2018–19 Botola Explained

Season:2018–19
Competition:Botola Maroc Telecom
Winners:Wydad AC
20th title
Relegated:KAC Marrakesh
CR Al Hoceima
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Wydad AC
Raja CA
Continentalcup2:Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:HUS Agadir
RS Berkane
Matches:240
Total Goals:550
League Topscorer:Mouhcine Iajour,
Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
(19 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
(25 August 2018)
Biggest Away Win:
(13 March 2019)
Highest Scoring:
(13 March 2019)
Longest Wins:7 matches
Wydad AC
Longest Unbeaten:10 matches
Wydad AC
Raja CA
Longest Winless:11 matches
KAC Marrakesh
MA Tétouan
CR Al Hoceima
AS FAR
Longest Losses:4 matches
CR Al Hoceima
KAC Marrakesh
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20
Titre:Botola Maroc Telecom
2018-2019

The 2018–19 Botola, also known as Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons, is the 62nd season of the Premier League and the 8th 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 25 August 2018 and ended on 15 May 2019.

IR Tanger came into the season as defending champions of the 2017–18 season. Mouloudia Oujda and Youssoufia Berrechid entered as the two promoted teams from the 2017–18 Botola 2.

Teams

Stadium and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AS FARRabatStade Moulay Abdellah53,000
Chabab Rif Al HoceimaAl HoceimaStade Mimoun Al Arsi12,000
Difaâ El JadidiEl JadidaStade El Abdi15,000
Fath Union SportRabatStade de FUS15,000
Hassania AgadirAgadirStade Adrar45,000
IR TangerTangerGrand Stade de Tanger45,000
Kawkab MarrakechMarrakechStade de Marrakech45,000
Moghreb TétouanTétouanSaniat Rmel15,000
RSB BerkaneBerkaneStade Municipal30,000
Mouloudia OujdaOujdaHonneur Stadium35,000
Olympic SafiSafiStade El Massira10,000
Olympique KhouribgaKhouribgaComplexe OCP10,000
Raja CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
Rapide Oued ZemOued ZemStade Municipal3,000
Wydad Athletic ClubCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
Youssoufia BerrechidBerrechidStade Municipal5,000

Personnel and kits

!Teams!Managers!Kit manufacturer!Shirt sponsor
Association sportive des FAR Carlos Alós FerrerJoma
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Saïd ChibaBang SportsAl Omrane, CGI
Difaâ El Jadidi Ezzaki BadouBang Sportsinnjoo, Radio Mars, TGCC
FUS Rabat Walid RegraguiUhlsportEmaar, Novec, LafargeHolcim
Hassania Agadir Miguel Ángel GamondiUhlsportAfriquia, Skoda, Souss-Massa, Joly
IR Tanger Abdelouahed BelqassemGloria sportMoroccan Airports Authority, Renault, APM Terminals, Tanger-Med, Valencia, STG telecom[1], RCI Finance Maroc
Kawkab Marrakesh Azedine BenisPumaPoste Maroc, Sanad, CitySport, Menara Mall
Moghreb Tétouan Tarik SektiouiLegeaHalib Tetaouen, Al Omrane, Radio Mars
Mouloudia Oujda Abdelaziz KerkacheBang Sports
OC Khouribga Rachid TaoussiBang SportsOCP
Olympic Safi Hicham DmiiUhlsportFitco
Raja Casablanca Patrice CarteronLegeaSiera, Nor'Dar, Prodec, Infinix, Hyundai, Or Blanc, MarsaMaroc, Atlanta Assurances
Rapide Oued Zem Hassan BenabichaBang SportsMorih
RSB Berkane Mounir JaouaniBang SportsSouiri, Afriquia
Wydad Casablanca Faouzi BenzartiMacronIngelec, Alitkane, Koutoubia
Youssoufia Berrechid Said SeddikiBang SportsDalaa

1. On the back of shirt.

2. On the sleeves.

3. On the shorts.

Managerial changes

!Teams!Outgoing manager!Manner of departure!Date of vacancy!Incoming manager!Date of appointment
AS FAR Abderrazak KhairiEnd of contract20 May 2018 Mohamed Fakhir21 May 2018
Olympic Safi Mohamed Amine BenhachemEnd of contract30 May 2018 Hicham Dmii9 June 2018
OC Khouribga Bernard SimondiEnd of contract30 June 2018 Mohamed Amine Benhachem3 July 2018
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Nacer SandjakEnd of contract30 June 2018 Mimoun Ouaali25 July 2018
Wydad Casablanca Faouzi BenzartiContract termination28 July 2018 Abdelhadi Sektioui3 August 2018
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Mimoun OuaaliSacked7 September 2018 Juan Pedro Benali13 September 2018
IR Tanger Driss El MrabetContract termination25 September 2018 Ahmad Al-Ajlani25 September 2018
Wydad Casablanca Abdelhadi SektiouiContract termination25 September 2018 René Girard29 September 2018
Difaâ El Jadidi Abderrahim TalibResigned26 October 2018 Hubert Velud30 October 2018
Wydad Casablanca René GirardResigned23 November 2018 Faouzi Benzarti27 November 2018
AS FAR Mohamed FakhirContract termination7 December 2018 Mouhcine Bouhlal (interim)11 December 2018
IR Tanger Ahmad Al-AjlaniContract termination25 December 2018 Abdelouahed Belqassem25 December 2018
Kawkab Marrakesh Faouzi JamalContract termination26 December 2018 Aziz El Amri26 December 2018
AS FAR Mouhcine Bouhlal (interim)End of tenure as caretaker21 January 2019 Carlos Alós Ferrer21 January 2019
Raja Casablanca Juan Carlos GarridoContract termination28 January 2019 Patrice Carteron30 January 2019
OC Khouribga Mohamed Amine BenhachemSacked28 January 2019 Rachid Taoussi29 January 2019
Moghreb Tétouan Abdelouahed BenhsainSacked9 February 2019 Tarik Sektioui11 February 2019
Difaâ El Jadidi Hubert VeludSacked10 February 2019 Ezzaki Badou11 February 2019
Kawkab Marrakesh Aziz El AmriSacked18 February 2019 Azedine Benis (interim)18 February 2019
Rapide Oued Zem Tarek MostafaContract termination25 February 2019 Hassan Benabicha1 March 2019
Kawkab Marrakesh Azedine Benis (interim)End of tenure as caretaker12 March 2019 Jawad Milani12 March 2019
Kawkab Marrakesh Jawad MilaniEnd of tenure as caretaker12 March 2019 Azedine Benis12 March 2019
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Juan Pedro BenaliContract termination 5 April 2019 Saïd Chiba7 April 2019

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

[2] [3]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mouhcine IajourRaja CA19
Kodjo Fo-Doh LabaRS Berkane
3 Koffi BouaOC Safi14
4 Simon MsuvaDH Jadidi13
5 Khalid HachadiOC Khouribga12
6 Reda HajhoujOC Khouribga11
7 N'Tji Amadou SamakeKAC Marrakesh10
8 Mehdi NaghmiIR Tanger9
9 Zakaria HadrafRaja CA8
Abdoulaye DiarraRC Oued Zem
Michael BabatundeWydad AC

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor Against Result Date Round
Mouhssine IajourRaja CADH Jadidi4–2 (A)30 January 201915
Koffi BouaOC SafiDH Jadidi3–2 (H)9 March 201921
Zakaria HadrafRaja CARS Berkane7–3 (A)13 March 201921
Reda HajhoujOC KhouribgaOC Safi4–4 (H)27 April 201926
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

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 5th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2018/19 season.[4]

AwardWinnerClub
Manager of the Season Faouzi BenzartiWydad AC
Player of the Season Mohamed AzizRS Berkane
Foreign Player of the Season Kodjo Fo-Doh LabaRS Berkane
Promising Player of the Season Soufiane KarkacheMC Oujda
Goalkeeper of the Season Ahmed Reda TagnaoutiWydad AC

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: اتــحــاد طــنــجــة يقدم مستشهره الجديد STG TELECOM . Ittihad Tangiers presents its new sponsor STG TELECOM . 11 October 2018 . irtfoot.ma . 2022-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018221751/http://irtfoot.ma/?p=5912 . 18 October 2018 . dead.
  2. Web site: Championnat National Botola Maroc Telecom 2018/2019 Top Scorers. https://web.archive.org/web/20131118083000/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/nationalleagues/nationalleague=morocco-championnat-national-botola-2000000056/top-scorers/index.html. dead. November 18, 2013. fifa.com
  3. Web site: Botola Maroc Telecom 2017/2018:Scorers. goalzz.com
  4. News: 18 June 2019 . Laylat Noujoum, ce qu'il faut en retenir . Laylat Noujoum, what to remember . sport.le360.ma . 8 August 2022.