CAF Confederations Cup | 11/27 13:00 | 1 | RSB Berkane vs CD Lunda Sul | - | View | |
CAF Confederations Cup | 12/08 13:00 | 2 | Stellenbosch FC vs RSB Berkane | - | View | |
CAF Confederations Cup | 12/15 13:00 | 3 | RSB Berkane vs Stade Malien | - | View | |
CAF Confederations Cup | 01/05 13:00 | 4 | Stade Malien vs RSB Berkane | - | View | |
CAF Confederations Cup | 01/12 13:00 | 5 | CD Lunda Sul vs RSB Berkane | - | View | |
CAF Confederations Cup | 01/19 13:00 | 6 | RSB Berkane vs Stellenbosch FC | - | View |
Morocco GNF 1 | 11/10 17:00 | 10 | [6] UTS Rabat v RSB Berkane [1] | W | 0-1 | |
Morocco GNF 1 | 11/02 15:00 | 9 | [1] RSB Berkane v MAT Tetouan [15] | W | 2-1 | |
Morocco GNF 1 | 10/26 19:00 | 8 | [5] WAC Casablanca v RSB Berkane [1] | W | 0-1 | |
Morocco GNF 1 | 10/23 17:00 | 7 | [5] RSB Berkane v JS Soualem [10] | W | 1-0 | |
Morocco GNF 1 | 10/18 17:00 | 6 | [11] Renaissance Zemamra v RSB Berkane [6] | W | 1-3 | |
Morocco Coupe d’Excellence | 10/13 17:00 | - | Wydad Fès v RSB Berkane | D | 1-1 | |
Morocco Coupe d’Excellence | 10/09 17:00 | - | MAS Fes v RSB Berkane | W | 1-3 | |
Morocco GNF 1 | 10/06 19:00 | 5 | [2] RSB Berkane v FUS Rabat [12] | L | 0-1 | |
Morocco GNF 1 | 10/02 19:00 | 3 | [4] RSB Berkane v Ittihad Tanger [6] | D | 0-0 | |
Morocco GNF 1 | 09/29 17:00 | 4 | [4] FAR Rabat v RSB Berkane [6] | D | 1-1 | |
Morocco GNF 1 | 09/25 15:00 | 2 | [6] OC Safi v RSB Berkane [11] | W | 0-2 | |
CAF Confederations Cup | 09/20 19:00 | 15 | RSB Berkane v Dadje FC D'Aplahoue | W | 5-0 |
Total | Home | Away | |
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Matches played | 47 | 22 | 25 |
Wins | 27 | 15 | 12 |
Draws | 12 | 4 | 8 |
Losses | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Goals for | 70 | 43 | 27 |
Goals against | 33 | 16 | 17 |
Clean sheets | 22 | 11 | 11 |
Failed to score | 11 | 3 | 8 |
Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (Arabic: نادي النهضة البركانية) commonly referred to as Nahdat Berkane or RS Berkane for short, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Berkane, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football.
Founded on 1978, the club has traditionally worn an orange home kit since inception. RS Berkane is a well known club for the success of its football section, very popular in and outside the country. Berkane established itself as a major force in both Moroccan and African football.
In domestic football, the club has won 3 trophies; 3 Moroccan Throne Cup. In international competitions, Berkane have won 3 trophies; two CAF Confederation Cup titles and one CAF Super Cup title. Berkane is also, one of the most successful Moroccan club of the 21st century, and is the 3rd most crowned Moroccan club in Africa with 3 titles in official competitions.
The club was founded in 1978 under the name of Association Sportive de Berkane. In 1953, a team driven by nationalism, was created. It was called Union Sportive Musulmane de Berkane (USMB). But this did not last, after a crisis that broke out in 1955.
In 1959–1960, the Union Sportive Musulmane de Berkane was relegated to the 3rd division. In 1962–1963, it contested the play-off match to move up to the 2nd division. The first meeting was between Union Sportive Musulmane de Berkane, against Wydad de Fès. Berkane was promoted to the top division.
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 1977–78.
In 1986, Berkane reached the final for the first time in their history after defeating MC Oujda 2–1 in the semi-final. On 7 September 1987, Berkane lost the 1986 Throne Cup final, after a 4–0 defeat by Kawkab Marrakech.
The RSB regained its spot in the first Moroccan division in 2012, under the presidency of Fouzi Lekjaa, who ran the club since 2009.
In 2014, Berkane reached the final for the second time, after a 2–0 victory against Maghreb de Fès. On 18 November, Berkane lost the final after a 2–0 loss against FUS Rabat.
In 2018, RS Berkane won its first ever title, the Moroccan Throne Cup after defeating Wydad de Fès In penalties.
Berkane have been making steady progress over the years, culminating with their first continental silverware. After their Confederation Cup campaign ended at the quarter-final stage in 2018, they went further in 2019 and lost the final to Zamalek SC. In the semi-final, Berkane defeated CS Sfaxien 3–2 on aggregate, reaching the final of the CAF Confederation Cup for the first time.
In 2020, Renaissance Sportive De Berkane was crowned Confederation Cup champions, clinching their first continental title in their history. The club beat Egyptians Pyramids 1–0 in the final game at Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat. In the semi-final, Berkane defeated countrymates Hassania Agadir 2–1both scored by Mohamed Aziz.
In the 2022 CAF Confederation Cup, Berkane qualified to the knockout stages after finishing top in the group stages winning three matches, drawing one and losing two. They defeated Al Masry in the Quarter-finals after an away goal ruled in their favor. In the Semi-final, they faced TP Mazembe, which ended in a 4–2 victory on aggregate. On 20 May 2022, Berkane defeated Orlando Pirates F.C. on penalties to win their second African title. With this win, Berkane will play in the first-ever all-Moroccan CAF Super Cup against 2021–22 CAF Champions League winners, Wydad AC. On 28 July 2022, Berkane defeated Wydad in penalties in the 2020–21 Moroccan Throne Cup to win its second domestic title.
On 11 September 2022, Berkane defeated Wydad 2–0 to win its first ever CAF Super Cup. They failed to qualify for the 2023 CAF Confederation Cup. However, following a poor start to the season, Abdelhak Benchikha was sacked in November 2022 after three months officially in charge, with Berkane in 13th place in the table.
On 12 September 2023, Berkane announced the club will contribute MAD 500 thousand to the "Al Haouz Earthquake".
In the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup, Berkane qualified to the knockout stages after finishing top in the group stages winning four matches and drawing two. They defeated Abu Salim in the Quarter-finals. In the first leg of the Semi-final, Berkane was awarded a 3–0 victory after the match was abandoned due to the confiscation of Berkane jersey's by the Algerian security forces at Houari Boumediene Airport in Algiers because of the presence of the Moroccan map along with its disputed Southern Provinces. On 1 May, CAF confirmed the qualification of Berkane to the 2024 CAF Confederation Cup final.