2012–13 Botola

{{short description|The 56th season of the Moroccan Top Football League}}

{{Infobox football league season

|image =

|competition = Botola

|season = 2012–13

|winners = Raja CA (11th Title)

|relegated = CODM de Meknès
Raja Beni Mellal

|continentalcup1 = Champions League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Raja CA
FAR Rabat

|continentalcup2 = Confederation Cup

|continentalcup2 qualifiers = Maghreb Fez
Difaa El Jadida

|league topscorer = 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 CA
Raja Beni Mellal 1–4 Widad Fez

|highest scoring = Olympic Safi 4–2 Raja Beni Mellal
Raja CA 4–2 KAC Kénitra
Moghreb Tétouan 4–2 Raja Beni Mellal

|matches = 240

|total goals = 495

|longest wins =

|title =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest losses =

|prevseason = 2011–12

|nextseason = 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.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/morocco/gnf-1/2011-2012/regular-season/|title = Summary - Botola Pro - Morocco - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/morocco/gnf-1/20122013/regular-season/|title = Summary - Botola Pro - Morocco - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway}}

Overview

=Team summaries=

==Promotion and relegation==

=Stadiums and locations=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Location

! Stadium

! Capacity

! Previous Season

Chabab Rif HoceimaAl HoceimaStade Mimoun Al Arsistyle="text-align:center;"| 12,000
COD MeknèsMeknèsStade d'Honneurstyle="text-align:center;"| 20,000
Difaa El JadidaEl JadidaStade El Abdistyle="text-align:center;"| 6,000
FAR RabatRabatStade Moulay Abdellahstyle="text-align:center;"| 52,000
FUS RabatRabatStade Moulay Abdellahstyle="text-align:center;"| 52,0002011–2012 Botola Runners-Up
Hassania AgadirAgadirStade Al Inbiaâtestyle="text-align:center;"| 5,000
KAC KénitraKenitraStade Municipal de Kénitrastyle="text-align:center;"| 15,000
Maghreb FezFezFez Stadiumstyle="text-align:center;"| 45,000
Moghreb TétouanTétouanStade Saniat Rmelstyle="text-align:center;"| 11,0002011–2012 Botola Champions
Olympic SafiSafiStade El Massirastyle="text-align:center;"| 7,000
Olympique KhouribgaKhouribgaStade OCPstyle="text-align:center;"| 5,000
Raja Beni MellalBeni MellalStade Municipal de Beni Mellalstyle="text-align:center;"| 8,0002011–2012 Botola 2 Champions (Promoted)
Raja CACasablancaStade Mohamed Vstyle="text-align:center;"| 67,000
RSB BerkaneBerkaneStade Municipal de Berkanestyle="text-align:center;"| 10,0002011–2012 Botola 2 Runners-Up (Promoted)
Widad FezFezFez Stadiumstyle="text-align:center;"| 45,000
Wydad CasablancaCasablancaStade Mohamed Vstyle="text-align:center;"| 67,000

Source: [https://int.soccerway.com Soccerway.com]

League table

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|team1=RCA|name_RCA=Raja CA

|team2=FAR|name_FAR=FAR Rabat

|team3=FAS|name_FAS=Maghreb Fez

|team4=WAC|name_WAC=Wydad Casablanca

|team5=MAT|name_MAT=Moghreb Tétouan

|team6=FUS|name_FUS=FUS Rabat

|team7=RSB|name_RSB=RSB Berkane

|team8=CRA|name_CRA=Chabab Rif Hoceima

|team9=DHJ|name_DHJ=Difaa El Jadida

|team10=HUSA|name_HUSA=Hassania Agadir

|team11=WYD|name_WYD=Widad Fez

|team12=OCS|name_OCS=Olympic Safi

|team13=OCK|name_OCK=Olympique Khouribga

|team14=KAC|name_KAC=KAC Kenitra

|team15=MEK|name_MEK=CODM de Meknès

|team16=RBM|name_RBM=Raja Beni Mellal

|win_RCA=19|draw_RCA=9|loss_RCA=2|gf_RCA=56|ga_RCA=24|status_RCA=C

|win_FAR=17|draw_FAR=11|loss_FAR=2|gf_FAR=34|ga_FAR=18

|win_FAS=11|draw_FAS=15|loss_FAS=4|gf_FAS=36|ga_FAS=27

|win_WAC=13|draw_WAC=9|loss_WAC=8|gf_WAC=31|ga_WAC=22

|win_MAT=11|draw_MAT=13|loss_MAT=6|gf_MAT=40|ga_MAT=28

|win_FUS=11|draw_FUS=8|loss_FUS=11|gf_FUS=31|ga_FUS=27

|win_RSB=10|draw_RSB=10|loss_RSB=10|gf_RSB=30|ga_RSB=31

|win_CRA=8|draw_CRA=12|loss_CRA=10|gf_CRA=28|ga_CRA=31

|win_DHJ=9|draw_DHJ=8|loss_DHJ=13|gf_DHJ=28|ga_DHJ=32

|win_HUSA=5|draw_HUSA=19|loss_HUSA=6|gf_HUSA=24|ga_HUSA=26

|win_WYD=7|draw_WYD=12|loss_WYD=11|gf_WYD=25|ga_WYD=32

|win_OCS=7|draw_OCS=11|loss_OCS=12|gf_OCS=36|ga_OCS=48

|win_OCK=5|draw_OCK=15|loss_OCK=10|gf_OCK=27|ga_OCK=33

|win_KAC=5|draw_KAC=12|loss_KAC=13|gf_KAC=23|ga_KAC=35

|win_MEK=5|draw_MEK=10|loss_MEK=15|gf_MEK=25|ga_MEK=40|status_MEK=R

|win_RBM=4|draw_RBM=12|loss_RBM=14|gf_RBM=22|ga_RBM=42|status_RBM=R

|col_QCCL=#FEDCBA|text_QCCL=Qualification to Club World Cup and Champions League

|result1=QCCL

|col_QCL=#BBF3BB|text_QCL=Qualification to Champions League

|result2=QCL

|col_QCC=#BBF3FF|text_QCC=Qualification to Confederation Cup

|result3=QCC|result9=QCC

|note_res_QCC=Difaa El Jadida qualified for the Confederation Cup as winner of the 2013 Moroccan Throne Cup.

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to Botola 2

|result15=R|result16=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=2 June 2013

|source=[http://www.elbotola.com/analytics/season/7305/ Botola]

}}

=Leader week after week=

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PlotArea = left:20 right:30 bottom:70 top:0

DateFormat= yyyy

Period = from:1 till:30

ScaleMajor= unit:year increment:1 start:1

Colors =

id:RCA value:green

id:WAC value:red

id:FAR value:black

TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal

PlotData=

anchor:from

bar:Leaders width:15 mark:(line,white) align:left fontsize:S

from:1 till:7 shift:(1,15) text:"RCA" color:RCA

from:7 till:8 shift:(1,15) text:"FAR" color:FAR

from:8 till:15 shift:(1,15) text:"RCA" color:RCA

from:15 till:16 shift:(1,15) text:"FAR" color:FAR

from:16 till:19 shift:(1,15) text:"RCA" color:RCA

from:19 till:20 shift:(1,15) text:"FAR" color:FAR

from:20 till:30 shift:(1,15) text:"RCA" color:RCA

Season statistics

=Top goalscorers=

{{updated|2 June 2013}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=8648&scorers=true |title=Moroccan Pro League 2012/2013 |work=goalzz}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Abderrazak Hamdallah

|align="left"|OC Safi

|15

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Bilal Biat

|align="left"|Kenitra AC

|12

rowspan=4|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLI}} Mustapha Kondi

|align="left"|RS Berkane

|rowspan=4|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Salaheddine Aqqal

|align="left"|AS FAR

align="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Ibrahima Ndione

|align="left"|OC Safi

align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Zakaria Hadraf

|align="left"|DH Jadida

rowspan=3|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Mouhcine Iajour

|align="left" rowspan=2|Raja CA

|rowspan=3|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Hamza Abourazzouk
align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Abdessalam Benjelloun

|align="left"|Fath US

rowspan=3|10

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Samir Malcuit

|align="left" rowspan=2|Maghreb AS

|rowspan=4|8

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Jeferson Escher
align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Hossamdine Sanhaji

|align="left"|MA Tétouan

References

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