Raja CA in international football
Raja Club Athletic (Arabic: نادي الرجاء الرياضي, romanized: Nādī ar–Rajāʾ ar–Riyāḍī) is a professional sports club based in Casablanca, Morocco. They played their first ever international match in 17 September 1950 in the North African Cup and won by walkover. The club played in a CAF-organized competition for the first time in 1983 and took part in the now-defunct African Cup Winners' Cup as Throne Cup winners and lost 1–0 on aggregate to Senegalese side ASF Police. It was their only participation in this competition. Raja CA is the Moroccan club with the most African appearances.
Mouhcine Iajour, pictured here in February 2014, is Raja CA's all-time leading goalscorer in international competitions with 25 goals | |
Club | Raja CA |
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Most appearances | Anas Zniti (84) |
Top scorer | Mouhcine Iajour (25) |
First entry | 1983 African Cup Winners' Cup |
Latest entry | 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup |
Titles | |
Champions League | |
Confederation Cup | |
CAF Cup | 1 |
Super Cup | |
Afro-Asian Cup | 1 |
Raja CA has had the most success in the African Cup, winning the trophy for three times. Raja won the inaugural season under the revamped CAF Champions League title and format in 1997. The club has also won the last edition of the CAF Cup in 2003 before it was merged with the African Cup Winners' Cup, the Confederation Cup in 2018 and 2021, the Super Cup in 2000 and 2019, the Afro-Asian Cup in 1998, the Arab Club Champions Cup in 2006 and 2021 and the UNAF Club Cup in 2015. Raja has also participated in two FIFA Club World Cups with their best performance being the second place in 2013. Raja CA, with 12 trophies, is the most successful team in Morocco and the third in Africa in international club football.
In the tables (N) symbolises neutral ground, (a) away goals and (P) penalty shoot-out. The first score is always Raja CA's.
CAF Competitions Edit
C1, C2 & C3 Edit
CAF Super Cup Edit
Year | Competition | Opposition | Score | Attendance | Venue | Ref. |
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1998 | CAF Super Cup | Étoile du Sahel | 2–2, (2–4 p) | 60,000 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca | [25] |
2000 | CAF Super Cup | Africa Sports | 2–0 | 45,000 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca | [26] |
2019 | CAF Super Cup | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | 20,000 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan | [27] |
2021 | CAF Super Cup | Al Ahly | 1–1, (5–6 p) | 20,000 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | [28] |
FIFA competitions Edit
FIFA Club World Cup Edit
Year | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | Attendance | Venue | Ref. |
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2000 | FIFA Club World Championship | Group stage | Corinthians | 0–2 | 23,000 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo | [29] |
Al Nassr | 3–4 | 3,000 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo | [30] | |||
Real Madrid | 2–3 | 18,000 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo | [31] | |||
2013 | FIFA Club World Cup | Play–off for quarter–final | Auckland City | 2–1 | 34,875 | Stade Adrar, Agadir | [32] |
Quarter–final | Monterrey | 2–1 | 34,579 | Stade Adrar, Agadir | [33] | ||
Semi–final | Atlético Mineiro | 3–1 | 35,219 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech | [34] | ||
Final | Bayern Munich | 0–2 | 35,219 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech | [35] |
Afro–Asian Club Championship Edit
Year | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate | Ref. |
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1998 | Afro–Asian Club Championship | Final | Pohang Steelers | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | [36] |
UAFA & UNAF competitions Edit
Finals Edit
Year | Competition | Opposing Team | Score | Venue |
1989 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | MC Oran | 1–1, (4–2 p) | Two-legged |
1996 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Al Ahly | 1–3 | Cairo International Stadium (Cairo) |
1997 | Champions League | Obuasi Goldfields | 1–1, (5–4 p) | Two-legged |
1998 | CAF Super Cup | Étoile du Sahel | 2–2, (2–4 p) | Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca) |
1998 | Afro–Asian Club Championship | Pohang Steelers | 3–2 on aggregate | Two-legged |
1999 | Champions League | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0, (4–3 p) | Two-legged |
2000 | CAF Super Cup | Africa Sports | 2–0 | Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca) |
2002 | Champions League | Zamalek | 0–1 on aggregate | Two-legged |
2003 | CAF Cup | Cotonsport Garoua | 2–0 on aggregate | Two-legged |
2006 | Arab Champions League | ENPPI | 3–1 on aggregate | Two-legged |
2013 | FIFA Club World Cup | Bayern Munich | 0–2 | Stade de Marrakech (Marrakech) |
2015 | UNAF Club Cup | Club Africain | 2–0 | Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca) |
2018 | Confederation Cup | AS Vita Club | 4–3 on aggregate | Two-legged |
2019 | CAF Super Cup | Espérance de Tunis | 2–1 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium (Al Rayyan) |
2021 | Confederation Cup | JS Kabylie | 2–1 | Stade de l'Amitié (Cotonou) |
2021 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Al Ittihad Jeddah | 4–4, (4–3 p) | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat) |
2021 | CAF Super Cup | Al Ahly | 1–1, (5–6 p) | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium (Al Rayyan) |
Details Edit
3 December 1989 African Cup of Champions Clubs 1st leg | Raja CA | 1–0 | MC Oran | Casablanca, Morocco |
17:00 UTC±0 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal) |
30 November 1997 Champions League 1st leg | Obuasi Goldfields | 1–0 | Raja CA | Obuasi, Ghana |
16:00 UTC±0 |
| Report | Stadium: Len Clay Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast) |
14 December 1997 Champions League 2nd leg | Raja CA | 1–0 (5–4 p) | Obuasi Goldfields | Casablanca, Morocco |
16:00 UTC±0 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) | |
Penalties | ||||
15 March 1998 CAF Super Cup | Raja CA | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Étoile du Sahel | Casablanca, Morocco |
15:00 UTC±0 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal) |
Penalties | ||||
11 April 1999 Afro-Asian Cup 1st leg | Pohang Steelers | 2–2 | Raja CA | Pohang, South Korea |
01:00 UTC±0 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 20,000 |
25 April 1999 Afro-Asian Cup 2nd leg | Raja CA | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers | Casablanca, Morocco |
16:00 UTC±0 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal) |
27 November 1999 Champions League 1st leg | Raja CA | 0–0 | ES Tunis | Casablanca, Morocco |
16:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Stade Père Jégo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mathabella Petros (South Africa) |
12 December 1999 Champions League 2nd leg | ES Tunis | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Raja CA | Tunis, Tunisia |
16:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Stade El Menzah Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Manuel Monteiro Duarte (Cape Verde) | |||
Penalties | ||||
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5 March 2000 CAF Super Cup | Raja CA | 2–0 | Africa Sports | Casablanca, Morocco |
16:00 UTC±0 | El Moubarki 52' Armoumen 86' | Report | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal) |
30 November 2002 Champions League 1st leg | Raja CA | 0–0 | Zamalek | Casablanca, Morocco |
19:00 UTC±0 | (Report) | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal) |
13 December 2002 Champions League 2nd leg | Zamalek | 1–0 | Raja CA | Cairo, Egypt |
17:00 UTC±0 | Abdel Hamid 45+4' | (Report) | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 67,310 Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya) |
9 November 2003 CAF Cup 1st leg | Raja CA | 2–0 | Cotonsport Garoua | Casablanca, Morocco |
19:00 UTC±0 | Bidoudane 11' Diallo 72' | Report | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal) |
23 November 2003 CAF Cup 2nd leg | Cotonsport Garoua | 0–0 | Raja CA | Garoua, Cameroon |
16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Reda El Beltagi (Egypt) |
18 April 2006 Arab Champions League 1st leg | ENPPI | 1–2 | Raja CA | Cairo, Egypt |
16:00 UTC±0 | Abdel-Aaty 54' (pen.) | Report | Alloudi 11' Soulaimani 68' | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Salim Mahmoud (Jordan) |
6 May 2006 Arab Champions League 1st leg | Raja CA | 1–0 | ENPPI | Casablanca, Morocco |
19:00 UTC±0 | Alloudi 67' | Report | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
21 December 2013 FIFA Club World Cup | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Raja CA | Marrakech, Morocco |
19:30 UTC±0 | Dante 7' Thiago 22' | Report | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Attendance: 37,774 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) |
16 August 2015 UNAF Club Cup | Raja CA | 2–0 | Club Africain | Casablanca, Morocco |
21:00 UTC±0 | Bouldini 32' Iajour 88' | Report | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ibrahim Noureddin (Egypt) |
25 November 2018 Confederation Cup 1st leg | Raja CA | 3–0 | AS Vita Club | Casablanca, Morocco |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal) |
2 December 2018 Confederation Cup 2nd leg | AS Vita Club | 3–1 | Raja CA | Kinshasa, RD Congo |
20:00 UTC+1 |
| Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
29 March 2019 CAF Super Cup | Espérance de Tunis | 1–2 | Raja CA | Doha, Qatar |
19:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
10 July 2021 Confederation Cup | Raja CA | 2–1 | JS Kabylie | Cotonou, Bénin |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
21 August 2021 Arab Club Champions Cup | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 4–4 (3–4 p) | Raja CA | Rabat, Morocco |
21:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Statistics Edit
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