The 2019–20 Botola, is the 63rd season of the Premier League and the 9th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.
Wydad Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2018–19 season. Nahdat Zemamra and Raja Beni Mellal entered as the two promoted teams from the 2018–19 Botola 2.
The season started on 14 September 2019, and was scheduled to end on 1 July 2020. However, the season was suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco, then resumed in July and ended in 11 October 2020.
Teams Stadium and locations
TeamLocation Stadium Capacity AS FAR Rabat Stade Moulay Abdellah 65,000 Difaâ El Jadidi El Jadida Stade El Abdi 15,000 Fath Union Sport Rabat Stade Moulay Hassan 12,000 Hassania Agadir Agadir Stade Adrar 45,480 IR Tanger Tanger Stade Ibn Batouta 45,000 Moghreb Tétouan Tétouan Saniat Rmel 15,000 Mouloudia Oujda Oujda Honneur Stadium 35,000 Nahdat Berkane Berkane Stade Municipal 15,000 Nahdat Zemamra Zemamra Stade Municipal 5,000 Olympic Safi Safi Stade El Massira 15,000 Olympique Khouribga Khouribga Complexe OCP 10,000 Raja Beni Mellal Beni Mellal Honneur Stadium 15,000 Raja Casablanca Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000 Rapide Oued Zem Oued Zem Stade Municipal 8,000 Wydad Athletic Club Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000 Youssoufia Berrechid Berrechid Stade Municipal 8,000
Number of teams by regions Regions of MoroccoNumber of teamsTeams1 Casablanca-Settat5CAY Berrechid, DH Jadidi, Raja CA, RCA Zemamra and Wydad AC2 Béni Mellal-Khénifra3OC Khouribga, R Beni Mellal and RC Oued Zem3 Oriental2MC Oujda and RS Berkane Rabat-Salé-KénitraAS FAR and Fath US Tanger-Tetouan-Al HoceimaIR Tanger and MA Tétouan6 Marrakech-Safi1OC Safi Souss-MassaHUS Agadir
Personnel and kits
+TeamsManagersKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAssociation sportive des FAR Abderrahim TalibJomaDifaâ El Jadidi Jamal AmanallahJakoinnjoo, Radio Mars, TGCCFUS Rabat Mustapha El KhalfiUhlsportEmaar, Novec, LafargeHolcimHassania Agadir Mustapha OuchrifLegeaAfriquia, Skoda, Souss-MassaIR Tanger Juan Pedro BenaliGloria sportRenault, APM Terminals, Tanger-Med, ONDA, STG telecom, RCI Finance MarocMoghreb Tétouan Jamal DridebBang SportsHalib Titawen, Al Omrane, Radio MarsMouloudia Oujda Abdelhak BenchikhaBang SportsNahdat Berkane Tarik SektiouiBang SportsSouiri, Gold Vision, AfriquiaNahdat Zemamra Otmane El Assas Bang Sports Itqan, Igaser, Sté. du Sahel et Sahara, SomaSteelOC Khouribga Abdelaziz KerkacheBang SportsOCPOlympic Safi Abdelhadi SektiouiBang SportsFitcoRaja Beni Mellal Mohamed MadihiBang SportsRaja Casablanca Jamal SellamiLegeaSiera, OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, MarsaMaroc, Atlanta AssurancesRapide Oued Zem Mounir ChebilBang SportsMorihWydad Casablanca Juan Carlos GarridoMacronIngelec, Or Blanc, Hyundai, AlitkaneYoussoufia Berrechid Abderrahim NejjarBang SportsDalaa, Ould Bouazza, Itqan, Tiger, Samir 1. On the back of shirt. 2. On the sleeves. 3. On the shorts. Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas.
Managerial changes +TeamsOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentNahdat Zemamra Mohamed BorjiEnd of contract5 May 2019 Youssef Fertout5 May 2019AS FAR Carlos Alós FerrerContract termination10 June 2019 Abderrahim Talib18 June 2019Mouloudia Oujda Abdelaziz KerkacheContract termination11 June 2019 Abdelhak Benchikha12 June 2019Ittihad Tanger Abdelouahed BelqassemContract termination26 June 2019 Nabil Neghiz26 June 2019Wydad Casablanca Faouzi BenzartiContract termination4 July 2019 Zoran Manojlovic16 July 2019Moghreb Tétouan Tarik SektiouiSacked23 July 2019 Ángel Viadero1 August 2019Olympic Safi Hicham DmiiResigned29 July 2019 Mohamed Guisser31 July 2019Nahdat Berkane Mounir JaouaniSacked2 September 2019 Tarik Sektioui19 September 2019Rapide Oued Zem Hassan BenabichaContract termination26 October 2019 Mounir Chebil14 November 2019Ittihad Tanger Nabil NeghizContract termination26 October 2019 Abdelouahed Belqassem (interim)26 October 2019Raja Casablanca Patrice CarteronSacked11 November 2019 Jamal Sellami11 November 2019Ittihad Tanger Abdelouahed Belqassem (interim)End of tenure as caretaker19 November 2019 Hicham Dmii19 November 2019Hassania Agadir Miguel Ángel GamondiSacked20 November 2019 Mohamed Fakhir20 November 2019Raja Beni Mellal Mourad FellahContract termination26 November 2019 Aziz El Amri30 November 2019OC Khouribga Rachid TaoussiResigned29 November 2019 Ahmad Al-Ajlani19 December 2019Nahdat Zemamra Youssef FertoutSacked16 December 2019 Mohamed Borji (interim)16 December 2019Difaâ El Jadidi Ezzaki BadouContract termination23 December 2019 Abdelkader Amrani28 December 2019Youssoufia Berrechid Said SedikiContract termination31 December 2019 Ferid Chouchane3 January 2020Nahdat Zemamra Mohamed Borji (interim)End of tenure as caretaker1 January 2020 Saïd Chiba1 January 2020Raja Beni Mellal Aziz El AmriContract termination10 January 2020 Mohamed Madihi10 January 2020Wydad Casablanca Zoran ManojlovicContract termination13 January 2020 Sébastien Desabre21 January 2020Hassania Agadir Mohamed FakhirSacked21 January 2020 Mustapha Ouchrif31 January 2020FUS Rabat Walid RegraguiContract termination22 January 2020 Mustapha El Khalfi22 January 2020IR Tanger Hicham DmiiContract termination26 January 2020 Juan Pedro Benali26 January 2020Wydad Casablanca Sébastien DesabreContract termination25 February 2020 Juan Carlos Garrido25 February 2020Moghreb Tétouan Ángel ViaderoSacked27 February 2020 Jamal Drideb28 February 2020Olympic Safi Mohamed GuisserContract termination3 March 2020 Abdelhadi Sektioui7 March 2020Youssoufia Berrechid Ferid ChouchaneResigned6 March 2020 Omar Azmani6 March 2020Difaâ El Jadidi Abdelkader AmraniContract termination19 May 2020 Jamal Amanallah19 May 2020Youssoufia Berrechid Omar AzmaniSacked20 August 2020 Abderrahim Nejjar20 August 2020OC Khouribga Ahmad Al-AjlaniResigned27 August 2020 Abdelaziz Kerkache27 August 2020Nahdat Zemamra Saïd ChibaSacked22 September 2020 Otmane El Assas (interim)23 September 2020
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Brahim El BahraouiRC Oued Zem162 Noah SadaouiMC Oujda12 Karim El BerkaouiHUS Agadir4 Joseph Guédé GnadouAS FAR10 Soufiane RahimiRaja CA Reda HajhoujOC Khouribga Mohamed AzizRS Berkane Abdessamad El MobarkyRCA Zemamra9 Hamid AhaddadRaja CA9 Jean Joseph KombousFath US
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Round Ismail KhafiMC OujdaOC Khouribga4–1 (A)29 November 20198 Reda HajhoujOC KhouribgaCAY Berrechid4–1 (H)21 December 201910 Mohamed AzizRS BerkaneOC Khouribga3–1 (H)2 January 20209 Brahim El Bahraoui4RC Oued ZemIR Tanger5–3 (H)10 October 202030
(H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 – Player scored four goals.
Attendances
No. Club Average 1 Wydad 25,305 2 Raja 20,000 3 MC Oujda 19,486 4 AS FAR 17,000 5 IRT 11,944 6 MAT 8,750 7 Safi 7,250 8 HUSA 6,714 9 Khouribga 6,438 10 Renaissance de Berkane 6,438 11 Rapide Oued Zem 5,063 12 Difaâ El-Jadida 4,714 13 RCA Zemamra 4,500 14 Youssoufia Berrechid 3,625 15 FUS 2,400 16 Raja Beni Mellal 2,281
Note: As of December 2019, Raja and Wydad were already the Botola clubs with the highest average home attendances.https://www.hesport.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7-166906.html
See also 2019 Moroccan Throne Cup 2019–20 Botola 2 2019-20 CAF Champions League 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup Royal Moroccan Football Federation
References
External links frmf.ma