2015–16 Botola
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Champions | FUS Rabat 1st title |
Relegated | MC Oujda MAS Fez |
Champions League | FUS Rabat Wydad Casablanca |
Confederation Cup | IR Tanger MAS Fez |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 501 (2.09 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mehdi 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. IR Tanger and MC Oujda entered as the two promoted teams from the 2014–15 GNF 2.
On June 5, 2016, 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 12 April 2015, Tanger became the first Championship side to be promoted following their 0–0 draw over Youssoufia Berrechid in week 27. On 4 May 2015 (in week 30), MC Oujda got promoted to the top flight after defeating US Temara 1–0 in their home match.
The two promoted clubs replaced Chabab Atlas Khenifra and Ittihad Khemisset.
Stadium and locations
Team | Acronym | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | CRA | Al Hoceima | Stade Mimoun Al Arsi | 12,000 |
Difaâ El Jadidi | DHJ | El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 15,000 |
AS FAR Club | AS FAR | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 65,000 |
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 |
KAC Kénitra | KAC | Kenitra | Stade Municipal (Kenitra) | 15,000 |
Kawkab Marrakech | KACM | Marrakech | Stade de Marrakech | 45,240 |
MAS Fez | MAS | Fes | Fez Stadium | 45,000 |
Moghreb Tétouan | MAT | Tétouan | Saniat Rmel | 15,000 |
MC Oujda | MCO | Oujda | Honneur Stadium | 30,000 |
Olympic Safi | OCS | Safi | Stade El Massira | 10,000 |
Olympique Khouribga | OCK | Khouribga | Complexe OCP | 10,000 |
Raja Casablanca | RCA | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |
RSB Berkane | RSB | Berkane | Stade Municipal | 15,000 |
Wydad Casablanca | WAC | 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 | ![]() | ||
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FUS Rabat (C) | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 58 | CAF Champions League and the Arab Club Championship |
2 | Wydad Casablanca | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 56 | Qualification to the CAF Champions League |
3 | IR Tanger | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 50 | Qualification to the 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 (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 29 | Relegation to Botola 2 |
16 | Maghreb Fès (R) | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 29 | Confederation Cup and relegation to Botola 2[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Despite relegation, MAS Fès qualified for the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup as Coupe du Trône winners
Result table
Home \ Away | FUS | WAC | IRT | FAR | RCA | MAT | RSB | HUSA | OCS | CRA | KAC | OCK | DHJ | KACM | MCO | MAS |
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FUS Rabat | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
Wydad | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
IR Tanger | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
FAR Rabat | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Raja | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
Moghreb Tétouan | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
RSB Berkane | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
Hassania Agadir | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | |
OC Safi | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
CR Hoceima | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
KAC Kénitra | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
OC Khouribga | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
Difaâ El Jadidi | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
Kawkab Marrakech | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
MC Oujda | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Maghreb Fès | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of 4 June 2016.[2][3][4]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | FAR Rabat | 12 |
2 | ![]() | FUS Rabat | 11 |
![]() | Raja Casablanca | ||
4 | ![]() | Wydad Casablanca | 9 |
![]() | Maghreb Fès | ||
6 | ![]() | Difaâ El Jadidi | 8 |
7 | ![]() | IR Tanger | 7 |
![]() | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | ||
![]() | Hassania Agadir | ||
![]() | MC Oujda |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 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
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 the 2nd edition of the "Stars' Night" in honor of the players and coacheswho were distinguished during the 2015/2016 season.[5]
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Manager of the Season | ![]() | Fath US |
Player of the Season | ![]() | Fath US |
Promising Player of the Season | ![]() | Wydad AC |
Foreign Player of the Season | ![]() | Raja CA |
See also
References
- ^ "LE FUS DE RABAT CHAMPION POUR LA PREMIÈRE FOIS".
- ^ "Championnat National Botola Maroc Telecom 2015/2016 Top Scorers". Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. fifa.com
- ^ "Statistiques Botola Saison:2015/16 Le classement des buteurs". Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-03-24. mountakhab.net
- ^ "Botola Maroc Telecom 2015/2016:Scorers". goalzz.com
- ^ "باتنا يتوج بجائزة أحسن لاعب في البطولة" [Batna wins Best Player of the Tournament]. ar.sport.le360.ma. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
External links
- Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football
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