RS Berkane

Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (Arabic: النهضة الرياضية البركانية‎) commonly known as Nahdat Berkane or RS Berkane for short, is a Moroccan sports club based in Berkane, Morocco. The club's football team is currently playing in the first division of Moroccan championship Botola. The club finished in 2nd place in the Botola 2 in the 2011–12 season, which led to the promotion to the first division.

RS Berkane
Full nameRenaissance Sportive de Berkane
النهضة الرياضية البركانية
Nickname(s)The Oranges Boys
Founded1938
GroundStade Municipal de Berkane
Berkane, Morocco
Capacity15,000
ChairmanHakim ben abdellah
CoachTarik Sektioui
LeagueBotola
2019–203rd

History

The club was founded in 1938 under the name of Association Sportive de Berkane. In 1953, the club was named Union Sportive Musulmane de Berkane.

In 1966 it was renamed Union Sportive de Berkane and in the same year, a new club was founded under the name of Chabab Riadhi de Berkane.

In 1971, both teams merged to make Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (Nahdat Berkane). This merger was beneficial for the club, it entered the 1st division in 1977–78.

The RSB regained its spot in the first moroccan division in 2012, under the presidency of Fouzi Lekjaa, who ran the club since 2009.[1]

In 2018, RS Berkane won its first ever title, the Moroccan Throne Cup.[2]

Berkane have been making steady progress over the years, culminating with their first continental silverware. After their Confederation Cup campaign ended at the quarter-final stage in 2018, they went further in 2019 and lost the final to Zamalek.[3]

In 2020, Renaissance Sportive De Berkane was crowned Confederation Cup champions, clinching their first continental title in their history. The club beat Egyptians Pyramids 1–0 in the final game at Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat.[4]

In the semi-final, which was played at Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, “RSB” beat countrymates “HUSA”, Hassania d’Agadir 2–1. The two goals of the qualified team were a 20th and a 61st minute penalty kicks scored by the same player, Mohamed Aziz.[5]

The CAF confederation cup title won by “Renaissance Sportive De Berkane” yesterday is the seventh of its kind for Moroccan football and the fifth if the new format of the competition is being considered.[6]

RS Berkane’s 2020–21 season was impressive as the Oranges were chasing for the domestic league title up until the final fixtures. They eventually finished third on the national league table (Botola Pro) with 57 points, three points behind champions Raja Casablanca. Additionally, they only lost three games out of 30, the lowest in the league.[7]

Honours

National

Moroccan Throne Cup

International

CAF Confederation Cup

Current squad
As of 25 September 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MAR Zouhair Laaroubi
4 DF  BFA Issoufou Dayo
5 DF  MAR Zakaria Hadraf
7 FW  MAR Hamdi Laachir
8 MF  MAR Larbi Naji
10 MF  MAR Zaid Krouch
11 MF  MAR Alaeddine Ajaraie
12 GK  MAR Hamza Akbi
14 DF  MAR Ismael Mokadem
15 MF  MAR Hamza Regragui
17 MF  MAR Amine El Kass
18 MF  MAR Abdellah Mohamed
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  BFA Alain Traoré
20 FW  MTN Adama Ba
21 MF  MAR Bakr El Helali
23 DF  MAR Omar Namsaoui
24 FW  MAR Youssef Zghoudi
25 DF  MAR Mohamed Aziz (captain)
26 MF  MAR Brahim El Bahraoui
29 DF  MAR Mohamed Farhane
30 FW  BFA Djibril Ouattara
99 FW  MAR Mouhcine Iajour
– GK  MAR Younes Karabila
– DF  MAR Abdelkrim Baadi

Managers

Notable players

References
  1. "Fouzi Lekjaa Resigns as President of Renaissance Sportive de Berkane". albawaba. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  2. "Morocco: Naji - Berkane's Faithful 'Combatant'". all africa. 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  3. "Ex-Warriors star explains RS Berkane's success". bulawayo 24 news. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  4. "" RENAISSANCE SPORTIVE DE BERKANE " CROWNED CAF CUP CHAMPIONS". panafricanfootball. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  5. ""RSB" MOVE CLOSER TO CONFEDERATION CUP TITLE". panafricanfootball. 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  6. "RSB 'S TITLE: IS IT THE 5TH OR 7TH FOR MOROCCO?". panafricanfootball. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  7. "We deservedly won the Confederation Cup, says RS Berkane manager". panafricanfootball. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-12-01.


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