RS Berkane
Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (Arabic: النهضة الرياضية البركانية) commonly known as Nahdat Berkane or RS Berkane for short, is a Moroccan sports club based in Berkane, Morocco. The club's football team is currently playing in the first division of Moroccan championship Botola. The club finished in 2nd place in the Botola 2 in the 2011–12 season, which led to the promotion to the first division.
Full name | Renaissance Sportive de Berkane النهضة الرياضية البركانية | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Oranges | |||
Founded | 1938 | |||
Ground | Stade Municipal de Berkane Berkane, Morocco | |||
Capacity | 10,000 | |||
Chairman | Fouzi Lekjaa | |||
Coach | Tarik Sektioui | |||
League | Botola | |||
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History
The club was founded in 1938 under the name of Association Sportive de Berkane. In 1953, the club was named Union Sportive Musulmane de Berkane.
In 1966 it was renamed Union Sportive de Berkane and in the same year, a new club was founded under the name of Chabab Riadhi de Berkane.
In 1971, both teams merged to make Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (Nahdat Berkane). This merger was beneficial for the club, it entered the 1st division in 1977–1978.
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Runners-up: 1982–83
Current squad
- As of 24 October 2019
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
Managers
Bertrand Marchand (Oct 16, 2012 – June 17, 2013) Umberto Barberis (July 1, 2013 – Oct 30, 2013) Youssef Lemrini (Oct 30, 2013– June 30, 2017) Mounir Jaouani (July 1, 2017
Notable players
Ayoub El Kaabi Mamadou Soro Nanga Abdelkader El Brazi Mohammed Aziz Adil Serraj