Botola Explained

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Country:Morocco
Confed:CAF
Founded:
2012 (current format)
Teams:16
Relegation:Botola 2
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Moroccan Throne Cup
Moroccan Super Cup (defunct)
Confed Cup:CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Most Successful Club:Wydad AC (22 titles)
Champions:Raja CA (13th title)
Season:2023–24
Tv:SNRT (Arryadia)
Current:2024–25 Botola
Organiser:Royal Moroccan Football Federation

The Botola Pro (Arabic: البطولة الإحترافيّة|translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Botola 2.

Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 30 matches each (playing each team in the league twice, home and away) totaling 240 matches in the season. Most games are played in the afternoons of Saturdays and Sundays, the other games during weekday evenings. It is sponsored by Inwi[1] and thus known as the Botola Pro Inwi. From 2015 to 2019, the league was called Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons.

The competition formed as the FRMF on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Botola Pro to break away from the UNAF, which had been founded in 1911, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. This deal is worth 55 million MAD a year domestically as of 2015–16, with Arryadia securing the domestic rights to broadcast games respectively. The league generates 123 million MAD per year in domestic and international television rights.

The Moroccan top-flight has produced the second-highest number of CAF Champions League titles, with three Moroccan clubs having won seven African trophies in total.[2] [3] They also produced the highest number of CAF Confederation Cup titles, with five Moroccan clubs having won seven African confederation trophies.[4]

The current champions are Raja CA who won the title in 2023–24 season with an undefeated record, which is a first in the league's history.[5]

History

The Moroccan Football Championship was launched in the Sultanate in 11 June 1915. Organised by the Moroccan football league. The new organisation under the Royal Moroccan Football Federation took place in January 1957, Wydad AC was crowned with the edition of the 1956–57 season, which was its sixth title.[6] In the following season, the Kawkab Marrakech club was crowned, and then the following two seasons were crowned by the youth star and KAC Kénitra.[7] [8] [9]

The start of great rivalry (1960–1970)

AS FAR dominated the championship for four consecutive seasons despite the competition being played by strong teams, namely Maghreb de Fès and Kawkab Marrakech, where the Askari Club was able to enter history as the first club to achieve four consecutive titles in the years (1961–1964).[10] [11] [12] [13] Then in the 1964–1965 season, Maghreb de Fès won its first title, then Wydad AC won the league title in the 1965–1966 season, which is the beginning of the competition between Raja CA and Wydad AC in the tournament, where the derby was repeated due to the public entering the stadium which ended with Raja winning 2–1; But when it was replayed, it ended in a 0–0 draw, and thus Wydad AC won the championship by one point over Raja CA.[14] [15] [16]

New champions (1971–1995)

New teams were able to crown the championship title during this period, including RS Settat,[17] Racing de Casablanca,[18] Raja Beni Mellal,[19] MC Oujda,[20] SCC Mohammédia,[21] and others that had previously been crowned as Wydad, who won the league for three consecutive seasons. Kenitra was able to obtain the championship in the 1973–1972 season in a dramatic way in a season known as the famous case of the Car Dial Fez, where it noticed the survival of Wydad from going down to the second national division due to the cancellation of the interview of Maghreb de Fès with Wydad AC in the last round due to a malfunction in the bus that was carrying the players of Maghreb Fez, which automated a loss for fez and Wydad got 4 points, KAC Kénitra won the league.[22]

Maghreb de Fès was able to add two more titles to its treasury at this stage. KAC Kénitra managed to win two successive titles,[23] [24] while Olympique de Casablanca won their first title,[25] and the competition was strong between Wydad AC and the AS FAR, where the Military Club won three titles, bringing the total of its titles to 10 to hang its first star, and then Wydad was able to win four titles, bringing its total titles to 15. While the Kawkab Marrakech club was satisfied with its second title only, while another new competitor appeared, Raja CA, which won its first title in the 1987–1988 season.[26]

Raja's glory (1995–2002)

In the seven seasons between 1995 and 2002, Raja CA arose quickly making it one of the most supported club in Morocco, as it managed to obtain the championship for six consecutive seasons in a golden period during which a generation of excellent players appeared. This period coincided with the emergence of Raja CA on the scene International in the African Champions League and Club World Cup.[27] Appearing in 3 CAF Champions League Final winning 2 but losing the 2002 CAF Champions League Final[28] and ending 7th in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.[29]

New champions (2002–2011)

Hassania Agadir managed to win the championship twice in a row, despite the competition from the two poles of the economic capital.[30] After that, the tournament became more exciting between the two poles of Casablanca, Wydad and ASFAR as the tournament was not decided until the last two rounds or the last round. FAR and Wydad Casablanca won two titles, while Olympique Khouribga won its first title in its history.[31] While Raja continued the race to try to catch up with Wydad and the Army, as it won three titles, bringing its total to ten titles, to be the third team to suspend the ten titles. Botola was placed third as the best African league of the world of the first decade (2001-2010) by IFFHS.[32]

The start of Botola Pro (2011–present)

In light of the league's strength, it was necessary for the Moroccan League to move Moroccan football from the abyss to professionalism, so the first professional season was 2011–12 which was crowned by the Maghreb Tetouan club for the first time in its history.[33] Raja CA managed to win the title in the 2012–13 season, then followed by Maghreb Tetouan in the 2013–14 Botola.[34] In the 2014–15 season, Wydad Casablanca returned after 5 years again to win the 18th title in its history. FUS Rabat also won the 2015–16 season title for the first time in its history,[35] while Wydad Casablanca won the 2016–17 Botola League title for the 19th time in its history. In 2017–18, IR Tanger managed to win their 1st league title in its history.[36] On 4 October 2020, the FRMF introduced the Virtual Offside Line in Botola.[37] Botola has been ranked in the top 40 world's strongest national league of the decade by International Federation of Football History & Statistics.[38] On 25 May 2021, Botola was placed third as the best African league of the world of the second decade (2011-2020) by IFFHS.[39] On 27 December 2022, The President of the National League stated that the winter transfer market will depend on the financial status of the clubs and to resolve all standing disputes related to player contracts, as well as the technical and medical staff of the clubs.[40] Since 2018, Botola has been ranked top 3 strongest African leagues by IFFHS.[41] [42]

Competition format

There are 16 clubs in the Botola. During the course of a season (from August to May) each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents', for 30 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank.

Champion and runner-up participate in the African Champions League. The third-place team and Coupe du Trône winner qualify to participate in the African Confederation Cup.

Promotion and relegation

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Botola and the Botola 2. The two lowest placed teams in the Botola are relegated to the Botola 2, and the top two teams from the Botola 2 promoted to the Botola.

Number of clubs in Botola throughout the years!Period (in years)! of clubs
1956–195816 clubs
1958–196614 clubs
1966–6716 clubs
1967–6818 clubs
1968–198016 clubs
1980–8120 clubs
1981–8218 clubs
1982–198516 clubs
1985–8620 clubs
1986–8724 clubs (2 groups) + playoffs
1987–8818 clubs
1988–present16 clubs

Sponsorship

Since 2020, inwi has been the official sponsor of the Botola for a 15 million dirham per year contract.[43]

PeriodSponsorBrand
2011–2015No sponsor Botola Pro
2015–2019Botola Maroc Telecom[44]
2019–2020No sponsor Botola Pro 1
2020–presentBotola Pro 1 Inwi[45]

Broadcasting rights

In September 2007, the SNRT Group (Al Aoula, 2M TV and Arryadia) paid 225 million dirhams for the rights to broadcast the following three seasons of the Botola.[46]

Throughout the week, every game played in the Botola is broadcast live by at least one TV channel.

Botola clubs in Africa

The Botola is currently the first in the CAF 5-year ranking of African leagues based on their performances in African competitions over a five-year period, ahead of Egypt's Egyptian Premier League and Tunisia's Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Raja CA and Wydad AC have been in the top ten most successful clubs in African football in terms of total African trophies. These two clubs, along with AS FAR and Maghreb de Fès, are four of the most successful teams in African competition history. Hassania Agadir, Olympique Club de Khouribga, Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi and Fath Union Sport are the joint fourth-most participating Moroccan team in the Champions League with Maghreb de Fès — after Raja CA, Wydad AC and AS FAR. AS FAR is the first Moroccan club to win an international cup after defeating AS Bilima in the 1985 African Cup of Champions Clubs Finals.[47]

Moroccan Clubs are the most titled in the CAF Confederation Cup with 7 titles and the second most titled Clubs in the CAF Champions League and CAF Super Cup. FAR Rabat became the first Moroccan club to play back-to-back finals in the African Confederation Cup winning the 2005 Confederation Cup[48] and losing the 2006 Confederation Cup.[49]

Qualification for African competitions

See main article: CAF 5-year ranking.

Association ranking for 2023–24 CAF competitions

Association ranking for 2023–24 CAF Champions League and 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2018–19 to the 2022–23 season.

Legend
Rank Association 2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022-23
Total
2023 2022 Mvt
115788469582
2245116837482.5
335131657165
45 +16030.5825443
54 -18660435142

Historical rankings since 2011

Legend
Association Rank
data-sort-type="number"2011 !data-sort-type="number"2012 !data-sort-type="number"2013 !data-sort-type="number"2014 !data-sort-type="number"2015 !data-sort-type="number"2016 !data-sort-type="number"2017 !data-sort-type="number"2018 !data-sort-type="number"2018–19 !data-sort-type="number"2019–20 !data-sort-type="number"2020–21data-sort-type="number"2021–22 !data-sort-type="number"2022–23 !data-sort-type="number"2023–24
8 7 4 5 4 7 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 1

Club ranking for the 2023–24 CAF club season

The club ranking is used for seeding in the 2 CAF club competitions; the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Pending equality in ranking points, the team receiving more points in the previous season will be considered as the higher-ranked team.[50]

The club ranking for the 2023–24 CAF Champions League and the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup was based on results from each CAF club competition from 2018-19 to the 2022–23 season.

Rank width=200Club !2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Total
1 Al-Ahly36656
2 Wydad AC54465
3 Espérance de Tunis63434
4 Mamelodi Sundowns43334
5 Raja CA14533
6 Zamalek55222
7 RS Berkane45150
30 ASFAR Rabat00002
37 Hassania Agadir23000

Stadiums

Current stadiums

CasablancaTangerRabatAgadir
Mohammed V StadiumIbn Batouta StadiumPrince Moulay Abdellah StadiumAdrar Stadium
Capacity: 67,000[51] Capacity: 65,000[52] Capacity: 53,000[53] Capacity: 45,480[54]
FesMeknesSafiBerkane
Fez StadiumHonneur StadiumEl Massira StadiumBerkane Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 45,000[55] Capacity: 20,000[56] Capacity: 15,000[57] Capacity: 15,000[58]
MohammediaRabatTétouanEl Jadida
El Bachir StadiumMoulay Hassan StadiumSaniat Rmel StadiumBen M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium
Capacity: 15,000[59] Capacity: 12,000[60] Capacity: 10,000[61] Capacity: 10,000[62]

Other stadiums

MarrakechEl AaiúnOujdaKénitra
Grand Marrakech StadiumSheikh Mohamed Laghdaf StadiumHonneur StadiumKenitra Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 45,240[63] Capacity: 30,000[64] Capacity: 30,000[65] Capacity: 15,000[66]
Al HoceimaKhemissetRabatKhouribga
Mimoun Al Arsi Stadium18 November StadiumFUS StadiumPhosphate Stadium
Capacity: 12,500[67] Capacity: 10,000[68] Capacity: 10,000[69] Capacity: 10,000[70]
Berrechid
Berrechid Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 5,000[71]

List of champions

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning Seasons
Wydad AC ⭐⭐1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
Raja CA1987–88, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2023–24
ASFAR1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2022–23
Maghreb Fes1964–65, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85
KAC Kenitra1959–60, 1972–73, 1980–81, 1981–82
Racing de Casablanca1944–45, 1953–54, 1971–72
Stade Marocain1927–28, 1930–31, 1943–44
Kawkab Marrakech1957–58, 1991–92
Hassania Agadir2001–02, 2002–03
Moghreb Tétouan2011–12, 2013–14
FUS Rabat2015–16
Olympique Khouribga2006–07
Renaissance de Settat1970–71
IR Tanger2017–18
Olympique de Casablanca1993–94
Mouloudia Oujda1974–75
CODM de Meknès1994–95
Chabab Mohammédia1979–80
Raja de Beni Mellal1973–74
Étoile de Casablanca1958–59

By city

CityChampionshipsClubs
Casablanca40Wydad (22), Raja (13), Racing de Casablanca (3), Olympique de Casablanca (1), Étoile de Casablanca (1)
Rabat17AS FAR (13), Stade Marocain (3), FUS Rabat (1)
Fez4Maghreb Fes (4)
Kenitra4KAC Kénitra (4)
Marrakesh2Kawkab Marrakech (2)
Agadir2Hassania Agadir (2)
Tétouan2Moghreb Tétouan (2)
Khouribga1Olympique Club de Khouribga (1)
Settat1RS Settat (1)
Tangier1IR Tanger (1)
Oujda1MC Oujda (1)
Meknes1COD Meknès (1)
Mohammedia1SCC Mohammédia (1)
Beni Mellal1Raja Beni Mellal (1)

By region

RegionChampionshipsClubs
Casablanca-Settat42Wydad (22), Raja (13), Racing de Casablanca (3), Olympique de Casablanca (1), Étoile de Casablanca (1), RS Settat (1), SCC Mohammédia (1)
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra21AS FAR (13), KAC Kénitra (4), Stade Marocain (3), FUS Rabat (1)
Fès-Meknès5Maghreb Fes (4), COD Meknès (1)
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima3Moghreb Tétouan (2), IR Tanger (1)
Marrakech-Safi2Kawkab Marrakech (2)
Souss-Massa2Hassania Agadir (2)
Béni Mellal-Khénifra2Olympique Club de Khouribga (1), Raja Beni Mellal (1)
Oriental1MC Oujda (1)

Performance comparison since 2011

Performance comparison of top teams since 2011.

-- Table entries here are sorted by
  • number of first-place finishes [highest priority]
  • (number of Champions League appearances) minus (number of relegations)
  • number of Confederation Cup appearances [lowest priority]

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Teams23–24
3 4 6 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 5
4 1 2 8 5 3 6 2 1 2 2 5 1
7 2 7 11 4 6 8 14 6 3 3 1 2
1 5 1 4 6 12 11 13 7 16 - 13 9
2 6 3 5 1 7 4 9 4 10 5 3 7
- - - - 3 5 1 5 14 8 13 14 12
5 9 5 7 13 2 5 8 11 11 8 16 -
10 13 14 2 12 11 12 11 15 - 10 15 -
- 7 9 9 7 4 9 7 3 4 6 6 3
12 10 8 6 8 8 3 3 8 6 12 7 10
6 3 14 10 16 - - - - 7 4 10 11
- - 4 3 14 13 14 15 - - - - -
8 12 11 12 9 9 7 4 13 11 7 4 6
League champions
Champions League
Confederation Cup
Arab Cup
Relegation

All-time Botola Pro table (since 2011)

The all-time Botola Pro table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Botola Pro since its new format inception in 2011. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2024–25 Botola season.

All-time Botola Pro table (2011–)
1 Wydad AC13 732 390 205 117 68 563 315 +248 5 4 1 1 1 12 2011–12 2011–121
2 Raja CA13 712 390 197 121 72 573 324 +249 3 4 1 1 2 11 2011–12 2011–121
3 AS FAR13 625 390 166 127 97 513 376 +137 1 2 2 1 6 2011–12 2011–121
4 Fath US13 601 390 156 133 101 432 336 +96 1 1 2 2 2 8 2011–12 2011–121
5 RS Berkane12 524 360 128 140 92 383 324 +59 2 2 4 2012–13 2012–133
6 HUS Agadir13 501 390 124 131 135 418 440 −22 2 2 2011–12 2011–123
7 MA Tétouan12 494 360 123 125 112 391 381 +10 2 1 1 4 2011–12 2020–211
8 OC Safi13 494 390 118 140 132 382 437 −55 2 2 2011–12 2011–124
9 DH Jadida12 481 360 118 126 116 383 371 +12 1 3 4 2011–12 2024–252
10 OC Khouribga11 383 330 92 109 129 323 392 −69 1 1 2011–12 2019–202
11 IR Tanger9 350 270 89 83 98 262 291 −29 1 1 2 4 2015–16 2015–161
12 Maghreb AS9 324 270 72 118 80 275 274 +1 1 1 2 2011–12 2020–213
13 CR Al Hoceima8 265 240 64 72 104 215 295 −80 2011–12 2018–198
14 MC Oujda7 244 210 59 67 84 215 261 −46 2 2 2015–16 2023–245
15 KAC Marrakech6 220 180 55 55 70 183 204 −21 1 1 2 2013–14 2018–193
16 Kenitra AC6 185 180 41 62 77 151 222 −71 2011–12 2016–1711
17 RC Oued Zem5 172 150 40 52 58 132 167 −35 2017–18 2017–189
18 CAY Berrechid5 154 150 36 46 68 138 206 −68 2018–19 2023–246
19 SCC Mohammédia4 125 120 29 38 53 99 133 −34 2020–21 2020–219
20 RCA Zemamra3 104 90 26 26 38 106 116 −10 2019–20 2020–218
21 JS Soualem3 99 90 26 24 40 99 124 −25 2021–22 9
22 CA Khénifra3 95 90 21 32 37 78 102 −24 2014–15 2017–1810
23 WA Fes3 89 90 19 32 39 77 112 −35 2011–12 2013–1411
24 US Touarga2 80 60 21 17 22 70 73 −3 1 1 2022–23 4
25 COD Meknès2 60 60 15 16 29 44 66 −22 2011–12 2024–2510
26 IZ Khemisset2 51 60 10 21 29 38 72 −34 2011–12 2014–1516
27 R Beni Mellal2 36 60 5 21 34 35 84 −49 2012–13 2019–2016
28 AS Sale1 29 30 6 11 13 25 33 −8 2013–14 2013–1415
29 JS Massira1 28 30 7 7 16 24 42 −18 2011–12 2011–1215
30 JS Kasbah Tadla1 28 30 7 7 16 25 47 −22 2016–17 2016–1715
31 Racing AC1 17 30 3 8 19 22 54 −32 2017–18 2017–1816
League or status for 2024–25 season
2024–25 Botola
2024–25 Botola 2
2024-25 Amateur National
2024–25 Amateur Division I
2024–25 Amateur Division II
2024–25 Amateur Division III
Club no longer exists

Player records

Most goals (since 2011)

The table shows the Botola Pro top scorers since its new format inception in 2011. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 season.

Boldface indicates a player still active in Botola Pro1. Italics indicates a player still active outside Botola Pro1.

width=10Rankwidth=180Playerwidth=550Club(s)width=230Years activewidth=50Goals
1 Mouhcine IajourWydad AC (5), Raja CA (53), MA Tétouan (12), RS Berkane (9)2011–2015, 2017–2019, 2020–2179
2 Zakaria HadrafDH Jadidi (52), Raja CA (10), RS Berkane (5), RCA Zemamra (5)2011–2019, 2020–72
3 Mehdi NaghmiAS FAR (41), IR Tanger (22), MC Oujda (3)66
4 Abdelilah HafidiRaja CA (50)2011–2021, 2023–50
5 Abdessamad El MobarkyCR Al Hoceima (35), RS Berkane (1), RCA Zemamra (12)2011–202148
6 Reda HajhoujWydad AC (15), OC Khouribga (21), Fath US (11)2014–2017, 2017–2018, 2020–202247
7 Brahim El BahraouiOC Safi (9), Fath US (7), RC Oued Zem (16), RS Berkane (14)2011–46
8 Lamine DiakiteDH Jadidi (4), Fath US (7), MC Oujda (21), AS FAR (13)2014–45
9 Jalal DaoudiDH Jadidi (2), Fath US (1), HUS Agadir (34), AS FAR (4), Wydad AC (3)2011–2019, 2021–202344
10 Ayoub NanahDH Jadidi (24), Raja CA (6), Fath US (13)2014–43

The historical top scorer of the competition is Ahmed Faraswith 231 goals

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: African Champions' Cup . 2022-10-09 . . 2022-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220923155511/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/af1.html . live .
  3. Web site: CAF Champions League – Champions . 2022-10-09 . worldfootball.net . en . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206111922/https://www.worldfootball.net/winner/caf-champions-league/ . live .
  4. Web site: CAF Cup and Confederation Cup . 2022-10-10 . . 2022-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815005730/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/af3.html . live .
  5. Web site: Kasraoui . Safaa . Raja CA wins Moroccan league Undefeated. . 2024-06-15 . moroccoworldnews . en.
  6. Web site: Morocco 1956/57. 2022-02-19. RSSSF. 2019-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224141718/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/maro57.html. live.
  7. Web site: Morocco 1957/58. 2022-02-19. RSSSF. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913101701/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro58.html. live.
  8. Web site: Morocco 1958/59. 2022-02-19. RSSSF. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913101700/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro59.html. live.
  9. Web site: Morocco 1959/60. 2022-02-19. RSSSF. 2023-02-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20230208135006/https://rsssf.org/tablesm/maro60.html. live.
  10. Web site: Morocco 1960/61. 2022-02-19. RSSSF. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913101705/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro61.html. live.
  11. Web site: Morocco 1961/62. 2022-02-19. RSSSF. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913101712/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro62.html. live.
  12. Web site: Morocco 1962/63. 2022-02-19. RSSSF. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913101703/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro63.html. live.
  13. Web site: Morocco 1963/64. 2022-02-19. RSSSF. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913101700/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro64.html. live.
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  15. Web site: هذه هي حكاية أول"ديربي" في تاريخ الغريمين.. الرجاء و الوداد. 2022-02-19. كازا 24. ar. 2022-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20220220093836/https://www.casa24.ma/sport/3252.html. live.
  16. Web site: من الذاكرة.. هذه أشهر لقاءات الديربي بين الغريمين الرجاء والوداد ــ فيديو. 2022-02-19. اليوم 24 – أخبار اليوم على مدار الساعة. ar. 2022-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20220219220027/https://alyaoum24.com/781490.html. live.
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  18. Web site: Morocco 1971/72. 2022-02-21. RSSSF. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913101707/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro72.html. live.
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