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.
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 on September 10th, 2021, and ended on July 5th, 2022.
Wydad AC are crowned champion of this edition with a record of 22 Botola. Wydad AC and Raja CA drew the highest average home attendances in the 2021–22 Botola, with 45,000 and 40,087, respectively.
Teams Stadium and locations
Team name AcronymLocation 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
Personnel and kits
+TeamsManagersCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAS FAR Sven Vandenbroeck Mohamed Rabie Hrimat ErreàCAY Berrechid Mohamed Fathi Mourad Kaaouach AB SportDalaa, Ould Bouazza, Alitkane, Or Blanc, Tiger, Alghalla, Samir, CampakDH Jadida Abdelhak Benchikha El Mehdi Karnass JakoOzone, Radio Mars, Mazagan, TGCCFath US Jamal Sellami El Mehdi El Bassil UhlsportNovec, LafargeHolcim MarocHUS Agadir Abdelhadi Sektioui Yassine Rami LegeaAfriquia, Souss-Massa, Agadir, Skoda, jaouda, AtlantaSanad, Joly, Moov'upIR Tanger Juan Pedro Benali Ahmad Hamoudan GloriaTanger-Med, BiougnachJS Soualem Zakaria Aboub Yassine Njima BHero SportsCrunchipsMaghreb AS Abdelhay Ben Soltane Anass Azim MexxessTGCC, Radio Mars, Asta, Aïn IfraneMC Oujda Hilal Ettair Abdellah Khafifi Bang SportsDariOC Khouribga Abdessamad Ouarad Youssef Oggadi AB SportAB SportOC Safi Tarek Mostafa Ahmed Bessak Bang SportsFitco, ocstore.maRaja CA Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) Mouhcine Moutouali KappaOLA Energy, Nor'Dar, Sofac, MarsaMaroc, Atlanta SanadRC Oued Zem Guglielmo Arena Mourad Hibour Bang SportsRS Berkane Florent Ibengé Mohamed Aziz Bang SportsThé Dahmiss, GoldVision, AfriquiaSCC Mohammédia Mohamed Fakhir Ayoub Adila ChababVittelWydad AC Walid Regragui Yahya Jabrane MacronIngelec, Or Blanc, Alitkane 1. On the back of shirt. 2. On the sleeves. 3. On the shorts. Additionally, referee kits are made by Puma.
Managerial changes +TeamsOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentMaghreb de Fès Fathi Al-JabalEnd of contract2 August 2021 Abdelhay Ben Soltane2 August 2021Wydad Casablanca Faouzi BenzartiEnd of contract3 August 2021 Walid Regragui10 August 2021Ittihad Tanger Driss El MrabetMutual consent6 August 2021 Bernard Casoni8 August 2021Mouloudia Oujda Bernard CasoniEnd of contract6 August 2021 Nabil Neghiz12 August 2021FUS Rabat Demba MbayeEnd of contract10 August 2021 Mohamed Amine Benhachem20 August 2021Rapide Oued Zem Fouad SahabiContract termination21 September 2021 Mounir Chebil29 September 2021Youssoufia Berrechid Abderrahim NejjarContract termination2 October 2021 Mohamed Fathi8 October 2021Ittihad Tanger Bernard CasoniSacked2 November 2021 Jaafar R'kyek (interim)8 August 2021FUS Rabat Mohamed Amine BenhachemResigned3 November 2021 Jamal Sellami13 November 2021OC Safi Faouzi JamalSacked3 November 2021 Abderrahim Talib11 November 2021Raja CA Lassaad ChabbiSacked9 November 2021 Marc Wilmots11 November 2021Rapide Oued Zem Mounir ChebilSacked9 November 2021 Abdelkrim Jinani22 November 2021OC Khouribga Abdelaziz KerkacheSacked22 November 2021 Abdessamad Ouarad23 November 2021MC Oujda Nabil NeghizSacked27 November 2021 Hilal Ettair9 December 2021Ittihad Tanger Jaafar R'kyek (interim)End of tenure as caretake30 November 2021 Miguel Ángel Gamondi30 November 2021Hassania Agadir Reda HakamSacked9 December 2021 Abdelhadi Sektioui10 December 2021Raja CA Marc WilmotsMutual consent20 February 2022 Mohamed El Bekkari (interim)20 February 2022Raja CA Mohamed El Bekkari (interim)End of tenure as caretake28 February 2022 Rachid Taoussi28 February 2022OC Safi Abderrahim TalibContract termination21 March 2022 Tarek Mostafa24 March 2022Rapide Oued Zem Abdelkrim JinaniMutual consent2 April 2022 Guglielmo Arena12 April 2022Jeunesse Sportive Soualem Redouane El HaimerResigned11 April 2022 Zakaria Aboub19 April 2022Ittihad Tanger Miguel Ángel GamondiContract termination17 April 2022 Juan Pedro Benali18 April 2022MC Oujda Hilal EttairMutual consent10 May 2022 Mounir Jaouani11 May 2022Raja CA Rachid TaoussiMutual consent23 June 2022 Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim)23 June 2022
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. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former Players AS FAR Lambert Gueme Araina Diney Darren Smith Emmanuel Imanishimwe Thierry Manzi Abdou Atchabao Chabab Mohammédia Hervé Guy Alain Akono Arsène Zola Issouf Traoré Abdoul Moubarak Aïgba Pa Omar Babou Adeleke Oluwatobi Babatunde Ahmed Al-Sarori Difaâ El Jadidi Karim Chaban Ismaël Sawadogo Dieumerci Amale Masoud Juma Salomon Bindjeme II FUS Rabat Soumaïla Ouattara Herman Junior Kameni Pa Modou Sohna Mohamed Anis Saltou Hassania Agadir Aziz Benabdi Patrick Malo Birahim Gaye Djibril Diop Malick Cisse Bakary Mané Ittihad Tanger Abdellah El Moudene Axel Meye Youssoupha Konaté Pape Paye Jeunesse Sportive Soualem Gibril Sillah Abdoulaye Traoré Maghreb de Fès Banfa Sylla Oumar Farouk Comara Abdou Atchabao Louis Ameka Autchanga Abdoulaye Diarra Demba Camara Guiza Djédjé Mouloudia Oujda Ali Haroun Mothusi Cooper Lamine Diakite Ricky Ngatchou Demba Camara Yaya Meledje Badreddine Souyad Shamikh Hamid Nahdat Berkane Fiston Abdul Razak Issoufou Dayo Chadrack Lukombe Tuisila Kisinda Mamadou Lamine Camara Clatous Chama Adama Ba Olympique de Khouribga Mohamed Walid Bencherifa Kabelo Seakanyeng Tumisang Orebonye Adama Diom Fiston Abdul Razak Nasreddine Zaalani Olympic Safi Cláudio Djibril Ouattara Abdul Draman Yannick Zakri Aurélien Etamé Ngomé Thierry Kassi Raja Casablanca Gaya Merbah Beni Badibanga Fabrice Ngoma Kadima Kabangu Moustapha Kouyaté Sami Hien Gibril Sillah Rapide Oued Zem Aliou Chitou Adjibadé Jean-Baptiste Nangui Yann Zébré Bersyl Obassi Wydad Casablanca Guy Mbenza Juvhel Tsoumou Cheick Comara Muaid Ellafi Simon Msuva Youssoufia Berrechid Assane Diabagate Ousmane Doumbia Thomas Gonazo
League table
Results
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Guy MbenzaWydad AC162 Axel MeyeIR Tanger123 Lamine DiakiteMC Oujda114 Chadrack LukombeRS Berkane105 Ismail KhafiAS FAR9 Youssef MehriHUS Agadir Mohsine MoutoualiRaja CA8 Reda HajhoujFath US8 Oussama LamliouiSCC Mohammédia Hamza KhabbaOC Safi Kabelo SeakanyengOC Khouribga Soufiane BenjdidaRaja CA
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Round Axel MeyeIR TangerOC Khouribga3–121 December 202111
(H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 – Player scored four goals.
Clean Sheets
Rank Player Club Clean sheets1 Ahmed Reda TagnaoutiWydad AC172 Aymane MajidMaghreb AS153 Youssef El MotieSCC Mohammédia114 Anas ZnitiRaja CA10 Ayoub LakredAS FAR Mokhtar MajidOC Safi7 Mehdi El JourbaouiHUS Agadir7 Mohamed FerniOC Khouribga El Mehdi BenabidFath US Hicham El AllouchJS Soualem
Goals-to-Games Ratio
RankNameClubGoals AgainstMatchesAverage1 Aymane MajidMaghreb AS14280.52 Ahmed Reda TagnaoutiWydad AC19270.703 Anas ZnitiRaja CA15210.714 Mokhtar MajidOC Safi25290.865 El Mehdi BenabidFath US20230.87
Scoring First goal of the season: Houssine Rahimi for Raja CA against Youssoufia Berrechid (10 September 2021) Last goal of the season: Brahim El Bahraoui for Nahdat Berkane against Youssoufia Berrechid (4 July 2022)
Discipline
Player Most yellow cards: 9 Marouane Louadni (RC Oued Zem) Mehdi Attouchi (OC Safi) Ayman El Hassouni (Wydad AC) Most red cards: 3 Mohamed El Jaaouani (DH Jadidi)
Club Most yellow cards: 77 JS Soualem Most red cards: 7 DH Jadidi Fewest yellow cards: 38 SCC Mohammédia Fewest red cards: 0 SCC Mohammédia Maghreb AS
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 8th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2021/22 season.]]
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 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)
See also 2021–22 Botola 2 2021–22 CAF Champions League 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup 2021–22 Moroccan Amateur National Championship 2020–21 Moroccan Throne Cup
References
External links frmf.ma