2025–26 Moroccan Women's Championship D1

The 2025–26 National Professional Women's Football Championship Division 1, was the 24th season of the top national division of women's football in Morocco.

Moroccan Division 1 Féminine
Season2025–26
Dates14 September 2025 – 17 May 2026
ChampionsAS FAR (13th title)
RelegatedLionnes Assa-Mahbès
Itihad Tanger
Champions LeagueAS FAR
UNAF Qualifying tournamentFath US
Matches132
Goals437 (3.31 per match)
Top goalscorerNadia Laftah (WAC)
(26 goals)
Biggest home winAS FAR 9–0 Itihad Tanger
(7 February 2026)
Wydad AC 9–0 Raja Aït Iazza
(3 May 2026)
Biggest away winRaja Aït Iazza 0–8 AS FAR
(21 April 2026)
Highest scoringUS Touarga 8–2 Lionnes Assa-Mahbès
(3 May 2026)
Longest winning run10 matches
AS FAR, Wydad AC
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
AS FAR
Longest winless run14 matches
Lionnes Assa-Mahbès
Longest losing run13 matches
Itihad Tanger
2026–27

Teams

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Location of teams in 2025–26 Moroccan Women's Championship
Location of the Western Sahara-based team in 2025–26 Moroccan Women's Championship

As part of a broader development strategy, the league has reduced the number of participating teams to 12, down from 14, for the first time since it was restructured into a single-group format in 2019.[1][2]

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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Out of the 12 participating teams, 10 were maintained from last season, while the other two were promoted after topping the North and South groups of the second division, replacing the four teams that were relegated.

Entering league Exiting league
Promoted from 2024–2025 Division 2 Relegated from 2024–25 Division 1

Clubs, stadiums, and personnel

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TeamAcronymLocationHead coachHome groundCapacity2024–25 season
AM LaâyouneAMLFFLaayouneMorocco Mehdi BouabidiSheikh Mohamed Laghdaf Stadium
15,000
5th
AS FARASFARRabatMorocco Mohamed Amine AliouaAS FAR Training Center1st
CS Hilal TemaraHSTTemaraMorocco Abid OubenaissaTémara Municipal Stadium
5,000
7th
Fath USFUSRabatMorocco Mehdi El QaichouriFUS Rabat Training Center4th
Itihad TangerITFFTangierMorocco Azzedine KhattafTBC8th
Lionnes Assa-MahbèsALAMFFAssaMorocco Samira LouguidMoulay Ismail Municipal StadiumD2, 2nd
Phoenix MarrakechPFAMMarrakechMorocco Adil M'GhafriHay Mohammadi Daoudiate Stadium9th
Raja Aït IazzaARAFFAit IaazaMorocco Kamal TaouileAït Iaaza Municipal Stadium10th
RS BerkaneRSBBerkaneFrance Christophe CapianRS Berkane Training Center2nd
SC CasablancaSCCCasablancaSouth Africa Jerry TshabalalaLarbi Zaouli Stadium
18,600
3rd
Wydad ACWACCasablancaMorocco Abdeslam TahirMohamed Benjelloun Complex
5,000
6th
US TouagraUTSRabatGuinea Amara CondéStade les ChênesD2, 1st

Foreign players

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ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Former player(s)
ALAMFF Democratic Republic of the Congo Feza Kalombo[a] Ghana Joyce Asamoah Ghana Akosua Agyeiwah Togo Alice Gbati
AMLFF Benin Germaine Honfo Ghana Precious Nyarko Mauritania Ramata Gangué
ARAFF Republic of the Congo Chimène Ngazue France Léocade Bailly Ghana Sarah Inkoom
ASFAR Benin Yolande Gnammi Republic of the Congo Paulmiche Mahouna Republic of the Congo Flore Ngoma
FUS Guinea Aminata Camara Mali Salimata Diarra Togo Odette Gnintegma Gabon Amira Nzé
HST Cameroon Bernadette Meyegue Cameroon Julie Nke Equatorial Guinea Mari Cruz Ebula
ITFF Cameroon Liliane Moutapam Democratic Republic of the Congo Dorcas Masanga
PFAM Cameroon Berthe Abega Malawi Sabinah Thom South Africa Lebogang Mabatle Burundi Joëlle Bukuru
RSB Algeria Leïla El Hadj Ethiopia Ariet Odong Nigeria Racheal Kolawole
SCC Equatorial Guinea Lynda Mendoua Ivory Coast Sylviane Kokora Nigeria Mercy Itimi Nigeria Anuoluwapo Salisu
UST France Dialamba Diaby Ivory Coast Nadège Koffi Mauritania Fatou Diop Burkina Faso Fatoumata Tamboura
WAC Comoros Assimina Maoulida Senegal Wolimata Ndiaye Senegal Adama Sané
  1. Played the first half of the championship with Raja Ait Iazza

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AS FAR (C) 22 19 2 1 77 8 +69 59 Qualification for the 2026 CAF Champions League
2 Fath US 22 17 2 3 50 14 +36 53 Qualification for the 2026 Champions League UNAF Qualifiers
3 Wydad AC 22 17 1 4 60 22 +38 52
4 US Touarga 22 12 3 7 44 27 +17 39
5 RS Berkane 22 10 8 4 41 22 +19 38
6 AM Laâyoune 22 10 6 6 41 26 +15 36
7 SC Casablanca 22 8 7 7 35 29 +6 31
8 CS Hilal Temara[a] 22 6 1 15 28 39 11 18
9 Phoenix Marrakech 22 5 3 14 22 50 28 18
10 Raja Ait Iazza 22 5 3 14 19 53 34 18
11 Lionnes Assa-Mahbès (R) 22 1 4 17 15 71 56 7 Relegation to 2026–27 Moroccan Women's Division 2
12 Itihad Tanger (R) 22 1 2 19 5 76 71 5
Source: FRMF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Hilal Temara were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player in their match against SCC on 6 February 2026.

Results

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Home \ Away LAM AML RAI FAR FUS HST ITF PFM RSB SCC UTS WAC
Lionnes Assa-Mahbès 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–5 1–7 0–3 1–4
AMFF Laâyoune 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 4–0 4–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–1
Raja Ait Iazza 1–0 0–1 0–8 1–4 3–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–4 0–1 0–2
AS FAR 6–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 9–0 8–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 5–0
Fath US 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–4 1–0 8–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–3
CS Hilal Temara 3–1 3–2 0–1 0–4 0–1 4–0 4–0 1–5 1–2 1–2 0–2
Itihad Tanger 0–2 0–7 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–3
Phoenix Marrakech 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–4 1–4 2–3 4–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–2
RS Berkane 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 3–1 2–1 4–3 0–0 0–1
SC Casablanca 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–0 3–0[a] 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2
US Touarga 8–2 2–4 4–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–3
Wydad AC 7–0 2–0 9–0 0–1 0–2 3–0 6–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–4
Source: FRMF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Hilal Temara forfeited the match for fielding an ineligible player, Amal El Aoufi. The match had originally ended in a 1–1 draw.

Season statistics

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Scoring

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  • First goal of the season:
  • Last goal of the season:

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Nadia Laftah WAC 26
2 Morocco Sanaâ Mssoudy ASFAR 24
3 Morocco Chaymaa Mourtaji [fr] UTS 17
4 Morocco Salma Tammar SCC 14
5 Mali Salimata Diarra FUS 13
6 Benin Yolande Gnammi ASFAR 10
Morocco Salma Bouguerch FUS
8 Morocco Chaimae Drissi RSB 9
9 Morocco Salma Amani WAC 8
Morocco Hajar Jbilou [fr] WAC
Morocco Ranya Senhaji RSB

Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Benin Yolande Gnammi ASFAR ALAMFF 4–0 (A) 17 October 2025 6
Mali Salimata Diarra FUS ITFF 8–0 (H) 8 November 2025 8
Morocco Chaimae Drissi RSB ALAMFF 3–0 (H) 14 December 2025 10
Morocco Chaymaa Mourtaji [fr] UTS WAC 4–3 (A) 1 February 2026 13
Morocco Sanaâ Mssoudy7 ASFAR ITFF 9–0 (H) 7 February 2026 14
Morocco Sanaâ Mssoudy ASFAR SCC 3–0 (A) 21 February 2026 15
Benin Yolande Gnammi ASFAR ARAFF 0–8 (A) 21 April 2026 18
Morocco Nadia Laftah4 WAC ITFF 6–0 (H) 21 April 2026 18
Morocco Chaymaa Mourtaji5 UTS ALAMFF 8–2 (H) 3 May 2026 20
Morocco Nadia Laftah5 WAC ARAFF 9–0 (H) 3 May 2026 20
Morocco Anissa Belkasmi RSB ALAMFF 5–0 (A) 9 May 2026 21
  • 4 – Player scored four goals.
  • 5 – Player scored five goals.
  • 7 – Player scored seven goals.

Most clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Morocco Hasnae Ouhatte FUS 11
2 Morocco Khadija Er-Rmichi ASFAR 10
3 Morocco Imane Abdelahad WAC 8
4 Morocco Hind Hasnaoui ASFAR 6
Morocco Chaimae Aasem UTS
6 Morocco Fatima Zahra Bambara SCC 5
Morocco Zineb El Arari [fr] RSB
8 Morocco Chaimae Ibnoulouadid AMLFF 4
Morocco Kawtar Bentaleb [fr] RSB
10 Morocco Nouhaila Faidi FUS 3
Morocco Fatima Zahra Taouzri UTS

References

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  1. "A new system will be introduced in the Women's League starting next season". journalsport.ma (in Arabic). 27 September 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. "To support and develop the professional league, the National Women's Football League has taken these new decisions". sabahagadir.ma (in Arabic). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. Yedmani, Abdelkader (24 March 2025). "Union Touarga earns promotion to the Women's Professional League". sport7.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. El Kore, Ali (4 May 2025). "Lionesses of Assa-Mahbes earn promotion to the National First Division of Women's Football". noonpost.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. Yedmani, Abdelkader (27 May 2025). "A dark season in Mohammedia as four teams suffer relegation this year". sport7.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2025.