2011–12 Botola
# 2011–12 Botola

The 2011–12 Botola is the 55th season of the Moroccan Top League, but the 1st under its new format of Moroccan Pro League. It began on Friday 19 August 2011 with Maghreb Fez beating Hassania Agadir 2–0. Raja Casablanca are the holders of the title. Moghreb Tétouan won the 2011–12 Botola, after defeating the runner-up FUS Rabat in the last game of the season at Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat. Both teams were pushing for the title until the last game. It was the first time in history of the Botola that a team from the north of the country wins it.

## Overview

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Previous Season |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Chabab Massira | El Aaiún | Stade Cheikh Laaghdef | 25,000 |
| Chabab Rif Hoceima | Al Hoceima | Stade Mimoun Al Arsi | 12,000 |
| CODM de Meknès | Meknès | Stade d'Honneur | 20,000 | 2010–2011 Botola 2 Champions (Promoted) |
| Difaa El Jadida | El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 6,000 |
| FAR Rabat | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 52,000 |
| FUS Rabat | Rabat | Stade Moulay Abdellah | 52,000 |
| Hassania Agadir | Agadir | Stade Al Inbiaâte | 5,000 |
| Ittihad Zemmouri Khemisset | Khemisset | Stade du 18 novembre | 10,000 | 2010–2011 Botola 2 Runners-Up (Promoted) |
| KAC Kenitra | Kenitra | Stade Municipal de Kénitra | 15,000 |
| Maghreb Fez | Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 | 2010–2011 Botola Runners-Up |
| Moghreb Tétouan | Tétouan | Stade Saniat Rmel | 11,000 |
| Olympic Safi | Safi | Stade El Massira | 7,000 |
| Olympique Khouribga | Khouribga | Stade OCP | 5,000 |
| Raja Casablanca | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 | 2010–2011 Botola Champions |
| Widad Fez | Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 |
| Wydad Casablanca | Casablanca | Stade Mohamed V | 67,000 |

Source: Soccerway.com

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Moghreb Tétouan (C) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 61 | Qualification for 2013 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for 2013 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | WAC Casablanca | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 51 | Qualification for 2013 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Raja Casablanca | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 51 | participation in the UAFA Club Cup |
| 5 | Difaa El Jadida | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 48 | |
| 6 | Maghreb Fez | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 41 | |
| 7 | FAR Rabat | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 41 | Qualification for 2013 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 8 | Olympic Safi | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 36 | |
| 9 | Chabab Rif Hoceima | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 35 | |
| 10 | Olympique Khouribga | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 35 | |
| 11 | CODM de Meknès | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 35 | |
| 12 | KAC Kenitra | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 35 | |
| 13 | Hassania Agadir | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | Widad Fez | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 30 | |
| 15 | Chabab Massira (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 28 | Relegation to GNF 2 |
| 16 | IZK Khemisset (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 24 | Relegation to GNF 2 |

* 1 2 FAR Rabat qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup as the 2012 Moroccan Throne Cup runner-up since winners Raja Casablanca participated in the 2012–13 UAFA Club Cup.
* ↑ CRA 2 points added.
* ↑ MEK 1 point deducted.
* ↑ HUSA 2 points deducted.

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

    As of 27 May 2012.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Karl Max Barthélémy | Difaa El Jadida | 17 |
| 2 | Aziz Jounaid | FAR Rabat | 15 |
| 2 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Olympic Safi | 15 |
| 4 | Hamza Abourazzouk | Maghreb Fez | 11 |
| 5 | Badr Kachani | FUS Rabat | 10 |
| 6 | Zakaria Hadraf | Difaa El Jadida | 8 |
| 6 | Abdeladim Khadrouf | Moghreb Tétouan | 8 |
| 6 | Yassine Salhi | Raja Casablanca | 8 |
| 6 | Abdessamad El Mobarky | Chabab Rif Hoceima | 8 |
| 10 | Brahim El Bahri | FUS Rabat | 7 |
| 10 | Abdelkarim Benhania | Moghreb Tétouan | 7 |
| 10 | Zaid Krouch | Moghreb Tétouan | 7 |
| 10 | Abderrazak El Mnasfi | Moghreb Tétouan | 7 |
| 10 | Arnaud Nsemen | Chabab Rif Hoceima | 7 |
| 10 | Bilal Biat | KAC Kenitra | 7 |
