2024–25 Botola Explained

Competition:Botola
Season:2024–25
Dates:30 August 2024 – June 2025
Continentalcup1:CAF Champions League
Continentalcup2:CAF Confederation Cup
League Topscorer:Ali El Harrak
Cheickna Samaké
(5 goals)
Biggest Away Win:SCC Mohammédia 0–5 AS FAR
Highest Scoring:Fath US 4–0 SCC Mohammédia

AS FAR 4–0 COD Meknès
Matches:80
Total Goals:164
Longest Wins:RS Berkane
(5 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:IR Tanger
US Touarga
(6 matches)
Longest Winless:SCC Mohammédia
(10 matches)
Longest Losses:SCC Mohammédia
(5 matches)
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:10 November 2024

The 2024–25 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, will be the 68th season of the Botola, the highest tier football league of Morocco.Raja CA are the defending champions, and COD Meknès and Difaâ El Jadidi are the two newly promoted teams.

The fixtures were released on Friday 10 August at 21:00 UTC.

The summer transfer window opened on Monday 1 July 2024 and closed at 22:59 UTC on Thursday 19 September 2024. Meanwhile, the winter window will open on Wednesday 1 January 2025 and will close at 23:00 on Friday 31 January 2025.[1]

Teams

A total of 16 teams contest the league, including 14 sides from the 2023–24 season and 2 promoting teams from 2023–24 Botola 2.

Stadium and locations

Team nameAcronymLocationStadiumCapacity
AS FARASFARRabatPrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium45,000
COD MeknèsCODMMeknèsHonneur Stadium20,000
Difaâ El JadidiDHJEl JadidaStade El Abdi10,000
Fath Union SportFUSRabatStade Moulay Hassan12,000
Hassania AgadirHUSAAgadirStade Adrar45,480
IR TangerIRTTangerStade Ibn Batouta65,000
JS SoualemJSSSoualemStade Municipal de Berrechid5,000
Maghreb de FèsMASFezFez Stadium45,000
Moghreb TétouanMATTétouanSaniat Rmel10,000
Olympic SafiOCSSafiStade El Massira15,000
Raja CARCACasablancaMohammed V Stadium45,891
RCA ZemamraRCAZZemamraStade Ahmed Choukri5,000
RS BerkaneRSBBerkaneBerkane Municipal Stadium15,000
Chabab MohammédiaSCCMMohammédiaStade El Bachir15,000
Union de TouargaUTSRabatStade Moulay Hassan12,000
Wydad ACWACCasablancaMohammed V Stadium45,891

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)
AS FAR Hubert Velud Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Uhlsport
COD Meknès Abdelhay Ben Soltane Mouhcine Rabja AB SportBiougnach, InterPub, Dante
DH El Jadidi Zakaria Aboub Youssef Aguerdoum JakoTGCC, Mazagan
FUS Rabat Saïd Chiba El Mehdi El Bassil UhlsportNovec, LafargeHolcim Maroc
HUS Agadir Abdelhadi Sektioui Yassine Rami Bang SportsAfriquia, Skoda, Moov'up
IR Tanger Hilal Et-tair Nouaman Aarab Gloria SportTanger-Med
JS Soualem Redouane El Haimeur Jad Assouab Bang SportsMARSBET, Asta
Maghreb AS Guglielmo Arena Achraf Harmach KappaTGCC, Asta
MA Tétouan Aziz El Amri Zaid Krouch Comba SportTanger-Med, Cafés Carrion, Municipality of Tetouan
OC Safi Amine El Karma Mohamed El Mourabit Bang SportsFitco, ocstore.ma
Raja CA Ricardo Sá Pinto Anas Zniti Umbro1xBet, Kayna, Sofac, Nor'Dar, Marsa Maroc, Anker
RCA Zemamra Mohamed Amine Benhachem Abdelkhalek Ahmidouch Bang SportsIGASER
RS Berkane Mouin Chaâbani Issoufou Dayo Bang Sports
SCC Mohammédia Redouane Derdouri Abdelhak Assal Chabab
US Touarga Abdelouahed Zamrat Achraf Harmach Macron
Wydad AC Rhulani Mokwena Jamal Harkass MacronIngelec, Boule d'Or, Sama Immobilier, Alitkane

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!Position in table!Incoming manager!Date of appointment
Fath US Jamal SellamiEnd of contract22 June 2024Pre-season Saïd Chiba[2] 23 July 2024
COD Meknès Abdelaziz Dnibi23 June 2024 Abdelhay Ben Soltane[3] 9 July 2024
Wydad AC Aziz Ben Askar23 June 2024 Rhulani Mokwena[4] 11 July 2024
OC Safi Adil Serraj (interim)End of caretaker spell27 June 2024 Amine El Karma27 June 2024
MAS Fez Abdelhay Ben SoltaneMutual consentJune 2024 Guglielmo Arena[5] 28 July 2024
AS FAR Nasreddine NabiEnd of contract3 July 2024 Czesław Michniewicz[6] 13 July 2024
Raja CA Josef ZinnbauerMutual consent22 July 2024 Rusmir Cviko[7] 25 July 2024
SCC Mohammédia Noureddine ZiyatiSackedAugust 2024 Redouane DerdouriAugust 2024
Moghreb Tétouan Abdellatif JrindouMutual consent17 August 2024 Dalibor Starčević[8] 18 August 2024
Raja CA Rusmir CvikoSacked28 September 2024 Abdelkrim Jinani (interim)28 September 2024
Raja CA Abdelkrim Jinani (interim)End of caretaker spell9 October 2024 Ricardo Sá Pinto[9] 10 October 2024
AS FAR Czesław MichniewiczMutual consent15 October 2024 Hubert Velud[10] 16 October 2024
Difaâ El Jadidi José Paixão13 October 2024 Zakaria Aboub[11] 13 October 2024
Moghreb Tétouan Dalibor Starčević17 August 2024 Aziz El Amri[12] 18 August 2024
COD Meknès Abdelhay Ben SoltaneSacked2 December 2024

See also

References

  1. Web site: Moutmaine . Youssef . 2024-06-20 . Botola D1 et D2 : voici les dates du début et de fin du mercato pour la saison prochaine . 2024-08-10 . Le Matin.ma . fr.
  2. News: Said Chiba nouvel entraineur du FUS Rabat . Said Chiba new coach of FUS Rabat . menara.ma . 23 July 2024.
  3. News: النادي المكناسي يتعاقد مع المدرب التونسي عبد الحي بن سلطان . Meknes Club signs a contract with Tunisian coach Abdelhay Ben Soltane . medi1news.com . 9 July 2024.
  4. News: Rhulani Mokwena named Morocco giants Wydad head coach just seven days after Sundowns exit . news24.com . 11 July 2024.
  5. News: المغرب الفاسي يتعاقد مع المدرب الإيطالي أرينا وشهاب مديرا رياضيا . MAS Fes signs contract with Italian coach Arena and Chahab as sports director . atlas24.ma . 28 July 2024.
  6. News: Botola: le Polonais Czeslaw Michniewicz nouvel entraineur de l’AS FAR . Botola: Polish Czeslaw Michniewicz new coach of AS FAR . h24info.ma . 13 July 2024.
  7. News: Raja Casablanca Appoint Bosnian Cviko as New Coach . 2m.ma . 26 July 2024.
  8. News: الماط يتعاقد مع المدرب الكرواتي داليبور ستاركيفيتش . MAT signs with Croatian coach Dalibor Starčević . matfoot.com . 18 August 2024.
  9. News: ريكاردو سبيستو رسميا بالرجاء . Ricardo Sá Pinto officially joins Raja . rajacasablanca.com . 10 October 2024.
  10. News: Football: qui est Hubert Velud, le nouvel entraineur de l'AS FAR? . Football: who is Hubert Velud, the new coach of AS FAR? . telquel.ma . 16 October 2024.
  11. News: Zakaria Abboub, nouvel entraîneur du Difaa d’El Jadida . Zakaria Abboub, new entraîneur of Difaa d’El Jadida . lematin.ma . 13 October 2024.
  12. News: المغرب التطواني يتعاقد مع الإطار الوطني عزيز العامري لقيادة الفريق . Moghreb Tetouan signs contract with national coach Aziz El Amri to lead the team . matfoot.com . 15 October 2024.

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