2016–17 Botola

The 2016–17 Botola, also known as Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons, is the 60th season of the Premier League and the 6th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1915. The fixtures were announced on 2 August 2016. The season started on 27 August 2016 and may be ended on 28 May 2017.

Botola
Season2016–17
ChampionsWydad Casablanca
19th title
RelegatedKAC Kénitra
JS de Kasbah Tadla
Champions LeagueWydad Casablanca
Difaâ El Jadidi
Confederation CupRaja Casablanca
RSB Berkane
Matches played240
Goals scored534 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerWilliam Jebor (19 goals)
Biggest home winDH El Jadida 6–1 JS Kasbah Tadla
(21 May 2017)
Biggest away winAS FAR 0–5 Wydad AC
(23 October 2016)
Highest scoringDH El Jadida 6–1 JS Kasbah Tadla
(21 May 2017)
Longest winning run6 matches
Wydad AC
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
DH El Jadidi
Longest winless run12 matches
JS Kasbah Tadla
Longest losing run5 matches
KAC Marrakesh

FUS Rabat came into the season as defending champions of the 2015–16 season. Chabab Atlas Khénifra and Chabab Kasbah Tadla entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 GNF 2.

Wydad Casablanca won the league for a record 19th time in Botola history after beating Olympic Safi on 17 May 2017.[1]

Teams

Personnel and kits
Teams Managers Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Chabab Atlas Khénifra Samir Yaich Bang Sports
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Youssef Fertout Bang Sports Al Omrane, CGI
Difaâ El Jadidi Abderrahim Talib Bang Sports Alitkane, innjoo, Radio Mars, TGCC1
Association sportive des FAR Aziz El Amri Uhlsport
FUS Rabat Walid Regragui Uhlsport Emaar, Novec1, LafargeHolcim23
Hassania Agadir Francisco Javier Bernal Uhlsport Afriquia, Skoda1, Souss-Massa2, Joly3
IR Tanger Bachir Bouita Bang Sports University of New England, APM Terminals
JS de Kasbah Tadla Abderrazak Khairi Legea Syron
KAC Kénitra Hassan Ajenoui
Kawkab Marrakesh Youssef Meriana Puma Poste Maroc, Sanad, CitySport, Menara Mall1
Moghreb Tétouan Amin Erbati (interim) King Sports Maroc Halib Tetaouen, Radio Mars
OC Khouribga Azzedine Aït Djoudi Bang Sports
Olympic Safi Mohamed Amine Benhachem Uhlsport Fitco
Raja Casablanca Mohamed Fakhir Adidas Siera, Nor'Dar, CitySport, Hyundai1, MarsaMaroc23, Atlanta Assurances23
RSB Berkane Rachid Taoussi Bang Sports
Wydad Casablanca Hussein Amotta Adidas Ingelec
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
Teams Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
KAC Kénitra Samir Yaich Sacked 3 June 2016 Jamal Faouzi 17 July 2016
RSB Berkane Bertrand Marchand End of contract 1 July 2016 Miloud Hamdi 14 July 2016
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Fouad Sahabi End of contract 22 July 2016 Dominique Bijotat 22 July 2016
Raja Casablanca Rachid Taoussi Sacked 7 August 2016 Mohamed Fakhir 9 August 2016
RSB Berkane Miloud Hamdi Contract termination 27 August 2016 Rachid Taoussi 31 August 2016
Wydad Casablanca John Toshack Sacked 16 September 2016 Sébastien Desabre 20 September 2016
KAC Kénitra Jamal Faouzi Resigned 17 September 2016 Jean-Guy Wallemme 21 September 2016
Kawkab Marrakesh Hassan Benabicha Contract termination 27 September 2016 Fouad Sahabi 28 September 2016
Chabab Atlas Khénifra Mohamed Bouthir Sacked 28 September 2016 Samir Yaich 28 September 2016
Association sportive des FAR Abdelmalek El Aziz Sacked 24 October 2016 Aziz El Amri 24 October 2016
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Dominique Bijotat Resigned 3 November 2016 Said Zekri (interim) 15 November 2016
OC Khouribga Youssef El Mrini Resigned 8 November 2016 Azzedine Aït Djoudi 14 November 2016
Olympic Safi Hicham Dmii Contract termination 19 November 2016 Mohamed Amine Benhachem 25 November 2016
KAC Kénitra Jean-Guy Wallemme Sacked 23 November 2016 Youssef El Mrini 23 November 2016
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Said Zekri (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 15 December 2016 Mohamed Lahcen Ahmed 15 December 2016
Kawkab Marrakesh Fouad Sahabi Sacked 25 December 2016 Ahmed Bahja 27 December 2016
Wydad Casablanca Sébastien Desabre Sacked 6 January 2017 Hussein Amotta 6 January 2017
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Mohamed Lahcen Ahmed Sacked 8 January 2017 Youssef Fertout 8 January 2016
KAC Kénitra Youssef El Mrini Sacked 10 February 2017 Hassan Ajenoui 19 February 2017
JS de Kasbah Tadla Hicham Eladrissi Sacked 26 February 2017 Abderrazak Khairi 7 March 2017
Hassania Agadir Abdelhadi Sektioui Resigned 3 April 2017 Abdelkbir Meziane (interim) 5 April 2017
IR Tanger Abdelhak Benchikha Contract termination 16 April 2017 Mohamed Sabek (interim) 16 April 2017
Hassania Agadir Abdelkbir Meziane (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 26 April 2017 Francisco Javier Bernal 26 April 2017
Kawkab Marrakesh Ahmed Bahja Sacked 29 April 2017 Youssef Meriana 1 May 2017
IR Tanger Mohamed Sabek (interim) End of tenure as caretaker 30 April 2017 Bachir Bouita 3 May 2017
Moghreb Tétouan Sergio Lobera Sacked 1 May 2017 Amin Erbati (interim) 1 May 2017

Results

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wydad Casablanca (C) 30 19 9 2 50 24 +26 66 Qualification to the CAF Champions League
2 Difaâ El Jadidi 30 16 11 3 45 23 +22 59
3 Raja Casablanca 30 15 12 3 42 17 +25 57 Qualification to the CAF Confederation Cup
4 RS Berkane 30 14 9 7 30 16 +14 51
5 IR Tanger 30 12 9 9 33 25 +8 45
6 AS FAR 30 11 11 8 42 39 +3 44
7 FUS Rabat 30 11 7 12 32 32 0 40 invited to the Arab Club Champions Cup[lower-alpha 1]
8 Hassania Agadir 30 10 8 12 32 40 −8 38
9 Olympic Safi 30 10 6 14 25 32 −7 36
10 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 30 7 13 10 25 24 +1 34
11 Olympique Khouribga 30 10 4 16 34 40 −6 34
12 Moghreb Tétouan 30 9 7 14 30 37 −7 34
13 Kawkab Marrakesh 30 9 6 15 36 42 −6 33
14 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 30 8 7 15 26 46 −20 31
15 JS de Kasbah Tadla (R) 30 7 7 16 25 47 −22 28 Relegation to Botola 2
16 KAC Kénitra (R) 30 5 8 17 27 50 −23 23
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2017. Source: scoresway.com[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Wydad Casablanca and Raja Casablanca are also invited to the Arab Club Champions Cup.

Result table
Home \ Away WAC DHJ RCA RSB IRT FAR FUS HUSA OCS CAK OCK MAT KACM CRA JSKT KAC
Wydad 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–0
Difaâ El Jadidi 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 6–1 0–0
Raja 0–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–0
RS Berkane 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
IR Tanger 0–1 4–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 4–1 2–1 1–0
AS FAR 0–5 2–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 2–2 1–2 4–1 2–2 2–1
FUS Rabat 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–0
Hassania Agadir 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–2
OC Safi 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
CA Khénifra 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 4–0
OC Khouribga 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 3–1
Moghreb Tétouan 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 4–1
Kawkab Marrakech 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1
CR Hoceima 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0
JS Kasbah Tadla 0–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–0
KAC Kénitra 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2017. Source: Botola Pro
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 13 June 2017.[3][4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 William Jebor Wydad Casablanca 19
2 Mohammed El Fakih Kawkab Marrakech 14
Jalal Daoudi Hassania Agadir
4 Walid Azaro Difaâ El Jadidi 12
5 Amin Tighazoui Olympique Khouribga 10
Zaid Krouch Moghreb Tétouan
7 Issam Erraki Raja Casablanca 9
Ngombe Mbengue Olympique Khouribga
9 Karim El Berkaoui Hassania Agadir 8
Mohamed Kamal AS FAR
Fabrice Ondama Wydad Casablanca
Zakaria Hadraf Difaâ El Jadidi

Top assists
As of 13 June 2017[5]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Mohamed Ounajem Wydad Casablanca 7
Abdelilah Hafidi Raja Casablanca
2 Abdessalam Benjelloun FUS Rabat 6
4 Mahmoud Benhalib Raja Casablanca 5
Achraf Bencharki Wydad Casablanca
Walid Azaro Difaâ El Jadidi
Bilal El Megri Olympique Khouribga
7 Mehdi Dghoughi JS de Kasbah Tadla 4
Mouad Sahoufi Chabab Atlas Khénifra
Ayoub Gaâdaoui KAC Kénitra
Mehdi Battach FUS Rabat
Amine Sadiki RSB Berkane

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Zakaria Hadraf Difaa El Jadidi IR Tanger 4-1 (H) 4 February 2017 16
Mustapha El Yousfi AS FAR Olympique Khouribga 4-2 (H) 5 March 2017 20

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Annual awards

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation, in coordination with the LNFP ( Ligue Nationale du Football Professionnel) and the UMFP (Union Marocaine des Footballeurs Professionnels), organized on Monday 3 July 2017 "Stars' Night" in honor of the players, coaches and referees who were distinguished during the 2016/2017 season.[6][7]

Award Winner Club
Best Manager of the Season Hussein Amotta Wydad AC
Best Player of the Season Mohamed Ounajem Wydad AC
Best Promising Player of the Season Ahmed Hammoudan IR Tanger
Best Goalkeeper of the Season Anas Zniti Raja CA
Best Foreign Player of the Season Mohamed Konate RS Berkane

See also

References
  1. "Championnat du Maroc: Wydad Casablanca champion à deux journées de la fin". 17 May 2017.
  2. "Botola Pro 2016/2017 - Regular Season - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". www.scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Championnat National Botola Maroc Telecom 2015/2016 Top Scorers". fifa.com
  4. "Botola Maroc Telecom 2016/2017:Scorers". goalzz.com
  5. "Le classement des passeurs décisifs". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. "ليلة النجوم للإحتفاء وتكريم الابطال" [Stars' night to celebrate and honor the heroes]. FRMF. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. "Nuit Des Stars "LAYLAT ANNOJOUM"" [Night Of The Stars]. Association Marocaine des Footballeurs. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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