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.

Botola
Season2024–25
Dates30 August 2024 – June 2025
Matches played80
Goals scored164 (2.05 per match)
Top goalscorerAli El Harrak
Cheickna Samaké
(5 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)
Longest winning runRS Berkane
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runIR Tanger
US Touarga
(6 matches)
Longest winless runSCC Mohammédia
(10 matches)
Longest losing runSCC Mohammédia
(5 matches)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024.

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

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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

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front)
AS FAR   Hubert Velud   Mohamed Rabie Hrimat   Uhlsport
COD Meknès   Abdellatif Jrindou   Mouhcine Rabja   AB Sport Biougnach, InterPub1, Dante2
DH El Jadidi   Zakaria Aboub   Youssef Aguerdoum   Jako TGCC, Mazagan
FUS Rabat   Saïd Chiba   El Mehdi El Bassil   Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir   Abdelhadi Sektioui   Yassine Rami   Bang Sports Afriquia, Skoda1, Moov'up2
IR Tanger   Hilal Et-tair   Nouaman Aarab   Gloria Sport Tanger-Med
JS Soualem   Redouane El Haimeur   Jad Assouab   Bang Sports MARSBET, Asta
Maghreb AS   Guglielmo Arena   Achraf Harmach   Kappa TGCC, Asta1
MA Tétouan   Aziz El Amri   Zaid Krouch   Comba Sport Tanger-Med, Cafés Carrion1, Municipality of Tetouan2
OC Safi   Amine El Karma   Mohamed El Mourabit   Bang Sports Fitco, ocstore.ma1
Raja CA   Ricardo Sá Pinto   Anas Zniti   Umbro 1xBet, Kayna, Sofac3, Nor'Dar, Marsa Maroc1, Anker23
RCA Zemamra   Mohamed Amine Benhachem   Abdelkhalek Ahmidouch   Bang Sports IGASER
RS Berkane   Mouin Chaâbani   Issoufou Dayo   Bang Sports Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, National Gaz1
SCC Mohammédia   Redouane Derdouri   Abdelhak Assal   Chabab
US Touarga   Abdelouahed Zamrat   Achraf Harmach   Macron
Wydad AC   Rhulani Mokwena   Jamal Harkass   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

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 RS Berkane 12 8 3 1 15 6 +9 27 Qualification for Champions League
2 RCA Zemamra 13 7 2 4 16 11 +5 23
3 MAS Fès 13 6 4 3 11 8 +3 22 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 AS FAR 12 5 5 2 18 6 +12 20
5 Wydad AC 12 5 4 3 15 12 +3 19
6 Difaâ El Jadidi 13 5 4 4 19 19 0 19
7 Union de Touarga 12 4 6 2 16 11 +5 18
8 FUS Rabat 13 4 5 4 18 13 +5 17
9 Raja CA 12 4 5 3 12 10 +2 17
10 Hassania Agadir 13 5 2 6 13 13 0 17
11 IR Tanger 13 3 6 4 15 16 −1 15[a]
12 Olympic Safi 13 4 3 6 14 17 −3 15[a]
13 JS Soualem 13 3 5 5 8 12 −4 14[b] Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 COD Meknès 12 3 5 4 10 15 −5 14[b]
15 MA Tétouan 13 2 4 7 8 14 −6 10 Relegation to Botola 2
16 SCC Mohammédia 13 0 3 10 7 32 −25 3
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: IR Tanger +1, Olympic Safi –1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: JS Soualem +2, COD Meknès –2.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Moutmaine, Youssef (2024-06-20). "Botola D1 et D2 : voici les dates du début et de fin du mercato pour la saison prochaine". Le Matin.ma (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  2. ^ "Said Chiba nouvel entraineur du FUS Rabat" [Said Chiba new coach of FUS Rabat]. menara.ma. 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ "النادي المكناسي يتعاقد مع المدرب التونسي عبد الحي بن سلطان" [Meknes Club signs a contract with Tunisian coach Abdelhay Ben Soltane]. medi1news.com. 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Rhulani Mokwena named Morocco giants Wydad head coach just seven days after Sundowns exit". news24.com. 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ "المغرب الفاسي يتعاقد مع المدرب الإيطالي أرينا وشهاب مديرا رياضيا" [MAS Fes signs contract with Italian coach Arena and Chahab as sports director]. atlas24.ma. 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Botola: le Polonais Czeslaw Michniewicz nouvel entraineur de l'AS FAR" [Botola: Polish Czeslaw Michniewicz new coach of AS FAR]. h24info.ma. 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Raja Casablanca Appoint Bosnian Cviko as New Coach". 2m.ma. 26 July 2024.
  8. ^ "الماط يتعاقد مع المدرب الكرواتي داليبور ستاركيفيتش" [MAT signs with Croatian coach Dalibor Starčević]. matfoot.com. 18 August 2024.
  9. ^ "ريكاردو سبيستو رسميا بالرجاء" [Ricardo Sá Pinto officially joins Raja]. rajacasablanca.com. 10 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Football: qui est Hubert Velud, le nouvel entraineur de l'AS FAR?" [Football: who is Hubert Velud, the new coach of AS FAR?]. telquel.ma. 16 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Zakaria Abboub, nouvel entraîneur du Difaa d'El Jadida" [Zakaria Abboub, new entraîneur of Difaa d’El Jadida]. lematin.ma. 13 October 2024.
  12. ^ "المغرب التطواني يتعاقد مع الإطار الوطني عزيز العامري لقيادة الفريق" [Moghreb Tetouan signs contract with national coach Aziz El Amri to lead the team]. matfoot.com. 15 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Football: Abdellatif Jrindou, nouvel entraîneur du COD Meknès" [Football: Abdellatif Jrindou, new coach of COD Meknes]. telquel.ma. 5 December 2024.
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