2021–22 Botola

Botola Inwi
Season2021–22
Dates10 September 2021 – 5 July 2022
ChampionsWydad AC
22nd title
RelegatedRapide Oued Zem
Youssoufia Berrechid
Champions LeagueWydad AC
Raja CA
Confederation CupAS FAR
RS Berkane (Won the Throne cup)
Matches played240
Goals scored519 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorerGuy Mbenza
(16 goals)
Biggest home winJS Soualem 3-0 Maghreb AS
(18 September 2021)
Raja CA 3-0 JS Soualem
(24 September 2021)
Maghreb AS 3-0 CAY Berrechid
(2 October 2021)
Maghreb AS 3-0 DH Jadidi
(23 October 2021)
RS Berkane 4-1 IR Tanger
(31 October 2021)
RS Berkane 4-1 CAY Berrechid
(29 December 2021)
SCC Mohammédia 3-0 IR Tanger
(12 February 2022)
SCC Mohammédia 4-1 RC Oued Zem
(25 February 2022)
AS FAR 4-1 IR Tanger
(15 April 2022)
Wydad AC 3-0 AS FAR
(29 April 2022)
Wydad AC 3-0 JS Soualem
(19 June 2022)
Biggest away winCAY Berrechid 0-4 RS Berkane
(4 July 2022)
Highest scoringJS Soualem 3-4 Wydad AC
(19 November 2021)
RS Berkane 4-3 JS Soualem
(30 April 2022)
Longest winning runRaja CA
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runMaghreb AS
(22 matches)
Longest winless runCAY Berrechid
(16 matches)
Longest losing runHUS Agadir (twice)
RC Oued Zem
CAY Berrechid
SCC Mohammédia
(4 matches)
All statistics correct as of 5 July 2022.

The 2021–22 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 65th season of the Premier League and the 11th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.[1]

Wydad Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2020–21 season. Olympique Khouribga and Jeunesse Soualem entered as the two promoted teams from the 2020–21 Botola 2.

The season began in September, 10th 2021 and ended in July, 5th 2022.

Wydad AC are crowned champions of this edition with a record of 22 Botola. Wydad AC and Raja CA drew the highest average home attendances in the 2021–22 Botola, with 45,000 and 40,087 respectively.

Teams

Stadium and locations

Locations of the 2021–22 Botola teams
Team name Acronym Location Stadium Capacity
AS FAR FAR Rabat Stade Moulay Abdellah 65,000
Chabab Mohammédia SCCM Mohammédia Stade El Bachir 11,000
Difaâ El Jadidi DHJ El Jadida Stade El Abdi 15,000
Fath Union Sport FUS Rabat Stade Moulay Hassan 12,000
Hassania Agadir HUSA Agadir Stade Adrar 45,480
Ittihad Tanger IRT Tanger Stade Ibn Batouta 45,000
Jeunesse Sportive Soualem JSS Soualem Stade Errazi in Berrechid 2,000
Maghreb de Fès MAS Fes Fez Stadium 45,000
Mouloudia Oujda MCO Oujda Honneur Stadium 35,000
Nahdat Berkane RSB Berkane Stade Municipal 15,000
Olympique Club de Khouribga OCK Khouribga Complexe OCP 10,000
Olympic Safi OCS Safi Stade El Massira 15,000
Raja Casablanca RCA Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000
Rapide Oued Zem RCOZ Oued Zem Stade Municipal 8,000
Wydad Casablanca WAC Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000
Youssoufia Berrechid CAYB Berrechid Stade Municipal 8,000

Personnel and kits

Teams Managers Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AS FAR Sven Vandenbroeck Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Erreà
CAY Berrechid Mohamed Fathi Mourad Kaaouach AB Sport Dalaa, Ould Bouazza, Alitkane, Or Blanc, Tiger1, Alghalla1, Samir2, Campak2
DH Jadida Abdelhak Benchikha El Mehdi Karnass Jako Ozone, Radio Mars, Mazagan, TGCC1
Fath US Jamal Sellami El Mehdi El Bassil Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir Abdelhadi Sektioui Yassine Rami Legea Afriquia, Souss-Massa, Agadir, Skoda1, jaouda1, AtlantaSanad23, Joly3, Moov'up3
IR Tanger Juan Pedro Benali Ahmad Hamoudan Gloria Tanger-Med, Biougnach1
JS Soualem Zakaria Aboub Yassine Njima BHero Sports Crunchips1
Maghreb AS Abdelhay Ben Soltane Anass Azim Mexxess TGCC, Radio Mars, Asta1, Aïn Ifrane2
MC Oujda Hilal Ettair Abdellah Khafifi Bang Sports Dari1
OC Khouribga Abdessamad Ouarad Youssef Oggadi AB Sport AB Sport1
OC Safi Tarek Mostafa Ahmed Bessak Bang Sports Fitco, ocstore.ma1
Raja CA Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) Mouhcine Moutouali Kappa OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, Sofac3, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Sanad23
RC Oued Zem Guglielmo Arena Mourad Hibour Bang Sports
RS Berkane Florent Ibengé Mohamed Aziz Bang Sports Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, Afriquia1
SCC Mohammédia Mohamed Fakhir Ayoub Adila Chabab Vittel2
Wydad AC Walid Regragui Yahya Jabrane Macron Ingelec, Or Blanc1, Alitkane2
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
Additionally, referee kits are made by Puma.

Managerial changes

Teams Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Maghreb de Fès Fathi Al-Jabal End of contract 2 August 2021 Abdelhay Ben Soltane 2 August 2021
Wydad Casablanca Faouzi Benzarti End of contract 3 August 2021 Walid Regragui 10 August 2021
Ittihad Tanger Driss El Mrabet Mutual consent 6 August 2021 Bernard Casoni 8 August 2021
Mouloudia Oujda Bernard Casoni End of contract 6 August 2021 Nabil Neghiz 12 August 2021
FUS Rabat Demba Mbaye End of contract 10 August 2021 Mohamed Amine Benhachem 20 August 2021
Rapide Oued Zem Fouad Sahabi Contract termination 21 September 2021 Mounir Chebil 29 September 2021
Youssoufia Berrechid Abderrahim Nejjar Contract termination 2 October 2021 Mohamed Fathi 8 October 2021
Ittihad Tanger Bernard Casoni Sacked 2 November 2021 Jaafar R'kyek (interim) 8 August 2021
FUS Rabat Mohamed Amine Benhachem Resigned 3 November 2021 Jamal Sellami 13 November 2021
OC Safi Faouzi Jamal Sacked 3 November 2021 Abderrahim Talib 11 November 2021
Raja CA Lassaad Chabbi Sacked 9 November 2021 Marc Wilmots 11 November 2021
Rapide Oued Zem Mounir Chebil Sacked 9 November 2021 Abdelkrim Jinani 22 November 2021
OC Khouribga Abdelaziz Kerkache Sacked 22 November 2021 Abdessamad Ouarad 23 November 2021
MC Oujda Nabil Neghiz Sacked 27 November 2021 Hilal Ettair 9 December 2021
Ittihad Tanger Jaafar R'kyek (interim) End of tenure as caretake 30 November 2021 Miguel Ángel Gamondi 30 November 2021
Hassania Agadir Reda Hakam Sacked 9 December 2021 Abdelhadi Sektioui 10 December 2021
Raja CA Marc Wilmots Mutual consent 20 February 2022 Mohamed El Bekkari (interim) 20 February 2022
Raja CA Mohamed El Bekkari (interim) End of tenure as caretake 28 February 2022 Rachid Taoussi 28 February 2022
OC Safi Abderrahim Talib Contract termination 21 March 2022 Tarek Mostafa 24 March 2022
Rapide Oued Zem Abdelkrim Jinani Mutual consent 2 April 2022 Guglielmo Arena 12 April 2022
Jeunesse Sportive Soualem Redouane El Haimer Resigned 11 April 2022 Zakaria Aboub 19 April 2022
Ittihad Tanger Miguel Ángel Gamondi Contract termination 17 April 2022 Juan Pedro Benali 18 April 2022
MC Oujda Hilal Ettair Mutual consent 10 May 2022 Mounir Jaouani 11 May 2022
Raja CA Rachid Taoussi Mutual consent 23 June 2022 Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) 23 June 2022

Foreign players

All teams are allowed to register up to five foreign players, but can only use up to three players on the field at the same time.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former Players
AS FAR Lambert Gueme Araina Diney Darren Smith Emmanuel Imanishimwe Thierry Manzi Abdou Atchabao
Chabab Mohammédia Hervé Guy Alain Akono Arsène Zola Issouf Traoré Abdoul Moubarak Aïgba Pa Omar Babou
Adeleke Oluwatobi Babatunde
Ahmed Al-Sarori
Difaâ El Jadidi Karim Chaban Ismaël Sawadogo Dieumerci Amale Masoud Juma Salomon Bindjeme II
FUS Rabat Soumaïla Ouattara Herman Junior Kameni Pa Modou Sohna Mohamed Anis Saltou
Hassania Agadir Aziz Benabdi Patrick Malo Birahim Gaye Djibril Diop Malick Cisse Bakary Mané
Ittihad Tanger Abdellah El Moudene Axel Meye Youssoupha Konaté Pape Paye
Jeunesse Sportive Soualem Gibril Sillah Abdoulaye Traoré
Maghreb de Fès Banfa Sylla Oumar Farouk Comara Abdou Atchabao Louis Ameka Autchanga Abdoulaye Diarra Demba Camara
Guiza Djédjé
Mouloudia Oujda Ali Haroun Mothusi Cooper Lamine Diakite Ricky Ngatchou Demba Camara Yaya Meledje
Badreddine Souyad
Shamikh Hamid
Nahdat Berkane Fiston Abdul Razak Issoufou Dayo Chadrack Lukombe Tuisila Kisinda Mamadou Lamine Camara Clatous Chama
Adama Ba
Olympique de Khouribga Mohamed Walid Bencherifa Kabelo Seakanyeng Tumisang Orebonye Adama Diom Fiston Abdul Razak
Nasreddine Zaalani
Olympic Safi Cláudio Djibril Ouattara Abdul Draman Yannick Zakri Aurélien Etamé Ngomé Thierry Kassi
Raja Casablanca Gaya Merbah Beni Badibanga Fabrice Ngoma Kadima Kabangu Moustapha Kouyaté Sami Hien
Gibril Sillah
Rapide Oued Zem Aliou Chitou Adjibadé Jean-Baptiste Nangui Yann Zébré Bersyl Obassi
Wydad Casablanca Guy Mbenza Juvhel Tsoumou Cheick Comara Muaid Ellafi Simon Msuva
Youssoufia Berrechid Assane Diabagate Ousmane Doumbia Thomas Gonazo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wydad AC (C) 30 19 6 5 46 24 +22 63 Qualification for Champions League[a]
2 Raja CA 30 17 9 4 41 21 +20 60
3 AS FAR 30 13 9 8 38 29 +9 48 Qualification for Confederation Cup[b]
4 Maghreb de Fès 30 9 18 3 28 17 +11 45
5 Fath Union Sport 30 11 10 9 34 30 +4 43
6 RS Berkane 30 10 11 9 39 33 +6 41 Qualification for Confederation Cup[c]
7 Olympic Safi 30 9 12 9 29 27 +2 39
8 Difaâ El Jadidi 30 9 11 10 32 40 −8 38
9 Jeunesse Sportive Soualem 30 9 9 12 37 38 −1 36[d]
10 Olympique Khouribga 30 8 12 10 32 37 −5 36[d]
11 SCC Mohammédia 30 8 10 12 27 32 −5 34[e]
12 Hassania Agadir 30 9 7 14 26 30 −4 34[e]
13 Ittihad Tanger 30 8 9 13 31 41 −10 33[f]
14 MC Oujda 30 7 12 11 35 38 −3 33[f]
15 Rapide Oued Zem (R) 30 7 8 15 19 39 −20 29 Relegation to Botola 2
16 Youssoufia Berrechid (R) 30 5 11 14 25 43 −18 26
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Wydad AC and Raja CA are participated in the Arab Club Champions Cup group stage.
  2. ^ AS FAR is participated in the Arab Club Champions Cup Qualifying round.
  3. ^ RS Berkane qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup as the title holders.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head: Chabab Soualem: 4 points, Olympique Khouribga: 1 point.
  5. ^ a b Head-to-head: Chabab Mohammédia: 6 points, Hassania Agadir: 0 point.
  6. ^ a b Head-to-head: Ittihad Tanger: 4 points, Mouloudia Oujda: 1 point.

Results

Home \ Away CAYB DHJ FAR FUS HUSA IRT JSS MAS MCO OCK OCS RCA RCOZ RSB SCCM WAC
CAY Berrechid — 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–4 2–0 0–0
DH Jadidi 1–0 — 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
AS FAR 2–1 3–1 — 1–1 2–1 4–1 0–3 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
Fath US 1–1 2–2 2–1 — 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–2
HUS Agadir 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 — 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
IR Tanger 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
JS Soualem 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–2 — 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–4
Maghreb AS 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 — 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
MC Oujda 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–3 2–4 2–1 — 3–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2
OC Khouribga 3–3 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 1–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3
OC Safi 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
Raja CA 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 — 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0
RC Oued Zem 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 — 3–2 0–0 0–2
RS Berkane 4–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 4–3 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 — 3–1 0–1
SCC Mohammédia 2–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 — 0–0
Wydad AC 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2022. Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Wydad AC322111111111111111111111111111
Raja Casablanca541222222222222222222222222222
ASFAR1678895765453333468473433333333
Maghreb de Fès9151414116477866747776544554444444
Fath Union Sport15131213151414141514151513121198795911116755555
RS Berkane108101267654535676644368367567766
Olympic Club de Safi1110116812121112121311121113131315151515131313131311877
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi4333333366784653336357991091011108
Jeunesse Soualem11444454334455455578988109108999
Olympique Khouribga797101010109101110101013121211101010106788866810
SCC Mohammédia2555711118878789911998961045679101111
Hassania Agadir669111313913910121314141414151411121191011111113131212
Ittihad Tanger14121516121515151415119910881011121112121212121212121313
Mouloudia Oujda8141375881011131414151515151412141414151414141414141414
Rapide Oued Zem131616151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161515
Youssoufia Berrechid121169149131213991211810101213131313141515151515151616
Leader and CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Botola 2
Source: Botola

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 5 July 2022ref>"Top scorer Botola Pro 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2022.</ref>
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Guy Mbenza Wydad AC 16
2 Axel Meye IR Tanger 12
3 Lamine Diakite MC Oujda 11
4 Chadrack Lukombe RS Berkane 10
5 Ismail Khafi AS FAR 9
Youssef Mehri HUS Agadir
Mohsine Moutouali Raja CA
8 Reda Hajhouj Fath US 8
Oussama Lamlioui SCC Mohammédia
Hamza Khabba OC Safi
Kabelo Seakanyeng OC Khouribga
Soufiane Benjdida Raja CA

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Round
Axel Meye IR Tanger OC Khouribga 3–1 21 December 2021 11

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.

Clean Sheets

As of 5 July 2022

Scoring

First goal of the season:

Last goal of the season:

Discipline

As of 5 July 2022[4]

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 9
    • Marouane Louadni (RC Oued Zem)
    • Mehdi Attouchi (OC Safi)
    • Ayman El Hassouni (Wydad AC)
  • Most red cards: 3
    • Mohamed El Jaaouani (DH Jadidi)

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 77
    • JS Soualem
  • Most red cards: 7
    • DH Jadidi
  • Fewest yellow cards: 38
    • SCC Mohammédia
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • SCC Mohammédia
    • Maghreb AS

Annual awards

The UMFP (Union Marocaine des Footballeurs Professionnels), in partnership with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, organized the Night of Stars Award in its 8th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2021/22 season.[5][6]

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Season Walid Regragui Wydad AC
Player of the Season Yahya Jabrane Wydad AC
Foreign Player of the Season Issoufou Dayo RS Berkane
Promising Player of the Season Mehdi Moubarik Fath US
Goalkeeper of the Season Anas Zniti Raja CA
Referee of the Season Redouane Jiyed
Club of the Season Wydad AC
Team of the Season[7]
Goalkeeper Majid Aymane (FUS Rabat)
Defence

Mohamed Chibi (AS FAR)

Achraf Dari (Wydad AC)

Jamal Harkass

(Raja CA)

Yahia Attiyat Allah (Wydad AC)

Midfield

Yassine Labhiri (MC Oudja)

Yahya Jabrane (Wydad AC)

Mohamed Al Makahasi (Raja CA)

Attack

Reda Hajhouj (Al Faisaly)

Guy Mbenza (Wydad AC)

Kabelo Seakanyeng (OC Khourigba)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Histoire du Football au Maroc | الموقع الرسمي للجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم". www.frmf.ma. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. ^ "CA Youssoufia Berrechid - Raja Club Athletic". sofascore. 10 September 2021.
  3. ^ "CA Youssoufia Berrechid - RS Berkane". sofascore. 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Botola Pro 2021/2022 : PLAYERS - Disciplinary". Soccerway.
  5. ^ ""La Nuit des Stars" : le Wydad Casablanca (hommes) et l'AS FAR (dames) raflent la mise" ["The Night of the Stars": Wydad Casablanca (men) and AS FAR (women) win the day]. lematin.ma. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.]
  6. ^ "ÉVÉNEMENT : TOUT SUR " LA NUIT DES STARS " QUI CÉLÈBRE LA FAMILLE SPORTIVE" [EVENT: ALL ABOUT « THE NIGHT OF STARS » WHICH CELEBRATES THE SPORTS FAMILY]. fr.le7tv.ma/. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.]
  7. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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