2012–13 Botola Pro
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Raja CA (11th Title) |
| Relegated | COD Meknès Raja Beni Mellal |
| Champions League | Raja CA AS FAR |
| Confederation Cup | MAS Fes Difaa El Jadida |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 495 (2.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Abderazak Hamdallah (15 Goals) |
| Biggest home win | FUS Rabat 4–0 Widad Fez Kénitra AC 4–0 Raja Beni Mellal Difaa El Jadida 4–0 Olympic Safi |
| Biggest away win | Difaa El Jadida 1–4 Raja CA Raja Beni Mellal 1–4 Widad Fez |
| Highest scoring | OC Safi 4–2 Raja Beni Mellal Raja CA 4–2 Kénitra AC MA Tétouan 4–2 Raja Beni Mellal |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The 2012–13 Botola Pro was the 56th season of the top-flight Moroccan professional football league, but only the 2nd under the 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. Raja CA finished the season as champions, qualifying for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup as host representatives.[1][2] Defending champions MA Tétouan finished in 6th place, failing to qualify for regional CAF club competitions for the following season.
Overview
[edit]Team summaries
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]Teams promoted from 2011–12 GNF 2
Teams relegated to 2012–13 GNF 2
Stadiums and locations
[edit]| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR Al-Hoceima | Al Hoceima | Stade Mimoun Al Arsi | 12,000 | |
| COD Meknès | Meknès | Stade d'Honneur | 20,000 | |
| Difaa El Jadida | El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 6,000 | |
| AS FAR | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 52,000 | |
| FUS Rabat | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 52,000 | 2011–12 Botola Pro Runners-Up |
| HUS Agadir | Agadir | Stade Al Inbiaâte | 5,000 | |
| Kénitra AC | Kenitra | Stade Municipal de Kénitra | 15,000 | |
| MAS Fez | Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 | |
| MA Tétouan | Tétouan | Stade Saniat Rmel | 11,000 | 2011–12 Botola Pro Champions |
| OC Safi | Safi | Stade El Massira | 7,000 | |
| OC Khouribga | Khouribga | Stade OCP | 5,000 | |
| Raja Beni Mellal | Beni Mellal | Stade Municipal de Beni Mellal | 8,000 | 2011–12 Botola Pro 2 Champions (Promoted) |
| Raja CA | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 | |
| RS Berkane | Berkane | Stade Municipal de Berkane | 10,000 | 2011–12 Botola Pro 2 Runners-Up (Promoted) |
| Widad Fez | Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 | |
| Wydad AC | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |
Source: Soccerway.com
League table
[edit]| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 1 2 Difaa El Jadida qualified for the Confederation Cup as winner of the 2013 Moroccan Throne Cup.
Leader week after week
[edit]
Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 2 June 2013.[3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OC Safi | 15 | |
| 2 | Kenitra AC | 12 | |
| 3 | RS Berkane | 10 | |
| AS FAR | |||
| OC Safi | |||
| DH Jadida | |||
| 7 | Raja CA | 9 | |
| FUS Rabat | |||
| 10 | MAS Fes | 8 | |
| MA Tétouan |
Attendances
[edit]| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja CA | 33,167 |
| 2 | AS FAR | 20,583 |
| 3 | MAS Fes | 20,091 |
| 4 | Wydad AC | 19,472 |
| 5 | COD Meknes | 9,578 |
| 6 | MA Tetouan | 7,934 |
| 7 | Kenitra AC | 7,012 |
| 8 | Wydad Fès | 7,841 |
| 9 | FUS Rabat | 6,754 |
| 10 | Raja Beni Mellal | 6,149 |
| 11 | CR Al-Hoceima | 6,503 |
| 12 | Difaâ El-Jadida | 5,203 |
| 13 | RS Berkane | 3,192 |
| 14 | OC Khouribga | 2,819 |
| 15 | HUS Agadir | 3,338 |
| 16 | OC Safi | 2,007 |