2023–24 Botola

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.

Botola Inwi
Season2023–24
Dates25 August 2023 – June 2024
Matches played48
Goals scored111 (2.31 per match)
Biggest home winMAS Fès 3–0 JS Soualem

(1 October 2023)
Biggest away winMC Oujda 0–3 AS FAR
(2 September 2023)
IR Tanger 1–3 Wydad AC
(8 October 2023)
Longest winning runMA Tétouan
RS Berkane
(3 Matches)
Longest unbeaten runMAS Fès
Raja CA
RS Berkane
(6 Matches)
Longest winless runHassania Agadir
MC Oujda
Youssoufia Berrechid
(6 Matches)
Longest losing runJS Soualem
Youssoufia Berrechid
(4 Matches)
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2023.

AS FAR came into the season as defending champions of the 2022–23 season. Renaissance Zemamra and Youssoufia Berrechid entered as the two promoted teams from the 2022–23 Botola 2.

Teams

Stadium and locations
Locations of the 2023–24 Botola teams
Team name Acronym Location Stadium Capacity
AS FAR ASFAR Mohammedia El Bachir 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 Tanger Saniat Rmel Stadium[note 2] 10,000
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 Mohamed 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 Mohammédia El Bachir Stadium 15,000
Union de Touarga UTS Rabat Moulay Hassan Stadium 12,000
Wydad AC WAC Casablanca Mohamed V Stadium 67,000
Youssoufia Berrechid CAYB Berrechid Berrechid Municipal Stadium 5,000

Number of teams by regions
Regions of Morocco Number of teams Teams
1 Casablanca-Settat6CAY Berrechid, JS Soualem, Raja CA, RCA Zemamra, SCC Mohammédia and Wydad AC
2 Rabat-Salé-Kénitra3AS FAR, FUS Rabat and US Touarga
3 Oriental2MC Oujda and RS Berkane
Tanger-Tetouan-Al HoceimaIR Tanger and MA Tétouan
5 Fès-Meknès1MAS Fès
Marrakech-SafiOC Safi
Souss-MassaHUS Agadir

Personnel and kits
Teams Managers Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AS FAR Tunisia Nasreddine Nabi Morocco Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Erreà
CAY Berrechid
FUS Rabat Morocco Jamal Sellami Morocco El Mehdi El Bassil Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir Morocco Abdelhadi Sektioui Morocco Youssef Mehri Bang Sports Afriquia, Skoda1, Souss-Massa2
IR Tanger Morocco Hilal Et-tair Morocco Mohsine Moutouali Gloria Sport Tanger-Med
JS Soualem Morocco Bouchaib El Moubarki Morocco Amine El Msane Mexxess Crunchips, Asta, Tobigo1, Alitkane3
MAS Fès Morocco Tarik Sektioui Kappa TGCC, Asta1
MA Tétouan Morocco Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili Morocco Adil El Hassnaoui AB Sport Tanger-Med, Municipality of Tetouan2, Cafés Carrion2
MC Oujda Morocco Faouzi Jamal Morocco Yassir Jarici Macron Dari1
OC Safi Sweden Mounir Chebil Morocco Mohamed El Mourabit Bang Sports Fitco, Maroc Force Emploi, ocstore.ma1
Raja CA Germany Josef Zinnbauer Morocco Anas Zniti Umbro 1xBet, OLA Energy, Sofac3, Nor'Dar, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Sanad23
RCA Zemamra
RS Berkane Morocco Amine El Karma Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Bang Sports Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, National Gaz1
SCC Mohammédia Morocco Rachid Rokki Morocco Abdelhak Assal Chabab Vittel2
US Touarga Morocco Abdelouahed Zamrat Morocco Achraf Harmach Macron
Wydad AC Morocco Adil Ramzi Morocco 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
Teams Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Raja CA Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane (interim) End of tenure as caretake 30 June 2023 Germany Josef Zinnbauer[1] 1 July 2023
AS FAR Morocco Mohamed Samadi End of contract 30 June 2023 Tunisia Nasreddine Nabi[2] 18 July 2023
Wydad AC Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck End of contract 30 June 2023 Morocco Adil Ramzi[3] 22 July 2023
MAS Fez Morocco Omar Hassi End of contract 30 June 2023 Morocco Tarik Sektioui[4] 25 July 2023
MA Tetouan Morocco Hicham Louissi End of contract 30 June 2023 Morocco Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili[5] 26 July 2023
OC Safi Egypt Tarek Mostafa End of contract 30 July 2023 Sweden Mounir Chebil[6] 30 July 2023
US Touarga Morocco Tarik Sektioui Mutual consent 23 July 2023 Morocco Abdelouahed Zamrat[7] 27 July 2023
MC Oujda Morocco Omar Najhi Contract termination 14 August 2023 Morocco Faouzi Jamal 15 August 2023

Foreign players

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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Unregistered Players Former Players
AS FAR Republic of the Congo Messie Biatoumoussoka Ivory Coast Lamine Diakite Rwanda Emmanuel Imanishimwe Togo Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro Ghana Bernard Morrison
CAY Berrechid Ivory Coast Ousmane Doumbia
Fath US Ivory Coast Hervé Guy Ivory Coast Oumar Farouk Comara Cameroon Herman Junior Kameni Nigeria James Ajako
HUS Agadir Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Mbele Democratic Republic of the Congo Katulondi Kati Tunisia Fedi Ben Choug
IR Tanger Algeria Gaya Merbah Algeria Walid Bencherifa Spain Alexis Sánchez Pérez Gabon Abdou Atchabao Senegal El Hadji Youssoupha Konaté Ivory Coast Djama Joé Amian
JS Soualem Mali Abdoulaye Traoré Senegal Baye Dame Dieng Senegal Ibrahima Guèye
Maghreb AS Ivory Coast Banfa Sylla Togo Kangnivi Ama Tchoutchoui Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian Nsundi Nigeria Egah Saviour Togo Justin Yeré
MA Tétouan Mali Ismaïla Simpara Algeria Mohamed Amine Ezzemani Senegal Mamadou Seck Senegal Pape Badji The Gambia Sheikh Omar Faye
MC Oujda
OC Safi Burkina Faso Abdoul Draman Ouedraogo Guinea Boniface Haba Mali Abdoulaye Diarra Mali Cheickne Samaké
Raja CA Algeria Yousri Bouzok Togo Roger Aholou South Africa Haashim Domingo Iraq Aymen HusseinGabon Axel Méyé
RCA Zemamra Senegal Baïdy Diallo Senegal Oumar Goudiaby Cameroon Emmanuel Obounou
RS Berkane Burkina Faso Djibril Ouattara Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrack Lukombe Mauritania Adama Ba Niger Victorien Adebayor Senegal Paul Valère Bassène
SCC Mohammédia Guinea Tidiane Doumbouya Mali Issouf Traoré
US Touarga Chad Eric Mbangossoum Cameroon Jean-Joseph Kombous Portugal Tiago Lopes Senegal Simon Diedhiou
Wydad AC Algeria Ilyes Chetti Algeria Zakaria Draoui Democratic Republic of the Congo Arsène Zola Libya Hamdou Elhouni Senegal Bouly Sambou

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 RS Berkane 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 14 Qualification for Champions League
2 Wydad AC 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
3 MAS Fès 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Raja CA 6 3 3 0 9 5 +4 12
5 AS FAR 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
6 FUS Rabat 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11
7 MA Tétouan 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10
8 Union de Touarga 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10
9 Olympic Safi 6 1 4 1 4 4 0 7
10 SCC Mohammédia 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
11 RCA Zemamra 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
12 JS Soualem 6 2 0 4 4 8 −4 6
13 IR Tanger 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5
14 Hassania Agadir 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2
15 MC Oujda 6 0 2 4 3 12 −9 2 Relegation to Botola 2
16 Youssoufia Berrechid 6 0 1 5 3 10 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: FRMF.ma
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.

Results
Home \ Away ASFAR CAYB FUS HUSA IRT JSS MAS MAT MCO OCS RCA RCAZ RSB SCCM UTS WAC
AS FAR — – – – – – – – – – – 3–1 0–0 2–0 – –
CAY Berrechid – — – – – – – – 0–0 – 1–3 – – 0–1 – –
FUS Rabat – – — 2–0 – – 0–0 – – – – – – – – –
HUS Agadir – – – — – – – 0–2 – – 1–1 – – – – –
IR Tanger – 2–1 – – — 0–2 – – 1–1 – – – – – – 0–3
JS Soualem – – 1–3 1–0 – — – – – 0–1 – – – – – –
MAS Fès – – – – – 3–0 — – – – 1–1 – – – 2–1 –
MA Tétouan – – 2–1 – – – – — – 0–0 – – – – – –
MC Oujda 0–3 – 0–0 – – – 1–3 – — – – – – – 1–3 –
OC Safi – – – 1–1 – – – – – — – – – 0–0 – –
Raja CA 2–2 – – – – – – 1–0 – – — – – – 1–0 –
RCA Zemamra – 1–0 – – – – 1–1 – – 3–2 – — – – – –
RS Berkane – 3–1 – – 2–1 – – – 2–0 – – – — – – 0–0
SCC Mohammédia – – – 3–1 – – – 0–1 – – – – – — – 2–3
US Touarga 2–1 – – – 2–2 – – – – – – 2–1 1–3 – — –
Wydad AC – – 0–2 – – 1–0 – – – – – 3–1 – – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.


Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
ASFAR252115
Youssoufia Berrechid121516161616
FUS Rabat367376
Hassania Agadir81114141414
IR Tanger141413111113
JS Soualem43381012
MAS Fès678753
MA Tétouan10129537
MC Oujda151615151515
OC Safi91010989
Raja CA146464
RCA Zemamra11811121311
RS Berkane521221
SCC Mohammédia131312131210
Union de Touarga7141098
Wydad AC1695642
Leader and CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Botola 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: the-sports.org

Season statistics

Top goalscorers


Top assists


Hat-tricks


Goalkeepers' Goals-to-Games Ratio and Clean Sheets


Scoring


Discipline


See also

Notes
  1. AS FAR played their home matches at El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, instead of their regular stadium Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium due to demolition.
  2. IR Tanger played their home matches at Saniat Rmel Stadium, Tétouan, instead of their regular stadium Ibn Batouta Stadium due to renovation.

References
  1. "L'Allemand Josef Zinnbauer, nouvel entraîneur du Raja" [German Josef Zinnbauer, new coach of Raja]. h24info.ma. 8 June 2023.
  2. "AS FAR : Nasreddine Nabi, nouvel entraîneur des militaires pour les deux prochaines saisons" [AS FAR: Nasreddine Nabi, new military coach for the next two seasons]. lematin.ma. 18 July 2023.
  3. "Adil Ramzi, new coach of Wydad Casablanca". moroccolatestnews.com. 22 July 2023.
  4. "Tarik Sektioui prend les commandes du Maghreb de Fès" [Tarik Sektioui takes control of the Maghreb of Fez]. snrtnews. 25 July 2023.
  5. "المغرب التطواني يتعاقد مع المدرب محمد العلوي الاسماعيلي" [Moghreb Tetouan contracts with coach Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili]. Moghreb Tetouan. 26 July 2023.
  6. "Olympic de Safi : Mounir Chebil succède officiellement à Tarik Moustapha" [Olympic Safi: Mounir Chebil officially succeeds Tarik Moustapha]. lematin.ma. 30 July 2023.
  7. "Mercato - Abdelouahed Zamrat nouvel entraîneur de Touarga" [Mercato – Abdelouahed Zamrat new coach of Touarga]. elbotola.com. 28 July 2023.
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