2024–25 Botola

Botola
Season2024–25
Dates30 August 2024 – June 2025
Matches played128
Goals scored279 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerCheickna Samaké
(7 goals)
Biggest away winSCC Mohammédia 0–5 AS FAR
(30 August 2024)
Highest scoringFath US 4–0 SCC Mohammédia
(15 September 2024)
AS FAR 4–0 COD Meknès
(25 September 2024)
Fath US 5–1 COD Meknès
(23 December 2024)
Longest winning runRS Berkane
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runRS Berkane
(11 matches)
Longest winless runSCC Mohammédia
(16 matches)
Longest losing runSCC Mohammédia
(6 matches)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 29 December 2024.

The 2024–25 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, will be the 68th season of the Botola, the highest tier football league of Morocco.Raja CA are the defending champions, and COD Meknès and Difaâ El Jadidi are the two newly promoted teams.

The fixtures were released on Friday 10 August at 21:00 UTC.

The summer transfer window opened on Monday 1 July 2024 and closed at 22:59 UTC on Thursday 19 September 2024. Meanwhile, the winter window will open on Wednesday 1 January 2025 and will close at 23:00 on Friday 31 January 2025.[1]

Teams

A total of 16 teams contest the league, including 14 sides from the 2023–24 season and 2 promoting teams from 2023–24 Botola 2.

Stadium and locations

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Locations of the 2024–25 Botola teams
Team name Acronym Location Stadium Capacity
AS FAR ASFAR Rabat Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium 45,000
COD Meknès CODM Meknès Honneur Stadium 20,000
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
Olympic Safi OCS Safi Stade El Massira 15,000
Raja CA RCA Casablanca Mohammed V Stadium 45,891
RCA Zemamra RCAZ Zemamra Stade Ahmed Choukri 5,000
RS Berkane RSB Berkane Berkane Municipal Stadium 15,000
Chabab Mohammédia SCCM Mohammédia Stade El Bachir 15,000
Union de Touarga UTS Rabat Stade Moulay Hassan 12,000
Wydad AC WAC Casablanca Mohammed V Stadium 45,891

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front)
AS FAR France Hubert Velud Morocco Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Germany Uhlsport
COD Meknès Morocco Abdellatif Jrindou Morocco Mouhcine Rabja Morocco AB Sport Biougnach, InterPub1, Dante2
DH El Jadidi Morocco Zakaria Aboub Morocco Youssef Aguerdoum Germany Jako TGCC, Mazagan
FUS Rabat Morocco Saïd Chiba Morocco El Mehdi El Bassil Germany Uhlsport Novec, Cosumar3, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir Morocco Abdelhadi Sektioui Morocco Yassine Rami Morocco Bang Sports Afriquia, Skoda1, Moov'up2
IR Tanger Morocco Hilal Et-tair Morocco Nouaman Aarab Morocco Gloria Sport Tanger-Med
JS Soualem Morocco Redouane El Haimeur Morocco Jad Assouab Morocco Bang Sports MARSBET, Asta
Maghreb AS Italy Guglielmo Arena Morocco Achraf Harmach Italy Kappa TGCC, Asta1
MA Tétouan Morocco Mohammed Benchrifa Morocco Zaid Krouch Morocco Comba Sport Tanger-Med, Cafés Carrion1, Municipality of Tetouan2
OC Safi Morocco Amine El Karma Morocco Mohamed El Mourabit Morocco Bang Sports Fitco, ocstore.ma1
Raja CA Morocco Hafid Abdessadek (interim) Morocco Anas Zniti England Umbro 1xBet, Kayna, Sofac3, Nor'Dar, Marsa Maroc1, Anker23
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 Redouane Derdouri Morocco Abdelhak Assal Morocco Chabab Sabera Plast
US Touarga Morocco Abdelouahed Zamrat Morocco Achraf Harmach Italy Macron
Wydad AC South Africa Rhulani Mokwena Morocco Jamal Harkass 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

Teams Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Fath US Morocco Jamal Sellami End of contract 22 June 2024 Pre-season Morocco Saïd Chiba[2] 23 July 2024
COD Meknès Morocco Abdelaziz Dnibi 23 June 2024 Tunisia Abdelhay Ben Soltane[3] 9 July 2024
Wydad AC Morocco Aziz Ben Askar 23 June 2024 South Africa Rhulani Mokwena[4] 11 July 2024
OC Safi Morocco Adil Serraj (interim) End of caretaker spell 27 June 2024 Morocco Amine El Karma 27 June 2024
MAS Fez Tunisia Abdelhay Ben Soltane Mutual consent June 2024 Italy Guglielmo Arena[5] 28 July 2024
AS FAR Tunisia Nasreddine Nabi End of contract 3 July 2024 Poland Czesław Michniewicz[6] 13 July 2024
Raja CA Germany Josef Zinnbauer Mutual consent 22 July 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina Rusmir Cviko[7] 25 July 2024
SCC Mohammédia Morocco Noureddine Ziyati Sacked August 2024 Morocco Redouane Derdouri August 2024
Moghreb Tétouan Morocco Abdellatif Jrindou Mutual consent 17 August 2024 Croatia Dalibor Starčević[8] 18 August 2024
Raja CA Bosnia and Herzegovina Rusmir Cviko Sacked 28 September 2024 Morocco Abdelkrim Jinani (interim) 28 September 2024
Raja CA Morocco Abdelkrim Jinani (interim) End of caretaker spell 9 October 2024 Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto[9] 10 October 2024
AS FAR Poland Czesław Michniewicz Mutual consent 15 October 2024 France Hubert Velud[10] 16 October 2024
Difaâ El Jadidi Portugal José Paixão 13 October 2024 Morocco Zakaria Aboub[11] 13 October 2024
Moghreb Tétouan Croatia Dalibor Starčević 13 October 2024 Morocco Aziz El Amri[12] 15 October 2024
COD Meknès Tunisia Abdelhay Ben Soltane Sacked 2 December 2024 14th Morocco Abdellatif Jrindou[13] 4 December 2024
Moghreb Tétouan Morocco Aziz El Amri 21 December 2024 15th Morocco Mohamed Lakhal (interim) 21 December 2024
Raja CA Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto Mutual consent 20 December 2024 6th Morocco Hafid Abdessadek (interim) 20 December 2024
Moghreb Tétouan Morocco Mohamed Lakhal (interim) End of caretaker spell 6 January 2025 15th Morocco Mohammed Benchrifa[14] 6 January 2025

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 RS Berkane 17 12 4 1 26 8 +18 40 Qualification for Champions League
2 RCA Zemamra 19 11 4 4 25 13 +12 37
3 Wydad AC 19 9 6 4 27 20 +7 33 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 MAS Fès 19 9 5 5 22 15 +7 32
5 AS FAR 16 8 6 2 26 10 +16 30
6 FUS Rabat 19 8 6 5 30 17 +13 30
7 Olympic Safi 18 8 4 6 22 21 +1 28
8 Raja CA 17 6 6 5 18 16 +2 24
9 IR Tanger 18 5 8 5 19 19 0 23
10 Difaâ El Jadidi 18 6 5 7 22 27 −5 23
11 Union de Touarga 19 5 7 7 22 23 −1 22
12 COD Meknès 19 5 7 7 18 29 −11 22
13 Hassania Agadir 19 6 3 10 19 22 −3 21 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 JS Soualem 19 5 6 8 15 22 −7 21
15 MA Tétouan 19 2 4 13 11 24 −13 10 Relegation to Botola 2
16 SCC Mohammédia 19 0 3 16 8 44 −36 3
Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2025. 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.

See also

References

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