Kenitra Athletic Club (KAC) ( ar, النادي القنيطري) is a
Moroccan football and
basketball
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club based in the city of
Kenitra
Kenitra ( ar, القُنَيْطَرَة, , , ; ber, ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ, Qniṭra; french: Kénitra) is a city in north western Morocco, formerly known as Port Lyautey from 1932 to 1956. It is a port on the Sebou River, Sebou river, has a popul ...
.
History
The club, which was founded in 1938, is one of the most famous and popular football clubs in
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...
. The second oldest club among Moroccan clubs founded by Moroccans only, The Club also has the fifth best record in winning the Moroccan Football league, 4 times: (1960, 1973, 1981 and 1982) behind
Wydad Athletic Club,
FAR de Rabat,
Raja Club Athletic and
Maghreb de Fès
Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès ( ar, المغرب الرياضي الفاسي) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football.
The club was founded in 1946. The club ...
. Without forgetting the record scorer in the moroccan football league held by the Top Scorer
Mohamed Bousati with 25 goals scored during the season 1981/1982. However, they never reclaimed their success of the 80s. In recent times they have flipped between the Botola and Botola 2, never finding consistency in the top division.
Honours
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Moroccan Championship
::1960, 1973, 1981, 1982
::Runner-up : 1979, 1985
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Moroccan League Second Division
::1976, 2002
::Runner-up : 2007
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Coupe du Trône
::1961
::Runner-up : 1969, 1976, 1991
Current squad
Sport equipment
* Sarson Sports
Managers
*
Mounir Jaouani {{redirect, Monir, the village in Iran, Monir, Iran
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Given na ...
* A. Kedmirri
* A. Loukhmirri
* Ahmed Souiri
* F. Vegas
* M. El Ammari
*
Boujemaâ Benkhrif
* O. Ladislav
* A. Zalai
* B. El Ghalemi
*
Mircea Dridea
* A. Greco
* P. Mendez
* Y. Kadda
*
Mohamed Boussati
* M. Bouâbid
* M. Rhiad
* M. Belhassan
*
Robert Muller
*
Virgil Popescu
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Career
He was born in 1916 during the First World War, in the Transylvanian town of Zlatna,
* Nedjm Eddine Belayachi
*
Zoran Vujović
Zoran Vujović (; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a defender.
His twin brother, Zlatko, is also a former professional footballer. They were both Yugoslav internationals, and both spent a large part of the ...
(2007–08)
* J. Chadli
* M. Baltham
*
Rachid Taoussi
* F. Sahabi
* Jamal Jebrane
*
Oscar Fulloné (2009–10)
*
Abdelkhalek Louzani
Abdelkhalek Louzani (13 July 1945 – 6 February 2021) was a Moroccan football player and coach.
Playing career
Louzani began his career in 1960 with hometown club ASS Essaouira, and played professionally with Belgian clubs Anderlecht, Crossin ...
* Abdelaziz Kerkach
* Youssef Lamrini
*
Abdelkader Youmir (Nov 14, 2012 – Jan 1, 2013)
*
Zoran Vujović
Zoran Vujović (; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a defender.
His twin brother, Zlatko, is also a former professional footballer. They were both Yugoslav internationals, and both spent a large part of the ...
(Jan 3, 2013 – April 29, 2013)
*
Abdelkhalek Louzani
Abdelkhalek Louzani (13 July 1945 – 6 February 2021) was a Moroccan football player and coach.
Playing career
Louzani began his career in 1960 with hometown club ASS Essaouira, and played professionally with Belgian clubs Anderlecht, Crossin ...
Presidents (since 1938)
* Seddik M'kinsi
* Abdelkader Sbai ''(Tanto)''
* Ahmed Souiri
* Abderahmmane M'kinsi
* Mohammed Temsamani
* Moulay Ahmed Ouadghiri
* Mohammed Benjelloun
* Ahmed Benkirane
* Mohammed Bouaazaoui
* Haitouf Elghazi
* Mohammed Doumou ''(1975–00)''
* Mohammed El Harrati
* Mohammed Al Moutawakkil
* Houcine Benmoussa
* Khalil Sebbar
* Benaissa Akrouch
* Hakim Doumou ''(2006–11)''
* Mohammed Chibar ''(2011–)''
* Badr Hari ''(2014–)''
Kit
References
External links
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Official Website*
Popular KAC Kenitra Website*
Wikipedia France
Football clubs in Morocco
Sport in Kenitra
1938 establishments in Morocco
Sports clubs in Morocco
Association football clubs established in 1938
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