2023–24 Botola
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Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 25 August 2023 – June 2024 |
Matches played | 120 |
Goals scored | 274 (2.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nawfel Zerhouni, Abdou Badji, Yousri Bouzok (7 goals) |
Biggest home win | Raja 6–1 IR Tanger (28 December 2023) |
Biggest away win | MC Oujda 0–3 AS FAR (25 September 2023) IR Tanger 0–3 Wydad AC (7 October 2023) Fath US 1–4 AS FAR (8 January 2024) |
Longest winning run | RS Berkane MA Tétouan Wydad AC AS FAR Raja CA HUS Agadir (3 Matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Raja CA (19 Matches) |
Longest winless run | HUS Agadir (13 Matches) |
Longest losing run | Youssoufia Berrechid JS Soualem Maghreb AS (4 Matches) |
← 2022–23 2024-25 →
All statistics correct as of 20 February 2024. |
The 2023–24 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 67th season of the Premier League and the 13th under its current format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.
AS FAR came into the season as defending champions of the 2022–23 season. RCA Zemamra and Youssoufia Berrechid entered as the two promoted teams from the 2022–23 Botola 2.
Teams[edit]
Stadium and locations[edit]
Team name | Acronym | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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AS FAR | ASFAR | Kenitra | Kenitra Municipal Stadium[note 1] | 15,000 |
FUS Rabat | FUS | Rabat | Moulay Hassan Stadium | 12,000 |
Hassania Agadir | HUSA | Agadir | Adrar Stadium | 45,480 |
IR Tanger | IRT | Tangier | Saniat Rmel Stadium[note 2] | 65,000 |
JS Soualem | JSS | Soualem | Berrechid Municipal Stadium | 5,000 |
MAS Fès | MAS | Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 |
MA Tétouan | MAT | Tétouan | Saniat Rmel Stadium | 10,000 |
MC Oujda | MCO | Oujda | Honneur Stadium | 30,000 |
Olympic Safi | OCS | Safi | El Massira Stadium | 15,000 |
Raja CA | RCA | Casablanca | Mohammed V Stadium | 67,000 |
RCA Zemamra | RCAZ | Zemamra | Ahmed Choukri Stadium | 2,500 |
RS Berkane | RSB | Berkane | Berkane Municipal Stadium | 15,000 |
SCC Mohammédia | SCCM | Mohammedia | El Bachir Stadium | 15,000 |
Union de Touarga | UTS | Rabat | Moulay Hassan Stadium | 12,000 |
Wydad AC | WAC | Casablanca | Mohammed V Stadium | 67,000 |
Youssoufia Berrechid | CAYB | Berrechid | Berrechid Municipal Stadium | 5,000 |
Number of teams by regions[edit]
Regions of Morocco | Number of teams | Teams | |
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1 | Casablanca-Settat | 6 | CAY Berrechid, JS Soualem, Raja CA, RCA Zemamra, SCC Mohammédia and Wydad AC |
2 | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra | 3 | AS FAR, FUS Rabat and US Touarga |
3 | Oriental | 2 | MC Oujda and RS Berkane |
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | IR Tanger and MA Tétouan | ||
5 | Fès-Meknès | 1 | MAS Fès |
Marrakesh–Safi | OC Safi | ||
Souss-Massa | HUS Agadir |
Personnel and kits[edit]
Teams | Managers | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AS FAR | Nasreddine Nabi | Mohamed Rabie Hrimat | Uhlsport | |
CAY Berrechid | Abderrahim Nejjar | Achraf Hilali | Bang Sports | OULD BOUAZZA, KA PREFA, Alitkane |
FUS Rabat | Jamal Sellami | El Mehdi El Bassil | Uhlsport | Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1 |
HUS Agadir | Abdelhadi Sektioui | Hicham El Majhad | Bang Sports | Afriquia, Skoda1, Joly3 |
IR Tanger | Hilal Et-tair | Reda Jaadi | Gloria Sport | Tanger-Med |
JS Soualem | Mahmoud Sebky | Amine El Msane | Mexxess | MARSBET, Asta, Crunchips1 |
Maghreb AS | Abdelhay Ben Soltane | Achraf Harmach | Kappa | TGCC, Asta1 |
MA Tétouan | Abdellatif Jrindou | Zaid Krouch | AB Sport | Tanger-Med, Cafés Carrion1, Municipality of Tetouan2 |
MC Oujda | Faouzi Jamal | Yassir Jarici | Bang Sports | Dari1 |
OC Safi | Zakaria Aboub | Mohamed El Mourabit | Bang Sports | Fitco, ocstore.ma1 |
Raja CA | Josef Zinnbauer | Anas Zniti | Umbro | 1xBet, Sofac3, Nor'Dar, Marsa Maroc1, Atlanta Sanad23 |
RCA Zemamra | Mohamed Amine Benhachem | Abdelkhalek Ahmidouch | Bang Sports | IGASER |
RS Berkane | Mouin Chaâbani | Issoufou Dayo | Bang Sports | Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, National Gaz1 |
SCC Mohammédia | Noureddine Ziyati | Abdelhak Assal | Chabab | Vittel2 |
US Touarga | Abdelouahed Zamrat | Achraf Harmach | Macron | |
Wydad AC | Aziz Ben Askar | Yahya Jabrane | Macron | Ingelec, Boule d'Or1, Sama Immobilier1, Alitkane2 |
- 1. ^ On the back of shirt.
- 2. ^ On the sleeves.
- 3. ^ On the shorts.
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Puma.
Managerial changes[edit]
Teams | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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RCA Zemamra | Abderrahim Chkilit | Resigned | 15 June 2023 | Abdelaziz Kerkache[1] | 18 July 2023 |
Raja CA | Hicham Aboucherouane (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 30 June 2023 | Josef Zinnbauer[2] | 1 July 2023 |
AS FAR | Mohamed Samadi | End of contract | 30 June 2023 | Nasreddine Nabi[3] | 18 July 2023 |
Wydad AC | Sven Vandenbroeck | End of contract | 30 June 2023 | Adil Ramzi[4] | 22 July 2023 |
MAS Fez | Omar Hassi | End of contract | 30 June 2023 | Tarik Sektioui[5] | 25 July 2023 |
MA Tetouan | Hicham Louissi | End of contract | 30 June 2023 | Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili[6] | 26 July 2023 |
OC Safi | Tarek Mostafa | End of contract | 30 July 2023 | Mounir Chebil[7] | 30 July 2023 |
US Touarga | Tarik Sektioui | Mutual consent | 23 July 2023 | Abdelouahed Zamrat[8] | 27 July 2023 |
MC Oujda | Omar Najhi | Contract termination | 14 August 2023 | Faouzi Jamal[9] | 15 August 2023 |
IR Tanger | Hilal Et-tair | Contract termination | 15 September 2023 | Omar Najhi[10] | 15 September 2023 |
Youssoufia Berrechid | Mohamed Guisser | Sacked | 5 October 2023 | Abdelatif Laftouh (interim) | 28 December 2023 |
RCA Zemamra | Abdelaziz Kerkache | Contract termination | 9 October 2023 | Mohamed Amine Benhachem[11] | 12 October 2023 |
OC Safi | Mounir Chebil | Contract termination | 17 October 2023 | Zakaria Aboub[12] | 18 October 2023 |
JS Soualem | Bouchaib El Moubarki | Mutual consent | 30 November 2023 | Mohammed Benchrifa[13] | 30 November 2023 |
Wydad AC | Adil Ramzi | Mutual consent | 15 December 2023 | Faouzi Benzarti[14] | 15 December 2023 |
IR Tanger | Omar Najhi | Contract termination | 11 January 2024 | Hilal Et-tair[15] | 12 January 2024 |
Youssoufia Berrechid | Abdelatif Laftouh (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 22 January 2024 | Abderrahim Nejjar | 22 January 2024 |
MA Tetouan | Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili | Sacked | 7 February 2024 | Abdellatif Jrindou[16] | 11 February 2024 |
RS Berkane | Amine El Karma | Mutual consent | 11 February 2024 | Mouin Chaâbani[17] | 13 February 2024 |
SCC Mohammédia | Rachid Rokki | Sacked | 14 February 2024 | Noureddine Ziyati[18] | 13 February 2024 |
MAS Fez | Tarik Sektioui | End of contract | 4 March 2024 | Abdelhay Ben Soltane[19] | 4 March 2024 |
JS Soualem | Mohammed Benchrifa | Mutual consent | 4 March 2024 | Mahmoud Sebky | 4 March 2024 |
Wydad AC | Faouzi Benzarti | Mutual consent | 14 March 2024 | Aziz Ben Askar[20] | 5 April 2024 |
Foreign players[edit]
All teams are allowed to register up to five foreign players, but can only use up to three players on the field at the same time.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | AS FAR (X) | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 58 | Qualification for Champions League |
2 | Raja CA | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 54 | |
3 | RS Berkane | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 40 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
4 | FUS Rabat | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 38 | |
5 | Olympic Safi | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 34[a] | |
6 | Wydad AC | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 34[a] | |
7 | Union de Touarga | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 33 | |
8 | MA Tétouan | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 32 | |
9 | RCA Zemamra | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 30 | |
10 | MAS Fès | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 29 | |
11 | Hassania Agadir | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 26 | |
12 | IR Tanger | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 24 | |
13 | SCC Mohammédia | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 23 | |
14 | JS Soualem | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 22 | |
15 | MC Oujda | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 21 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
16 | Youssoufia Berrechid | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2a) Head-to-head goal difference if they are two teams with equal points; 2b) Goal difference if they are more than two teams with equal points; 3) Number of wins; 4) Goals scored; 5) Play-off between involved teams.
(X) Assured of at least a Confederation Cup place
Notes:
Results[edit]
Positions by round[edit]
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Leader and CAF Champions League | |
CAF Champions League | |
CAF Confederation Cup | |
Relegation to Botola 2 |
Season statistics[edit]
Scoring[edit]
- First goal of the season:
Mouhcine Bouriga for Maghreb AS against MA Tétouan (25 August 2023)
Top goalscorers[edit]
- As of 11 January 2024[21]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Nawfel Zerhouni | Raja CA | 7 |
Yousri Bouzok | |||
Abdou Badji | MA Tétouan | ||
4 | Hamza Igamane | AS FAR | 6 |
Mohamed Rabie Hrimat | |||
Mouhcine Bouriga | Maghreb AS | ||
7 | Hamid Ahadad | Fath US | 5 |
Mohamed El Badoui | Maghreb AS | ||
Zakaria Hadraf | RCA Zemamra | ||
Ismail Khafi | IR Tanger |
Hat-tricks[edit]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
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Charki El Bahri | Wydad AC | IR Tanger | 3–0 (A) | 7 October 2023 | 6 |
Yousri Bouzok | Raja CA | IR Tanger | 6–1 (H) | 28 December 2023 | 13 |
Nawfel Zerhouni | |||||
Hamza Igamane | AS FAR | Fath US | 4–1 (A) | 8 January 2024 | 15 |
Amine Zouhzouh | AS FAR | US Touarga | 3–0 (H) | 25 February 2024 | 21 |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.
Goalkeepers' Goals-to-Games Ratio and Clean Sheets[edit]
Discipline[edit]
See also[edit]
- 2023–24 CAF Champions League
- 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup
- 2023 African Football League
- 2023 CAF Women's Champions League
- 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup
- 2022–23 Moroccan Throne Cup
Notes[edit]
- ^ AS FAR played their home matches at Kenitra Municipal Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium due to demolition.
- ^ IR Tanger played their home matches at Saniat Rmel Stadium, Tétouan, instead of their regular stadium Ibn Batouta Stadium due to renovation. And hosted also a couple of matches at El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia.
References[edit]
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- ^ "Tarik Sektioui prend les commandes du Maghreb de Fès" [Tarik Sektioui takes control of the Maghreb of Fez]. snrtnews. 25 July 2023.
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- ^ "Aziz Ben Askar, nouvel entraîneur du Wydad de Casablanca" [Aziz Ben Askar, new coach of Wydad Casablanca]. hespress.com. 5 April 2024.
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