2012–13 Botola Pro
Moroccan football league season
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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]
| 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 → | |
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-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
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 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 | 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
| 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 |