2021–22 Botola

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Botola Inwi
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Season2021–22
DatesSeptember 2021 – June 2022
Matches played160
Goals scored337 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorerGuy Mbenza, Axel Meye
(11 goals)
Biggest home winJS Soualem 3-0 Maghreb AS
(18 September 2021)
Raja CA 3-0 JS Soualem
(24 September 2021)
Maghreb AS 3-0 CAY Berrechid
(2 October 2021)
Maghreb AS 3-0 DH Jadidi
(23 October 2021)
RS Berkane 4-1 IR
(31 October 2021)
RS Berkane 4-1 CAY Berrechid
(29 December 2021)
SCC Mohammédia 3-0 IR Tanger
(12 February 2022)
SCC Mohammédia 4-1 RC Oued Zem
(25 February 2022)
Biggest away winAS FAR 0-3 JS Soualem
(15 September 2021)
RC Oued Zem 0-3 AS FAR
(31 October 2021)
OC Khouribga 0-3 Wydad AC
(3 November 2021)
CAY Berrechid 0-3 IR Tanger
(25 November 2021)
AS FAR 0-3 MC Oujda
(13 February 2022)
Highest scoringJS Soualem 3-4 Wydad AC
(19 November 2021)
Longest winning runFath US
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runWydad AC
(12 matches)
Longest winless runRC Oued Zem
(11 matches)
Longest losing runHUS Agadir
RC Oued Zem
(4 matches)
All statistics correct as of 6 March 2022.

The 2021–22 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 65th season of the Premier League and the 11th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.[1]

Wydad Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2020–21 season. Olympique Khouribga and Jeunesse Soualem entered as the two promoted teams from the 2020–21 Botola 2.

The season began in September 2021 and is scheduled to end in June 2022.

Teams[]

Stadium and locations[]

2021–22 Botola is located in Morocco
RCA
RCA
WAC
WAC
CAYB
OCK
OCK
FUS
FUS
FAR
FAR
JSS
DHJ
HUSA
RSB
RSB
MAS
OCS
OCS
SCCM
MCO
IRT
IRT
RCOZ
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Locations of the 2021–22 Botola teams
Team name Acronym Location Stadium Capacity
AS FAR FAR Rabat Stade Moulay Abdellah 65,000
Chabab Mohammédia SCCM Mohammédia Stade El Bachir 11,000
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
Ittihad Tanger IRT Tanger Stade Ibn Batouta 45,000
Jeunesse Sportive Soualem JSS Soualem Stade Errazi in Berrechid 2,000
Maghreb de Fès MAS Fes Fez Stadium 45,000
Mouloudia Oujda MCO Oujda Honneur Stadium 35,000
Nahdat Berkane RSB Berkane Stade Municipal 15,000
Olympique Club de Khouribga OCK Khouribga Complexe OCP 10,000
Olympic Safi OCS Safi Stade El Massira 15,000
Raja Casablanca RCA Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000
Rapide Oued Zem RCOZ Oued Zem Stade Municipal 8,000
Wydad Casablanca WAC Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000
Youssoufia Berrechid CAYB Berrechid Stade Municipal 8,000
Regions of Morocco Number of teams Teams
1 Casablanca-Settat 6 CAY Berrechid, DH Jadidi, Raja CA, JS Soualem, SCC Mohammédia and Wydad AC
2 Béni Mellal-Khénifra 2 RC Oued Zem and OC Khouribga
Oriental MC Oujda and RS Berkane
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra AS FAR and Fath US
5 Fès-Meknès 1 Maghreb AS
Marrakech-Safi OC Safi
Souss-Massa HUS Agadir
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima IR Tanger

Personnel and kits[]

Teams Managers Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AS FAR Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck Morocco Jalal Daoudi Italy Erreà
CAY Berrechid Egypt Mohamed Fathi Morocco Mourad Kaaouach Morocco AB Sport Dalaa, Ould Bouazza, Alitkane, Or Blanc, Tiger1, Alghalla1, Samir2, Campak2
DH Jadida Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha Morocco El Mehdi Karnass Germany Jako Ozone, Radio Mars, TGCC1
Fath US Morocco Jamal Sellami Morocco El Mehdi El Bassil Germany Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir Morocco Abdelhadi Sektioui Morocco Yassine Rami Italy Legea Afriquia, Souss-Massa, Agadir, Skoda1, jaouda1, AtlantaSanad23, Joly3, Moov'up3
IR Tanger Argentina Miguel Ángel Gamondi Morocco Ahmad Hamoudan Morocco Gloria Tanger-Med, Biougnach1
JS Soualem Morocco Redouane El Haimer Morocco Yassine Njima Morocco BHero Sports BHero Sports1
Maghreb AS Tunisia Abdelhay Ben Soltane Morocco Anass Azim Morocco Mexxess TGCC, Radio Mars, Asta1, Aïn Ifrane2
MC Oujda Morocco Hilal Ettair Morocco Abdellah Khafifi Morocco Bang Sports Dari1
OC Khouribga Morocco Abdessamad Ouarad (interim) Morocco Youssef Oggadi Morocco AB Sport AB Sport1
OC Safi Morocco Abderrahim Talib Morocco Ahmed Bessak Morocco Bang Sports Fitco, ocstore.ma1
Raja CA Morocco Rachid Taoussi Morocco Mouhcine Moutouali Italy Kappa OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, Sofac3, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Sanad23
RC Oued Zem Morocco Abdelkrim Jinani Morocco Mourad Hibour Morocco Bang Sports
RS Berkane Democratic Republic of the Congo Florent Ibengé Morocco Mohamed Aziz Morocco Bang Sports Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, Afriquia1
SCC Mohammédia Morocco Mohamed Fakhir Morocco Ayoub Adila Morocco Chabab Vittel2
Wydad AC Morocco Walid Regragui Morocco Salaheddine Saidi Italy Macron Ingelec, Or Blanc1, 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
Maghreb de Fès Tunisia Fathi Al-Jabal End of contract 2 August 2021 Tunisia 2 August 2021
Wydad Casablanca Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti End of contract 3 August 2021 Morocco Walid Regragui 10 August 2021
Ittihad Tanger Morocco Driss El Mrabet Mutual consent 6 August 2021 France Bernard Casoni 8 August 2021
Mouloudia Oujda France Bernard Casoni End of contract 6 August 2021 Algeria Nabil Neghiz 12 August 2021
FUS Rabat Senegal End of contract 10 August 2021 Morocco 20 August 2021
Rapide Oued Zem Morocco Contract termination 21 September 2021 Tunisia 29 September 2021
Youssoufia Berrechid Morocco Contract termination 2 October 2021 Egypt 8 October 2021
Ittihad Tanger France Bernard Casoni Sacked 2 November 2021 Morocco (interim) 8 August 2021
FUS Rabat Morocco Resigned 3 November 2021 Morocco Jamal Sellami 13 November 2021
OC Safi Morocco Sacked 3 November 2021 Morocco Abderrahim Talib 11 November 2021
Raja CA Tunisia Lassaad Chabbi Sacked 9 November 2021 Belgium Marc Wilmots 11 November 2021
Rapide Oued Zem Tunisia Sacked 9 November 2021 Morocco 22 November 2021
OC Khouribga Morocco Sacked 22 November 2021 Morocco (interim) 23 November 2021
MC Oujda Algeria Nabil Neghiz Sacked 27 November 2021 Morocco 9 December 2021
Ittihad Tanger Morocco (interim) End of tenure as caretake 30 November 2021 Argentina Miguel Ángel Gamondi 30 November 2021
Hassania Agadir Morocco Sacked 9 December 2021 Morocco 10 December 2021
Raja CA Belgium Marc Wilmots Mutual consent 20 February 2022 Morocco (interim) 20 February 2022
Raja CA Morocco (interim) End of tenure as caretake 28 February 2022 Morocco Rachid Taoussi 28 February 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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
AS FAR Cameroon Cape Verde Diney Gabon Abdou Atchabao Rwanda Emmanuel Imanishimwe
Chabab Mohammédia Ivory Coast Hervé Guy Mali Yemen Ahmed Al-Sarori
Difaâ El Jadidi Burkina Faso Cameroon Republic of the Congo Stanislas Dua Ankira Democratic Republic of the Congo Dieumerci Amale Kenya Masoud Juma
FUS Rabat Burkina Faso Soumaïla Ouattara Ivory Coast Cedric Elysée Kodjo Cameroon Jean-Joseph Kombous Cameroon Libya Mohamed Anis Saltou
Hassania Agadir Burkina Faso Patrick Malo Senegal Senegal Birahim Gaye Senegal Djibril Diop Senegal
Ittihad Tanger Gabon Axel Meye Senegal France Pape Paye
JS Soualem Mali
Maghreb de Fès Ivory Coast Oumar Camara Democratic Republic of the Congo Nelson Munganga Gabon Louis Ameka Autchanga Guinea Demba Camara Mali Abdoulaye Diarra
Mouloudia Oujda Ivory Coast Lamine Diakite Ivory Coast Yaya Meledje Cameroon Libya Mali Demba Camara
Nahdat Berkane Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrack Lukombe Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia Clatous Chama
OC Khouribga Burundi Fiston Abdul Razak Botswana Kabelo Seakanyeng Botswana Simisani Mathumo Botswana Tumisang Orebonye Senegal
Olympic Safi Brazil Burkina Faso Djibril Ouattara Ivory Coast Thierry Kassi
Raja Casablanca Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo Fabrice Ngoma The Gambia Guinea Moustapha Kouyaté
Rapide Oued Zem Burkina Faso Republic of the Congo Bersyl Obassi Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Nilmar Mondésir Blé Ivory Coast
Wydad Casablanca Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza Ivory Coast Cheick Comara Ivory Coast Gbagbo Junior Magbi Libya Muaid Ellafi Tanzania Simon Msuva
Youssoufia Berrechid Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wydad AC 20 13 4 3 31 16 +15 43 Qualification for
2 Raja CA 20 11 7 2 27 14 +13 40
3 Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi 20 7 8 5 24 26 −2 29 Qualification for
4 Maghreb de Fès 20 6 11 3 17 11 +6 29
5 Fath Union Sport 20 7 7 6 24 22 +2 28 Participation in
6 RS Berkane 20 6 10 4 22 18 +4 28
7 AS FAR 20 7 7 6 23 21 +2 28
8 Jeunesse Sportive Soualem 20 7 5 8 26 24 +2 26
9 SCC Mohammédia 20 6 8 6 21 17 +4 26
10 Olympique Khouribga 20 5 9 6 25 27 −2 24
11 Ittihad Tanger 20 7 3 10 21 26 −5 24
12 Hassania Agadir 20 6 5 9 14 15 −1 23
13 Youssoufia Berrechid 20 5 7 8 20 28 −8 22
14 MC Oujda 20 5 6 9 23 27 −4 21
15 Olympic Safi 20 4 8 8 12 17 −5 20 Relegation to Botola 2
16 Rapide Oued Zem 20 3 5 12 7 28 −21 14
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. 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.

Results[]

Home \ Away CAYB DHJ FAR FUS HUSA IRT JSS MAS MCO OCK OCS RCA RCOZ RSB SCCM WAC
CAY Berrechid — 3–2 – 1–2 – 0–3 – 0–0 1–0 – 0–0 0–1 2–1 – 2–0 0–0
DH Jadidi – — 0–0 – 2–1 – 3–2 – – 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
AS FAR 2–1 3–1 — 1–1 – – 0–3 – 0–3 – 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 1–0 0–1
Fath US 1–1 2–2 2–1 — 0–0 2–1 – 1–1 – 1–2 0–1 – – – 2–0 3–2
HUS Agadir 1–0 0–0 1–2 – — – 0–0 – 1–2 1–2 – – 1–0 2–0 – 0–1
IR Tanger – 4–2 0–2 – 1–0 — 2–1 – 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 – 1–1 0–0
JS Soualem 1–2 – 1–1 1–0 – 0–2 — 3–0 – 2–1 2–1 0–1 – 0–0 – 3–4
Maghreb AS 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 — 1–0 – – – – 0–0 1–1 –
MC Oujda – 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 – 2–4 2–1 — 3–2 3–1 1–3 – – 1–1 –
OC Khouribga 3–3 2–2 2–1 – – 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — – 2–2 1–1 – – 0–3
OC Safi – 0–1 – 2–1 1–2 – – 0–0 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 –
Raja CA 1–1 – – 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 – 2–1 ��� — 0–0 1–2 2–1 –
RC Oued Zem 0–0 – 0–3 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 0–2 1–0 – 1–0 – — – 0–0 0–2
RS Berkane 4–1 – 2–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 – 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 — – –
SCC Mohammédia – 1–2 – 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 – – 1–0 – – 4–1 1–1 — 0–0
Wydad AC 3–2 – – – 0–2 2–0 – 1–0 3–2 – 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 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
Wydad AC32211111111111111111
Raja Casablanca54122222222222222222
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi43333333667846533363
Maghreb de Fès915141411647786674777654
Fath Union Sport15131213151414141514151513121198795
RS Berkane10810126765453567664436
ASFAR167889576545333346847
Jeunesse Soualem11444454334455455578
SCC Mohammédia25557111188787899119989
Olympique Khouribga797101010109101110101013121211101010
Ittihad Tanger141215161215151514151199108810111211
Hassania Agadir66911131391391012131414141415141112
Youssoufia Berrechid1211691491312139912118101012131313
Mouloudia Oujda81413758810111314141515151514121414
Olympic Club de Safi11101168121211121213111211131313151515
Rapide Oued Zem131616151616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader and CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Botola 2
Source: Botola

Season statistics[]

Top goalscorers[]

As of 6 March 2022[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza Wydad AC 11
Gabon Axel Meye IR Tanger
3 Morocco Reda Hajhouj Fath US 8
4 Botswana Kabelo Seakanyeng OC Khouribga 7
5 Morocco SCC Mohammédia 6
Morocco Zakaria Hadraf DH Jadidi
Morocco Hamza Khabba OC Safi
8 Morocco CAY Berrechid/RS Berkane 5
Morocco Hamid Ahadad Raja CA
Ivory Coast Lamine Diakite MC Oujda
Botswana Tumisang Orebonye OC Khouribga
Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrack Lukombe RS Berkane
Morocco Ismail Khafi AS FAR
Morocco SCC Mohammédia
Morocco JS Soualem
Morocco JS Soualem/Maghreb AS
Morocco DH Jadidi
Morocco JS Soualem/Raja CA
Morocco Reda Slim AS FAR
Morocco Mohsine Moutouali Raja CA

Top assists[]

As of 6 March 2022
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Botswana Kabelo Seakanyeng OC Khouribga 8
2 Morocco JS Soualem 7
Morocco Zakaria Hadraf DH Jadidi
Morocco Ismail Moutaraji SCC Mohammédia
Morocco Ahmed Hammoudan IR Tanger
6 Morocco MC Oujda 6
7 Morocco Mahmoud Benhalib Raja CA 5
Morocco Youssef Benali IR Tanger
Morocco Fath US
Morocco JS Soualem
Morocco CAY Berrechid

Hat-tricks[]

Player For Against Result Date Round
Gabon Axel Meye IR Tanger OC Khouribga 3–1 21 December 2021 11

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

Clean Sheets[]

As of 6 March 2022
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Morocco Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti Wydad AC 12
2 Morocco Maghreb AS 11
3 Morocco SCC Mohammédia 8
4 Morocco OC Safi 7
5 Morocco AS FAR 6
Morocco HUS Agadir
7 Morocco JS Soualem 5
Morocco Anas Zniti Raja CA
Morocco RC Oued Zem
Morocco Hicham El Majhad IR Tanger
Morocco RS Berkane
Morocco DH Jadidi

Discipline[]

As of 6 March 2022[3]

Player[]

  • Most red cards: 2
    • Morocco (JS Soualem)
    • Morocco (DH Jadidi)

Club[]

  • Most yellow cards: 48
    • JS Soualem
  • Most red cards: 7
    • DH Jadidi
  • Fewest yellow cards: 24
    • SCC Mohammédia
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • SCC Mohammédia
    • Maghreb AS

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Histoire du Football au Maroc | الموقع الرسمي للجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم". www.frmf.ma. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. ^ "Moroccan Professional Botola 1 2021/2022: Scorers". Goalzz. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Moroccan Professional Inwi Botola 1 2021/2022: Cards". goalzz.com.

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