2019–20 Botola

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The 2019–20 Botola, is the 63rd season of the Premier League and the 9th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.[1]

Botola
Season2019–20
Dates14 September 2019 – 11 October 2020
ChampionsRaja CA
12th title
RelegatedOC Khouribga
R Beni Mellal
Champions LeagueRaja CA
Wydad AC
Confederation CupRS Berkane
Matches played240
Goals scored524 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerBrahim El Bahraoui
(16 goals)
Biggest home winRCA Zemamra 5–0 RS Berkane
(15 January 2020)
Biggest away winOC Khouribga 0–4 Wydad AC
(12 November 2019)
CAY Berrechid 0–4 RC Oued Zem
(29 December 2019)
Highest scoringRC Oued Zem 5–3 IR Tanger
(10 October 2020)
Longest winning run4 matches
DH Jadidi
RS Berkane
AS FAR
Fath US
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
RS Berkane
Longest winless run18 matches
R Beni Mellal
Longest losing run7 matches
R Beni Mellal
All statistics correct as of 11 October 2020.

Wydad Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2018–19 season. Nahdat Zemamra and Raja Beni Mellal entered as the two promoted teams from the 2018–19 Botola 2.

The season started on 14 September 2019, and was scheduled to end on 1 July 2020.[2] However, the season was suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco, then resumed in July and ended in 11 October 2020.[3]

Teams

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Stadium and locations

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Locations of the 2019–20 Botola teams
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AS FARRabatStade Moulay Abdellah65,000
Difaâ El JadidiEl JadidaStade El Abdi15,000
Fath Union SportRabatStade Moulay Hassan12,000
Hassania AgadirAgadirStade Adrar45,480
IR TangerTangerStade Ibn Batouta45,000
Moghreb TétouanTétouanSaniat Rmel15,000
Mouloudia OujdaOujdaHonneur Stadium35,000
Nahdat BerkaneBerkaneStade Municipal15,000
Nahdat ZemamraZemamraStade Municipal5,000
Olympic SafiSafiStade El Massira15,000
Olympique KhouribgaKhouribgaComplexe OCP10,000
Raja Beni MellalBeni MellalHonneur Stadium15,000
Raja CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
Rapide Oued ZemOued ZemStade Municipal8,000
Wydad Athletic ClubCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
Youssoufia BerrechidBerrechidStade Municipal8,000

Number of teams by regions

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Regions of MoroccoNumber of teamsTeams
1 Casablanca-Settat5CAY Berrechid, DH Jadidi, Raja CA, RCA Zemamra and Wydad AC
2 Béni Mellal-Khénifra3OC Khouribga, R Beni Mellal and RC Oued Zem
3 Oriental2MC Oujda and RS Berkane
Rabat-Salé-KénitraAS FAR and Fath US
Tanger-Tetouan-Al HoceimaIR Tanger and MA Tétouan
6 Marrakech-Safi1OC Safi
Souss-MassaHUS Agadir

Personnel and kits

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TeamsManagersKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Association sportive des FAR Abderrahim TalibJoma
Difaâ El Jadidi Jamal AmanallahJakoinnjoo, Radio Mars, TGCC[4]
FUS Rabat Mustapha El KhalfiUhlsportEmaar, Novec1, LafargeHolcim2
Hassania Agadir Mustapha OuchrifLegeaAfriquia, Skoda, Souss-Massa[5]
IR Tanger Juan Pedro BenaliGloria sportRenault, APM Terminals, Tanger-Med, ONDA, STG telecom2, RCI Finance Maroc3
Moghreb Tétouan Jamal DridebBang SportsHalib Titawen, Al Omrane1, Radio Mars2[6]
Mouloudia Oujda Abdelhak BenchikhaBang Sports[7]
Nahdat Berkane Tarik SektiouiBang SportsSouiri, Gold Vision1, Afriquia1
Nahdat Zemamra Otmane El AssasBang SportsItqan, Igaser, Sté. du Sahel et Sahara1, SomaSteel2
OC Khouribga Abdelaziz KerkacheBang SportsOCP
Olympic Safi Abdelhadi SektiouiBang SportsFitco
Raja Beni Mellal Mohamed MadihiBang Sports
Raja Casablanca Jamal SellamiLegeaSiera, OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Assurances23[8]
Rapide Oued Zem Mounir ChebilBang SportsMorih
Wydad Casablanca Juan Carlos GarridoMacronIngelec, Or Blanc1, Hyundai23, Alitkane3[9]
Youssoufia Berrechid Abderrahim NejjarBang SportsDalaa, Ould Bouazza, Itqan, Tiger1, Samir2
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas.

Managerial changes

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TeamsOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment
Nahdat Zemamra Mohamed BorjiEnd of contract5 May 2019 Youssef Fertout5 May 2019
AS FAR Carlos Alós FerrerContract termination10 June 2019 Abderrahim Talib18 June 2019
Mouloudia Oujda Abdelaziz KerkacheContract termination11 June 2019 Abdelhak Benchikha12 June 2019
Ittihad Tanger Abdelouahed BelqassemContract termination26 June 2019 Nabil Neghiz26 June 2019
Wydad Casablanca Faouzi BenzartiContract termination4 July 2019 Zoran Manojlovic16 July 2019
Moghreb Tétouan Tarik SektiouiSacked23 July 2019 Ángel Viadero1 August 2019
Olympic Safi Hicham DmiiResigned29 July 2019 Mohamed Guisser31 July 2019
Nahdat Berkane Mounir JaouaniSacked2 September 2019 Tarik Sektioui19 September 2019
Rapide Oued Zem Hassan BenabichaContract termination26 October 2019 Mounir Chebil14 November 2019
Ittihad Tanger Nabil NeghizContract termination26 October 2019 Abdelouahed Belqassem (interim)26 October 2019
Raja Casablanca Patrice CarteronSacked11 November 2019 Jamal Sellami11 November 2019
Ittihad Tanger Abdelouahed Belqassem (interim)End of tenure as caretaker19 November 2019 Hicham Dmii19 November 2019
Hassania Agadir Miguel Ángel GamondiSacked20 November 2019 Mohamed Fakhir20 November 2019
Raja Beni Mellal Mourad FellahContract termination26 November 2019 Aziz El Amri30 November 2019
OC Khouribga Rachid TaoussiResigned29 November 2019 Ahmad Al-Ajlani19 December 2019
Nahdat Zemamra Youssef FertoutSacked16 December 2019 Mohamed Borji (interim)16 December 2019
Difaâ El Jadidi Ezzaki BadouContract termination23 December 2019 Abdelkader Amrani28 December 2019
Youssoufia Berrechid Said SedikiContract termination31 December 2019 Ferid Chouchane3 January 2020
Nahdat Zemamra Mohamed Borji (interim)End of tenure as caretaker1 January 2020 Saïd Chiba1 January 2020
Raja Beni Mellal Aziz El AmriContract termination10 January 2020 Mohamed Madihi10 January 2020
Wydad Casablanca Zoran ManojlovicContract termination13 January 2020 Sébastien Desabre21 January 2020
Hassania Agadir Mohamed FakhirSacked21 January 2020 Mustapha Ouchrif31 January 2020
FUS Rabat Walid RegraguiContract termination22 January 2020 Mustapha El Khalfi22 January 2020
IR Tanger Hicham DmiiContract termination26 January 2020 Juan Pedro Benali26 January 2020
Wydad Casablanca Sébastien DesabreContract termination25 February 2020 Juan Carlos Garrido25 February 2020
Moghreb Tétouan Ángel ViaderoSacked27 February 2020 Jamal Drideb28 February 2020
Olympic Safi Mohamed GuisserContract termination3 March 2020 Abdelhadi Sektioui7 March 2020
Youssoufia Berrechid Ferid ChouchaneResigned6 March 2020 Omar Azmani6 March 2020
Difaâ El Jadidi Abdelkader AmraniContract termination19 May 2020 Jamal Amanallah19 May 2020
Youssoufia Berrechid Omar AzmaniSacked20 August 2020 Abderrahim Nejjar20 August 2020
OC Khouribga Ahmad Al-AjlaniResigned27 August 2020 Abdelaziz Kerkache27 August 2020
Nahdat Zemamra Saïd ChibaSacked22 September 2020 Otmane El Assas (interim)23 September 2020

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Raja Casablanca (C, Q)3017944323+2060Qualification for Champions League
2Wydad Casablanca (Q)3017855228+2459
3RS Berkane (Q)30151233523+1257Qualification for Confederation Cup
4FUS Rabat30131073930+949
5Mouloudia Oujda30121263528+748
6AS FAR3012994534+1145
7Moghreb Tétouan301010103027+340
8Hassania Agadir3099123438−436[a]
9Rapide Oued Zem3099123030036[a]
10Youssoufia Berrechid30106143344−1136[a]
11Difaâ El Jadidi30811112628−235
12Nahdat Zemamra30810124041−134
13Olympic Safi3061592534−933
14IR Tanger30711122036−1632
15Olympique Khouribga (R)30610142438−1428Relegation to Botola 2
16Raja Beni Mellal (R)3019201342−2912
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2020. 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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head: Hassania Agadir: 8 points, Rapide Oued Zem 5 points, Youssoufia Berrechid 2 points.

Results

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Home \ AwayCAYBDHJFARFUSHUSAIRTMATMCOOCKOCSRBMRCARCAZRCOZRSBWAC
CAY Berrechid1–02–41–13–13–01–11–11–01–02–03–21–20–40–03–2
DH Jadidi2–11–11–21–21–12–00–01–01–11–00–02–11–10–00–1
AS FAR0–11–31–21–14–12–11–11–10–01–01–05–22–00–11–1
Fath US1–02–12–41–01–01–02–11–05–21–10–11–13–11–11–2
HUS Agadir2–02–12–12–12–11–10–11–22–21–00–21–10–10–11–1
IR Tanger2–00–01–12–10–01–00–01–11–21–01–40–00–01–10–2
MA Tétouan2–02–12–01–01–20–04–02–11–10–00–01–01–00–01–1
MC Oujda3–11–10–22–12–11–01–03–01–01–12–22–11–00–11–1
OC Khouribga4–11–00–11–10–00–12–21–41–11–01–21–00–00–10–4
OC Safi1–01–01–10–02–00–00–02–21–11–00–01–31–00–11–2
R Beni Mellal0–20–00–32–21–30–10–21–20–00–01–22–21–00–11–2
Raja CA2–03–12–10–22–10–11–01–12–12–02–03–11–02–21–0
RCA Zemamra3–21–21–21–12–21–01–21–00–01–11–11–22–05–01–2
RC Oued Zem0–01–02–20–02–15–32–10–00–13–13–10–02–10–01–2
RS Berkane1–11–12–10–11–12–04–11–03–11–11–02–21–22–12–1
Wydad AC3–10–11–01–13–24–02–11–13–24–13–00–01–12–10–1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2020. 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.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 11 October 2020[10]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Brahim El BahraouiRC Oued Zem16
2 Noah SadaouiMC Oujda12
Karim El BerkaouiHUS Agadir
4 Joseph Guédé GnadouAS FAR10
Soufiane RahimiRaja CA
Reda HajhoujOC Khouribga
Mohamed AzizRS Berkane
Abdessamad El MobarkyRCA Zemamra
9 Hamid AhaddadRaja CA9
Jean Joseph KombousFath US

Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Ismail KhafiMC OujdaOC Khouribga4–1 (A)29 November 20198
Reda HajhoujOC KhouribgaCAY Berrechid4–1 (H)21 December 201910
Mohamed AzizRS BerkaneOC Khouribga3–1 (H)2 January 20209
Brahim El Bahraoui4RC Oued ZemIR Tanger5–3 (H)10 October 202030

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

See also

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References

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