2019–20 Botola

The 2019–20 Botola, is the 63rd season of the Premier League and the 9th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.

Botola
Season2019–20
Dates14 September 2019 – 11 October 2020
ChampionsRaja CA
12th title
RelegatedOC Khouribga
R Beni Mellal
Champions LeagueRaja CA
Wydad AC
Confederation CupRS Berkane
Matches played240
Goals scored524 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerBrahim El Bahraoui
(16 goals)
Biggest home winRCA Zemamra 5–0 RS Berkane
(15 January 2020)
Biggest away winOC Khouribga 0–4 Wydad AC
(12 November 2019)
CAY Berrechid 0–4 RC Oued Zem
(29 December 2019)
Highest scoringRC Oued Zem 5–3 IR Tanger
(10 October 2020)
Longest winning run4 matches
DH Jadidi
RS Berkane
AS FAR
Fath US
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
RS Berkane
Longest winless run18 matches
R Beni Mellal
Longest losing run7 matches
R Beni Mellal
All statistics correct as of 11 October 2020.

Wydad Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2018–19 season. Nahdat Zemamra and Raja Beni Mellal entered as the two promoted teams from the 2018–19 Botola 2.

The season started on 14 September 2019, and was scheduled to end on 1 July 2020. However, the season was suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco, then resumed in July and ended in 11 October 2020.

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