2017–18 Botola


The 2017–18 Botola, also known as Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons, is the 61st season of the Premier League and the 7th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956. The season started on 8 September 2017 and ended on 21 May 2018.
Wydad Athletic Club came into the season as defending champions of the 2016–17 season. Rapide Oued Zem and Racing de Casablanca entered as the two promoted teams from the 2016–17 GNF 2.
On May 12th 2018, Ittihad Tanger won the Botola Pro after a 2-1 victory against Moghreb Tétouan. The IR Tanger club won the championship for the first time after being runner-up to the title in 1989-90 season.

Teams

Stadium and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Association sportive des FARRabatStade Moulay Abdellah52,000
Chabab Atlas KhénifraKhénifraStade Municipal5,000
Chabab Rif Al HoceimaAl HoceimaStade Mimoun Al Arsi12,000
Difaâ El JadidiEl JadidaStade El Abdi15,000
Fath Union SportRabatStade de FUS15,000
Hassania AgadirAgadirStade Adrar45,480
IR TangerTangerGrand Stade de Tanger45,000
Kawkab MarrakechMarrakechStade de Marrakech45,240
Moghreb TétouanTétouanSaniat Rmel15,000
Olympic SafiSafiStade El Massira10,000
Olympique KhouribgaKhouribgaComplexe OCP10,000
Racing de CasablancaCasablancaStade Père-Jégo10,000
Raja CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
Rapide Oued ZemOued ZemStade Municipal3,000
RSB BerkaneBerkaneStade Municipal15,000
Wydad CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000

Regions of MoroccoNumber of teamsTeams
1Casablanca-Settat4DH El Jadidi, Racing AC, Raja CA and Wydad AC
2Béni Mellal-Khénifra3CA Khénifra, OC Khouribga and RC Oued Zem
2Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima3CR Al Hoceima, IR Tanger and MA Tétouan
4Marrakech-Safi2KAC Marrakech and OC Safi
4Rabat-Salé-Kénitra2AS FAR and Fath US
6Oriental1RS Berkane
6Souss-Massa1HUS Agadir

Personnel and kits

TeamsManagersKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Association sportive des FAR Abderrazak KhairiUhlsport
Chabab Atlas Khénifra Kamal ZouaghiBang Sports
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Nacer SandjakBang SportsAl Omrane, CGI
Difaâ El Jadidi Abderrahim TalibBang Sportsinnjoo, Radio Mars, TGCC
FUS Rabat Walid RegraguiUhlsportEmaar, Novec, LafargeHolcim
Hassania Agadir Miguel Ángel GamondiUhlsportAfriquia, Skoda, Souss-Massa, Joly
IR Tanger Driss El MrabetBang SportsRenault, APM Terminals, Tanger-Med, Moroccan Airports Authority, Valencia, RCI Finance Maroc
Kawkab Marrakesh Faouzi JamalPumaPoste Maroc, Sanad, CitySport, Menara Mall
Moghreb Tétouan Abdelouahed BenhsainKing Sports MarocHalib Tetaouen, Radio Mars
OC Khouribga Bernard SimondiBang Sports
Olympic Safi Mohamed Amine BenhachemUhlsportFitco
Racing de Casablanca Youssef Rossi
Raja Casablanca Juan Carlos GarridoLegeaSiera, Nor'Dar, Prodec, Infinix, Hyundai, Or Blanc, MarsaMaroc, Atlanta Assurances
Rapide Oued Zem Tarek MostafaBang SportsBoudrika Holding
RSB Berkane Mounir JaouaniBang SportsSouiri, Afriquia
Wydad Casablanca Faouzi BenzartiMacronIngelec, Alitkane, Koutoubia

League table

Standings

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mouhssine IajourRaja CA17
2 Mehdi NaghmiIR Tanger13
3 Ayoub KaabiRS Berkane12
4 Simon MsuvaDH Jadidi11
5 Zouhair El MoutarajiOC Khouribga10
5 Jalal DaoudiHUS Agadir10
7 Ibrahim BezghoudiAS FAR9
7 Mohamed NahiriWydad AC9
7 Bilal El MegriDH Jadidi9
7 Hamid AhaddadDH Jadidi9

Top Assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Zakaria HadrafRaja CA8
2 Abdelilah HafidiRaja CA7
3 Omar NemsaouiRS Berkane5
3 Amin TighazouiWydad AC5
3 Adnane El OuardyDH El Jadidi5
3 Abdelmoula BerrabehRC Oued Zem5
7 Lamine DiakiteFath US4
7 Mohammed Ali BamaamarDH El Jadidi4
7 Abderrahim AchchakirRaja CA4
7 Amine DghoughiRacing AC4
7 Jalal DaoudiHUS Agadir4
7 Ahmed HamoudanIR Tanger4
7 Bilal El MegriDH Jadidi4

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Hamid AhaddadDH JadidiOC Khouribga4–1 3 December 201710
Mouhssine IajourRaja CAOC Khouribga4–3 14 February 201816
Hamza GoudaliOC SafiAS FAR4–3 14 April 201825

– Home ; – Away

Annual awards

The UMFP, in partnership with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, organized the Night of Stars Award, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2017/18 season.
AwardWinnerClub
Best Manager of the Season Driss El MrabetIR Tanger
Best Player of the Season Ahmed HammoudanIR Tanger
Best Promising Player of the Season Mahmoud BenhalibRaja CA
Best Goalkeeper of the Season Abderrahman El HoausliHUS Agadir