2017–18 Botola
Football league season
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 12, 2018, IR 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.[ 1]
Teams
Stadium and locations
Locations of the 2017–18 Botola teams
Team
Acronym
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Association sportive des FAR
AS FAR
Rabat
Stade Moulay Abdellah
52,000
Chabab Atlas Khénifra
CAK
Khénifra
Stade Municipal
5,000
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
CRA
Al Hoceima
Stade Mimoun Al Arsi
12,000
Difaâ El Jadidi
DHJ
El Jadida
Stade El Abdi
15,000
Fath Union Sport
FUS
Rabat
Stade de FUS
15,000
Hassania Agadir
HUSA
Agadir
Stade Adrar
45,480
IR Tanger
IRT
Tanger
Grand Stade de Tanger
45,000
Kawkab Marrakech
KACM
Marrakech
Stade de Marrakech
45,240
Moghreb Tétouan
MAT
Tétouan
Saniat Rmel
15,000
Olympic Safi
OCS
Safi
Stade El Massira
10,000
Olympique Khouribga
OCK
Khouribga
Complexe OCP
10,000
Racing de Casablanca
RAC
Casablanca
Stade Père-Jégo
10,000
Raja Casablanca
RCA
Casablanca
Stade Mohamed V
67,000
Rapide Oued Zem
RCOZ
Oued Zem
Stade Municipal
3,000
RSB Berkane
RSB
Berkane
Stade Municipal
15,000
Wydad Casablanca
WAC
Casablanca
Stade Mohamed V
67,000
Personnel and kits
Teams
Managers
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
Association sportive des FAR
Abderrazak Khairi
Uhlsport
Chabab Atlas Khénifra
Kamal Zouaghi
Bang Sports
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
Nacer Sandjak
Bang Sports
Al Omrane, CGI
Difaâ El Jadidi
Abderrahim Talib
Bang Sports
innjoo, Radio Mars, TGCC 1
FUS Rabat
Walid Regragui
Uhlsport
Emaar , Novec1 , LafargeHolcim 2 3
Hassania Agadir
Miguel Ángel Gamondi
Uhlsport
Afriquia, Skoda 1 , Souss-Massa 2 , Joly3
IR Tanger
Driss El Mrabet
Bang Sports
Renault ,[ 2] APM Terminals , Tanger-Med 1 , Moroccan Airports Authority 1 , Valencia1 , RCI Finance Maroc3
Kawkab Marrakesh
Faouzi Jamal
Puma
Poste Maroc , Sanad, CitySport, Menara Mall1
Moghreb Tétouan
Abdelouahed Benhsain
King Sports Maroc
Halib Tetaouen, Radio Mars
OC Khouribga
Bernard Simondi
Bang Sports
Olympic Safi
Mohamed Amine Benhachem
Uhlsport
Fitco
Racing de Casablanca
Youssef Rossi
Raja Casablanca
Juan Carlos Garrido
Legea
Siera, Nor'Dar, Prodec, Infinix , Hyundai 1 , Or Blanc1 , MarsaMaroc 2 3 , Atlanta Assurances2 3
Rapide Oued Zem
Tarek Mostafa
Bang Sports
Boudrika Holding
RSB Berkane
Mounir Jaouani
Bang Sports
Souiri, Afriquia1
Wydad Casablanca
Faouzi Benzarti
Macron
Ingelec, Alitkane2 , Koutoubia2
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
Maroc Telecom is a sponsor for all the league's teams.
Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas.
Managerial changes
League table
Standings
Source:
frmf.ma Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source:
Botola Pro Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
As of 20 May 2018. [ 3] [ 4]
Hat-tricks
Player
For
Against
Result
Date
Round
Hamid Ahaddad
DH Jadidi
OC Khouribga
4–1 (H)
3 December 2017
10
Mouhssine Iajour
Raja CA
OC Khouribga
4–3 (H)
14 February 2018
16
Hamza Goudali
OC Safi
AS FAR
4–3 (A)
14 April 2018
25
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Annual awards
The UMFP (Union Marocaine des Footballeurs Professionnels), in partnership with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation , organized the Night of Stars Award in its 4th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2017/18 season.[ 5] [ 6]
Attendances
#
Football club
Average attendance
1
IR Tanger
23,750
2
Raja CA
19,615
3
Wydad AC
15,821
4
Hassania Agadir
11,636
5
AS FAR
10,545
6
MA Tétouan
7,836
7
Olympique Safi
7,714
8
RC Oued Zem
7,692
9
KACM
6,477
10
CA Khénifra
6,342
11
Olympique Khouribga
5,613
12
DHJ
5,064
13
Fath Union Sport
3,250
14
CRA
2,633
15
RS Berkane
2,600
16
Racing Casablanca
2,091
See also
2017 Coupe du Trône
2017–18 Botola 2
2018 CAF Champions League
2018 CAF Confederation Cup
References
External links
National teams
League competitions
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Cup competitions
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