Sporting Club Casablanca

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SC Casablanca
Full nameSporting Club Casablanca
Founded2019;5 years ago (2019)
GroundBa Mohamed Stadium
Capacity3,000
League Moroccan Women's Championship

The Sporting Club Casablanca is a Moroccan women's football club competing in the Moroccan Women's Championship. The club is based in the city of Casablanca and plays its matches at the Ba Mohammed Stadium in the Sbata neighborhood.

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History

Founded in 2019, [1] Sporting Casablanca is an exceptional women's club that has swiftly risen through the ranks. [2] [3] The first president of the club was Moad Oukacha. [3] Within just two years, the club achieved promotion to the first division and showcased their immense talent by securing a commendable third-place finish in their inaugural season during 2021–22.

Demonstrating their continued progress, the club's remarkable journey reached new heights in 2023 when they reached the Throne Cup final for the very first time. [4] Their path to the final was filled with triumph as they convincingly defeated Fida Association (4–1) in the round of 16, overcame Wydad (4–2) in the quarter-finals, and outperformed Laâyoune Municipal Club (3–0) in the semi-finals. However, despite their valiant efforts, the Casablanca team faced a formidable challenge in the final and succumbed to a 5–0 defeat against AS FAR. [5] In the league, SCC displayed their consistency by finishing as runners-up to AS FAR, achieving an impressive tally of 17 victories in 26 matches.

This remarkable accomplishment was largely attributed to the outstanding performances of their star striker, Chaymaa Mourtaji, who scored 21 goals and secured the second-highest scorer position. Such an achievement has opened new doors for Sporting Casablanca, granting them the opportunity to participate in the prestigious CAF Women's Champions League for the very first time in its 2023 edition. [6] [7] [8] On 14 November 2023, Sporting Casablanca was nominated for the 2023 Best African Club of the Year by CAF. [9]

In the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League, Sporting Casablanca qualified to the knockout stages after finishing second in the group stages winning one match, drawing one and losing one. [10] They won Ampem Darkoa after a penalty-shootout in the semi-final. [11] [12] They ended the tournament as runner-ups after losing 3–0 to Mamelodi Sundowns in the final. [13]

Players

Current squad

As of 24 August 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Chaimae Chaouni
2 DF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Soukaina Hassafi
3 DF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Laila Dahrouch
4 DF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Abir Choab
5 DF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Noura Boukar
6 FW Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Samya Miftah
7 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Hajar Bouziani
8 DF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Aicha Samake
9 FW Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Chaymaa Mourtaji
10 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Nadège Koffi
11 FW Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Agueissa Diarra
MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Salma Lahyani
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 GK Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Fatima Ezzahra Bambara
13 DF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Sara Abdelhakim
14 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Salma Miftah
15 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Meryem Hajri
16 FW Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Salma Tammar
17 DF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Hajar Balkassmi
18 FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Adjoa Sylviane Kokora
20 DF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Chaimaa Kriem
22 GK Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Imane Abdelahad
25 DF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Wissal El Assaoui
26 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Chaimaa Idrissi Acherki

Honours

Domestic

League titles

Runner-up (2): 2023, 2024
Runner-up (1): 2021
Winners (1): 2021

Continental

Runner-up (1): 2023
Winners (1): 2023

Performance in CAF competitions

2023 - Runner-up

See also

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