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.

Home stadium

DHJ play their home games at the Stade El Abdi.

Crest

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  Former logo
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  Present logo

Kit

The historical kit of Difaa El Jadida

Honours

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

Performance in CAF competitions

• 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

Current squad

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

Former players

• Ivan Zhekiu

Managers

Abdelhak Benchikha managed the Difaâ El Jadidi in two spells.

• 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–)

External links

• Media related to Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi at Wikimedia Commons