Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi

Difaâ El Jadidi

Full name	Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
Founded	1 June 1956 (1 June 1956)
Ground	El Abdi Stadium
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Abdelatif Moktarid
Manager	Rui Almeida
League	Botola Pro
2024–25	Botola Pro, 9th of 16
Website	dhjfoot.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi (Arabic: الدفاع الحسني الجديدي) is a Moroccan football club based in El Jadida. They are currently playing in the Botola Pro.^[1]

DHJ play their home games at the Stade El Abdi.

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  Former logo
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  Present logo

The historical kit of Difaa El Jadida

• Moroccan Championship
  • Runners-up (3): 1975–76, 2008–09, 2016–17
• Coupe du Trône
  • Winners (1): 2013
  • Runners-up (4): 1977, 1985, 1986, 2017

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance

2010 – First Round

2018 – Group stage

• CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2011 – Second Round of 16

2014 – Second Round of 16

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1986 – Quarter-finals

As of 6 April 2026

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MAR Marouane Bessak 2 DF  MAR Oussama Benchchaoui 3 DF  MAR Hamza Malki 4 DF  MAR Marouane Lemzaouri 5 DF  MLI Abdoulaye Sanogo 6 MF  MAR Brahim Bouzidi 7 DF  MAR Imad Sabik 8 MF  MAR Ayoub El Khafi 9 FW  MAR Yassine Lamine 10 MF  MAR Mouad Mouchtanim 13 DF  MAR Aymen Riyane 14 DF  MAR Mohamed Bentarcha 16 GK  MAR Ayoub Ait Wahmane

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  MAR Abderrazak Ennakouss 18 MF  MTN Moctar El Hacen 19 MF  MAR Houdaifa Jamaäne 20 DF  MAR Yassine Fatine 22 MF  MAR Mohamed Hilali 23 DF  MAR Soufiane Abaaziz 24 DF  MAR Zakaria Oubraim 30 GK  MTN Babacar Niasse 55 FW  SEN Papa Diallo 77 FW  MAR Abdellah Ziani 80 FW  SEN Romuald Dacosta 88 MF  MAR Youssef Michte 99 MF  MAR Achraf Al Idrissi

• Ivan Zhekiu

• 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 (2016–2018)
• Hubert Velud (2018–2019)
• Ezzaki Badou (2019)
• Abdelhak Benchikha (2020–2022)
• Lassaad Chabbi (2022–2023)
• Abderrahim Taleb (2023)
• Abdelkrim Jinani (2023)
• Jorge Paixão (2023–)

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