Botola 2

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Botola 2
Founded1915
Country Morocco
Confederation CAF
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion to Botola
Relegation to National
Domestic cup(s) Coupe du Trône
International cup(s) CAF Confederation Cup
Current champions KAC Marrakech (2023–24)
Most championships Moghreb Tétouan
IR Tanger (6th)
Current: 2024–25 Botola 2

Botola Pro D2 Inwi, commonly known as Botola 2 (formerly the Groupement National de Football 2), is the second division of the Moroccan football league, behind the Botola, Morocco's highest football league. It features 16 teams from across the country that compete for the top two positions, with the top two teams being promoted to the Botola at the end of the season. Each season, the bottom 3 teams are relegated to the third-level, GNFA 1.

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The league was created on June 11, 1915, in Morocco during the French protectorate, by the Moroccan Federation of Athletic Sports (FMSA), and was governed by the FMSA until 1922, when the League of Morocco of Football Association took over.

IR Tanger and MA Tétouan are the most successful clubs in the competition, with 6 titles each. COD Meknès is the current title holder.

History

From 1915 to 1957, during the French Protectorate in Morocco, the Moroccan national championship was administered by three federations: USFSA - CR Maroc (1915 to 1917), Fédération Marocaine des Sports Athlétiques (1917 to 1921), and the Moroccan League of Association Football (1921 to 1957).

The championship of the first division promotion, as it was known since its founding in 1924, ran concurrently with the Moroccan Division of Honour competition and consisted of two groups: North and South. The clubs who placed first and second in each of the division's two regions—the Chaouia League and the Sultanate League—advanced to the semi-finals, where a single champion and runner-up would face off.

During Morocco's French Protectorate, which ran from 1915 to 1956

The Independence Cup was established in 1956, the year of independence, to divide the clubs into various categories for the next United Kingdom championship season. To replace the clubs below (the French protectors' clubs) in the first division, the top teams in the competition that are not among the elite would compete in play-off matches. [1]

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
2023–24 MC Oujda, Youssoufia Berrechid
2024–25 SCC Mohammédia [15] , MA Tétouan

See also

References

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