Botola

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Botola
Organising bodyRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
Founded1956
CountryMorocco
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toBotola 2
Domestic cup(s)Moroccan Throne Cup
Moroccan Super Cup (defunct)
International cup(s)CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Current championsAS FAR (13th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsWydad AC (22 titles)
TV partnersSNRT (Arryadia)
Current: 2023–24 Botola

The Botola Pro (

Arabic: البطولة الإحترافيّة, romanized: al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Botola 2
.

Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 30 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away) totaling 240 matches in the season. Most games are played in the afternoons of Saturdays and Sundays, the other games during weekday evenings. It is sponsored by Inwi[1] and thus known as the Botola Pro Inwi. From 2015 to 2019, the league was called Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons.

The competition formed as the FRMF on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Botola Pro to break away from the UNAF, which had been founded in 1911, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. This deal is worth 55 million MAD a year domestically as of 2015–16, with Arryadia securing the domestic rights to broadcast games respectively. The league generates 123 million MAD per year in domestic and international television rights.

The Moroccan top-flight has produced the second-highest number of CAF Champions League titles, with three Moroccan clubs having won seven African trophies in total.[2][3] They also produced the highest number of CAF Confederation Cup titles, with five Moroccan clubs having won seven African confederation trophies.[4]

The current champions are

ASFAR who won the title in 2022–23 season.[5]

History

Botola trophy

The Moroccan Football Championship was launched in the Sultanate in 11 June 1915. Organised by the

KAC Kénitra.[7][8][9]

The start of great rivalry (1960–1970)

Kawkab Marrakech, where the Askari Club was able to enter history as the first club to achieve four consecutive titles in the years (1961–1964).[10][11][12][13] Then in the 1964–1965 season, Maghreb de Fès won its first title, then Wydad AC won the league title in the 1965–1966 season, which is the beginning of the competition between Raja CA and Wydad AC in the tournament, where the derby was repeated due to the public entering the stadium which ended with Raja winning 2–1; But when it was replayed, it ended in a 0–0 draw, and thus Wydad AC won the championship by one point over Raja CA.[14][15][16]

New Champions (1971–1995)

New teams were able to crown the championship title during this period, including

KAC Kénitra won the league.[22]

Kawkab Marrakech club was satisfied with its second title only, while another new competitor appeared, Raja CA, which won its first title in the 1988–1987 season.[26]

Raja's Glory (1995–2002)

In the seven seasons between 1995 and 2002,

2002 CAF Champions League Final[28] and ending 7th in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.[29]

New champions (2002–2011)

Olympique Khouribga won its first title in its history.[31] While Raja continued the race to try to catch up with Wydad and the Army, as it won three titles, bringing its total to ten titles, to be the third team to suspend the ten titles. Botola was placed third as the best African league of the world of the first decade (2001-2010) by IFFHS.[32]

The start of Botola Pro (2011–present)

In light of the league's strength, it was necessary for the Moroccan League to move Moroccan football from the abyss to professionalism, so the first professional season was

FRMF introduced the Virtual Offside Line in Botola.[37] Botola has been ranked in the top 40 world's strongest national league of the decade by International Federation of Football History & Statistics.[38] On 25 May 2021, Botola was placed third as the best African league of the world of the second decade (2011-2020) by IFFHS.[39] On 27 December 2022, The President of the National League stated that the winter transfer market will depend on the financial status of the clubs and to resolve all standing disputes related to player contracts, as well as the technical and medical staff of the clubs.[40] Since 2018, Botola has been ranked top 3 strongest African leagues by IFFHS.[41][42]

Competition format

There are 16 clubs in the Botola. During the course of a season (from August to May) each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents', for 30 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank.

Champion and runner-up participate in the

Coupe du Trône winner qualify to participate in the African Confederation Cup
.

Promotion and relegation

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Botola and the Botola 2. The two lowest placed teams in the Botola are relegated to the Botola 2, and the top two teams from the Botola 2 promoted to the Botola.

Number of clubs in Botola throughout the years
Period (in years) No. of clubs
1956–1958 16 clubs
1958–1966 14 clubs
1966–67 16 clubs
1967–68 18 clubs
1968–1980 16 clubs
1980–81 20 clubs
1981–82 18 clubs
1982–1985 16 clubs
1985–86 20 clubs
1986–87 24 clubs (2 groups) + playoffs
1987–88 18 clubs
1988–present 16 clubs

Sponsorship

Since 2020, inwi has been the official sponsor of the Botola for a 15 million dirham per year contract.[43]

Period Sponsor Brand
2011–2015 No sponsor Botola Pro
2015–2019 Maroc Telecom Botola Maroc Telecom[44]
2019–2020 No sponsor Botola Pro 1
2020–present Inwi Botola Pro 1 Inwi[45]

Broadcasting rights

In September 2007, the

Arryadia) paid 225 million dirhams for the rights to broadcast the following three seasons of the Botola.[46]

Throughout the week, every game played in the Botola is broadcast live by at least one TV channel.

Botola clubs in Africa

The Botola is currently the first in the CAF 5-year ranking of African leagues based on their performances in African competitions over a five-year period, ahead of Egypt's Egyptian Premier League and Tunisia's Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

AS Bilima in the 1985 African Cup of Champions Clubs Finals.[47]

Moroccan Clubs are the most titled in the

FAR Rabat became the first Moroccan club to play back-to-back finals in the African Confederation Cup winning the 2005 Confederation Cup[48] and losing the 2006 Confederation Cup.[49]

Qualification for African competitions

Main article: CAF 5-year ranking

Association ranking for 2023–24 CAF competitions

Association ranking for 2023–24 CAF Champions League and 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2018–19 to the 2022–23 season.

Legend
  • CL: CAF Champions League
  • CC: CAF Confederation Cup
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
Rank Association 2018–19
(× 1)		 2019–20
(× 2)		 2020–21
(× 3)		 2021–22
(× 4)		 2022-23
(× 5)		 Total
2023 2022 Mvt CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC
CL
CC
1 1 - —  Morocco 5 7 8 8 4 6 9 5 8 2 180
2 2 - —  Egypt 4 5 11 6 8 3 7 4 8 2.5 172.5
3 3 - —  Algeria 5 1 3 1 6 5 7 1 6 5 134
4 5 +1 +1  South Africa 6 0 3 0.5 8 2 5 4 4 3 114
5 4 -1 -1  Tunisia 8 6 6 0 4 3 5 1 4 2 101

Historical rankings since 2011

Legend
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 and eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
  • — No rank (0 Points)
Association Rank (Points)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
 Morocco 8 (20) 7 (27) 4 (62) 5 (53) 4 (44) 7 (29) 7 (24) 6 (41) 4 (84) 2 (153) 1 (190) 1 (183) 1 (194) 1 (180)

Club Ranking for the 2023–24 CAF club season

The club ranking is used for seeding in the 2 CAF club competitions; the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Pending equality in ranking points, the team receiving more points in the previous season will be considered as the higher-ranked team.[50]

The club ranking for the 2023–24 CAF Champions League and the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup was based on results from each CAF club competition from 2018-19 to the 2022–23 season.

Rank Club 2018-19
(× 1)		 2019-20
(× 2)		 2020-21
(× 3)		 2021-22
(× 4)		 2022-23
(× 5)		 Total
1 Egypt Al-Ahly 3 6 6 5 6 83
2 Morocco Wydad AC 5 4 4 6 5 74
3 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 3 4 3 4 56
4 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 4 3 3 3 4 51
5 Morocco Raja CA 1 4 5 3 3 51
6 Egypt Zamalek 5 5 2 2 2 39
7 Morocco RS Berkane 4 5 1 5 0 37
30 Morocco ASFAR Rabat 0 0 0 0 2 10
37 Morocco Hassania Agadir 2 3 0 0 0 8

Stadiums

Current stadiums

Casablanca
Tanger
 Rabat Agadir
Mohammed V Stadium Ibn Batouta Stadium Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Adrar Stadium
Capacity: 67,000[51] Capacity: 65,000[52] Capacity: 53,000[53] Capacity: 45,480[54]
Fes
 Oujda Safi Berkane
Fez Stadium
Honneur Stadium
 El Massira Stadium Berkane Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 45,000[55] Capacity: 30,000[56] Capacity: 15,000[57] Capacity: 15,000[58]
Mohammedia Rabat Tétouan Berrechid
El Bachir Stadium Moulay Hassan Stadium Saniat Rmel Stadium Berrechid Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 15,000[59] Capacity: 12,000[60] Capacity: 10,000[61] Capacity: 5,000[62]

Other stadiums

Marrakech
El Aaiún
 Meknes
Kénitra
Grand Marrakech Stadium
 Sheikh Mohamed Laghdaf Stadium Honneur Stadium Kenitra Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 45,240[63] Capacity: 30,000[64] Capacity: 20,000[65] Capacity: 15,000[66]
Al Hoceima Khemisset El Jadida Rabat
Mimoun Al Arsi Stadium 18 November Stadium Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium FUS Stadium
Capacity: 12,500[67] Capacity: 10,000[68] Capacity: 10,000[69] Capacity: 10,000[70]
Khouribga
Phosphate Stadium
Capacity: 10,000[71]

List of champions

Season Champion Runner-up Top scorer Team Goals
1956–57 Wydad AC (6)
Kawkab Marrakech
 Morocco Abdelkarim Zidani KAC Marrakech 18
1957–58
Kawkab Marrakech
 Wydad AC Morocco Mohamed Chtaini Fejjar
Difaâ El Jadida
 22
1958–59 Étoile de Casablanca
Wydad AC
 Morocco Mohamed Khalfi
Wydad AC
 21
1959–60
Kenitra AC
AS FAR
 Morocco Moussa Hanoune Raja CA 22
1960–61
AS FAR
Maghreb Fez
 Morocco Harchaoui Étoile de Casablanca 19
1961–62
AS FAR
(2)		 Racing de Casablanca Morocco M'jidou
Morocco Abdelkarim Zidani
Morocco Harchaoui
Chabab Mohammédia
KAC Marrakech
Étoile de Casablanca
 13
1962–63
AS FAR
(3)
Kawkab Marrakech
 Morocco Kébir Mezzour
FUS Rabat
 17
1963–64
AS FAR
(4)		 Stade Marocain France Robert Traba
Chabab Mohammédia
 23
1964–65
Maghreb Fez
 Racing de Casablanca Morocco Fettah Filali
FUS Rabat
 16
1965–66 Wydad AC (7) Raja CA Morocco Hmida Azzaoui
Mouloudia d'Oujda
 14
1966–67
AS FAR
(5)		 Renaissance de Settat Morocco Houmane Jarir
Morocco Abdelatif Chiadmi
Difaâ El Jadida
 18
1967–68
AS FAR
(6)		 Renaissance de Settat Morocco Hassan Chicha
Difaa El Jadida
 19
1968–69 Wydad AC (8)
Maghreb Fez
 Morocco Ahmed Faras
Chabab Mohammédia
 16
1969–70
AS FAR
(7)
Union Sidi Kacem
 Morocco Abdallah Bendriss
Union Sidi Kacem
 17
1970–71 Renaissance de Settat
AS FAR
 Morocco Abdallah Bendriss
Union Sidi Kacem
 19
1971–72 Racing de Casablanca
Wydad AC
 Morocco Miloud Ouazir
Difaâ El Jadida
 18
1972–73
Kenitra AC
(2)
FUS Rabat
 Morocco Ahmed Faras
Chabab Mohammédia
 16
1973–74
Raja de Beni Mellal
 Raja CA Morocco Abdelhay
Morocco Ahmed
TAS Casablanca
 11
1974–75
Mouloudia Oujda
Maghreb Fez
 Morocco Hassan Chicha
Difaa El Jadida
 12
1975–76 Wydad AC (9)
Difaa El Jadida
 Morocco Hassan Amcharrat
Chabab Mohammédia
 17
1976–77 Wydad AC (10)
Mouloudia Oujda
 Morocco Mohamed Boussati
KAC Kenitra
 17
1977–78 Wydad AC (11)
Maghreb Fez
 Morocco Mustapha Chahid
Wydad AC
 16
1978–79
Maghreb Fez
(2)
KAC Kenitra
 Morocco Achibat
Renaissance Berkane
 17
1979–80
Chabab Mohammédia
Wydad AC
 Morocco Idriss Ouadich
AS FAR
 15
1980–81
Kenitra AC
(3)
FUS Rabat
 Morocco Mohamed Boussati
KAC Kenitra
 17
1981–82
Kenitra AC
(4)
Wydad AC
 Morocco Mohamed Boussati
KAC Kenitra
 25
1982–83
Maghreb Fez
(3)
Renaissance de Berkane
 Morocco Abdeslam Laghrissi
AS FAR
 14
1983–84
AS FAR
(8)
Olympique Khouribga
 Morocco Mjidou
Morocco Alaeddine Tmimi
Mouloudia d'Oujda
 11
1984–85
Maghreb Fez
(4)
KAC Kenitra
 Morocco Hmida Boushaba
Renaissance Berkane
 13
1985–86 Wydad AC (12) Raja CA Morocco Hassan Nader
Morocco Mohammed Chaouch
Kawkab Marrakech
 13
1986–87
AS FAR
(9)
Kawkab Marrakech
 Morocco Abderrazak Khairi
Morocco Hassan Nader
Wydad AC
 12
1987–88 Raja CA
Kawkab Marrakech
 Morocco Lahcen Anaflous
AS FAR
 17
1988–89
AS FAR
(10)
Maghreb Fez
 Morocco Hassan Nader
Wydad AC
 18
1989–90 Wydad AC (13) IR Tanger Morocco Abdeslam Laghrissi
AS FAR
 22
1990–91 Wydad AC (14)
AS FAR
 Morocco Lahcen Anaflous
AS FAR
 15
1991–92
Kawkab Marrakech
(2)		 Raja CA Morocco Lahcen Anaflous
AS FAR
 11
1992–93 Wydad AC (15) Raja CA Morocco Youssef Fertout
Wydad AC
 18
1993–94 Olympique de Casablanca
Wydad AC
 Morocco Ahmed Bahja
Kawkab Marrakech
 14
1994–95 COD Meknès Olympique de Casablanca Morocco Abdeslam Laghrissi
AS FAR
 15
1995–96 Raja CA (2)
Olympique Khouribga
 Morocco Soufir Jeunesse El Massira 16
1996–97 Raja CA (3)
Wydad AC
 Morocco Anane AS Salé 17
1997–98 Raja CA (4)
Kawkab Marrakech
 Morocco Rachid Rokki
Chabab Mohammédia
 15
1998–99 Raja CA (5)
Kawkab Marrakech
 Morocco Abdelaziz Zouine
Olympique Khouribga
 16
1999–00 Raja CA (6)
Wydad AC
 Morocco Mustapha Bidoudane
FUS Rabat
 17
2000–01 Raja CA (7)
FUS Rabat
 Morocco Samir Sarsar
Kawkab Marrakech
 12
2001–02 Hassania Agadir
Wydad AC
 Morocco Omar Zaouit Tihad Sportif Casablanca 14
2002–03 Hassania Agadir (2) Raja CA Morocco Mustapha Bidoudane Raja CA 14
2003–04 Raja CA (8)
AS FAR
 Morocco Mustapha Bidoudane Raja CA 13
2004–05
AS FAR
(11)		 Raja CA Morocco Mohamed Armoumen
AS FAR
 12
2005–06 Wydad AC (16)
AS FAR
 Guinea Mamadou Ba Camara
Olympique Khouribga
 9
2006–07
Olympique Khouribga
AS FAR
 Morocco Jawad Ouaddouch
AS FAR
 12
2007–08
AS FAR
(12)
IZK Khemisset
 Morocco Abderrazak Lamnasfi
AS FAR
 13
2008–09 Raja CA (9)
Difaa El Jadida
 Morocco Mustapha Allaoui
AS FAR
 14
2009–10 Wydad AC (17) Raja CA Morocco Omar Hassi
Widad Fez
 12
2010–11 Raja CA (10)
Maghreb Fez
 Morocco Jawad Ouaddouch
AS FAR
 11
Botola Pro
2011–12
Moghreb Tétouan
FUS Rabat
Karl Max Barthelemy
Difaa El Jadida
 17
2012–13 Raja CA (11)
AS FAR
Abderazak Hamdallah
 Olympic Safi 15
2013–14
Moghreb Tétouan
(2)		 Raja CA
Zoumana Kone
Moghreb Tétouan
Hassania Agadir
 11
2014–15 Wydad AC (18)
Olympique Khouribga
 Gabon Malick Evouna Wydad AC 16
2015–16
FUS Rabat
Wydad AC
 Morocco Mahdi Naghmi
AS FAR
 12[72]
2016–17 Wydad AC (19)
Difaa El Jadida
 Liberia William Jebor
Wydad AC
 19
2017–18 IR Tanger
Wydad AC
Mouhssine Iajour
 Raja CA 17
2018–19 Wydad AC (20) Raja CA
Mouhssine Iajour
Togo Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
 Raja CA
RS Berkane		 19
2019–20 Raja CA (12)
Wydad AC
 Morocco Brahim El Bahraoui
Rapide Oued Zem
 16
2020–21 Wydad AC (21) Raja CA Morocco Ayoub El Kaabi
Wydad Casablanca
 18
2021–22 Wydad AC (22) Raja CA Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza
Wydad Casablanca
 16
2022–23
AS FAR
(13)		 Wydad AC Senegal Bouly Sambou
Wydad Casablanca
 13

Performances

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Seasons
Wydad AC ⭐⭐
22
17
 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
ASFAR
⭐
13
7
 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2022–23
Raja CA ⭐
12
12
 1987–88, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2019–20
Maghreb Fes
4
7
 1964–65, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85
KAC Kenitra
4
2
 1959–60, 1972–73, 1980–81, 1981–82
Kawkab Marrakech
2
6
 1957–58, 1991–92
Hassania Agadir
2
1
 2001–02, 2002–03
Moghreb Tétouan
2
–
 2011–12, 2013–14
FUS Rabat
1
5
 2015–16
Olympique Khouribga
1
3
 2006–07
Racing de Casablanca
1
2
 1971–72
Renaissance de Settat
1
2
 1970–71
IR Tanger
1
1
 2017–18
Olympique de Casablanca
1
1
 1993–94
Mouloudia Oujda
1
1
 1974–75
CODM de Meknès
1
–
 1994–95
Chabab Mohammédia
1
–
 1979–80
Raja de Beni Mellal
1
–
 1973–74
Étoile de Casablanca
1
–
 1958–59

By city

City Championships Clubs
Casablanca 37 Wydad (22), Raja (12), Racing de Casablanca (1), Olympique de Casablanca (1), Étoile de Casablanca (1)
Rabat 14 AS FAR (13), FUS Rabat (1)
Fez 4
Maghreb Fes
(4)
Kenitra 4
KAC Kénitra
(4)
Marrakesh 2
Kawkab Marrakech
(2)
Agadir 2 Hassania Agadir (2)
Tétouan 2
Moghreb Tétouan
(2)
Khouribga 1 Olympique Club de Khouribga (1)
Settat 1 RS Settat (1)
Tangier 1 IR Tanger (1)
Oujda 1 MC Oujda (1)
Meknes 1 COD Meknès (1)
Mohammedia 1 SCC Mohammédia (1)
Beni Mellal 1 Raja Beni Mellal (1)

By Region

Region Championships Clubs
Casablanca-Settat 39 Wydad (22), Raja (12), Racing de Casablanca (1), Olympique de Casablanca (1), Étoile de Casablanca (1), RS Settat (1), SCC Mohammédia (1)
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra 18
KAC Kénitra (4), FUS Rabat
(1)
Fès-Meknès 5
Maghreb Fes (4), COD Meknès
(1)
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima 3
Moghreb Tétouan (2), IR Tanger
(1)
Marrakech-Safi
 2
Kawkab Marrakech
(2)
Souss-Massa 2 Hassania Agadir (2)
Béni Mellal-Khénifra 2 Olympique Club de Khouribga (1), Raja Beni Mellal (1)
Oriental 1 MC Oujda (1)

Performance comparison since 2011

Performance comparison of top teams since 2011.

Teams 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
WAC 3 4 6 1 2 1[a] 2 1[a] 2 1 1[a] 2
RCA 4 1 2 8 5 3[a] 6 2[a] 1 2 2[a] 5
ASFAR
 7 2 7 11 4 6 8 14 6 3 3[a] 1
MAT
 1 5 1 4 6 12 11 13 7 16 - 13
FUS 2 6 3 5 1[a] 7 4 9 4 10 5 3
IRT - - - - 3 5 1 5 14 8 13 14
DHJ
 5 9 5 7 13 2 5 8 11 11 8 16
OCK
 10 13 14 2 12 11 12 11 15 - 10 15
RSB - 7 9 9 7 4 9 7 3 4 6 6
HUSA 12 10 8 6 8 8 3 3 8 6 12 7
MAS 6 3 14 10 16[b] - - - - 7 4 10
KACM
 - - 4 3 14 13 14 15 - - - -
OCS 8 12 11 12 9 9 7 4 13 11 7 4
  League champions
  Champions League
  Confederation Cup
  Arab Cup
  Relegation
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Participated also in the Arab Cup.
  2. ^ Despite relegation, MAS qualified for the Confederation Cup as Throne Cup winners.

All-time Botola Pro table (since 2011)

The all-time Botola Pro table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Botola Pro since its new format inception in 2011. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2022–23 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2023–24 Botola season.

All-time Botola Pro table (2011–)
Pos Team S Pts GP W D L GF GA GD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th T Debut Since/
Last App 		Best
1 Wydad AC 12 688 360 193 109 58 532 288 +244 5 4 1 1 – 11 2011–12 2011–12 1
2 Raja CA 12 640 360 176 112 72 521 309 +212 2 4 1 1 2 10 2011–12 2011–12 1
4
AS FAR
 12 554 360 144 122 94 448 354 +94 1 1 2 1 – 5 2011–12 2011–12 1
3 Fath US 12 558 360 145 123 92 400 308 +92 1 1 2 2 2 8 2011–12 2011–12 1
5 DH Jadida 12 481 360 118 126 116 383 371 +12 – 1 – – 3 4 2011–12 2011–12 2
6 RS Berkane 11 472 330 114 130 86 345 301 +44 – – 1 2 – 3 2012–13 2012–13 3
7 HUS Agadir 12 466[a] 360 116 120 124 383 397 −14 – – 2 – – 2 2011–12 2011–12 3
8
MA Tétouan
 11 459 330 116 111 103 364 353 +11 2 – – 1 1 4 2011–12 2020–21 1
9
OC Safi
 12 450 360 107 129 124 353 411 −58 – – – 2 – 2 2011–12 2011–12 4
10
OC Khouribga
 11 383[b] 330 92 109 129 323 392 −69 – 1 – – – 1 2011–12 2019–20 2
11 IR Tanger 8 317 240 82 71 87 233 253 −20 1 – 1 – 2 4 2015–16 2015–16 1
12 Maghreb AS 8 290 240 64 108 68 241 239 +2 – – 1 1 – 2 2011–12 2020–21 3
13 CR Al Hoceima 8 265[c] 240 64 72 104 215 295 −80 – – – – – – 2011–12 2018–19 8
14
KAC Marrakech
 6 220 180 55 55 70 183 204 −21 – – 1 1 – 2 2013–14 2018–19 3
15
MC Oujda
 6 219 180 54 57 69 195 215 −20 – – – – 2 2 2015–16 2018–19 5
16
Kenitra AC
 6 185 180 41 62 77 151 222 −71 – – – – – – 2011–12 2016–17 11
17
RC Oued Zem
 5 172 150 40 52 58 132 167 −35 – – – – – – 2017–18 2017–18 9
18 CAY Berrechid 4 134 120 32 38 50 117 157 −40 – – – – – – 2018–19 2018–19 6
19
SCC Mohammédia
 3 100 90 23 31 36 80 93 −13 – – – – – – 2020–21 2020–21 9
20
CA Khénifra
 3 95 90 21 32 37 78 102 −24 – – – – – – 2014–15 2017–18 10
21 WA Fes 3 89 90 19 32 39 77 112 −35 – – – – – – 2011–12 2013–14 11
22
JS Soualem
 2 72 60 18 18 24 68 78 −10 – – – – – – 2021–22 2021–22 9
23
RCA Zemamra
 2 64 60 15 19 26 71 81 −10 – – – – – – 2019–20 2020–21 12
24
COD Meknès
 2 60[d] 60 15 16 29 44 66 −22 – – – – – – 2011–12 2012–13 10
25
IZ Khemisset
 2 51 60 10 21 29 38 72 −34 – – – – – – 2011–12 2014–15 16
26 US Touarga 1 36 30 9 9 12 34 40 −6 – – – – – – 2022–23 2022–23 8
27 R Beni Mellal 2 36 60 5 21 34 35 84 −49 – – – – – – 2012–13 2019–20 16
28 AS Sale 1 29 30 6 11 13 25 33 −8 – – – – – – 2013–14 2013–14 15
29
JS Massira
 1 28 30 7 7 16 24 42 −18 – – – – – – 2011–12 2011–12 15
30
JS Kasbah Tadla
 1 28 30 7 7 16 25 47 −22 – – – – – – 2016–17 2016–17 15
31 Racing AC 1 17 30 3 8 19 22 54 −32 – – – – – – 2017–18 2017–18 16
League or status for 2023–24 season
2023–24 Botola
2023–24 Botola 2
2023-24 Amateur National
2023–24 Amateur Division I
2023–24 Amateur Division II
2023–24 Amateur Division III
Club no longer exists
  1. ^ HUSA deducted 2 points due to the involvement of 4 foreign players against CRA in 2011/12 Season
  2. ^ OCK deducted 2 points because of two matches being awarded against them in 2013/14 season
  3. ^ 2 points were added to CRA in 2011/12 season because of HUSA's inclusion of 4 foreign players against them. And in 2013/14 season 1 point deducted because of one match being awarded against them
  4. ^ CODM deducted 1 point after the masses rioted in front of MAS 2011/12 season

Player records

Most goals (since 2011)

The table shows the Botola Pro top scorers since its new format inception in 2011. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2022–23 season[citation needed].

Boldface indicates a player still active in Botola Pro1. Italics indicates a player still active outside Botola Pro1.

Rank Player Club(s) Years active Goals
1 Morocco Mouhcine Iajour
MA Tétouan (12), RS Berkane
(9) 		2011–2015, 2017–2019, 2020–21 79
2 Morocco Zakaria Hadraf
DH Jadidi (52), Raja CA (10), RS Berkane
(5) 		2011–2019, 2020– 67
3 Morocco Mehdi Naghmi
AS FAR (41), IR Tanger (22), MC Oujda
(3) 		2011–2020, 2022 66
4 Morocco Abdelilah Hafidi Raja CA (50) 2011–2021 50
5 Morocco Abdessamad El Mobarky
RCA Zemamra
(12) 		2011–2021 48
6 Morocco Reda Hajhouj
Fath US
(11) 		2014–2017, 2017–2018, 2020–2022 47
7 Morocco Brahim El Bahraoui
RC Oued Zem (16), RS Berkane
(14) 		2011– 45
8 Morocco Jalal Daoudi
AS FAR (4), Wydad AC
(3) 		2011–2019, 2021– 44
9 Morocco Mohammed El Fakih
Maghreb AS
(13) 		2015–2021, 2022 42
10 Morocco Karim El Berkaoui HUS Agadir (40) 2013–2020 40

The historical top scorer of the competition is Ahmed Faras with 231 goals[citation needed]

See also

Notes

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