Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi

DHJ
Full nameDifaâ Hassani El Jadidi
Founded1 June 1956
GroundEl Abdi Stadium
El Jadida, Morocco
Capacity8,000
ChairmanAbdelatif Moktarid
ManagerJorge Paixão
LeagueBotola 2
2023–245th

Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi (Arabic: الدفاع الحسني الجديدي) is a Moroccan football club based in El Jadida. They are currently playing in the Botola 2.

Home stadium

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DHJ play their home games at the Stade El Abdi.

Crest

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Kit

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The historical kit of Difaa El Jadida

Honours

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Performance in CAF competitions

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2010 – First Round
2018 – Group stage
2011 – Second Round of 16
2014 – Second Round of 16
1986 – Quarter-finals

Current squad

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As of 13 March 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 Marouane Bessak
3 DF Morocco MAR Zineddine Brighet
7 FW Morocco MAR Abdellah Farah
8 MF Morocco MAR Moustapha Chichane
9 FW Morocco MAR Reda Lakhmidi
12 GK Morocco MAR Mohamed Chennouf
13 DF Cameroon CMR Salomon Bindjeme
14 DF Libya LBY Tahir Bin Amir
16 DF Morocco MAR Nour Zarkane
18 MF Morocco MAR Mohammed Karnass
19 DF Morocco MAR Achraf Jaouad
21 MF Morocco MAR Hamza Darai
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Dieumerci Amale
27 FW Ivory Coast CIV Hervé Zahi
30 FW Morocco MAR Abderrahim Aberkille
31 DF Morocco MAR Abdelhamid Ferras
33 DF Morocco MAR Et-Tayeb Boukhriss
47 DF Morocco MAR Oussama Soukhane
50 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Christian Nsundi
55 MF Morocco MAR Mohcine Benkhaled
77 FW Morocco MAR Omar El Hanoudi
94 DF Morocco MAR Abdelhamid Lahcen
99 FW Morocco MAR Chouaib El Maftoul
18 FW Ghana GHA Richard Zumah

Former players

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Managers

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Abdelhak Benchikha managed the Difaâ El Jadidi in two spells.
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