Raja Casablanca Football: The Eagles of Morocco, Their Honours and Their African Following

Raja Casablanca are a football club from Casablanca, Morocco, founded as Raja Club Athletic on 20 March 1949 in the Derb Sultan district. Their CAF Champions League victories in 1989, 1997 and 1999 form part of a decorated history in African soccer. Their domestic and continental honours are listed in the records module. Their domestic football centres on the Moroccan league and the Casablanca derby with Wydad, while their continental honours and appearance in the 2013 Club World Cup final connect their history to opponents across Africa and beyond.

For viewers in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda, the where to watch module lists viewing options by country, while the fixtures show kick off times in WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT together. The Raja fixtures module, along with the results, the Botola Pro table and the records, updates after every match. Start with the competition and venue, then use the records to distinguish Raja's domestic honours from their continental achievements.

Who Are Raja Casablanca, the Eagles of Derb Sultan?

Raja Casablanca are a Moroccan football club rooted in Derb Sultan, the Casablanca district where the club was founded on 20 March 1949. The full name is Raja Club Athletic, also abbreviated to Raja CA. If you are coming to Raja through CAF football, start with their Moroccan roots and continental honours, then use the confirmed lineups to identify the African players representing the club.

What Have Raja Casablanca Won?

The records module tracks Raja's Botola league titles, Throne Cups and CAF trophies by competition and year. The CAF Champions League came in 1989, 1997 and 1999, the CAF Cup in 2003, the CAF Confederation Cup in 2018 and again in 2020-21, and the CAF Super Cup in 2000 and 2019. The league title in 2023-24 came from a season in which Raja went through the league unbeaten, which is the sort of record no viewing centre argument can talk down. So, if you are building a list of clubs to know in African football, Raja belong near the top on trophies alone.

Champions League titles in 1989, 1997 and 1999 established Raja's place among Africa's continental champions. Their 2018 Confederation Cup campaign included meetings with Aduana Stars of Ghana, Gor Mahia of Kenya and Enyimba of Nigeria. The table below sets out the main honours with their years, and the records module above keeps the full list current as it grows.

What Is the Casablanca Derby Against Wydad?

The Casablanca derby is the meeting between Raja and Wydad AC, two clubs from Casablanca. Raja won the first one, played on 10 February 1957 at Stade Philip, and by 10 July 2023 the two clubs had met 154 times in all competitions, 136 of those in the league. For a Lagos comparison, picture the old Island and Mainland argument about which side of the bridge eats better, then give it a stadium and more than six decades of results.

For readers in Accra or Nairobi, Raja's 2018 Confederation Cup meetings with Aduana Stars and Gor Mahia provide direct connections to Ghanaian and Kenyan club football. To follow a derby, check the competition, venue and confirmed lineups before comparing the result with either club's CAF record. The records module separates league meetings from cup ties, and it is worth reading the two counts apart, because a league derby and a knockout derby are played with very different nerves. And, for a neutral, it is perhaps the best single fixture to show a friend what North African club football feels like.

How Did Raja Reach the 2013 Club World Cup Final?

Raja reached the final of the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, played in Morocco, and lost to Bayern Munich by two goals to nil, which remains the defining night of the club's modern story. Their route included victories over Auckland City, Monterrey and Atlético Mineiro. Central African Republic international Vianney Mabidé scored in the semi final victory over Atlético Mineiro, giving readers an African player connection to that run. If you want one Raja match to know before anything else, it is that final against Bayern.

What Is Stade Mohammed V Like on a Raja Night?

Stade Mohammed V is Raja's home, and the club has played there since 1955. The ground holds about 45,000 people and was renovated in March 2016, and on a big night the green sections become one moving banner from the first whistle. For Ghanaian readers, perhaps the nearest comparison is a packed Baba Yara on a Kotoko afternoon, with more flags and a longer list of songs. The fixtures module shows the venue for every game, so you can tell at a glance whether Raja are at home in Casablanca or travelling, which matters a great deal when you are judging a CAF tie.

Who Are Green Boys 05, Eagles 06 and the Raja Ultras?

Raja's supporter groups include Ultras Green Boys 05, described as the first ultras group in Morocco, Ultras Eagles 06 and Ultras Derb Sultan, the last named after the district where the club began.

For viewers in South Africa and Kenya, check the listed broadcaster and coverage start time if you want to see the stands before kick off. The venue field identifies games scheduled at Stade Mohammed V, while the confirmed lineups identify the players taking part.

Why Do Fans in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda Follow Raja?

Raja's CAF history provides direct connections to clubs from these readership countries. In 2015, Raja faced South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs in the Champions League and Orlando Pirates in the Confederation Cup. In 2018, their Confederation Cup opponents included Ghana's Aduana Stars, Kenya's Gor Mahia and Nigeria's Enyimba. Readers in Uganda can follow these continental fixtures using the EAT times shared with Kenya.

For readers in Nigeria, Raja's 2018 Confederation Cup semi final against Enyimba provides a specific connection: Raja won both legs to reach the final. When a Raja tie involves a Nigerian club, the first thing worth checking is which Nigerians are on the team sheet. The confirmed team sheets identify the players representing each club. Ghanaian and Ugandan readers can use the lineup module in the same way to identify players from their countries once the teams are confirmed.

How have Raja fared against clubs from these five countries? The records module answers that directly, listing Raja's meetings with Nigerian, Kenyan, South African, Ghanaian and Ugandan opponents, so you can read the wins, draws and defeats by country instead of relying on memory. Read each game with its competition beside it, because a Champions League group match and a Confederation Cup knockout carry different weight. In the 2018 Confederation Cup semi final, Raja beat Enyimba by two goals to one in Casablanca after winning the away leg by one goal to nil.

How Do You Follow Raja Fixtures, Results and the Table From Africa?

Follow Raja through the fixtures, results and table modules above, which update after every match and show kick off times in WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT together. A game at 19:00 GMT, for example, shows as 20:00 WAT in Lagos, 21:00 SAST in Johannesburg and 22:00 EAT in Nairobi and Kampala, while Accra keeps GMT. The Botola Pro table (the log, as many South African readers call it) shows where Raja sit in the Moroccan league, and the CAF fixtures appear beside the domestic ones. Select Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana or Uganda in the where to watch module and check the listing for the individual fixture before choosing a viewing service.

Does Raja Always Mean Raja Casablanca?

On a football site, a search for raja almost always means Raja Casablanca, though the word has other uses. Raja is an Arabic word usually translated as hope, which suits a club name, and it is also a historic title for a king or prince in South Asia, which is why the short search turns up pages about royalty and other organisations. Other teams around the world carry the word in their names as well. If you meant the Moroccan club, the fixtures, results and records above all belong to Raja Club Athletic, so check that the city reads Casablanca and you have the right Eagles.