Olympic Safi and Ittihad Yacoub Mansour relegated from Moroccan top football league
Translated from Arabic, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Olympic Safi and Ittihad Yacoub Mansour have been relegated from the Moroccan professional football league after finishing 16th and 15th respectively.
- Maghreb Fes won the league title with 59 points, followed by Renaissance Sportive de Berkane in second place.
- Raja Casablanca secured third place, qualifying for the CAF Confederation Cup, while Wydad AC suffered a surprising defeat in the final round.
The Moroccan professional football league concluded its 2025/2026 season with the final round of matches, determining the league champion, continental qualification spots, and the relegated teams. Olympic Safi and Ittihad Yacoub Mansour will play in the second division next season after finishing at the bottom of the table.
Maghreb Fes clinched the league title, accumulating 59 points after defeating Olympique Dcheira 2-0. They finished two points ahead of Renaissance Sportive de Berkane, who secured second place with 57 points despite a 3-1 away win against Hassania Agadir.
Raja Casablanca secured the third position, earning a spot in the CAF Confederation Cup, following their 2-0 victory over Olympic Safi. Meanwhile, AS FAR finished fourth with 55 points after a goalless draw against Renaissance de Zemamra.
In other matches, Wydad AC suffered an unexpected 2-1 loss to Union Touarga, while Ittihad Tanger defeated MAS Fes by the same scoreline. Hassania Agadir drew 1-1 with Kawkab Marrakech. Ittihad Yacoub Mansour achieved a valuable 1-0 victory over FUS Rabat, despite playing with nine men.
Originally published by Hespress in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.