Chabab Rif Al-Hoceima, also referred to as CRA, is a Moroccan football club based in

Al Hoceima Al Hoceima ( ber, translit=Lḥusima, label= Riffian-Berber, ⵍⵃⵓⵙⵉⵎⴰ; ar, الحسيمة; '' es, Alhucemas'') is a Riffian city in the north of Morocco, on the northern edge of the Rif Mountains and on the Mediterranean coast. I ...

, a Riffian city in northern Morocco. The club was founded in 1953 and is best known for their 2010 promotion to the

Botola Pro The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prima ...

, the top tier league in

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History

In 2007, Chabab Rif Al Hoceima promoted to the

GNF 2 Botola Pro 2, commonly known as Botola 2 (formerly known before as the ''Groupement National de Football 2''), is the second division of the Moroccan football league, behind the Botola, the highest football league in Morocco. It features 16 teams ...

for the third time in their history. Three years later, in 2010, the team was promoted, for the first time in history, to the

, the highest division in Moroccan professional football (previously known as GNF 1). The club remained in this division until 2019, when it degraded to the

Amateur League A sports league is a group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other and gain points in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on week ...

. Up until 2023, Chabab Rif Al Hoceima played its matches in

Stade Mimoun Al Arsi Mimoun Al Arsi Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Al Hoceima, Morocco. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Chabab Rif Al Hoceima of the Botola The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=a ...

, which houses a capacity of 12,000 seats. In 2023, the football club will move to a newly constructed

Grand Stade de Al Hoceima Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and commun ...

, which has a capacity of 35,000 seats, roughly triple the capacity of the old stadium.

Managers

Mustapha Darss Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name M ...

(Oct 10, 2012 – March 17, 2013) *

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(March 20, 2013 – July 1, 2013) *

Christian Zermatten Christian Zermatten (born 21 June 1966) is a Swiss professional football manager. Zermatten coached professional teams in Switzerland, Malaysia, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Ivory Coast, but is best known for his stints managing FC Sion Foo ...

(July 7, 2013 – Oct 9, 2013) *

El Houssaine Ouchla El Houssaine Ouchla (born 1 December 1970 in Rabat) is a retired Moroccan football player. He started his career with FAR Rabat, making his debut in 1990. He joined Moghreb Tétouan in 2006 but returned to FAR Rabat for the 2008-09 season. After ...

(Oct 1, 2013 – Jan 10, 2014) *

Hassan Regragui Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottis ...

(Jan 22, 2014–2015) *

Taha El Mess Taha may refer to: * Ta-Ha, the 20th sura of the ''Qur'an'' * Taha (name), a male given name and a surname * Taha, Ghana Taha is a community in Tamale Metropolitan District in the Northern Region of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), ...

(Dec 30, 2015–201?) */

Mimoun Ouaali Mimoun "Simon" Ouaali (born 8 January 1967) is a Moroccan–Dutch football manager. He has coached Chabab Rif Al Hoceima in Morocco and VVZ '49, Sparta Nijkerk, SV Argon and DVS' 33 in the Netherlands. Ouaali received the Rinus Michels Award a ...

(March–September 2018)

References

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