Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi

DHJ

Full name	Difaâ Hassani d'el-Jadida
Founded	1956
Ground	Stade El Abdi El Jadida, Morocco
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Mostapha Moundib
Manager	Abderrahim Taleb
League	Botola
2013–14	5th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Difaâ Hassani d'el-Jadida (DHJ) (Arabic: الدفاع الحسني الجديدي‎‎) is a Moroccan football club based in El Jadida. They play their home games at Stade El Abdi and are currently in the first division of Moroccan football.

History

The club was founded on 6 June 1956 after the fusion of two clubs; Difaâ d'Essafa/Derb Berkaoui and Hassania de la Médina/Souk El Kedim. The club's first president was Driss Admoun. The name of Difaa El Hassani was made with the intention to reflect the independence taking place in Morocco and the celebration of then Prince Moulay Hassan. It symbolized the nationalistic drive that Mazagan's People wanted to express as adherence to the new Morocco emerging from the recognition of the Sultanate of the Alaouite Dynasty, under the guidance of King Mohammed V and his Son the Crowned Prince Moulay Hassan. The name of Difaa that mean the Defense and was selected to express the new mindset of the Moroccan People which was the preservation and the defense of the Throne Alaouite incarnated by the King Sidi Mohammed V and the Crown Prince Moulay Hassan.

Honours President was given to the ex player and ex president Mr Abderrahmane Kamel .

Crest

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  Former logo

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  Present logo

Sport equipment

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The historical kit of Difaa El Jadida

Honours

• Moroccan Championship: 0

Second Place: 1975–76, 2008–09

• Coupe du Trône: 1

Winners (1): 2013

Runner-up: 1977, 1985, 1986

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance

2010 – First Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2011 – Second Round of 16

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1986 – Quarter-finals

Current squad

As of 31 March 2014.

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

No. Position Player 2 MF Sanga Topio Coulibaly 3 DF Chouaib El Maftoul 3 FW Johann Lengoualama 4 DF Abdelkader Kadi 4 DF Salif Kéïta 5 DF Youssef Aguerdoum 6 MF Ahmed Demyani 7 MF Samir Ait Bihi 8 MF Brahim Nakach 9 FW Ayoub Nanah 10 MF Jawad El Omari 11 MF Lamine Diakité 13 DF Adil Sassa 15 DF Mohamed Hamami

No. Position Player 16 GK Ahmed Mohamadina 18 FW Mamadou Niang 21 DF Hicham Mahdoufi 22 MF Soufiane Gadoum 23 FW Mohamed Jawad 25 DF Anouar Jayid 26 MF Zakaria Hadraf 27 MF Bakr El Helali 28 FW Leger Djime 42 MF Adil El Hassnaoui 44 MF Bassiriki Ouattara 61 FW Walid Azaro MF Nour El-Sayed FW Junes Barny

Managers

Abdelhak Benchikha managed the Difaâ El Jadidi during the 2013–14 Botola.

• Jules Accorsi (1989–91), (1995–96)
• Jean-Christian Lang (2006–08)
• François Bracci (2008)
• Denis Lavagne (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
• Jaouad Milani (March 12, 2011 – Jan 2, 2013)
• Hassan Moumen (Jan 4, 2013 – April 28, 2013)
• Abdelhak Benchikha (July 8, 2013 – May 29, 2014)
• Hassan Shehata (June 4, 2014–14)
• Tarek Mostafa (2014–15)
• Abderrahim Taleb (2016–)

External links

• Official website