Moroccan football league system
Encyclopedia
The Moroccan football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football
clubs in Morocco
.
and GNF 2
). Below that is the Groupement National de Football Amateurs which has two divisions, GNFA 1 (3rd Division) and GNFA 2 (4th Division), and below that is a league of regional divisions.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
clubs in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
.
Structure
At the top is the Groupement National de Football Elite, which has two divisions (GNF 1GNF 1
The Botola , is the top division of the Moroccan football league system, the highest football league in Morocco.-History:The first edition of the Moroccan Football League under the FRMF was created in 1956/1957 just after the independence of Morocco....
and GNF 2
GNF 2
GNF 2 , is the second division of the Moroccan football league, behind the Botola, the highest football league in Morocco. It features 19 teams across the country who compete for the top two positions in the competition which at the end of the season allows them promotion to the Botola...
). Below that is the Groupement National de Football Amateurs which has two divisions, GNFA 1 (3rd Division) and GNFA 2 (4th Division), and below that is a league of regional divisions.
Current system
Level | League/Division(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Botola | Botola 16 clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 GNF 2 GNF 2 GNF 2 , is the second division of the Moroccan football league, behind the Botola, the highest football league in Morocco. It features 19 teams across the country who compete for the top two positions in the competition which at the end of the season allows them promotion to the Botola... | GNF 2 GNF 2 GNF 2 , is the second division of the Moroccan football league, behind the Botola, the highest football league in Morocco. It features 19 teams across the country who compete for the top two positions in the competition which at the end of the season allows them promotion to the Botola... 18 clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 GNFA 1 | Groupe Nord 14 clubs | Groupe Sud 14 clubs | Groupe Est 14 clubs | Groupe Ouest 14 clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 GNFA 2 | Groupe Nord 10 clubs | Groupe Gharb 10 clubs | Groupe Sud 11 clubs | Groupe Sahara 11 clubs | Groupe Orient 9 clubs | Groupe Centre Nord 10 clubs | Groupe Grand Casa 12 clubs | Groupe Souss 11 clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Division Honneur | Ligue Nord | Ligue Gharb | Ligue Doukkala-Tadla | Ligue Tadla | Ligue Sahara | Ligue Oriental | Ligue Centre Nord | Ligue Meknès-Tafilalet | Ligue Grand Casa | Ligue Souss | Ligue Tensift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 Division Honneur 2 | Ligue Nord | Ligue Gharb | Ligue Doukkala-Tadla | Ligue Tadla | Ligue Sahara | Ligue Oriental | Ligue Centre Nord | Ligue Meknès-Tafilalet | Ligue Grand Casa | Ligue Souss | Ligue Tensift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 Division Pré-Honneur | Ligue Nord | Ligue Gharb | Ligue Doukkala-Tadla | Ligue Tadla | Ligue Sahara | Ligue Oriental | Ligue Centre Nord | Ligue Meknès-Tafilalet | Ligue Grand Casa | Ligue Souss | Ligue Tensift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 Division Pré-Honneur 2 | Ligue Nord | Ligue Gharb | Ligue Doukkala-Tadla | Ligue Tadla | Ligue Sahara | Ligue Oriental | Ligue Centre Nord | Ligue Meknès-Tafilalet | Ligue Grand Casa | Ligue Souss | Ligue Tensift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- GNF 1GNF 1The Botola , is the top division of the Moroccan football league system, the highest football league in Morocco.-History:The first edition of the Moroccan Football League under the FRMF was created in 1956/1957 just after the independence of Morocco....
- GNF 2GNF 2GNF 2 , is the second division of the Moroccan football league, behind the Botola, the highest football league in Morocco. It features 19 teams across the country who compete for the top two positions in the competition which at the end of the season allows them promotion to the Botola...