2015–16 Botola Pro


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.

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, 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

TeamAcronymLocationStadiumCapacity
Chabab Rif Al HoceimaCRAAl HoceimaStade Mimoun Al Arsi12,000
Difaâ El JadidiDHJEl JadidaStade El Abdi15,000
AS FAR ClubAS FARRabatStade Moulay Abdellah65,000
Fath Union SportFUSRabatStade de FUS15,000
Hassania AgadirHUSAAgadirStade Adrar45,480
IR TangerIRTTangerGrand Stade de Tanger45,000
KAC KénitraKACKenitraStade Municipal (Kenitra)15,000
Kawkab MarrakechKACMMarrakechStade de Marrakech45,240
MAS FezMASFesFez Stadium45,000
Moghreb TétouanMATTétouanSaniat Rmel15,000
MC OujdaMCOOujdaHonneur Stadium30,000
Olympic SafiOCSSafiStade El Massira10,000
Olympique KhouribgaOCKKhouribgaComplexe OCP10,000
Raja CasablancaRCACasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000
RSB BerkaneRSBBerkaneStade Municipal15,000
Wydad CasablancaWACCasablancaStade Mohamed V67,000

Personnel and kits

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.

Results

League table


Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
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Hat-tricks

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Annual awards

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation, in coordination with the LNFP and the UMFP, organized the 2nd edition of the "Stars' Night" in honor of the players and coacheswho were distinguished during the 2015/2016 season.
AwardWinnerClub
Manager of the Season

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1IRT23,572
2Wydad20,438
3Raja20,167
4HUSA11,842
5AS FAR10,953
6MC Oujda9,276
7MAS9,104
8MAT8,319
9Safi7,482
10KACM6,751
11KAC6,498
12Khouribga5,512
13Difaâ El-Jadida5,048
14FUS4,489
15Renaissance de Berkane3,074
16Al-Hoceima2,823