Raja Club Casablanca
Morocco - Essaouira - Fez - Marrakech - Agadir
Casablanca the largest city of Morocco is the home to the Raja Club, one of the most famous clubs of Morocco. It was established in the year 1949. Though this club provides training for other kinds of sports, it is well known all over the world for its football team. This club however did not receive any recognition for quiet some time but once the football team started winning matches, it evolved as one of the most powerful, club of Morocco.
The credit for the success of this club goes to Kacem Kassimi (the first trainer of this club) and to Pere Jago. Pere Jago was the man who incorporated into the club values and helped the players to adopt new methods as far as playing is concerned. It is required to mention here the name of Boujemaa Kadri, because it is he, who looked after the financial as well as the administrative aspect of this club.
The following list would help you to get an idea about the achievements of the football team of this club:
- Won the Moroccan Cup in the years 1974, 1977, 1982, 1996, 2002, 2005
- Champion of the Moroccan League in the years 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
- 1999 winner of the Afro-Asian Club Championship
- Won the African Supper Cup in the year 1999.
- Runner-up of the African Supper Cup in the year 1997
- Winner of the CAF Champions League in the years 1989, 1997 and 1999
- ; 2003 runners of the CAF Champions League
- 2006 Arab Champions League winner
- Runner of the Arab Champions League in the year 1996
The most significant achievement of this club is the participation in the F IFA Club World Championship tournament, which was hosted by Brazil, in the year 2000
