Botola 2

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Botola 2
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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 COD Meknès (3th, 2023–24)
Most championships Moghreb Tétouan
IR Tanger (6th)
Current: 2024–25 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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Created on June 11, 1915 in Morocco during the time of the French protectorate in Morocco by the Moroccan Federation of Athletic Sports (FMSA), was guided by the latter until 1922 when it became under the guidance of the League of Morocco of Football Association.

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

History

The Moroccan national championship was run under the auspices of three federations from 1915 to 1917 (USFSA - CR Maroc), 1917 to 1921 (Fédération Marocaine des Sports Athlétiques), and 1921 to 1957 (Moroccan League of Association Football) during the French Protectorate in Morocco.

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

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. In order 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 will 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

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