Olympique Dcheira

Olympique Dcheira

Full name	Olympique Dcheira
Short name	OD
Founded	1940;85 years ago (1940)
Ground	Adrar Stadium (temporarily)
Capacity	45,480
Manager	Abderrahim Essaidi
League	Botola Pro
2024–25	Botola Pro 2, 3rd of 16 (promoted via play-offs)
Home colours Away colours

Olympique Dcheira is a Moroccan sports club from the city of Dcheira El Jihadia, located on the outskirts of Agadir in the Souss-Massa region. Established in 1940, the club is renowned for its strong development of local players and its participation in national championships. For years, it competed in the second division of the professional league, achieving promotion to the Botola Pro for the first time in its history in 2025. ^[1]

History

Dcheira Secures First-Ever Promotion

With 49 points and a third-place finish in the 2024–2025 second division, Olympique Dcheira qualified for the playoffs under the new promotion system. With goals from Soufiane Jazouli and Mohamed Adjar, they overcame a 2–1 home deficit against Chabab Soualem in the first leg to win 3–0 away and secure a 4–2 aggregate victory. Their maiden appearance in the top division following this historic promotion is a momentous moment for both the club and the Souss-Massa area. ^{[1] [2]}

On 26 June 2025, Olympic Dcheira clinched the inaugural Excellence Cup title with a 2–1 victory over US Touarga in the final. ^{[3] [4]} On 12 September 2025, Olympic Dcheira played its first-ever match in the Botola, resulting in a 4–0 loss against RS Berkane. ^[5] In their next match against US Touarga, the game ended 1–1, marking their first-ever point. ^[6]

Honours

• Moroccan Excellence Cup
  • Champions: 2025

References

1. Zouiten, Sara (2025-05-31). "Olympic Dcheira Promoted to Morocco's Top Football League for the First Time". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
2. KITABRI, A. "FRMF/ Barrages interbotolistes : Olympique Dcheira promu, Chabab Soualem relégué". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
3. yassine (2025-06-25). "أولمبيك الدشيرة ينال لقب كأس التميز". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-06-25.
4. CHAAT, YOUSSEF (2025-06-26). "Coupe d'excellence : l'Olympique Dcheira bat l'Union Touarga et remporte le titre". Le Matin.ma (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
5. yassine (2025-09-12). "نهضة بركان يكتسح أولمبيك الدشيرة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
6. mouhcine (2025-09-21). "تعادل مثير بين ا.تواركة وأ.الدشيرة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-22.