The 66th season of the Moroccan Premier League
Football league season
The 2022–23 Botola Pro , also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, was the 66th season of the Premier League and the 12th under its current format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.
Wydad Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2021–22 season . Moghreb Tétouan and Union de Touarga entered as the two promoted teams from the 2021–22 Botola 2 .
On June 23, 2023, AS FAR won the Botola Pro after a 2–3 victory against Ittihad Tanger in the last round. The AS FAR club won its 13th title after fifteen years since the last time in 2007–08.[ 1]
Teams
Stadium and locations
Locations of the 2022–23 Botola teams
Team name
Acronym
Location
Stadium
Capacity
AS FAR
ASFAR
Rabat
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
53,000
Chabab Mohammédia
SCCM
Mohammédia
Stade El Bachir
15,000
Difaâ El Jadidi
DHJ
El Jadida
Stade El Abdi
10,000
Fath Union Sport
FUS
Rabat
Stade Moulay Hassan
12,000
Hassania Agadir
HUSA
Agadir
Stade Adrar
45,480
IR Tanger
IRT
Tanger
Stade Ibn Batouta
65,000
JS Soualem
JSS
Soualem
Stade Municipal de Berrechid
5,000
Maghreb de Fès
MAS
Fez
Fez Stadium
45,000
Moghreb Tétouan
MAT
Tétouan
Saniat Rmel
10,000
Mouloudia Oujda
MCO
Oujda
Honneur Stadium
30,000
Nahdat Berkane
RSB
Berkane
Stade Municipal de Berkane
15,000
Olympique Khouribga
OCK
Khouribga
Complexe OCP
10,000
Olympic Safi
OCS
Safi
Stade El Massira
15,000
Raja CA
RCA
Casablanca
Stade Mohamed V
67,000
Union de Touarga
UTS
Rabat
Stade Moulay Hassan
12,000
Wydad AC
WAC
Casablanca
Stade Mohamed V
67,000
Personnel and kits
Teams
Managers
Captain
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
AS FAR
Mohamed Samadi
Mohamed Rabie Hrimat
Erreà
DH Jadida
Abderrahim Talib
Moustapha Chichane
Jako
TGCC, Ilham Plastique, Mazagan, Alitkane1
Fath US
Jamal Sellami
El Mehdi El Bassil
Uhlsport
Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc 1
HUS Agadir
Abdelhadi Sektioui
Youssef Mehri
Bang Sports
Afriquia , Skoda 1 , Souss-Massa 2
IR Tanger
Hilal Et-tair
Mohsine Moutouali
Gloria Sport
Tanger-Med
JS Soualem
Bouchaib El Moubarki
Amine El Msane
Mexxess
Crunchips, Asta, Tobigo1 , Alitkane3
Maghreb AS
Omar Hassi
Mohammed Ali Bemammer
Mexxess
TGCC, Asta1
MA Tétouan
Hicham Louissi
Adil El Hassnaoui
AB Sport[ 2]
Tanger-Med , Municipality of Tetouan 2 , Cafés Carrion2
MC Oujda
Omar Najhi
Yassir Jarici
Macron
Dari1
OC Khouribga
Mohamed Fakhir
Youssef Oggadi
Kelme / Bang Sports
OC Safi
Tarek Mostafa
Mohamed El Mourabit
Bang Sports
Fitco, Maroc Force Emploi, ocstore.ma1
Raja CA
Hicham Aboucherouane (interim)
Anas Zniti
One All Sports
1xBet , OLA Energy, Sofac3 , Nor'Dar, MarsaMaroc 1 , Atlanta Sanad2 3
RS Berkane
Amine El Karma
Issoufou Dayo
Bang Sports
Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1 , National Gaz 1
SCC Mohammédia
Rachid Rokki
Abdelhak Assal
Chabab
Vittel 2
US Touarga
Tarik Sektioui
Achraf Harmach
Macron
Wydad AC
Sven Vandenbroeck
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
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.
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 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.
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2023. 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.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
As of 23 June 2023 [ 40]
1 Sahd played for JS Soualem until matchday 11 and scored 5 goals.
Hat-tricks
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.
Goalkeepers' Goals-to-Games Ratio and Clean Sheets
As of 23 June 2023
Scoring
First goal of the season:
Last goal of the season:
Discipline
As of 23 June 2023 [ 41] [ 42]
Player
Club
Most yellow cards: 80
Most red cards: 12
Fewest yellow cards: 48
Fewest red cards: 2
RS Berkane
MC Oujda
SCC Mohammédia
Annual awards
The UMFP (Union Marocaine des Footballeurs Professionnels), in partnership with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation , organized the Night of Stars Award in its 9th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2022/23 season.[ 43] [ 44]
See also
References
^ "تهنئة" [A felicitation].
^ "عقد احتضان من شركة "AB Sport" للمستلزمات الرياضية للمغرب أتلتيكو تطوان" [sponsorship contract from the company “AB Sport” for sporting goods for Moghreb Atlético Tetouan]. matfoot.com . Retrieved 2022-08-15 .
^ "Botola Pro Inwi D1 : le SCCM présente son nouvel entraîneur Rachid Rokki et le reste du staff technique" [Botola Pro Inwi D1: the SCCM presents its new coach Rachid Rokki and the rest of the technical staff]. lematin.ma. 31 July 2022.
^ "تقديم الربان الجديد للفريق المدرب لسعد الشابي" [Presentation of the new team captain, coach Lassaad Chabbi]. Difaâ El Jadidi. 21 July 2022.
^ "Faouzi Benzarti, nouvel entraîneur du Raja" [Faouzi Benzarti, new coach of Raja]. telquel.ma. 8 July 2022.
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^ "Badou Zaki, nouvel entraineur de l'IRT pour quatre saisons" [Badou Zaki, new IRT coach for four seasons]. Arryadia. 17 July 2022.
^ "AS FAR : Fernando Da Cruz pour remplacer Sven Van Den Broek" [AS FAR: Fernando Da Cruz to replace Sven Van Den Broek]. lopinion.ma. 13 August 2022.
^ "Botola Pro:Tarek Sektioui débarque à l'Union de Touarga" [Botola Pro: Tarek Sektioui arrives at the Union of Touarga]. sport.le360.ma. 28 July 2022.
^ "رسمياً.. ماركوس باكيتا مدرباً جديداً لنادي حسنية أكادير" [Officially.. Marcos Paquetá is the new coach of Hassania Agadir]. Hassania Agadir. 28 July 2022.
^ "Walid Regragui annonce son départ du Wydad AC" [Walid Regragui announces his departure from Wydad AC]. Foot Mercato. 31 July 2022.
^ "Botola Pro D1 'Inwi'.. Houcine Ammouta nouvel entraîneur du Wydad de Casablanca" [Botola Pro D1 'Inwi'.. Houcine Ammouta new coach of Wydad Casablanca]. Arryadia. 18 August 2022.
^ "La Renaissance de Berkane confirme le départ de Florent Ibenge" [Renaissance Berkane confirms the departure of Florent Ibenge]. snrtnews. 6 August 2022.
^ "Abdelhak Benchikha succède à Florent Ibenge à la tête de la RS Berkane" [Abdelhak Benchikha succeeds Florent Ibenge at the head of RS Berkane]. lematin.ma. 10 August 2022.
^ "لسعد الدريدي مدربا جديدا لأولمبيك خريبكة" [Lassaad Dridi is the new coach of Olympique Khouribga]. Olympique Khouribga. 6 August 2022.
^ "Football : le Raja de Casablanca et son entraîneur Faouzi Benzarti se séparent à l'amiable" [Football: Raja de Casablanca and his coach Faouzi Benzarti separate amicably]. telquel.ma. 22 September 2022.
^ "Raja: Aziz El Badraoui officialise l'arrivée du Tunisien Mondher Kebaier" [Raja: Aziz El Badraoui formalizes the arrival of Tunisian Mondher Kebaier]. sport.le360.ma. 24 September 2022.
^ a b "Maghreb de Fès : Abdelhay Ben Soltan prend la porte, Abderrahim Chkilit assure l'intérim" [Maghreb of Fez: Abdelhay Ben Soltan takes the door, Abderrahim Chkilit takes over]. lematin.ma. 10 October 2022.
^ "L'Ittihad de Tanger se sépare à l'amiable de Badou Zaki" [Ittihad Tanger separates amicably from Badou Zaki]. lematin.ma. 18 October 2022.
^ "Maroc : le Mouloudia d'Oujda nomme un nouveau coach" [Morocco: Mouloudia d'Oujda appoints a new coach]. sportnewsafrica.com. 9 November 2022.
^ "Renaissance de Berkane : Amine El Karma assure l'intérim" [Rebirth of Berkane: Amine El Karma takes over as interim]. lematin.ma. 11 November 2022.
^ "أولمبيك خريبكة يتعاقد مع المدرب البرتغالي ريكاردو فورموزينيو" [Olympique Khouribga signs Portuguese coach Ricardo Formosinho]. Olympique Khouribga. 1 December 2022.
^ "الماط يعين رضا حكم مدربا جديدا للفريق خلفا لعبد اللطيف جريندو" [MAT appoints Reda Hakam as the team's new coach, succeeding Abdellatif Jrindou]. Moghreb Tétouan. 6 December 2022.
^ "Mehdi Nafti nouvel entraîneur du Wydad de Casablanca" [Mehdi Nafti new coach of Wydad Casablanca]. lematin.ma. 2 January 2023.
^ "Hilal Ettair, nouvel entraineur de l'IRT" [Hilal Ettair, new coach of the IRT]. maptanger.ma. 21 January 2023.
^ "انفصال عن المدرب عبد الرحيم شكيليط" [Separation from coach Abderrahim Chkilit]. masofficiel.ma. 2 February 2023.
^ "نادي المغرب الرياضي الفاسي يعين السيد عزيز بنعسكر مدربا للفريق الأوّل" [Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès appoints Mr. Aziz Ben Askar as coach of the first team]. masofficiel.ma. 3 February 2023.
^ "Juan Carlos Garrido de nouveau entraîneur du Wydad de Casablanca" [Juan Carlos Garrido new coach of Wydad Casablanca]. lematin.ma. 26 February 2023.
^ "بــلاغ" [announcement]. Hassania Agadir. 3 March 2023.
^ "حسنية أكادير يقدم رسمياً مدربه الجديد عبد الهادي السكتيوي لوسائل الإعلام" [Hassania Agadir officially introduces its new coach Abdelhadi Sektioui to the media]. Hassania Agadir. 8 March 2023.
^ "المغرب التطواني يعين هشام اللويسي مدربا للفريق خلفا لرضا حكم" [Moghreb Tetouan appoints Hicham Louissi as coach of the team, succeeding Reda Hakam]. Moghreb Tetouan. 14 March 2023.
^ "رسميا.. المدرب عبد الرحيم طالب مدربا للدفاع الحسني الجديدي" [Officially.. Coach Abderrahim Talib is the coach of the Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi]. Difaâ El Jadidi. 9 April 2023.
^ "أولمبيك خريبكة يتعاقد مع المدرب امحمد فاخر" [Olympique Khouribga signs coach Mohamed Fakhir]. Olympique Khouribga. 11 April 2023.
^ "انفصال بالتراضي عن المدرب عزيز بنعسكر وطاقمه" [Separation by mutual consent of coach Aziz Ben Askar and his crew]. masofficiel.ma. 22 April 2023.
^ "نادي المغربي الرياضي الفاسي يعيّن السيد عمر حاسي مدربا للفريق الأوّل" [Maghreb Association sportive de Fès appoints Mr. Omar Hassi as coach of the first team]. masofficiel.ma. 22 April 2023.
^ "Wydad de Casablanca : Juan Carlos Garrido annonce son départ" [Wydad of Casablanca: Juan Carlos Garrido announces his departure]. lematin.ma. 5 May 2023.
^ "Wydad de Casablanca : Sven Vandenbroeck nommé entraineur" [Wydad de Casablanca: Sven Vandenbroeck appointed coach]. lematin.ma. 5 May 2023.
^ "AS FAR : Fernando Da Cruz prend la porte" [AS FAR: Fernando Da Cruz takes the door]. lematin.ma. 25 May 2023.
^ "Le Raja de Casablanca se sépare de son entraîneur Mondher Kebaier ce dernier s'explique" [Raja de Casablanca separates from his coach Mondher Kebaier, the latter explains]. telquel.ma. 8 June 2023.
^ "Moroccan Professional Inwi Botola 1 2022/2023: Scorers" . goalzz.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022 .
^ "Botola Pro 2022/2023 : PLAYERS - Disciplinary" . int.soccerway.com .
^ "Botola Pro 2022/2023 : MOST YELLOW CARDS" . Playmakerstats.com .
^ " "ليلة النجوم" تتوج الأفضل بالدوري الاحترافي" ["Night of Stars" crowns the best in the professional league]. hespress.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023 . ]
^ "تكريم الجيش الملكي وصامبو مهاجم الوداد في ليلة النجوم" [Honoring the FAR and the Wydad striker Sambou, in the Night of the Stars]. mfmsport.ma. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023 . ]
^ "Here is your 22/23 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 🌟🇲🇦" . instagram.com/532off . Retrieved 2023-09-26 .
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