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Botola Inwi
File:BOTOLAPRO1.png
Season2022–23
Dates1 September 2022 – June 2023
Matches played64
Goals scored126 (1.97 per match)
Top goalscorerMustapha Sahd
Abdoulaye Diarra
Oussama Lamlioui
Diney Borges
Mohammed Nahiri
(4 goals)
Biggest home winAS FAR 4-1 DH Jadidi
(30 September 2022)
Biggest away winJS Soualem 1-4 Raja CA
(5 November 2022)
Highest scoringMC Oujda 3-4 JS Soualem
(8 October 2022)
SCC Mohammédia 4-3 MA Tetouan
(30 October 2022)
Longest winning runOC Safi
Wydad AC
US Touarga
Maghreb AS
(3 matches)
Longest unbeaten runWydad AC
AS FAR
(8 matches)
Longest winless runOC Khouribga
IR Tanger
(8 matches)
Longest losing runIR Tanger
(5 matches)
2023–24
All statistics correct as of 15 November 2022.

The 2022–23 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 66th season of the Premier League and the 12th under its new 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.

Teams

Stadium and locations

Team name Acronym Location Stadium Capacity
AS FAR ASFAR Rabat Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium 65,000
Chabab Mohammédia SCCM Mohammédia Stade El Bachir 15,000
Difaâ El Jadidi DHJ El Jadida Stade El Abdi 15,000
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 45,000
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 (Touarga) Stade Moulay Hassan 12,000
Wydad AC WAC Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000

Number of teams by regions

Regions of Morocco Number of teams Teams
1 File:Casa-settat logo.png Casablanca-Settat 5 DH Jadidi, JS Soualem, Raja CA, SCC Mohammédia and Wydad AC
2 Rabat-Salé-Kénitra 3 AS FAR, Fath US and US Touarga
3 File:Ro ma logo.png Oriental 2 MC Oujda and RS Berkane
File:Rtta logo.png Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima IR Tanger and MA Tétouan
5 Béni Mellal-Khénifra 1 OC Khouribga
File:Logo region fes meknes.jpg Fès-Meknès Maghreb AS
Marrakech-Safi OC Safi
File:Souss Massa COA.png Souss-Massa HUS Agadir

Personnel and kits

Teams Managers Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AS FAR France Fernando Da Cruz Morocco Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Erreà
DH Jadida Tunisia Lassaad Chabbi Morocco Moustapha Chichane Jako TGCC, Ilham Plastique, Mazagan, Alitkane1
Fath US Morocco Jamal Sellami Morocco El Mehdi El Bassil Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir Brazil Marcos Paquetá Morocco Youssef Mehri Bang Sports Afriquia, Skoda1, Souss-Massa2
IR Tanger Morocco Hakim Daoudi (interim) Morocco Nouaman Aarab Gloria Sport Tanger-Med
JS Soualem Morocco Zakaria Aboub Morocco Amine El Msane Mexxess Crunchips, Asta, Tobigo1, Alitkane3
Maghreb AS Morocco Abderrahim Chkilit Morocco Zouhair Laaroubi Mexxess TGCC, Asta1
MA Tétouan Morocco Abdellatif Jrindou Morocco Adil El Hassnaoui AB Sport[1] Tanger-Med, Municipality of Tetouan2, Cafés Carrion2
MC Oujda Morocco Omar Najhi Morocco Yassir Jarici Macron Dari1
OC Khouribga Vacant Morocco Youssef Oggadi Kelme
OC Safi Egypt Tarek Mostafa Morocco Mohamed El Mourabit Bang Sports Fitco, ocstore.ma1
Raja CA Tunisia Mondher Kebaier Morocco Anas Zniti One All Sports 1xBet, OLA Energy, Sofac3, Nor'Dar, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Sanad23
RS Berkane Morocco Amine El Karma (interim) Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Bang Sports Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, National Gaz1
SCC Mohammédia Morocco Rachid Rokki Morocco Abdelhak Assal Chabab Vittel2
US Touarga Morocco Tarik Sektioui Morocco Mohamed Aziz Macron
Wydad AC Morocco Hussein Ammouta Morocco 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

Teams Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chabab Mohammédia Morocco Mohamed Fakhir End of contract 5 July 2022 Morocco Rachid Rokki[2] 30 July 2022
Difaâ El Jadidi Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha End of contract 5 July 2022 Tunisia Lassaad Chabbi[3] 18 July 2022
Raja CA Morocco Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) End of tenure as caretake 6 July 2022 Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti[4] 6 July 2022
IR Tanger Spain Juan Pedro Benali[5] End of contract 12 July 2022 Morocco Ezzaki Badou[6] 15 July 2022
AS FAR Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck Contract termination 16 July 2022 France Fernando Da Cruz[7] 12 August 2022
US Touarga Morocco Said Rizgui End of contract 28 July 2022 Morocco Tarik Sektioui[8] 28 July 2022
Hassania Agadir Morocco Abdelhadi Sektioui Sacked 28 July 2022 Brazil Marcos Paquetá[9] 28 July 2022
Wydad Casablanca Morocco Walid Regragui[10] End of contract 31 July 2022 Morocco Hussein Ammouta[11] 18 August 2022
RS Berkane Democratic Republic of the Congo Florent Ibengé[12] Contract termination 6 August 2022 Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha[13] 9 August 2022
OC Khouribga Morocco Abdessamad Ouarad End of contract 6 August 2022 Tunisia Lassaad Dridi[14] 6 August 2022
Raja CA Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti[15] Mutual consent 21 September 2022 Tunisia Mondher Kebaier[16] 24 September 2022
Maghreb AS Tunisia Abdelhay Ben Soltane Contract termination 10 October 2022 Morocco Abderrahim Chkilit 10 October 2022
IR Tanger Morocco Ezzaki Badou[17] Mutual consent 18 October 2022 Morocco Hassan Fadil (interim) 18 October 2022
IR Tanger Morocco Hassan Fadil (interim) End of tenure as caretake 25 October 2022 Morocco Hakim Daoudi (interim) 25 October 2022
MC Oujda Morocco Mounir Jaouani Sacked 6 November 2022 Morocco Omar Najhi 8 November 2022
RS Berkane Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha Mutual consent 10 November 2022 Morocco Amine El Karma (interim) 11 November 2022
OC Khouribga Tunisia Lassaad Dridi Mutual consent 16 November 2022

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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former Players
AS FAR Ivory Coast Joseph Guédé Gnadou Ivory Coast Lamine Diakité Cape Verde Diney Rwanda Emmanuel Imanishimwe Senegal Bakary Mané
Chabab Mohammédia Guinea Tidiane Doumbouya Mali Issouf Traoré
Difaâ El Jadidi Ivory Coast Hervé Zahi Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian Nsundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Dieumerci Amale Kenya Masoud Juma Libya Taher Benamer
FUS Rabat Ivory Coast Hervé Guy Ivory Coast Oumar Farouk Comara Cameroon Herman Junior Kameni
Hassania Agadir Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Mbele Democratic Republic of the Congo Katulondi Kati Tunisia Fedi Ben Choug Tunisia Houssem Eddine Souissi
IR Tanger Algeria Abdellah El Moudene Ivory Coast Djama Joé Amian Gabon Abdou Atchabao Senegal Ngagne Fall Togo Donou Hubert
JS Soualem The Gambia Gibril Sillah Mali Abdoulaye Traoré
Maghreb de Fès Algeria Oussama Darfalou Ivory Coast Banfa Sylla Gabon Louis Ameka Autchanga
Moghreb Tétouan
Mouloudia Oujda Algeria Abdelkader Kaibou Algeria Ali Haroun Algeria Ibrahim Farhi Benhalima Senegal Paul Valère Bassène
Nahdat Berkane Burkina Faso Djibril Ouattara Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrack Lukombe Mauritania Adama Ba Senegal Mamadou Lamine Camara
OC Khouribga Algeria Mohamed Walid Bencherifa Botswana Tumisang Orebonye Ivory Coast Treika Blé Senegal Adama Diom Tunisia Nassim Hnid
Olympic Safi Guinea Boniface Haba Mali Abdoulaye Diarra Mali Cheickne Samaké
Raja CA Algeria Abdelraouf Benguit Algeria Gaya Merbah Algeria Yousri Bouzok Gabon Axel Méyé Togo Roger Aholou
Union de Touarga Chad Eric Mbangossoum Cameroon Jean-Joseph Kombous Portugal Tiago Lopes Senegal Mamadou Diagne Senegal Simon Diédhiou
Wydad AC Algeria Houcine Benayada Democratic Republic of the Congo Arsène Zola Libya Muaid Ellafi Mali Kartier Dembélé Senegal Bouly Junior Sambou Republic of the Congo Juvhel Tsoumou
Ivory Coast Cheick Comara

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AS FAR (C) 30 20 7 3 50 19 +31 67 Qualification for Champions League
2 Wydad AC 30 19 9 2 47 21 +26 66
3 Fath Union Sport 30 15 10 5 36 16 +20 55 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Olympic Club de Safi 30 12 11 7 34 28 +6 47
5 Raja CA 30 11 11 8 31 26 +5 44[a]
6 RS Berkane 30 11 11 8 31 29 +2 44[a] Qualification for Confederation Cup[b]
7 Hassania Agadir 30 10 9 11 30 29 +1 39
8 Union de Touarga 30 9 9 12 34 40 −6 36[c]
9 Jeunesse Sportive Soualem 30 9 9 12 31 40 −9 36[c]
10 Maghreb de Fès 30 7 13 10 27 33 −6 34
11 MC Oujda 30 8 8 14 30 35 −5 32
12 SCC Mohammédia 30 8 7 15 27 36 −9 31
13 Moghreb Tétouan 30 6 12 12 28 41 −13 30
14 Ittihad Tanger 30 8 5 17 23 39 −16 29
15 Olympique Khouribga (R) 30 5 13 12 29 36 −7 28 Relegation to Botola 2
16 Difaâ El Jadidi (R) 30 5 10 15 24 44 −20 25
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Raja CA: 6 points, RS Berkane: 0 point.
  2. ^ RS Berkane qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2021–22 Moroccan Throne Cup.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head: Union de Touarga: 4 points, Jeunesse Sportive Soualem: 1 point.

Results

Home \ Away ASFAR DHJ FUS HUSA IRT JSS MAS MAT MCO OCS OCK RCA RSB SCCM UTS WAC
AS FAR 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
DH Jadidi 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Fath US 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
HUS Agadir 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2
IR Tanger 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–0
JS Soualem 0–1 0–0 1–4 1–1
Maghreb AS 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0
MA Tétouan 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1
MC Oujda 0–1 0–0 3–4 0–1
OC Safi 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2
OC Khouribga 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–2
Raja CA 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2
RS Berkane 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0
SCC Mohammédia 1–1 4–3 1–0 0–0
US Touarga 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
Wydad AC 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 2022. 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
ASFAR34422221
Wydad AC82111112
Union de Touarga12910108633
Fath Union Sport95885354
Raja CA7111111111295
Maghreb de Fès11121413121186
Olympic Club de Safi63333477
Jeunesse Soualem18564548
Hassania Agadir462467129
SCC Mohammédia216599610
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi5107910101011
Moghreb Tétouan10797781112
RS Berkane1613121515141313
Mouloudia Oujda1315151413131414
Olympique Khouribga1514131214151515
IR Tanger1416161616161616
Leader and CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Botola 2
Source: Botola

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 14 November 2022[18]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Mustapha Sahd JS Soualem 4
Mali Abdoulaye Diarra OC Safi
Morocco Oussama Lamlioui SCC Mohammédia
Cape Verde Diney Borges AS FAR
Morocco Mohammed Nahiri Raja CA
6 Morocco Hamza Hannouri Fath US 3
Morocco Adam Ennafati AS FAR
Senegal Bouly Junior Sambou Wydad AC
Morocco Ayman El Hassouni Wydad AC
Morocco Abderrazak Ennakouss SCC Mohammédia
Morocco Mohamed Kamal MA Tétouan
Kenya Masoud Juma DH Jadidi
Morocco Mohamed Saoud MA Tétouan
Morocco Reda Slim AS FAR
Morocco Youssef Mehri HUS Agadir

Top assists

As of 30 October 2022
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Morocco Youssef Mehri HUS Agadir 3
Morocco Mohamed El Mourabit OC Safi
Morocco Reda Lakhmidi DH Jadidi
Morocco Karim Benarif MC Oujda
Morocco Reda Slim AS FAR
Morocco Khalid Aït Ouarkhane JS Soualem
Morocco Mohamed Ounajem Wydad AC
Morocco Youssef Arbidi MA Tétouan
Morocco Mahmoud Benhalib SCC Mohammédia
10 Morocco Imad Riahi JS Soualem 2
Morocco Youssef Belammari Fath US
Morocco Hilal Ferdaoussi MA Tetouan
Morocco Yahia Attiyat Allah Wydad AC
Morocco Omar Namsaoui US Touarga
Morocco Abderrazak Ennakouss SCC Mohammédia

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Round

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

Clean Sheets

As of 15 November 2022

Scoring

First goal of the season:

Last goal of the season:

Discipline

As of 14 November 2022[19][20]

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 30
    • US Touarga
  • Most red cards: 5
    • US Touarga
  • Fewest yellow cards: 11
    • AS FAR
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Maghreb AS
    • OC Safi
    • Raja CA
    • SCC Mohammédia

See also

References

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  2. ^ "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.
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  9. ^ "رسمياً.. ماركوس باكيتا مدرباً جديداً لنادي حسنية أكادير" [Officially.. Marcos Paquetá is the new coach of Hassania Agadir]. Hassania Agadir. 28 July 2022.
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  14. ^ "لسعد الدريدي مدربا جديدا لأولمبيك خريبكة" [Lassaad Dridi is the new coach of Olympique Khouribga]. Olympique Khouribga. 6 August 2022.
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  17. ^ "L'Ittihad de Tanger se sépare à l'amiable de Badou Zaki" [Ittihad Tanger separates amicably from Badou Zaki]. lematin.ma. 18 October 2022.
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  19. ^ "Botola Pro 2022/2023 : PLAYERS - Disciplinary". int.soccerway.com.
  20. ^ "Botola Pro 2022/2023 : MOST YELLOW CARDS". Playmakerstats.com.