| Club: | Tanger |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Manager: | Driss El Mrabet (until 25 September) |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Abdelhamid Abarchan |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Stadium: | Stade Ibn Batouta |
| League: | Botola |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | Moroccan Throne Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
| Cup2: | CAF Champions League |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Play-off round |
| League Topscorer: | Naghmi (9) |
| Season Topscorer: | Naghmi (9) |
| Highest Attendance: | 34,000 vs DH Jadidi (23 February 2019) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 6,000 vs OC Safi (13 May 2019) |
| Average Attendance: | 17,877 |
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| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 season is Ittihad Riadi Tanger's 36th in existence and the club's 20th season in the top flight of Moroccan football, and fourth consecutive in the first division after promotion. The team participated in CAF Champions League for the first time in his history after winning the Botola title in the 2017–18 season.
Supplier: Gloria Sport / Club Sponsor: front: Moroccan Airports Authority, Renault, APM Terminals, Tanger-Med ; back: Valencia ; sleeves: STG Telecom;[1] short: RCI Finance Maroc / League Sponsor: front: Maroc Telecom.
On 27 May, the club completed the transfer of 26-year-old Midfielder Hamza Jelassi from CA Bizertin on a three-year contract.[2]
On 8 June, Ittihad Tanger and Hugo Almeida agreed to mutually terminate the Brazilian's contract.[3]
On 12 June, the club completed the transfer of 27-year-old forward Omar Eddahri on a three-year contract.[4]
On 14 June, Al Kharaitiyat centre-back Aurelien Josue Mohy signed on a season-long loan.[5] And the club completed the transfer of the player Omar Najdi for one-year contract.[6] And the club also announced the signing of the winger Abdelkabir El Ouadi coming from Raja Casablanca for three-year contract.[7]
On 3 July, the club completed the transfer of 28-year-old Forward Salva Chamorro from UD Logroñés for two years.[8]
On 7 July, Ittihad Tanger announces the termination the contract of the players Yassine Lebhiri and Khalid Serroukh at their request.[9]
On 10 July, the club completed the transfer of four players; Mohamed Zghino from Mouloudia Oujda for five year,[10] Abdelelah Erroubia from Chabab Houara for four years,[11] Ayoub Gaadaoui from Chabab Atlas Khénifra for three years,[12] and Benaissa Benamar from Jong FC Twente for five years.[13]
On 15 July, Ittihad Tanger reached an agreement with the Saudi club Al-Raed FC to loan Ahmed Hammoudan for a year worth $350,000, with the possibility of buying the contract at the end of the loan period.[14]
On 20 July, the club confirmed the transfer of Yasser Imrani to Wydad Fès on a season-long loan.[15]
On 24 July, Ittihad Tanger announces the termination the contract of the players Pablo Ganet, Anas Aqachmar and Mohammed Amine Ennali.[16]
On 25 July, the club announces the termination the contract of the player Omar Eddahri at his request.[17]
On 25 July, The club loaned three of its players: Ayman Ben Ali and Zakaria Boulaich to Raja Beni Mellal, and Younes Ed-dyb to Olympique Dcheira for one year.[18]
On 31 July, Ittihad Tanger announced that they had reached an agreement with Dragon Club for the transfer of Rostand Junior M'baï for a transfer fee of €100,000. The player will sign a contract for the next four seasons until the end of 2021–22.[19]
On 7 August, Ittihad Tanger completed the transfer of the 24 years midfielder Soufian Echcharaf from Chabab Rif Al Hoceima on a two-year contract.[20]
On 18 August, the club completed the transfer of the 28 years goalkeeper Issam Lahlafi from Chabab Atlas Khénifra on a three-year contract.[21]
On 1 September, Ittihad Tanger completed the transfer of the 37 years midfielder Issam Erraki for one renewable season.[22]
On 17 September, Al-Nassr midfielder Mohamed Fouzair signed on a season-long loan.[23]
On 17 September, the club completed the transfer of the 26 years right-back Mohamed Hamami from Difaâ El Jadidi on a three-year contract.[24]
On 25 September, the club announced Ahmad Al-Ajlani would be the new IRT coach following the departure of Driss El Mrabet.[25] [26]
On 11 October, Ittihad Tanger has introduced its new sponsor STG telecom in a three-year contract for 1,5 million dirhams.[27]
On 18 December, Ittihad Tanger announced that Ousseynou Thioune would be departing the club after three seasons. Ousseynou joined Spanish club Tarragona.[28]
| N. | Pos. | Name | Moving from | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | MF |  Hamza Jelassi | CA Bizertin | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 10 | MF |  Omar Eddahri |  IK Sirius | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 28 | DF |  Aurelien Josue Mohy |  Al Kharaitiyat SC | Loan | Summer | 2019 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 14 | FW | Omar Najdi |  Petrojet SC | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 11 | FW | Abdelkabir El Ouadi | Raja CA | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 88 | MF | Yasser Imrani | AFS Ouislane | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
| — | MF | Noussair El Maimouni | MA Tétouan | Loan return | Summer | 2019 | Free | ||
| — | MF | Abdelali Assri | Widad Juventud | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
| — | MF | Abdelghafour Jebroun | Widad Juventud | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
| — | FW | Younes Ed-dyb | USM Oujda | Loan return | Summer | 2021 | Free | ||
| 9 | FW |  Salva Chamorro | UD Logroñés | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 20 | MF | Mohamed Zghinou | MC Oujda | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 26 | FW | Abdelelah Erroubia | CC Houara | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 27 | FW | Ayoub Gaadaoui | CA Khénifra | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 8 | DF | Benaissa Benamar | Jong FC Twente | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 12 | FW |  Rostand Junior M'baï | DC Yaoundé | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | 100.000 € | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 18 | MF | Soufian Echaraf | CR Al Hoceima | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 22 | GK | Issam Lahlafi | CA Khénifra | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 99 | MF | Issam Erraki | Al-Raed FC | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 30 | MF | Mohamed Fouzair | Al-Nassr FC | Loan | Summer | 2019 | 200.000 $ | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 13 | DF | Mohamed Hamami | DH Jadidi | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 77 | FW |  Mukoko Batezadio | AS Vita Club | Transfer | Winter | 2021 | 400.000 $ | fb.com/clubirt | |
| 10 | MF | Rachid Housni | Wydad AC | Transfer | Winter | 2021 | Free | fb.com/clubirt | |
| MF |  Zeljko Filipovic |  FC Dynamo Brest | Transfer | Winter | Free | ||||
| 1 | GK | Salaheddine Chihab | OC Khouribga | Transfer | Winter | 2022 | Free | fb.com/clubirt | |
| 9 | FW | Hamza Rhattas | AS Salé | Transfer | Winter | 2023 | Free | fb.com/clubirt | |
| 20 | DF |  Stevy Nzambe |  Mbabane Swallows FC | Transfer | Winter | 2021 | Free | fb.com/clubirt | |
| N. | Pos. | Name | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | FW |  Hugo Almeida | Paysandu SC | Contract termination | Summer | Free | Paysandu.com.br | |
| 1 | GK | Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti | Wydad AC | End of loan | Summer | Free | ||
| 8 | MF | Khalid Serroukh | OC Khouribga | Contract termination | Summer | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 9 | MF | Yassine Lebhiri | OC Khouribga | Contract termination | Summer | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 77 | FW | Amine Ennali | CD San Roque de Lepe | Contract termination | Summer | Free | SanRoqueDeLepe.com | |
| — | MF | Noussair El Maimouni |  ATK | Contract termination | Summer | ? 83.000 $ | twitter.com/WorldATK | |
| 11 | FW | Ahmed Hammoudan | Al-Raed FC | Loan | Summer | 350.000 $ | IRTfoot.ma twitter.com/alraedclub | |
| 88 | MF | Yasser Imrani | AFS Ouislane | Loan | Summer | Free | ||
| 10 | MF | Pablo Ganet | CD San Roque de Lepe | Contract termination | Summer | Free | SanRoqueDeLepe.com | |
| 18 | MF | Anas Aqachmar | CA Khénifra | Contract termination | Summer | Free | IRTfoot.ma | |
| 10 | MF | Omar Eddahri | Djurgårdens IF | Contract termination | Summer | Free | DIF.se | |
| — | GK | Ibrahim Chouaybi | 20 | M Missour | Summer | Free | ||
| — | MF | Abdelghafour Jebroun | USM Aït Melloul | Loan | Summer | Free | ||
| 34 | DF | Abdelmounim Akhrif | USSKM | Loan | Summer | Free | ||
| 33 | DF | Ayman Ben Ali | RB Mellal | Loan | Summer | Free | IRTanger.ma | |
| 97 | FW | Zakaria Boulaich | RB Mellal | Loan | Summer | Free | IRTanger.ma | |
| — | FW | Younes Ed-dyb | O Dcheira | Loan | Summer | Free | IRTanger.ma | |
| 18 | MF | Hamza Jelassi | CS Sfaxien | Contract termination | Summer | Free | CSS.org.tn | |
| 9 | FW | Salva Chamorro | Doxa Drama FC | Contract termination | Summer | Free | FCDoxaDramas.gr | |
| 22 | GK | Mehdi Ouaya | WS Témara | Contract termination | Summer | Free | ||
| 10 | MF |  Ousseynou Thioune | CG Tarragona | Contract termination | Winter | Free | GimnasticDeTarragona.cat | |
| 30 | MF | Mohamed Fouzair | Ohod C | End of loan | Winter | 300.000$ | twitter.com/OHOD1936 | |
| — | DF | Ayman Ben Ali | Contract termination | Winter | Free | |||
| — | DF | Abdelmounim Akhrif | Contract termination | Winter | Free | |||
| — | MF | Abdelali Assri | Contract termination | Winter | Free | |||
| 20 | MF | Mohamed Zghinou | 25 | MAS Fès | Contract termination | Winter | Free | |
| 28 | DF | Aurelien Josue Mohy | Al Kharaitiyat SC | End of loan | Winter | Free | ||
| MF | Željko Filipović |  FC Atyrau | Transfer | Winter | Free | |||
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| First team head coach | Driss El Mrabet[29] | |
| Assistant coach | Khalid Bahida | |
| Fitness coach | Ahmad Laamoul | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohamed Bestara[30] |
until 25 September 2018.[31]
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| First team head coach | Ahmad Al-Ajlani[32] | |
| 1st assistant coach | Karim Zouaghi | |
| 2nd assistant coach | Khalid Bahida | |
| Fitness coach | Saïd Hammouni | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohamed Bestara |
until 26 December 2018.
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| First team head coach | Abdelouahed Belqassem https://www.facebook.com/clubirt/posts/2373626366000519/ | |
| Assistant coach | Khalid Bahida | |
| Fitness coach | Saïd Hammouni | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohamed Bestara | |
| Technical Director | Abderrahim Talib https://www.facebook.com/clubirt/posts/2379543498742139/ |
Last updated on 9 June 2019.
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| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Botola | Coupe du Trône | Champions League | Confederation Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | FW | | Mehdi Naghmi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 11 | FW | | Abdelkabir El Ouadi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 12 | FW | | Rostand Junior M'baï | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 27 | FW | | Ayoub Gaadaoui | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | MF | | Soufian Echaraf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | DF | | Oussama El Ghrib | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | DF | | Ayoub El Khaliqi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF | | Stevy Nzambe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | MF | | Omar Arjoune | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | | Nouaman Aarab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | | Redouane Mrabet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | | Ayoub Jarfi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | | Ahmed Chentouf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | Mohamed Fouzair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | ||||
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Botola | Coupe du Trône | Champions League | Confederation Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | FW | | Abdelkabir El Ouadi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 77 | FW | | Mukoko Batezadio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | MF | | Omar Arjoune | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | FW | | Ayoub Gaadaoui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | FW | | Mehdi Naghmi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 99 | MF | | Issam Erraki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | FW | | Rostand Junior M'baï | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | | Rachid Housni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | FW | | Mohamed El Amraoui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | | Ahmed Chentouf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | | Redwan Mrabet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||
Last updated on 9 June 2019.
| No | Name | Botola | Coupe du Trône | Champions League | Confederation Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chihab | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | |
| 22 | Lahlafi | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/3 | |
| 33 | Askar | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| 55 | Aouattah | 6/16 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 10/21 | |
| 65 | El Mejhed | 4/11 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 5/13 | |
| Total | 10/30 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 15/38 | ||
See main article: 2018–19 Botola.
| Region | Team | Home score | Away score | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casablanca-Settat | Difaâ El Jadidi | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Raja Casablanca | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| Wydad Casablanca | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | ||
| Youssoufia Berrechid | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | ||
| Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | |
| Moghreb Tétouan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||
| Béni Mellal-Khénifra | Olympique Khouribga | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Rapide Oued Zem | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Marrakech-Safi | Kawkab Marrakech | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | |
| Olympic Safi | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | ||
| Oriental | Mouloudia Oujda | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| RSB Berkane | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||
| Rabat-Salé-Kénitra | AS FAR | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Fath Union Sport | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | ||
| Souss-Massa | Hassania Agadir | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
See main article: 2018 Moroccan Throne Cup.
See main article: 2018–19 CAF Champions League.
See main article: 2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds.
See main article: 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.
See main article: 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds.