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. It 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 prim ...

, the top tier league in Moroccan football league system.

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

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

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

Managers

* Mustapha Darss (Oct 10, 2012 – March 17, 2013) * Mohamed Said Zekri (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 (Oct 1, 2013 – Jan 10, 2014) * Hassan Regragui (Jan 22, 2014–2015) * Taha El Mess (Dec 30, 2015–201?) */ Mimoun Ouaali (March–September 2018)

References

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