2018–19 Botola


The 2018–19 Botola, also known as Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons, is the 62nd season of the Premier League and the 8th 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 25 August 2018 and ended on 15 May 2019.
Ittihad Tanger came into the season as defending champions of the 2017–18 season. Mouloudia Oujda and Youssoufia Berrechid entered as the two promoted teams from the 2017–18 Botola 2.

Teams

Stadium and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AS FARRabatStade Moulay Abdellah53,000
Chabab Rif Al HoceimaAl HoceimaStade Mimoun Al Arsi12,000
Difaâ El JadidiEl JadidaStade El Abdi15,000
Fath Union SportRabatStade de FUS15,000
Hassania AgadirAgadirStade Adrar45,000
IR TangerTangerGrand Stade de Tanger45,000
Kawkab MarrakechMarrakechStade de Marrakech45,000
Moghreb TétouanTétouanSaniat Rmel15,000
RSB BerkaneBerkaneStade Municipal30,000
Mouloudia OujdaOujdaHonneur Stadium35,000
Olympic SafiSafiStade El Massira10,000
Olympique KhouribgaKhouribgaComplexe OCP10,000
Raja CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
Rapide Oued ZemOued ZemStade Municipal3,000
Wydad Athletic ClubCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
Youssoufia BerrechidBerrechidStade Municipal5,000

Personnel and kits

TeamsManagersKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Association sportive des FAR Carlos Alós FerrerJoma
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Saïd ChibaBang SportsAl Omrane, CGI
Difaâ El Jadidi Ezzaki BadouBang Sportsinnjoo, Radio Mars, TGCC
FUS Rabat Walid RegraguiUhlsportEmaar, Novec, LafargeHolcim
Hassania Agadir Miguel Ángel GamondiUhlsportAfriquia, Skoda, Souss-Massa, Joly
IR Tanger Abdelouahed BelqassemGloria sportMoroccan Airports Authority, Renault, APM Terminals, Tanger-Med, Valencia, STG telecom, RCI Finance Maroc
Kawkab Marrakesh Azedine BenisPumaPoste Maroc, Sanad, CitySport, Menara Mall
Moghreb Tétouan Tarik SektiouiLegeaHalib Tetaouen, Al Omrane, Radio Mars
Mouloudia Oujda Abdelaziz KerkacheBang Sports
OC Khouribga Rachid TaoussiBang SportsOCP
Olympic Safi Hicham DmiiUhlsportFitco
Raja Casablanca Patrice CarteronLegeaSiera, Nor'Dar, Prodec, Infinix, Hyundai, Or Blanc, MarsaMaroc, Atlanta Assurances
Rapide Oued Zem Hassan BenabichaBang SportsMorih
RSB Berkane Mounir JaouaniBang SportsSouiri, Afriquia
Wydad Casablanca Faouzi BenzartiMacronIngelec, Alitkane, Koutoubia
Youssoufia Berrechid Said SeddikiBang SportsDalaa

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mouhcine IajourRaja CA19
1 Kodjo Fo-Doh LabaRS Berkane19
3 Koffi BouaOC Safi14
4 Simon MsuvaDH Jadidi13
5 Khalid HachadiOC Khouribga12
6 Reda HajhoujOC Khouribga11
7 N'Tji Amadou SamakeKAC Marrakesh10
8 Mehdi NaghmiIR Tanger9
9 Zakaria HadrafRaja CA8
9 Abdoulaye DiarraRC Oued Zem8
9 Michael BabatundeWydad AC8

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Abdelfettah Ait AhmedCAY Berrechid7
1 Karim El HanyKAC Marrakech7
1 Omar NemsaouiRS Berkane7
1 Mohamed OunajemWydad AC7
5 Abdelilah HafidiRaja CA6
5 Zakaria HadrafRaja CA6
5 Badie AoukWydad AC6
8 Héritier LuvumbuAS FAR5
8 Emeka OgbughMC Oujda5
8 Amine El KassRS Berkane5
8 Ismail El HaddadWydad AC5

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Mouhssine IajourRaja CADH Jadidi4–2 30 January 201915
Koffi BouaOC SafiDH Jadidi3–2 9 March 201921
Zakaria HadrafRaja CARS Berkane7–3 13 March 201921
Reda HajhoujOC KhouribgaOC Safi4–4 27 April 201926

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