2018–19 Botola
Season | 2018–19 |
---|---|
Champions | Wydad AC 20th title |
Relegated | KAC Marrakesh CR Al Hoceima |
Champions League | Wydad AC Raja CA |
Confederation Cup | HUS Agadir RS Berkane |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 550 (2.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mouhcine Iajour, Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Raja CA 6–0 CR Al Hoceima (25 August 2018) |
Biggest away win | RS Berkane 3–7 Raja CA (13 March 2019) |
Highest scoring | RS Berkane 3–7 Raja CA (13 March 2019) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches Wydad AC |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Wydad AC Raja CA |
Longest winless run | 11 matches KAC Marrakesh MA Tétouan CR Al Hoceima AS FAR |
Longest losing run | 4 matches CR Al Hoceima KAC Marrakesh |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
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.
IR 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
[edit]Stadium and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
AS FAR | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 53,000 |
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | Al Hoceima | Stade Mimoun Al Arsi | 12,000 |
Difaâ El Jadidi | El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 15,000 |
Fath Union Sport | Rabat | Stade de FUS | 15,000 |
Hassania Agadir | Agadir | Stade Adrar | 45,000 |
IR Tanger | Tanger | Grand Stade de Tanger | 45,000 |
Kawkab Marrakech | Marrakech | Stade de Marrakech | 45,000 |
Moghreb Tétouan | Tétouan | Saniat Rmel | 15,000 |
RSB Berkane | Berkane | Stade Municipal | 30,000 |
Mouloudia Oujda | Oujda | Honneur Stadium | 35,000 |
Olympic Safi | Safi | Stade El Massira | 10,000 |
Olympique Khouribga | Khouribga | Complexe OCP | 10,000 |
Raja Casablanca | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |
Rapide Oued Zem | Oued Zem | Stade Municipal | 3,000 |
Wydad Athletic Club | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |
Youssoufia Berrechid | Berrechid | Stade Municipal | 5,000 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]- Maroc Telecom is a sponsor for all the league's teams.
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas.
Managerial changes
[edit]Teams | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AS FAR | End of contract | 20 May 2018 | 21 May 2018 | ||
Olympic Safi | End of contract | 30 May 2018 | 9 June 2018 | ||
OC Khouribga | End of contract | 30 June 2018 | 3 July 2018 | ||
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | End of contract | 30 June 2018 | 25 July 2018 | ||
Wydad Casablanca | Contract termination | 28 July 2018 | 3 August 2018 | ||
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | Sacked | 7 September 2018 | 13 September 2018 | ||
IR Tanger | Contract termination | 25 September 2018 | 25 September 2018 | ||
Wydad Casablanca | Contract termination | 25 September 2018 | 29 September 2018 | ||
Difaâ El Jadidi | Resigned | 26 October 2018 | 30 October 2018 | ||
Wydad Casablanca | Resigned | 23 November 2018 | 27 November 2018 | ||
AS FAR | Contract termination | 7 December 2018 | 11 December 2018 | ||
IR Tanger | Contract termination | 25 December 2018 | 25 December 2018 | ||
Kawkab Marrakesh | Contract termination | 26 December 2018 | 26 December 2018 | ||
AS FAR | End of tenure as caretaker | 21 January 2019 | 21 January 2019 | ||
Raja Casablanca | Contract termination | 28 January 2019 | 30 January 2019 | ||
OC Khouribga | Sacked | 28 January 2019 | 29 January 2019 | ||
Moghreb Tétouan | Sacked | 9 February 2019 | 11 February 2019 | ||
Difaâ El Jadidi | Sacked | 10 February 2019 | 11 February 2019 | ||
Kawkab Marrakesh | Sacked | 18 February 2019 | 18 February 2019 | ||
Rapide Oued Zem | Contract termination | 25 February 2019 | 1 March 2019 | ||
Kawkab Marrakesh | End of tenure as caretaker | 12 March 2019 | 12 March 2019 | ||
Kawkab Marrakesh | End of tenure as caretaker | 12 March 2019 | 12 March 2019 | ||
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | Contract termination | 5 April 2019 | 7 April 2019 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wydad Casablanca (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for Champions League |
2 | Raja Casablanca | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 55 | |
3 | Hassania Agadir | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 45[a] | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
4 | Olympic Safi | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 45[a] | Participation in Arab Club Champions Cup[b] |
5 | IR Tanger | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 40 | |
6 | Youssoufia Berrechid | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 39[c] | |
7 | RSB Berkane | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 39[c] | Qualification for Confederation Cup[d] |
8 | Difaâ El Jadidi | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 39[c] | |
9 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 38 | |
10 | Rapide Oued Zem | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 37 | |
11 | Olympique Khouribga | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 36 | |
12 | Mouloudia Oujda | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 35 | |
13 | Moghreb Tétouan | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 34 | |
14 | AS FAR | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 33 | |
15 | Kawkab Marrakesh (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 30 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
16 | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 27 |
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:
- ^ a b Head-to-head: Hassania Agadir: 3 points, +2 GD; Olympic Safi: 3 points, −2 GD.
- ^ Wydad Casablanca and Raja Casablanca are also participated in the Arab Club Champions Cup.
- ^ a b c Head-to-head: Youssoufia Berrechid: 7 points, RS Berkane 5 points, Difaâ El Jadidi 3 points.
- ^ RS Berkane are Moroccan Throne Cup winners.
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Raja CA | 19 | |
RS Berkane | |||
3 | OC Safi | 14 | |
4 | DH Jadidi | 13 | |
5 | OC Khouribga | 12 | |
6 | OC Khouribga | 11 | |
7 | KAC Marrakesh | 10 | |
8 | IR Tanger | 9 | |
9 | Raja CA | 8 | |
RC Oued Zem | |||
Wydad AC |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raja CA | DH Jadidi | 4–2 (A) | 30 January 2019 | 15 | |
OC Safi | DH Jadidi | 3–2 (H) | 9 March 2019 | 21 | |
Raja CA | RS Berkane | 7–3 (A) | 13 March 2019 | 21 | |
OC Khouribga | OC Safi | 4–4 (H) | 27 April 2019 | 26 |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
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 5th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2018/19 season.[4]
Award | Winner | Club |
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Manager of the Season | Wydad AC | |
Player of the Season | RS Berkane | |
Foreign Player of the Season | RS Berkane | |
Promising Player of the Season | MC Oujda | |
Goalkeeper of the Season | Wydad AC |
See also
[edit]- 2018 Moroccan Throne Cup
- 2018–19 Botola 2
- 2018-19 CAF Champions League
- 2018-19 CAF Confederation Cup
- 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "اتــحــاد طــنــجــة يقدم مستشهره الجديد STG TELECOM" [Ittihad Tangiers presents its new sponsor STG TELECOM]. irtfoot.ma. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ "Championnat National Botola Maroc Telecom 2018/2019 Top Scorers". Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. fifa.com
- ^ "Botola Maroc Telecom 2017/2018:Scorers". goalzz.com
- ^ "Laylat Noujoum, ce qu'il faut en retenir" [Laylat Noujoum, what to remember]. sport.le360.ma. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2022.