Botola Pro Inwi 2025-2026 Calendar: The Full Matchday-by-Matchday Schedule
Thirty matchdays, sixteen clubs, 240 matches. The 2025-26 Botola Pro Inwi — the 111th edition of the Moroccan championship and the sixth under the Inwi sponsorship name — enters its decisive phase at the end of April. RS Berkane defend their first national title in club history. The Casablanca derby played its first leg on Matchday 5, with the return scheduled for Matchday 20. The AS FAR–Raja clasico second leg falls on Matchday 17. Below is the full schedule, the key spring 2026 dates, and the fixtures that will decide the title.
Season at a Glance
Item | Detail |
|---|---|
Edition | 111th Moroccan championship, 6th Botola Pro Inwi |
Number of clubs | 16 |
Format | Double round-robin, 30 matchdays |
Opening match | Late August 2025 |
Defending champions | RS Berkane (first national title) |
Promoted clubs 2025-26 | KAC Marrakech, US Yacoub El Mansour, Olympique Dcheira |
Champion qualifies for | CAF Champions League 2026-27 |
Runner-up qualifies for | CAF Champions League 2026-27 |
3rd + Throne Cup winner | CAF Confederation Cup 2026-27 |
Relegation | Bottom two to Botola Pro 2 |
The structure follows the standard double round-robin: 30 matchdays, two meetings between every pair of clubs, one home and one away. The Ligue Nationale de Football Professionnel (LNFP) publishes the calendar in July, runs the draw in front of club officials, and adjusts the programme during the season around the African commitments of Wydad, Raja, RS Berkane and AS FAR. With four Moroccan clubs in continental competition, postponements and midweek catch-up rounds are part of the rhythm.
The Big Fixtures
The July 2025 draw placed the season's biggest games at strategic points. The Casablanca derby, the most-watched fixture of the championship, came early — Matchday 5 for the first leg at Wydad. The return is set for Matchday 20 at the Mohammed V Complex, this time in Raja green and white. The Raja–AS FAR clasico opened the season on Matchday 2 in Casablanca, and the return falls on Wednesday 29 April 2026 in Rabat — Matchday 17.
Three other dates frame the campaign. Wydad–AS FAR on Matchday 9 in Casablanca, return on Matchday 24 in Rabat. Matchday 12 brought AS FAR and RS Berkane together on 22 April 2026 at the Moulay Abdellah Complex in a rescheduled fixture, where the military club had a chance to take outright leadership of the league with a win. And the opening matchday in late August 2025 sent the newly promoted KAC Marrakech to the Mohammed V Stadium against Wydad while the other newcomer Yacoub El Mansour faced AS FAR in a Rabat derby on debut day.
Spring 2026 Programme
As of 29 April 2026 the championship enters the decisive phase with a tight cluster of fixtures.
Matchday | Date | Headline fixture | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
MD12 (rescheduled) | Wednesday 22 April 2026, 8:00 PM | AS FAR – RS Berkane | Moulay Abdellah Complex, Rabat |
MD16 | Sunday 26 April 2026, 6:00 PM | Raja Casablanca – FUS Rabat | Mohammed V Complex, Casablanca |
MD16 | Saturday 25 April 2026, 8:00 PM | KAC Marrakech – Wydad Casablanca | El Harti, Marrakech |
MD16 | Sunday 26 April 2026 | Yacoub El Mansour – AS FAR (Rabat derby) | Moulay El Hassan Stadium, Rabat |
MD17 | Wednesday 29 April 2026, 6:00 PM | Wydad – Yacoub El Mansour | Mohammed V, Casablanca |
MD17 | Wednesday 29 April 2026, 8:00 PM | Maghreb of Fes – Hassania of Agadir | Fes Sports Complex |
MD17 | Wednesday 29 April 2026 | AS FAR – Raja (clasico) | Moulay Abdellah Complex, Rabat |
The rhythm imposed by the LNFP reflects the continental pressure on the leading clubs. Matchday 12 slid to mid-April to give AS FAR and RS Berkane room to manage their CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup commitments. Matchday 16 ran across the weekend of 25 and 26 April, and Matchday 17 began the following Wednesday with the AS FAR–Raja clasico as the headline. For supporters and bettors alike, this kind of compressed sequence rewires the usual reading of the odds — a club fighting on two fronts internationally never approaches a league round in the same physical state as one focused only on the Botola.
How to Follow the Matches and Odds
The official calendar is published and updated by the Ligue Nationale de Football Professionnel. Arryadia and Al Aoula broadcast the marquee matches, and the BotolaPro app delivers live line-ups and results. On 1xBet Maroc the dedicated Botola Pro Inwi section carries odds for every scheduled match, with the standard markets — match winner, total goals, both teams to score — and specialised markets covering correct score, anytime scorer and total cards. Title-race and relegation odds also remain available throughout the season.
The Run-In and What Is at Stake
By 29 April 2026 the calendar carries weight on three fronts. The title, with AS FAR, MAS Fes, Wydad and Raja separated by a single point. The continental qualification places, which decide who will fly the Moroccan flag in next season's CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup. And the relegation fight, where Yacoub El Mansour and UTS Touarga sit at the bottom and battle to avoid a direct return to Botola Pro 2. The remaining matchdays — MD18 to MD30 — run through May and June, with the usual May and early-June international windows for the Atlas Lions camps. That density explains why the LNFP releases its programme in waves: the final scheduling depends on Moroccan results in Africa and on the national-team coach's calendar demands.
