The 2024–25 season is Raja Club Athletic's 76th season in existence and the club's 68th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. In addition to the domestic league, they are also participating in this season's editions of the Throne Cup and Champions League. Following the renovation of Stade Mohammed V, Raja played all home fixtures at Stade Larbi Zaouli at 25,000 capacity, until 12 April 2025 when Raja played the Derby in Stade Mohammed V.
Raja CA kicked off the season with a 1–2 win over AS GNN in the first round of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League.
Players
First-team squad Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 September 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No.NameNat.PositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromGoalkeepers1Anas ZnitiGK AS FAR12El Mehdi Al HarrarGK Chabab Mohammédia32Yassine ZoubirGK Youth systemDefenders5Abdellah KhafifiCB Umm Salal4Hani AmamouCB ES Tunis28Bouchaib ArrassiCB Youth system33Mehdi MchakhchekhCB Youth system16Benaissa BenamarCB FC Volendam23Yasser BaldéCB Ratchaburi FC27Mohamed BoulacsouteRB / RW / LW Chabab Mohammédia17Youssef BelammariLB / LM Fath US3Zakaria LabibLB Youth system2Abdelkrim BaadiLB / RB RS BerkaneMidfielders6Mouhsine BoddaCM / DM FC Nouadhibou18Federico BikoroCM / DM Club Africain19Mohamed ZridaCM / AM / LM Youth system8Hilal FerdaoussiDM / CM / AM Moghreb Tétouan34Sabir BougrineAM / CM Espérance de Tunis77Adam EnnafatiAM / LW / RW AS FARForwards26Yousri BouzokRW / LW Paradou AC20Marouane ZilaLW / RW Chabab Mohammédia21Pape Ousmane SakhoLW / RW / AM Quevilly-Rouen24Ayoub MaamouriLW / RW Olympique Dcheira40Younes NajariRW / LW Al-Salmiya SC11Nawfel ZerhouniST / RW / LW Al-Hazem9Houssine RahimiST Youth system29Abderahmane SoussiST Akritas Chlorakas
New contracts DatePositionNo.PlayerRef.20 July 2024MF71 Hervé Guy
Transfers
In Date'PlayerMoving fromFeeRef.6 June 2024GK El Mehdi Al HarrarSCC MohammédiaFree agentMF Hilal FerdaoussiMA TétouanFree agent30 June 2024FW Houssine RahimiJS SoualemEnd of loan4 July 2024DF Abdelkrim BaadiRS BerkaneFree agent21 July 2024DF Hani Amamou ES TunisFree agent23 August 2024MF Mouhsine Bodda FC NouadhibouFree agent24 August 2024MF Federico Bikoro Club AfricainFree agentFW Pape Ousmane Sakho Quevilly-RouenFree agent27 August 2024FW Ayoub MaamouriOlympique Dcheira€80 k19 September 2024DF Benaissa Benamar FC VolendamFree agentDF Yasser Baldé Ratchaburi FCFree agentFW Abderahmane Soussi Akritas ChlorakasFree agentFW Younes Najari Al-Salmiya SCFree agent
Out Date'PlayerMoving toFeeRef.15 May 2024MF Zakaria El WardiUnattachedReleased2 June 2024MF Haashim Domingo Cape Town CityReleased30 June 2024FW Riad Benayad Espérance de TunisEnd of loanMF El Mehdi Moubarik Al Ain FC8 July 2024FW Abdellah FarahUS TouargaReleased12 July 2024FW Víctor Ábrego C.A. Nacional PotosíLoan20 July 2024DF Ismael Mokadem Al Ula FC€747 k27 July 2024FW El Mehdi Maouhoub Dynamo Moscow€1,8 million10 August 2024MF Mohamed Al Makahasi Al Wehda FCFree agent27 September 2024MF Hervé GuyUnattachedReleasedMF Ahmadou Camara Khor Fakkan Club€350 k14 January 2025GK Anas Zniti Al WaslReleased11 February 2025MF Mohamed Zrida Al-Ittihad Tripoli€500 k13 February 2025FW Nawfel Zerhouni€400 k
Pre-season and friendlies On 4 July 2024, Raja CA announces its preparation schedule for the 2024–25 season. On 23 July, the team will fly to Tunisia where it will spend ten days before playing a friendly match against CA Bizertin. Finally, the preparation will end in Morocco with a match against Al Aïn FC.
Competitions Overview
Botola
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Throne Cup
Excellence Cup The Excellence Cup is a newly created competition by the National Professional Football League (LNFP). It is open to all the clubs from the two first divisions of the 2024–25 season. Its objectives are the integration and development of young players, the gradual recovery after the breaks and the maintenance of competition during the league's interruptions.
The clubs are required to register at least 10 U23 players on the match sheet and play at least 6 U23 players throughout the match. The competition begins with a group stage consisting of eight groups of four teams. The first two teams qualify for the elimination phase which is played in a two-legged format and begins with the round of 16.
Group stage +Groupe A rankingPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Kénitra AC632194 +5112Raja CA631277 0103Olympique Khouribga6213911 -274Moghreb Tétouan612347 -35
Knock-out stage
CAF Champions League
Qualifying rounds
The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024.
First round
Second round
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 7 October 2024.تحديد موعد قرعة المجموعات لأبطال أفريقيا والكونفيدرالية
Group B
Squad information Goals Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. PlayerBotolaThrone CupExcellence CupChampions LeagueTotal1AM Adam Ennafati9202132FW Houssine Rahimi11000113DF Mohamed Boulacsoute200244FW Ayoub Maamouri400045FW Younes Najari201146FW Nawfel Zerhouni100347FW Mansour Nachet004048AM Sabir Bougrine010239FW Yousri Bouzok3000310MF Mohamed Zrida1002311FW Azzeddine Laftah0030312DF Youssef Belammari2000213FW Marouane Zila0002214FW Abderahmane Soussi0110215FW Pape Ousmane Sakho1000116DF Benaissa Benamar0001117DF Abdelkrim Baadi1000118DF Bouchaib Arrassi0100119FW Anouar Aalam0010120FW Oussama El Hamdaoui0010121DF Abdellah Azrour00101Own goals10001Total385121570
Assists PlayerBotolaThrone CupExcellence CupChampions LeagueTotal1AM Adam Ennafati710192FW Nawfel Zerhouni300473DF Youssef Belammari300364AM Sabir Bougrine400265FW Ayoub Maamouri420066DF Mohamed Boulacsoute200137FW Yousri Bouzok200138FW Pape Ousmane Sakho300039MF Mohamed Zrida2000210DF Abdelkrim Baadi0100111FW Younes Najari1000112MF Hervé Guy0001113FW Karim Ouhammou00101
Clean sheets No.PlayerBotolaThrone CupExcellence CupChampions LeagueTotal12 El Mehdi Al Harrar9011111 Anas Zniti40037Total1301418
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