Botola 2

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Botola 2
Founded1956
Country Morocco
Confederation CAF
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion to Botola
Relegation to National
Domestic cup(s) Coupe du Trône
International cup(s) CAF Confederation Cup
Current champions Moghreb Tétouan (6th)
Most championships Moghreb Tétouan (6)
Current: 2023–24 Botola 2

Botola Pro 2, commonly known as Botola 2 (formerly known before as the Groupement National de Football 2), is the second division of the Moroccan football league, behind the Botola, the highest football league in Morocco. It features 16 teams across the country that compete for the top two positions in the competition which at the end of the season allows them promotion to the Botola. Each season as well, the 3 bottom teams are all relegated to the third-level, Division Nationale.

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2021–22 clubs

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Moghreb Tétouan Tétouan Stade Saniat Rmel 7,000
Union de Touarga
Olympique Dcheira
Nahdat Zemamra
JS Massira Laayoune Stade Sheikh Mohamed Laghdaf 15,000
AS Salé Salé Stade Boubker Ammar 10,000
Stade Marocain
Ittihad Khemisset Khemisset Stade du 18 novembre 10,000
Chabab Ben Guerir
Raja Beni Mellal
Racing de Casablanca Casablanca Stade Père Jégo 5,000
Wydad de Fès Fez Fez Stadium 45,000
Chabab Atlas Khénifra Khenifra Stade municipal 5,000
US Musulmane d'Oujda Oujda Stade Municipal d'Oujda 10,000
TAS Casablanca
Kawkab Marrakech CODM Meknes Stade de Marrakech 45,240

Results

Winners after 1996

Relegated teams (from Botola to Botola 2)

SeasonClubs (Points)
2004–05 Maghreb Fez, Kawkab Marrakech
2005–06 Chabab Mohammédia, Union de Touarga
2006–07 IR Tanger, AS Salé
2007–08 FUS Rabat, CODM Meknès
2008–09 Mouloudia Oujda, Chabab Mohammédia
2009–10 Ittihad Khemisset, Association Salé
2010–11 Kawkab Marrakech, JSK Chabab Kasba Tadla
2011–12 Chabab Massira, IZK Khemisset
2012–13 CODM de Meknès, Raja Beni Mellal
2013–14 AS Salé, Wydad Fès
2014–15 Chabab Atlas Khénifra, Ittihad Khemisset
2015–16 MC Oujda, Maghreb Fès
2016–17 JS de Kasbah Tadla, KAC Kénitra
2017–18 Chabab Atlas Khénifra, Racing de Casablanca
2018–19 Kawkab Marrakesh, Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
2019–20 Olympique Khouribga, Raja Beni Mellal
2020–21 Moghreb Tétouan, Nahdat Zemamra
2021–22 Rapide Oued Zem, Youssoufia Berrechid
2022–23 Olympique Khouribga, Difaa El Jadida

See also

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