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SC Casablanca
Full nameSporting Club Casablanca
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
GroundBa Mohamed Stadium
Capacity3,000
LeagueMoroccan 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.

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

Honours

Domestic

League titles

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

Continental

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

Performance in CAF competitions

2023 - Runner-up

See also

References

  1. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Cote d'Ivoire 2023: Team Facts". CAF. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. ^ "goalzz.com: sporting club". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ^ a b "The women's football revolution funded by a king". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  4. ^ باعروب (2023-03-30). "تاريخ المباراة النهائية لكأس العرش للسيدات". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  5. ^ "فوز سيدات الجيش الملكي بكأس العرش". كووورة. 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ^ "Sporting Casablanca qualifies for CAF Women's Champions League". CAF. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  7. ^ "سبورتينغ البيضاء للسيدات بطلا لشمال إفريقيا". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  8. ^ Ntungwabona, Ahmed. "Sporting Casablanca Secures Final Rounds Spot in CAF Women's Champions League". Morocco World News. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Morocco sweeps nominations in CAF awards for women's categories". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  10. ^ "SC Casablanca book maiden semi-final spot with commanding win over JKT Queens". CAF. 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  11. ^ "SC Casablanca through to historic final after dramatic penalty shootout". CAF. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  12. ^ "Sporting Women qualify for the African Champions League final". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  13. ^ "Sundowns reclaim CAF Women's Champions League title after beating CS Casablanca". sportsbrief.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_Club_Casablanca

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