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Division Excellence

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Division Excellence
Organising bodyFRMBB
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
First season1935
CountryMorocco
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to1NDH
Domestic cup(s)Moroccan Throne Cup
International cup(s)Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current championsFUS Rabat (19 titles)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsFUS Rabat (19 titles)
PresidentMostafa Aourach
TV partnersArryadiya
Websitewww.frmbb.ma
2023-24 Division Excellence

The Division Excellence (DEX-H) is the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Founded in 1934, the league currently consists of 12 teams. The league is administered by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB). The current defending champions are FUS RABAT, who defeated AS Salé in the 2023/2024 Botola Finals.[1]

Current clubs

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The following 12 teams play in the Division Excellence during the 2023–24 season:[2][3][4]

Team City, Province Arena
AS Salé Salé Salle Bouazzaoui
ASFAR RABAT Rabat Salle Centre Sportif Des FAR
Wydad AC Casablanca Salle Complexe Mohamed V
Maghreb de Fes Fez Salle 11 Janvier
FUS Rabat Rabat Salle Ibn Rochd
IRT Tanger Tanger Salle Ziaten
Lixus Larache Larache Salle Maghreb El Jadid
Raja CA Casablanca Salle Complexe Mohamed V
ASA Al Hoceima Al Hoceima Salle 3 Mars
KACM Marrakech Marrakech Salle Zerktouni
Majd Tanger Tanger Salle Ziaten
ASCEBB Tantan Salle Omnisports de Tantan

Performance by club

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Teams Winners Winning seasons
FUS RABAT ⭐ 19 1968، 1970، 1971، 1972، 1973، 1978، 1979، 1980، 1981، 1984، 1988، 1990، 1992، 1994، 1999، 2001، 2004، 2023, 2024
WYDAD AC ⭐ 10 1965، 1966، 1967، 1975، 1976 ، 1982، 1983، 1985، 2000، 2013
AS SALE 9 2010، 2011، 2014، 2015، 2016، 2017، 2018، 2021، 2022
MAS FES 5 1996، 1997، 1998، 2003، 2007
RU Casablanca 5 1935، 1936، 1937، 1941، 1942
TS Casablanca 4 1987، 1989، 1995، 2002
IR TANGER 3 1993، 2008، 2009
ASFAR RABAT 3 1964، 1969، 1986
AS Casablanca 3 1957، 1962، 1963
OC KHOURIBGA 3 1947، 1948، 1949
Raja CA 2 2005، 2006
CERCLE Casablanca 2 1974، 1977
A.S.P.T.T. Casablanca 2 1950، 1951
B.U.S. Casablanca 2 1946، 1956
RS BERKANE 1 2012
BMCI Basket Club 1 1991
CC Casablanca 1 1961
Maghreb SR 1 1960
US FES 1 1945

Champions

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The following is a list of all the Moroccan top-tier division champions (numbers in brackets denote the title number of the team):

Recent finals

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Edition Season Champions Runners-up Finals score Third place
72 2010 AS Salé (1) –
73 2011 AS Salé (2) Wydad AC
74 2012 Renaissance Berkane (1) Wydad AC
75 2013 Wydad AC (10) Renaissance Berkane
76 2014 AS Salé (3)
77 2014–15 AS Salé (4)
78 2015–16 AS Salé (5) Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Mouloudia Oujda Basket
79 2016–17 AS Salé (6) Maghreb de Fes Wydad AC
80 2017–18 AS Salé (7) Wydad AC Not played
2018–19 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019–20
81 2020–21 AS Salé (8) FUS Rabat FAR Rabat
82 2021–22 AS Salé (9) FUS Rabat Not played
83 2022–23 FUS Rabat (18) MTB Majd Tanger 3–1 Ittihad Tanger
84 2023–24 FUS Rabat (19) AS Salé 3–1 Maghreb de Fes

References

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  1. ^ "Basket: l'AS Salé championne du Maroc 2022". MSport.ma (in French). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Moroccan Basketball". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ Yoli BAHIN officiellement à l’ASFAR Basketball Archived 16 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, as-far.ma, 3 February 2016. Accessed 3 June 2017 (in French)
  4. ^ "CLUBS DEX-H". Fédération Royale Marocaine de BasketBall (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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