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47-528: In addition to the first team facilities, it houses the club's academy structure that offers to its young footballers, in association with the Raja-Oasis Sports Complex , accommodation , education and a high-level football development. Raja-Oasis Sports Complex was already one of the first centers to comply with international standards in Africa , and the first Moroccan academy to adopt

94-503: A club competition rather than an individual club. However, the teams that play in these youth leagues (called farm teams ) are generally attached to a larger senior club. The purpose of these leagues is to give young players experience in proper competition against other players that they will most likely end up playing with or against. The Premier League in England is known for having a large youth league attached to its senior clubs. In

141-416: A day. In 2018, several agreements were signed with specialized establishments to ensure a quality school and sports project for the young athletes. Therefore, they benefit from a special status that allows them to practice football with flexible class schedule. They also benefit from permanent medical monitoring. Development strategies of Raja have long been run by Abdelkader Jalal  [ fr ] ,

188-429: A day. During the school holidays, they had to follow two training sessions a day. In 2018, several agreements were signed with specialized establishments to ensure a quality school and sports project for the young athletes. Therefore, they benefit from a special status that allows them to practice football with flexible class schedule. They also benefit from permanent medical monitoring. At the beginning of construction,

235-667: A former Raja player between 1949 and 1954 and its main head of player development from 1950 until 1989, retiring only after an accident that occurred in 23 May and cost him his left hand. After the opening of the development centre in 1999, the management was given to experienced coaches who were former Raja players like Fathi Jamal , Mhamed Fakhir or Mohamed Madih, in charge of physical preparation. Abdelhadi Belkorchi and Abdellatif Mejdoub were respectively in charge of equipment and boarding school master. The function will then be occupied by several former players like Mohamed Nejmi , who will remain until July 2005. Abdellatif Jrindou held

282-456: A medical center and a restaurant. Two additional pitches will be added. On 23 September 2023, the club announced the inauguration of a hotel which will accommodate the first team during their preparation camps. Since Abdelkader Jalal  [ fr ] , a former Raja player between 1949 and 1954 and the club's main head of player development for almost 40 years, Raja has generally relied on its former players to coach youth teams, to conserve

329-622: A sporting and educational program in Raja-Oasis Sports Complex. This education was provided by the Office for Skills Training and the Promotion of Work  [ fr ] (OFPPT) thanks to a partnership with the club. The first generation consisted of 26 selected players, aged between 16 and 17. They had six hours of lessons and two hours of training a day. During the school holidays, they had to follow two training sessions

376-496: A very young age and teach them football skills required to play at that club's level and style of football. Clubs are often restricted to recruiting locally based youngsters, but some larger clubs such as Arsenal , Real Madrid , Manchester United , and Chelsea have recruited foreign talent, leading to the formation of specialist recruiters such as the La Liga Youth Brokerage, which started in 2016. Many of

423-613: A world class academy. West Ham's youth academy is known as The Academy of Football , and has produced many English talents that have gone on to play with larger clubs in the Premier League . Another example is lower league clubs who have produced high quality players through the academy and sold them to keep the club running. A prime example of this is Crewe Alexandra who have, under Dario Gradi and his staff, nurtured players into high quality players such as Danny Murphy and Dean Ashton and sold them. An alternative name for

470-824: A youth academy is "Centre of Excellence". In English football, these terms have distinct meanings and are licensed and regulated by The Football Association and The Football League . In 2020, Major League Rugby teams started forming youth academies. In the Soviet Union , children-youth sports schools were used as youth systems. Financing of the Soviet youth system was conducted by clubs such as Dynamo Kyiv , Spartak Moscow , CSKA Moscow , and other clubs, and also through major industrial Soviet state enterprises such as PA Yuzhmash , Black Sea Shipping Company , Izhevsk Mechanical Plant , and other enterprises. While similar to youth academies, youth leagues are built into

517-546: The Montreal Junior Canadiens and Toronto Marlboros ) to which they would retain territorial rights; this system was phased out in 1967 in favor of a draft system. To a certain extent, Little League Baseball serves a similar purpose for professional baseball, although the vast majority of development and recruitment comes at the high school level. The National Football League operates two youth academies, one at Loughborough University in England and

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564-634: The National Basketball Association have a youth system. Basketball players are typically developed and recruited straight out of high school, although the National Basketball Association requires at least one year out of high school to be eligible to play. College basketball is also a source of players for the NBA and other professional leagues. MLS Next (stylized in all caps) is a system of youth soccer leagues that are managed, organized and controlled by Major League Soccer. It

611-573: The Royal Moroccan Football Federation . After, the club decided to edit the initial construction plans, by removing the hotel in order to increase the academy's area and number of beds. In March 2021, the construction were completed but the opening was constantly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On 8 March 2022, Raja's first team completed their training in the academy for the first time. On 22 September 2022,

658-646: The final to Bayern Munich , but were cheered by their supporters and the media. Three days later, the team were decorated by Mohamed VI in the Royal Palace of Casablanca . During his reception, the King of Morocco communicates to club president Mohamed Boudrika  [ fr ] his intention to offer them a 7,5 hectares land in Bouskoura . In 24 December, the Committee of Land Price Determination set

705-533: The "sport-study" system that combine both football and education. It was chosen by the technical direction of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation as the best club training center in 2021. In December 2013, Raja CA took part in the FIFA Club World Cup for the second time. They overcome Auckland City , C.F Monterrey and Atlético Mineiro to qualify for the final, a stage never reached before by an Arab or North African team. Raja eventually lost

752-501: The Oasis Complex has been relocated and adapted to the academy. To apply the club's strategy, the academy has 45 rooms spread over 4 buildings. Building A is dedicated to first team players, while buildings B, C and D are for U17, U19 and U21 teams respectively. There are also ten bedrooms for the staff. In February 2023, the center was hosting 384 young footballers of all ages, including 2 Ivorians and 1 Guinean . In 1999, Raja

799-583: The Oasis complex. On 20 October 2023, the club announced the complete renovation of the complex. This decision is assisted by the City Conseil project of the redevelopment of eight stadiums in Casablanca after Morocco gained the hosting of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup . In 1999, Raja was the first Moroccan club to offer to its young players, that were chosen after selection,

846-745: The Stade de l'USA (Mohamed Benjelloun Complex now), the Stade de l'ASPTT and the Stade de l' Étoile de Casablanca . During the French Protectorate , Raja CA had no permanent ground where to train, they used the Stade L'hwiyet (which means pony wall in Arabic ) located in Avenue 2 Mars, the Stade Jrid or sometimes in the Stade de la Jeunesse, all located in Derb Sultan . The headquarters of

893-476: The ability to study in parallel with the academy training, such as is the case in for example the system of college sports in the United States. Schools may offer sports focused programmes in order to integrate their student experiences with the academies of affiliation. Youth systems attached exclusively to one club are often called youth academies. In a youth academy, a club will sign multiple players at

940-611: The academy was inaugurated in the presence of a hundred guests including Fouzi Lekjaa and the Wali of the Casablanca-Settat region , Said Ahmidouch. Aziz El Badraoui pointed out that Raja CA has one of the best sports facilities in Africa. He also announced the construction of two additional grass pitches with a cost of 18 million dirhams. On 21 October 2022, Frenchman Patrick Cordoba is appointed as head of training and director of

987-492: The academy. He had just qualify with Morocco U17 women's national team for the 2022 U-17 Women's World Cup which will take place in India . Raja CA Academy is located in the city of Bouskoura , about twenty kilometers south of Casablanca . The facilities of the academy are subdivided into three poles: the sports pole, the educational pole and the administrative pole. These buildings are interconnected with bridges that overlook

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1034-638: The club was located in Grigouane, n°122 5th street, Derb Sultan . The Stade de l'aviation was owned by USM Casablanca which moved from the Stade Philip , and built its own sports centre there where the first team and the other youth teams trained. After the dissolution of USM in 1957 and the liquidation of its assets, Raja gained the right to use the Complex thanks to Abdelkader Jalal  [ fr ] and Boujemaâ Kadri, then Secretary-general of

1081-503: The club's football style. Raja CA's youth teams are generally dominant in their national championships like in the 2014–15 season, when both U17 and U19 teams were crowned national champions. The reserve team (U21) no longer compete with their peers since their promotion to the D5 Championship (North-West group) in 2019. They finished in second position twice in a row, in 2019-20 and 2020–21 and came close to promotion to D4 under

1128-482: The club. The complex will then be definitively acquired and named Raja-Oasis Sports Complex. When it was inaugurated, the stadium had a covered stand with a capacity of 4,000 seats as well as two pitches, one grass and one clay. The complex had the nickname " Zaouïa " because of the green color and the traditional Moroccan architecture of the gate. In its early years, the infrastructure was somewhat sketchy with mostly prefabricated buildings. For more than twenty years,

1175-432: The complex or attend a match, one near the first pitch with a capacity of around 4000 seats, and the second next to the other two pitches that has a capacity of 5000. Supporters are allowed to attend practices on some special occasions. But after years of neglect, the development centre will close during the 2013–14 season and it is finally Andaloussi who will once again take charge of its renovation which began in 2018 under

1222-412: The complex was not modified until 1981 when a major renovation project was launched. The work lasted nearly two years and the complex reopened in 1983 during the presidency of Abdellah Ferdaous. After the 1981–82 Throne Cup won by Raja, the club decided to move from Derb Sultan to Oasis in 1983. In 1993, the Complex will be modernized for the first time by Abdellah Rhallam  [ fr ] , with

1269-462: The complex. The following year, the training centre underwent improvements, and a new synthetic turf was added during an opening ceremony on 11 November 2010 with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Moncef Belkhayat , Mohamed Aouzal  [ fr ] and Abdessalam Hanat, then president of the club. During Abdelhamid Souiri  [ fr ] term between 2004 and 2007, the training centre

1316-498: The construction of many facilities including wall around the complex, a new gym , and a building for the management board. Between 1992 and 1998, the club focused its strategy on the development of young players and went for the creation of a modern training centre. The construction began in 1998 and cost more than 1,6 million dirhams . The centre was officially inaugurated by Ahmed Ammor in 1999. In 2009, floodlights were added to permit night training and to reinforce security around

1363-412: The courtyard. The facilities were built for the first team and the youth teams competing in their respective championships (U17, U19, U21). The younger categories are trained at the Raja-Oasis Sports Complex . The academy is equipped with a natural grass pitch, a new generation synthetic turf and four mini-football pitches for younger players. The sports center has also a gym, a rehabilitation room,

1410-540: The expected cost (without the land cost) was estimated at 100 million dirhams. (millions of dirhams ) Raja-Oasis Sports Complex The Raja-Oasis Sports Complex (or simply Oasis Complex ) is the training ground and academy headquarters of Moroccan football club Raja Club Athletic . Opened in 1932, the complex is located southwest of Casablanca , in the Oasis neighborhood, about 24 km away from Mohammed V International Airport . The complex includes

1457-509: The finest youth academies and have produced many players regarded as some of the best in world football. Other clubs, such as the Brazilian teams Grêmio and São Paulo , Espanyol in Spain, Atalanta , Inter Milan , and AC Milan of Italy , and English clubs Leeds United , Middlesbrough , Watford , Aston Villa , and West Ham United , while not as financially successful as others, have

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1504-640: The forthcoming season the A-League in Australia will begin its own youth league. Youth leagues are not just exclusive to football (soccer). The Australian Football League (AFL) has a youth league established underneath its senior league with no attachment to any senior club. The players that play in this competition are then chosen to play for senior clubs through the AFL draft . Basketball clubs in Europe follow

1551-444: The future. A subset of youth academies are referred to as elite academies, designated for teenagers and young adults. These academies typically have a higher cost of capital incurred for maintaining an optimal environment for practice as well as cups and other competitions that may be partaken. Elite academies often have full time staff including but not limited to coaches, physiotherapists, office staff and other roles that assist in

1598-842: The larger football clubs in Europe such as Ajax and Feyenoord in the Netherlands , FC Barcelona , Atlético Madrid , and Real Madrid in Spain , Benfica , Sporting CP , and Porto in Portugal , Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain in France , Manchester United , Liverpool , Arsenal , and Chelsea in England , FC Bayern Munich , Borussia Dortmund , and Schalke 04 in Germany , among many others, are regarded as having some of

1645-514: The management of Bouchaib El Moubarki . The player development centre of Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, was one of the first in the Maghreb that matched with international standards, and the first to adopt the "sport-study" system in Morocco. In 2021, it was chosen by the technical direction of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation as the best club training center in 2021. Much of the structure of

1692-593: The newly elected president, Jawad Ziyat  [ fr ] . This renovation involved changing rooms , accommodation , catering , leisure and administrative facilities. On 6 October 2019, the centre reopens its doors. The work took a year and cost over 1,6 million dirhams . The centre has been expanded to reach the capacity of 54 beds and the sports infrastructure dedicated to young footballers were developed. After its opening in September 2022, Raja CA Academy began to host some youth teams in association with

1739-428: The operations of the academy. Rules of top academies are strict and unlike other association football clubs, most clubs will have strict travel rules and will not allow players to drive to and from matches on the same day if under the age of 21 due to fatigue levels and stress. Underage players may sign youth contracts with the club or association that owns the elite academy. It is also common for elite academies to offer

1786-577: The other at A. B. Paterson College in Australia, with those academies designed mainly for international talent. The majority of the NFL's players, along with those of the neighboring Canadian Football League , are developed predominantly through the educational system, first with high school football and then college football (university football in Canada). Canada also has its own junior football system similar to hockey's . Neither Major League Baseball nor

1833-490: The position from 14 March 2021 to 21 September 2021. The club annually allocates a budget of approximately 4 millions dirhams to the training centre, in order to provide for all the needs necessary for these players, supervised by a technical and administrative staff. Youth system In sporting terminology, a youth system (or youth academy ) is a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams , with

1880-587: The price of the land at 50 dirhams / m (3,75 million dirhams). The King will purchase it for the club in order to build a football academy. In the same day, the Urban Agency of Casablanca gave its approval for the construction's beginning. In early 2016, the Raja signed a partnership with the Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics so the latter would take care of the academy's construction. The project

1927-698: The same format as their respective football (soccer) clubs, with youth tournaments in each country, as well as the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament , where the top 32 under-18 sides compete for the championship. Minor ice hockey and junior ice hockey serve an identical purpose for ice hockey and the National Hockey League (NHL). Historically, hockey followed a similar model to association football in that professional teams owned junior teams to develop youth talent (examples including

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1974-582: The technical direction of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation as the best club training centre in 2021. On 20 October 2023, the club announced the complete renovation of the Complex before 2025. The Raja-Oasis Sports Complex opened in 1932 under the name of the Stade de l'aviation in the Cité des sports (the current Oasis district), in Casablanca . This district included the Stade Père Jégo ,

2021-406: The training centre for the first team , the women's team and the youth teams as well as the player-development centre in association with Raja CA Academy located in Bouskoura . It was one of the first football centres to comply with international standards in Africa , and the first Moroccan academy to adopt the "sport-study" system that combine both football and education. It was chosen by

2068-513: The vision of using them in the first team in the future if they show enough promise and potential, and to fill up squad numbers in some teams with small budgets. In contrast to most professional sports in the United States where the high school and collegiate system is responsible for developing young sports people, most football and basketball clubs, especially in Europe and Latin America, take responsibility for developing their own players of

2115-448: Was renovated in 2004 under the supervision of architect Rachid Andaloussi  [ fr ] , then a member of the board. The new development centre was divided into two floors, it consisted of 26 bedrooms, 2 equipped relaxation rooms, a gym, a classroom and a meeting room. The centre is also equipped with offices for managers, the director, the secretariat and the medical staff. Two stands are available for supporters wishing to visit

2162-450: Was the first Moroccan club to offer to its young players, chosen after selection, a sporting and educational program in Raja-Oasis Sports Complex . This education was provided by the Office for Skills Training and the Promotion of Work  [ fr ] (OFPPT) thanks to a partnership with the club. The first generation formed consisted of 26 selected players, aged between 16 and 17. They had six hours of lessons and two hours of training

2209-510: Was then entrusted to the Moroccan construction company Urbagec. Mohamed Reda Bennani from RBM Architects cabinet was also selected. However, some administrative issues and the club's financial crisis delayed the construction. On 3 June 2016, the construction began. A few months later, the club organized a formal ceremony with the presence of several personalities including Khalid Safir, Wali of Grand Casablanca and Faouzi Lekjaa , president of

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