2024–25 Botola
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 August 2024 – 31 May 2025 |
| Champions | RS Berkane (1st title) |
| Relegated | JS Soualem (Play-off) MA Tétouan SCC Mohammédia |
| CAF Champions League | RS Berkane AS FAR |
| CAF Confederation Cup | Wydad AC OC Safi (Throne Cup Winner) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 555 (2.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Youssef El Fahli[1] (11 goals) |
| Biggest away win | SCC Mohammédia 0–6 Raja CA (12 May 2025) |
| Highest scoring | SCC Mohammédia 0–6 Raja CA (12 May 2025) Fath US 5–1 COD Meknès (23 December 2024) |
| Longest winning run | RS Berkane (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | RS Berkane (25 matches) |
| Longest winless run | SCC Mohammédia (30 matches) |
| Longest losing run | SCC Mohammédia (10 matches) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 31 may 2025. | |
The 2024–25 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, was the 68th season of the Botola, the highest tier football league of Morocco. Raja CA were the defending champions, and COD Meknès and Difaâ El Jadidi are the two newly promoted teams. Wydad drew the highest average home attendance with 23,880, followed by Raja with 22,120.
The fixtures were released on Friday 10 August at 21:00 UTC. The summer transfer window opened on Monday 1 July 2024 and closed at 22:59 UTC on Thursday 19 September 2024. The winter window opened on Wednesday 1 January 2025 and closed at 23:00 on Friday 31 January 2025.[2]
Teams
A total of 16 teams contest the league, including 14 sides from the 2023–24 season and 2 promoting teams from 2023 to 24 Botola 2.
Stadium and locations
| Team name | Acronym | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS FAR | ASFAR | Rabat | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | 45,000 |
| COD Meknès | CODM | Meknès | Honneur Stadium | 20,000 |
| Difaâ El Jadidi | DHJ | El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 10,000 |
| Fath Union Sport | FUS | Rabat | Stade Moulay Hassan | 12,000 |
| Hassania Agadir | HUSA | Agadir | Stade Adrar | 45,480 |
| IR Tanger | IRT | Tanger | Stade Ibn Batouta | 65,000 |
| JS Soualem | JSS | Soualem | Stade Municipal de Berrechid | 5,000 |
| Maghreb de Fès | MAS | Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 |
| Moghreb Tétouan | MAT | Tétouan | Saniat Rmel | 10,000 |
| Olympic Safi | OCS | Safi | Stade El Massira | 15,000 |
| Raja CA | RCA | Casablanca | Mohammed V Stadium | 45,891 |
| RCA Zemamra | RCAZ | Zemamra | Stade Ahmed Choukri | 5,000 |
| RS Berkane | RSB | Berkane | Berkane Municipal Stadium | 15,000 |
| Chabab Mohammédia | SCCM | Mohammédia | Stade El Bachir | 15,000 |
| Union de Touarga | UTS | Rabat | Stade Moulay Hassan | 12,000 |
| Wydad AC | WAC | Casablanca | Mohammed V Stadium | 45,891 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors (front) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS FAR | Alexandre Dos Santos | Mohamed Rabie Hrimat | Uhlsport | |
| COD Meknès | Abdellatif Jrindou | Mouhcine Rabja | AB Sport | Biougnach, InterPub1, Dante2 |
| DH El Jadidi | Rui Almeida | Youssef Aguerdoum | Jako | TGCC, Mazagan |
| FUS Rabat | Saïd Chiba | El Mehdi El Bassil | Uhlsport | Novec, Cosumar3, LafargeHolcim Maroc1 |
| HUS Agadir | Abdelhadi Sektioui | Yassine Rami | Bang Sports | Afriquia, Skoda1, Moov'up2 |
| IR Tanger | Hilal Et-tair | Nouaman Aarab | Gloria Sport | Tanger-Med |
| JS Soualem | Redouane El Haimeur | Jad Assouab | Bang Sports | MARSBET, Asta |
| Maghreb AS | Tomislav Stipić | Achraf Harmach | Kappa | TGCC, Asta1 |
| MA Tétouan | Jamaleddine Drideb | Zaid Krouch | Comba Sport | Tanger-Med, Cafés Carrion1, Municipality of Tetouan2 |
| OC Safi | Amine El Karma | Mohamed El Mourabit | Bang Sports | Fitco, ocstore.ma1 |
| Raja CA | Lassaad Chabbi | Anas Zniti | Umbro | 1xBet, Kayna, Sofac3, Nor'Dar, Marsa Maroc1, Anker23 |
| RCA Zemamra | Mohamed Amine Benhachem | Abdelkhalek Ahmidouch | Bang Sports | IGASER |
| RS Berkane | Mouin Chaâbani | Issoufou Dayo | Bang Sports | Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, National Gaz1 |
| SCC Mohammédia | Redouane Derdouri | Abdelhak Assal | Chabab | Sabera Plast |
| US Touarga | Abdelouahed Zamrat | Achraf Harmach | Macron | |
| Wydad AC | Rhulani Mokwena | Jamal Harkass | Macron | Ingelec, Boule d'Or1, Sama Immobilier1, 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 | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fath US | Jamal Sellami | End of contract | 22 June 2024 | Pre-season | Saïd Chiba[3] | 23 July 2024 |
| COD Meknès | Abdelaziz Dnibi | 23 June 2024 | Abdelhay Ben Soltane[4] | 9 July 2024 | ||
| Wydad AC | Aziz Ben Askar | 23 June 2024 | Rhulani Mokwena[5] | 11 July 2024 | ||
| OC Safi | Adil Serraj (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 27 June 2024 | Amine El Karma | 27 June 2024 | |
| MAS Fez | Abdelhay Ben Soltane | Mutual consent | June 2024 | Guglielmo Arena[6] | 28 July 2024 | |
| AS FAR | Nasreddine Nabi | End of contract | 3 July 2024 | Czesław Michniewicz[7] | 13 July 2024 | |
| Raja CA | Josef Zinnbauer | Mutual consent | 22 July 2024 | Rusmir Cviko[8] | 25 July 2024 | |
| SCC Mohammédia | Noureddine Ziyati | Sacked | August 2024 | Redouane Derdouri | August 2024 | |
| Moghreb Tétouan | Abdellatif Jrindou | Mutual consent | 17 August 2024 | Dalibor Starčević[9] | 18 August 2024 | |
| Raja CA | Rusmir Cviko | Sacked | 28 September 2024 | Abdelkrim Jinani (interim) | 28 September 2024 | |
| Raja CA | Abdelkrim Jinani (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 9 October 2024 | Ricardo Sá Pinto[10] | 10 October 2024 | |
| AS FAR | Czesław Michniewicz | Mutual consent | 15 October 2024 | Hubert Velud[11] | 16 October 2024 | |
| Difaâ El Jadidi | Jorge Paixão | 13 October 2024 | Zakaria Aboub[12] | 13 October 2024 | ||
| Moghreb Tétouan | Dalibor Starčević | 13 October 2024 | Aziz El Amri[13] | 15 October 2024 | ||
| COD Meknès | Abdelhay Ben Soltane | Sacked | 2 December 2024 | 14th | Abdellatif Jrindou[14] | 4 December 2024 |
| Moghreb Tétouan | Aziz El Amri | 21 December 2024 | 15th | Mohamed Lakhal (interim) | 21 December 2024 | |
| Raja CA | Ricardo Sá Pinto | Mutual consent | 20 December 2024 | 6th | Hafid Abdessadek (interim) | 20 December 2024 |
| MAS Fez | Guglielmo Arena | Mutual consent | 24 December 2024 | 7th | Akram Roumani[15] | 22 January 2025 |
| Moghreb Tétouan | Mohamed Lakhal (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 6 January 2025 | 15th | Mohammed Benchrifa[16] | 6 January 2025 |
| Difaâ El Jadidi | Zakaria Aboub | Sacked | 21 January 2025 | 10th | Rui Almeida[17] | 26 January 2025 |
| Raja CA | Hafid Abdessadek | Mutual consent | 5 February 2025 | 8th | Lassaad Chabbi[18] | 5 February 2025 |
| AS FAR | Hubert Velud | Mutual consent | 5 February 2025 | 3rd | Alexandre Dos Santos[19] | 8 February 2025 |
| Moghreb Tétouan | Mohammed Benchrifa | 19 February 2025 | 15th | Jamaleddine Drideb[20] | 19 February 2025 | |
| MAS Fez | Akram Roumani | Mutual consent | 18 February 2025 | 6th | Tomislav Stipić[21] | 5 March 2025 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RS Berkane (C, Q) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 70 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | AS FAR (Q) | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 57 | |
| 3 | Wydad AC (Q) | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 54 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 50 | |
| 5 | Raja CA | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 48 | |
| 6 | RCA Zemamra | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 47 | |
| 7 | MAS Fès | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 46 | |
| 8 | Olympic Safi (Q) | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for Confederation Cup[a] |
| 9 | Difaâ El Jadidi | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 42 | |
| 10 | IR Tanger | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | COD Meknès | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 36 | |
| 12 | Union de Touarga | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
| 13 | Hassania Agadir (O) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | JS Soualem (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 25 | |
| 15 | MA Tétouan (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 23 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
| 16 | SCC Mohammédia (R) | 30 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 71 | −58 | 4 |
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; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Olympic Safi qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2024–25 Moroccan Throne Cup.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
| Olympique Dcheira | 1–2 | JS Soualem |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ahmed Fanna Stadium, Dcheira El Jihadia
Olympique Dcheira won 4–2 on aggregate.
Hassania Agadir won 1–0 on aggregate.
See also
- 2024–25 CAF Champions League
- 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup
- 2024–25 Moroccan Women's Championship
- 2024–25 Moroccan Throne Cup
- 2024–25 Excellence Cup
- 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
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