2016–17 Botola


The 2016–17 Botola, also known as Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons, is the 60th season of the Premier League and the 6th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1915. The fixtures were announced on 2 August 2016. The season started on 27 August 2016 and may be ended on 28 May 2017.
FUS Rabat came into the season as defending champions of the 2015–16 season. Chabab Atlas Khénifra and Chabab Kasbah Tadla entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 GNF 2.
Wydad Casablanca won the league for a record 19th time in Botola history after beating Olympic Safi on 17 May 2017.

Teams

Stadium and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Chabab Atlas KhénifraKhénifraStade Municipal5,000
Chabab Rif Al HoceimaAl HoceimaStade Mimoun Al Arsi12,000
Difaâ El JadidiEl JadidaStade El Abdi15,000
Association sportive des FARRabatStade Moulay Abdellah52,000
Fath Union SportRabatStade de FUS15,000
Hassania AgadirAgadirStade Adrar45,480
IR TangerTangerGrand Stade de Tanger45,000
JS de Kasbah TadlaKasba TadlaComplexe Sportif Municipal5,000
KAC KénitraKenitraStade Municipal 15,000
Kawkab MarrakechMarrakechStade de Marrakech45,240
Moghreb TétouanTétouanSaniat Rmel15,000
Olympic SafiSafiStade El Massira10,000
Olympique KhouribgaKhouribgaComplexe OCP10,000
Raja CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
RSB BerkaneBerkaneStade Municipal15,000
Wydad CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000

Regions of MoroccoNumber of teamsTeams
1Béni Mellal-Khénifra3CA Khénifra, JS Kasbah Tadla and OC Khouribga
1Casablanca-Settat3DH El Jadida, Raja CA and Wydad AC
1Rabat-Salé-Kénitra3AS FAR, Fath US and Kénitra AC
1Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima3CR Al Hoceima, IR Tanger and MA Tétouan
5Marrakech-Safi2KAC Marrakech and OC Safi
6Oriental1RS Berkane
6Souss-Massa1HUS Agadir

Personnel and kits

TeamsManagersKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Chabab Atlas Khénifra Samir YaichBang Sports
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Youssef FertoutBang SportsAl Omrane, CGI
Difaâ El Jadidi Abderrahim TalibBang SportsAlitkane, innjoo, Radio Mars, TGCC
Association sportive des FAR Aziz El AmriUhlsport
FUS Rabat Walid RegraguiUhlsportEmaar, Novec, LafargeHolcim
Hassania Agadir Francisco Javier BernalUhlsportAfriquia, Skoda, Souss-Massa, Joly
IR Tanger Bachir BouitaBang SportsUniversity of New England, APM Terminals
JS de Kasbah Tadla Abderrazak KhairiLegeaSyron
KAC Kénitra Hassan Ajenoui
Kawkab Marrakesh Youssef MerianaPumaPoste Maroc, Sanad, CitySport, Menara Mall
Moghreb Tétouan Amin Erbati King Sports MarocHalib Tetaouen, Radio Mars
OC Khouribga Azzedine Aït DjoudiBang Sports
Olympic Safi Mohamed Amine BenhachemUhlsportFitco
Raja Casablanca Mohamed FakhirAdidasSiera, Nor'Dar, CitySport, Hyundai, MarsaMaroc, Atlanta Assurances
RSB Berkane Rachid TaoussiBang Sports
Wydad Casablanca Hussein AmottaAdidasIngelec

Results

League table

Result table

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 William JeborWydad Casablanca19
2 Mohammed El FakihKawkab Marrakech14
2 Jalal DaoudiHassania Agadir14
4 Walid AzaroDifaâ El Jadidi12
5 Amin TighazouiOlympique Khouribga10
5 Zaid KrouchMoghreb Tétouan10
7 Issam ErrakiRaja Casablanca9
7 Ngombe MbengueOlympique Khouribga9
9 Karim El BerkaouiHassania Agadir8
9 Mohamed KamalAS FAR8
9 Fabrice OndamaWydad Casablanca8
9 Zakaria HadrafDifaâ El Jadidi8

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Mohamed OunajemWydad Casablanca7
1 Abdelilah HafidiRaja Casablanca7
2 Abdessalam BenjellounFUS Rabat6
4 Mahmoud BenhalibRaja Casablanca5
4 Achraf BencharkiWydad Casablanca5
4 Walid AzaroDifaâ El Jadidi5
4 Bilal El MegriOlympique Khouribga5
7 Mehdi DghoughiJS de Kasbah Tadla4
7 Mouad SahoufiChabab Atlas Khénifra4
7 Ayoub GaâdaouiKAC Kénitra4
7 Mehdi BattachFUS Rabat4
7 Amine SadikiRSB Berkane4

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Zakaria HadrafDifaa El JadidiIR Tanger4-1 4 February 201716
Mustapha El YousfiAS FAROlympique Khouribga4-2 5 March 201720

– Home ; – Away

Annual awards

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation, in coordination with the LNFP and the UMFP, organized on Monday 3 July 2017 "Stars' Night" in honor of the players, coaches and referees who were distinguished during the 2016/2017 season.
AwardWinnerClub
Best Manager of the Season Hussein AmottaWydad AC
Best Player of the Season Mohamed OunajemWydad AC
Best Promising Player of the Season Ahmed HammoudanIR Tanger
Best Goalkeeper of the Season Anas ZnitiRaja CA
Best Foreign Player of the Season Mohamed KonateRS Berkane