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]

Botola Inwi
Season2020–21
Dates4 December 2020 – 28 July 2021
ChampionsWydad AC
21st title
RelegatedMA Tétouan
RCA Zemamra
Champions LeagueWydad AC
Raja CA
Confederation CupAS FAR
RS Berkane
Matches played240
Goals scored540 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorerAyoub El Kaabi
(18 goals)
Biggest home winMC Oujda 4-0 DH Jadidi
(14 March 2021)
Wydad AC 4-0 RS Berkane
(2 May 2021)
Biggest away winFath US 0-3 MC Oujda
(16 May 2021)
CAY Berrechid 0-3 MA Tétouan
(27 May 2021)
IR Tanger 0-3 Raja CA
(16 June 2021)
Highest scoringHassania Agadir 3–5 Wydad AC
(13 June 2021)
Longest winning run5 matches
Wydad AC
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Wydad AC
Longest winless run10 matches
SCC Mohammédia
Longest losing run5 matches
RCA Zemamra
All statistics correct as of 01 August 2021.

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 ended on 28 July 2021.

Wydad AC are crowned champions of this edition three rounds before the end of the tournament with a record of 21 Botola.

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-Meknès1Maghreb AS
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 Jalal Daoudi Joma
CAY Berrechid Abderrahim Nejjar Mourad Kaaouach Bang Sports Dalaa, Ould Bouazza, Alitkane, Or Blanc, Tiger1, Alghalla1, Samir2, Campak2
DH Jadida Abdelhak Benchikha El Mehdi Karnass Jako Ozone, Radio Mars, TGCC1
Fath US Demba Mbaye El Mehdi El Bassil Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir Reda Hakam Yassine Rami Legea Afriquia, Souss-Massa, Agadir, Skoda1, jaouda1, AtlantaSanad23, Joly3, Moov'up3
IR Tanger Driss El Mrabet Nouaman Aarab Gloria Tanger-Med, Experience Majorel1
Maghreb AS Fathi Al-Jabal Anass Azim Mexxess Ozone, GoldVision1, Aïn Ifrane2
MA Tétouan Antonio Cosano Adil El Hassnaoui Bang Sports Tanger-Med,[2] Radio Mars, Halib Titawen1
MC Oujda Bernard Casoni Abdellah Khafifi Bang Sports Dari1
OC Safi Faouzi Jamal Ahmed Bessak Bang Sports Fitco
Raja CA Lassaad Chabbi Mouhcine Moutouali Legea OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, Sofac3, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Sanad23
RCA Zemamra Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili Brahim Nekkach Bang Sports Itqan, Igaser, Sahel et Sahara1, SomaSteel2
RC Oued Zem Fouad Sahabi Mourad Hibour Bang Sports
RS Berkane Florent Ibengé Mohamed Aziz Bang Sports Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, Afriquia1
SCC Mohammédia Mohamed Fakhir Ayoub Adila Chabab S.C.C.M, Vittel2
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 Puma.

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[3] Contract termination 23 December 2020 Jamal Drideb (interim) 23 December 2020
AS FAR Abderrahim Talib[4] Contract termination 29 December 2020 Adil Serraj (interim) 29 December 2020
Nahdat Zemamra Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili Contract termination 5 January 2021 Khalid Fouhami 7 January 2021
Moghreb Tétouan Jamal Drideb (interim) End of tenure as caretake 7 January 2021 Younes Ben Lahmar[5] 7 January 2021
AS FAR Adil Serraj (interim) End of tenure as caretake 9 January 2021 Sven Vandenbroeck[6] 9 January 2021
Mouloudia Oujda Abdeslam Ouaddou[7] End of contract 9 January 2021 Bernard Casoni 16 January 2021
Maghreb de Fès Abdellatif Jrindou End of contract 23 February 2021 Miguel Ángel Gamondi 25 February 2021
Moghreb Tétouan Younes Ben Lahmar End of tenure as caretake 24 February 2021 Jamal Drideb[8] 24 February 2021
Rapide Oued Zem Youssef Fertout Sacked 24 February 2021 Azzeddine Belkbir (interim) 24 February 2021
Nahdat Zemamra Khalid Fouhami Contract termination 1 March 2021 Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili 4 March 2021
RS Berkane Tarik Sektioui Resigned 6 March 2021 Juan Pedro Benali 18 March 2021
Hassania Agadir Mounir Chebil Contract termination 8 March 2021 Reda Hakam 8 March 2021
Rapide Oued Zem Azzeddine Belkbir (interim) End of tenure as caretake 4 April 2021 Fouad Sahabi 4 April 2021
Raja CA Jamal Sellami Resigned 7 April 2021 Mohamed Bekkari (interim) 7 April 2021
Raja CA Mohamed Bekkari (interim) End of tenure as caretake 13 April 2021 Lassaad Chabbi[9] 13 April 2021
FUS Rabat Mustapha El Khalfi Resigned 26 April 2021 Demba Mbaye 26 April 2021
Maghreb de Fès Miguel Ángel Gamondi Mutual consent 28 April 2021 Aziz Slimani (interim) 28 April 2021
Olympic Safi Abdelhadi Sektioui Resigned 10 May 2021 Chiba Said (interim) 12 May 2021
Maghreb de Fès Aziz Slimani (interim) End of tenure as caretake 15 May 2021 Fathi Al-Jabal 15 May 2021
SCC Mohammédia Mohamed Amine Benhachem Mutual consent 16 May 2021 Rachid Rokki (interim) 16 May 2021
SCC Mohammédia Rachid Rokki (interim) End of tenure as caretake 7 June 2021 Mohamed Fakhir 7 June 2021
RS Berkane Juan Pedro Benali Mutual consent 23 June 2021 David Boulengi (interim) 23 June 2021
RS Berkane David Boulengi (interim) End of tenure as caretake 5 July 2021 Florent Ibengé 5 July 2021
Olympic Safi Chiba Said (interim) End of tenure as caretake 5 July 2021 Faouzi Jamal 8 July 2021
Moghreb Tétouan Jamal Drideb Mutual consent 15 July 2021 Antonio Cosano 15 July 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 Joseph Guédé Gnadou Diney Yannick Bangala Litombo Aboubacar Toungara
Chabab Mohammédia Hintan Bakum Hervé Guy Loïc Nze Youssouf Traoré Ahmed Al-Sarori
Difaâ El Jadidi Meke Meyenga Stanislas Dua Ankira Dieumerci Amale Jonathan Ifunga Ifasso Masoud Juma
FUS Rabat Cedric Elysée Kodjo Jean-Joseph Kombous Mohamed Anis Saltou
Hassania Agadir Patrick Malo Bakary Mané Malick Cisse
Ittihad Tanger Mukoko Batezadio Axel Meye Stévy Nzambé Youssoupha Konaté
Maghreb de Fès Franck Guiza Oumar Camara Nelson Munganga Abdoulaye Diarra Alimi Sikiru
Moghreb Tétouan Innocent Assana Mame Gueye Shaaban Idd Chilunda
Mouloudia Oujda Abdellah El Moudene Lamine Diakité Demba Camara Yacouba Sylla Ricky Ngatchou
Nahdat Berkane Issoufou Dayo Alain Traoré Djibril Ouattara
Nahdat Zemamra Carof Bakoua Abdou Atchabao Grace Obiang Amadou Oury Barry
Olympic Safi Cláudio Polaco Robert William Thierry Kassi
Raja Casablanca Soumaïla Ouattara Ben Malango Fabrice Ngoma Sanad Al Warfali
Rapide Oued Zem Aliou Chitou Jean-Baptiste Nangui Nilmar Mondésir Blé Ibrahim Sangaré
Wydad Casablanca Cheick Comara Muaid Ellafi Michel Babatunde Simon Msuva
Youssoufia Berrechid Nickson Kibabage Patrick Kaddu

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wydad AC (C) 30 20 7 3 58 26 +32 67 Qualification for Champions League
2 Raja Casablanca 30 17 8 5 48 26 +22 59
3 AS FAR 30 14 9 7 39 29 +10 51 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 RS Berkane 30 13 6 11 37 36 +1 45
5 Mouloudia Oujda 30 12 6 12 38 35 +3 42 Participation in Arab Club Champions Cup
6 Hassania Agadir 30 9 10 11 23 24 −1 37
7 Maghreb de Fès 30 7 15 8 30 34 −4 36[lower-alpha 1]
8 IR Tanger 30 10 6 14 29 36 −7 36[lower-alpha 1]
9 Chabab Mohammédia 30 7 14 9 26 25 +1 35
10 FUS Rabat 30 8 11 11 32 36 −4 35
11 Difaâ El Jadidi 30 9 8 13 32 40 −8 35
12 Olympic Safi 30 8 11 11 30 41 −11 35
13 Rapide Oued Zem 30 7 12 11 28 36 −8 33[lower-alpha 2]
14 Youssoufia Berrechid 30 7 12 11 23 33 −10 33[lower-alpha 2]
15 Moghreb Tétouan (R) 30 6 14 10 36 43 −7 32 Relegation to Botola 2
16 Nahdat Zemamra (R) 30 7 9 14 31 40 −9 30
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.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head: Maghreb de Fès: 4 points, IR Tanger: 1 point.
  2. Head-to-head: Rapide Oued Zem: 4 points, Youssoufia Berrechid: 1 point.

Results
Home \ Away CAYB DHJ FAR FUS HUSA IRT MAS MAT MCO OCS RCA RCAZ RCOZ RSB SCCM WAC
CAY Berrechid — 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
DH Jadidi 2–3 — 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1
AS FAR 3–2 1–0 — 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0
Fath US 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–0
HUS Agadir 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 3–5
IR Tanger 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 — 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–2
Maghreb AS 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 — 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1
MA Tétouan 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 — 0–1 1–3 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–2
MC Oujda 3–1 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 — 3–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–2
OC Safi 1–1 4–3 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 — 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Raja CA 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 — 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–2
RCA Zemamra 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 3–4 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2
RC Oued Zem 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–2 — 1–3 3–2 0–1
RS Berkane 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 — 1–1 0–2
SCC Mohammédia 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 — 1–1
Wydad AC 2–0 4–2 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–4 2–0 4–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2021. 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
Wydad AC325321122111111111111111111111
Raja Casablanca752112211222222222222222222222
ASFAR121510101110874333433333333333333333
RS Berkane243633338912967767799115710644444
Mouloudia Oujda91115161616161511755896766565864455555
Hassania Agadir13121114121411995463445444589985679106
Maghreb de Fès57756554661112126912981112121213111076667
Ittihad Tanger63124471058675554557444457910878
SCC Mohammédia114456981012881012111010111414141414121212131089
Fath Union Sport86888111312121391013108912969910109111112121310
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi111413151515101114141414161414141414121010111113131397911
Olympic Club de Safi4867774534747810881010876868811111112
Rapide Oued Zem101014131413151415151516151615151515131313151215151614141213
Youssoufia Berrechid1513121113966711101191113131313151515131514141416161514
Moghreb Tétouan149991081213131013131113121111128767579108131415
Renaissance Zemamra16161612912141616161615141516161616161616161616161515151616
Leader and CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Botola 2
Source: Botola

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers
As of 28 July 2021[11]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ayoub El Kaabi Wydad AC 18
2 Ben Malango Raja CA 16
3 Soufiane Rahimi Raja CA 14
4 Axel Méyé IR Tanger 12
5 Salaheddine Benyachou OC Safi 9
El Mehdi El Bassil Fath US
7 Alaeddine Ajaraie Maghreb AS 8
Oussama Lamlioui SCC Mohammédia
Youssef El Fahli HUS Agadir
Demba Camara MC Oujda

Top assists
As of 28 July 2021
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Soufiane Rahimi Raja CA 12
2 Mohamed Ounajem Wydad AC 11
3 Walid Sabbar OC Safi 10
4 Abdelilah Hafidi Raja CA 9
5 Reda Slim AS FAR 8
6 Muaid Ellafi Wydad AC 7
Adam Ennafati MC Oujda
8 Hamza Khabba OC Safi 6
Ismail Moutaraji SCC Mohammédia
Abdoulaye Diarra Maghreb AS
Soufiane Hariss RC Oued Zem
Hamza El Moussaoui MA Tétouan
Mohamed Chibi IR Tanger

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Salaheddine Benyachou4 OC Safi DH El Jadidi 4–3 (H) 5 December 2020 1
Ayoub El Kaabi Wydad AC DH El Jadidi 4–2 (H) 9 June 2021 17

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

Clean Sheets
As of 28 July 2021
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti Wydad AC 14
2 Anas Zniti Raja CA 13
3 Ayoub Lakred AS FAR 11
4 Abderahmane El Houasli HUS Agadir 9
Yahia El Filali MA Tétouan
Soufiane Barrouhou DH Jadidi
7 Mehdi Ouaya RC Oued Zem 8
8 Marouane Fakhr MC Oujda 7
Mohamed Boujad CAY Berrechid
Mehdi Harrar SCC Mohammédia
Hamza Hamiani Akbi RS Berkane

Discipline
As of 28 July 2021[12]

Player
  • Most yellow cards: 10
    • Ayoub Qasmi (MC Oujda)
  • Most red cards: 2

Club
  • Most yellow cards: 74
    • MC Oujda
  • Most red cards: 9
    • RS Berkane
  • Fewest yellow cards: 42
    • Raja CA
  • Fewest red cards: 1
    • AS FAR

See also

References
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