2020–21 Botola

The 2020–21 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 64th season of the Premier League and the 10th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.[1]

2020–21 Botola
Season2020–21
Dates4 December 2020 – 18 August 2021
Matches played40
Goals scored84 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerSoufiane Rahimi
(4 goals each)
Biggest home winRaja CA 3-0 MC Oujda
(13 December 2020)
Wydad AC 3-0 HUS Agadir
(19 December 2020)
RCA Zemamra 4-1 IR Tanger
(27 December 2020)
Biggest away winMA Tétouan 0-2 SCC Mohammédia
(4 December 2020)
RCA Zemamra 0-2 RS Berkane
(5 December 2020)
RCA Zemamra 0-2 AS FAR
(11 December 2020)
RC Oued Zem 1-3 RS Berkane
(13 December 2020)
Highest scoringOC Safi 4–3 DH Jadida
(5 December 2020)
Longest winning run4 matches
Raja CA
Longest unbeaten run5 matches
Raja CA
Longest winless run5 matches
CAY Berrechid
DH Jadida
RC Oued Zem
MC Oujda
Longest losing run4 matches
MC Oujda
All statistics correct as of 27 December 2020.

Raja Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2019–20 season. Chabab Mohammédia and Maghreb de Fès entered as the two promoted teams from the 2019–20 Botola 2.

The season began on 4 December 2020 and is scheduled to end on 18 August 2021.

Teams

Stadium and locations
Locations of the 2020–21 Botola teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
CAYB Berrechid Stade Municipal 8,000
DHJ El Jadida Stade El Abdi 15,000
FAR Rabat Stade Moulay Abdellah 65,000
FUS Rabat Stade Moulay Hassan 12,000
HUSA Agadir Stade Adrar 45,480
IRT Tanger Stade Ibn Batouta 45,000
MAS Fes Fez Stadium 45,000
MAT Tétouan Saniat Rmel 15,000
MCO Oujda Honneur Stadium 35,000
OCS Safi Stade El Massira 15,000
RCA Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000
RCAZ Zemamra Stade Municipal 5,000
RCOZ Oued Zem Stade Municipal 8,000
RSB Berkane Stade Municipal 15,000
SCCM Mohammédia Stade El Bachir 11,000
WAC Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000
Regions of Morocco Number of teams Teams
1 Casablanca-Settat6CAY Berrechid, DH Jadidi, Raja CA, RCA Zemamra, SCC Mohammédia and Wydad AC
2 Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima2IR Tanger and MA Tétouan
OrientalMC Oujda and RS Berkane
Rabat-Salé-KénitraAS FAR and Fath US
5 Fès-Meknès1MAS Fez
Béni Mellal-KhénifraRC Oued Zem
Marrakech-SafiOC Safi
Souss-MassaHUS Agadir

Personnel and kits
Teams Managers Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AS FAR Sven Vandenbroeck Joma
CAY Berrechid Abderrahim Nejjar Bang Sports Dalaa, Ould Bouazza, Alitkane, Tiger1, Alghalla1, Samir2, Compak2
DH Jadida Abdelhak Benchikha El Mehdi Karnass Jako Ozone, Radio Mars, TGCC1
Fath US Mustapha El Khalfi El Mehdi El Bassil Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir Mounir Chebil Yassine Rami Legea Afriquia, Souss-Massa, Agadir, Skoda1, jaouda1, AtlantaSanad23, Joly3
IR Tanger Driss El Mrabet Nouaman Aarab Gloria Tanger-Med, Experience Majorel1
Maghreb AS Abdellatif Jrindou Anass Azim Mexxess Ozone, GoldVision1, Aïn Ifrane2
MA Tétouan Younes Benlahmar Mekkaoui Abdelouahed Chakhsi Bang Sports Halib Titawen
MC Oujda Bernard Casoni Abdellah Khafifi Bang Sports
OC Safi Abdelhadi Sektioui Ahmed Bessak Bang Sports Fitco
Raja CA Jamal Sellami Mouhcine Moutouali Legea Siera, OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Assurances23
RCA Zemamra Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili Yassine El Houasli Bang Sports Itqan, Igaser, Sahel et Sahara1, SomaSteel2
RC Oued Zem Youssef Fertout Bang Sports Morih
RS Berkane Tarik Sektioui Mohamed Aziz Bang Sports Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, Afriquia1
SCC Mohammédia Mohamed Amine Benhachem Ayoub Adila Adidas
Wydad AC Faouzi Benzarti Salaheddine Saidi Macron Ingelec, Or Blanc1, Hyundai23, Alitkane3
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas.

Managerial changes
Teams Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Moghreb Tétouan Zoran Manojlović Resigned 12 October 2020 Juan José Maqueda 22 October 2020
Mouloudia Oujda Abdelhak Benchikha End of contract 12 October 2020 Abdeslam Ouaddou 14 October 2020
Difaâ El Jadidi Jamal Amanallah End of contract 12 October 2020 Abdelhak Benchikha 19 October 2020
Rapide Oued Zem Mounir Chebil Contract termination 15 October 2020 Youssef Fertout 26 October 2020
Nahdat Zemamra Otmane El Assas End of tenure as caretake 26 October 2020 Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili 26 October 2020
IR Tanger Juan Pedro Benali Contract termination 5 November 2020 Driss El Mrabet 5 November 2020
Hassania Agadir Mustapha Ouchrif Contract termination 12 November 2020 Mounir Chebil 12 November 2020
Wydad Casablanca Miguel Ángel Gamondi Resigned 15 November 2020 Faouzi Benzarti 15 November 2020
Moghreb Tétouan Juan José Maqueda[2] Contract termination 23 December 2020 Jamal Drideb (interim) 23 December 2020
AS FAR Abderrahim Talib[3] Contract termination 29 December 2020 Adil Serraj (interim) 29 December 2020
Nahdat Zemamra Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili End of contract 5 January 2021
Moghreb Tétouan Jamal Drideb (interim) End of tenure as caretake 7 January 2021 Younes Benlahmar Mekkaoui [4] 7 January 2021
AS FAR Adil Serraj (interim) End of tenure as caretake 9 January 2021 Sven Vandenbroeck[5] 9 January 2021
Mouloudia Oujda Abdeslam Ouaddou[6] End of contract 9 January 2021 Bernard Casoni 16 January 2021

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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
AS FAR Diney Yannick Bangala Litombo Aboubacar Toungara Joseph Guédé Gnadou
Chabab Mohammédia Hervé Guy Youssouf Traoré Adeleke Babatunde Ahmed Al-Sarori
Difaâ El Jadidi Meke Meyenga Dieumerci Amale Stanislas Dua Ankira Jonathan Ifunga Ifasso
FUS Rabat Cedric Elysée Kodjo Jean-Joseph Kombous Mahamadou N'Diaye Mohamed Anis Saltou
Hassania Agadir Patrick Malo Djakaridja Traore Bakary Mané Malick Cisse
Ittihad Tanger Mukoko Batezadio Axel Meye Stévy Nzambé Youssoupha Konaté
Maghreb de Fès Alioune N'Diaye Nelson Munganga Franck Guiza Abdoulaye Diarra Alimi Sikiru
Moghreb Tétouan Innocent Assana Mame Gueye Shaaban Idd Chilunda
Mouloudia Oujda Ricky Ngatchou Yacouba Sylla Lamine Diakité Demba Camara
Nahdat Berkane Issoufou Dayo Alain Traoré Djibril Ouattara
Nahdat Zemamra Carof Bakoua Abdou Atchabao
Olympic Safi Cláudio Polaco Robert William Thierry Kassi
Raja Casablanca Sanad Al Warfali Fabrice Ngah Luamba Ngoma Ben Malango
Rapide Oued Zem Nilmar Mondésir Blé Aliou Chitou
Wydad Casablanca Cheick Comara Muaid Ellafi Michel Babatunde Simon Msuva
Youssoufia Berrechid Patrick Kaddu Nickson Kibabage

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Raja Casablanca 5 4 1 0 11 5 +6 13 Qualification for Champions League
2 Wydad Casablanca 5 4 0 1 8 2 +6 12
3 RS Berkane 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 10 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 IR Tanger 5 3 1 1 5 5 0 10
5 Chabab Mohammédia 5 2 2 1 3 1 +2 8
6 Maghreb de Fès 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 8
7 Olympic Safi 5 2 1 2 6 7 −1 7
8 FUS Rabat 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6
9 Nahdat Zemamra 5 2 0 3 6 7 −1 6
10 Moghreb Tétouan 5 1 3 1 6 7 −1 6
11 AS FAR 5 1 2 2 5 5 0 5
12 Hassania Agadir 5 1 2 2 2 4 −2 5
13 Youssoufia Berrechid 5 0 4 1 1 3 −2 4
14 Rapide Oued Zem 5 0 3 2 4 7 −3 3
15 Difaâ El Jadidi 5 0 2 3 7 10 −3 2 Relegation to Botola 2
16 Mouloudia Oujda 5 0 1 4 2 8 −6 1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2020. Source: frmf.ma
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.

Results
Home \ Away CAYB DHJ FAR FUS HUSA IRT MAS MAT MCO OCS RCA RCAZ RCOZ RSB SCCM WAC
CAY Berrechid — – – – 0–0 – – – – 0–0 – – – – – –
DH Jadidi – — – – – – 1–2 – – – – – – – – 0–1
AS FAR – – — 0–0 – – – 2–3 – – – – – – – –
Fath US – 1–1 – — – 0–1 – – – – 3–3 – – – – –
HUS Agadir – – – – — 0–1 – – – 2–0 – – – – 0–0 –
IR Tanger – – – – – — – 1–1 – 1–0 – – – – – –
MAS Fez 1–1 – 2–1 – – – — – – – – – – – – 0–1
MA Tétouan 0–0 2–2 – – – – – — – – – – – – 0–2 –
MC Oujda – – – 0–1 – – – – — – – 1–2 – 0–1 – –
OC Safi – 4–3 – – – – – – – — – – – – – 2–1
Raja CA – – – – – – – – 3–0 – — – 3–2 – 1–0 –
RCA Zemamra – – 0–2 – – 4–1 – – – – – — – 0–2 – –
RC Oued Zem – – 0–0 – – – – – 1–1 – – – — 1–3 – –
RS Berkane – – – – – – 1–1 – – – 0–1 – – — – –
SCC Mohammédia – – – – – – – – – – – 1–0 0–0 – — –
Wydad AC 2–0 – – – 3–0 – – – – – – – – – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2020. Source: Goalzz
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
Raja Casablanca75211
Wydad AC32532
RS Berkane24363
Ittihad Tanger63124
SCC Mohammédia11445
Maghreb de Fès57756
Olympic Club de Safi48677
Fath Union Sport86888
Renaissance Zemamra161616129
Moghreb Tétouan1499910
ASFAR1215101011
Hassania Agadir1312111412
Youssoufia Berrechid1513121113
Rapide Oued Zem1010141314
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi1114131515
Mouloudia Oujda911151616
Leader and CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Botola 2
Source: Botola

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers
As of 27 December 2020[8]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Soufiane Rahimi Raja CA 5
2 Salaheddine Benyachou OC Safi 4
Abdou Atchabao RCA Zemamra
Tony Edjomariegwe MA Tétouan
5 Alaeddine Ajaraie MAS Fes 3
6 Mohamed Anis Saltou Fath US 2
Simon Msuva Wydad AC
Yassine Dahbi DH El Jadidi
Youssef El Fahli HUS Agadir
Taoufik Ijroten IR Tanger
Ben Malango Raja CA
Abdelfattah Hadraf DH El Jadidi
Muaid Ellafi Wydad AC
Reda Hajhouj Fath US
Reda Slim AS FAR
El Mehdi Karnass DH El Jadidi
Mouhcine Iajour RS Berkane

Top assists
As of 27 December 2020
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Soufiane Rahimi Raja CA 3
2 Hamza Khabba OC Safi 2
Mohamed Chibi IR Tanger
Mohamed Rouhi RC Oued Zem
Abdeljalil Jbira Raja CA
Salaheddine Ouali Alami MAS Fes
Nawfel Zerhouni Fats US

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Salaheddine Benyachou4 OC Safi DH El Jadidi 4–3 (H) 5 December 2020 1

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.

Clean Sheets
As of 27 December 2020
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Mehdi Harrar SCC Mohammédia 4
Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti Wydad AC
3 Hicham El Majhd IR Tanger 3
Mohamed Boujad CAY Berrechid
Mohamed Amsif Fath US
Ayoub Lakred AS FAR
Anas Zniti Raja CA

Discipline
As of 27 December 2020[9]

Player

Club
  • Most yellow cards: 20
    • RC Oued Zem
  • Most red cards: 4
    • HUS Agadir
  • Fewest yellow cards: 6
    • DH Jadida
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Raja CA
    • RS Berkane
    • MA Tétouan
    • AS FAR
    • RC Oued Zem
    • MC Oujda

See also

References
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  2. "ماكيدا أول ضحايا الدوري المغربي" [Maqueda, the first victim of the Moroccan League]. kooora.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  3. "l'AS FAR se sépare de Taleb" [AS FAR separates from Taleb]. sport.le360.ma. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  4. "اللجنة التقنية تختار الربان الجديد للفريق" [The Technical Committee choose the new helmsman of the team]. matfoot.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. "COMMUNIQUÉ : SVEN VANDENBROECK NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DE L'ASFAR" [PRESS RELEASE: SVEN VANDENBROECK NEW ASFAR COACH]. as-far.ma. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  6. "Le MCO se sépare d'Abdeslam Ouaddou" [MCO separates from Abdeslam Ouaddou]. sport.le360.ma. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  7. "Moghreb Tétouan - SC Chabab Mohammedia". sofascore. 4 December 2020.
  8. "Moroccan Professional Botola 1 2020/2021: Scorers". Goalzz. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. "Moroccan Professional Inwi Botola 1 2020/2021: Cards". goalzz.com.
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