2021–22 Botola
Season | 2021–22 |
---|---|
Dates | 10 September 2021 – 5 July 2022 |
Champions | Wydad AC 22nd title |
Relegated | Rapide Oued Zem Youssoufia Berrechid |
Champions League | Wydad AC Raja CA |
Confederation Cup | AS FAR RS Berkane (Won the Throne cup) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 519 (2.16 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Guy Mbenza (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | JS Soualem 3-0 Maghreb AS (18 September 2021) Raja CA 3-0 JS Soualem (24 September 2021) Maghreb AS 3-0 CAY Berrechid (2 October 2021) Maghreb AS 3-0 DH Jadidi (23 October 2021) RS Berkane 4-1 IR Tanger (31 October 2021) RS Berkane 4-1 CAY Berrechid (29 December 2021) SCC Mohammédia 3-0 IR Tanger (12 February 2022) SCC Mohammédia 4-1 RC Oued Zem (25 February 2022) AS FAR 4-1 IR Tanger (15 April 2022) Wydad AC 3-0 AS FAR (29 April 2022) Wydad AC 3-0 JS Soualem (19 June 2022) |
Biggest away win | CAY Berrechid 0-4 RS Berkane (4 July 2022) |
Highest scoring | JS Soualem 3-4 Wydad AC (19 November 2021) RS Berkane 4-3 JS Soualem (30 April 2022) |
Longest winning run | Raja CA (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Maghreb AS (22 matches) |
Longest winless run | CAY Berrechid (16 matches) |
Longest losing run | HUS Agadir (twice) RC Oued Zem CAY Berrechid SCC Mohammédia (4 matches) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 5 July 2022. |
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.[1]
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 in September, 10th 2021 and ended in July, 5th 2022.
Wydad AC are crowned champions 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
[edit]Stadium and locations
[edit]Team name | Acronym | Location | 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
[edit]Teams | Managers | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
AS FAR | Sven Vandenbroeck | Mohamed Rabie Hrimat | Erreà | |
CAY Berrechid | Mohamed Fathi | Mourad Kaaouach | AB Sport | Dalaa, Ould Bouazza, Alitkane, Or Blanc, Tiger1, Alghalla1, Samir2, Campak2 |
DH Jadida | Abdelhak Benchikha | El Mehdi Karnass | Jako | Ozone, Radio Mars, Mazagan, TGCC1 |
Fath US | Jamal Sellami | El Mehdi El Bassil | Uhlsport | Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1 |
HUS Agadir | Abdelhadi Sektioui | Yassine Rami | Legea | Afriquia, Souss-Massa, Agadir, Skoda1, jaouda1, AtlantaSanad23, Joly3, Moov'up3 |
IR Tanger | Juan Pedro Benali | Ahmad Hamoudan | Gloria | Tanger-Med, Biougnach1 |
JS Soualem | Zakaria Aboub | Yassine Njima | BHero Sports | Crunchips1 |
Maghreb AS | Abdelhay Ben Soltane | Anass Azim | Mexxess | TGCC, Radio Mars, Asta1, Aïn Ifrane2 |
MC Oujda | Hilal Ettair | Abdellah Khafifi | Bang Sports | Dari1 |
OC Khouribga | Abdessamad Ouarad | Youssef Oggadi | AB Sport | AB Sport1 |
OC Safi | Tarek Mostafa | Ahmed Bessak | Bang Sports | Fitco, ocstore.ma1 |
Raja CA | Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) | Mouhcine Moutouali | Kappa | OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, Sofac3, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Sanad23 |
RC Oued Zem | Guglielmo Arena | Mourad Hibour | Bang Sports | |
RS Berkane | Florent Ibengé | Mohamed Aziz | Bang Sports | Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, Afriquia1 |
SCC Mohammédia | Mohamed Fakhir | Ayoub Adila | Chabab | Vittel2 |
Wydad AC | Walid Regragui | Yahya Jabrane | Macron | Ingelec, Or Blanc1, Alitkane2 |
- 1. ^ On the back of shirt.
- 2. ^ On the sleeves.
- 3. ^ On the shorts.
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Puma.
Managerial changes
[edit]Teams | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maghreb de Fès | Fathi Al-Jabal | End of contract | 2 August 2021 | Abdelhay Ben Soltane | 2 August 2021 |
Wydad Casablanca | Faouzi Benzarti | End of contract | 3 August 2021 | Walid Regragui | 10 August 2021 |
Ittihad Tanger | Driss El Mrabet | Mutual consent | 6 August 2021 | Bernard Casoni | 8 August 2021 |
Mouloudia Oujda | Bernard Casoni | End of contract | 6 August 2021 | Nabil Neghiz | 12 August 2021 |
FUS Rabat | Demba Mbaye | End of contract | 10 August 2021 | Mohamed Amine Benhachem | 20 August 2021 |
Rapide Oued Zem | Fouad Sahabi | Contract termination | 21 September 2021 | Mounir Chebil | 29 September 2021 |
Youssoufia Berrechid | Abderrahim Nejjar | Contract termination | 2 October 2021 | Mohamed Fathi | 8 October 2021 |
Ittihad Tanger | Bernard Casoni | Sacked | 2 November 2021 | Jaafar R'kyek (interim) | 8 August 2021 |
FUS Rabat | Mohamed Amine Benhachem | Resigned | 3 November 2021 | Jamal Sellami | 13 November 2021 |
OC Safi | Faouzi Jamal | Sacked | 3 November 2021 | Abderrahim Talib | 11 November 2021 |
Raja CA | Lassaad Chabbi | Sacked | 9 November 2021 | Marc Wilmots | 11 November 2021 |
Rapide Oued Zem | Mounir Chebil | Sacked | 9 November 2021 | Abdelkrim Jinani | 22 November 2021 |
OC Khouribga | Abdelaziz Kerkache | Sacked | 22 November 2021 | Abdessamad Ouarad | 23 November 2021 |
MC Oujda | Nabil Neghiz | Sacked | 27 November 2021 | Hilal Ettair | 9 December 2021 |
Ittihad Tanger | Jaafar R'kyek (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 30 November 2021 | Miguel Ángel Gamondi | 30 November 2021 |
Hassania Agadir | Reda Hakam | Sacked | 9 December 2021 | Abdelhadi Sektioui | 10 December 2021 |
Raja CA | Marc Wilmots | Mutual consent | 20 February 2022 | Mohamed El Bekkari (interim) | 20 February 2022 |
Raja CA | Mohamed El Bekkari (interim) | End of tenure as caretake | 28 February 2022 | Rachid Taoussi | 28 February 2022 |
OC Safi | Abderrahim Talib | Contract termination | 21 March 2022 | Tarek Mostafa | 24 March 2022 |
Rapide Oued Zem | Abdelkrim Jinani | Mutual consent | 2 April 2022 | Guglielmo Arena | 12 April 2022 |
Jeunesse Sportive Soualem | Redouane El Haimer | Resigned | 11 April 2022 | Zakaria Aboub | 19 April 2022 |
Ittihad Tanger | Miguel Ángel Gamondi | Contract termination | 17 April 2022 | Juan Pedro Benali | 18 April 2022 |
MC Oujda | Hilal Ettair | Mutual consent | 10 May 2022 | Mounir Jaouani | 11 May 2022 |
Raja CA | Rachid Taoussi | Mutual consent | 23 June 2022 | Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) | 23 June 2022 |
Foreign players
[edit]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.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wydad AC (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 63 | Qualification for Champions League[a] |
2 | Raja CA | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 60 | |
3 | AS FAR | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for Confederation Cup[b] |
4 | Maghreb de Fès | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 45 | |
5 | Fath Union Sport | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 43 | |
6 | RS Berkane | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for Confederation Cup[c] |
7 | Olympic Safi | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 39 | |
8 | Difaâ El Jadidi | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | |
9 | Jeunesse Sportive Soualem | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36[d] | |
10 | Olympique Khouribga | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 36[d] | |
11 | SCC Mohammédia | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 34[e] | |
12 | Hassania Agadir | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 34[e] | |
13 | Ittihad Tanger | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33[f] | |
14 | MC Oujda | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 33[f] | |
15 | Rapide Oued Zem (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 29 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
16 | Youssoufia Berrechid (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2a) Head-to-head goal difference if they are two teams with equal points; 2b) Goal difference if they are more than two teams with equal points; 3) Number of wins; 4) Goals scored; 5) Play-off between involved teams.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Wydad AC and Raja CA are participated in the Arab Club Champions Cup group stage.
- ^ AS FAR is participated in the Arab Club Champions Cup Qualifying round.
- ^ RS Berkane qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup as the title holders.
- ^ a b Head-to-head: Chabab Soualem: 4 points, Olympique Khouribga: 1 point.
- ^ a b Head-to-head: Chabab Mohammédia: 6 points, Hassania Agadir: 0 point.
- ^ a b Head-to-head: Ittihad Tanger: 4 points, Mouloudia Oujda: 1 point.
Results
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Leader and CAF Champions League | |
CAF Champions League | |
CAF Confederation Cup | |
CAF Confederation Cup | |
Relegation to Botola 2 |
Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Guy Mbenza | Wydad AC | 16 |
2 | Axel Meye | IR Tanger | 12 |
3 | Lamine Diakite | MC Oujda | 11 |
4 | Chadrack Lukombe | RS Berkane | 10 |
5 | Ismail Khafi | AS FAR | 9 |
Youssef Mehri | HUS Agadir | ||
Mohsine Moutouali | Raja CA | ||
8 | Reda Hajhouj | Fath US | 8 |
Oussama Lamlioui | SCC Mohammédia | ||
Hamza Khabba | OC Safi | ||
Kabelo Seakanyeng | OC Khouribga | ||
Soufiane Benjdida | Raja CA |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Axel Meye | IR Tanger | OC Khouribga | 3–1 | 21 December 2021 | 11 |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.
Clean Sheets
[edit]- As of 5 July 2022
|
Goals-to-Games Ratio[edit]
|
Scoring
[edit]First goal of the season:
- Houssine Rahimi for Raja CA against Youssoufia Berrechid (10 September 2021)[5]
Last goal of the season:
- Brahim El Bahraoui for Nahdat Berkane against Youssoufia Berrechid (4 July 2022)[6]
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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.[9][10]
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[11] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Histoire du Football au Maroc | الموقع الرسمي للجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم". www.frmf.ma. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ "Top scorer Botola Pro 2021/2022". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Top scorer Botola Pro 2021/2022". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "MOST GOALS CONCEDED". PlayMakerStats.
- ^ "CA Youssoufia Berrechid - Raja Club Athletic". sofascore. 10 September 2021.
- ^ "CA Youssoufia Berrechid - RS Berkane". sofascore. 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Botola Pro 2021/2022 : PLAYERS - Disciplinary". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Botola Pro 2021/2022 : MOST YELLOW CARDS". Playmakerstats.com.
- ^ ""La Nuit des Stars" : le Wydad Casablanca (hommes) et l'AS FAR (dames) raflent la mise" ["The Night of the Stars": Wydad Casablanca (men) and AS FAR (women) win the day]. lematin.ma. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.]
- ^ "ÉVÉNEMENT : TOUT SUR " LA NUIT DES STARS " QUI CÉLÈBRE LA FAMILLE SPORTIVE" [EVENT: ALL ABOUT « THE NIGHT OF STARS » WHICH CELEBRATES THE SPORTS FAMILY]. fr.le7tv.ma/. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.]
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.