessamad Rafik | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 71 | MF | | Hervé Guy | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | FW | | Abdelghani Mouaoui | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | FW | | Badr Kachani | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 98 | MF | | Youssef Sekour | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | MF | | Bakr El Helali | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | | Ahmed Hammoudan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | DF | | Abdelfettah Boukhriss | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | | Faouzi Abdelghani | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | Adil Merabet | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Brice Owona | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | | Abdelaali El Abboubi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | | Enes Šipović | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Alexis Enam | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| # | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 36 | 13 | 49 |

### Assists

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Botola | Coupe du Trône | Total |
| 17 | FW | | Abdelghani Mouaoui | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | FW | | Ahmed Hammoudan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | MF | | Abdessamad Rafik | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | MF | | Abdelaali El Abboubi | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | Badr Kachani | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | DF | | Oussama El Ghrib | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | | Bakr El Helali | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | | Alexis Enam | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | MF | | Abdessamad Imaich | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | Brice Owona | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 | MF | | Hervé Guy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 23 | 8 | 31 |

### Clean sheets

As of 19 June 2016.
| Rank | Name | Botola | Coupe du Trône | Total | Played Games |
| 1 | Mohamed Bestara | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Younes Berrak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Ahmed Mohamadina | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 90 | Marouane Fakhr | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 3 | 16 | 38 |

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | Botola | Botola | Botola | Coupe du Trône | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Bestara | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| 2 | DF | Zakaria Melhaoui | 3 | | | | 3 | | |
| 4 | MF | Adil Merabet | 3 | | | | 3 | | |
| 5 | DF | Jamal Ait Lamaalem | 2 | | | | 2 | | |
| 9 | FW | Brice Owona | (1) | | | | 1 | | |
| 10 | FW | Badr Kachani | 4 | | | | 4 | | |
| 11 | FW | Ahmed Hammoudan | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| 13 | MF | Abdelaali El Abboubi | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 14 | MF | Alexis Enam | 6 | | | 1 | 7 | | |
| 17 | FW | Abdelghani Mouaoui | 3 | | 1 | | 3 | | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Abdessamad Rafik | 5 | | | | 5 | | |
| 25 | DF | Enes Šipović | 8 | 1 | | | 8 | 1 | |
| 27 | MF | Abdessamad Imaich | 3 | | | | 3 | | |
| 29 | DF | Oussama El Ghrib | 3 | | | 1 | 4 | | |
| 30 | MF | Bakr El Helali | 3 | | | 2 | 5 | | |
| 31 | DF | Ayoub El Khaliqi | 2 | | | | 2 | | |
| 32 | DF | Mustapha Khalfi | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 33 | DF | Abdelfettah Boukhriss | 5 | | | 1 | 6 | | |
| 71 | MF | Hervé Guy | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| 98 | MF | Youssef Sekour | 3 | | | | 3 | | |
| 7 | FW | Faouzi Abdelghani | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 19 | MF | Zoran Plazonić | 3 | | | | 3 | | |
Last updated: 19 June 2016 Source: mountakhab.net goalzz.com Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Squad statistics

As of 19 June 2016.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Botola | Botola | Coupe du Trône | Coupe du Trône |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | MAR | Mohamed Bestara | 9 | -8 | 3 | (−3) | 6 | (−5) |
| 2 | DF | MAR | Zakaria Melhaoui | 32 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | MAR | Adil Merabet | 27 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | MAR | Jamal Ait Lamaalem | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Adnane Cherradi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CMR | Brice Owona | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MAR | Badr Kachani | 28 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Ahmed Hammoudan | 33 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | MAR | Younes Berrak | 0 | 0 | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
| 13 | FW | MAR | Abdelaali El Abboubi | 32 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CMR | Alexis Enam | 34 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | MAR | Ahmed Chentouf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | MAR | Abdelghani Mouaoui | 33 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | MAR | Abdessamad Rafik | 29 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 25 | DF | BIH | Enes Šipović | 32 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | MAR | Abdessamad Imaich | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | MAR | Oussama El Ghrib | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | MAR | Bakr El Helali | 32 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 31 | DF | MAR | Ayoub El Khaliqi | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | MAR | Mustapha Khalfi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | MAR | Abdelfettah Boukhriss | 23 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 71 | MF | CIV | Hervé Guy | 17 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | GK | MAR | Ahmed Mohamadina | 13 | -8 | 11 | (−6) | 2 | (−2) |
| 90 | GK | MAR | Marouane Fakhr | 16 | -14 | 16 | (−14) | 0 | (0) |
| 98 | MF | MAR | Youssef Sekour | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | MAR | Faouzi Abdelghani # | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | MAR | Kahlid Serroukh # | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | MAR | Badreddine Naciri # | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CRO | Zoran Plazonić # | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | MAR | Ahmed Rahmani # | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
$^#$ Player left the club during the season

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| 2015–16 Botola | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 046.67 |
| 2015 Coupe du Trône | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 050.00 |
| 2016 Coupe du Trône | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 047.37 |
Last updated: 19 June 2016 Source: Competitions

### Botola
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FUS Rabat (C) | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 58 | CAF Champions League and the Arab Club Championship |
| 2 | Wydad Casablanca | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 56 | Qualification to the CAF Champions League |
| 3 | IR Tanger | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 50 | Qualification to the CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | FAR Rabat | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 47 | |
| 5 | Raja Casablanca | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 47 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 June 2016. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Results overview

Win  Draw  Loss
| Region | Team | Home score | Away score | Aggregate |
| Rabat-Salé-Kénitra | FAR Rabat | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Rabat-Salé-Kénitra | Fath Union Sport | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Rabat-Salé-Kénitra | KAC Kénitra | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Casablanca-Settat | Difaâ El Jadidi | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Casablanca-Settat | Raja Casablanca | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Casablanca-Settat | Wydad Casablanca | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | Moghreb Tétouan | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Oriental | MC Oujda | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 |
| Oriental | RSB Berkane | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Marrakech-Safi | Kawkab Marrakech | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Marrakech-Safi | Olympic Safi | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Fès-Meknès | MAS Fez | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Béni Mellal-Khénifra | Olympique Khouribga | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Souss-Massa | Hassania Agadir | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–2 |

### Coupe du Trône
#### 2015

Win  Draw  Loss

##### Quarter-finals
#### 2016

Win  Draw  Loss