| Competition: | Botola Inwi |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Dates: | 10 September 2021 – 5 July 2022 |
| Winners: | Wydad AC 22nd title |
| Relegated: | Rapide Oued Zem Youssoufia Berrechid |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Wydad AC Raja CA |
| Continentalcup2: | Confederation Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | AS FAR RS Berkane (Won the Throne cup) |
| League Topscorer: | Guy Mbenza (16 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (18 September 2021) (24 September 2021) (2 October 2021) (23 October 2021) (31 October 2021) (29 December 2021) (12 February 2022) (25 February 2022) (15 April 2022) (29 April 2022) (19 June 2022) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (4 July 2022) |
| Highest Scoring: | (19 November 2021) (30 April 2022) |
| Longest Wins: | Raja CA (6 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Maghreb AS (22 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | CAY Berrechid (16 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | HUS Agadir (twice) RC Oued Zem CAY Berrechid SCC Mohammédia (4 matches) |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 519 |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
| Updated: | 5 July 2022 |
The 2021–22 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 65th season of the Premier League and the 11th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.[1]
Wydad Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2020–21 season. Olympique Khouribga and Jeunesse Soualem entered as the two promoted teams from the 2020–21 Botola 2.
The season began in September, 10th 2021 and ended in July, 5th 2022.
Wydad AC are crowned champions of this edition with a record of 22 Botola.
| Team name | Acronym | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS FAR | FAR | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 65,000 | |
| Chabab Mohammédia | SCCM | Mohammédia | Stade El Bachir | 11,000 | |
| Difaâ El Jadidi | DHJ | El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 15,000 | |
| Fath Union Sport | FUS | Rabat | Stade Moulay Hassan | 12,000 | |
| Hassania Agadir | HUSA | Agadir | Stade Adrar | 45,480 | |
| Ittihad Tanger | IRT | Tanger | Stade Ibn Batouta | 45,000 | |
| Jeunesse Sportive Soualem | JSS | Soualem | Stade Errazi in Berrechid | 2,000 | |
| Maghreb de Fès | MAS | Fes | Fez Stadium | 45,000 | |
| Mouloudia Oujda | MCO | Oujda | Honneur Stadium | 35,000 | |
| Nahdat Berkane | RSB | Berkane | Stade Municipal | 15,000 | |
| Olympique Club de Khouribga | OCK | Khouribga | Complexe OCP | 10,000 | |
| Olympic Safi | OCS | Safi | Stade El Massira | 15,000 | |
| Raja Casablanca | RCA | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 | |
| Rapide Oued Zem | RCOZ | Oued Zem | Stade Municipal | 8,000 | |
| Wydad Casablanca | WAC | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 | |
| Youssoufia Berrechid | CAYB | Berrechid | Stade Municipal | 8,000 |
| AS FAR |  Sven Vandenbroeck |  Mohamed Rabie Hrimat |  Erreà | ||
| CAY Berrechid |  Mohamed Fathi | Mourad Kaaouach | AB Sport | Dalaa, Ould Bouazza, Alitkane, Or Blanc, Tiger, Alghalla, Samir, Campak | |
| DH Jadida | Abdelhak Benchikha | El Mehdi Karnass | Jako | Ozone, Radio Mars, Mazagan, TGCC | |
| Fath US | Jamal Sellami | El Mehdi El Bassil | Uhlsport | Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc | |
| HUS Agadir | Abdelhadi Sektioui | Yassine Rami | Legea | Afriquia, Souss-Massa, Agadir, Skoda, jaouda, AtlantaSanad, Joly, Moov'up | |
| IR Tanger |  Juan Pedro Benali | Ahmad Hamoudan | Gloria | Tanger-Med, Biougnach | |
| JS Soualem | Zakaria Aboub | Yassine Njima | BHero Sports | Crunchips | |
| Maghreb AS |  Abdelhay Ben Soltane | Anass Azim | Mexxess | TGCC, Radio Mars, Asta, Aïn Ifrane | |
| MC Oujda | Hilal Ettair | Abdellah Khafifi | Bang Sports | Dari | |
| OC Khouribga | Abdessamad Ouarad | Youssef Oggadi | AB Sport | AB Sport | |
| OC Safi | Tarek Mostafa | Ahmed Bessak | Bang Sports | Fitco, ocstore.ma | |
| Raja CA | Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) | Mouhcine Moutouali | Kappa | OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, Sofac, MarsaMaroc, Atlanta Sanad | |
| RC Oued Zem | Guglielmo Arena | Mourad Hibour | Bang Sports | ||
| RS Berkane |  Florent Ibengé | Mohamed Aziz | Bang Sports | Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision, Afriquia | |
| SCC Mohammédia | Mohamed Fakhir | Ayoub Adila | Chabab | Vittel | |
| Wydad AC | Walid Regragui | Yahya Jabrane | Macron | Ingelec, Or Blanc, Alitkane |
1. On the back of shirt.
2. On the sleeves.
3. On the shorts.
Additionally, referee kits are made by Puma.
| Maghreb de Fès | Fathi Al-Jabal | End of contract | 2 August 2021 | Abdelhay Ben Soltane | 2 August 2021 |
| Wydad Casablanca | Faouzi Benzarti | End of contract | 3 August 2021 | Walid Regragui | 10 August 2021 |
| Ittihad Tanger | Driss El Mrabet | Mutual consent | 6 August 2021 |  Bernard Casoni | 8 August 2021 |
| Mouloudia Oujda | Bernard Casoni | End of contract | 6 August 2021 | Nabil Neghiz | 12 August 2021 |
| FUS Rabat |  Demba Mbaye | End of contract | 10 August 2021 | Mohamed Amine Benhachem | 20 August 2021 |
| Rapide Oued Zem | Fouad Sahabi | Contract termination | 21 September 2021 | Mounir Chebil | 29 September 2021 |
| Youssoufia Berrechid | Abderrahim Nejjar | Contract termination | 2 October 2021 | Mohamed Fathi | 8 October 2021 |
| Ittihad Tanger | Bernard Casoni | Sacked | 2 November 2021 | Jaafar R'kyek (interim) | 8 August 2021 |
| FUS Rabat | Mohamed Amine Benhachem | Resigned | 3 November 2021 | Jamal Sellami | 13 November 2021 |
| OC Safi | Faouzi Jamal | Sacked | 3 November 2021 | Abderrahim Talib | 11 November 2021 |
| Raja CA | Lassaad Chabbi | Sacked | 9 November 2021 | Marc Wilmots | 11 November 2021 |
| Rapide Oued Zem | Mounir Chebil | Sacked | 9 November 2021 | Abdelkrim Jinani | 22 November 2021 |
| OC Khouribga | Abdelaziz Kerkache | Sacked | 22 November 2021 | Abdessamad Ouarad | 23 November 2021 |
| MC Oujda | Nabil Neghiz | Sacked | 27 November 2021 | Hilal Ettair | 9 December 2021 |
| Ittihad Tanger | Jaafar R'kyek (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 30 November 2021 |  Miguel Ángel Gamondi | 30 November 2021 |
| Hassania Agadir | Reda Hakam | Sacked | 9 December 2021 | Abdelhadi Sektioui | 10 December 2021 |
| Raja CA | Marc Wilmots | Mutual consent | 20 February 2022 | Mohamed El Bekkari (interim) | 20 February 2022 |
| Raja CA | Mohamed El Bekkari (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 28 February 2022 | Rachid Taoussi | 28 February 2022 |
| OC Safi | Abderrahim Talib | Contract termination | 21 March 2022 | Tarek Mostafa | 24 March 2022 |
| Rapide Oued Zem | Abdelkrim Jinani | Mutual consent | 2 April 2022 | Guglielmo Arena | 12 April 2022 |
| Jeunesse Sportive Soualem | Redouane El Haimer | Resigned | 11 April 2022 | Zakaria Aboub | 19 April 2022 |
| Ittihad Tanger | Miguel Ángel Gamondi | Contract termination | 17 April 2022 | Juan Pedro Benali | 18 April 2022 |
| MC Oujda | Hilal Ettair | Mutual consent | 10 May 2022 | Mounir Jaouani | 11 May 2022 |
| Raja CA | Rachid Taoussi | Mutual consent | 23 June 2022 | Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) | 23 June 2022 |
All teams are allowed to register up to five foreign players, but can only use up to three players on the field at the same time.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Mbenza | Wydad AC | 16 |
| 2 |  Axel Meye | IR Tanger | 12 |
| 3 |  Lamine Diakite | MC Oujda | 11 |
| 4 | Chadrack Lukombe | RS Berkane | 10 |
| 5 | Ismail Khafi | AS FAR | 9 |
| Youssef Mehri | HUS Agadir | ||
| Mohsine Moutouali | Raja CA | ||
| 8 | Reda Hajhouj | Fath US | 8 |
| Oussama Lamlioui | SCC Mohammédia | ||
| Hamza Khabba | OC Safi | ||
| Kabelo Seakanyeng | OC Khouribga | ||
| Soufiane Benjdida | Raja CA | ||
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti | Wydad AC | 17 |
| 2 | Aymane Majid | Maghreb AS | 15 |
| 3 | Youssef El Motie | SCC Mohammédia | 11 |
| 4 | Anas Zniti | Raja CA | 10 |
| Ayoub Lakred | AS FAR | ||
| Mokhtar Majid | OC Safi | ||
| 7 | Mehdi El Jourbaoui | HUS Agadir | 7 |
| Mohamed Ferni | OC Khouribga | ||
| El Mehdi Benabid | Fath US | ||
| Hicham El Allouch | JS Soualem | ||
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals Against | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aymane Majid | Maghreb AS | 14 | 28 | 0.5 | |
| 2 | Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti | Wydad AC | 19 | 27 | 0.70 | |
| 3 | Anas Zniti | Raja CA | 15 | 21 | 0.71 | |
| 4 | Mokhtar Majid | OC Safi | 25 | 29 | 0.86 | |
| 5 | El Mehdi Benabid | Fath US | 20 | 23 | 0.87 |
First goal of the season:
Houssine Rahimi for Raja CA against Youssoufia Berrechid (10 September 2021)[5]Last goal of the season:
Brahim El Bahraoui for Nahdat Berkane against Youssoufia Berrechid (4 July 2022)[6] Marouane Louadni (RC Oued Zem) Mehdi Attouchi (OC Safi) Ayman El Hassouni (Wydad AC) Mohamed El Jaaouani (DH Jadidi)The UMFP (Union Marocaine des Footballeurs Professionnels), in partnership with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, organized the Night of Stars Award in its 8th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2021/22 season.[9] [10]
| Award | Winner | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Season | Walid Regragui | Wydad AC | |
| Player of the Season | Yahya Jabrane | Wydad AC | |
| Foreign Player of the Season |  Issoufou Dayo | RS Berkane | |
| Promising Player of the Season | Mehdi Moubarik | Fath US | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Anas Zniti | Raja CA | |
| Referee of the Season | Redouane Jiyed | ||
| Club of the Season | Wydad AC | ||
| Team of the Season[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Majid Aymane (FUS Rabat) | ||||
| Defence | Mohamed Chibi (AS FAR) | Achraf Dari (Wydad AC) | Jamal Harkass (Raja CA) | Yahia Attiyat Allah (Wydad AC) | |
| Midfield | Yassine Labhiri (MC Oudja) | Yahya Jabrane (Wydad AC) | Mohamed Al Makahasi (Raja CA) | ||
| Attack | Reda Hajhouj (Al Faisaly) |  Guy Mbenza (Wydad AC) |  Kabelo Seakanyeng (OC Khourigba) | ||
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