Botola Pro 1

Also known as Morocco Football Championship, Botola 1

men's top professional football division of the Moroccan football league system

Key facts

Organising body: Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Founded: 1915 ; 111 years ago ( 1915 ) , ( under the rule of the USFSA ), 1922 ; 104 years ago ( 1922 ) , ( under the rule of the LMFA ), 1956 ; 70 years ago ( 1956 ) , ( under the rule of the FRMF )
Country: Morocco
Confederation: CAF
Number of clubs: 16 (since 1988)
Relegation to: Botola Pro 2
Domestic cup s: Throne Cup , Excellence Cup
International cup s: CAF Champions League , CAF Confederation Cup
Current champions: RS Berkane (1st title) , ( 2024–25 )
Most championships: Wydad AC (22 titles)
Most appearances: Abdelmajid Dolmy (760)
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The Botola Pro (Arabic: البطولة الوطنية الإحترافية, romanized: al-Buṭūla al-Waṭaniyya al-Iḥtirāfiyya, lit. "Professional National Championship"), officially known as the Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Morocco and the top tier of the Moroccan football league system. Organized by the Ligue Nationale de Football Professionnel (LNFP), under the authority of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), the league features 16 clubs and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Botola Pro 2.

The Botola Pro season runs from August to May, with each of the 16 teams playing 30 matches (facing every other team twice, once at home and once away), totaling 240 matches per season. Most games are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, while others are played on weekday evenings. The league is currently sponsored by Inwi. From 2015 to 2019, it was known as Botola Maroc Telecom due to its previous sponsorship agreement with Maroc Telecom.