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The 2017–18 Botola, also known as Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons, is the 61st season of the Premier League and the 7th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956. The season started on 8 September 2017 and ended on 21 May 2018.

Botola
Season2017–18
ChampionsIR Tanger
1st title
RelegatedRacing AC, CA Khénifra
Champions LeagueIR Tanger
Wydad AC
Confederation CupHUS Agadir
Raja CA
RS Berkane
Matches played240
Goals scored545 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorerMouhssine Iajour
(17 goals)
Biggest home winOC Khouribga 5–0 Racing AC
(13 May 2018)
Biggest away winOC Khouribga 0–5 Wydad AC
(28 November 2017)
Highest scoringRaja CA 4–3 OC Khouribga
(14 February 2018)
MA Tétouan 4–3 CA Khénifra
(18 February 2018)
Wydad AC 5–2 OC Khouribga
(8 April 2018)
AS FAR 3–4 OC Safi
(14 April 2018)
KAC Marrakech 2–5 DH Jadidi
(28 April 2018)
Longest winning run8 matches
IR Tanger
Longest unbeaten run23 matches
Wydad AC
Longest winless run11 matches
Racing AC
Longest losing run6 matches
MA Tétouan

Wydad Athletic Club came into the season as defending champions of the 2016–17 season. Rapide Oued Zem and Racing de Casablanca entered as the two promoted teams from the 2016–17 GNF 2.

On May 12, 2018, IR Tanger won the Botola Pro after a 2-1 victory against Moghreb Tétouan. The IR Tanger club won the championship for the first time after being runner-up to the title in 1989-90 season.[1]

Teams edit

Stadium and locations edit

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Locations of the 2017–18 Botola teams
Team Acronym Location Stadium Capacity
Association sportive des FAR AS FAR Rabat Stade Moulay Abdellah 52,000
Chabab Atlas Khénifra CAK Khénifra Stade Municipal 5,000
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima CRA Al Hoceima Stade Mimoun Al Arsi 12,000
Difaâ El Jadidi DHJ El Jadida Stade El Abdi 15,000
Fath Union Sport FUS Rabat Stade de FUS 15,000
Hassania Agadir HUSA Agadir Stade Adrar 45,480
IR Tanger IRT Tanger Grand Stade de Tanger 45,000
Kawkab Marrakech KACM Marrakech Stade de Marrakech 45,240
Moghreb Tétouan MAT Tétouan Saniat Rmel 15,000
Olympic Safi OCS Safi Stade El Massira 10,000
Olympique Khouribga OCK Khouribga Complexe OCP 10,000
Racing de Casablanca RAC Casablanca Stade Père-Jégo 10,000
Raja Casablanca RCA Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000
Rapide Oued Zem RCOZ Oued Zem Stade Municipal 3,000
RSB Berkane RSB Berkane Stade Municipal 15,000
Wydad Casablanca WAC Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000

Number of teams by regions edit

Regions of Morocco Number of teams Teams
1   Casablanca-Settat 4 DH El Jadidi, Racing AC, Raja CA and Wydad AC
2   Béni Mellal-Khénifra 3 CA Khénifra, OC Khouribga and RC Oued Zem
  Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima CR Al Hoceima, IR Tanger and MA Tétouan
4   Marrakech-Safi 2 KAC Marrakech and OC Safi
  Rabat-Salé-Kénitra AS FAR and Fath US
6   Oriental 1 RS Berkane
  Souss-Massa HUS Agadir

Personnel and kits edit

Teams Managers Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Association sportive des FAR   Abderrazak Khairi Uhlsport
Chabab Atlas Khénifra   Kamal Zouaghi Bang Sports
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima   Nacer Sandjak Bang Sports Al Omrane, CGI
Difaâ El Jadidi   Abderrahim Talib Bang Sports innjoo, Radio Mars, TGCC1
FUS Rabat   Walid Regragui Uhlsport Emaar, Novec1, LafargeHolcim23
Hassania Agadir   Miguel Ángel Gamondi Uhlsport Afriquia, Skoda1, Souss-Massa2, Joly3
IR Tanger   Driss El Mrabet Bang Sports Renault,[2] APM Terminals, Tanger-Med1, Moroccan Airports Authority1, Valencia1, RCI Finance Maroc3
Kawkab Marrakesh   Faouzi Jamal Puma Poste Maroc, Sanad, CitySport, Menara Mall1
Moghreb Tétouan   Abdelouahed Benhsain King Sports Maroc Halib Tetaouen, Radio Mars
OC Khouribga   Bernard Simondi Bang Sports
Olympic Safi   Mohamed Amine Benhachem Uhlsport Fitco
Racing de Casablanca   Youssef Rossi
Raja Casablanca   Juan Carlos Garrido Legea Siera, Nor'Dar, Prodec, Infinix, Hyundai1, Or Blanc1, MarsaMaroc23, Atlanta Assurances23
Rapide Oued Zem   Tarek Mostafa Bang Sports Boudrika Holding
RSB Berkane   Mounir Jaouani Bang Sports Souiri, Afriquia1
Wydad Casablanca   Faouzi Benzarti Macron Ingelec, Alitkane2, Koutoubia2
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
  • Maroc Telecom is a sponsor for all the league's teams.
  • Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas.

Managerial changes edit

Teams Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Racing de Casablanca   Abdelhak Rizkallah Retired 20 May 2017   Youssef Rossi 14 Juin 2017
IR Tanger   Bachir Bouita End of contract 25 May 2017   Ezzaki Badou 20 May 2017
Hassania Agadir   Francisco Javier Bernal End of contract 26 May 2017   Miguel Ángel Gamondi 4 June 2017
Raja Casablanca   Mohamed Fakhir Resigned 26 May 2017   Abdelhak Benchikha 7 June 2017
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima   Youssef Fertout End of contract 26 May 2017   Juan Pedro Benali 11 July 2017
Moghreb Tétouan   Amin Erbati (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 28 May 2017   Fouad Sahabi 3 June 2017
Raja Casablanca   Abdelhak Benchikha Resigned 16 June 2017   Juan Carlos Garrido 20 June 2017
Moghreb Tétouan   Fouad Sahabi Resigned 30 August 2017   Abdelhak Benchikha 5 September 2017
OC Khouribga   Azzedine Aït Djoudi Sacked 3 October 2017   Bernard Simondi 14 October 2017
Moghreb Tétouan   Abdelhak Benchikha Resigned 19 November 2017   Youssef Fertout 19 November 2017
IR Tanger   Ezzaki Badou Sacked 21 November 2017   Driss El Mrabet 21 November 2017
RSB Berkane   Rachid Taoussi Sacked 27 November 2017   Mounir Aljawani 27 November 2017
Chabab Atlas Khénifra   Samir Yaich Contract termination 3 December 2017   Kamal Zouaghi 26 December 2017
AS FAR   Aziz El Amri Sacked 11 December 2017   Abderrazak Khairi 13 December 2017
Wydad Casablanca   Hussein Amotta Sacked 9 January 2018   Faouzi Benzarti 19 January 2018
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima   Juan Pedro Benali Contract termination 31 January 2018   Nacer Sandjak 1 February 2018
Rapide Oued Zem   Mohamed Backary Sacked 20 February 2018   Fouad Sahabi 21 February 2018
Moghreb Tétouan   Youssef Fertout Sacked 27 February 2018   Abdelouahed Benhsain 21 February 2018
Rapide Oued Zem   Fouad Sahabi Refused by the Federation 20 February 2018   Tarek Mostafa 20 March 2018
Kawkab Marrakesh   Youssef Meriana Sacked 29 April 2018   Faouzi Jamal 29 April 2018

League table edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 IR Tanger (C) 30 14 10 6 34 23 +11 52 Qualification for the CAF Champions League
2 Wydad Casablanca 30 14 9 7 44 26 +18 51[a]
3 Hassania Agadir 30 13 12 5 40 22 +18 51[a] Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup
4 FUS Rabat 30 13 10 7 34 26 +8 49
5 Difaâ El Jadidi 30 13 9 8 49 33 +16 48[b]
6 Raja Casablanca 30 13 9 8 45 33 +12 48[b] Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup[c]
7 Olympic Safi 30 10 13 7 32 28 +4 43[d]
8 AS FAR 30 11 10 9 35 34 +1 43[d]
9 RSB Berkane 30 11 8 11 36 34 +2 41 Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup[e]
10 Rapide Oued Zem 30 10 7 13 27 31 −4 37
11 Moghreb Tétouan 30 10 6 14 24 35 −11 36
12 Olympique Khouribga 30 9 8 13 37 47 −10 35
13 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 30 7 12 11 27 31 −4 33
14 Kawkab Marrakesh 30 8 8 14 29 47 −18 32
15 Chabab Atlas Khénifra (R) 30 6 11 13 30 41 −11 29 Relegation to the Botola 2
16 Racing de Casablanca (R) 30 3 8 19 22 54 −32 17
Source: frmf.ma
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Wydad Casablanca finished ahead of Hassania Agadir on goals scored: Wydad Casablanca 44, hassania Agadir 40
  2. ^ a b Difaa Jadidi finished ahead of Raja Casablanca on head-to-head goal difference: Difaa Jadidi 2–1 Raja Casablanca, Raja Casablanca 3–2 Difaa Jadidi
  3. ^ Raja CA qualified for the Confederation Cup First round as the title holders, by winning the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.
  4. ^ a b Olympic Safi finished ahead of AS FAR on head-to-head points: Olympic Safi 1–1 AS FAR, AS FAR 3–4 Olympic Safi
  5. ^ RS Berkane qualified for the Confederation Cup First round by winning the 2018 Moroccan Throne Cup.

Results edit

Home \ Away IRT WAC HUSA FUS DHJ RCA OCS FAR RSB RCOZ MAT OCK CRA KACM CAK RAC
IR Tanger — 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Wydad AC 0–1 — 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 5–2 1–0 4–1 3–1 0–0
HUS Agadir 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Fath US 0–0 2–4 2–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 4–1 2–0
DH Jadidi 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 — 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
Raja CA 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 — 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 4–3 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–0
OC Safi 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 — 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2
AS FAR 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 3–4 — 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–0
RS Berkane 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 — 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 4–0
RC Oued Zem 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1
MA Tétouan 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 — 2–1 0–2 1–0 4–3 1–1
OC Khouribga 1–1 0–5 2–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 3–0 1–0 5–0
CR Al Hoceima 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 1–2
KAC Marrakesh 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–5 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 0–0
CA Khénifra 0–1 0–0 1–5 1–1 3–3 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 — 2–0
Racing AC 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Botola Pro
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.

Season statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

As of 20 May 2018.[3][4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Mouhssine Iajour Raja CA 17
2   Mehdi Naghmi IR Tanger 13
3   Ayoub Kaabi RS Berkane 12
4   Simon Msuva DH Jadidi 11
5   Zouhair El Moutaraji OC Khouribga 10
  Jalal Daoudi HUS Agadir
7   Ibrahim Bezghoudi AS FAR 9
  Mohamed Nahiri Wydad AC
  Bilal El Megri DH Jadidi
  Hamid Ahaddad DH Jadidi

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Round
  Hamid Ahaddad DH Jadidi OC Khouribga 4–1 (H) 3 December 2017 10
  Mouhssine Iajour Raja CA OC Khouribga 4–3 (H) 14 February 2018 16
  Hamza Goudali OC Safi AS FAR 4–3 (A) 14 April 2018 25

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Annual awards edit

The UMFP (Union Marocaine des Footballeurs Professionnels), in partnership with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, organized the Night of Stars Award in its 4th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2017/18 season.[5][6]

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Season   Driss El Mrabet IR Tanger
Player of the Season   Ahmed Hammoudan IR Tanger
Promising Player of the Season   Mahmoud Benhalib Raja CA
Goalkeeper of the Season   Abderrahman El Houasli HUS Agadir
Referee of the Season   Redouane Achik
Club of the Season IR Tanger

See also edit

2017 Coupe du Trône
2017–18 Botola 2
2018 CAF Champions League
2018 CAF Confederation Cup

References edit

  1. ^ "La FRMF félicite l'IRT champion de Botola Maroc Télécom D1 (2017-2018)".
  2. ^ "اتحاد طنجة يوقع عقد احتضان مع شركة رونو نيسان" [Ittihad Tanger signs a sponsorship contract with Renault-Nissan]. irtfoot.ma. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  3. ^ "Championnat National Botola Maroc Telecom 2017/2018 Top Scorers". Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. fifa.com
  4. ^ "Botola Maroc Telecom 2017/2018:Scorers". goalzz.com
  5. ^ "Soirée Gala La Nuit Des Stars De Football 2017/18" [Evening Gala The Night Of Football stars 2017/18]. Union marocaine des footballeurs professionnels. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ^ "L'IRT, Ahmad Hamoudane et Driss M'rabet, grands gagnants de la Nuits des stars" [The IRT, Ahmad Hamoudane and Driss M’rabet, big winners of the Nuits des stars]. lematin.ma. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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