The Moroccan Women's Championship D2, officially the Women's Professional National Football Championship D2 (French: Championnat National Professionnel de Football Féminin D2; Arabic: البطولة الوطنية الاحترافية لكرة القدم النسائية القسم الثاني) is the second-tier professional women's football league in Morocco. The competition is overseen by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and organized by the LNFF (French: Ligue Nationale de Football Féminin).

RS Berkane, the defending champions, won their first title in 2024 beating RCA Zemamra 3–2 in the final.[1] They have since been promoted to a higher league.

History

Starting from the 2020–21 season, the league, like its first division counterpart, transitioned to professional status.[2]

In September 2024, the LNFF announced the restructuring of the league into a single group with 12 teams.[3]

Champions

Pre-professional era

Season North Champion South Champion Central Champion Oriental Champion Teams
2019–20 ANCS CSCHT DHJ OCK 30[a]

Professional Era

Season North Champion South Champion Teams
2020–21 SCC Mohammédia SC Casablanca 32
2021–22 Fath US Amjad Taroudant 28[b]

A playoff match was introduced between the North and South groups to decide the champion of the second division.

Season Champion Score Runner-up Teams
2022–23 CS Hilal Temara[4]
(North group winner)
2–1 Phoenix Marrakech
(South group winner)
28
2023–24 RS Berkane
(North group winner)
3–2 RCA Zemamra
(South group winner)
28
2024–25 28
  1. ^ The league season was originally scheduled with 33 teams, but OCS, AMG, and AOSFZ pulled out.
  2. ^ The league season was originally set to feature 30 teams, with 15 in each group, however ARMSF and CASKH withdrew from the North group

See also

References

  1. ^ El Yadmani, Abdelkader (May 21, 2024). "RS Berkane crowned champions of the National Second Division". sport7.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  2. ^ El Komri, Salah (January 23, 2021). "Women's Football: "Soft" Professionalism". snrtnews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "The National Professional League approves the new system for the championship". sport7.ma (in Arabic). September 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "Hilala Temara Women's Team crowned champions of the Women's Professional Second Division League". magazineaswat.com (in Arabic). June 2, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
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