2020–21 Botola
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 4 December 2020 – 28 July 2021 |
Champions | Wydad AC 21st title |
Relegated | MA Tétouan RCA Zemamra |
Champions League | Wydad AC Raja CA |
Confederation Cup | AS FAR RS Berkane |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 540 (2.25 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ayoub El Kaabi (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | MC Oujda 4-0 DH Jadidi (14 March 2021) Wydad AC 4-0 RS Berkane (2 May 2021) |
Biggest away win | Fath US 0-3 MC Oujda (16 May 2021) CAY Berrechid 0-3 MA Tétouan (27 May 2021) IR Tanger 0-3 Raja CA (16 June 2021) |
Highest scoring | Hassania Agadir 3–5 Wydad AC (13 June 2021) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Wydad AC |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Wydad AC |
Longest winless run | 10 matches SCC Mohammédia |
Longest losing run | 5 matches RCA Zemamra |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 01 August 2021. |
The 2020–21 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 64th season of the Premier League and the 10th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.[1] Raja Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2019–20 season. Chabab Mohammédia and Maghreb de Fès entered as the two promoted teams from the 2019–20 Botola 2. The season began on 4 December 2020 and ended on 28 July 2021. Wydad AC are crowned champions of this edition three rounds before the end of the tournament with a record of 21 Botola.
Teams
Stadium and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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CAYB | Berrechid | Stade Municipal | 8,000 |
DHJ | El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 15,000 |
FAR | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 65,000 |
FUS | Rabat | Stade Moulay Hassan | 12,000 |
HUSA | Agadir | Stade Adrar | 45,480 |
IRT | Tanger | Stade Ibn Batouta | 45,000 |
MAS | Fes | Fez Stadium | 45,000 |
MAT | Tétouan | Saniat Rmel | 15,000 |
MCO | Oujda | Honneur Stadium | 35,000 |
OCS | Safi | Stade El Massira | 15,000 |
RCA | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |
RCAZ | Zemamra | Stade Municipal | 5,000 |
RCOZ | Oued Zem | Stade Municipal | 8,000 |
RSB | Berkane | Stade Municipal | 15,000 |
SCCM | Mohammédia | Stade El Bachir | 11,000 |
WAC | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |
Personnel and kits
Teams | Managers | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AS FAR | Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck | Morocco Jalal Daoudi | Spain Joma | |
CAY Berrechid | Morocco Abderrahim Nejjar | Morocco Mourad Kaaouach | Morocco Bang Sports | Dalaa, Ould Bouazza, Alitkane, Or Blanc, Tiger1, Alghalla1, Samir2, Campak2 |
DH Jadida | Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha | Morocco El Mehdi Karnass | Germany Jako | Ozone, Radio Mars, TGCC1 |
Fath US | Senegal Demba Mbaye | Morocco El Mehdi El Bassil | Germany Uhlsport | Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1 |
HUS Agadir | Morocco Reda Hakam | Morocco Yassine Rami | Italy Legea | Afriquia, Souss-Massa, Agadir, Skoda1, jaouda1, AtlantaSanad23, Joly3, Moov'up3 |
IR Tanger | Morocco Driss El Mrabet | Morocco Nouaman Aarab | Morocco Gloria | Tanger-Med, Experience Majorel1 |
Maghreb AS | Tunisia Fathi Al-Jabal | Morocco Anass Azim | Morocco Mexxess | Ozone, GoldVision1, Aïn Ifrane2 |
MA Tétouan | Spain Toni Cosano | Morocco Adil El Hassnaoui | Morocco Bang Sports | Tanger-Med,[2] Radio Mars, Halib Titawen1 |
MC Oujda | France Bernard Casoni | Morocco Abdellah Khafifi | Morocco Bang Sports | Dari1 |
OC Safi | Belgium Faouzi Jamal | Morocco Ahmed Bessak | Morocco Bang Sports | Fitco |
Raja CA | Tunisia Lassaad Chabbi | Morocco Mouhcine Moutouali | Italy Legea | OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, Sofac3, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Sanad23 |
RCA Zemamra | Morocco Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili | Morocco Brahim Nekkach | Morocco Bang Sports | Itqan, Igaser, Sahel et Sahara1, SomaSteel2 |
RC Oued Zem | Morocco Fouad Sahabi | Morocco Mourad Hibour | Morocco Bang Sports | |
RS Berkane | Democratic Republic of the Congo Florent Ibengé | Morocco Mohamed Aziz | Morocco Bang Sports | Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, Afriquia1 |
SCC Mohammédia | Morocco Mohamed Fakhir | Morocco Ayoub Adila | Morocco Chabab | S.C.C.M, Vittel2 |
Wydad AC | Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti | Morocco Salaheddine Saidi | Italy Macron | Ingelec, Or Blanc1, Hyundai23, Alitkane3 |
- 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 |
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Moghreb Tétouan | Morocco Jamal Drideb | 22 September 2020 | End of contract | Serbia Zoran Manojlović | 22 September 2020 |
Moghreb Tétouan | Serbia Zoran Manojlović | Resigned | 12 October 2020 | Spain Juan José Maqueda | 22 October 2020 |
Mouloudia Oujda | Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha | End of contract | 12 October 2020 | Morocco Abdeslam Ouaddou | 14 October 2020 |
Difaâ El Jadidi | Morocco Jamal Amanallah | End of contract | 12 October 2020 | Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha | 19 October 2020 |
Rapide Oued Zem | Tunisia Mounir Chebil | Contract termination | 15 October 2020 | Morocco Youssef Fertout | 26 October 2020 |
Nahdat Zemamra | Tunisia Otmane El Assas | End of tenure as caretake | 26 October 2020 | Morocco Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili | 26 October 2020 |
IR Tanger | Spain Juan Pedro Benali | Contract termination | 5 November 2020 | Morocco Driss El Mrabet | 5 November 2020 |
Hassania Agadir | Morocco Mustapha Ouchrif | Contract termination | 12 November 2020 | Tunisia Mounir Chebil | 12 November 2020 |
Wydad Casablanca | Argentina Miguel Ángel Gamondi | Resigned | 15 November 2020 | Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti | 15 November 2020 |
Moghreb Tétouan | Spain Juan José Maqueda[3] | Contract termination | 23 December 2020 | Morocco Jamal Drideb (interim) | 23 December 2020 |
AS FAR | Morocco Abderrahim Talib[4] | Contract termination | 29 December 2020 | Morocco Adil Serraj (interim) | 29 December 2020 |
Nahdat Zemamra | Morocco Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili | Contract termination | 5 January 2021 | Morocco Khalid Fouhami | 7 January 2021 |
Moghreb Tétouan | Morocco Jamal Drideb (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 7 January 2021 | Morocco Younes Ben Lahmar[5] | 7 January 2021 |
AS FAR | Morocco Adil Serraj (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 9 January 2021 | Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck[6] | 9 January 2021 |
Mouloudia Oujda | Morocco Abdeslam Ouaddou[7] | End of contract | 9 January 2021 | France Bernard Casoni | 16 January 2021 |
Maghreb de Fès | Morocco Abdellatif Jrindou | End of contract | 23 February 2021 | Argentina Miguel Ángel Gamondi | 25 February 2021 |
Moghreb Tétouan | Morocco Younes Ben Lahmar | End of tenure as caretake | 24 February 2021 | Morocco Jamal Drideb[8] | 24 February 2021 |
Rapide Oued Zem | Morocco Youssef Fertout | Sacked | 24 February 2021 | Morocco Azzeddine Belkbir (interim) | 24 February 2021 |
Nahdat Zemamra | Morocco Khalid Fouhami | Contract termination | 1 March 2021 | Morocco Mohamed Alaoui Ismaili | 4 March 2021 |
RS Berkane | Morocco Tarik Sektioui | Resigned | 6 March 2021 | Spain Juan Pedro Benali | 18 March 2021 |
Hassania Agadir | Tunisia Mounir Chebil | Contract termination | 8 March 2021 | Morocco Reda Hakam | 8 March 2021 |
Rapide Oued Zem | Morocco Azzeddine Belkbir (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 4 April 2021 | Morocco Fouad Sahabi | 4 April 2021 |
Raja CA | Morocco Jamal Sellami | Resigned | 7 April 2021 | Morocco Mohamed Bekkari (interim) | 7 April 2021 |
Raja CA | Morocco Mohamed Bekkari (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 13 April 2021 | Tunisia Lassaad Chabbi[9] | 13 April 2021 |
FUS Rabat | Morocco Mustapha El Khalfi | Resigned | 26 April 2021 | Senegal Demba Mbaye | 26 April 2021 |
Maghreb de Fès | Argentina Miguel Ángel Gamondi | Mutual consent | 28 April 2021 | Morocco Aziz Slimani (interim) | 28 April 2021 |
Olympic Safi | Morocco Abdelhadi Sektioui | Resigned | 10 May 2021 | Morocco Chiba Said (interim) | 12 May 2021 |
Maghreb de Fès | Morocco Aziz Slimani (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 15 May 2021 | Tunisia Fathi Al-Jabal | 15 May 2021 |
SCC Mohammédia | Morocco Mohamed Amine Benhachem | Mutual consent | 16 May 2021 | Morocco Rachid Rokki (interim) | 16 May 2021 |
SCC Mohammédia | Morocco Rachid Rokki (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 7 June 2021 | Morocco Mohamed Fakhir | 7 June 2021 |
RS Berkane | Spain Juan Pedro Benali | Mutual consent | 23 June 2021 | France David Boulengi (interim) | 23 June 2021 |
RS Berkane | France David Boulengi (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 5 July 2021 | Democratic Republic of the Congo Florent Ibengé | 5 July 2021 |
Olympic Safi | Morocco Chiba Said (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 5 July 2021 | Belgium Faouzi Jamal | 8 July 2021 |
Moghreb Tétouan | Morocco Jamal Drideb | Mutual consent | 15 July 2021 | Spain Toni Cosano | 15 July 2021 |
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.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wydad AC (C) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 67 | Qualification for Champions League |
2 | Raja Casablanca | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 59 | |
3 | AS FAR | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 51 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
4 | RS Berkane | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 45 | |
5 | Mouloudia Oujda | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 42 | |
6 | Hassania Agadir | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 37 | |
7 | Maghreb de Fès | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 36[lower-alpha 1] | |
8 | IR Tanger | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 36[lower-alpha 1] | |
9 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 35[lower-alpha 2] | |
10 | Chabab Mohammédia | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 35[lower-alpha 2] | |
11 | Olympic Safi | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 35[lower-alpha 2] | |
12 | Difaâ El Jadidi | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 35[lower-alpha 2] | |
13 | Rapide Oued Zem | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 33[lower-alpha 3] | |
14 | Youssoufia Berrechid | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 33[lower-alpha 3] | |
15 | Moghreb Tétouan (R) | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 32 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
16 | Nahdat Zemamra (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2a) Head-to-head goal difference if they are two teams with equal points; 2b) Goal difference if they are more than two teams with equal points; 3) Number of wins; 4) Goals scored; 5) Play-off between involved teams.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Leader and CAF Champions League | |
CAF Champions League | |
CAF Confederation Cup | |
Relegation to Botola 2 |
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 28 July 2021[10]
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
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Morocco Salaheddine Benyachou4 | OC Safi | DH El Jadidi | 4–3 (H) | 5 December 2020 | 1 |
Morocco Ayoub El Kaabi | Wydad AC | DH El Jadidi | 4–2 (H) | 9 June 2021 | 17 |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.
Clean Sheets
- As of 28 July 2021
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Morocco Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti | Wydad AC | 14 |
2 | Morocco Anas Zniti | Raja CA | 13 |
3 | Morocco Ayoub Lakred | AS FAR | 11 |
4 | Morocco Abderahmane El Houasli | HUS Agadir | 9 |
Morocco Yahia El Filali | MA Tétouan | ||
Morocco Soufiane Barrouhou | DH Jadidi | ||
7 | Morocco Mehdi Ouaya | RC Oued Zem | 8 |
8 | Morocco Marouane Fakhr | MC Oujda | 7 |
Morocco Mohamed Boujad | CAY Berrechid | ||
Morocco Mehdi Harrar | SCC Mohammédia | ||
Morocco Hamza Hamiani Akbi | RS Berkane |
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Morocco Salaheddine Icharane for Chabab Mohammédia against Moghreb Tétouan (4 December 2020)[11] - Last goal of the season:
Morocco Ayoub Mallouki for Hassania Agadir against Difaâ El Jadidi (28 July 2021)[12]
Discipline
- As of 28 July 2021[13]
Player
- Most yellow cards: 10
- Morocco Ayoub Qasmi (MC Oujda)
- Most red cards: 2
- Morocco El Mehdi Karnass (DH Jadida)
- Morocco Larbi Naji (RS Berkane)
- Morocco Yassine Rami (HUS Agadir)
- Morocco Hicham Taik (CAY Berrechid)
- Morocco Hamza Semmoumy (MC Oujda)
- Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo (RS Berkane)
- Morocco Salaheddine Bahi (MC Oujda)
- Morocco Karim El Bounagate (OC Safi)
- Morocco Anas El Asbahi (IR Tanger)
- Morocco Abdelkhalek Hamidouch (RCA Zemamra)
- Morocco Ayoub Gaadaoui (OC Safi)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 74
- MC Oujda
- Most red cards: 9
- RS Berkane
- Fewest yellow cards: 42
- Raja CA
- Fewest red cards: 1
- AS FAR
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 7th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2020/21 season.[14]
Award | Winner | Club | |
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Manager of the Season | Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti | Wydad AC | |
Player of the Season | Morocco Soufiane Rahimi | Raja CA | |
Foreign Player of the Season | Republic of the Congo Ben Malango | Raja CA | |
Promising Player of the Season | Morocco Salaheddine Benyachou | OC Safi | |
Goalkeeper of the Season | Morocco Anas Zniti | Raja CA | |
Defender of the Season | Morocco Achraf Dari | Wydad AC | |
Midfielder of the Season | Morocco Yahya Jabrane | Wydad AC | |
Forward of the Season | Morocco Ayoub El Kaabi | Wydad AC | |
Club of the Season | Wydad AC |
Team of the Season[15] | ||||
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Goalkeeper | Morocco Anas Zniti (Raja CA) | |||
Defence | Morocco Mohamed Chibi (IR Tanger) | Morocco Marouane Hadhoudi (Raja CA) | Morocco Achraf Dari (Wydad AC) | Morocco Hamza El Moussaoui (MA Tétouan) |
Midfield | Morocco Mohamed Ounajem (Zamalek SC) | Morocco Mohamed Hrimat (FAR Rabat) | Morocco Yahya Jabrane (Wydad AC) | Morocco Soufiane Rahimi (EJS Casablanca) |
Attack | Republic of the Congo Ben Malango (Raja CA) | Morocco Ayoub El Kaabi (Wydad AC) |
See also
- 2019–20 Moroccan Throne Cup
- 2020–21 Botola 2
- 2020–21 Moroccan Amateur National Championship
- 2020–21 CAF Champions League
- 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup
- 2020–21 Moroccan Women's Championship Division One
- 2020–21 Moroccan Women's Championship Division Two
- 2019–20 Moroccan Women's Throne Cup
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- ↑ "Moghreb Tétouan - SC Chabab Mohammedia". sofascore. 4 December 2020.
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