2015–16 Botola
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Champions | FUS Rabat |
Relegated |
MC Oujda MAS Fez |
Champions League |
FUS Rabat Wydad Casablanca |
Confederation Cup | IR Tanger |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 501 (2.09 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mahdi Naghmi (12 Goals) |
Biggest home win |
HUSA 5–1 KAC RCA 5–1 HUSA |
Biggest away win |
MAT 2–5 RCA RCA 1–4 FAR HUSA 2–5 MAS |
Highest scoring |
FAR 5–2 MAT MAT 2–5 RCA KAC 3–4 MAT HUSA 2–5 MAS |
Highest attendance | 80,000 (Raja vs Wydad) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2015–16 Botola, also known as Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons, is the 59th season of the Premier League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1915. The fixtures were announced on 22 July 2015. The season started on 5 September 2015 and is scheduled to conclude on 15 April 2016.
Wydad came into the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. Ittihad Tanja and MC Oujda entered as the two promoted teams from the 2014–15 GNF 2.
On June 5th 2015, FUS Rabat won the football championship after a 4-2 victory against Mouloudia D'Oujda. The FUS Rabat club won the championship for the first time after being runner-up to the title for 5 previous times.[1]
Teams
A total of 16 teams compete in the league, including 14 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 GNF 2. On 25 April 2015, Tanger became the first Championship side to be promoted following their 1–0 win over AS Salé. On the final day of the season, MC Oujda got promoted to the top flight.
The two promoted clubs replaced Chabab Atlas Khenifra and Ittihad Khemisset.
Stadium and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | Al Hoceima | Stade Mimoun Al Arsi | 12,000 |
Difaâ El Jadidi | El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 15,000 |
AS FAR Club | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 65,000 |
Fath Union Sport | Rabat | Stade de FUS | 15,000 |
Hassania Agadir | Agadir | Stade Adrar | 45,480 |
IR Tanger | Tanger | Grand Stade de Tanger | 45,000 |
KAC Kénitra | Kenitra | Stade Municipal (Kenitra) | 15,000 |
Kawkab Marrakech | Marrakech | Stade de Marrakech | 45,240 |
MAS Fez | Fes | Fez Stadium | 45,000 |
Moghreb Tétouan | Tétouan | Saniat Rmel | 15,000 |
MC Oujda | Oujda | Honneur Stadium | 30,000 |
Olympic Safi | Safi | Stade El Massira | 10,000 |
Olympique Khouribga | Khouribga | Complexe OCP | 10,000 |
Raja Casablanca | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |
RSB Berkane | Berkane | Stade Municipal | 15,000 |
Wydad Casablanca | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |
Personnel and kits
Teams | Managers1 | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | ![]() |
Al Omrane, Koutoubia | |
Difaâ El Jadidi | ![]() |
Uhlsport | OCP, Alitkan |
AS FAR Club | ![]() |
Joma | |
FUS Rabat | ![]() |
Nike | |
Hassania Agadir | ![]() |
Umbro | Ifriquiya |
IR Tanger | ![]() |
Bang Sports | Moroccan Airports Authority |
KAC Kénitra | ![]() |
Sarsons Sports | Koutoubia |
Kawkab Marrakesh | ![]() |
Adidas | Koutoubia |
MAS Fez | ![]() |
M Sport | Ingelec |
MC Oujda | ![]() |
Joma | |
Moghreb Tétouan | ![]() |
King Sports Maroc | Abroun |
OC Khouribga | ![]() |
Nike | |
Olympic Safi | ![]() |
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Raja Casablanca | ![]() |
Adidas | Hyundai |
RSB Berkane | ![]() |
Nike | |
Wydad Casablanca | ![]() |
Adidas | Ingelec |
- 1 According to current revision of List of Moroccan Football League managers
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Adidas.
- Maroc Telecom is a sponsor for all the league's teams.
Managerial changes
Teams | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Olympic Safi | ![]() |
Sacked | 29 May 2015 | ![]() |
29 May 2015 |
IR Tanger | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 June 2015 | ![]() |
2 June 2015 |
CR Al Hoceima | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 June 2015 | ![]() |
5 June 2015 |
Maghreb Fès | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 November 2015 | ![]() |
14 November 2015 |
Raja Casablanca | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 November 2015 | ![]() |
5 November 2015 |
CR Al Hoceima | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 December 2015 | ![]() |
30 December 2015 |
Kawkab Marrakesh | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 January 2016 | ![]() |
9 January 2016 |
Difaâ El Jadidi | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 February 2016 | ![]() |
22 February 2016 |
OC Khouribga | ![]() |
Resigned | 9 March 2016 | ![]() |
9 March 2016 |
Maghreb Fès | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 March 2016 | ![]() |
28 March 2016 |
AS FAR Club | ![]() |
Resigned | 1 April 2016 | ![]() |
3 April 2016 |
Olympic Safi | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 April 2016 | ![]() |
6 April 2016 |
OC Khouribga | ![]() |
Sacked | 19 April 2016 | ![]() |
21 April 2016 |
Results
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 58 | Qualification to the 2017 CAF Champions League and the 2016–17 Arab Club Championship |
2 | Wydad Casablanca | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 56 | Qualification to the 2017 CAF Champions League |
3 | IR Tanger | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 50 | Qualification to the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
4 | FAR Rabat | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 47 | |
5 | Raja Casablanca | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 47 | |
6 | Moghreb Tétouan | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 43 | |
7 | RSB Berkane | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 43 | |
8 | Hassania Agadir | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 41 | |
9 | Olympic Safi | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 37 | |
10 | Chabab Rif Hoceima | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 36 | |
11 | KAC Kénitra | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 35 | |
12 | Olympique Khouribga | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 34 | |
13 | Difaâ El Jadidi | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 34 | |
14 | Kawkab Marrakech | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 30 | |
15 | MC Oujda | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 29 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
16 | Maghreb Fès | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 29 |
Updated to games played on 4 June 2016.
Source: Botola Pro
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Result table
Home \ Away[1] | CRA | DHJ | FAR | FUS | HUSA | IRT | KAC | KACM | MAS | MAT | MCO | OCS | OCK | RCA | RSB | WAC |
CR Hoceima | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
Difaâ El Jadidi | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
FAR Rabat | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
FUS Rabat | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Hassania Agadir | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
IR Tanger | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
KAC Kénitra | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
Kawkab Marrakech | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Maghreb Fès | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
Moghreb Tétouan | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
MC Oujda | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
OC Safi | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
OC Khouribga | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
Raja | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
RSB Berkane | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Wydad | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 4 June 2016.
Source: Botola Pro
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
FAR Rabat | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
FUS Rabat | 11 |
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Raja Casablanca | ||
4 | ![]() |
Wydad Casablanca | 9 |
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Maghreb Fès | ||
6 | ![]() |
Difaâ El Jadidi | 8 |
7 | ![]() |
IR Tanger | 7 |
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Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | ||
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Hassania Agadir | ||
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MC Oujda | ||
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
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![]() | Hassania Agadir | Moghreb Tétouan | 2–4 (A) | 22 September 2015 | |
![]() | Raja Casablanca | Hassania Agadir | 5–1 (H) | 29 May 2016 | |
![]() | Maghreb Fès | Hassania Agadir | 2–5 (A) | 4 June 2016 |
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
(H) - Home ; (A) - Away
See also
2015–16 Coupe du Trône
2016 CAF Champions League
2016 CAF Confederation Cup
References
- Notes