2012–13 Botola

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Botola Pro
Season2012–13
ChampionsRaja CA (11th Title)
RelegatedCOD Meknès
Raja Beni Mellal
Champions LeagueRaja CA
AS FAR
Confederation CupMAS Fes
Difaa El Jadida
Matches240
Goals495 (2.06 per match)
Top goalscorerAbderazak Hamdallah (15 Goals)
Biggest home winFUS Rabat 4–0 Widad Fez
Kénitra AC 4–0 Raja Beni Mellal
Difaa El Jadida 4–0 Olympic Safi
Biggest away winDifaa El Jadida 1–4 Raja CA
Raja Beni Mellal 1–4 Widad Fez
Highest scoringOC Safi 4–2 Raja Beni Mellal
Raja CA 4–2 Kénitra AC
MA Tétouan 4–2 Raja Beni Mellal

The 2012–13 Botola Pro is the 56th season of the Moroccan Top League, but the 2nd under its new format of Moroccan Pro League. It began on 14 September 2012 with Kénitra AC beating COD Meknès 2–1 in their away match and ended on 2 June 2013 when Wydad Fes beating Raja Beni Mellal 4-1 in their away match. MA Tétouan are the defending champion but they finished in 6th place in this season. The winner of this season will qualify to the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup as host representatives.[1][2]

Overview

Team summaries

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2011–12 GNF 2

Teams relegated to 2012–13 GNF 2

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity Previous Season
CR Al-HoceimaAl HoceimaStade Mimoun Al Arsi12,000
COD MeknèsMeknèsStade d'Honneur20,000
Difaa El JadidaEl JadidaStade El Abdi6,000
AS FARRabatStade Moulay Abdellah52,000
FUS RabatRabatStade Moulay Abdellah52,0002011–12 Botola Pro Runners-Up
HUS AgadirAgadirStade Al Inbiaâte5,000
Kénitra ACKenitraStade Municipal de Kénitra15,000
MAS FezFezFez Stadium45,000
MA TétouanTétouanStade Saniat Rmel11,0002011–12 Botola Pro Champions
OC SafiSafiStade El Massira7,000
OC KhouribgaKhouribgaStade OCP5,000
Raja Beni MellalBeni MellalStade Municipal de Beni Mellal8,0002011–12 Botola Pro 2 Champions (Promoted)
Raja CACasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
RS BerkaneBerkaneStade Municipal de Berkane10,0002011–12 Botola Pro 2 Runners-Up (Promoted)
Widad FezFezFez Stadium45,000
Wydad ACCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000

Source: Soccerway.com

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Raja CA (C) 30 19 9 2 56 24 +32 66 Qualification to Club World Cup and Champions League
2 AS FAR 30 17 11 2 34 18 +16 62 Qualification to Champions League
3 MAS Fez 30 11 15 4 36 27 +9 48 Qualification to Confederation Cup[a]
4 Wydad AC 30 13 9 8 31 22 +9 48
5 MA Tétouan 30 11 13 6 40 28 +12 46
6 FUS Rabat 30 11 8 11 31 27 +4 41
7 RS Berkane 30 10 10 10 30 31 −1 40
8 CR Al-Hoceima 30 8 12 10 28 31 −3 36
9 Difaa El Jadida 30 9 8 13 28 32 −4 35 Qualification to Confederation Cup[a]
10 HUS Agadir 30 5 19 6 24 26 −2 34
11 Widad Fez 30 7 12 11 25 32 −7 33
12 OC Safi 30 7 11 12 36 48 −12 32
13 OC Khouribga 30 5 15 10 27 33 −6 30
14 Kenitra AC 30 5 12 13 23 35 −12 27
15 COD Meknès (R) 30 5 10 15 25 40 −15 25 Relegation to Botola Pro 2
16 Raja Beni Mellal (R) 30 4 12 14 22 42 −20 24
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2013. Source: Botola
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Difaa El Jadida qualified for the Confederation Cup as winner of the 2013 Moroccan Throne Cup.

Leader week after week

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 2 June 2013.[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah OC Safi 15
2 Morocco Bilal Biat Kenitra AC 12
3 Mali Mustapha Kondi RS Berkane 10
Morocco Salaheddine Aqqal AS FAR
Senegal Ibrahima Ndione OC Safi
Morocco Zakaria Hadraf DH Jadida
7 Morocco Mouhcine Iajour Raja CA 9
Morocco Hamza Abourazzouk
Morocco Abdessalam Benjelloun FUS Rabat
10 Morocco Samir Malcuit MAS Fes 8
Brazil Luiz Jeferson Escher
Morocco Hossamdine Sanhaji MA Tétouan

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1Raja CA33,167
2AS FAR20,583
3MAS Fes20,091
4Wydad AC19,472
5COD Meknes9,578
6MA Tetouan7,934
7Kenitra AC7,012
8Wydad Fès7,841
9FUS Rabat6,754
10Raja Beni Mellal6,149
11CR Al-Hoceima6,503
12Difaâ El-Jadida5,203
13RS Berkane3,192
14OC Khouribga2,819
15HUS Agadir3,338
16OC Safi2,007

References