Rapide Club Oued Zem is a Moroccan

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club currently playing in the

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. The club was established in 1926, and its name is a reference to the Austrian club

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which visited the town of

Oued Zem Oued Zem () is a city in Khouribga Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. According to the 2014 Moroccan census, Oued Zem had a population of 95,267. Oued Zem is a Moroccan city located in central Morocco, in the Chaouia-Ouardigha region in t ...

. The club finished in first place in the

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in the 2016–17 season, which led to the promotion to the first division. The club was 10th in 2017 and in 2018 and 9th in 2019 in the Botola. As of 2020 the manager of the club was Youssef Fertout. The president of the Rapide Club Oued Zem is Amine Nouara.

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