2011–12 Botola

The 2011–12 Botola is the 55th season of the Moroccan Top League, but the 1st under its new format of Moroccan Pro League. It began on Friday 19 August 2011 with Maghreb Fez beating Hassania Agadir 2–0. Raja Casablanca are the holders of the title. Moghreb Tétouan won the 2011–12 Botola, after defeating the runner-up FUS Rabat in the last game of the season at Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat.[1][2][3] Both teams were pushing for the title until the last game. It was the first time in history of the Botola that a team from the north of the country wins it.

Botola
Season2011–12
ChampionsMoghreb Tétouan (1st title)
RelegatedIZK Khemisset
Chabab Massira
Champions LeagueMoghreb Tétouan
FUS Rabat
Confederation CupWydad Casablanca
FAR Rabat (cup runner-up)
Matches played240
Goals scored526 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorerKarl Max Barthelemy (17 goals)
Biggest home winChabab Rif Al Hoceima 5–0 Hassania Agadir
(25 September 2011)
Biggest away win3 goals (5 times)
Highest scoringRaja Casablanca 5–2 KAC Kenitra

Overview

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous Season
Chabab MassiraEl AaiúnStade Cheikh Laaghdef25,000
Chabab Rif HoceimaAl HoceimaStade Mimoun Al Arsi12,000
CODM de MeknèsMeknèsStade d'Honneur20,0002010–2011 Botola 2 Champions (Promoted)
Difaa El JadidaEl JadidaStade El Abdi6,000
FAR RabatRabatStade Moulay Abdellah52,000
FUS RabatRabatStade Moulay Abdellah52,000
Hassania AgadirAgadirStade Al Inbiaâte5,000
Ittihad Zemmouri KhemissetKhemissetStade du 18 novembre10,0002010–2011 Botola 2 Runners-Up (Promoted)
KAC KenitraKenitraStade Municipal de Kénitra15,000
Maghreb FezFezFez Stadium45,0002010–2011 Botola Runners-Up
Moghreb TétouanTétouanStade Saniat Rmel11,000
Olympic SafiSafiStade El Massira7,000
Olympique KhouribgaKhouribgaStade OCP5,000
Raja CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,0002010–2011 Botola Champions
Widad FezFezFez Stadium45,000
Wydad CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000

Source: Soccerway.com

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Moghreb Tétouan (C) 30 17 10 3 41 13 +28 61 Qualification for 2013 CAF Champions League
2 FUS Rabat 30 16 9 5 32 16 +16 57
3 WAC Casablanca 30 13 12 5 32 18 +14 51 Qualification for 2013 CAF Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Raja Casablanca 30 14 9 7 34 24 +10 51 participation in the UAFA Club Cup
5 Difaa El Jadida 30 13 9 8 35 27 +8 48
6 Maghreb Fez 30 10 11 9 35 26 +9 41
7 FAR Rabat 30 10 11 9 32 29 +3 41 Qualification for 2013 CAF Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 1]
8 Olympic Safi 30 9 9 12 34 43 −9 36
9 Chabab Rif Hoceima 30 8 9 13 31 27 +4 35[lower-alpha 2]
10 Olympique Khouribga 30 8 11 11 27 32 −5 35
11 CODM de Meknès 30 10 6 14 19 26 −7 35[lower-alpha 3]
12 KAC Kenitra 30 7 14 9 29 40 −11 35
13 Hassania Agadir 30 8 11 11 22 31 −9 33[lower-alpha 4]
14 Widad Fez 30 7 9 14 26 39 −13 30
15 Chabab Massira (R) 30 7 7 16 24 42 −18 28 Relegation to GNF 2
16 IZK Khemisset (R) 30 5 9 16 12 32 −20 24
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2012. Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. FAR Rabat qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup as the 2012 Moroccan Throne Cup runner-up since winners Raja Casablanca participated in the 2012–13 UAFA Club Cup.
  2. CRA 2 points added.
  3. MEK 1 point deducted.
  4. HUSA 2 points deducted.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 27 May 2012.[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Karl Max Barthélémy Difaa El Jadida 17
2 Aziz Jounaid FAR Rabat 15
Abderrazak Hamdallah Olympic Safi
4 Hamza Abourazzouk Maghreb Fez 11
5 Badr Kachani FUS Rabat 10
6 Zakaria Hadraf Difaa El Jadida 8
Abdeladim Khadrouf Moghreb Tétouan
Yassine Salhi Raja Casablanca
Abdessamad El Mobarky Chabab Rif Hoceima
10 Brahim El Bahri FUS Rabat 7
Abdelkarim Benhania Moghreb Tétouan
Zaid Krouch
Abderrazak El Mnasfi
Arnaud Nsemen Chabab Rif Hoceima
Bilal Biat KAC Kenitra

See also

References
  1. "BBC Sport - Moghreb Tetouan win Moroccan title for the first time". Bbc.co.uk. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. "Tetouan top champions list". FIFA.com. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. "Le Moghreb de Tétouan champion du Maroc 2012". Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. "Moroccan Pro League 2011/2012: Scorers". goalzz.com
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