Division Excellence

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Division Excellence
DEX-H logo.png
Organising bodyFRMBB
Founded1957;66 years ago (1957)
First season1960
Country Morocco
Confederation FIBA Africa
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to1NDH
Domestic cup(s) Moroccan Throne Cup
International cup(s) Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current champions FUS Rabat (18 titles)
(2023–24)
Most championships FUS Rabat (18 titles)
PresidentMostafa Aourach
TV partnersArryadiya
Website www.frmbb.ma
Basketball current event.svg 2023-24 Division Excellence

The Division Excellence (DEX-H) is the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Founded in 1957, the league currently consists of 12 teams. The league is administered by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB). The current defending champions are FUS RABAT, who defeated MAJD Tanger in the 2022/2023 Botola Finals. [1]

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Current clubs

The following 12 teams play in the Division Excellence during the 2023–24 season: [2] [3] [4]

TeamCity, ProvinceArena
AS Salé Salé Salle Bouazzaoui
ASFAR RABAT Rabat Salle Centre Sportif Des FAR
Wydad AC Casablanca Salle Complexe Mohamed V
Maghreb de Fes Fez Salle 11 Janvier
FUS Rabat Rabat Salle Ibn Rochd
IRT Tanger Tanger Salle Ziaten
Lixus Larache Larache Salle Maghreb El Jadid
Raja CA Casablanca Salle Complexe Mohamed V
ASA Al Hoceima Al Hoceima Salle 3 Mars
KACM Marrakech Marrakech Salle Zerktouni
Majd Tanger Tanger Salle Ziaten
ASCEBB Tantan Salle Omnisports de Tantan

Performance by club

TeamsWinnersWinning seasons
FUS RABAT181968، 1970، 1971، 1972، 1973، 1978، 1979، 1980، 1981، 1984، 1988، 1990، 1992، 1994، 1999، 2001، 2004، 2023
WYDAD AC101965، 1966، 1967، 1975، 1976 ، 1982، 1983، 1985، 2000، 2013
AS SALE92010، 2011، 2014، 2015، 2016، 2017، 2018، 2021، 2022
MAS FES51996، 1997، 1998، 2003، 2007
RU CASABLANCA51935، 1936، 1937، 1941، 1942
TS CASABLANCA41987، 1989، 1995، 2002
IR TANGER31993، 2008، 2009
ASFAR RABAT31964، 1969، 1986
AS Casablanca31957، 1962، 1963
OC KHOURIBGA31947، 1948، 1949
RCA CASABLANCA22005، 2006
CERCLE CASABLANCA21974، 1977
A.S.P.T.T. Casablanca21950، 1951
B.U.S. Casablanca21946، 1956
RS BERKANE12012
BMCI Basket Club11991
CC Casablanca11961
US FES11945

Champions

The following is a list of all the Moroccan top-tier division champions (numbers in brackets denote the title number of the team):

Recent finals

EditionSeasonChampionsRunners-upFinals scoreThird place
722010 AS Salé (1)–
732011 AS Salé (2) Wydad AC
742012 Renaissance Berkane (1) Wydad AC
752013 Wydad AC (10) Renaissance Berkane
762014 AS Salé (3)
772014–15 AS Salé (4)
782015–16 AS Salé (5) Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Mouloudia Oujda Basket
792016–17 AS Salé (6) Maghreb de Fes Wydad AC
802017–18 AS Salé (7) Wydad AC Not played
2018–19Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019–20
812020–21 AS Salé (8) FUS Rabat FAR Rabat
82 2021–22 AS Salé (9) FUS Rabat 2–0Not played
83 2022–23 FUS Rabat (18) MTB Majd Tanger 3–1 Ittihad Tanger

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References

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  2. ↑ "Moroccan Basketball". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Yoli BAHIN officiellement à l’ASFAR Basketball Archived 16 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine , as-far.ma, 3 February 2016. Accessed 3 June 2017 (in French)
  4. ↑ "CLUBS DEX-H". Fédération Royale Marocaine de BasketBall (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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