2024–25 Botola

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Botola
Season2024–25
Dates30 August 2024 – June 2025
Matches played80
Goals scored164 (2.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Ali El Harrak
Cheickna Samaké
(5 goals)
Biggest away win SCC Mohammédia 0–5 AS FAR
(30 August 2024)
Highest scoring Fath US 4–0 SCC Mohammédia
(15 September 2024)
AS FAR 4–0 COD Meknès
(25 September 2024)
Longest winning run RS Berkane
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten run IR Tanger
US Touarga
(6 matches)
Longest winless run SCC Mohammédia
(10 matches)
Longest losing run SCC Mohammédia
(5 matches)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 10 November 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.

Contents

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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IRT
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MAT
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RSB
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FAR
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FUS
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UTS
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MAS
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WAC
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RCA
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JSS
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DHJ
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OCS
Locations of the 2024–25 Botola teams
Team nameAcronymLocationStadiumCapacity
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 FUSRabat 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 Choukri5,000
RS Berkane RSB Berkane Berkane Municipal Stadium 15,000
Chabab Mohammédia SCCM Mohammédia Stade El Bachir 15,000
Union de Touarga UTSRabatStade Moulay Hassan12,000
Wydad AC WAC Casablanca Mohammed V Stadium 45,891

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)
AS FAR Flag of France.svg Hubert Velud Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Flag of Germany.svg Uhlsport
COD Meknès Flag of Morocco.svg Abdellatif Jrindou Flag of Morocco.svg Mouhcine Rabja Flag of Morocco.svg AB SportBiougnach, InterPub 1 , Dante 2
DH El Jadidi Flag of Morocco.svg Zakaria Aboub Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef Aguerdoum Flag of Germany.svg Jako TGCC, Mazagan
FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Chiba Flag of Morocco.svg El Mehdi El Bassil Flag of Germany.svg Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc 1
HUS Agadir Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelhadi Sektioui Flag of Morocco.svg Yassine Rami Flag of Morocco.svg Bang Sports Afriquia, Skoda 1 , Moov'up 2
IR Tanger Flag of Morocco.svg Hilal Et-tair Flag of Morocco.svg Nouaman Aarab Flag of Morocco.svg Gloria Sport Tanger-Med
JS Soualem Flag of Morocco.svg Redouane El Haimeur Flag of Morocco.svg Jad Assouab Flag of Morocco.svg Bang SportsMARSBET, Asta
Maghreb AS Flag of Italy.svg Guglielmo Arena Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Harmach Flag of Italy.svg Kappa TGCC, Asta 1
MA Tétouan Flag of Morocco.svg Aziz El Amri Flag of Morocco.svg Zaid Krouch Flag of Morocco.svg Comba Sport Tanger-Med, Cafés Carrion 1 , Municipality of Tetouan 2
OC Safi Flag of Morocco.svg Amine El Karma Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed El Mourabit Flag of Morocco.svg Bang SportsFitco, ocstore.ma 1
Raja CA Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Sá Pinto Flag of Morocco.svg Anas Zniti Flag of England.svg Umbro 1xBet, Kayna, Sofac 3 , Nor'Dar, Marsa Maroc 1 , Anker 2 3
RCA Zemamra Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Amine Benhachem Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelkhalek Ahmidouch Flag of Morocco.svg Bang SportsIGASER
RS Berkane Flag of Tunisia.svg Mouin Chaâbani Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Issoufou Dayo Flag of Morocco.svg Bang SportsThé Dahmiss, GoldVision 1 , National Gaz 1
SCC Mohammédia Flag of Morocco.svg Redouane Derdouri Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelhak Assal Flag of Morocco.svg Chabab
US Touarga Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelouahed Zamrat Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Harmach Flag of Italy.svg Macron
Wydad AC Flag of South Africa.svg Rhulani Mokwena Flag of Morocco.svg Jamal Harkass Flag of Italy.svg Macron Ingelec, Boule d'Or 1 , Sama Immobilier 1 , Alitkane 2
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
Additionally, referee kits are made by Puma.

Managerial changes

TeamsOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Fath US Flag of Morocco.svg Jamal Sellami End of contract22 June 2024Pre-season Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Chiba [2] 23 July 2024
COD Meknès Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelaziz Dnibi 23 June 2024 Flag of Tunisia.svg Abdelhay Ben Soltane [3] 9 July 2024
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg Aziz Ben Askar 23 June 2024 Flag of South Africa.svg Rhulani Mokwena [4] 11 July 2024
OC Safi Flag of Morocco.svg Adil Serraj (interim)End of caretaker spell27 June 2024 Flag of Morocco.svg Amine El Karma 27 June 2024
MAS Fez Flag of Tunisia.svg Abdelhay Ben Soltane Mutual consentJune 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Guglielmo Arena [5] 28 July 2024
AS FAR Flag of Tunisia.svg Nasreddine Nabi End of contract3 July 2024 Flag of Poland.svg Czesław Michniewicz [6] 13 July 2024
Raja CA Flag of Germany.svg Josef Zinnbauer Mutual consent22 July 2024 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Rusmir Cviko [7] 25 July 2024
SCC Mohammédia Flag of Morocco.svg Noureddine Ziyati SackedAugust 2024 Flag of Morocco.svg Redouane Derdouri August 2024
Moghreb Tétouan Flag of Morocco.svg Abdellatif Jrindou Mutual consent17 August 2024 Flag of Croatia.svg Dalibor Starčević [8] 18 August 2024
Raja CA Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Rusmir Cviko Sacked28 September 2024 Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelkrim Jinani (interim)28 September 2024
Raja CA Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelkrim Jinani (interim)End of caretaker spell9 October 2024 Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Sá Pinto [9] 10 October 2024
AS FAR Flag of Poland.svg Czesław Michniewicz Mutual consent15 October 2024 Flag of France.svg Hubert Velud [10] 16 October 2024
Difaâ El Jadidi Flag of Portugal.svg José Paixão 13 October 2024 Flag of Morocco.svg Zakaria Aboub [11] 13 October 2024
Moghreb Tétouan Flag of Croatia.svg Dalibor Starčević 13 October 2024 Flag of Morocco.svg Aziz El Amri [12] 15 October 2024
COD Meknès Flag of Tunisia.svg Abdelhay Ben Soltane Sacked2 December 202414th Flag of Morocco.svg Abdellatif Jrindou [13] 4 December 2024

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 RS Berkane 12831156+927Qualification for Champions League
2 AS FAR 12552186+1220
3 RCA Zemamra 126241411+320Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Wydad AC 125431512+319
5 MAS Fès 1254398+119
6 Union de Touarga 124621611+518
7 Difaâ El Jadidi 125341616018
8 Raja CA 124531210+217
9 FUS Rabat 124441510+516
10 Hassania Agadir 125161313016
11 IR Tanger 123541415114
12 JS Soualem 12354810214
13 Olympic Safi 124261417314Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 COD Meknès 123541015514
15 MA Tétouan 12246812410Relegation to Botola 2
16 SCC Mohammédia 120210631252
Updated to match(es) played on 1 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.

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