2012–13 Botola

Botola
Season	2012–13
Champions	Raja Casablanca (11th Title)
Relegated	CODM de Meknès; Raja Beni Mellal
Champions League	Raja Casablanca; FAR Rabat
Confederation Cup	Maghreb Fez
Matches played	240
Goals scored	495 (2.06 per match)
Top goalscorer	Abderazak Hamdallah (15 Goals)
Biggest home win	FUS Rabat 4–0 Widad Fez; KAC Kénitra 4–0 Raja Beni Mellal; Difaa El Jadida 4–0 Olympic Safi
Biggest away win	Difaa El Jadida 1–4 Raja Casablanca; Raja Beni Mellal 1–4 Widad Fez
Highest scoring	Olympic Safi 4–2 Raja Beni Mellal; Raja Casablanca 4–2 KAC Kénitra; Moghreb Tétouan 4–2 Raja Beni Mellal
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Botola 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 KAC Kénitra 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. Moghreb 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

Raja Beni Mellal
Renaissance Sportive Berkane

Teams relegated to 2012–13 GNF 2

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Previous Season
Chabab Rif 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
FAR Rabat	Rabat	Stade Moulay Abdellah	52,000
FUS Rabat	Rabat	Stade Moulay Abdellah	52,000	2011–2012 Botola Runners-Up
Hassania Agadir	Agadir	Stade Al Inbiaâte	5,000
KAC Kénitra	Kenitra	Stade Municipal de Kénitra	15,000
Maghreb Fez	Fez	Fez Stadium	45,000
Moghreb Tétouan	Tétouan	Stade Saniat Rmel	11,000	2011–2012 Botola Champions
Olympic Safi	Safi	Stade El Massira	7,000
Olympique Khouribga	Khouribga	Stade OCP	5,000
Raja Beni Mellal	Beni Mellal	Stade Municipal de Beni Mellal	8,000	2011–2012 Botola 2 Champions (Promoted)
Raja Casablanca	Casablanca	Stade Mohamed V	67,000
RSB Berkane	Berkane	Stade Municipal de Berkane	10,000	2011–2012 Botola 2 Runners-Up (Promoted)
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	RCA Casablanca (C)	30	19	9	2	56	24	+32	66	Qualification to Club World Cup and Champions League
2	FAR Rabat	30	17	11	2	34	18	+16	62	Qualification to Champions League
3	Maghreb Fez	30	11	15	4	36	27	+9	48	Qualification to Confederation Cup
4	Wydad Casablanca	30	13	9	8	31	22	+9	48
5	Moghreb Tétouan	30	11	13	6	40	28	+12	46
6	FUS Rabat	30	11	8	11	31	27	+4	41
7	RSB Berkane	30	10	10	10	30	31	−1	40
8	Chabab Rif 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
10	Hassania Agadir	30	5	19	6	24	26	−2	34
11	Widad Fez	30	7	12	11	25	32	−7	33
12	Olympic Safi	30	7	11	12	36	48	−12	32
13	Olympique Khouribga	30	5	15	10	27	33	−6	30
14	KAC Kenitra	30	5	12	13	23	35	−12	27
15	CODM de Meknès (R)	30	5	10	15	25	40	−15	25	Relegation to Botola 2
16	Raja Beni Mellal (R)	30	4	12	14	22	42	−20	24	Relegation to Botola 2

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) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Leader week after week

References

External links

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[1] ttps://int.soccerway.com/national/morocco/gnf-1/2011-2012/regular-season/

[2] ttps://int.soccerway.com/national/morocco/gnf-1/20122013/regular-season/

2012 in African football (CAF)
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Domestic cups	Algeria 11–12 12–13 Angola 2012 Cape Verde 12 Egypt 11–12 12–13 Kenya 12 South Africa 12–13
Supercups	Angola
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Supercups	Algeria Angola
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