Moroccan Women's Championship D1
{{Infobox football league
| name = {{Ubl|Division 1 Féminin|{{Nobold|{{lang|ar|البطولة الوطنية الاحترافية القسم الأول}}}}}}
| logo = Moroccan Division 1 Féminin Logo.png
| first = 2001
| country = Morocco
| confed = CAF (Africa)
| teams = 14
| levels = 1
| relegation = Division 2 Féminine
| domest_cup = Throne Cup
| confed_cup = CAF Champions League
| champions = AS FAR (11th title)
| season = 2023–24
| most_champs = AS FAR (11 titles)
| website = [https://frmf.ma/fr/competitions-2/football-feminin/d1 https://frmf.ma/d1-feminin]
| current = 2024–25 Moroccan Women's Championship
}}
The Moroccan Women's Championship, officially the Women's Professional National Football Championship D1 ({{langx|fr|Championnat National Professionnel de Football Féminin D1}}; {{langx|ar|البطولة الوطنية الاحترافية لكرة القدم النسائية القسم الأول}}) is the top-division professional women's football league in Morocco. The competition is overseen by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and organized by the LNFF ({{langx|fr|Ligue Nationale de Football Féminin}}).
ASFAR are the current champions of Morocco, having claimed their 12th title in the 2024–25 season.
History
The 2001–02 season marked the launch of the inaugural national women's football championship. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation, through its Women's Football Committee ({{langx|fr|Ligue Nationale de Football Féminin}}) established two years prior, introduced regional leagues encompassing all clubs and associations within their respective divisions. The league champions faced off in June 2002, concluding with a final in which Mokhtar Soussi Casablanca secured a 2–1 win to claim the championship's inaugural title.{{cite web |date=October 25, 2002|title=Women's Football in Crisis|language=fr|url=https://aujourdhui.ma/sports/le-football-feminin-en-crise-22453|website=aujourdhui.ma|publisher=ALM|access-date=January 24, 2025}}
From its inception in 2001 until 2007, the league was structured as an inter-league competition. Each regional league held its own championship, with the winners advancing to compete in the final phases. Starting in the 2007–08 season, the championship was organized for the first time into two groups, North and South.{{cite web |date=June 1, 2009|title=The crisis is brewing.|language=fr|url=https://lematin.ma/supplement/sport/2009/GNFE-I_Le-Raja-sacre-le-MCO-damne/Football-feminin_La-crise-couve/114299.html|website=lematin.ma|publisher=Le Matin|access-date=January 24, 2025}}
For the 2019–2020 season onwards, the National Championship Division 1 was restructured, transitioning to a single-group league with 14 teams. Starting in 2021, the league transitioned to a professional status.{{cite web |date=January 3, 2021|title=Morocco witnesses the launch of the first professional women's league in Africa.|language=ar|url=https://rue20.com/474177.html|website=rue20.com|access-date=January 24, 2025}}{{cite web |last=Moutmaine|first=Youssef|date=July 19, 2023|title=The promotion of women's football, a project already marked by success.|language=fr|url=https://lematin.ma/express/2023/promotion-football-feminin-chantier-empreint-succes/392359.html|website=lematin.ma|access-date=January 24, 2025}}
In 2024, it was announced that the league would be reduced to 12 teams starting from the 2025–26 season.{{cite web |date=November 20, 2024|title=To support and develop the professional league, the National Women's Football League has made these new decisions|language=ar|url=https://sabahagadir.ma/332034.html|website=sabahagadir.ma|access-date=January 24, 2025}}
Teams
=Current teams=
{{Main|2024–25 Moroccan Women's Championship#Teams}}
14 teams are competing in the 2024–25 season, representing seven of Morocco's 12 regions. Eight of these teams are affiliated with men's professional clubs, while the remaining six are independent.
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| +Overview of Division 1 Féminin teams |
| scope="col"| Team
!scope="col"| Acronym !scope="col"| Location !scope="col"| Stadium !scope="col"| Capacity !scope="col"| Head coach |
|---|
| AMFF Laâyoune
|{{center|AMLFF}} |Laayoune, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra |{{center|5,000}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Driss Kamiss |
| AS FAR
|{{center|ASFAR}} |Complexe sportif Al Mamoun |{{center|4,000}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Mohamed Amine Alioua |
| CS Hilal Temara
|{{center|HST}} |rowspan=2|Temara, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |rowspan=2|Stade Municipal de Témara |rowspan=2|{{center|5,000}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Abdelhanin Amkar |
| CSS Temara
|{{center|CSST}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Mustapha Sedki |
| Fath US
|{{center|FUS}} |FUS Training Centre 5 |{{center|1,000}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Mehdi El Qaichouri |
| Itihad Tanger FF
|{{center|ITFF}} |Tanger, Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima |Stade Ziaten 2 |{{center|2,000}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Azedine El Khattaf |
| Phoenix Marrakech
|{{center|PFAM}} |Terrain Hay Mohammadi |{{center|1,500}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Adil M'Ghafri |
| Raja Aïn Harrouda
|{{center|CRAH}} |Aïn Harrouda, Casablanca-Settat |Dakhla Aïn Harrouda Sports Complex |{{center|1,000}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Hamid Qotbi |
| Raja Ait Iazza FF
|{{center|ARAFF}} |Stade Communal Ait Iaaza |{{center|1,500}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Kamal Taouile |
| RCA Zemamra
|{{center|RCAZ}} |Stade Ahmed choukri |{{center|2,500}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Mourad Lahjouji |
| RS Berkane
|{{center|RSB}} |RS Berkane Academy |{{center|1,000}} |{{fbaicon|FRA}} Christophe Capian |
| SC Casablanca
|{{center|SCC}} |Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat |Complexe Sportif Ba M'hammed |{{center|3,000}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Mehdi Bouabidi |
| SCC Mohammédia
|{{center|SCCM}} |Mohammédia, Casablanca-Settat |Stade El Alia |{{center|1,000}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Mohamed Derdour |
| Wydad AC
|{{center|WAC}} |Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat |Complexe Mohamed-Benjelloun |{{center|3,000}} |{{fbaicon|MAR}} Aziz El Hassouni |
Champions
The list of champions and runners-up:
{{small|[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro-womchamp.html List of Champions] on RSSSF}}
| valign=top|
{| class="wikitable" !Year !Champions !Runners-up |
| 2001–02
|{{tooltip|MSC|Mokhtar Soussi Casablanca}} |{{tooltip|CAK|Chabab Atlas Khenifra}} |
| 2002–03
|{{tooltip|ANSA|Amjad Souss d'Agadir}} |{{tooltip|CAK|Chabab Atlas Khenifra}} |
| 2003–04
|colspan=2|{{center|Cancelled}} |
| 2004–05
|{{tooltip|FCB|FC Berrechid}} (1) |{{tooltip|CAK|Chabab Atlas Khenifra}} |
| 2005–06
|{{tooltip|FCB|FC Berrechid}} (2) |CRAH |
| 2006–07
|WAC (1) |{{tooltip|FCB|FC Berrechid}} |
| 2007–08
|{{tooltip|FCB|FC Berrechid}} (3) |{{tooltip|CAK|Chabab Atlas Khenifra}} |
| 2008–09
|CRAH (1) |{{tooltip|RCA|Raja Club Athletic}} |
|valign=top|
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Champions !Runners-up |
| 2009–10
|AMLFF (1) |{{tooltip|FCB|FC Berrechid}} |
| 2010–11
|AMLFF (2) |{{tooltip|CAK|Chabab Atlas Khenifra}} |
| 2011–12
|AMLFF (3) |{{tooltip|CAK|Chabab Atlas Khenifra}} |
| 2012–13
|ASFAR (1) |WAC |
| 2013–14
|ASFAR (2) |{{tooltip|CAK|Chabab Atlas Khenifra}} |
| 2014–15
|AMLFF (4) |
| 2015–16
|ASFAR (3) |
| 2016–17
|ASFAR (4) |
|valign=top|
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Champions !Runners-up |
| 2017–18
|ASFAR (5) |
| 2018–19
|ASFAR (6) |WAC |
| 2019–20
|ASFAR (7) |
| 2020–21
|ASFAR (8) |
| 2021–22
|ASFAR (9) |
| 2022–23
|ASFAR (10) |SCC |
| 2023–24
|ASFAR (11) |SCC |
| 2024–25
|ASFAR (12) |RSB |
|}
Most successful clubs
| class="wikitable"
! Rank !! Club !! Champions !! Runners-up !! Winning Seasons !! Runners-up Seasons |
| align=center|1
|align=center|12 |align=center|1 | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | 2015 |
| align=center|2
|align=center|4 |align=center|5 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 |
| align=center|3
|FC Berrechid |align=center|3 |align=center|2 | 2005, 2006, 2008 | 2007, 2010 |
| align=center|4
|align=center|1 |align=center|2 | 2007 | 2013, 2019 |
| align=center|5
|align=center|1 |align=center|1 | 2009 | 2006 |
| align=center rowspan=2|6
|MS Casablanca |align=center|1 |align=center|0 | 2002 | |
| Najah Souss
|align=center|1 |align=center|0 | 2003 | |
| align=center|7
|CA Khénifra |align=center|0 |align=center|7 | | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| align=center|9
|align=center|0 |align=center|2 | | 2023, 2024 |
| align=center rowspan=2|10
|Raja CA |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | | 2009 |
| Raja Ait Iazza
|align=center|0 |align=center|1 | | 2021 |
= By city =
| class="wikitable" |
| City
! Championships ! Clubs |
|---|
| Rabat
|style="text-align: center;" | 12 | AS FAR (12) |
| Laayoune
|style="text-align: center;" | 4 | CM Laâyoune (4) |
| Berrechid
|style="text-align: center;" | 3 | FC Berrechid (3) |
| Casablanca
|style="text-align: center;" | 2 | Wydad (1), MS Casablanca (1) |
| Aïn Harrouda
|style="text-align: center;" | 1 | Raja Aïn Harrouda (1) |
| Agadir
|style="text-align: center;" | 1 | Najah Souss (1) |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://frmf.ma/fr/competitions/football-feminin Football Féminin] - FRMF official website
- [https://www.facebook.com/LNFFMAROC LNFF] -Facebook LNFF
{{Moroccan Women's Championship}}
{{Football in Morocco}}
{{Top sport leagues in Morocco}}
{{CAF women's leagues}}
{{Top level women's association football leagues around the world}}
Category:Women's football competitions in Morocco