2023–24 Botola Explained

Competition:Botola Inwi
Season:2023–24
Dates:25 August 2023 – 14 June 2024
Winners:Raja CA (13th title)
Relegated:CAY Berrechid
MC Oujda
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Raja CA
AS FAR
Continentalcup2:Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:RS Berkane
US Touarga
League Topscorer:Yousri Bouzok
(14 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Raja CA 6–1 IR Tanger
Biggest Away Win:CAY Berrechid 0–5 Fath US
Longest Wins:Raja CA
AS FAR
(9 Matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Raja CA
(30 Matches)
Longest Winless:MC Oujda
(14 Matches)
Longest Losses:JS Soualem
(5 Matches)
Matches:240
Total Goals:534
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024-25
Updated:14 June 2024

The 2023–24 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 67th season of the Premier League and the 13th under its current format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956. AS FAR came into the season as defending champions of the 2022–23 season. RCA Zemamra and Youssoufia Berrechid entered as the two promoted teams from the 2022–23 Botola 2.

On 14 June 2024, Raja CA won the last round 0–3 against MC Oujda and were crowned champions ending the season without a single defeat – the first team ever to do so in the history of the league.

Number of teams by regions

Regions of MoroccoNumber of teamsTeams
1 Casablanca-Settat6CAY Berrechid, JS Soualem, Raja CA, RCA Zemamra, SCC Mohammédia and Wydad AC
2 Rabat-Salé-Kénitra3AS FAR, FUS Rabat and US Touarga
3 Oriental2MC Oujda and RS Berkane
Tanger-Tetouan-Al HoceimaIR Tanger and MA Tétouan
520x20px Fès-Meknès1MAS Fès
20x20px Marrakesh–SafiOC Safi
Souss-MassaHUS Agadir

Personnel and kits

!Teams!Managers!Captain!Kit manufacturer!Shirt sponsor
AS FAR Nasreddine Nabi Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Uhlsport
CAY Berrechid Abderrahim Nejjar Achraf Hilali Bang SportsOULD BOUAZZA, KA PREFA, Alitkane
FUS Rabat Jamal Sellami El Mehdi El Bassil UhlsportNovec, LafargeHolcim Maroc
HUS Agadir Abdelhadi Sektioui Hicham El Majhad Bang SportsAfriquia, Skoda, Joly
IR Tanger Hilal Et-tair Reda Jaadi Gloria SportTanger-Med
JS Soualem Mahmoud Sebky Amine El Msane MexxessMARSBET, Asta, Crunchips
Maghreb AS Abdelhay Ben Soltane Achraf Harmach KappaTGCC, Asta
MA Tétouan Abdellatif Jrindou Zaid Krouch AB SportTanger-Med, Cafés Carrion, Municipality of Tetouan
MC Oujda Faouzi Jamal Yassir Jarici Bang SportsDari
OC Safi Adil Serraj (interim) Mohamed El Mourabit Bang SportsFitco, ocstore.ma
Raja CA Josef Zinnbauer Anas Zniti Umbro1xBet, Sofac, Nor'Dar, Marsa Maroc, Atlanta Sanad
RCA Zemamra Mohamed Amine Benhachem Abdelkhalek Ahmidouch Bang SportsIGASER
RS Berkane Mouin Chaâbani Issoufou Dayo Bang SportsThé Dahmiss, GoldVision, National Gaz
SCC Mohammédia Noureddine Ziyati Abdelhak Assal ChababVittel
US Touarga Abdelouahed Zamrat Achraf Harmach Macron
Wydad AC Aziz Ben Askar Yahya Jabrane MacronIngelec, Boule d'Or, Sama Immobilier, Alitkane

1. On the back of shirt.

2. On the sleeves.

3. On the shorts.

Additionally, referee kits are made by Puma.

Managerial changes

!Teams!Outgoing manager!Manner of departure!Date of vacancy!Incoming manager!Date of appointment
RCA Zemamra Abderrahim ChkilitResigned15 June 2023 Abdelaziz Kerkache[1] 18 July 2023
Raja CA Hicham Aboucherouane (interim)End of tenure as caretake30 June 2023 Josef Zinnbauer[2] 1 July 2023
AS FAR Mohamed SamadiEnd of contract30 June 2023 Nasreddine Nabi[3] 18 July 2023
Wydad AC Sven VandenbroeckEnd of contract30 June 2023 Adil Ramzi[4] 22 July 2023
MAS Fez Omar HassiEnd of contract30 June 2023 Tarik Sektioui[5] 25 July 2023
MA Tetouan Hicham LouissiEnd of contract30 June 2023 Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili[6] 26 July 2023
OC Safi Tarek MostafaEnd of contract30 July 2023 Mounir Chebil[7] 30 July 2023
US Touarga Tarik SektiouiMutual consent23 July 2023 Abdelouahed Zamrat[8] 27 July 2023
MC Oujda Omar NajhiContract termination14 August 2023 Faouzi Jamal[9] 15 August 2023
IR Tanger Hilal Et-tairContract termination15 September 2023 Omar Najhi[10] 15 September 2023
Youssoufia Berrechid Mohamed GuisserSacked5 October 2023 Abdelatif Laftouh (interim)28 December 2023
RCA Zemamra Abdelaziz KerkacheContract termination9 October 2023 Mohamed Amine Benhachem[11] 12 October 2023
OC Safi Mounir ChebilContract termination17 October 2023 Zakaria Aboub[12] 18 October 2023
JS Soualem Bouchaib El MoubarkiMutual consent30 November 2023 Mohammed Benchrifa[13] 30 November 2023
Wydad AC Adil RamziMutual consent15 December 2023 Faouzi Benzarti[14] 15 December 2023
IR Tanger Omar NajhiContract termination11 January 2024 Hilal Et-tair[15] 12 January 2024
Youssoufia Berrechid Abdelatif Laftouh (interim)End of tenure as caretake22 January 2024 Abderrahim Nejjar22 January 2024
MA Tetouan Mohamed Alaoui IsmailiSacked7 February 2024 Abdellatif Jrindou[16] 11 February 2024
RS Berkane Amine El KarmaMutual consent11 February 2024 Mouin Chaâbani[17] 13 February 2024
SCC Mohammédia Rachid RokkiSacked14 February 2024 Noureddine Ziyati[18] 13 February 2024
MAS Fez Tarik SektiouiEnd of contract4 March 2024 Abdelhay Ben Soltane[19] 4 March 2024
JS Soualem Mohammed BenchrifaMutual consent4 March 2024 Mahmoud Sebky4 March 2024
Wydad AC Faouzi BenzartiMutual consent14 March 2024 Aziz Ben Askar[20] 5 April 2024
OC Safi Zakaria AboubContract termination28 May 2024 Adil Serraj (interim)28 Mary 2024

Foreign players

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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Unregistered PlayersFormer Players
AS FAR Messie Biatoumoussoka Lamine Diakite Bernard Morrison Emmanuel Imanishimwe Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro
CAY Berrechid Mélo Ndiaye Mouhamed Johnson
Fath US Oumar Farouk Comara Presnel Arnaud Banga Herman Junior Kameni Hadi Al-Hourani James Ajako Hervé Guy
HUS Agadir Djama Joé Amian Junior Mbele Katulondi Kati Assane Bèye Fedi Ben Choug
IR Tanger Gaya Merbah Walid Bencherifa Alexis Sánchez Pérez El Hadji Madické Kane El Hadji Youssoupha Konaté
JS Soualem Pa Modou Sohna Baye Dame Dieng Ibrahima Guèye
Banfa Sylla Semelo Gueï Christian Nsundi Justin Yeré Kangnivi Ama Tchoutchoui Egah Saviour
MA Tétouan Mohamed Amine Ezzemani Sheikh Omar Faye Ismaïla Simpara Mamadou Seck Pape Badji
MC Oujda
OC Safi Houari Ferhani Boniface Haba Abdoulaye Diarra Cheickne Samaké Ndifreke Udo
Riad Benayad Yousri Bouzok Víctor Ábrego Hervé Guy Haashim Domingo Ahmadou Camara Aymen Hussein
Roger Aholou
RCA Zemamra Emmanuel Obounou Baïdy Diallo Oumar Goudiaby
RS Berkane Djibril Ouattara Issoufou Dayo Tuisila Kisinda Mamadou Lamine Camara Paul Valère Bassène Claude Gnolou
Chadrack Lukombe
Adama Ba
SCC Mohammédia Tidiane Doumbouya Issouf Traoré
US Touarga Eric Mbangossoum Martial Zemba Ikoung Tiago Lopes Papa Amady Gadio Simon Diedhiou
Wydad AC Ilyes Chetti Zakaria Draoui Arsène Zola Hamdou Elhouni Bouly Sambou

Results

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers

[21] [22]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Yousri BouzokRaja CA14
2 Ismail KhafiIR Tanger13
3 Mouhcine BourigaMaghreb AS12
4 Sofian El MoudaneHUS Agadir10
5 Mohamed Rabie HrimatAS FAR9
Tawfik BentayebUS Touarga
Youssef El FahliRS Berkane
Amine ZouhzouhAS FAR
Abdou BadjiMA Tétouan
Hamid AhaddadFath US
Youness NejjariOC Safi

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor Against Result Date Round
Charki El BahriWydad ACIR Tanger3–0 (A)7 October 20236
Yousri BouzokRowspan=2Raja CARowspan=2IR TangerRowspan=26–1 (H)Rowspan=228 December 2023align=center Rowspan=213
Nawfel Zerhouni
Hamza IgamaneAS FARFath US4–1 (A)8 January 202415
Amine ZouhzouhAS FARUS Touarga3–0 (H)25 February 202421

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

Goalkeepers' Goals-to-Games Ratio and Clean Sheets

RankNameClubMatchesGoals AgainstAverageClean Sheets
1 Anas ZnitiRaja CA30150.517
2 El Mehdi BenabidAS FAR27210.7711
3 Khalid Kbiri AlaouiOC Safi28230.8511
4 Yahia El FilaliMA Tétouan29250.8610
5 Youssef El MotieWydad AC2727111

Discipline

Player

Club

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: نهضة الزمامرة يتعاقد مع المدرب كركاش . Nahdet Zemamra signs coach Karkache . sports.lematin.ma . 19 July 2023.
  2. News: L’Allemand Josef Zinnbauer, nouvel entraîneur du Raja . German Josef Zinnbauer, new coach of Raja . h24info.ma . 8 June 2023.
  3. News: AS FAR : Nasreddine Nabi, nouvel entraîneur des militaires pour les deux prochaines saisons . AS FAR: Nasreddine Nabi, new military coach for the next two seasons . lematin.ma . 18 July 2023.
  4. News: Adil Ramzi, new coach of Wydad Casablanca . moroccolatestnews.com . 22 July 2023.
  5. News: Tarik Sektioui prend les commandes du Maghreb de Fès . Tarik Sektioui takes control of the Maghreb of Fez . snrtnews . 25 July 2023.
  6. News: المغرب التطواني يتعاقد مع المدرب محمد العلوي الاسماعيلي . Moghreb Tetouan contracts with coach Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili . Moghreb Tetouan. 26 July 2023.
  7. News: Olympic de Safi : Mounir Chebil succède officiellement à Tarik Moustapha . Olympic Safi: Mounir Chebil officially succeeds Tarik Moustapha . lematin.ma . 30 July 2023.
  8. News: Mercato - Abdelouahed Zamrat nouvel entraîneur de Touarga . Mercato – Abdelouahed Zamrat new coach of Touarga . elbotola.com . 28 July 2023.
  9. News: MCO : la commission spéciale désigne un nouveau staff technique mené par Faouzi Jamal . MCO: the special commission appoints a new technical staff led by Faouzi Jamal . lematin.ma . 16 August 2023.
  10. News: Omar Najhi, nouvel entraineur de l'IRT . Omar Najhi, new IRT coach . m.le360.ma . 16 September 2023.
  11. News: رسميا/ نهضة الزمامرة يعين محمد أمين بنهاشم مدربا للفريق خلفا لعزيز كركاش . Officially\ Nahdet Zamamra appoints Mohamed Amine Benhachem as coach of the team, succeeding Aziz Kerkache . elbotola.com . 12 October 2023.
  12. News: Olympique Club de Safi: Zakaria Aboub, nouvel entraineur de la section football . Olympique Club de Safi: Zakaria Aboub, new coach of the football section . lematin.ma . 19 October 2023.
  13. News: بنشريفة يعوض المباركي في شباب السوالم . Bencharifa replaces El Moubarki in Shabab Soualem . hespress.com . 30 November 2023.
  14. News: Officiel: Faouzi Benzarti de retour au Wydad . Official: Faouzi Benzarti returns to Wydad . infomediaire.net . 15 December 2023.
  15. News: Botola Pro Inwi: Hilal Et-Tair de retour à l'IRT . Botola Pro Inwi: Hilal Et-Tair returns to the IRT . m.le360.ma . 13 January 2024.
  16. News: الماط يتعاقد مع المدرب عبد اللطيف جريندو خلفا للعلوي الاسماعيلي . MAT signs coach Abdellatif Jrindou as successor to Alaoui Ismaili . Moghreb Tetouan. 11 February 2024.
  17. News: Valse des entraineurs: la RS Berkane officialise l’arrivée du Tunisien Mouine Chaabani . Waltz of coaches: RS Berkane formalizes the arrival of Tunisian Mouine Chaabani . sport.le360.ma . 13 February 2024.
  18. News: Chabab de Mohammedia : Nourredine Ziati nommé nouvel entraîneur . Chabab of Mohammedia: Nourredine Ziati appointed new coach . lematin.ma . 14 February 2024.
  19. News: Le tunisien Abdelhay Ben Soltane remplace Tarik Sektioui a la tête du MAS . Tunisian Abdelhay Ben Soltane replaces Tarik Sektioui at the head of MAS . lesinfos.ma . 1 March 2024.
  20. News: Aziz Ben Askar, nouvel entraîneur du Wydad de Casablanca . Aziz Ben Askar, new coach of Wydad Casablanca . hespress.com . 5 April 2024.
  21. Web site: Botola Pro 2023/2024: TOP SCORERS. 2 June 2024. flashscore.com.
  22. Web site: Moroccan Professional Inwi Botola 1 2023/2024: Scorers. 2 June 2024. goalzz.com.