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. Defending champions MA Tétouan finished in 6th place, failing to qualify for regional CAF club competitions for the following season.
Overview Team summaries
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2011–12 GNF 2 Raja Beni Mellal RS Berkane
Teams relegated to 2012–13 GNF 2 JS Massira IZ Khemisset
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
Leader week after week
Season statistics Top goalscorers .
Rank Player Club Goals1 Abderrazak HamdallahOC Safi152 Bilal BiatKenitra AC123 Mustapha KondiRS Berkane10 Salaheddine AqqalAS FAR Ibrahima NdioneOC Safi Zakaria HadrafDH Jadida7 Mouhcine IajourRaja CA9 Hamza Abourazzouk Abdessalam BenjellounFUS Rabat10 Samir MalcuitMAS Fes8 Luiz Jeferson Escher Hossamdine SanhajiMA 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
References
External links
Season at soccerway.com Botola Pro