2023–24 Botola

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Botola Inwi
Season2023–24
Dates25 August 2023 – June 2024
Matches played120
Goals scored274 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorerNawfel Zerhouni,
Abdou Badji,
Yousri Bouzok
(7 goals)
Biggest home winRaja 6–1 IR Tanger
(28 December 2023)
Biggest away winMC 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 runRS Berkane
MA Tétouan
Wydad AC
AS FAR
Raja CA
HUS Agadir
(3 Matches)
Longest unbeaten runRaja CA
(19 Matches)
Longest winless runHUS Agadir
(13 Matches)
Longest losing runYoussoufia Berrechid
JS Soualem
Maghreb AS
(4 Matches)
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]

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Locations of the 2023–24 Botola teams
Team name Acronym Location Stadium Capacity
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
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
AS FAR Tunisia Nasreddine Nabi Morocco Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Germany Uhlsport
CAY Berrechid Morocco Abderrahim Nejjar Morocco Achraf Hilali Morocco Bang Sports OULD BOUAZZA, KA PREFA, Alitkane
FUS Rabat Morocco Jamal Sellami Morocco El Mehdi El Bassil Germany Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir Morocco Abdelhadi Sektioui Morocco Hicham El Majhad Morocco Bang Sports Afriquia, Skoda1, Joly3
IR Tanger Morocco Hilal Et-tair Morocco Reda Jaadi Morocco Gloria Sport Tanger-Med
JS Soualem Morocco Mahmoud Sebky Morocco Amine El Msane Morocco Mexxess MARSBET, Asta, Crunchips1
Maghreb AS Tunisia Abdelhay Ben Soltane Morocco Achraf Harmach Italy Kappa TGCC, Asta1
MA Tétouan Morocco Abdellatif Jrindou Morocco Zaid Krouch Morocco AB Sport Tanger-Med, Cafés Carrion1, Municipality of Tetouan2
MC Oujda Morocco Faouzi Jamal Morocco Yassir Jarici Morocco Bang Sports Dari1
OC Safi Morocco Zakaria Aboub Morocco Mohamed El Mourabit Morocco Bang Sports Fitco, ocstore.ma1
Raja CA Germany Josef Zinnbauer Morocco Anas Zniti England Umbro 1xBet, Sofac3, Nor'Dar, Marsa Maroc1, Atlanta Sanad23
RCA Zemamra Morocco Mohamed Amine Benhachem Morocco Abdelkhalek Ahmidouch Morocco Bang Sports IGASER
RS Berkane Tunisia Mouin Chaâbani Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Morocco Bang Sports Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, National Gaz1
SCC Mohammédia Morocco Noureddine Ziyati Morocco Abdelhak Assal Morocco Chabab Vittel2
US Touarga Morocco Abdelouahed Zamrat Morocco Achraf Harmach Italy Macron
Wydad AC Morocco Aziz Ben Askar Morocco Yahya Jabrane Italy 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
RCA Zemamra Morocco Abderrahim Chkilit Resigned 15 June 2023 Morocco Abdelaziz Kerkache[1] 18 July 2023
Raja CA Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane (interim) End of tenure as caretake 30 June 2023 Germany Josef Zinnbauer[2] 1 July 2023
AS FAR Morocco Mohamed Samadi End of contract 30 June 2023 Tunisia Nasreddine Nabi[3] 18 July 2023
Wydad AC Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck End of contract 30 June 2023 Morocco Adil Ramzi[4] 22 July 2023
MAS Fez Morocco Omar Hassi End of contract 30 June 2023 Morocco Tarik Sektioui[5] 25 July 2023
MA Tetouan Morocco Hicham Louissi End of contract 30 June 2023 Morocco Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili[6] 26 July 2023
OC Safi Egypt Tarek Mostafa End of contract 30 July 2023 Sweden Mounir Chebil[7] 30 July 2023
US Touarga Morocco Tarik Sektioui Mutual consent 23 July 2023 Morocco Abdelouahed Zamrat[8] 27 July 2023
MC Oujda Morocco Omar Najhi Contract termination 14 August 2023 Morocco Faouzi Jamal[9] 15 August 2023
IR Tanger Morocco Hilal Et-tair Contract termination 15 September 2023 Morocco Omar Najhi[10] 15 September 2023
Youssoufia Berrechid Morocco Mohamed Guisser Sacked 5 October 2023 Morocco Abdelatif Laftouh (interim) 28 December 2023
RCA Zemamra Morocco Abdelaziz Kerkache Contract termination 9 October 2023 Morocco Mohamed Amine Benhachem[11] 12 October 2023
OC Safi Sweden Mounir Chebil Contract termination 17 October 2023 Morocco Zakaria Aboub[12] 18 October 2023
JS Soualem Morocco Bouchaib El Moubarki Mutual consent 30 November 2023 Morocco Mohammed Benchrifa[13] 30 November 2023
Wydad AC Morocco Adil Ramzi Mutual consent 15 December 2023 Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti[14] 15 December 2023
IR Tanger Morocco Omar Najhi Contract termination 11 January 2024 Morocco Hilal Et-tair[15] 12 January 2024
Youssoufia Berrechid Morocco Abdelatif Laftouh (interim) End of tenure as caretake 22 January 2024 Morocco Abderrahim Nejjar 22 January 2024
MA Tetouan Morocco Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili Sacked 7 February 2024 Morocco Abdellatif Jrindou[16] 11 February 2024
RS Berkane Morocco Amine El Karma Mutual consent 11 February 2024 Tunisia Mouin Chaâbani[17] 13 February 2024
SCC Mohammédia Morocco Rachid Rokki Sacked 14 February 2024 Morocco Noureddine Ziyati[18] 13 February 2024
MAS Fez Morocco Tarik Sektioui End of contract 4 March 2024 Tunisia Abdelhay Ben Soltane[19] 4 March 2024
JS Soualem Morocco Mohammed Benchrifa Mutual consent 4 March 2024 Morocco Mahmoud Sebky 4 March 2024
Wydad AC Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti Mutual consent 14 March 2024 Morocco 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.

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 Ghana Bernard Morrison Rwanda Emmanuel Imanishimwe Togo Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro
CAY Berrechid Senegal Mélo Ndiaye Senegal Mouhamed Johnson
Fath US Ivory Coast Oumar Farouk Comara Ivory Coast Presnel Arnaud Banga Cameroon Herman Junior Kameni Jordan Hadi Al-Hourani Nigeria James Ajako Ivory Coast Hervé Guy
HUS Agadir Ivory Coast Djama Joé Amian Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Mbele Democratic Republic of the Congo Katulondi Kati Senegal Assane Bèye Tunisia Fedi Ben Choug
IR Tanger Algeria Gaya Merbah Algeria Walid Bencherifa Spain Alexis Sánchez Pérez Senegal El Hadji Madické Kane Senegal El Hadji Youssoupha Konaté
JS Soualem The Gambia Pa Modou Sohna Senegal Baye Dame Dieng Senegal Ibrahima Guèye
Maghreb AS Ivory Coast Banfa Sylla Ivory Coast Semelo Gueï Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian Nsundi Togo Justin Yeré Togo Kangnivi Ama Tchoutchoui Nigeria Egah Saviour
MA Tétouan Algeria Mohamed Amine Ezzemani The Gambia Sheikh Omar Faye Mali Ismaïla Simpara Senegal Mamadou Seck Senegal Pape Badji
MC Oujda
OC Safi Algeria Houari Ferhani Guinea Boniface Haba Mali Abdoulaye Diarra Mali Cheickne Samaké Nigeria Ndifreke Udo
Raja CA Algeria Riad Benayad Algeria Yousri Bouzok Bolivia Víctor Ábrego Ivory Coast Hervé Guy South Africa Haashim Domingo Guinea Ahmadou Camara Iraq Aymen Hussein
Togo Roger Aholou
RCA Zemamra Cameroon Emmanuel Obounou Senegal Baïdy Diallo Senegal Oumar Goudiaby
RS Berkane Burkina Faso Djibril Ouattara Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Democratic Republic of the Congo Tuisila Kisinda Senegal Mamadou Lamine Camara Senegal Paul Valère Bassène Ivory Coast Claude Gnolou
Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrack Lukombe
Mauritania Adama Ba
SCC Mohammédia Guinea Tidiane Doumbouya Mali Issouf Traoré
US Touarga Chad Eric Mbangossoum Cameroon Martial Zemba Ikoung Portugal Tiago Lopes Senegal Papa Amady Gadio 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[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2024. 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.
(X) Assured of at least a Confederation Cup place
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Olympic Safi +1, Wydad AC –1.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ASFAR CAYB FUS HUSA IRT JSS MAS MAT MCO OCS RCA RCAZ RSB SCCM UTS WAC
AS FAR — 4–1 – 2–1 1–0 – – 3–0 5–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–1
CAY Berrechid 0–2 — – 1–2 0–1 – 1–0 0–0 0–0 – 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0
FUS Rabat 1–4 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 – 0–0 0–1 – 1–1 1–0 – 2–1
HUS Agadir – – 1–3 — 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 3–2 0–0
IR Tanger 1–2 2–1 – 0–1 — 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 – 1–1 0–1 – 2–1 0–3
JS Soualem 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–3 — 1–1 1–2 – 0–1 0–0 – – 2–2 1–0 3–1
MAS Fès 1–3 – 1–2 – 2–1 3–0 — 2–1 1–0 – 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 –
MA Tétouan – – 2–1 1–1 – 4–0 0–2 — 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
MC Oujda 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–3 0–1 — 1–1 – – 1–0 – 1–3 –
OC Safi 1–0 3–1 – 1–1 – 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 — 2–2 2–0 – 0–0 – 2–1
Raja CA 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 6–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 — 2–1 – 1–0 1–0 –
RCA Zemamra 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 – 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 – — 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0
RS Berkane 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 – 2–0 3–0 1–1 – — – 0–0 0–0
SCC Mohammédia 0–2 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 – 0–1 1–0 1–0 – 0–2 1–1 — – 2–3
US Touarga 2–1 3–2 0–0 – 2–2 – 1–0 – 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 — 0–1
Wydad AC – 1–0 0–2 – 0–2 1–0 1–1 – 3–1 – 0–2 3–1 1–0 5–2 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2024. Source: [1]
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[edit]

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

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
ASFAR2521153222111111
Youssoufia Berrechid12151616161614151514141516161616
FUS Rabat3673764766655555
Hassania Agadir8111414141415141416161615131313
IR Tanger14141311111313131312131314151515
JS Soualem4338101212121213121213141414
MAS Fès6787536578988886
MA Tétouan101295375655566669
MC Oujda15161515151516161615151412111211
OC Safi9101098999910777778
Raja CA1464647444222222
RCA Zemamra118111213111010107891010910
RS Berkane5212212333444333
SCC Mohammédia13131213121011111111111111121112
Union de Touarga71410988889101099107
Wydad AC16956421111333444
Leader and CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Botola 2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2024. Source: the-sports.org

Season statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 11 January 2024[21]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Nawfel Zerhouni Raja CA 7
Algeria Yousri Bouzok
Senegal Abdou Badji MA Tétouan
4 Morocco Hamza Igamane AS FAR 6
Morocco Mohamed Rabie Hrimat
Morocco Mouhcine Bouriga Maghreb AS
7 Morocco Hamid Ahadad Fath US 5
Morocco Mohamed El Badoui Maghreb AS
Morocco Zakaria Hadraf RCA Zemamra
Morocco Ismail Khafi IR Tanger

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player For Against Result Date Round
Morocco Charki El Bahri Wydad AC IR Tanger 3–0 (A) 7 October 2023 6
Algeria Yousri Bouzok Raja CA IR Tanger 6–1 (H) 28 December 2023 13
Morocco Nawfel Zerhouni
Morocco Hamza Igamane AS FAR Fath US 4–1 (A) 8 January 2024 15
Morocco 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]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ AS FAR played their home matches at Kenitra Municipal Stadium, 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. And hosted also a couple of matches at El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia.

References[edit]

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